This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
National News
Page: 74
Wheelchair tennis stars Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid completed a career golden slam by ending their wait for Paralympic doubles glory with a dominant straight-sets win at Roland Garros. The two-time silver medallists celebrated gold on Court Philippe-Chatrier after dispatching Japanese second seeds Takuya Miki and Tokito Oda 6-2 6-1. Success for the Britons, who […]
A US judge has agreed to postpone the sentencing of former president Donald Trump for his hush money conviction until after the November election. The decision grants the Republican nominee a hard-won reprieve as he navigates the aftermath of his criminal conviction and the homestretch of his presidential campaign. Manhattan Judge Juan M Merchan, who […]
A taxi driver who sexually assaulted three women passengers in his vehicle has been jailed for 21 months. Alexandru Tapurin, of Norwich, repeatedly asked for sex from one woman who he picked up from a city pub and forced her to engage in sexual activity, Norfolk Police said. Later that night, in the early hours […]
Britain’s commitment to train Ukrainian soldiers will continue throughout 2025, the Defence Secretary has confirmed following a meeting with allies in Germany. John Healey announced the extension of Operation Interflex, which has already seen 45,000 Ukrainian troops receive training on British soil, at a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG) at the US […]
A train operator has urged passengers not to travel on several routes in north-west England on Sunday due to a lack of staff. Northern, which is owned by the Department for Transport, warned that “short notice cancellations are expected”. It said in a statement that due to “train crew being unavailable” it is advising passengers “do […]
Former Top Gear star Chris Harris has said he expressed safety concerns to the BBC before Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff’s injury at the show’s test track and told them that someone could die. TV presenter and former England cricketer Flintoff, 46, was badly hurt in an accident while filming at Dunsfold Aerodrome in December 2022, which […]
A painter and decorator who helped fuel a fire outside a hotel housing hundreds of asylum seekers and attacked police with missiles during rioting in Rotherham, has been jailed for nine years. The prison sentence handed down to Thomas Birley, 27, is the longest so far given to a defendant arrested following the violence which erupted […]
A van driver has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for smuggling migrants in a hidden compartment who were discovered screaming for help as they were starved of oxygen. Anas Al Mustafa, 43, was convicted of assisting unlawful migration by trafficking the seven people in a specially adapted van via a ferry between Dieppe, […]
Indie band English Teacher said it is “insane” that they mark the first act from outside London to win the Mercury Prize in a decade. The four-piece group, who met while studying at the Leeds Conservatoire in 2020, won the prestigious award for their debut album This Could Be Texas. Judges said the album stood […]
Fuel prices have fallen to their lowest levels in almost three years after a drop in wholesale costs. The RAC said the average price of fuel at UK forecourts on Thursday was 139.7p per litre for petrol and 144.4p per litre for diesel. The last time prices were that low was October 2021. Prices reached […]