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National News
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A weak day of trading for miners and retailers has helped drag London’s FTSE 100 to a three-month low, while Vistry shares dropped sharply after it warned over cost pressures. The blue-chip index dropped 68.35 points, or 0.84%, to close at 8,072.39 on Friday, the lowest level since early August. Mining giants Antofagasta, Glencore, Anglo […]
Jack Grealish has found himself at the centre of a fresh club-versus-country row after Pep Guardiola insisted the midfielder was not fit despite being called into Lee Carsley’s final England squad. Grealish has not played for City since coming on as a substitute against Wolves on October 20, and Guardiola had repeatedly said the 29-year-old […]
There is speculation William could stage his Earthshot Prize environmental awards in the Brazilian city of Belem The Prince of Wales is “looking forward” to “playing a role” at the Cop30 UN climate change conference being hosted by Brazil, a royal source has said. There is speculation William could stage his Earthshot Prize environmental awards […]
Beyonce has led the female-dominated 67th Grammy Award nominations. The annual awards show will take place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 2 2025. US singer Beyonce led the pack with 11 nods for her chart-topping country music album Cowboy Carter, which marked the follow-up to act one of the trilogy, Renaissance. […]
The leader of Reform UK says the British government needs to do everything it can to welcome the president-elect The UK needs to “roll out the red carpet” for Donald Trump following the US election, Nigel Farage has said. The leader of Reform UK has said the British government needs to do everything it can to welcome […]
The US Justice Department has charged a man in connection with an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Donald Trump. The man said he had been tasked by a government official before the presidential election with assassinating the Republican president-elect. Investigators learned of the plot to kill Mr Trump from Farhad Shakeri, an accused Iranian government […]
Fake Paddington Bear goods worth more than £15,000 have been seized in London following a crackdown on counterfeit merchandise. Nearly 2,000 counterfeit items have been confiscated from shops across Notting Hill where scenes from the Paddington Bear film franchise were filmed. A trading standards raid in Portobello Road recovered 1,500 fakes, including tote bags that […]
A woman who claims she was raped by Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor in a Dublin hotel has been accused of telling a “web of lies” in the hours following the alleged incident. Nikita Hand, who is also known as Nikita Ni Laimhin, is claiming civil damages against Mr McGregor and another man, […]
June Spencer, who played matriarch Peggy Woolley in BBC Radio 4’s The Archers, has died at the age of 105, her family has said. Spencer had played the character since the show’s first episode in 1951, and when she announced her retirement in 2022, aged 103, was credited as being the longest-serving character in the […]
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has hosted veterans and charities at Downing Street with Defence Secretary John Healey in the lead-up to Remembrance Day. The informal reception on Friday was held after Sir Keir pledged £3.5 million in support for veterans facing homelessness. Peter Kent, 99, the oldest veteran at the event, said he was […]