Burnley manager Vincent Kompany described their 1-0 win at Blackburn to seal the title as a “tremendous achievement.” The Clarets were second best for two thirds of the Sky Bet Championship game but Rovers could not take advantage, only carving out half-chances for Tyrhys Dolan and Dominic Hyam. A half-chance was all Burnley needed at […]
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Hundreds of Britons have been evacuated from Sudan as the military races against time to bring people to safety before a ceasefire ends. Flights began landing in Cyprus on Tuesday evening and continued through the night, with more planned on Wednesday. Home Secretary Suella Braverman said on Wednesday morning that 200 to 300 people had
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A record near-three million emergency food parcels have been handed out at food banks in the year to March, with the number provided for children topping a million for the first time. The figures from the Trussell Trust charity represent a 37% increase compared to the previous year. A total of 2,986,203 emergency food parcels
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Almost half of people with concussion still show symptoms of brain injury six months later, new research suggests. According to a new study, even mild concussion can cause long-lasting effects to the brain. Using data from a Europe-wide study, University of Cambridge scientists found that for 45% of people who receive a knock to the
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A former Derbyshire County Council employee has been sentenced after she fraudulently applied for tens of thousands of pounds worth of charity vouchers which were intended to support children living in poverty across the UK. Gemma King claimed a total of £90,000 worth of vouchers from the social enterprise Family Fund Business Services over a
A man from Tameside has been charged in connection with several burglaries and attempted burglaries in the High Peak. Officers received several reports of a number of burglaries and attempted burglaries between 2.35am on Tuesday 7 February and 2.30am on Friday 10 February at properties in the Padfield, Hadfield and Charlesworth areas of Glossop in
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President Joe Biden has formally announced that he is running for re-election in 2024, asking voters to give him more time to “finish the job” he began when he was sworn in to office. Mr Biden, who would be 86 at the end of a second term, is betting his first-term legislative achievements and more
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James Cleverly will claim isolating China is a “betrayal” of the national interest in a speech setting out the Government’s position on Beijing. The Foreign Secretary will say the UK must engage directly with the country in order to promote stability in a keynote address to the Lord Mayor’s Easter Banquet in London. He is
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Bus services across Derbyshire are set to have improved timetables and, in some cases, extended routes, with the funding coming from the Government. Derbyshire County Council were successful in gaining £47m to improve bus services in the county. Some of this money is being used to improve timetables on 17 routes. Two of these routes
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Derbyshire County Council had intended to make Green Lane one-way, southbound from the Fiveways junction, which is used by around 14,500 vehicles every day, to help reduce traffic congestion. The Fiveways junction, situated to the south of the town centre, connects the busy A515, B5059 West Road, Dale Road and Green Lane. The original plans
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