Month: September 2024

Former Bradford captain Stephen Darby has emphasised the need to “be positive, love, laugh and smile” as he continues his fight with motor neurone disease. The 35-year-old retired in 2018 after being diagnosed with the condition that affects the nerves in the brain and spinal cord. Darby and his wife Steph Houghton, the former Manchester City and England captain, appeared on an episode of the Rob Burrow Seven Meets podcast […]

Warnings of heavy rain, flooding and brief tornadoes have been issued for parts of England. The Environment Agency has 30 flood warnings in place across England, meaning flooding is expected, and 78 flood alerts, meaning flooding is possible. Areas of Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire are listed as being the most vulnerable. The Tornado and Storm Research Organisation (Toro) is also forecasting much of the south-east to see lightning, winds up […]

The family of a teenager who was murdered by two 12-year-old boys armed with a machete have said they are haunted by thoughts of how scared he must have been when he was killed. In a victim impact statement read to the judge due to sentence the killers, both now aged 13, relatives of Shawn Seesahai described the Anguilla-born 19-year-old’s killing as tragic, unexpected and senseless, and having been committed […]

The UK faced an “absolutely catastrophic situation” as it headed towards the first Covid lockdown, England’s chief medical officer has said, as he defended the fact not all patients with other illnesses could get NHS care. Professor Sir Chris Whitty told the Covid inquiry in central London there were concerns things could get “substantially worse”, even at the point when the NHS was not functioning as well as it should. […]

A senior medic has broken down in tears as he described scenes “from hell” on intensive care wards during the Covid pandemic, with staff running out of body bags and sick patients “raining from the sky”. Professor Kevin Fong – former national clinical adviser in emergency preparedness, resilience and response at NHS England – told the Covid inquiry he was on the scene of the Soho bombing in 1999 and […]

A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a 15-year-old schoolboy. Daejaun Campbell was stabbed to death with a “zombie” knife on Eglinton Road in Woolwich, south-east London, on Sunday. Neighbours described hearing the teenager cry out, “I’m 15, don’t let me die” as a local woman tried to save his life. Jacob Losiewicz, 18, of Abbey Wood, south-east London, appeared in person at Bromley Magistrates’ Court […]

The current managing director of Harrods has apologised and said the business “failed our colleagues” following sexual misconduct allegations about former owner Mohamed Al Fayed. Michael Ward said in a statement that it is clear Mr Al Fayed “presided over a toxic culture of secrecy, intimidation, fear of repercussion and sexual misconduct”. Mr Ward, who worked for Mr Al Fayed for four years, said he was “not aware of his […]

Warnings of heavy rain which could cause flooding and travel disruption have been upgraded for parts of England. The Met Office has issued an amber warning for areas of the Midlands and south of the country, set to come into force at 6pm on Thursday and last for 12 hours. Yellow rain warnings had already been in place for large parts of England and Wales and western parts of Northern […]

Sales of air fryers soared as their energy-saving credentials appealed to households during the cost-of-living crisis Air fryers are now the third most-used appliance in British kitchens after toasters and microwave ovens, according to an annual survey. Sales of air fryers soared as their energy-saving credentials appealed to households during the cost-of-living crisis, and they are now more often used than conventional electric ovens and conventional gas ovens, the Good Food Nation study found. Some 58% of those […]