A bottle-return scheme where people will be paid to hand in plastic, steel or aluminium for recycling at a collection point is scheduled to come into force in England and Northern Ireland in 2027.

The UK Government has officially confirmed that a Deposit Return Scheme will be introduced in England and Northern Ireland from October 2027.

Millions of people in Ireland and northern parts of the U.K. are being urged to stay at home as hurricane-force winds disabled power networks.

Emergency crews are cleaning up after a storm bearing record-breaking winds left at least one person dead and more than a million without power across the island of Ireland and Scotland.

The storm brought 100 mile-per-hour winds to the island and also battered Scotland and northern England. Britain’s weather office issued a red warning, its highest level of alert.

Ireland has called in help from England and France to restore power to hundreds of thousands of people after the most disruptive storm for years

Storm Éowyn, pronounced ‘Ay-oh-win’, has been advancing toward Ireland and the United Kingdom and is expected to bring gusty winds, heavy rain and some snow to the region Friday and Saturday.

Northern Ireland international Ethan Galbraith has been linked with a move to Championship side Swansea City after impressing at Leyton Orient.

One of the strongest storms in decades leads to cancelled flights, suspended rail services, and closed schools.

It has been confirmed that at present approximately 65,000 customers remain without electricity across Northern Ireland following the devastation brought by storm Eowyn, and the subsequent yellow weather warning for today,

Storm Eowyn Friday continued to cause power outages for hundreds of thousands, knocked down trees and disrupted transportation as it moved across Scotland and Northern Ireland into Britain's West Midlands region.