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The former mayor said he was “gutted” to have lost the election and that he was now going to take time to reflect. “I’m the type of person who’s given everything to this job, I think everyone would acknowledge that,” he said. “Now it’s no longer, there it’s an obvious …

A man died after he was trapped in a trench on a construction site, police said. Emergency services were called to Hempstead Lane, in Potten End, close to Hemel Hempstead, at 11:27 BST on Friday. Hertfordshire Police said the man was pronounced dead at the scene. The Health and Safety …

Labour has retained control of Salford City Council. The party lost one seat to the Liberal Democrats in the Quays Ward. Jonathan Moore squeezed past Labour’s Liz McCoy to poll 794, which gave him a 38-vote majority in the ward. But Labour won a seat from the Conservatives in Worsley, …

Steve Reed, Labour’s shadow environment secretary, said Mr Khan increasing his majority in a third election was “remarkable”. “[Khan] did it by making a very positive pitch to Londoners about what he would do in a third term,” he said. The Croydon North MP said the Conservatives were “out of …

Thousands of people gather in Leicester to celebrate The Foxes’ return to the Premier League. Source link

The former Strictly Come Dancing judge said he had been initially concerned about her song choice and was comparing her version with Carole King’s, who co-wrote the song. He said: “You made me forget about her version. “You made it so much your own, with so much feeling, and the …

Twenty five firefighters attended the blaze, however the person was declared dead at the scene. Source link

The Conservative has been in the role since she was first elected in 2021. Source link

Hour-long queues have been reported at water stations at Tesco, Asda, Sea Road and Hastings Academy. Lesley Arshad, who is disabled, said she had been left off the company’s priority list for water delivery, despite receiving a letter confirming she was on it last year. Another woman told how her …

Richard Scott had pledged to grow it until the Rams got promoted back to the Premier League. Source link

A Nottinghamshire NHS trust said it was one of the main reasons for staff not getting jabbed. Source link

“In writing you could say they might disambiguate things that could be ambiguous, so they differentiate between two St Marys walking down the street arm in arm, and ‘I live on St Mary’s Walk’ but in practice those two statements aren’t really ambiguous. Source link

A 10-year-old boy found a rare 14th Century seal on his first trip out with a metal detecting club. Brodie discovered the piece just metres from his family car and an inch underground. The seal would have been used about 700 years ago, probably with wax to sign or stamp …

Greene King, known for brands like Abbot Ale, Greene King IPA and Old Speckled, said the move represented a “long-term commitment to British brewing”. “I hope that people do see the intent behind this is very much an investment to protect the long term position in Bury St Edmunds and …

It is believed she made about £39,000 through exploitation of the scheme. The court heard, between 2018 and 2023, while on bail for the Grenfell-related offences, she offered further fraudulent immigration services She submitted applications for schemes that did not carry fees, such as the Windrush Scheme. She charged one …

The 50-year-old traded Sutherland Shire, Sydney, for Leagrave in Luton to be closer to his childhood club. He said: “I’ve loved every minute of it, I’ve met some great people, integrated into the community, everyone seems to get on.” Since then, he has been to about 15 Premier League games, …

A host of cannabis plants and a nest of electrical cables used to power lights and fans were found by police when they uncovered a cannabis factory in South Yorkshire. Officers from Doncaster East Neighbourhood Policing Team said they raided the unit in Kirk Sandall on Thursday afternoon following intelligence …

To avoid the problems Luton, Sheffield United and Burnley have experienced in the Premier League following promotion last season, McKenna may need to improve the squad by more than the 20% figure Mills suggested last summer. “When you go into the best league in the world, there will be changes,” …

Conservative Philip Seccombe has very narrowly been re-elected for a third term as Warwickshire’s police and crime commissioner (PCC) by just 261 votes. Mr Seccombe received 45,638 votes, while Labour candidate Sarah Feeney came just behind with 45,377. Liberal Democrat Richard Dickson came third with 24,867 votes. The win is …

An unrefrigerated van full of “warm defrosting chicken” that was bound for a shop, was stopped by officers. Cambridgeshire Police said the overweight vehicle, on its way to Bedford, was inspected close to Baldock, near the Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire borders. As part of Operation Chambers, which aimed to “disrupt those …