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The Sky Blues stun Wolves with stoppage-time goals to advance to last four Coventry stunned Premier League Wolves with two goals in injury time to seal an amazing 3-2 win and book a first FA Cup semi-final appearance since 1987. The Sky Blues went on to win the competition that year in one of the […]
Sir Lenny Henry’s final Red Nose Day show rakes in 3.6 million viewers Sir Lenny Henry’s final time co-hosting Comic Relief’s star-studded Red Nose Day show was watched by an average of 3.6 million viewers, according to overnight figures. The annual fundraising programme, which featured a host of comedy sketches, musical performances and tributes to […]
Economy Minister Vaughan Gething will succeed Mark Drakeford Vaughan Gething has been elected as the next Welsh Labour leader and First Minister of Wales. Labour members have chosen Mr Gething, 49, to be their next party leader, succeeding Mark Drakeford, who has held the position since 2018. Mr Gething beat his only rival, the education […]
The British Medical Association (BMA) is calling on the Government to launch an inquiry into the use of physician associates in NHS trusts. The move comes after NHS England issued guidance telling hospitals they should not be using physician associates (PAs) on medical rotas and outlining what tasks they cannot do, including prescribing and being […]
Voters across Russia are casting ballots on the second day of an election set to formalise six more years of power for President Vladimir Putin. The election comes against the backdrop of a ruthless crackdown that has stifled independent media and prominent rights groups. Mr Putin’s fiercest political foe, Alexei Navalny, died in an Arctic […]
Manchester City face a Champions League quarter-final against 14-time European champions Real Madrid. The teams have met at the semi-final stage in the last two seasons, with City hammering Real 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium last season on their way to winning their first Champions League title. Arsenal have been drawn against six-time European champions […]
A five-mile stretch of the motorway between Junctions 10 and 11 in Surrey Concerns have been raised that thousands of drivers will be stuck in gridlocked traffic this weekend during an unprecedented closure of the M25. The five-mile stretch of the motorway between Junctions 10 and 11 in Surrey will be closed in both directions […]
The deal is worth 6.8 billion pounds Vodafone has agreed an eight billion eight (£6.8 billion) deal to sell its Italian business to Switzerland’s Swisscom. The mobile phone giant said it plans to hand four billion euros (£3.4 billion) back to shareholders through a buyback following the sale. It comes two weeks after the telecoms […]
Universal free school meals should be rolled out in areas of the country serving the most disadvantaged young people, a former children’s commissioner has said. Anne Longfield said schools should no longer have to use “sticking plaster solutions” to tackle child poverty as she called for greater investment. The report from her Centre for Young […]
North Berwick topped the Sunday Times list The Scottish seaside town of North Berwick in East Lothian has been named the best place to live in an annual guide. It topped a list of 72 locations chosen by The Sunday Times to represent the best of the UK in the annual Sunday Times Best Places […]