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Wigan boss Matt Peet saluted his table-topping Warriors after beating Catalan Dragons to claim a sixth Super League Leaders Shield. Tries from Liam Marshall (2), Harry Smith, Brad O’Neill, Liam Farrell, Austin Daniel, Jai Field, Zach Eckersley and Adam Keighran saw Wigan win 50-12 and race in to the play-offs in style. The Warriors, who were trophyless in 2025, are now two games away from a treble having won the […]

Almost one in five drivers (19%) have accidentally broken the speed limit after being unable to see a road sign hidden by overgrown foliage, a survey suggests. Some 94% of drivers who took part in the poll commissioned by the RAC said they had seen road signs covered by overhanging trees, branches or hedges, while more than half (51%) said they frequently saw signs in this state. Of those surveyed, […]

US President Donald Trump has touched down for a two-day visit to Ireland. He has arrived amid what has been described as one of the biggest security operations ever implemented by the Irish police service (An Garda Síochána). Mr Trump was greeted by Ireland’s deputy premier Simon Harris at Dublin Airport. He is expected to meet President Catherine Connolly, a long-standing critic of the US president, at her official residence […]

The first man charged over anti-migrant protests in Portsmouth will appear in court as more demonstrations take place on Saturday. Groups from South Coast Patriots are expected to demonstrate in Portsmouth city centre on Saturday afternoon, with Stand up to Racism set to host a counter protest. They come on the same day as a 42-year-old man is expected to appear at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court after being arrested during the […]

Around three and a half million people have switched their landline or broadband provider over the last two years as the cost of living crisis affects households, figures show. Ofcom said its research suggested that out-of-contract customers who have the same broadband, landline and pay-TV provider could save more than £100 a year by switching to a cheaper deal. One in three of these “triple play” customers were out of […]

Around 70 firefighters are tackling a blaze at an 18th-floor flat in east London. London Fire Brigade were called to the fire in Poplar at 4.35am on Saturday morning. Half of a flat on the 18th floor was alight in the 22-storey block of residential flats in Blackwall Way. “Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters have been called to a flat fire on Blackwall Way in Poplar,” London Fire […]

A cryptocurrency tycoon has given £36 million to Reform UK, the largest single donation to a British political party on record. Ben Delo, a British billionaire who reportedly recently moved back to the UK from Hong Kong, said he had given money to ensure a “fair fight” at the polls. The sum offers a boost to Nigel Farage’s party after a summer dominated by scrutiny of his and Reform’s finances, […]

A nine-year-old boy with a rare mix of blood types required transfusions using every matching unit available in the country to help cure him of a disorder that can be life-threatening if left untreated. Qasim Rizwan, from Bolton, said he feels as if his “life has restarted” after overcoming autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (AIHA). He also visited experts at the NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) national frozen blood bank in Liverpool […]

Sienna Spiro has become the youngest British female artist in more than a decade to score a number one single, according to the Official Charts Company. The 20-year-old scored her very first number one single with Great Expectation – becoming the youngest British female artist since Becky Hill’s 2014 chart-topping hit Gecko (Overdrive) featuring Oliver Heldens. Spiro broke out on the music scene in October 2025 with her viral song Die […]