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Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald says she will demand a referendum on Irish unity in her first phone call with Sir Keir Starmer if she wins Ireland's general election. 

Tax rises announced during the recent budget will hit businesses rather than encourage growth, the head of one of the UK's most prominent business groups will warn on Monday. 

The UK is in a "new AI arms race" with countries like Russia and North Korea, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster will say on Monday.   

Blockbuster Wicked has landed the largest opening weekend of 2024 at Vue International. 

John David Washington says he felt like he had to conceal his desire to act because of the external expectations of him being the child of Denzel and Pauletta Washington. 

Bar staff will be trained to deal with incidents of drink spiking under government plans to tackle violence against women and girls. 

Russian forces have reportedly captured a British man while he was fighting for Ukraine. 

Don't be fooled by the applause. 

The break-up of one of Europe's biggest classified advertising groups will launch this week with the €500m-plus (£414m) sale of Distilled, a major player in the Irish online ad market. 

AI is now being tested to protect the UK's endangered red squirrel population.