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Before the bridge fall, Ham had been targeting Team GB selection for the Paris Olympics in 2024. The athlete from Glossop, the market town on the northwestern edge of the Derbyshire Peak District, was part of British Judo’s world-class performance programme and had competed at both world and European championships …

Scarlets are currently fifth and will know on Friday night what they need to do against Northampton on Sunday. Nigel Davies’ side will be knocked out of the top-tier tournament if Pau earn three, four or five match points when hosting Bulls. If the South African side were to win …

Nick Triggle,Health correspondentand Chloe Hayward Getty Images One in 10 patients who attended major A&E units in England last year spent more than 12 hours there, a BBC analysis shows. During 2025, 1.75 million patients waited that long to be treated and discharged or found a bed on a ward …

In two years at Seattle, Durde and head coach Mike Macdonald have transformed the Seahawks’ defence. It is the first time Durde has worked with Macdonald – also a defensive coach – so his first season was “a year of real growth, understanding and adapting” in which the new coaching …

Justin Downing/Netflix The new murder mystery programme was filmed in parts of Bristol and Somerset Parts of the West Country will feature in the new Agatha Christie thriller which has launched on Netflix. Locations for The Seven Dials Mystery include Bristol, the West Somerset Railway and Great Pulteney Street in …

A viable device has been discovered during a security alert in west Belfast. Police said they received a report of a suspicious object on the Divis Road area at about 10:20 GMT on Wednesday. Ammunition technical officers attended the scene and carried out a controlled explosion on the device. Police …

Chris YoungLocal Democracy Reporting Service Getty Images The customer had a nut allergy and was served a dessert with a chocolate hazelnut topping instead of Belgian chocolate A business is under investigation by trading standards officers after a woman was hospitalised when the firm used a chocolate hazelnut dessert topping …

PA Media Chief Constable Craig Guildford was forced to write to apologise A senior Cabinet minister has said he will be “horrified” if the chief constable of West Midlands Police is still in post by the end of the day. Health Secretary Wes Streeting told Times Radio Craig Guildford’s failure …

Dave Harvey,West of England business and environment correspondentand Joe Skirkowski,West of England BBC Wayne Edge faces an extra £1,200 a month in business tax for his pub in the Forest of Dean Pub landlords are urging the government to avoid “sticking plaster” solutions in the battle over business rates. The …

Watch: Indian hand-stitched ship inspired by ancient painting completes historic voyage The Indian Navy’s hand-stitched wooden sailing vessel INSV Kaundinya arrived in Oman on Wednesday to a water salute after completing 17 days at sea. The ship began sailing from Porbandar on India’s west coast on 29 December and arrived …

The son of a British couple detained in Iran has expressed his concern for their welfare after the UK’s embassy was closed in Tehran amid the deadly crackdown on anti-regime protests. Joe Bennett’s parents, Craig and Lindsay Foreman, were on a trip around the world when they were arrested by …

BBC Project manager Vikki Longman said people needed more than food A food bank that was damaged due to flooding 14 months ago has officially re-opened and rebranded. Kinson and West Howe Foodbank in Bournemouth, next to St. Andrew’s Church, has launched a larger, free community service known as The …

Alistair Binneyand Oprah Flash,West Midlands BBC Zac has been given a Chief Constable’s Commendation award A 12-year-old boy has been given a bravery award for saving his mother’s life after she fainted behind the wheel on a major road. Nicola Crump was travelling from Wales to the Birmingham Christmas markets …

[ Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new paper indicates that maternity services in the North of England most consistently report higher-than-average rates of perinatal mortality, including stillbirths, compared to those in the South. The work appears in the Journal of Public Health. The year 2025 marked the end of a …

Donald Trump has said he believes Iran’s regime could fall following weeks of unrest across the country, as the US president considers whether to intervene. Preparations for possible action have been under way this week, according to Sky News’ partner network NBC News. The Pentagon has tailored options to meet …

The global tensions from Greenland to Iran feature prominently on Thursday’s front pages. “World on the brink” is the Daily Mirror’s headline as it reports that UK and US personnel were evacuated from their bases in the Middle East in anticipation of American strikes on Iran. Leading the Times’ picture …

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Watch: “Fundamental disagreement” with US over Greenland remains, says Danish foreign minister Denmark’s foreign minister has said there is a “fundamental disagreement” with the US over Greenland after talks at the White House. Lars Lokke Rasmussen said the meeting with Vice-President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on …

When South East Water (SEW) is in the news, the headlines do not generally make for comfortable reading. While the water and sewerage industry and its regulators have little to cheer about, this water-only supplier is now facing calls to be nationalised – such is the strength of feeling over …

Wolves midfielder Joao Gomes is wanted by Atletico Madrid, while Everton and Nottingham Forest are keen on signing striker Youssef En-Nesyri. Atletico Madrid are targeting Wolves’ Brazil midfielder Joao Gomes, 24, after the Spanish club sold England international Conor Gallagher to Tottenham on Wednesday. (Marca – in Spanish, external) Meanwhile, …