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Man killed in Doncaster helicopter crash named as Peter Smith A 70-year-old man who died after a helicopter crashed into a field near Doncaster has been named as Peter Smith, South Yorkshire Police said. The pilot of the aircraft, a 41-year-old man, and two other passengers, a 10-year-old boy and 58-year-old woman, suffered only minor

Serbia marks anniversary of fatal train station disaster with large rally Tens of thousands of people from all over Serbia have gathered in the town of Novi Sad to commemorate the victims of a railway station disaster a year ago. The rally was also a massive display of boiling discontent with the government of autocratic

Pressure builds on Andrew to give evidence before US committee about Epstein Pressure is building on Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to give evidence before a powerful US Congressional committee about his links to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. The King stripped his younger brother of his prince and duke of York titles on Thursday night and a

Swinney to raise whisky deal in talks with US ambassador First Minister John Swinney has said he will raise tariffs on Scotch whisky in talks with the US ambassador. Warren Stephens will visit John Swinney at Bute House in Edinburgh on Saturday morning, before the pair take in the Scotland v USA rugby match at

Firework control zones in force in Glasgow for first time Restrictions banning fireworks in some parts of Glasgow have come into force for the first time after being delayed last year due to a missed deadline. A firework control zone (FCZ) was meant to be in place in the Pollokshields area of the city last

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor: What is the history of the former duke’s new name? The former duke of York became known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor with immediate effect from October 30 2025. It was announced in 1960 that the Queen’s direct descendants – other than those with the style of royal highness and the title of

Widow completes ‘incredible’ 5,000-mile charity trek around British coastline A retired professor has said it feels “incredible” to have completed a 5,000-mile charity trek around the British coastline in memory of her late wife. Tracey Howe, 61, set off from Glasgow on October 31 last year on the 365-day challenge and was welcomed by cheering

Woman says former MP’s Covid testing firm offered refund to remove negative post A customer of a former Labour minister’s allegedly fraudulent Covid-19 testing firm told a court the company offered her a refund if she took down a Facebook post about them sending her a false negative result. Shahid Malik is one of five

Prunella Scales’ son ‘sad’ she won’t see him star in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night The actor son of Prunella Scales and Timothy West has said he feels “very sad” that they will be unable to watch him play Malvolio in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s upcoming production of Twelfth Night. Scales, best known for her role as