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• Irish police find remains of child in search for missing boy

  Irish police believe they have uncovered the skeletal remains of a child who had been missing for years following a search in the Donabate area of Co Dublin.

• Jake Wightman secures 1500m world silver as Josh Kerr pulls up in Tokyo final

  Great Britain’s Jake Wightman claimed a stunning world 1500 metres silver medal after defending champion Josh Kerr pulled up in a final won by Portugal’s Isaac Nader in Tokyo.

• Salfords survival is the only thing that matters

  That's according to Coach Paul Rowley

• Union calls for support for staff affected by Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack

  Unite has called for a furlough scheme to be introduced

• Man Utd reveal record revenues for last season

  However, the Old Trafford club reported a loss of 33 million pounds

• Owner of WH Smiths high street chain frontrunner to buy Claires UK business

  Claire’s appointed administrators for its UK and Ireland business last month

• Donald Trumps state visit to the UK begins

  He's been welcomed at Windsor Castle by the Prince and Princess of Wales

• Fake Labubu dolls seized amid safety warnings

  100 were seized during raids in London

• Morrisons reveals increased sales for the latest quarter

  Total sales rose 3.5 percent in the 13 weeks to July 27

• Neil Morrissey to star in stage version of A Christmas Carol

  He will play Jacob Marley at London's Alexandra Palace from 21st of November

• Ex Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey pleads not guilty to raping two women

  Former Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey has pleaded not guilty to raping two women.

• At least 1147 died from climate driven heat in UK this summer

  At least 1,147 people in the UK died from climate change-driven heatwaves over this summer, leading scientists and epidemiologists have found.

• UK inflation remains at 38 but food price rises accelerate for another month

  UK inflation remained unchanged last month but food and drink price rises have accelerated for the fifth month in a row, new official figures show.

• Amazon announces above inflation pay rise for staff

  Some staff will receive a 5.9 per cent rise

• Talks due in bid to resolve dispute which led to London Underground strike

  Members of the RMT Union walked out last week

• Famed Scottish actors call for action on pensioner poverty

  Five famed Scottish actors have called for government help to tackle pensioner poverty.

• Bank highlights commonalities used in romance scams

  Research was carried out by Lloyds Banking Group

• AI could detect heart risk from breast screening images study suggests

  Artificial intelligence (AI) trained on images from routine breast screening appointments could help predict heart problems in women, a study suggests.

• Suspect in assassination of Charlie Kirk charged with aggravated murder

  The man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk was charged on Tuesday with aggravated murder.

• King joins members of royal family for Catholic funeral of Duchess of Kent

  The King has joined members of the royal family for the poignant final farewell to the Duchess of Kent.

• Google to invest multi billion pound investment in UK over next two years

  The money will go into capital expenditure, research and development, and related engineering

• Grocery price inflation falls slightly for second consecutive month

  Prices remain 4.9% higher than a year ago

• Jaguar Land Rover extends production pause for another week

  It's after a cyber attack at the end of August

• Actor and director Robert Redford has died at the age of 89

  He is best known for films including Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid, All The President’s Men and The Sting

• Belfast City Airport extension plan to include new rail halt

  It could see more than 60,000 flights per year