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Northern Ireland age discrimination laws ‘must be urgently strengthened’

The joint call has been led by Geraldine McGahey, chief commissioner of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.

People ‘still travelling less and exercising more than before Covid’

Truss hits back at ‘declinist talk’ of Tory rivals

Six ways to save water at home as drought fears continue

Neighbours tell of sickening smell of gas in days before fatal explosion

Forgotten railway station toilets reopened to ‘alleviate pressure’

‘Red flags’ seen in Ryan Giggs’ behaviour, trial told

British-American explorer who conquered Earth and space ‘would turn down Mars’

Trump’s home in Florida searched by FBI ‘in White House records probe’

Three dead and dozens injured after arrest operation by Israeli troops

Famed Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake dies aged 84

Voting under way in Kenya’s presidential election

Rise in Covid-19 death registrations shows signs of slowing

Housebuilding makes ‘solid return’ to pre-pandemic levels – industry body

Jane Seymour hails close friend Olivia Newton-John for ‘changing the world’

Heat health alert to begin as UK prepares to swelter

Nagasaki mayor warns of ‘present nuclear crisis’ on anniversary of US bombing

NHS backlog of two-year waits shrinks from 22,500 to below 200

WhatsApp unveils new privacy features to boost user security

Raab: Emergency budget plans from Truss risk being Tory electoral suicide note

John Travolta leads tributes to Dame Olivia Newton-John following her death

Grease The Musical star: It was surreal to break Dame Olivia’s death to audience

Anne Heche in a coma after LA car crash, representative confirms

Snapchat introduces Family Centre tool to boost child safety

What the papers say – August 9

Tory peer: Boris Johnson said foreign secretary job like being in ‘steel condom’

Anne Heche ‘in a coma’ following following LA vehicle collision

Kylie Minogue and Peter Andre among those to remember Dame Olivia Newton-John

Dancer in the Dark director Lars von Trier diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease

Attainment gap between most and least deprived areas widens, exam results show

NHS worker wins £1m shortly before getting cancer all-clear

UK braced for extreme heat as millions more face hosepipe ban

Pensioner on trial for crash that killed baby ‘had worsening dementia’

Johnson ‘disgraceful’ for passing cost-of-living support to successor – Rayner

Ukraine: Shelling hits town near Russian-held nuclear plant

On this day – August 10

Nine dead in Seoul after torrential rain turns streets into rivers

Rescuers to move whale stranded in French river to saltwater

UK Government submits written argument in IndyRef2 case

Family pays tribute to father who died at holiday park in Camber Sands

Fertility rate rises in England and Wales for first time since 2012 – ONS

EastEnders’ Samantha Womack reveals cancer battle in Olivia Newton-John tribute

Pass rate down from last year as more than 100,000 pupils receive exam results

Mass gatherings of spider crabs ‘not dangerous to humans’

Number of people waiting longer than two years for routine operations drops

More than 100,000 pupils due to receive exam results across Scotland

Former president Donald Trump says FBI conducting search of Mar-a-Lago estate

Taiwan warns China drills show ambitions beyond island

Rugby and TV star Gareth Thomas sued over claims he gave ex-partner HIV

Convicted terrorist back behind bars after ‘hiding finance accounts and car use’

Man drowned on hottest day of year after going missing near pier, inquest told

Teenager arrested in murder probe

‘Great resignation’ among over-50s is driving up inflation, says John Lewis

Feile organisers hail absence of large-scale internment bonfires in Belfast