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National News
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Anthony Joshua vowed to fight on despite being crushed inside five rounds by IBF world heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois at Wembley. Joshua was floored four times as the magnificent Dubois launched a relentless assault from the first bell that eventually ended with the clear favourite being counted out following a thrilling exchange of blows. It […]
Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden topped the judges’ leaderboard as she made her return to the series. The 34-year-old Welsh dancer, who missed out on having a celebrity partner because of her breast cancer treatment last year, was awarded 31 points from the judges for her waltz to When I Need You by singer […]
The Labour Party’s first annual conference since it swept to power will begin on Sunday after Sir Keir Starmer promised he would protect public services from future austerity. The Liverpool gathering was originally expected to be a victory lap for the party after its landslide success at the general election. But Labour is now braced […]
Eighty years after thousands of Allied airborne troops parachuted into the Nazi-occupied Netherlands in a daring military offensive their modern counterparts have made the same jump. Paratroopers from eight Nato member countries, including the UK, USA, Portugal and Spain, parachuted from 12 aircraft into Ginkel Heath, a nature reserve near the Dutch town of Ede, […]
Solihull Moors’ women’s team have spoken out about their treatment by the club, saying they have faced “neglect, broken promises and (a) lack of respect”. The team play in the fourth tier of the women’s football pyramid, in Division One Midlands of the National League. A statement from the squad posted on X by player Alex Liddiard […]
The death toll from an Israeli air strike on a Beirut suburb has risen to 31, including seven women and three children, Lebanon’s health minister said. Firass Abiad told reporters that 68 people were also wounded, of whom 15 remain in hospital, in the deadliest Israeli air strike on Beirut since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war. […]
Oasis fans who missed out on securing tickets for the band’s reunion tour can see the Gallagher brothers up close and personal in straw form at a Cambridgeshire scarecrow festival. Great Paxton Scarecrow Festival returned on September 14 and has seen locals recreate musicians including Taylor Swift – 22 hat included – and Oasis in […]
Consumers who buy their food at convenience stores could be paying up to a fifth more than at larger branches of the same supermarket, according to a study. Which? compared the cost of 42 popular grocery items at convenience chains Morrisons Daily, Sainsbury’s Local and Tesco Express against prices at their full-sized supermarkets on three […]
Extra precautions were put in place to protect Fulham’s women’s team from the club’s late owner Mohamed Al Fayed, a former manager has said. Five women alleged they had been raped by Mr Al Fayed, who died last year at the age of 94, with a number of others alleging sexual misconduct. Gaute Haugenes, who […]
A weather warning for thunderstorms and heavy showers is in force across much of southern England and Wales. The Met Office says damage to buildings as a result of lightning strikes, disruption to public transport and flooding should be expected within the affected areas. The yellow warning, which covers all of Wales and southwest England, […]