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Kevin Sinfield pays tribute to ‘wonderful friend’ Rob Burrow

Sinfield said the world had lost ‘a great man’ and his former team-mate was a ‘beacon of hope and inspiration’ since his diagnosis with motor neurone disease

By Sam Hall
3 Jun 2024
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UK

William pays tribute to ‘legend of Rugby League’ and MND campaigner Rob Burrow

Rob Burrow spent his entire rugby league career with Leeds Rhinos and helped them win eight Super League titles.
By Sam Hall
3 Jun 2024
The parachutists then flew across the Channel on Sunday to Cherbourg (Joe Giddens/PA)
UK

Parachutists fly from Duxford Air Show to D-Day commemorations in Normandy

Ahead of the 80th anniversary of the operation, round canopy parachutists loaded on to Douglas C47 planes.
By Sam Hall
2 Jun 2024
Rupert Murdoch married Elena Zhukova in a ceremony at his Californian vineyard (News Corp/PA)
UK

Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch marries for fifth time aged 93

Mr Murdoch married retired Russian molecular biologist Elena Zhukova, 67, on Saturday.
By Sam Hall
2 Jun 2024
Graeme White and his wife Katherine after their £1 million win on EuroMillions (Chris Ratcliffe/National Lottery/PA)
UK

Police officer couple to continue working despite £1 million lottery win

Graeme White, 35, and his wife, Katherine, 36, said they plan to buy their dream home in the countryside after the EuroMillions win.
By Sam Hall
2 Jun 2024
Prime Minister Theresa May dances as she arrives on stage to make her speech at the Conservative Party annual conference at the International Convention Centre, Birmingham (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Politics

Politicians and music: Which songs have been used and do they need permission?

D:Ream said they would deny any request from Sir Keir Starmer to use Things Can Only Get Better in the upcoming General Election.
By Sam Hall
1 Jun 2024
Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross speaks during the official launch of his party’s General Election campaign at the Royal George Hotel in Perth (Andrew Milligan/PA).
Politics

Douglas Ross: SNP has ‘failed rural and island communities’ on health

The Scottish Tory leader said the SNP government had overseen a ‘postcode lottery’ with more GP surgery closures in remote and island communities.
By Sam Hall
1 Jun 2024
Scott Law (green arrow) and Micah Richards (bottom left) in footage shown at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court during the trial of Scott Law, who is accused of headbutting Roy Keane at the Emirates Stadium on September 3 last year (Edward Fail Bradshaw & Waterson/PA)
Crime

Micah Richards denies being Roy Keane’s ‘puppy’ in Arsenal fan headbutt trial

The former Manchester City defender told a court he ‘grappled’ with a man who is accused of headbutting his punditry partner Mr Keane.
By Sam Hall
31 May 2024
Outgoing science committee chair Greg Clark has said AI regulators are under-resourced (James Manning / PA).
Tech

AI regulators in UK are ‘under-resourced’, warns science committee chairman

The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee said the £10 million allocated to regulators was ‘insufficient’.
By Sam Hall
28 May 2024
John Cryer, outgoing Labour MP for Leyton and Wanstead (David Woolfall/UK Parliament)
Politics

Five Labour MPs announce they will stand down at General Election

Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party John Cryer joined Kevin Brennan, Barbara Keeley, John Spellar and Virendra Sharma in stepping down.
By Sam Hall
27 May 2024
Police officers at the scene of a fatal stabbing at Durley Chine Beach in Bournemouth (Angus Williams/PA)
UK

Teenager released without charge over murder of woman on Bournemouth beach

Dorset Police said he had been ‘eliminated from inquiries’ following investigations over the weekend.
By Sam Hall
27 May 2024
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Politics

Theresa May: I should have met Grenfell Tower survivors sooner

The outgoing MP for Maidenhead also described Donald Trump as an ‘unpredictable’ president.
By Sam Hall
27 May 2024
Howard Michael Phillips appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court (Rick Findler/PA)
UK

Man, 64, appears in court charged with assisting Russia

Howard Michael Phillips was charged with an offence contrary to section three of the National Security Act.
By Sam Hall
23 May 2024
Cabinet Secretary Simon Case giving evidence at the inquiry (UK Covid-19 Inquiry/PA)
Politics

Simon Case tells Covid inquiry Boris Johnson was ‘very frustrating’ to work with

Giving evidence on Thursday morning, the Cabinet Secretary discussed his deep ‘regret’ over sending scathing WhatsApp messages about Mr Johnson.
By Sam Hall
23 May 2024
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Politics

'It had to be D:Ream to drown out Sunak', says anti Tory protester

Anti-Brexit campaigner Steve Bray said he selected the D:Ream song for its association with the Tory landslide defeat in the 1997 general election

By Sam Hall
23 May 2024
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, soaked by rain, walks back in to 10 Downing Street (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Politics

Things can only get wetter: Sunak soaked as he announces election to Labour song

Heavy rain poured down on the Prime Minister who spoke from a lectern outside No 10 without an umbrella.
By Sam Hall
22 May 2024
A person died after a flight from Heathrow to Singapore encountered ‘severe turbulence’ (Steve Parsons/PA)
UK

Passenger tells of ‘awful screaming’ on flight hit by severe turbulence

Another said everyone not wearing a seatbelt on the plane was ‘launched immediately into the ceiling’.
By Sam Hall
21 May 2024
The Queen during a visit to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show (Adrian Dennis/PA)
UK

Camilla makes Bridgerton admission during Chelsea Flower Show royal visit

Camilla said ‘I watched the first lot’ during her visit to a garden based on the Penelope Featherington character from the Netflix Regency-era show.
By Sam Hall
20 May 2024
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Politics

Universities warn of fall in number of international student applications

The warning comes ahead of a report expected this week on the graduate visa route.

By Sam Hall
13 May 2024
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UK

Locomotive derails from heritage railway during festival

The restored 115-ton heritage diesel locomotive, built in 1968, was on the back of a six-carriage passenger train when it partially derailed.

By Sam Hall
12 May 2024
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Politics

Zahawi: I’m sorry for not being more explicit over tax declaration

The outgoing MP for Stratford-on-Avon said the total payment he made to HMRC was ‘just shy of £5 million’.

By Sam Hall
12 May 2024
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