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Twelve police officers were injured and 16 arrests were made in the second night of unrest in Northern Ireland following the Belfast knife attack, Hilary Benn has said. The Northern Ireland Secretary said he was “glad to say that last night there was less disorder than we witnessed on Tuesday night”, as he condemned the “racist thuggery” seen in the wake of Monday’s stabbing assault which left the […]

The prize money fund is now over 64 million pounds Prize money at Wimbledon this year has increased by 20 per cent from 2025 to a record-breaking figure of £64.2million. The All England Club revealed the prize pot on Thursday morning during a press conference with chair Debbie Jevans and chief executive Sally Bolton in SW19. A group of the world’s leading players staged a pre-event protest at […]

It's after partner Victoria Mboko withdrew due to injury Serena Williams’ London comeback at the HSBC Championships has been prematurely curtailed after her doubles partner Victoria Mboko was forced to withdraw with a left knee injury. It looked unlikely Williams, 44, and Mboko, 19, would play Leylah Fernandez and Laura Siegemund on Thursday evening as scheduled when Mboko retired from her singles match against Karolina Pliskova on […]

That's despite record day for May Heathrow said passenger numbers fell last month despite notching up its busiest ever day in May amid an ongoing impact of the Iran war on international travel. The west London airport said 7.1 million passengers passed through its four terminals in May, down 1.2% year-on-year. UK passenger numbers fell 1.9%, while those from the Middle East were 31% lower […]

The club have confirmed a one-year deal with an option for a further 12 months Celtic have confirmed the appointment of Martin O’Neill as Football Manager on a one-year contract with a one-year option. The 74-year-old returned to Celtic Park twice last season and ultimately led the Hoops to a league and Scottish Cup double. O’Neill told Celtic’s official website: “It is once again a […]

Two small boat pilots who steered overcrowded craft have been jailed, becoming the first people sentenced for a new offence of endangering others during a Channel crossing. Afghan national Mohammad Tajik, 32, was sentenced to two years in prison at Canterbury Crown Court on Wednesday over a dangerous journey on January 17. At the same time, Sudanese national Alnour Ali, 26, was sentenced to 27 months for a […]

A church which is leaning more than the famous Tower of Pisa has become dangerous to use and has cracking in its walls as funds are being raised to repair it. Parishioner Mike Hine said residents of Dry Doddington in Lincolnshire were “up in arms” when they were told the severely tilted tower of St James’ Church in the village could be forced to close if its flooring […]

Bridget Phillipson said mental health support in schools will make a “huge difference” to tackling the crisis of young people neither working nor learning, as almost half of all schools and colleges in England now have access to mental health support teams. More than a million young people are not in employment, education or training, known as Neets. Former Labour health secretary Alan Milburn warned […]

Phone chargers sold online by major retailers such as Amazon, B&Q and eBay can electrocute users and explode, a watchdog has warned. Which? bought 15 USB phone chargers from seven online marketplaces and tested them to determine whether they were safe and legal to sell in the UK, finding that nine were so badly manufactured that anyone using them was at risk of receiving an electric shock. […]

The poorest families with children need to spend 85% of their disposable income to afford a healthy diet, according to an annual report. Healthier food is nearly twice as expensive per calorie as less healthy alternatives, with foods high in fat, salt and sugar being the only group to have seen a price drop in the last year, the Food Foundation’s Broken Plate report, funded by the […]