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Emily Jeffrey,at Brooklandsand Patrick Barlow,South East Getty Images Concorde pilot Mike Bannister, from Staines, flew the plane’s last commercial flight in 2003 A Surrey pilot who became the youngest person to fly a Concorde says he is still fascinated by the supersonic plane, 50 years after its first commercial flight. …

Warning: This article contains distressing content The parents of a teenager with ADHD who took his own life have said they are determined to get earlier diagnosis and support for the condition to stop others enduring the “unbearable pain” they have. Matthew Lock, who was a Labour councillor for Maghull …

BBC John Gibson said he “dreads” seeing the lifts broken down when he leaves or comes back A disabled man who had to spend a night in hospital because the lifts to his council flat were broken says he now “dreads” finding them shut down again. John Gibson, 73, relies …

Signature Entertainment Jude Law’s portrayal of Vladimir Putin in The Wizard of the Kremlin is one of the major premieres at the Glasgow film festival The programme head of the Glasgow Film Festival has said the long-running festival is “here to stay”, despite financial pressure on the cultural sector. Paul …

The moment Jonathan Carley was spotted wearing the uniform and medals of a high-ranking navy officer While many would have been shocked to see a retired teacher posing as a fake admiral at a Remembrance Sunday ceremony, for a secretive group of ex-services personnel it was unsurprising. For more than …

Chris ClementsScotland social affairs correspondent Sheena Millar Mikhail Ackrim was found dead in a flat used for Home Office accommodation Mikhail Ackrim was found semi-naked, face down on a bedroom floor in a Glasgow flat more than a year ago. He had been dead for hours. The 37-year-old had drugs …

@andyclay4 Counter-terrorism police descended on Sidcup in December 2023 A man accused of causing the explosion of an ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) camera in south-east London has told a court he believed he was arrested over anti-Ulez posts he made on Facebook. Kevin Rees, 63, was arrested by counter-terror police …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! David Beckham has broken his silence just hours after his son, Brooklyn, unleashed a series of scathing claims against his parents on social media.  During an appearance on CNBC’s financial program “Squawk Box” on Tuesday, David got candid about the pros and …

Amy Heyand Zhara Simpson,Devon Malcolm Townrow Malcolm Townrow (right), here with his friend Richard Edwardes, said he was still planning visits to grounds A 71-year-old football fan has completed a challenge to visit all 92 football grounds of teams in the English Football League (EFL). Malcolm Townrow, from Devon and …

Keiron TourishBBC News NI BBC The body was found in a freezer in the family home on the Culmore Road in Derry A man who placed his dead father in a refrigerator has been jailed for 18 months. John Garrett O’Sullivan, from Culmore Road in Londonderry, admitted a charge of …

Angie BrownEdinburgh and East reporter Ann Cation Ann Cation, a retired headteacher from West Wemyss, said she loves the house she has been renting for the past 18 years Dozens of private tenants in Fife face mass eviction by the summer after their new landlord announced they were selling their …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Country crooner Craig Morgan is incredibly “honored” after being promoted to Chief Warrant Officer II (CW2) at the Pentagon. During an interview with Fox News Digital, Morgan talked about the ceremony and being promoted by the Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth. Morgan …

Shehnaz Khan,West Midlandsand Bob Hockenhull,in Ludlow BBC Mark Stevens has collected more than 1,000kg of candles for Ukraine A retired silversmith has spent 18 months supplying thousands of candles to war damaged areas of Ukraine. Mark Stevens from Ludlow, Shropshire, collects the candles from churches and shops and uses the …

“Most of these things can be fixed, but generally they just get thrown away.” That was how volunteer James Wood described the influx of faulty goods brought into The NEPHRA Good Neighbours Repair Cafe in New Moston, Manchester. The project has been aiming to help people save money and prevent …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! MILAN (AP) — Valentino Garavani, the jet-set Italian designer whose high-glamour gowns — often in his trademark shade of “Valentino red” — were fashion show staples for nearly half a century, has died at home in Rome, his foundation announced Monday. He …

BBC The former chief constable of West Midlands Police, Craig Guildford, has been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), the BBC understands. Mr Guildford retired on Friday after losing the confidence of the Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, following a ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending a …

Sarah Jullian,BBC Radio WMand Aida Fofana,West Midlands Labour Party Simon Foster welcomed the police chief’s decision to retire on Friday The Campaign Against Antisemitism has called for the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster to resign. Chief Constable Craig Guildford retired on Friday after criticism of the decision …

A widower was “stunned” by the kindness of strangers who paid for his meal when they found out he was celebrating his birthday alone. Bob Leigh had dressed up in his best suit to eat at his favourite Italian restaurant in Warrington, Cheshire, for his 86th birthday on Saturday 10 …

Chinook Justice Campaign David Hill led technical research into the 1994 crash on the Mull of Kintyre A former aeronautical engineer whose research into the 1994 RAF Chinook disaster led to its two pilots being cleared has died following a short illness. David Hill spent more than 30 years investigating …

Adrienne MurrayBusiness reporter, Helsinki Aker Arctic Technology Finland leads the world when it comes to the design and construction of icebreakers As President Donald Trump continues to insist that the US needs to own Greenland, his wider focus on the Arctic region has seen Washington order new icebreakers. For these …