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A former police officer is due to go on trial accused of indecently assaulting a woman in a custody suite almost 30 years ago, it has emerged. Nigel Brown, 70, from Mirfield, is charged with three counts of indecent assault on a woman at Dewsbury Police Station on 2 October …

Financially-troubled rugby league club Featherstone Rovers will not compete in the second-tier Championship in 2026 after the Rugby Football League (RFL) denied them membership. The club went into administration in December and one takeover bid submitted did not meet the required criteria set by the RFL. The West Yorkshire club …

British skeleton racer Matt Weston won his second European title as compatriot Tabby Stoecker claimed a silver medal in St Moritz. Weston came away with a combined two-run time of two minutes 16.58 seconds to beat Italy’s Amedeo Bagnis by 0.91secs. It followed Weston’s victory over Bagnis at the same …

A shark ripped the arm off a Minnesota woman in the U.S. Virgin Islands on Thursday before she died a short time later from those horrific wounds, officials said. St. Croix first responders were called at about 4:28 p.m. AST with reports of “a female who was suspected to be …

Russia struck a target in the Ukrainian city of Lviv overnight with its powerful Oreshnik hypersonic missile, just 40 miles from the border with NATO-member Poland. It is only the second time Russia has used the weapon in Ukraine and the first time since 2024. Ukraine’s military has reported the …

Georgie Docker,North Westand Phil McCann,North West BBC Callum McDonagh, 30, was one of two men to be turned away from the Holiday Inn Express A homeless man has said it is “disgusting” a Manchester hotel refused him entry, on a night when the city faced sub-zero temperatures, due to being …

Getty Images The Metropolitan Police said that while not all calls connected, “a significant number” got through A man has been jailed for a year after making a series of bomb hoax calls from New York to hospitals and other venues in London and across the UK. David Hart, 22, …

The Pope has denounced countries for “completely undermining” peace, saying “war is back in vogue and a zeal for war is spreading”. Though he did not name specific nations, Leo XIV‘s remarks are being interpreted as a critique of US, Russian and other military incursions in other sovereign countries. Leo …

Weston-super-Mare beat fellow sixth tier National League South side Chelmsford City 2-0 in the second round, and along with National League North side Macclesfield, they are the lowest-ranked club still in the competition. They had hoped for Premier League opposition, but were drawn away to League Two side Grimsby Town …

Available for over a year John Murray, Ian Dennis & Ali Bruce-Ball talk football, travel & language. They debate the FA Cup schedule and lack of free-to-air matches, as well as Ruben Amorim and Enzo Maresca losing their jobs. There’s a twist in the first Clash of the Commentators of …

US President Donald Trump has warned that he could order more airstrikes on Nigeria if Christians continue to be killed in the West African nation. In a wide-ranging interview with the New York Times, Trump was asked whether the Christmas Day strikes in Nigeria’s northern Sokoto state, targeting Islamist militants, …

Fifa’s failure to address concerns over access to tickets for disabled supporters at the 2026 World Cup is “unacceptable”, a charity has said. Disabled fans face paying more to attend games as there are no tickets available to them in the lowest-priced tier of the general allocation. Personal assistants have …

Benetton: Gallagher; Lynagh, Odogwu, Fekitoa, Ratave; Umaga, Uren (capt); Spagnolo, Gasperini, Ferrari, N Cannone, Ruzza, Izekor, Zuliani, L Cannone. Replacements: Bernasconi, Chaparro, Zilocchi, Scrafton, Snyman, Lamaro, Garbisi, Marin. Dragons: Anderson; E Rosser, Richards, Westwood, Dyer; de Beer, R Williams (capt); Martinez, Burrows, Dlamini, Douglas, Screech, Woodman, Beddall, Lewis-Hughes. Replacements: Coghlan, …

Isla Anderson Isla Anderson’s four sheep – named Haggis, Neeps, Tatties and Skirlie – did not mind being snowed in near Foveran. A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 2 January and 9 January 2026. Send your photos to scotlandpictures@bbc.co.uk. Please ensure you adhere to the BBC’s …

A nine-year-old girl died at home from a single stab wound to the chest, an inquest hearing has heard. Aria Thorpe was pronounced dead at her home in Lime Close, Weston-super-Mare, by paramedics at 18:58 GMT on 15 December 2025. An inquest into her death opened at Avon Coroners Court …

Guarino’s start to life at West Ham could not be any harder with a trip to defending champions Chelsea on Sunday (12:00 GMT). But the Italian insists she is “not focused” on the opposition and is not expecting her team to change overnight. “We have spoken about some principles but …

Rebecca WoodsWest Midlands Getty Images There was not enough consideration given to swimmers affected by Titans’ closure Swimming’s governing body has apologised for its poor handling of the closure of a school-based club which came after a string of safeguarding complaints. Ellesmere Titans could have been kept in operation, had …

Some roads have been closed and rail services suspended despite much of north-western England escaping the worst of Storm Goretti. A yellow severe weather warning for snow remains in place for Rochdale, Oldham, Tameside and Stockport, as well as parts of Bury and east Manchester, until 12:00 GMT. National Highways …

The 24-year-old has found the net 19 times so far this season as the National League South side’s top scorer. Against Chelmsford, he volleyed in to put Weston in front midway through the second half, before firing in from close range. “My phone hasn’t stopped since that day I don’t …

Skies across the West Midlands turned a dazzling shade of pink on Thursday evening as Storm Goretti took hold in the region. Images have been shared showing the phenomenon from Birmingham city centre, to Hednesford in Staffordshire. There was speculation on social media it could have been the Northern Lights, …