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A group of officers in Nigeria are set to face a military court after being accused of “plotting to overthrow the government” of President Bola Tinubu last year, an armed forces’ statement has said. Sixteen officers were arrested last October after what were described as “acts of indiscipline and breaches …

Revel Collective The owner of Revolucion de Cuba and Peach Pubs is to go into administration, putting as many as 2,200 jobs at risk. Revel Collective, the parent company which has 62 pubs and bars across the UK, put itself up for sale in October after facing what it called …

The first students have graduated from a unique medical course designed for specialised kidney care. Five higher speciality trainees in kidney medicine graduated from the two year course taught at the renal unit at Sunderland Royal Hospital. The course develops doctors’ skills in interventional nephrology, an area of care that …

A nine-year-old girl was stabbed to death while playing with a hula hoop in the street, a court has heard. Lilia Valutyte died after being stabbed in the chest while she played outside a shop where her mother was working on Fountain Lane, Boston, Lincolnshire, on 28 July 2022. Deividas …

Fiona Stalker and Robbie BoyleBBC Scotland News PA Media Insch in Aberdeenshire was one of the communities hit by heavy snow earlier this year Aberdeenshire Council’s chief executive has called on individuals and communities to take more responsibility during extreme weather to help keep local areas clear. Jim Savege revealed …

Given that RAM has become so expensive to buy recently, you might have considered buying a prebuilt desktop computer. If so, and you’re leaning toward a high-end gaming model, Costco has a model that’s an impressive value at $1,999.99 ($300 off) for members through February 8th. It’s an all-AMD, liquid-cooled …

It was less than 10 years ago that Lincoln were playing National League football – having spent six seasons in England’s fifth tier – before two promotions in three years returned them to League One in 2019. Fowler first bought a minority stake in the club in April 2024, and …

Julian O’NeillCrime and justice correspondent, BBC News NI McNally family Natalie McNally was 15 weeks pregnant when she was killed in her home in December 2022 The trial of a man accused of murdering Natalie McNally looks set to go ahead, after the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) decided it should …

Getty Images Ai Weiwei will take over Aviva Studios in Manchester later this year Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei said he was planning a “monumental” work in Manchester for his first major show in the north of England. The 68-year-old, best known for working on the design of Beijing’s …

Maisie LillywhiteGloucestershire Birdland Park & Gardens Birdland Park & Gardens’ Del Boy, Rodney and Raquel have been named following a public vote Del Boy, Rodney and Raquel have swapped Peckham for the Cotswolds after a public vote to name three penguin chicks. The Only Fools and Horses characters have new …

Tavares scored twice in the opening eight minutes as Bulls went 3-0 up, and they had doubled that tally 11 minutes later when she completed her first hat-trick. Holly Sundby’s 21st-minute strike made it 7-0 as she recorded a hat-trick, and the pair would go on to each score five …

Fulham are advancing in talks to sign winger Oscar Bobb from Manchester City. Sources have told BBC Sport Marco Silva’s side are close to reaching an agreement for the 22-year-old. Bobb has fallen down the pecking order at City after the January arrival of Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth. “I know …

The Charity Commission has launched an official inquiry into the FIA Foundation road safety charity. The move comes after Mohammed Ben Sulayem, president of motorsport’s governing body the FIA, replaced David Richards – the head of Motorsport UK – as chair of the foundation last year. The Charity Commission, which …

Northern Ireland’s Dan Harper has won the iconic, fog-hit Daytona 24-hour race from the back of the grid. Harper was racing in the GTD Pro class alongside Max Hesse, Neil Verhagen and Connor de Phillippi in the #1 BMW, run by Paul Miller Racing. The car was disqualified from qualifying …

The story took yet another twist in October 1977 when the London Evening News ran the sensational headline, “I Was Hired to Kill Scott.” Fresh out of prison, Newton recanted his blackmail defence and was now claiming he was paid £5,000 as part of what the paper described as a …

Sir Keir Starmer has defended the decision to block Andy Burnham from standing in an upcoming by-election. Burnham, who held a range of ministerial positions before standing down to become Mayor of Greater Manchester, is widely seen as a potential leadership challenger to Sir Keir should he return to Westminster. …

TikTok has suffered from extensive problems on its first weekend after completing the sale of its US arm, though some issues appear to have spread globally. TikTok has yet to confirm any issues a day after troubles began, making it difficult to surmise the extent of the problems. Nevertheless, Tiktokkers …

The prime minister has insisted his party’s decision to not allow Andy Burnham to run in an upcoming by-election is correct, because doing so would “divert our resources”. An election is set to be held in the Greater Manchester seat of Gorton and Denton, after Andrew Gwynne made a deal …

Keys had previously insisted she would refuse to eat the delicacy, but she admitted defeat and said she would accept the terms of the wager. “A bet is a bet, so I’ll do it. I hope it’s less gross than I think it’s going to be but we’ll find out …

Gabriel Hamer-Webb has revealed how family grief led to him picking Wales over England for his international future. The Bath-born wing has already represented England at Under-20s level in the Six Nations. But he was convinced to switch allegiance by his Cardiff-born mother following the tragic loss of both his …