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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.

Police say a man has been charged with weapons offences as they continue their investigation into a suspected threat to an Islamic event in Suffolk last week.

British runner Josh Kerr has broken the 27-year-old world record for the mile in front of a sell-out crowd in London.

Police investigating the murder of a 21-year-old man who was kidnapped are trying to find his pair of £1,000 Louis Vuitton trainers.