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Liverpool city council has asked BT to pause plans to move 600 jobs out of the city. The telecom firm said part of the reason for the decision was an increase in lease renewal costs at its offices on Old Hall Street and added that it was part of a …

A pair of metal detectorists have been hailed as “heroes” after helping a newly-married couple find their lost rings on a beach. Sarah Stone and Logan Mills thought the rings, which were family heirlooms, were “gone forever” after they lost them at Embleton Bay in Northumberland while swimming on their …

A former boxer has been jailed after killing a grandfather with one punch during a “chance encounter” at a park in Leicester. Joshua Moore was riding a quad bike with a young child when he confronted 62-year-old James McKeown as he walked home from a pub through Beaumont Leys Park …

Senior district prosecutor, Rachael Scott, said the attack was “truly horrific”. “Danny suffered the most horrific injuries having endured 10 operations and losing the sight in his eye,” she said. “It was a orchestrated, you could almost say, an execution of Danny because of this outstanding drug debt.” Norton said …

A landmark review into young people’s gender care, written by Baroness Hilary Cass, was published in 2024. The government then banned the use of puberty blocking drugs in children’s gender care across the UK. The drugs can pause the physical changes of puberty such as breast development and voice deepening. …

Ron Marsh said he had contacted Legacy Independent Funeral Directors when his mother Joyce Moulton died in September 2023, aged 98. He said Bush was professional and the service he organised was “excellent”, but the family never received her ashes, with attempts to contact Legacy going unanswered. In March 2024, …

July looks like it will be one of the warmest on record for much of the UK. The Met Office’s provisional statistics up to 30 July show Wales on course for it warmest July for mean temperature, which is the average across each 24-hour period. By the same measure, England …

A figure of a football-pitch streaker has been removed from a model village after complaints it was inappropriate. The streaker – a figure of a shirtless woman in jeans dashing onto a pitch and interrupting a football match – was part of Godshill Model Village, on the Isle of Wight, …

A man who died after an alleged assault in Turkey was a “devoted” father who “touched countless lives”, his family said. Scot James, 34, from Maesteg, Bridgend county, died in hospital on Sunday after the incident earlier in July. Turkish authorities are investigating, with support from the Foreign, Commonwealth and …

The man known as Frost left the UK years ago and is believed to have directed the plot that ended with Cahalane’s murder. The court heard he issued instructions to the attackers from overseas, relying on distance and disguise to avoid capture. Prof Mark Mackarel, a law expert at the …

Northern Ireland’s devolved government’s institutions are in “a precarious place” as the “wheels are coming off Stormont”, according to Sinn Féin. Conor Murphy was speaking after the political parties separately met Sir Chris Bryant, during his first visit to Northern Ireland as secretary of state. He said Sinn Féin remained …

England’s over-75s football team captain said a match against Germany to mark the anniversary of the 1966 World Cup win was an “unbelievable” experience. Guernsey’s Geoff Martel led the Silver Lions out at Oldham Athletic’s Boundary Park on Thursday, with England coming out on top after winning a penalty shootout …

A 29-year-old man taking anti-psychotic medication died when the levels of the drug in his blood became toxic due to him giving up smoking. Jack Burton from Worcester had been prescribed 525mg of clozapine for paranoid schizophrenia by his community psychiatrist, the correct dosage for when he was smoking. Burton …

Among those whose nationality was recorded, 54% were UK nationals in the April to June quarter, a rise from 50% in the previous three months, and 48% recorded in October to December 2025. Nationals from European Union countries made up the next biggest group at 19% in the latest figures, …

Southampton are currently in Germany for a pre-season training camp, with owner Solak pictured with the squad, external as the club await the FA’s decision. Eckert’s team have already played friendlies against Eastleigh and Eintracht Braunschweig as well as a behind-closed-doors friendly against SC Paderborn. They will play Preussen Munster …

A man has been found guilty of murdering his ex-lover’s partner in what prosecutors described as a “cold-blooded execution”. Michael Bretton killed lorry driver Craig Hurcombe with a samurai sword after going to his workplace in Somerset to “confront him” on 1 January, Bristol Crown Court heard. He then buried …

Due to the possibility of river pollution, the council advised the public not to enter the watercourse of the rivers and not allow their dogs to swim in the water until the investigations were complete. Leader of the council, Chris Weaver, said the priority remained as the safety and wellbeing …

A temporary hosepipe ban has been put in place for Essex & Suffolk Water customers after “prolonged dry weather” and “little to no rainfall”. The company said restrictions would officially begin at 01:00 BST on Monday, but asked households to limit their water use immediately to help conserve water. Essex …

Rachel Gilmour, MP for Tiverton and Minehead, has raised farmers’ concerns in a letter to Defra. She warned of a growing sense among her constituents that there were no effective solutions or practical measures being put forward to address the problem. She has asked Baroness Hayman of Ullock, minister for …

A disgraced funeral director who failed to bury or cremate people and gave bereaved relatives the ashes of strangers has been jailed for 20 years. Robert Bush admitted 67 offences after 35 bodies and more than 100 sets of ashes were found by police raiding Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in …