Month: February 2025

Plymouth knock Liverpool out of the FA Cup Plymouth produced a huge FA Cup upset as Premier League leaders Liverpool were knocked out by the bottom club in the Sky Bet Championship. Liverpool boss Arne Slot gambled with a weakened side in Devon and literally paid the penalty as Ryan Hardie’s second-half spot-kick gave Plymouth a famous 1-0 win and sent them into the fifth round of the competition. It […]

No more booze-free wine or gluten-free bread Non-alcoholic wine and gluten-free bread cannot be used during holy communion, the governing body of the Church of England has ruled. Church guidance says the bread must be made using wheat flour and wine must be the fermented juice of the grape in order to be consecrated as part of the service. In papers published ahead of the Church’s General Synod, also known […]

Nine police officers have been injured in two days of violence in Londonderry and Strabane. The incidents included officers being headbutted and being charged at with a knife. In some cases, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said officers also endured racial and sectarian abuse. *** A property in the Highlands which was once owned by Jimmy Savile has been damaged by a fire. An outbuilding at the Allt-na-Reigh cottage […]

All four lost children in 2022 and blame the craze Parents who are suing TikTok alleging the app was linked to their children’s deaths “want answers” and “accountability”. Four bereaved British families have filed a lawsuit against the video-sharing platform in the US, and its parent firm ByteDance, over access to their children’s social media accounts. They told the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg programme that access could clarify what […]

Reform UK claim the proposals were made to stop their advance Angela Rayner has denied that delays to local elections are a “stitch-up” after votes in nine council areas due to be held in May were postponed. The Deputy Prime Minister, was asked about the perception that Labour could be delaying elections due to a fear of Reform UK making gains, after Nigel Farage accused the Government of “sheer cowardice” […]

“The roar at the end was incredible” Fin Baxter insists England are determined to back up their seismic upset of France after reigniting their RBS 6 Nations title bid with a dramatic 26-25 victory at Allianz Stadium. England ended a run of seven successive defeats to top tier opposition by finally closing out a match that was there for the taking, having fallen in a host of near misses over […]

He cried “happy, childlike tears” when his was the winning bid Robbie Williams has said he purchased Eric Morecambe’s glasses and pipe at auction as he has always seen the comedian as an “uncle of sorts” whose “spirit has been salve for my soul”. The singer said he cried “happy, childlike tears” after winning the bidding war last month with a final offer of £20,000, far exceeding the £2,000 to […]

The FA Cup was in full swing on Saturday as Manchester City overcame a potential scare to beat Leyton Orient, while Newcastle left it late to defeat Birmingham in their tie. Premier League teams Fulham, Bournemouth, Ipswich and Brighton all reached the fifth round along with EFL teams Burnley, Cardiff, Preston and Millwall. In the women’s competition, current holders Manchester United eased into the quarter-finals with a thumping victory over […]

The families of two of the three girls murdered at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport last summer have spoken of the moment they were told “something awful has happened” as they paid tribute to their daughters. In their first interviews, Jenni and David Stancombe, parents of seven-year-old Elsie Dot, and the parents of Bebe King, six, who cannot be named for legal reasons, spoke to The Sunday Times […]