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UK renewables auction brings 8.4GW of offshore wind power
BP cautions over ‘weak’ oil trading and reveals up to £3.7bn in write-downs
TGI Fridays shuts 16 restaurants and axes 456 jobs after administration move
Scientists confirm 2025 as third hottest year on record as heat surge continues
Appeal against decision to throw out Kneecap terror case due to be heard
Sir Nick Clegg takes swipe at Instagram and calls for tougher tech regulation
Viral News
Man cycling from Cork to Mount Everest to raise money for children’s wards
Irish basket weaver takes craft to Glastonbury and beyond
Scottish TikToker of the year revealed
John Lewis recall popular toddler toys due to 'choking' risk
The Cure guitarist and keyboard player Perry Bamonte dies aged 65
Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Reiner among the celebrities we mourned in 2025
World News
Iran’s judiciary signals fast trials and executions for detained protesters
22 killed as crane collapses on to passenger train in Thailand
Iran death toll jumps again as Donald Trump cancels meetings with officials
Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a segregated bus, dies aged 86
West Wing actor Timothy Busfield turns himself in over child sex abuse claims
Trump cancels meetings with Iran officials and tells protesters ‘help is on way’
