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A mum-of-four is the second person to die after a horror pile-up at the weekend. Ciara McElvanna died at Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast yesterday.

Every week it seems there are large numbers of indie and specialty releases vying for attention, impossible to do them all, so when the option of reviewing Nowhere Special was placed in front of me I resisted at first after discovering it actually premiered at the 2020 Venice Film Festival. That’s right, four years ago. I had to wonder what could possibly be good about a film delayed for that long in terms of getting a U.S. release date? Finally caving in to the persistent requests by the distributor and its passionate PR team, I decided to check it out. What I discovered was not that this was some sort of troubled film, not even close. Instead I found a spare but moving drama, powered by a remarkable lead performance, that is all about life and death and all things inbetween. At its heart it is also an inspiring story of dedicated parent and child, how we face the uncertain future, and what we leave behind. Nowhere Special is something special indeed. If you aren’t shedding well-earned tears by the end of this film you simply are not human.

Former X Factor star Eoghan Quigg has shared the results of his Turkey hair transplant with a number of gruesome operation pics. X Factor fans might remember Eoghan as the fresh-faced 16-year-old singer from Northern Ireland, who appeared on the show in 2008. Back then, he had a trademark crop of hair which was styled in a Justin Bieber-like mop, but it seems the star, who is now a 31-year-old dad of four, suffered from his hair "thinning and receding", which he said "affected me mentally".

Bob MacIntyre admits a dream debut at the Ryder Cup is within his sights.

A student at the University of Manchester had his "life ruined" after long Covid left him permanently disabled and forced to drop out of medical school.

King Charles’ “constitutionally unwise” meeting with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has angered unionists as Rishi Sunak seeks their support over the new post-Brexit deal on Northern Ireland. Leading Conservative Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg said it was wrong to involve Charles in the “immediate political controversy” on the day the Prime Minister will sign a new agreement with her.

A tragic single mum was found dead in her Renfrew home after her worried online gaming pals raised the alarm with police and her dog walker in Scotland.

Young Plato comes last, alphabetically, on the list of documentaries qualified for Oscar consideration this year. But it may come in first in the hearts of many Documentary Branch voters as they cast their ballots determining the feature shortlist.

A devastated father has said that he took his young daughter to hospital A&E on three separate occasions prior to her being admitted to Intensive Care where she later died from Strep A. Five-year old Stella-Lily McCorkindale became the ninth UK child to pass away from the bacterial infection outbreak after initially feeling unwell on November 26.

Almost one in four families across the UK will receive £324 from the UK Government this month as the latest cost of living payments are sent out from today. Some 689,000 families across Scotland can expect to receive the payment directly from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) between November 8 and 23.

A major search operation continued through the night at the site of an explosion at an Irish petrol station amid fears the death toll could rise above the three fatalities already confirmed.

An unwelcome visit? Princess Kate was heckled by an onlooker during her royal trip to Northern Ireland with husband Prince William.

When meeting members of the public on her visit to Northern Ireland, the Princess of Wales was challenged by a woman who suggested Kate was not in her own country.The exchange unfolded when Kate and William were undertaking an impromptu meet and greet with people in north Belfast. While shaking hands with the princess, the woman said: “Nice to meet you but it would be better if it was when you were in your own country.” The woman, who appeared to be videoing the exchange on a mobile phone, added: “Ireland belongs to the Irish.” The Princess of Wales is currently in the region alongside husband Prince William for a day-long string of engagements there.

Boris Johnson’s U-turn on junk food, with one denouncing the plans as “unConservative”. Boris Johnson (PA)The cost of obesity-related illnesses places a huge financial burden on taxpayers and the NHS, Lord Bethell said. The latest move was not “aligned with the kind of Conservative principles that I’m familiar with”, he added.

The Duchess of Cambridge has revealed a previously hidden talent, after stepping into help students complete a tricky crossword. Kate Middleton surprise the students during a meet and greet at the University of Glasgow campus with Prince William. Jack Baird, 21, a second-year student, caught the duchess’s eye waving a copy of an old crossword puzzle.The student was stumped and couldn't figure out an answer about the royal family.The duchess, who has a 2:1 degree in the history of art, grabbed the print-out and offered to help.

A mum has described how she spotted some signs that her young daughter was autistic at just six months old.

Manchester City defender Alex Greenwood says England come first over any club loyalties on international duty as the Lionesses look to take a big step towards the World Cup this week.

A successful film director who worked with Hollywood A-listers has been jailed after terrorising a woman during a vile stalking campaign.

"Thousands" of patients a year are dying because of overcrowding in hospital emergency departments, a Royal College of Emergency Medicine report has found.

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Mother of God! Line of Duty is following in Game of Thrones‘ footsteps and launching its own tour right here on our shores.

school caused a pupil with autism to try and throw himself from a car at 60mph, a concerned mother has claimed. Emma McAfee is now home schooling her 13-year-old son Eliot who she said has has come on in leaps and bounds since being removed from an education system she claims failed him.

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Was it important to shoot the series on location?It makes a big difference to me. I left Northern Ireland in 1985 to go to drama school but it’s still very much home.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Oscar-winner Louis Gossett Jr (An Officer And A Gentleman) and Jurgen Prochnow (The Da Vinci Code) have joined Pierce Brosnan in war veteran story The Last Rifleman.Deadline first revealed Brosnan was fronting director Terry Loane’s (Mickybo And Me) project ahead of TIFF. Inspired by a true story, Brosnan will play Artie Crawford, a Second World War veteran living in a care home in Northern Ireland who has just lost his wife.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Pierce Brosnan has been attached to star in The Last Rifleman for director Terry Loane (Mickybo And Me), with WestEnd Films boarding the project’s sales rights ahead of TIFF.Inspired by a true story, Brosnan will play Artie Crawford, a World War II veteran living in a care home in Northern Ireland who has just lost his wife.

Laura Whitmore, an Irish presenter based in London, has come under fire for a social media post about the British army.

After Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced criticism for his statement to the public on easing coronavirus lockdown measures which 'lacked clarity', he is due to face MPs in the Commons later.

The Prime Minister's announcement of the UK's coronavirus lockdown exit plan has been described as 'vague' on the front page of many national newspapers today.