Getty Images The Liberal Democrats are pledging to make 10 English Premier League football matches per season free to watch on TV for everyone, if they win the election. The party said the promise was in response to rising ticket prices and streaming subscription costs. The Lib Dems said fans who wanted to watch games...
22 minutes ago Guy Lambert,Entertainment Reporter, @guybertie BBC Jennifer Lopez has said she is “devastated” after cancelling the US leg of her This Is Me… Live tour. Ticketing company Live Nation announced on Friday that the 2024 summer tour was cancelled, saying the singer is ” taking time off to be with her children, family...
A 20-year-old man has appeared in court charged with murdering a woman who was fatally stabbed on a beach. Two women from Poole, Dorset, were attacked on Durley Chine Beach in Bournemouth at about 23:45 BST on 24 May. Amie Gray, a 34-year-old personal trainer, died at the scene, while a 38-year-old woman was taken...
More than 2,000 officers will be on duty in London on Saturday to police the Champions League final, a protest organised by Tommy Robinson and a counter-demo. Groups from across the UK linked to football disorder are expected to attend the event organised by Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley Lennon, the Metropolitan Police...
8 minutes ago Becky Morton,Political reporter, @beckyrmorton Reuters The Conservatives have pledged to give 30 towns across the UK £20m each in an expansion of its levelling-up policy, if the party is re-elected. Areas including Tamworth, Halifax, Newtown and Perth would benefit from the funding, with local people deciding how it would be used. But...
A man armed with two knives who was shot dead by a City of London Police officer in Westminster was lawfully killed, a jury at an inquest has concluded. Hassan Yahya, 30, was Tasered and fatally shot by police on 8 March 2020. During the incident, a Metropolitan Police officer tried to Taser Mr Yahya...
Moshiri, who took a controlling stake of the club in 2016, has faced a backlash from supporters in recent years after presiding over a period of poor performances on and off the pitch. Everton posted losses of just under £400m for the four years between 2019 and 2023, which resulted in the club being docked...
Three prisoners have been taken to hospital following disorder at a prison where 10 inmates have died in the last three months. Security firm G4S, which runs HMP Parc in Bridgend, said two “unrelated incidents” occurred at the site on Friday. It said the first involved about 20 prisoners and was “resolved safely” after support...
13 minutes ago Gemma Sherlock & PA Media ,BBC News, Manchester Family handout Terry Butler was described as a “pillar of the community” and had also served as a councillor A retired fireman died after a feeding tube was mistakenly inserted into his lungs instead of his stomach, an inquest has heard. Terry Butler, 83,...
A herd of cows on Steart Marshes in Somerset have been fitted with GPS collars which act as a virtual fence. The collars play a tune to redirect the cattle when they come close to a boundary, and then give them a gentle shock if they do not divert. They are used to keep the...