17+ hour, 30+ min ago   (325+ words) Audience members gasped as news of Dolly Parton’s death was announced on stage before a UK performance of 9 To 5: The Musical. The country music star died aged 80 at a Nashville hospital following a “brief” battle with cancer, her representatives announced…...

1+ day, 27+ min ago   (236+ words) The First Minister says he is “deeply saddened” by the death of country music superstar Dolly Parton. On Tuesday evening, shortly after the singer and actress’ passing was announced by her family, John Swinney gave his condolences on X, praising…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (280+ words) Former EastEnders star Matt Lapinskas has announced he and his wife are set to become parents for the first time, adding: “Our little miracle is finally on the way.” The 37-year-old actor, who played Anthony Moon in the BBC soap…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (403+ words) Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins is to introduce new laws which would ban the overtaking of school buses in 60mph zones in Northern Ireland. The move follows a campaign by some families whose children have been killed in crashes involving school buses…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (352+ words) The 50-year-old, who plays Mandy Dingle on the ITV soap, was met with an outpouring of support after sharing an angry message to Instagram on Monday responding to the “lies”. It is not the first time that the actress and…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (220+ words) Penguins, capybaras, squirrel monkeys and a Vietnamese magnolia snail were among 10,000 animals measured at ZSL London Zoo’s annual “weigh-in” on Monday. Every mammal, bird, reptile, fish and invertebrate was weighed, with some scales disguised in habitats to ensure animals hopped…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (712+ words) A Scottish toddler with a rare genetic disorder that makes her “allergic” to the sun can finally play at home without the curtains closed thanks to UV-resistant film installed at her home last month. Two-year-old Mollie Murray, of Montrose, is…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (414+ words) Andrew Garfield has revealed he is “addicted” to his secret Instagram account. The 43-year-old actor does not have a public social media account, but has now admitted he has a private one that he struggles to stay off. “I’m as…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (854+ words) The horror head-on collision in Co Kildare has “brought it all back” for a woman seriously injured in a similar wrong-way motorway crash three years ago. Five teenagers died on Sunday when the car they were travelling in was driven…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (750+ words) If like me, you have primary school age children who are starting to play with their friends out and about around their homes, not going more than a couple of hundred metres away, but still out of sight, you may…...