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Tourism NIThe six guides, pictured with representatives from NWRC and Tourism NI and Derry’s deputy Mayor Niree McMorris (right), completed the training earlier this summerA group of newly-qualified tour guides are hoping they can help make visiting Northern Ireland more accessible to the deaf community.Six guides have graduated this summer from the Tour Guiding for the Deaf course at Londonderry’s North West Regional College (NWRC).Funded by Tourism NI, it is the first time tour guides in Northern Ireland specifically for the deaf community have been trained outside of Belfast.One of them, Patricia Clarke, said she hoped it was “the beginning…

A month after Sunjay Kapur’s death, a Rs 30,000 crore property dispute has surfaced. His mother, Rani Kapur, claims majority ownership of the Sona Group, alleging attempts to usurp the family legacy. Karisma Kapoor, Sunjay’s ex-wife, is reportedly demanding her share. Rani alleges coercion and misuse of documents, stating her bank account has been frozen. A month after industrialist Sunjay Kapur’s death on June 12, 2025, fresh developments have emerged around a Rs 30,000 crore property dispute involving his family. According to India.com, ahead of Sona Comstar’s annual general meeting, Sunjay’s mother Rani Kapur claimed she holds the majority stake…

Senthera’s Make Love collection comprises a shower gel, body cream and an exfoliating scrub | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The first scent that Margarita Kuritsyna remembers putting on at her childhood home in Ukraine, is a tropical scent called Pacific Paradise. The bottle, pink and blue in colour, often brought with it a fruity and fun smell. “The box had this young woman amidst palm trees. It was likely my mother’s perfume that I kept using for a while,” she says. Many years since, her tryst with the world of fragrance and perfume deepened. She gravitated to scents that often…

Emma SandersBBC Sport women’s football news reporter in BaselGetty ImagesTo reach one major tournament final is special. To reach the final in all five major tournaments at which you have managed is extraordinary.Only Sarina Wiegman has done it.The Dutchwoman will be hoping to lead England to back-to-back European titles when they face Spain in Sunday’s Euro 2025 final (17:00 BST).”It says a lot that when the Netherlands are out of a tournament, there are no questions asked that I will stay to follow England – that’s how big Wiegman is,” says Dutch journalist Rivkah op het Veld.”Everyone wants to know…

Alex ThorpBBC News, East MidlandsAmy Cycling AdventuresMrs Hudson finished her epic ride on the Champs-Élysées in ParisA woman who says cycling saved her life has completed the men’s Tour de France route to raise money for charity.Amy Hudson cycled 6,556km (4,073 miles) on the formidable course, as well as the transfers in between the stages.The 29-year-old, from Mickleover, Derby, also managed to raise more than £70,000 for a mental health charity.Mrs Hudson believes she is the first woman to complete the challenge.”I don’t think it’s set in that I’ve done it,” she said.”I wanted to do something to raise money…

“A wave of new cafes, bars, music venues and outdoor dining” could come to the UK – as the government unveils plans to overhaul planning rules and “breathe new life into the high street”.Under the proposals, ministers also want to reform licensing rules to make it easier for disused shops to be converted into hospitality venues. In a statement, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said she planned to scrap “clunky, outdated rules… to protect pavement pints, al fresco dining and street parties”.The reforms also aim to prevent existing pubs, clubs, and music venues from suffering noise complaints when new properties hit the…

India’s KL Rahul plays a shot on the fourth day of the 4th Test match between India and England (AP Photo/Jon Super) Team India batter KL Rahul has entered the history books by becoming the first Indian opener in 46 years to score over 500 runs in an away Test series. His prolific contributions this summer have made him India’s second-highest run scorer in the series, trailing only captain Shubman Gill, and highlight a rare feat in the country’s recent Test history.Injuries, rain, availability concerns: Team India on edge in Manchester | Exclusive updates ahead of 4th TestDespite India finding…

Donald Trump said on Saturday that he had called the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand, pressing them for an immediate ceasefire following border clashes.At the beginning of a private visit to his Scottish golf courses, the US president wrote on Truth Social that both nations “have agreed to immediately meet and quickly work out a Ceasefire and, ultimately, PEACE!”Both countries thanked him for his concern and efforts. Cambodia has accepted his request for a ceasefire, while Thailand stressed the need for a dialogue between the two countries.After the US president’s calls, however, shelling continued along the border overnight.The response from…

Bea SwallowBBC News, West of EnglandPAMaudie, Grace and Rose (left to right) say moving to university together created a “home from home” Triplets who initially “wanted to split up” for their studies say they have found themselves closer than ever after graduating from the same university.Rose, Maudie and Grace Orgill, 21, from Gloucestershire, received their degrees from Cardiff University, saying they had initially planned to go their separate ways for their studies.They said they each fell in love with the university on an open day. “We were sure we wouldn’t bump into each other all of the time,” said Rose.…

A campaign group for a third runway at Heathrow that gets funding from the airport has been distributing “incredibly misleading” information to households in west London, according to opponents of the expansion.The group, called Back Heathrow, sent leaflets to people living near the airport, claiming expansion could be the route to a “greener” airport and suggesting it would mean only the “cleanest and quietest aircraft” fly there. It comes as the airport prepares to submit its planning application for a third runway ahead of the 31 July deadline, following the government’s statement of support for the expansion. Image: A plane…