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Mark Cooper has written a book, Later…with Jools Holland: 30 Years of Music, Magic and Mayhem.

Lowell Moural Sr. was a racing legend in Northern California. Moural was a Chico High School graduate who, after a decorated racing career on motorbikes, was the owner of Cycleland Speedway in Oroville, the head of track preparation at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico and a father figure to many young racers who grew up racing at Cycleland Speedway in Moural's backyard. Moural, 72, passed away August 9.

Diageo is set to move ahead with plans for an extension to its Baileys Irish cream liqueur factory after local council approval was granted.

The sound of bagpipes was in the air in Antrim on Saturday as the town staged the RSPBA Northern Ireland Branch’s 70th Ulster Pipe Band and Drum Major Championships.

Saskatchewan-based Prairie Clean Energy has announced it will start buying flax straw from Canadian producers on the prairies this fall as the company starts its first foray into scaling up production of its flax pellets.

Plans to refurbish former farm buildings to create a wedding venue in the Test Valley have had support from a town council.

BAGHDAD (CNN) -- A car bomb on Friday exploded in a central Baghdad market and killed five people and wounded 24 others, police in the capital told CNN.

Daniel Gaefke to join Group Management Board as BayWa r.e. plans to triple capacity of wind and solar project development

From eco-conscious parents who wish to reduce waste to those who want to lessen their back-to-school bill, and altruistic people who simply want to do their bit to support others; right across Northern Ireland there are various school uniform schemes in operation that are wholeheartedly backed by the local community.

A warship bearing the name of a Medal of Honor recipient has been christened at Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works, and the ship's namesake was on hand to witness the event.