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The countdown to the Twelfth of July is well underway with preparations for Eleventh Night bonfires now in their final hours.

Community groups across Northern Ireland have been getting ready for the annual celebration with family, friends and neighbours for months, with music, parties, bands and family fun all planned.

Beacons supported by Belfast City Council will be lit over the coming days in commemoration of the pyres set across the hills of Antrim and Down to help King William’s warships to find their way into Belfast Lough.

If you would like to join the celebrations, we’ve put together this handy guide to official Eleventh Night bonfire beacons that will be lit across Belfast.

The Beacon Programme has been in place for over 15 years to support constituted community and voluntary organisations in replacing traditional bonfires with beacons. Beacons can be requested by eligible groups, and their allocation is subject to agreement by elected members.

The council initially approved the provision of 18 beacons for 2026 – six in east Belfast, two in south Belfast, four in north Belfast and three in west Belfast.

15 beacons have now been provided to groups following site risk assessments. They are located at:

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The Parcel Pending by Quadient lockers will be introduced nationwide following the success of the locker partnership at Morrisons Daily Stores introduced in spring last year.

Designed to make life easier for shoppers, the lockers allow customers to drop off or collect parcels while doing their grocery shopping.

John Parry, Head of Popular & Useful Services at Morrisons, said: “At Morrisons, we’re committed to providing services that make life easier for our customers and strengthen the role our stores play within local communities.

“Following the success of our Morrisons Daily partnership, expanding Quadient lockers into our supermarket estate is a natural next step.

“This partnership will enable us to offer customers greater flexibility and convenience while enhancing the range of useful services available through our stores.”

Installation of the lockers began last month and is initially being introduced across 125 locations.

The scheme will eventually cover Morrisons’ network of approximately 500 supermarkets over the next few months.

Once fully implemented, the network will offer customers self-service and secure parcel collection and return points for multiple carriers.

Katia Bourgeais-Crémel, EVP Parcel Locker Solutions Europe at Quadient, said: “The expansion of our partnership with Morrisons, one of the UK’s largest and trusted supermarket brands, reflects a shared vision of making everyday services more accessible for consumers.

“By extending our open locker network across Morrisons supermarkets, we’re helping consumers return and collect parcels as part of their normal routines, while providing retailers and carriers with a scale efficient delivery infrastructure.

“Together, we are making out-of-home delivery more convenient and accessible across communities.”

The partnership supports the supermarket’s commitment to providing their customers with safe and accessible services.

This is in a bid to help reduce missed deliveries, improve convenience for customers and support more efficient last-mile delivery operations.

England will come up against Erling Haaland’s Norway in Miami on Saturday with a place in the World Cup semi-finals on the line, and the Manchester City striker is happy for his country to be underdogs

Erling Haaland makes England strong favourites against Norway – and insists all the pressure is on Thomas Tuchel’s Three Lions. The Manchester City striker is relishing his duel club team-mate Marc Guehi and potentially close friend John Stones in Miami as he attempts to outgun Harry Kane.

He said when asked if Norway were underdogs: “Yeah, definitely. I think everyone should stay humble, but they have a right to be confident about progressing.”

Haaland also claimed Norway’s chances of going the distance at the tournament – something which he rated at 25 per cent pre-tournament – were slim despite a series of eye-catching scalps, not least the elimination of Brazil. He explained: “Really low still [chances of winning the World Cup].

“There are some clear favourites out there, and England is one of them. All of you should put every single bit of pressure on the English lads. It’s a special game, definitely.

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“For me, it’s super special because I play in England and was born in England. Facing team-mates makes it a funny game, but it’s going to be nice.”

The 25-year-old has rattled in a whopping seven goals thus far and he’s hoping to add to that tally in Florida. However, for Haaland, making Norwegians proud is a far bigger motive than hitting the back of the net.

He continued: “I enjoy so many things. Playing against Brazil was crazy for us Norwegians. To win that match and then play England in a World Cup quarter-final in the USA is quite special.

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“If you look at the scenes back home, this is not normal for Norway. It’s super special. Just being able to play in the World Cup is a huge honour and a massive career goal for me. Being here, playing on the biggest stage with my Norwegian friends against the best teams in the world, is really special.”

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“His legacy lives on through his family’s incredible strength, love and determination. They are an inspiration.”

The family of a young boy who passed away at just eight-years-old have unveiled a mural in their local area to mark his third anniversary.

Caoimhin Adams is the only person on the island of Ireland to have been diagnosed with the extremely rare condition, ROHHAD (rapid-onset obesity with hypothalamic dysregulation, hypoventilation, and autonomic dysregulation).

The Newtownabbey boy was diagnosed with the condition just months before he passed away on July 9, 2023. He had a number of symptoms that developed, including weight gain, breathing issues, and fluctuations in heart rate.

Just hours before he passed away, Caoimhin had been at a fun day organised by his family and the local Bawnmore community. His mum, Caitriona, said the community has always been supportive of the family and their bid to raise awareness of ROHHAD.

To mark the anniversary of his death, civic buildings in Belfast and Antrim and Newtownabbey are being lit up orange in Caoimhin’s memory and to raise awareness of ROHHAD.

Additionally, his family and the Bawnmore Residents’ Group teamed up to have a mural of Caoimhin placed in the local area. The mural, created by artist Visual Waste, shows Caoimhin in his favourite Buzz Lightyear costume, with writing saying “to infinity and beyond.”

At the unveiling of the mural on July 9, the eight-year-old’s brother, Aidan, spoke about his little brother and how much he is missed by the family. To mark the third anniversary of her son’s passing, his mum, Caitriona, wrote a song which was played at the event.

Speaking to Belfast Live, Caitriona said: “We walk past here every day three or four times. The mural was an idea I said to Kieran and the children, I contacted the community residents’ association, and they thought it was an amazing idea.

“Putting Caoimhin’s face on a wall means so much. We’re right beside Airtastic where children are going in, and it has a child friendly theme, so we believe it will attract children to the mural and people can always Google Caoimhin’s condition.”

Father Aidan Troy, Holy Cross parish priest and friend of the family, described Caoimhin as an “inspiration.” Using holy water on the mural, he annointed the youngster as “Saint Caoimhin.”

Sinn Féin MP, John Finucane, attended the event and paid tribute to the efforts of Caoimhin’s family to raise awareness of ROHHAD.

He said: “The community came together today for the unveiling of a beautiful mural in Bawnmore, created in memory of young Caoimhin Adams on the third anniversary of his passing.

“Diagnosed with the rare condition ROHHAD at just eight years old, Caoimhin was the first person on the island of Ireland to receive the diagnosis.

“In the years since, his mum Catriona and the Adams family have worked tirelessly to raise awareness of ROHHAD, turning unimaginable heartbreak into a campaign that is shining a light on this little-known condition.

“Caoimhin’s legacy lives on through their incredible strength, love and determination. They are an inspiration.”

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A series of unforced errors and a double fault saw Gauff drop serve early on in a one-sided first set, and she shanked a forehand wide when handed the chance to break back.

More misses on her forehand gifted Muchova a double-break lead and the Czech kept her level consistently high to serve out the first set with an ace.

Having taken a bathroom break before the second set, a re-energised Gauff returned with more aggression, and she eventually found a way past Muchova on her ninth break point with a sublime cross-court backhand winner.

The momentum stuck and Gauff flew through the next four games to force a deciding set to the delight of the crowd – the majority of whom appeared to be backing the seventh seed.

The tension rose as the third set unfolded and the pair entertained the 15,000-strong crowd on Centre Court with top-quality groundstrokes and sensational quickfire play at the net.

It was fitting, then, that the match was decided with a tie-break, and from 4-1 down, Gauff somehow found a way to move level at 6-6.

The twists and turns continued as Muchova received a warning for a time violation at 8-8 on serve – and she immediately fired long to hand Gauff the first match point.

But the crowd were left gasping in anguish as Gauff, approaching the net, swiped the ball into the tape.

To add to the drama, Muchova slipped when she had the chance to convert her first match point, and Gauff produced a clean cross-court winner to cling on.

But the young American could not salvage the next one, planting a low forehand into the net after an extraordinary two hours and 35 minutes.

Muchova, who had clutched her ankle and gestured towards her side in pain during the final set, looked drained as she raised her arms in celebration.

A wrist injury sidelined her for almost 10 months from September 2023, but she has rediscovered her finest form this fortnight to beat three former Grand Slam champions on her way to the final.