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A Scottish luxury handbag brand which counts the Princess of Wales among its high-profile customers is closing in on a private equity stake sale after seeing a sustained surge in sales.

A Scottish luxury handbag brand which counts the Princess of Wales among its high-profile customers is closing in on a private equity stake sale after seeing a sustained surge in sales.

England cricketer Brydon Carse has been withdrawn from the squad for the second Test against Pakistan after a nightclub incident in Derby on Saturday night.

A funeral mass has been held for one of the teenagers killed in a head-on collision in County Kildare last week - with a heavy police presence at Carlow for the event.

The football with which Diego Maradona scored his "Hand of God" goal against England in 1986 has been sold at auction for £2.5m.

Dutch broadcaster AvroTros will boycott next year's Eurovision Song Contest, in protest at Israel's participation in the competition amid the war in Gaza.

Norway's King Harald is in a stable condition in hospital after his health deteriorated at the weekend, royal officials have said.

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The consortium attempting to take control of Thames Water has named three proposed directors with water, infrastructure and Whitehall experience as it tries to win government approval for a deal to bail out the troubled utility.

A group of businessmen are seeking tens of millions of pounds to finance another addition to the ranks of Mayfair private members' clubs catering to London's wealthiest people.

A man has been charged with manslaughter after allegedly crushing his co-workers head with a mechanical grapple.

A former world snooker champion has been found guilty of historical child sex abuse.

A former policeman whose fatal shooting of a black woman in the US sparked a national outcry has died in prison while serving a 20-year sentence.

Former cricket captains - including Sir Alastair Cook and Mike Atherton - have urged Pakistan to ensure jailed former prime minister Imran Khan receives "humane treatment and proper medical care".

Online fast-fashion retailer Shein is to make its stock market debut targeting a valuation almost a quarter of the $100bn it was worth four years ago.

Donald Trump took part in a ceremonial lap in his presidential limousine before waving a green flag to kick off a first-of-its-kind motor sports race through the streets of Washington DC.

A fast-moving wildfire has destroyed a number of homes in northwest Reno, Nevada, as authorities urged some 90,000 people to evacuate.

Two young women have been arrested on suspicion of causing a serious injury to a child in Rochdale, police have said.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman died and eight other people were injured in a house fire in west London.

A landslide at a waste site in Guinea has killed 30 people after a mound of rubbish collapsed on to nearby homes.