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Results 1 to 30Chelsea tie down defender Trevoh Chalobah on a long term deal to 2026
2021-11-04, 18:42Chelsea tie down...
Newquay hospital inpatients ward closing for winter building works
2021-11-04, 18:42Newquay Hospital inpatient department will be closing for the winter for building works, Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has said. The 19 patients currently in the department will be moved to Sir John...
Plans for Derby statue to honour prominent Sikh leader
2021-11-04, 18:42Plans have been submitted for a new statue to honour the life of a prominent 18th Century Sikh leader. The monument of Maharaja Jassa Singh Ramgarhia - riding a horse in battle - could be erected at the Ramgarhia Gurdwara, on St Thomas Road, Derby. The statue is part of plans to celebrate the...
Bangor: Judge warning as man jailed for fatal crash
2021-11-04, 18:42A Bangor man has been jailed for causing the death of a woman by dangerous driving and for causing grievous bodily injury to her baby daughter. Steven Boyd, 48, of Ballymaconnell Road, was sentenced to six months in prison and six months on licence. The collision occurred on the outskirts of Bangor...
Modern pentathlon: Showjumping to be removed for 2028 Olympics
2021-11-04, 18:24Showjumping is to be cut from the modern pentathlon, the International Modern Pentathlon Union announces....
Wrexham ban 12 after investigation into alleged violence against Torquay fans
2021-11-04, 18:24Wrexham ban 12...
Almost 300 police officers unable to use handcuffs
2021-11-04, 18:24Almost 300 frontline Avon and Somerset Police officers are unable to use handcuffs or a Taser because their safety training has lapsed. The response officers were among 700 warranted staff who have not completed annual refreshers in use of force, first aid and dealing with conflict. This means they...
Hollyrood Care Home closure plans halted
2021-11-04, 18:24A decision to close a care home for adults with autism has been withdrawn after a legal challenge. The Disabilities Trust, which runs the Hollyrood Care Home in Lindfield, West Sussex, announced closure plans in August saying it was unfit for purpose. Lawyers for the relatives of two residents had...
Met Police officer lost sight of cyclist before car collision, court hears
2021-11-04, 18:24A Met Police officer lost sight of a cyclist he was pursuing seconds before driving into his bike and dragging him along a road, a court has heard. PC Eugene Acheampong was investigating reports of men "tampering" with cars in north London when he saw Arnold Taylor leave the scene by bike...
Cheshire East Council: Police drop probes into land purchases
2021-11-04, 18:24A long-running investigation into how land was bought and sold involving a Cheshire council has been dropped. Cheshire Police had launched four investigations into land transactions in Crewe and Middlewich relating to Cheshire East Council. A file has been sent to...
Kenneth Branagh comes home with ‘Belfast’ film premiere
2021-11-04, 18:24Movie stars, including Jamie Dornan, Caitríona Balfe and Ciarán Hinds, have joined Kenneth Branagh on the red carpet to open this year's Belfast Film Festival at the Waterfront Hall. Branagh returned to his hometown to showcase his latest film Belfast. It follows the life of a Belfast...
COP26: Indonesia criticises 'unfair' deal to end deforestation
2021-11-04, 18:24Indonesia has criticised the terms of a global deal to end deforestation by 2030, signalling that the country may not abide by it. Environment Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar said the authorities could not "promise what we can't do". She said forcing Indonesia to commit to zero...
T20 World Cup: Holders West Indies eliminated after Sri Lanka defeat
2021-11-04, 18:06Premier League predictions: Lawro v Murray & Tav from indie band FUR
2021-11-04, 18:06Gambling links from children's pages on club websites to be investigated
2021-11-04, 18:06The Gambling Commission...
York pub's Christmas reindeer event pulled after arson threat
2021-11-04, 18:06A York pub has cancelled a Father Christmas event after an email threatened to "burn it down" over the use of live reindeer during the visit. The Saddle Inn in Fulford said it received about 1,000 messages expressing concern about the deer's welfare after advertising the event. The...
Close vote permits 164-acre solar farm in Devon
2021-11-04, 18:06A close vote has seen permission granted for a 164-acre solar farm. The vote passed by five votes to four by Torridge District Council's Planning Committee in north Devon. John Nettles, the star of television's Bergerac and Midsomer Murders, spearheaded a campaign against the solar farm...
COP26: Scottish FA to sign UN climate pledge to be carbon neutral by 2040
2021-11-04, 18:06The Scottish FA will sign up to a United Nations climate action pledge to become carbon neutral by 2040....
What did Owen Paterson do?
2021-11-04, 18:06Former minister Owen Paterson has resigned as an MP after a backlash at the government's decision to block his suspension from parliament. Who is he? Mr Paterson is the Conservative MP for North Shropshire. He served as Northern Ireland secretary and environment secretary under David Cameron....
First Minister Rhodri Morgan, Middle East royals and me
2021-11-04, 18:06With climate change and global warming at the top of news agendas, the world's biggest oil exporter, Saudi Arabia, has pledged to cut its carbon emissions to net zero by 2060. When the late Rhodri Morgan, as Wales' first minister, led a trade mission to Saudi Arabia and Dubai in October...
LA 'jetpack man' was probably a balloon
2021-11-04, 17:53Investigators think a figure seen flying over Los Angeles was actually a life-size inflatable. ......
Arrest after Luton clergyman reports his home stolen
2021-11-04, 17:48A man has been arrested on suspicion of fraud after a vicar told how he returned home to find it had been sold without his knowledge. Reverend Mike Hall was working in north Wales when he received a call from his neighbours on 20 August to say someone was staying at the house in Luton. A BBC...
Addenbrooke's Hospital closes beds to prevent Covid spread
2021-11-04, 17:48Some planned operations been cancelled and beds closed at a major hospital as it cares for 61 patients with Covid-19. Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge has closed about 100 of its 1,000 beds "to decrease the risk of infection"...
Trafficking arrests after woman living in cupboard rescued
2021-11-04, 17:48Three men have been arrested after the rescue of a woman who claimed that she was forced to live in a cupboard by her alleged exploiters. The men were arrested on suspicion of forced labour and human trafficking offences on 3 November. A 36-year-old Bangladeshi national was arrested at an address in...
M1/M62 Lofthouse junction: Views sought on motorway revamp plans
2021-11-04, 17:48A public consultation into plans to improve a busy motorway junction near Leeds is under way. About 75,000 vehicles a day use the Lofthouse interchange, connecting the M1 with the M62, which is "leading to significant queues at peak times", Highways...
Winson Green: Three teens sentenced over Sohail Ali stabbing
2021-11-04, 17:48Three teenagers have been sentenced for killing a man who was stabbed in a Birmingham park. Sohail Ali was attacked in Summerfield Park, Winson Green, on the afternoon of 4...
Man bailed over street attack death in Bath
2021-11-04, 17:48A teenager arrested in connection with the death of a man has been bailed. The 19-year-old was arrested...
Women's African Champions League creation is the 'best move ever'
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