The UK and Irish box office has recorded its best annual performance since the Covid pandemic, with A Minecraft Movie ending 2025 as the highest-grossing film of the year. Figures released by box-office analysts Comscore show that box office revenue in the UK and Ireland totalled £1.07bn, an increase of 1% on 2024’s total of […]
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Rape charges that triggered Ballymena race riots dropped | Northern Ireland
Prosecutors have dropped charges against two Romanian teenagers who were accused of raping a schoolgirl in Ballymena – an allegation that triggered race riots in Northern Ireland. The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) on Friday cited “significant evidential developments” in its decision to end criminal proceedings against the boys, aged 14 and 15. They had been […]
Ireland vs New Zealand: Rivals primed for Chicago reunion at Soldier Field
Ireland: J Osborne; T O’Brien, G Ringrose, S McCloskey, J Lowe; J Crowley, J Gibson-Park; A Porter, D Sheehan (capt), T Furlong, J Ryan, T Beirne, R Baird, J van der Flier, J Conan. Replacements: R Kelleher, P McCarthy, F Bealham, I Henderson, C Doris, C Casey, S Prendergast, B Aki. New Zealand: W Jordan; […]