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Tesco is among retailers stopping the sale of alcohol brands linked to Conor McGregor after he lost a civil rape case.The mixed martial arts star was accused of raping Nikita Hand, who was last week awarded €248,603 (£206,000) after a jury found McGregor assaulted her in a hotel. A Tesco spokesperson said it was removing Proper No. Twelve Irish Whiskey from sale in stores and online.McGregor sold his stake in the drink three years ago for a reported £103m, but his image currently still appears prominently on its website.The 36-year-old fighter also owns the Forged Irish Stout brand. Major Irish wholesaler Musgrave said alcohol linked to McGregor was "no longer available to our store network".It's understood Costcutter, Carry Out off-licences and a wholesaler to Ireland's Spar and Londis st...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will put a ceasefire deal with Hezbollah to his cabinet shortly.An agreement could bring about an end to fighting that has seen more than 3,500 Lebanese killed and more than 15,000 injured in over a year. In a TV address Mr Netanyahu said: "It's not the same Hezbollah any more. We've attacked strategic targets throughout Lebanon. We pushed Hezbollah back decades."That is why I will bring before the cabinet tonight a plan for a ceasefire."If Hezbollah tries to attack us, we will attack." Middle East latest: Netanyahu to present ceasefire deal to Israeli cabinetMr Netanyahu said there are three main reasons for a ceasefire now: the Iranian threat, "refreshing our forces and rearming our troops".Any potential agreement would also reportedl...

Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin says his party has made "a policy decision" not to enter coalition government with Sinn Fein after Ireland's general election.Current polling shows the three largest parties - Fine Gael, Fianna Fail and Sinn Fein - in a three-way tie. In the third of our leader interviews ahead of Friday's vote, Mr Martin told Sky News that Sinn Fein's housing strategy would "crucify first-time buyers".Politics latest: 'It's more worrying for Starmer than he thinks,' says man behind election petitionHe said: "They want to get rid of the help-to-buy scheme and the first home bridge-the-gap scheme. "If you put them together, they can give up to €80,000 to a first-time buyer.""Sinn Fein's housing policies would mean delay, disruption and higher prices at the end of the day," ...

At least six people have died in Pakistan after violence broke out during protests to free former prime minister Imran Khan.Supporters fighting for the release of Khan clashed with security services and broke through a ring of shipping containers locking down the capital Islamabad on Tuesday. Four members of Pakistan's security services and one civilian were killed when a vehicle rammed them in a street.No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. Another police officer died in a separate incident. Image: Four security officials and one other person were killed in a ramming attack. Pic: AP Condemning the ramming attack, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said an "anarchist group" was deliberately targeting law enforcemen...