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Brenda Fricker - the first Irish woman to win an Oscar - has died aged 81, her agent said.

Newborn babies across England will be tested for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) - a rare condition which causes progressive muscle wastage - from the end of this year, the Department of Health has announced.

Jurassic Park and Peaky Blinders star Sam Neill died from pneumonia after beating cancer, his agent said.

A man who was convicted of killing a British tourist with a single punch has been ordered to be extradited to Greece to serve a 12-year sentence for manslaughter.

The family of Henry Nowak have released a statement after his killer's mother was jailed for three years for assisting an offender.

Parts of England have seen their longest spells with zero recorded rainfall since the mid-1990s, figures show.