Deal ‘within sight’ to end Birmingham bin strike An end to the long-running Birmingham bin strike is “within sight” after a breakthrough in the bitter dispute over jobs and pay. Council leader John Cotton said he believed a new offer could be made to the Unite union, whose members have been on all-out strike for
Starmer to chair Cobra meeting on economic impact of Iran war Sir Keir Starmer will chair a meeting of the emergency Cobra committee on Tuesday, as he warned the impact of the Iran war could continue “for some time”. The Prime Minister will convene the emergency committee with representatives from the Bank of England to
‘All appropriate security measures’ in place for King’s US visit – ambassador The King’s US state visit has “all appropriate security measures” in place, Britain’s ambassador to the US has said following what the White House has called an attempted assassination of President Donald Trump. Sir Christopher Turner said UK and US security teams had
Chelsea to face Manchester City in FA Cup Final Strike from Enzo Fernandez ensures the Blues defeat Leeds United 1-0 at Wembley Interim head coach Calum McFarlane believes Chelsea’s 1-0 FA Cup semi-final win over Leeds could be a turning point in their season. Enzo Fernandez headed the winner in the first half as the Blues booked
Car bomb attack on NI police station Hijacked delivery vehicle explodes outside Dunmurry station in west Belfast Northern Ireland’s political leaders have united in condemning an attack on a police station which saw an explosive device detonate in a car. Police said a vehicle was hijacked on Saturday night in west Belfast and a gas
First-ever sub-2hr marathon is run in London Sebastian Sawe retains his title in a world record time of 1:59:30 Sabastian Sawe said he was living proof “nothing is impossible” after becoming the first athlete to break the two-hour barrier in an official competition to win the London Marathon in a world record one hour, 59 minutes and
Calum McFarlane sure potential FA Cup final will motivate out-of-form Chelsea Chelsea interim head coach Calum McFarlane is sure the prospect of reaching an FA Cup final will be motivation for his players following their woeful league run that led to Liam Rosenior’s sacking. Five consecutive defeats with no goals scored is the club’s worst
Tens of thousands pounding streets in record-breaking London Marathon The 46th TCS London Marathon is in full swing after tens of thousands of runners set off on the 26.2-mile course around the capital. A record-breaking 59,000 people are expected to take part in this year’s race, which kicked off in the sunshine on what is
What impact will soaring oil prices have on BP’s earnings? Rocketing oil prices on the back of the Iran war are set to boost BP’s first quarter figures after the cost of crude has surged past 100 dollars a barrel since the conflict started. The FTSE 100 oil giant, which reports quarterly results on Tuesday,
‘Pretty evil’ Ronnie O’Sullivan opens up 6-2 lead against old foe John Higgins “Pretty evil” Ronnie O’Sullivan carved out a 6-2 overnight lead against old foe John Higgins in the first session of their second round showdown at the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield. The seven-time winner blasted a 137 total clearance as he dominated