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Brian Lawless/PA Wire Simon Harris said he was annoyed with himself over how he dealt with the situation Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Simon Harris has apologised to a disability care worker he walked away from when she tried to ask him about low pay in her job sector. Charlotte Fallon stopped Harris in County Cork…

Reuters The Queensferry Crossing was closed for more than 15 hours during Storm Bert The closure of the Queensferry Crossing during Storm Bert was a “safety first” necessity, according to Scotland’s transport secretary. The vital motorway bridge across the Firth of Forth was shut for more than 15 hours because of a risk of falling…

Reuters Activists were more confrontational at this COP than others COP29 is over, with developing countries complaining that the $300bn (about £240bn) a year in climate finance they will receive by 2035 is a “paltry sum”. Many of the rich country voices at the UN’s climate conference were amazed that developing nations were unhappy with…

Laos authorities have released the names of two Danish women and one American man who died of suspected methanol poisoning after apparently drinking tainted alcohol. Anne-Sofie Orkild Coyman, 20, Freja Vennervald Sorensen, 21, and American national James Louis Hutson, 57, were all staying at the Nana hostel in the riverside town of Vang Vieng, a…

Getty Images British superstar Adele cried on Saturday night as she played her 100th and final show in Las Vegas. She has spent the past two years playing a weekend residency at the 4,000-capacity Caesars Palace. Throughout her residency she often interacted with fans, but has indicated that the experience has been emotionally draining. Earlier…

Scotland: Kinghorn, Graham, Jones, Tuipulotu (c), Van der Merwe; Russell, White; Schoeman, Ashman, Z Fagerson, Gilchrist, Cummings, Ritchie, Darge, M Fagerson. Replacements: Richarsdson, Sutherland, Hurd, Craig, Bayliss, Horne, Rowe, Jordan. Australia: Wright, Kellaway, Suaalii, Ikitau, Potter; Lolesio, Gordon; Bell, Faessler, Alaalatoa, Salakaia-Loto, Skelton, Valetini, Tizzano, Wilson (c). Replacements: Paenga-Amosa, Kailea, Nonggorr, Frost, Gleeson, McDermott, Donaldson,…

Broadcaster Lauren Laverne has said she has been given the “all clear” after treatment for cancer, adding that the experience had taught her “so much about what really matters” in life. The BBC presenter, 46, said on Instagram on Sunday that she would be back to work on The One Show on Tuesday “after taking…

Rae Ellis Twin sisters Ms Satterley and Ms Cornell played hockey together in their teens and now again in their 60s Twin sisters who played for Wales almost 50 years ago have reunited in their country’s colours – and taken World Cup silver. Jean Satterley, who is now 66, started playing hockey when she was…

A man is in a critical condition in hospital being treated for a heart attack after a fight broke out on Westminster Bridge, the Met Police said. London Ambulance Service and the air ambulance took him to hospital after a call was made to emergency services at about 10:45 GMT. Initially he was thought to…

Leicester City have sacked manager Steve Cooper with the club 16th in the Premier League after 12 games. The Foxes were beaten 2-1 by a Chelsea side managed by former boss Enzo Maresca on Saturday – a defeat which left them two points above the relegation zone. Cooper took over from Maresca in the summer…