Video showed a musician being cheered and applauded by passengers after she plugged in her keyboard on a train and took song requests. Harriet Cree was on her way home to Ipswich after a gig in London when she delighted people on the Greater Anglia service. The 25-year-old admitted she …
Read More »Fin Smith: Calf injury puts Six Nations start at risk
Northampton fly-half Fin Smith is suffering with a calf strain that may put him out of England’s Six Nations opener against Wales on 7 February. The 23-year-old withdrew from the Saints line-up to face Bordeaux-Begles on Sunday and is awaiting the results of a scan on the injury. “We’re still …
Read More »Glanwymyn in Powys named as host site for 2027 National Eisteddfod
Wales’ largest cultural festival will return to Powys in 2027 for a week-long celebration of music, language and performance. The announcement was made at a public meeting in Glantwymyn on Tuesday evening, where more than 100 residents were told the National Eisteddfod would involve communities from across the county and …
Read More »Hillsborough Law campaigners say they cannot back proposed bill
Chris Bell,BBC News Investigations, Joshua Nevett,Political reporterand Iain Watson,Political correspondent AFP via Getty Images The families of victims of the Manchester Arena bombing say they cannot support the current form of a new law being designed to stop cover-ups. Campaigners met Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on Wednesday in Parliament …
Read More »North Sea tanker crash explosion shown in court
Stuart HarrattEast Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Watch: Moment cargo ship crashes into oil tanker in North Sea A court has been shown the moment a cargo ship crashed into an oil tanker in the North Sea, triggering an explosion that killed a crew member. Vladimir Motin was captaining the Solong and …
Read More »Murder accused teen branded man paedophile, court told
Three teenagers charged with killing a man on a beach branded him a paedophile and “deliberately planned to attack him”, a court has heard. Alexander Cashford, 49, from Kent, was found with multiple injuries in Leysdown-on-Sea on the Isle of Sheppey on 10 August. A 16-year-old girl and two boys, …
Read More »Apprentice contestant struck off as doctor over social media posts
BBC Dr Asif Munaf appeared on the 2024 edition of the BBC series A former Apprentice contestant has been struck off the medical register after a tribunal found he posted antisemitic, racist and sexist posts on social media. Dr Asif Munaf, 37, from Sheffield, posted or reposted a total of …
Read More »Afcon 2025: Burkina Faso sack coach as Mali hit by resignations
Meanwhile, 10 members of the 19-strong executive committee of Mali’s football federation (Femafoot) have resigned, plunging the administration of the game in the West African country into a leadership crisis. The resignations came after the Eagles reached the quarter-finals in North Africa, matching their performance in Ivory Coast two years …
Read More »Dispatch audio relating to Kiefer Sutherland’s assault arrest revealed
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Authorities can be heard responding to Kiefer Sutherland’s alleged physical assault on a rideshare driver in dispatch audio obtained by Fox News Digital. The initial call to dispatch came in around 12:15 a.m. on Jan. 12. The audio described the person reporting …
Read More »Home secretary has no confidence in West Midlands police chief
House of Commons Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood told MPs she had lost confidence in West Midlands Chief Constable Craig Guildford over the Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has said she has lost confidence in West Midlands Police’s chief constable after Israeli football fans were banned from …
Read More »UK to ‘tighten chokehold’ on Russia’s shadow fleet
James LandaleDiplomatic correspondent, Helsinki PA Media Yvette Cooper watched Finnish border agents demonstrate how they seize Russian boats Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has told the BBC the UK is ready to work with European allies to intercept sanction-busting oil tankers in Russia’s shadow fleet. She was speaking on board a …
Read More »Middlesbrough fan attends every Boro competitive game since 1996
Nick Waites, pictured with Boro-born pundit and former footballer Chris Kamara in 2019, has attended every competitive Middlesbrough game since 1996 A Middlesbrough football fan who has not missed a competitive game for nearly 30 years has just marked his 1,400th consecutive match. Nick Waites’s run started in September 1996 …
Read More »FBI searches home of Washington Post reporter in classified documents probe
Agents with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raided the home of a Washington Post reporter this week as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of leaking classified information, officials said. In a post on X, US Attorney General Pam Bondi said agents had searched the …
Read More »Reeves doesn’t rule out more support for hospitality sector
The Chancellor has declined to rule out extending support for hospitality businesses hit by rising business rates, beyond the help she has promised pub owners. Last week, the BBC reported that the Treasury was poised to announce further assistance for pubs which – like all hospitality businesses – are facing …
Read More »High Court hears prosecutors’ challenge to Kneecap terror charge dismissal | Ents & Arts News
Kneecap supporters gathered outside the High Court on Wednesday as judges heard an appeal by the Crown Prosecution Service over the dismissal of a terrorism case against a member of the rap trio. Liam Og O hAnnaidh, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, was charged in May 2025 …
Read More »Six arrested in £300m social housing fraud and bribery probe
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has arrested six people in an estimated £300m bribery and fraud investigation into the former management of social housing group Home REIT. Its officers raided six addresses across the UK related to the past management of Home REIT on Wednesday morning. Investors in the London-based firm …
Read More »Pandoro cake influencer cleared of aggravated fraud in Italy
An Italian fashion influencer has been acquitted of aggravated fraud, bringing a long-running scandal involving a charity Christmas cake to an end. Chiara Ferragni had been accused of misleading consumers by promoting the sale of a designer pink pandoro as well as Easter eggs that were said to be helping …
Read More »Offside and VAR: Is Arsene Wenger’s daylight idea the solution?
After every Ifab meeting, you will find some reference to a discussion about offside. So unconvinced has Ifab been that, even after all this time, Wenger’s law has not been offered up to associations to try out in senior football. That would be the next step. It will not be …
Read More »Masters snooker 2026: Judd Trump powers past Ding Junhui at Alexandra Palace
World number one Judd Trump moved into the quarter-finals of the Masters after making three century breaks in a 6-2 win over Ding Junhui at Alexandra Palace. Two-time Masters champion Trump has now triumphed in five consecutive matches against Ding, who won this title in 2011. The Englishman crafted breaks …
Read More »White House defends Trump over middle-finger gesture at heckler
The White House has defended US President Donald Trump after he aimed an offensive gesture at a heckler during his appearance at a Ford factory in Detroit on Tuesday. Footage of the incident published by TMZ appears to show the president responding to a man who shouted at him from …
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