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Declassified state papers detail efforts to get Stormont ministers ready for the devolution of powers.

A new £1 million fund is expected to increase the number of defibrillators across England by around 1,000.

The UK’s then-prime minister told John Bruton of his concerns about being seen to give into Sinn Fein demands.

Former UK foreign secretary Douglas Hurd made the comment during a meeting in 1994 with then-Irish deputy premier Dick Spring.

Declassified papers reveal the level of violence during the 1998 parading dispute.

Bloody Sunday was one of the darkest days of the Northern Ireland Troubles.

Declassified files reveal officials also looked at Castle Buildings as a potential home for the newly-established Assembly in 1998.

They spoke about Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s experiences while detained in Iran, including how she watched Sir Andy’s 2016 Wimbledon win.

Comparethemarket compared prices for energy and insurance in November 2022 with those a year earlier, in November 2021.

A survey found that many junior doctors are planning to quit their health service jobs.

FBU claims fire service bosses are being paid up to six times more than firefighters.

The 23-year-old was stabbed in the Crane venue in Digbeth, just before 11.45pm on Boxing Day while out with friends.

Unions are looking at ways to stage further strikes by splitting ballots by job titles rather than holding a single vote, according to reports.

Company van tax will increase by 10% from April 2023.

PA news agency photographers captured some of the more unusual aspects of British culture.

The papers on Wednesday carry industrial action updates and political jostling.

Two 17-year-old boys have been charged with the murder of Emma Lovell, originally from Ipswich in Suffolk, at her home in Australia.

Eco-conscious wine brand The Hidden Sea aims to remove the equivalent of a billion bottles from the world’s oceans by 2030

Nearly a quarter of people had given unwanted gifts away, according to a Which? survey which asked people about Christmas in 2021.

BBC Action Line received more than 850,000 calls and online visits in 2022.