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The trio, who released their new album Angels’ Share today (January 16), performed a pop-up acoustic show to dozens of fans of all ages who gathered at the train station this morning. They arrived in a disguise before revealing their identity and singing hits including Heather on the Hill, Happy Place, and Cotton Eyed Joe. READ NEXT: Community council calls parking proposals ‘stealth tax’ on residents Parking charge plans in Glasgow could ‘risk irreversible damage’ to high streets Social landlords to be able to seek to end tenancies of abusers under proposals Nathan Evans and The Saint PHNX Band (Image:…

Sinn Féin says Ulster Scots Agency has to prove “lingusitic element” for America250Belfast City Hall(Image: Justin Kernoghan/Belfast Live)A spat over the America250 celebrations in Belfast has arisen in City Hall, after the DUP labelled Sinn Féin “petty” for raising questions about £50,000 going to the Ulster Scots Agency from a council language fund.At Belfast Council’s City Growth and Regeneration Committee meeting this week, the chamber agreed to an Ulster Scots Agency request for funding of up to £50,000 to support their plans for America250. The decision will go to the full council next month for ratification.The Ulster Scots Agency is…

Elon Musk’s X is experiencing its second large-scale outage this week. The site and app, formerly known as Twitter, are either not loading at all or glitching into life briefly before throwing up error messages like gang signs. The site Down Detector shows nearly 80,000 reports of X being down starting at around 10am eastern time, and is still down at the time of this writing. This is the second major outage at X this week, following an earlier technical issue. It comes as the platform faces criticism after Grok, xAI’s chatbot that is integrated into X, has been fulfilling…

Key Aspects: P&O Cruises is offering a Future Cruise Credit to passengers that sailed Britannia on December 26, 2025. The credit is worth 25 perfect of their cruise fare and valid for sailings through December 31, 2027. The offer follows an earlier announcement that no compensation would be given. The drama keeps unfolding for P&O Cruises’ Britannia passengers from the holiday December 26, 2025, sailing. A week after the sailing ended in Barbados on January 9, 2026, guests are finally getting a compensation notice. Passengers have received notice from the cruise line offering a Future Cruise Credit (FCC) worth 25 percent of the cruise…

People are urged to only attend the emergency department for life-threatening illness or injuryQueen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital remains in a critical incident(Image: Google)A Kent hospital remains in a critical incident due to “exceptionally high demand”. East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust has been urging people to only attend the emergency department for life-threatening illness or injury.Since declaring an internal critical incident at the Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital in Margate on Tuesday (January 13), the trust said it has seen the “positive impact” of people choosing the right services for their needs. Visitors were not allowed on…

Italy has launched two investigations into Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard, alleging the company has engaged in “misleading and aggressive” sales practices for its popular smartphone games Diablo Immortal and Call of Duty Mobile. The country’s competition regulator, Autorita Garante della Concorrenza E Del Mercato (AGCM), said the investigations focus on the use of design elements to induce users, particularly children, into playing for long periods, and make in-game purchases by urging them to not miss out on rewards. “These practices, together with strategies that make it difficult for users to understand the real value of the virtual currency used in the…

Location : The A38 eastbound between the junctions with the A374 Plymouth and the A3121 . Reason : Road traffic collision. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 16:45 and 17:00 on 16 January 2026. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 16:45 and 17:00 on 16 January 2026. Lanes Closed : There are lane closures. Source link

Kent councillor Peter Osborne said his message was sent in ‘frustration’ rather than ‘malice’Stanley Murphy-Johns, Press Association13:13, 16 Jan 2026Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is accompanied by councillor Brian Collins and the head of Kent County Council, Linden Kemkaran as he poses for a photo with members of KCC(Image: Gareth Fuller/PA)A Reform councillor will face no sanctions for saying he would punch a colleague “right in the jaw” after a heated video meeting was leaked. Kent County Councillor Peter Osborne was facing a complaint signed by leaders of the opposition groups over a message he sent in autumn last year.It…

Gillingham manager Gareth Ainsworth is keeping calm in the January transfer window as teams around them spend like crazy.The Gills have had two weeks without a game, but have yet to make their move in the window. Ainsworth says they are “close” but there’s no panic.Manager Gareth Ainsworth comments on the January transfer window Picture: Barry GoodwinHe said: “Myself, (managing director) Joe Comper, (owners) Brad and Shannon (Galinson), we’re all working really hard. It’s not like we’re not doing anything.“It is tough. It’s very tough. Some people are spending crazy money, crazy figures, but this football club has fantastic owners…

Crypto wealth platform Nexo signs a multi‑year partnership as the inaugural official digital asset partner of Audi Revolut F1 Team. Nexo becomes the Audi Revolut F1 Team’s inaugural official digital asset partner in a multi‑year agreement announced in Hinwil on January 16, 2026, as Audi enters the FIA Formula 1 World Championship for 2026; the […] Source link