NHS Humber Health Partnership placed into special measuresAn NHS Humber Health Partnership spokesperson says the move reflects the scale of challenges it has faced for some timeView Image Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby - the NHS Humber Health Partnership, which includes the trust that oversees Grimsby and Scunthorpe's hospitals, is being placed in special measures (Image: Donna Clifford/GrimsbyLive)NHS Humber Health Partnership, which includes Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) that oversees Scunthorpe and Grimsby 's hospitals, has been placed in special measures by NHS England. But if they are placed in segment 5, as NHS Humber Health Partnership has been, intensive, tailored support may be provided through a provider improvement programme. The Humber Health Partnership will be one of the first NHS bodies to enter this new form of special measures. ‌A Humber Health Partnership spokesperson confirmed it has been informed it will move into segment 5. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) is the other trust that forms with NLAG the Humber Health Partnership.

UK prime minister Keir Starmer has allowed the US to strike Iranian missile sites from British bases, after initially refusing to do so. However, he later swerved questions in the Commons over whether this meant that he believed those initial US strikes were illegal. However, the UK prime minister again swerved this question. “President Trump has expressed his disagreement with our decision not to join the initial strikes. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said her party fully supported the initial US and Israeli strikes on Iran.

Sponsors at the launch of Business to Arts Awards 2026 in the Graphic Studio Gallery, Dublin. Photograph: Andres PovedaNominations have opened for the 2026 Business to Arts Awards, which include an Accenture-sponsored bursary for digital innovation in art and a €5,000 arts bursary in partnership with The Irish Times. Categories include arts sponsorship, philanthropy, corporate social responsibility, sustainability, access initiatives and community engagement. “Business to Arts Awards is a great celebration of the creativity of artists and arts organisations and as a long-time champion of the arts in Ireland, The Irish Times is committed to supporting collaboration between the business and arts communities,” said Tania Meighan, head of marketing at The Irish Times. “By investing in the arts, we help foster creativity and enrich our communities, and we’re honoured to continue our partnership with the Business to Arts Awards,” said TileStyle’s Gerry Butler.

Dubliners also supported a shift in investment from road-building schemes to fund, among other modes of transport, cycling and public transport. In Galway, that figure was 82 per cent, Cork 73 per cent, Dublin 71 per cent and Limerick 69 per cent. Dubliners made 92.2 million trips by bicycle in 2025 totalling 384.9 million km, the equivalent of cycling 26 times around the world every day the NTA said. Dublin schoolchildren took six million cycle trips in 2025, up from 3.3 million in 2023, an increase from 4 per cent of all trips to 7 per cent of all trips. In addition to segregated cycle lanes, residents also sought traffic-free paths through parks or greenways, and signed cycle routes along quieter streets.

The three childcare companies behind an attempt to have the employment regulation order for the childcare sector quashed contend the Labour Court process did not properly comply with the Industrial Relations Act, 1946. The three childcare companies behind an attempt to have the employment regulation order (ERO) for the childcare sector quashed contend the Labour Court process did not properly comply with the Industrial Relations Act, 1946. Both, the legal team representing the three argue, are requirements of section 42A (5) of the Act. The firms also argue the regulations require an explanation of how the new recommended rates of pay were arrived at but that this is entirely absent. The owners of the three companies seeking to have the order quashed organised meetings of other service providers in early February seeking financial support for their legal challenge.

The risks are of higher inflation and slower growth in 2026 but everything depends on how the war evolves. A lengthy blockage of supplies through this route would have a serious economic impact and drive prices significantly higher. There is also the wider economic impact. In turn, higher energy prices for consumers and businesses would be a direct economic cost to energy importers such as Ireland, and disrupted trade flows could also push up prices. The economic outlook for 2026 is now on a knife-edge, reliant on an unpredictable war in the Middle East and whether it fizzles out quickly or drags on.

However, embers are being stoked once again after a photo of Trump recently went viral. The image comes from a ceremony at the White House this morning, where Trump awarded three veterans with a Medal of Freedom.

Boris Becker has attempted to set the story straight on suggestions he cheated on his ex-wife while she was giving birth to their child. A number of reports suggested the incident happened while Barbara was in the midst of giving birth to the couple's son, Elias, in a London bar. Speaking on The Louis Theroux Podcast, the tennis great detailed how he and Barbara moved forward as parents - and how the divorce played out. 'There were no contractions,' Becker said of when he cheated on Barbara. The parties were parties.

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Sam Costelow, the catalyst in a much improved Welsh performance against Scotland, won’t be fit to face Ireland at the Aviva Stadium on Friday night in Round 4 of the Guinness Six Nations. “We had a good performance against Ireland in Cardiff last year and you could feel a bit of a buzz in the squad. We had the players back in at the latter end of last week, reviewed the Scotland game and there was a fair bit of positivity around it,” added Sherratt. The things we had been working on before the Scotland game, like the improvement in our first three phases and some of our width defensively, went straight from the training field into the game. We'll have to be good both sides of the ball and around set-piece because Ireland are a very good all-round team.”

Qantas has been slammed as 'deceptive' and 'misleading' for continuing to sell $2,000 flights to the war-torn Middle East despite the airspace being closed. The airspace above Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Qatar has been closed for days following the conflict which began on February 28 with the US-Israel airstrikes on Iran. Dubai Airport and Abu Dhabi Airports reopened on Monday to allow a small number of flights to depart. 'Airlines are required to meet the consumer guarantees in the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) when they supply their services. 'Whether an airline has failed to meet these consumer guarantees will depend on the circumstances in any particular case.

Man Utd youngster Chido Obi forced off in U21 clash with worrying head injuryYoung striker Chido Obi is one of Manchester United’s most promising players within their academy but he picked up a concerning looking injury during his latest appearanceView 2 Images Chido Obi was taken off the pitch after just seven minutes (Image: X)Manchester United wonderkid Chido Obi was substituted after just seven minutes after picking up a concerning injury aginst Chelsea. ‌United will now conduct further tests on the youngster to see if he has sustained any lasting damage. ‌Obi joined the Red Devils from Premier League rivals Arsenal in September 2024 following a prolific spell in North London. View 2 Images Chido Obi was taken off after being hit in the head (Image: X)‌FOLLOW OUR MAN UTD FB PAGE! Latest United news and more on our dedicated Facebook pageSpeaking to Tipsbladet last season, the Frenchman said: "Chido is talented.

Photograph: AFP via GettyUS president Donald Trump has said the objective of the United States-Israel war on Iran is regime change, but such an outcome is uncertain. The Iranian regime has deep roots and has the protection of loyal civilian and military assets which have a stake in the survival of the Islamic republic. Trump announced his intention to achieve regime change by claiming that since 1979, Iran’s revolutionary regime has threatened the US and its regional interests. Oil became a major source of conflict when Mosaddegh initiated measures to nationalise the Anglo-Iranian oil company. In June 2025, the US and Israel bombed Iranian nuclear facilities at Fordow, Isfahan and Nantaz, and International Atomic Energy Agencyinspectors have since been refused entry to Iran.

According to Met Éireann, Kerry has yet to see a day without rain so far in 2026. In Ireland, children play indoors amid hanging sheets as if they were being raised in a fully immersive art installation. Some people say there’s no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothes, and to those people I say welcome to West Kerry. While there are definitely pros to the latter, just relenting and buying the Dunnes wellies is cheaper. All I know is, if rain generates stories, this generation of West Kerry children will be the biggest literary geniuses since Frank McCourt.

All flights scheduled to operate between Dublin Airport and airports in the Middle East on Monday have been cancelled by airlines. At least 13 flights between Ireland and the Middle East on Sunday were cancelled, with the DAA, the authority that runs Dublin Airport, warning of further disruption in the days ahead. A statement released by Dublin Airport on X on Monday read: “All flights scheduled to operate between Dublin Airport and airports in the Middle East today (Monday) have been cancelled by airlines. “The Dublin Airport team continues to work closely with airlines as they deal with the impact of airspace and airport closures in the Middle East. All flights scheduled to operate between Dublin Airport and airports in the Middle East today (Monday) have been cancelled by airlines.