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Hundreds of firefighters backed by helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft struggled on Saturday to contain one of Spain’s deadliest wildfires which killed at least 12 people. A combination of light winds and high humidity are helping crews but the sheer size of the fire still poses challenges, Antonio Sanz, head of Andalusia’s emergency services, said. The fire has scorched some 25 square miles of forest and farmland. Mr Sanz said fire […]

Former Sky News anchor Dermot Murnaghan has been remembered as a “legendary news journalist and presenter” following his death aged 68. The broadcaster was best known for his 15-year tenure as a lead anchor on Sky News, and he also presented news bulletins for the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 during his decades-long career. Murnaghan died “peacefully” on Saturday morning “following a period of illness with prostate cancer”, his family […]

Jos Buttler plundered a first international century in three years to power England to an emphatic 56-run victory over India to take over at the top of the T20 world rankings. A run of 18 matches in this format without reaching 40 had increased Buttler’s doubters, but he silenced critics in supreme fashion at the Ageas Bowl with an exhibition in clean-hitting, smashing eight sixes in a destructive innings of […]

Linda Noskova put a dramatic second-set collapse behind her to win her first grand slam title in a wild Wimbledon final. The winner of the all-Czech clash between Noskova and Karolina Muchova was guaranteed to be the third woman from the central European country to lift the Venus Rosewater Dish in the last four years. But it was another former Czech champion, the late Jana Novotna, that came to mind […]

Police believe former MP and MEP Ann Widdecombe was attacked in her home nearly 24 hours before her body was discovered and said they are hunting for a white male suspect. The ex-Tory prisons minister was found dead at her home in Haytor on Dartmoor at around 11.40am on Thursday after sustaining serious injuries. Devon and Cornwall Police said on Saturday it is believed Miss Widdecombe was attacked on Wednesday […]

The Chancellor’s decision to raise employers’ national insurance is costing the average business more than £1,000 per worker every year, figures show. For those on the real living wage, which amounts to a full-time salary of about £26,228 a year, employers are paying an average of £890 extra in tax a year, according to analysis by the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe). The figure rises to £1,053 for those earning […]

Health officials have raised concerns over the “low numbers” of people in their 50s taking part in bowel cancer screening. It comes as figures suggest a little over half of 54-year-olds completed at-home testing kits last year compared to almost three-quarters of people in their 70s. The NHS sends the free faecal immunochemical test (FIT) to the homes of people aged 50 to 74 every two years. It requires a […]

The Government should look at increasing universal credit for 66-year-olds to prevent financial hardship stemming from the “lottery of life” as the state pension age rises to 67, according to a committee of MPs. The Work and Pensions Committee said it is backing calls for the Government to increase universal credit for 66-year-olds. It said ministers should consult on the change with a view to putting it in place by […]

A 26-year-old white British man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering former MP and MEP Ann Widdecombe. The ex-Tory prisons minister was found dead at her home in Haytor on Dartmoor on Thursday after sustaining serious injuries. Miss Widdecombe, who was 78, later became a Brexit Party MEP and subsequently a Reform UK spokeswoman. She also found fame outside politics after starring in Strictly Come Dancing and Celebrity Big […]