A therapy dog has brought smiles and comfort to care home residents during a recent visit. Wooster, arrived at St Thomas care home in Basingstoke on June 5, accompanied by his owner Anne.

Popley Fields Community Centre raised £83 for the NSPCC during Childhood Day on Friday, June 6, through a sponsored mile-long walk and a special ‘Fun Friday’ event.

The partner of an Irish politician who was detained in Egypt has called on Ireland’s Foreign Affairs Minister to make a statement on the matter.

Gerry Adams took the BBC to court over a 2016 episode of its Spotlight programme, and an accompanying online story, which he said defamed him.

The two leaders spoke on Friday evening, as western nations began a diplomatic flurry to calm the burgeoning conflict.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying four men as part of a probe into disorder in the region.

Rapper Liam O hAnnaidh, who performs under the name Mo Chara, was charged over the alleged display of a Hezbollah flag at a gig in May.

The UK has recorded its warmest day of the year so far as temperatures hit 29.4C, the Met Office said. It comes as the forecasting body announced thunderstorms were “pushing into” the English Channel ...