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Manchester power failure causes severe train disruption in northern England

Network Rail says outage started at 2pm and hundreds of cancellations have taken place...

Man wrongly jailed for murdering man raising money to restore his 'forgotten' grave

Michael O'Brien was one of three men wrongly convicted of the 1987 murder of newsagent Philip Saunders....

Woman, 47, charged after four men stabbed in Covent Garden

Stella Gollovena accused of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm after assaults in central London A 47-year-old woman has been charged after four men were stabbed in central London. Stella Gollovena, of no fixed address, was charged with four counts of wounding with intent to cause gri...

Meredith Kercher's sister says Amanda Knox's Edinburgh comedy show should be cancelled

Meredith Kercher's sister has called for an Edinburgh Fringe show by Amanda Knox (pictured), who was twice convicted and acquitted of her murder, to be cancelled....

Uefa says boycott may still go ahead as FA withdraws Infantino support

Fifa's backing of president Gianni Infantino at a meeting on Wednesday "changes nothing", says European governing body Uefa....

EasyJet agrees £5.7bn takeover from US private equity firm

Airline says it has accepted offer from Apollo Global Management after rival bidder Castlelake walks away EasyJet has formally agreed to a £5.7bn takeover from US private equity firm Apollo Global Management. The airline announced it had accepted a firm offer on Thursday after a rival bidder, Castle...

Argentina to mark anniversary of World Cup semi-final victory over England with national day of celebration

Millions of folk from across the South American nation will gather every July 15 to remember the day the team came from a goal down to KO the Three Lions in a controversial clash...

Former footballer's son died of sudden adult death syndrome

The son of Manchester United and Wales footballer, Mark Hughes, died from "sudden adult death syndrome", an inquest heard....

Nadia Sawalha launches legal action against ITV after claiming she was 'bullied out' of Loose Women

The presenter, who has not appeared on the daytime panel show since April, took to Instagram on Thursday to share the update...

Strictly Come Dancing legend to headline Southport Flower Show

The star-studded bash will also feature a powerhouse lineup of screen icons, including Judge Rinder star Rob Rinder, national treasure Su Pollard, Phil Vickery and Great British Bake Off winner Candice Brown...

Andy Burnham makes major NHS change from autumn with 11-word statement

The Labour Prime Minister is aiming to give people earlier local support and specialist mental health crisis care outside A E, with 159 new NHS mental health hubs opening across England...

Care workers misread label and fed dog food to vulnerable woman

The food was labelled as 'fresh take on dog food' and 'for adult dogs and puppies' - but workers thought it was a 'lamb dinner'...

Plane pervert who performed a sex act sitting next to a mother and her infant child on Emirates flight from Dubai to Newcastle avoids jail

A court heard that, as the woman got up to make her child a feed, she noticed that the 27-year-old had a blanket over his lap....

Stephen Bear cries in court as he's jailed for 16 months for harassing Georgia Harrison

Stephen Bear has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for breaching a restraining order against his ex-girlfriend Georgia Harrison, who he filmed having sex without her consent and shared the video online...

Stephen Bear Given Prison Sentence For Breaching Georgia Harrison Restraining Order

Stephen Bear in March 2024 Reality TV personality Stephen Bear has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for breaking the terms of a restraining order. In 2023, Bear served just over 10 months in jail after being found guilty of distributing footage of himself and his ex, Love Island star Georgia Ha...

SNP write-off value of Murrell motorhome in party accounts

The luxury vehicle was bought for £124,550 by the party's former chief executive as part of a £400,000 embezzlement....

Dan Lawrence set to start England’s first Test of the post-Ben Stokes era

Jordan Cox is also likely to play against Pakistan but Jacob Bethell will miss the series....

Why did Jason Arday resign? All the claims against Londoner as Cambridge's youngest black professor quits

Jason Arday resigned on Wednesday following a series of allegations regarding his achievements and allegations of plagiarism in his PhD thesis...

When is the Carabao Cup second-round draw? Start time, ball numbers and how to watch

Everything you need to know about the Carabao Cup second-round draw as Premier League teams enter the fray...

British sports brand files for insolvency after 139 years

The company said it had tirelessly explored options for its future...

UK Jet2 flight to Spain declares 'emergency' and diverts to land

The Boeing 737-800 flight was heading to Palma de Mallorca Airport...

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor ‘chased by masked stalker’ at Sandringham

The former Prince Andrew revealed how he came face-to-face with a balaclava-clad man....

Mohamed Salah to earn upwards of £14.5m per season in two-year Trabzonspor deal

Club reveal Egypt star’s salary to Turkish stock exchange He will also receive 20% from products sold in his name Mohamed Salah has signed a two-year deal with Trabzonspor, ⁠during which the Egypt forward will receive €17m (£14.5m) a season, the Turkish club ⁠said on Thursday. The ⁠announcement came...

Two killed in Manchester as car crashes into digger and police make arrests

A car with four people in crashed into a digger in Manchester, killing a man and a woman - two others were taken to hospital before being arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving...

Celebrity Gogglebox star rushed to hospital as she 'cannot move'

The couple spoke about the health scare on their recent podcast...

Diageo boss in £743m cost-cutting plan to deliver turnaround

Johnnie Walker owner Diageo has said it will cut costs to secure one billion dollars (£743 million) in savings as part of a major overhaul under boss Dave Lewis to help revive its fortunes....

Police cordon on Tyneside street after caravan destroyed in fire and officers called to 'disturbance'

The remains of a caravan and a fire-damaged bin can be seen within the cordon...

Time Out set to launch first UK food market in London’s West End

Time Out’s first food market opened in Lisbon back in 2014...

Wizz Air swings to a quarterly loss on higher fuel costs and warns of 'challenges' ahead

Wizz Air swung to a loss in the first quarter and warned of further 'challenges' as soaring fuel costs continue to hammer the low-cost airline....

Minnie Driver 'grateful to be alive' after serious car accident and admits she's struggling

Hollywood star Minnie Driver says she is grateful to be alive after a serious car accident in Paris left her with a badly sprained neck...

UK gives effective green light to Paramount Warner Bros mega deal after assurances provided

The UK will now not intervene in one of the biggest media deals in history after assurances were provided to the government....

Lawyers acting for man accused of killing Elisabeth-Jane Ross request her medical records from Scotland

Ahmadzai exercised his right to remain silent when he appeared in court in Athens on Thursday and his lawyer Christos Erdas said this is because they are waiting for further medical evidence to be submitted to the court....

Burnham ‘personally intervened’ over possible early prison release of grooming gang perpetrators

Government ‘urgently’ identifying men convicted in historic cases who could be freed in scheme loophole UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham’s government is “urgently” identifying any grooming gang perpetrators who may still be eligible for early prison release after concerns were raised a...

More than 200 deaths with suspected links to weight loss jabs reported to watchdog

New data taken from the Medicine and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency's (MHRA) shows that hundreds of people have suspected deaths were linked to weight loss jabs...

'Rise in children being referred to Prevent anti-terror scheme is horrific - but it shows system is working'

OPINION: 'Latest figures show almost 10,000 people were referred to Prevent in a ten year high, including hundreds of children. But it means the system is probably working in preventing radicalisation'...

Diageo: Drinks giant aims to make $1bn in savings

Guinness maker Diageo has said it will cut costs to secure $1bn (£743m) in savings as part of a major overhaul under boss Dave Lewis to help revive its fortunes....

Award-winning Scottish chef opens new Mediterranean restaurant in St Andrews

It is located in the former Brewdog pub, with renovations taking weeks to finish....

US Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt

The committee will now refer him for potential prosecution following his refusal to answer questions at a Congressional hearing last week....

Spice Girls lead birthday wishes for ‘one and only’ Geri Halliwell-Horner

Ginger Spice has been flooded with messages of goodwill as she turns 54 on Thursday....

Is King Charles a ‘white Briton’? Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe won’t say

Lowe questioned on BBC about definition in report for hard-right party that both parents need to be born in UK Rupert Lowe, the leader of Restore Britain, refused to say he believes King Charles can be classified as a “white Briton” in an extraordinary interview on the BBC’s Today programme. Questio...

Met Office weather maps forecast another heatwave for Wales in days

More temperatures close to 30C are on the way according to the latest Met Office forecast...

Mental health emergency department to open in Sussex

The new 24-7 service will be located at Eastbourne District General Hospital from late summer 2027....

'Rosy outlook': Persimmon delivers upbeat trading update despite 'challenging' housing market

York-headquartered housebuilder Persimmon has said it expects to deliver home completions at the “upper end” of targets, despite a challenging property market....

Baby safely delivered after mother died in nine-storey fall

Emma Atkinson, 38, was seven months pregnant when she fell from window of flat in Leeds tower block A pregnant woman who died from a nine-storey fall had her baby safely delivered 30 minutes after her death, an inquest has heard. Emma Atkinson, 38, was seven months pregnant when she fell from the wi...

Two arrested after police officers hurt during second night of disorder in town

The town’s MP said the ‘ugly scenes in Thetford over the past few days have been difficult to watch and are deeply concerning’....

First mRNA-based flu shot approved in US - despite RFK Jr’s objections to the science

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr pulled $500 million in funding for mRNA vaccine development last year - the medical community said the U.S. would pay the price in dollars and lives...
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