September 2023

A playwright has said he was “so grateful” that his theatrical work exploring the transformative power of music for people with dementia helped him navigate his grandmother’s diagnosis. Matthew Seager, 31, told the PA news agency that he wrote a play about music’s ability to help people living with dementia after a “life-changing moment” when […]

Wales warmed up for their crucial Euro 2024 qualifier in Latvia with a goalless stalemate against South Korea in Cardiff. Substitute Kieffer Moore went the closest to breaking the deadlock by heading Chris Mepham’s second-half cross against a post. But Wales failed to secure a morale-boosting victory that under-pressure manager Rob Page craved, and it

Police hunting for escaped terror suspect Daniel Khalife have been searching a London park overnight just a few miles from the prison he absconded from. The Metropolitan Police confirmed officers had been in Richmond Park although the force has refused to rule out that Khalife may have left the country, or that he had outside help to escape prison.

The King has recorded a poignant message and released a favourite photograph of his mother to mark the first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s death and his accession to throne. Charles, in words written and audio spoken at Balmoral Castle where the Queen died on September 8 last year, said he recalled with “great affection

Network Rail has admitted health and safety failings over a rail crash that claimed three lives. Train driver Brett McCullough, 45, conductor Donald Dinnie, 58, and passenger Christopher Stuchbury, 62, died in the derailment near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, on August 12, 2020. At the High Court in Aberdeen on Thursday, the company admitted a charge covering

Police are continuing to hunt for a former soldier accused of terrorism, as a senior Government minister admitted there were questions to answer about the prison escape. Daniel Abed Khalife, 21, went missing in his cook’s uniform from HMP Wandsworth on Wednesday, prompting extra security checks at major transport hubs. There are fears the fugitive

A former soldier accused of terrorism has escaped jail from a prison kitchen by clinging on to a delivery van. Daniel Abed Khalife, 21, went missing in his cook’s uniform from HMP Wandsworth on Wednesday shortly before 8am, where he was being held awaiting trial for planting a fake bomb and gathering information that might

Arctic Monkeys, Raye and Fred Again.. are among the nominees competing to win the 2023 Mercury Prize album of the year award. Radio DJ and broadcaster Lauren Laverne is to host the ceremony on Thursday at the Eventim Apollo in London’s Hammersmith, which will feature live performances from 10 of the dozen shortlisted artists. Arctic

Lionel Messi heads the list of nominees for the men’s Ballon d’Or after leading Argentina to World Cup glory. Erling Haaland, Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and Bukayo Saka were also included on the 30-man shortlist for the prestigious prize published by organisers France Football on Wednesday. Messi, already a record seven-time winner of the annual

The average UK house price dropped by 4.6% in August, falling at the fastest rate since 2009, according to an index. But despite dropping by £14,000 over the past year, the average house price remains around £40,000 – or 17% – above pre-pandemic levels, Halifax said. Annual house price falls were recorded generally across the