July 2023

Trevor Francis, British football’s first £1million player, has died at the age of 69. The ex-Birmingham striker, who scored Nottingham Forest’s winner in their 1979 European Cup final triumph, earned 52 England caps and later guided Sheffield Wednesday and Birmingham to major finals as a manager. Plymouth-born Francis burst onto the scene as a teenager […]

He was Britain’s first one million pound footballer, when he signed for Forest Trevor Francis, British football’s first £1million player, has died at the age of 69. The ex-Birmingham striker, who scored Nottingham Forest’s winner in their 1979 European Cup final triumph, earned 52 England caps and later guided Sheffield Wednesday and Birmingham to major

That’s according to Mercedes’ boss, Toto Wolff Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes Max Verstappen’s dominance of the sport is so one-sided that he is making the rest of the grid look like they are racing in a junior category. Verstappen took his ninth win of the season, extending Red Bull’s unbeaten streak to 11 from

One of Wales’ most popular spirits is now officially protected after it secured a special status. Single malt Welsh whisky has been awarded the Protected Geographical Indication UK GI status, joining other famous Welsh products such as beef, lamb and leeks. The UK GI scheme was established two years after Brexit and ensures certain food

That’s according to analysis published by Make UK and business advisory firm BDO Most English regions and Wales are seeing a downward trend in their share of manufacturing exports to the EU, new research suggests. The development shows a potential structural shift in the UK’s trade patterns, according to analysis published by Make UK and

Members of Aslef at 15 train companies in England will refuse to work overtime from Monday August 7 to Saturday August 12 Train drivers are to stage another week-long overtime ban in a long-running dispute over pay, threatening fresh disruption to services at the height of the summer holidays. Members of Aslef at 15 train

Hundreds of patients are taking up hospital beds across England every day despite being ready to leave, due to hold-ups in sorting transport, medicines and paperwork, or because they have nowhere to be discharged to, new analysis shows. Disagreements between a patient or their family and medical staff, plus the need to install specialist equipment

George Alagiah was a popular and reassuring presence behind a BBC News desk for more than 20 years, his unflappable demeanour making him a hit with viewers. He joined the corporation in 1989 and was one of the broadcaster’s leading foreign correspondents, filing dispatches on subjects ranging from the Rwandan genocide to civil wars across

Vue International has said it had the biggest weekend for UK cinema ticket sales in four years after Barbie and Oppenheimer were released. The cinema chain said on Sunday that a fifth of its customers had purchased tickets to see both films in a double bill dubbed by social media as Barbenheimer. The two films,

Twitter has replaced the social media platform’s famous bird logo with an X as part of owner Elon Musk’s plans to create an “everything app”. Recently-appointed chief executive Linda Yaccarino tweeted a picture of a white cross on a black background, saying “X is here! Let’s do this”. Mr Musk unveiled the new logo over