Hundreds of police line street at A66 crash colleague’s funeral Hundreds of police officers lined the street at the funeral of a colleague who was killed in a collision on the A66. Standard bearers represented every UK force at the service for Pc Matthew Blades, 37, at St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in his home
Nottingham set to bring in new powers to fight ‘intimidating’ use of balaclavas New powers to tackle young people wearing balaclavas to intimidate members of the public in Nottingham city centre are set to come into force next week. Nottinghamshire Police said the restrictions, starting on Tuesday, will allow police and council officers to require
Lee Westwood ponders LIV Golf stay despite it filing for bankruptcy protection Lee Westwood will consider staying with LIV Golf despite the organisation filing for bankruptcy protection. The breakaway tour, which held its first tournament in 2022, says it has found a new investor in BC Partners following the decision in April by Saudi Arabia’s
Celebrity Traitors and Clarkson’s Farm win top prizes at National TV Awards The Celebrity Traitors and Clarkson’s Farm won top prizes at the National Television Awards. The first celebrity spin-off of the BBC smash hit was named best reality competition, after comedian Alan Carr was revealed to be a traitor in a nail-biting finale. Collecting
EastEnders star Shane Richie pleads not guilty to drink-driving EastEnders actor Shane Richie has pleaded not guilty to a charge of drink-driving and faces a trial next year. The 62-year-old, best known for playing Alfie Moon in the long-running soap, appeared by video-link before Colchester Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday under his real name Shane Roche.
Tributes from around the world for officers killed in A66 crash – Police Fed The families of two police officers who were killed in a head-on collision on the A66 have been given “overwhelming” support from around the world, a Police Federation Chair said. A funeral will be held on Wednesday in Hartlepool for 37-year
1.7 million waited for more than 12 hours for A&E care last year – review More than 1.7 million patients waited for more than more than half a day for emergency care, despite concerns that long A&E waits are linked to an increased risk of death, according to a new report. The National Audit Office
Air traffic control boss to face Transport Secretary as flight chaos to continue The boss of an air traffic control provider will speak to the Transport Secretary on Wednesday as disruption is set to continue after a technical issue grounded flights. Flight monitoring website Flightradar24 said 1,300 flights had been cancelled to and from UK
Children’s commissioner warns of 42,000 ‘hidden’ Neets absent from colleges Youth unemployment is likely to be even higher than official statistics, according to the Children’s Commissioner who has warned of a “blind spot” with tens of thousands of young people “slipping through the cracks”. Dame Rachel de Souza estimated some 42,000 16 and 17-year-olds are
Monty Don to leave Gardeners’ World after 23 years Monty Don has announced he will leave Gardeners’ World after more than 20 years. The broadcaster, 71, who joined in 2003, will leave the horticulture programme at the end of the current series later this year. He said: “I have decided that the current series of