Belfast leisure workers are set to stage a 24-hour strike over pay. In a joint statement, the trade unions Unite and Nipsa said Belfast leisure workers are the lowest paid in Northern Ireland.

Ian Murray rejected calls for a wealth tax, saying the only solution to the UK’s economic issues was to grow the economy.

The meeting comes on a day when at least 42 Palestinians were killed in airstrikes and shootings across southern Gaza, according to local hospitals.

Fire incident commander Andrew Hooker at the scene on Beach Road in Caister (Image: Bruno Brown) Fire incident commander Andrew Hooker said: “There has been a significant ground floor fire in a ...

Governor Andrew Bailey described it as a ‘finely balanced decision’ after MPC members were forced to hold a second vote.

A trial assessing a new daily pill for weight loss has shown that people taking the drug can shed kilos in weeks, potentially offering people with obesity a new and convenient alternative to jabs.