Major emergency service operation after car goes into River Wear A major emergency services operation was under way after a car went into the River Wear in Sunderland. Rescue teams were searching the water near Wearmouth Bridge after the car went into the river on Tuesday. Police, ambulance crews, the RNLI and Coastguard were on
William and Kate visit Leeds Rhinos as fundraising efforts continue The Prince and Princess of Wales praised the generation of Leeds Rhinos players that looked up to Rob Burrow as one fundraised in his memory. William and Kate visited the club where Burrow spent his whole career and met leading former teammates Danny McGuire and
Man City guilty of all charges related to financial breaches – Premier League Manchester City have been found guilty of all charges related to breaches of Premier League financial rules between 2009-10 and 2017-18 by an independent commission, the league has said. The Premier League said the independent commission found City arranged ‘sham’ commercial deals
UEFA chief rounds on Gianni Infantino and urges European clubs to say ‘enough’ UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin tore into his FIFA counterpart Gianni Infantino in a speech to European clubs on Tuesday. Speaking in Copenhagen, Ceferin referenced Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ as he implored clubs to say “enough” and pull
Body of newborn baby discovered on Welsh shoreline The body of a newborn baby has been discovered on a shoreline in Wales, police said. Searches are ongoing to try and trace the mother of the infant, who was found by a member of the public near the Siliwen Road area in Bangor shortly before 5pm
Danny Tommo in custody ahead of trial next year accused of slashing Channel boat Anti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas – known to his supporters as Danny Tommo – has been remanded into custody for more than five months as he faces trial next year accused of criminal damage of a boat in the English Channel. The
Burnham says UK not where it should be as he vows to set country on new course Andy Burnham has promised to put the country on a new path as he delivered his first Labour conference speech as the party leader and Prime Minister. Promising to give the country greater control over housing, energy and
FIFA accuses UEFA of ‘misinformation campaign’ over Gianni Infantino’s proposal FIFA has launched an extraordinary attack on UEFA, accusing it of running a “misinformation campaign” to scupper Gianni Infantino’s World Cup private investor proposal. A legal filing on FIFA’s behalf in the American courts said it would have been a “dereliction of duty” if Infantino
Manchester City must face ‘strictest punishment’ if found guilty – LaLiga chief LaLiga president Javier Tebas has called for Manchester City to face the strongest possible sanction available to the Premier League if they have breached financial rules. News broke on Friday that City had been found guilty of the majority of 115 charges laid
Scrapping pension triple lock would be ‘morally wrong’, says union chief A leader of a major trade union has said scrapping the pension triple lock to fund social care would be “morally wrong”. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham issued the warning amid speculation that the Government could change the way pensions are increased to partly