‘Intense’ thunderstorms could cause travel disruption, Met Office warns “Intense” thunderstorms and heavy rain across much of England and Wales could cause travel disruption this week, forecasters have warned. The Met Office said a band of heavy showers and thunderstorms is expected to move northwards on Wednesday morning. It follows hot weather across the UK
Consultation opens to consider ‘finer details’ of phone ban in schools The Scottish Government has opened a consultation on restricting mobile phones in schools to help work out “finer details” of the ban. The consultation aims to give children, young people, parents and carers, school staff and education authorities the opportunity to share their views
Rugby league great Sir Billy Boston dies aged 92 Sir Billy Boston, who last year became the first rugby league player to be awarded a knighthood, has died at the age of 92. The Welsh Rugby Union confirmed his death in a statement, saying: “Sir Billy Boston, one of the best loved and most iconic
Councils ‘trusted’ to deliver as first wave of housing fund allocated A share of nearly £10 billion has been allocated to councils and housing associations in the first wave of Government funding to boost “genuinely affordable homes”, it has been announced. The Government said 60% of the new homes delivered will be for social rent, a target in line
Burnham calls on allies to send more interceptor missiles to Ukraine Andy Burnham has urged Ukraine’s allies to send more interceptor missiles to Kyiv as Ukraine struggles under continued Russian bombardment. Chairing his first meeting of the so-called “coalition of the willing”, the Prime Minister said the group was doing “everything we can” to “dig
Teachers and construction workers in demand as other sectors struggle – study Vacancies for jobs in travel, teaching and construction increased in recent weeks, research has shown. But sectors including healthcare, nursing, hospitality and logistics posted fewer vacancies. Adzuna said the total number of job vacancies across the UK fell last month for the first
Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott found guilty of sexually abusing children Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been found guilty of sexually abusing two primary school age children. The 49-year-old subjected a girl and a boy to multiple incidents of abuse, with the girl targeted between 1993-1996 and the boy between 2006-2010. A five-day trial
Brydon Carse withdrawn from England squad after nightclub incident Brydon Carse has been withdrawn from England’s squad for this week’s second Test against Pakistan, with the Cricket Regulator opening an investigation into the incident that saw him handcuffed outside a nightclub on Saturday night. A video clip showing the fast bowler being detained by police
Burnham hits back at Kremlin claim UK is adding ‘fuel to the fire’ in Ukraine Andy Burnham has hit back at Moscow’s claim that Britain has added fuel to the fire of the Ukraine war, asking: “Who started the fire?” Britain’s decision to supply more long-range missiles and drones to Ukraine has drawn warnings of
‘One of a kind’ Race Across The World star Jo Gardiner dies a year after son Race Across The World star Jo Gardiner has died aged 61, a year after her son and co-star Sam died following a car crash. The duo competed in the BBC’s global travel competition during its second series in 2020,