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• A Magical Christmas Carol Sing-Along for All Ages at the SSE Arena

  SSE Arena, Belfast | Monday 22nd December 2025

• The Proclaimers set for Custom House Square headline show

• Q Radio is live from Derry Halloween 2025

• Sephora’s first Northern Ireland store to land in Belfast at Victoria Square

• Luke Combs announces Slane Castle show

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Q Radio National News

• 'Explain Epstein links': Congressional letter summons Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to US

  The US Congress has written to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor requesting an interview with him in connection with his "long-standing friendship" with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.

• Congress requests Andrew explain Jeffrey Epstein friendship - read letter in full

  Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has been summoned by Congress to answer questions about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.

• 'Significant hooliganism' within Maccabi Tel Aviv fan base is reason for Aston Villa match ban

  Police have revealed to Sky News they banned Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from Aston Villa due to "significant levels of hooliganism" in the fan base jeopardising safety around the match - rather than threats to visiting Israelis.

• Lammy defends failing to reveal another prisoner had been mistakenly released

  David Lammy has said he did not know all the details of a prisoner's mistaken release when repeatedly asked about it.

• Southport killer's parents 'sorry' for failing to stop 'monster' son - as victims' families say they should be held to account

  The parents of the three girls murdered by Axel Rudakubana have condemned his mother and father for their failures to prevent the Southport attack - saying they should be held to account.

• Shirley Valentine actress Pauline Collins dies

  Shirley Valentine actress Pauline Collins has died "peacefully", aged 85, surrounded by her family.

• Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum presses charges after groping incident

  Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum has said the harassment she suffered when a drunk man groped her in the street is an assault on all women.

• Man who killed 'Good Samaritan' by running him over as he helped woman lying in street is jailed

  A man who murdered a "Good Samaritan" by driving into the middle of a wedding brawl has been sentenced to 26 years in prison.

• Russian drones: The tiny, kamikaze killing machines being raced rather than used to hunt targets

  They're a weapon synonymous with Russia's war in Ukraine, and here the sky is full of them: Drones.

• Labour's dilemma: The two-child benefit cap

  The two-child benefit cap: To scrap or not to scrap?

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• Sudan's paramilitary forces agree to US-led proposal for humanitarian ceasefire

  Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) say they have agreed to a US-led proposal for a humanitarian ceasefire.

• Pirates firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades board tanker off Somalia coast

  Pirates firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades have boarded a tanker off the coast of Somalia.

• 2025 set to be among hottest years on record, UN scientists warn

  This year will likely be the second or third warmest ever on record globally, as an "unprecedented streak" of high temperatures persists, UN scientists have warned.

• US soldiers given food bank advice and could go without pay amid government shutdown

  US soldiers in Germany may not receive their November pay and have been given food bank advice as a government shutdown entered a record 37th day.

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• Beau Greaves 'wouldn't say no' to Premier League spot as women's darts star prepares for Grand Slam appearance

  Beau Greaves has been quietly dominating the women's darts scene for the last few years, but after beating Luke Littler in the semi-finals of the World Youth Championships she hasn't been able to hide.

• Scotland vs New Zealand: Duhan van der Merwe left out by hosts as Kyle Steyn selected by Gregor Townsend

  Duhan van der Merwe, Jamie Ritchie and Zander Fagerson are all notable absentees from Scotland's 23-man squad for Saturday's Murrayfield showdown with New Zealand.

• Phil Foden: Pep Guardiola says Man City forward is back to his best after Dortmund win, but will he get the England call?

  Phil Foden is back to his best, says Pep Guardiola, after the Manchester City forward scored twice in a 4-1 Champions League win against Borussia Dortmund.

• Nathan Aspinall teases tweak to iconic Mr Brightside walk-on song ahead of Grand Slam of Darts

  Nathan Aspinall's walk-on to Mr Brightside by The Killers is engrained into the culture of darts, but the tradition may be facing a change. 

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Q Radio Entertainment News

• 'Posh boys' playing gangsters: Eddie Marsan on TV and film industry's obsession with upper-class actors

  Over the last two decades, Eddie Marsan has established himself as one of Britain's most versatile and acclaimed character actors. From major blockbusters like the Sherlock Holmes films and Mission: Impossible III, to his roles on the TV series Ray Donovan, and more recently the sci-fi drama Supacell.

• Joey Barton's posts 'caused me sleepless nights', says Jeremy Vine

  Broadcaster Jeremy Vine has told a jury he felt "wickedly torn down for no reason" by ex-footballer Joey Barton, whose online posts led him to take civil action.

• Prince William hails 'world's true action heroes' at Earthshot awards - and gets praise himself from Kylie

  Prince William has praised environmental innovators as the "world's true action heroes", describing them as the role models we need "in these uncertain times" at his Earthshot awards in Rio.

• Helen Garner's 'unsparing' diary collection becomes first to win prestigious Baillie Gifford non-fiction prize

  A writer, whose "candid" and "unsparing" diaries have become the first to ever win the prestigious Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. has told Sky News she is "delighted" to see the literary format recognised rather than dismissed.

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• Were it not for the upcoming budget, interest rates could have been cut

  Perhaps it's not surprising that, the day after Guy Fawkes night, the Bank of England held off from lighting any economic fireworks at Threadneedle Street on Thursday.

• Bank of England says it expects inflation has peaked as it holds interest rate

  The Bank of England has voted to leave interest rates on hold at 4%, but a knife-edge split on its Monetary Policy Committee suggests a cut may be coming very soon.

• Elon Musk: Why some are starting to question if the world's richest man is still value for money

  Elon Musk is already the world's richest man, but today he could take a giant step towards becoming the world's first trillionaire.

• Tech giants warn Reeves of IPO 'flight risk' over budget

  Executives from some of Britain's most valuable technology start-ups have delivered a bombshell warning to Rachel Reeves that tax-raising measures in this month's budget could force them to cancel plans to list their companies on the London Stock Exchange.

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• Glasgow Central: Rush-hour delays after swan found on tracks at major UK railway station

  Rail passengers in Scotland faced major delays and cancellations during Monday evening's rush hour after a swan was found on the line at the country's busiest railway station.

• Police in Derbyshire solve mystery of crocodile found in canal

  Police hunting for a crocodile in Derbyshire have said the search turned out to be "more fluff than fear".

• Long-lost Spanish treasure worth $1m discovered off Florida coast

  Long-lost Spanish treasure worth an estimated $1m (£740,000) has been discovered off the coast of Florida.

• Ashraf Mahrous: Egypt's 'strongman' wrestler pulls ship using his teeth

  An Egyptian wrestler is hoping he has set a world record after pulling a 700-ton (635,000kg) ship with his teeth.

• Pokemon pushes back against ICE deportation video - joining list riled by Trump administration

  Pokemon has said it did not give permission for the show's popular theme song to be used in a video showing deportations posted by the US government.

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Q Radio Politics

• Labour's dilemma: The two-child benefit cap

  The two-child benefit cap: To scrap or not to scrap?

• Highest ever number of referrals to anti-extremism Prevent programme

  The highest number of people on record were referred to the UK's anti-extremism scheme in the year to March - with a 37% rise in right-wing extremism concerns, the latest data shows.

• Humans have 'possibly' impacted climate change, Richard Tice admits, after calling the idea 'garbage'

  Humans have "possibly" impacted the climate, but only "modestly", Reform UK's deputy leader Richard Tice MP has told Sky News.

• Feeble and inept - prison release fiasco is yet another political crisis

  The charitable view of the latest prison release blunder that has plunged the government into another political crisis is that it's extremely bad luck rather than an act of incompetence by ministers. 

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Q Radio Tech News

• Elon Musk: Why some are starting to question if the world's richest man is still value for money

  Elon Musk is already the world's richest man, but today he could take a giant step towards becoming the world's first trillionaire.

• 2025 set to be among hottest years on record, UN scientists warn

  This year will likely be the second or third warmest ever on record globally, as an "unprecedented streak" of high temperatures persists, UN scientists have warned.

• Meta told to stop using PG-13 film-style ratings over Instagram content

  The Motion Picture Association (MPA) in the US has sent Meta a cease-and-desist letter over its use of "PG-13" when referring to content moderation on Instagram.

• Collins Word of the Year 2025 revealed - do you recognise it?

  The term "vibe coding" has been named the Collins Word of the Year for 2025, beating contenders like "clanker", "glaze" and "aura farming".

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