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Man City Produce Dramatic Late Fightback To Reach Fourth Successive FA Cup Final

Manchester City produced a dramatic late fightback to reach their fourth successive FA Cup final with a remarkable 2-1 win over Championship Southampton. A slow-burner of a semi-final came alive as Finn Azaz put Saints on course for a shock Wembley win when he curled home a sublime goal with 11 minutes remaining. Yet that served only to spark City into action and substitute Jeremy Doku quickly equalised with a deflected strike before Nico Gonzalez won it with […]

25 April 2026

Local Sport

Moorlands Sport Extra Season 4 Episode 29

This week’s Moorlands Sport Extra is out. We hear from our cricket correspondent James Marsh as he previews the start of the North Staffs and South Cheshire Cricket League with Rich Cooper. Dave Stringer speaks to Leek Cricket Club captain Alex Mellor as they start their season at Checkley. Meanwhile, the football season comes to an end this weekend for our non-league sides, and we hear from Matt Rhead of Kidsgrove Athletic following their 2-1 defeat at home to Shifnal […]

24 April 2026

National News

One In 10 Operations Either Cancelled Last Minute Or Postponed Analysis Finds

Around one in 10 operations in England were either cancelled within 24 hours or postponed because patients were not adequately prepared, new analysis has found. Almost four in 10 last-minute cancellations were potentially avoidable, the study also suggests. Experts said bolstering perioperative care “must be a priority” for the NHS or the health service risks waiting lists remaining “unacceptably high”. The study, published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia, examined data from November 11 to […]

24 April 2026

National News

Increased Demand For Jobs Including Pilots And Postal Workers

A study of job adverts has revealed increased demand for authors, translators, postal workers, couriers, pilots and air traffic controllers. In contrast, adverts have fallen for jobs including credit agents, archivists, conservators and curators and optometrists, according to recruiters. The number of adverts last month totalled over 1.6 million, a 5.6% increase on February, said the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). The study found a stronger than usual increase in sectors such as logistics, hospitality […]

24 April 2026

National News

Trump Threatens Big Tariff On UK Over Digital Tax On US Tech Firms

US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on the UK if it does not drop its digital services tax on American social media firms. The digital services tax, introduced in 2020, imposes a 2% levy on the revenues of several major US tech companies. Speaking to reporters from the Oval Office on Thursday, Mr Trump said: “We’ve been looking at it and we can meet that very easily by just putting a big tariff on the […]

24 April 2026

National News

Assisted Dying Bill To Fall But Issue Not Going Away Say Campaigners

MPs have been told they must decide what happens next in the long-running and divisive debate on assisted dying, as an attempt to change the law formally fails on Friday. Peers supportive of assisted dying shared their “regret” at the fall of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, insisting Parliament “must come to a decision on choice at the end of life as soon as possible”. But opponents have praised the House of Lords for “highlighting […]

24 April 2026

National News

Assisted Dying Bill Runs Out Of Time But Supporters Vow Fight Is Not Over

Assisted dying will not become law in England and Wales after proposed legislation branded “hopelessly flawed” by opponents ran out of time amid claims of a “denial of democracy” from supporters. Those backing a change in the law have pledged “we will not give up” and “we will be back”. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which had been making its way through Parliament for the past year and a half, fell on Friday with peers […]

24 April 2026

National News

Rapist Jailed For Religiously Aggravated Attack On Sikh Woman In Her Home

A sex attacker who raped a Sikh woman in a religiously aggravated attack has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 14 years. A trial at Birmingham Crown Court heard John Ashby shouted racist and anti-Muslim abuse as he beat the victim with a stick after following her off a bus and into her home. Jurors were told the 32-year-old raped the woman, who was a stranger to him, after forcing her to take off her […]

24 April 2026

National News

Popstar Olivia Rodrigo Scores Fourth UK Number One Single

Popstar Olivia Rodrigo has scored her fourth UK number one single, according to the Official Charts Company. The 23-year topped the leader board with her brand new song, Drop Dead, the first single from her upcoming You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love album which will be released in June. The single was released along with its accompanying music video, which features the star dancing and running around The Palace of Versailles. […]

24 April 2026

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Man City Produce Dramatic Late Fightback To Reach Fourth Successive FA Cup Final

Moorlands Sport Extra Season 4 Episode 29

One In 10 Operations Either Cancelled Last Minute Or Postponed Analysis Finds

Increased Demand For Jobs Including Pilots And Postal Workers

Trump Threatens Big Tariff On UK Over Digital Tax On US Tech Firms

Assisted Dying Bill To Fall But Issue Not Going Away Say Campaigners

Assisted Dying Bill Runs Out Of Time But Supporters Vow Fight Is Not Over

Rapist Jailed For Religiously Aggravated Attack On Sikh Woman In Her Home

Popstar Olivia Rodrigo Scores Fourth UK Number One Single

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