August 2023

Workers were due to walk on for four days from Friday Strike action by workers at Gatwick Airport has been called off after an improved pay offer. Members of Unite employed by ground handling company Red Handling were due to walk out on Friday but they will now be balloted on the new offer. Unite […]

World Rugby have appealed the decision to overturn the red card issued to Farrell on Saturday Owen Farrell’s participation in the World Cup is in doubt again after World Rugby appealed against the decision to overturn his red card from Saturday’s clash with Wales. An independent disciplinary panel caused an outcry on Tuesday when it

Sir Michael Parkinson, the veteran broadcaster considered the king of British chat show hosts, has died aged 88, his family has told the BBC. A statement from Sir Michael’s family said: “After a brief illness Sir Michael Parkinson passed away peacefully at home last night in the company of his family. “The family request that

The figures, published by the Joint Council for Qualifications, cover A-level entries from students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The proportion of A-level entries awarded top grades is down on last year but still remains above pre-pandemic levels, national figures show. Hundreds of thousands of students across the country received their A-level results on

Targets will be replaced with the Faster Diagnosis Standard The Government has confirmed that NHS England cancer targets are to be streamlined, moving from 10 performance standards to three from October. The new guidelines will move away from the “outdated” two-week wait target, the Government said, which will be replaced with the Faster Diagnosis Standard.

He scored 52 goals in all competitions last season Erling Haaland is one of three members of Manchester City’s treble-winning team to be nominated for the Professional Footballers’ Association Players’ Player of the Year award. The 23-year-old Norway striker was a sensation in his debut season in English football, scoring 52 goals in all competitions

That’s according to a survey by the RAC Nearly three out of five drivers (58%) want to see cameras that detect illegally loud vehicles rolled out across the UK, a new survey suggests. Some 22% of respondents to the poll of 1,424 motorists commissioned by the RAC were against the idea, with a similar proportion

That’s according to her former PE Teacher, Chris Nuttall Lioness Ella Toone’s former PE teacher said it is “not a surprise” that the midfielder reached her first World Cup final after England beat Australia 3-1 on Wednesday. Chris Nuttall, PE teacher at Fred Longworth High School in Tyldesley, Wigan, who taught Toone from Year 9

It’s been conducted by the consumer group, Which? Sainsbury’s is the cheapest place to buy school uniforms while Next is the most expensive at more than double the price, according to research. Consumer group Which? analysed the costs of a selection of essential school uniform items for nine-year-olds at eight supermarkets and clothing retailers. The

It finished 1-all after 90 minutes, City winning 5-4 on penalties Manchester City won their first silverware of the campaign as Pep Guardiola’s side survived a sloppy start to triumph on spot-kicks against Sevilla and lift the UEFA Super Cup. Having lost the Community Shield to Arsenal on penalties 10 days ago, last season’s swashbuckling