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Angela Rayner has said she “never” wants to be Prime Minister or leader of the Labour Party. The Deputy Prime Minister was asked to rule herself out from the top job after a memo she sent to Rachel Reeves suggesting tax rises was leaked to the press. Ms Rayner suggested reinstating the pensions lifetime allowance and changing dividend taxes in a memo to the Chancellor with ideas to raise revenue, […]

Floral tributes have been left at the scene of a house fire where a mother and three of her children died in north-west London. A 43-year-old woman and three of her children, a 15-year-old girl and two boys aged eight and four, died at the scene of the blaze which gutted two homes in Tillett Close, Stonebridge, in the early hours of Saturday. A 41-year-old man was arrested in the […]

Stormont minister Gordon Lyons has portrayed his attendance at his first senior GAA game as evidence of his commitment to promoting all sports in Northern Ireland. The DUP Sports Minister was welcomed to the Athletic Grounds in Armagh on Saturday afternoon for the gaelic football match between All-Ireland champions Armagh and Derry. Mr Lyons did not take his seat in the main stand until after the traditional pre-match singing of […]

Pep Guardiola is determined to bounce back from Manchester City’s unusually disappointing season. City are hoping to wrap up their 2024-25 campaign on a high note by clinching Champions League qualification with a positive result at Fulham on Sunday. Due to their superior goal difference, a draw at Craven Cottage should be sufficient to secure a top-five spot in the Premier League. Yet, after winning the title in the past […]

Nigel Farage will commit to restoring the winter fuel payment to all pensioners and to scrapping the two-child benefit cap, reports have suggested. The Reform UK leader is expected to appeal to left-wing voters with the moves in a speech next week, according to the Sunday Telegraph. The newspaper said Mr Farage will describe Sir Keir Starmer as “one of the most unpatriotic prime ministers in our history and this […]

Decades of “waste and bureaucracy” are being ended on Britain’s railways, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander declared, as a renationalisation programme begins. Services previously run by South Western Railway (SWR) are the first to be brought under public control by the Labour Government on Sunday. They are now the responsibility of DfT (Department for Transport) Operator. All other services run by private companies will be renationalised as contracts reach the end […]

Promoted to Premier League after beating Sheffield United Sunderland will play in the Premier League next season after substitute Tommy Watson scored in the fifth minute of added time to seal a dramatic 2-1 comeback win over Sheffield United in the Championship play-off final at Wembley. Watson had only been on the pitch since the 73rd minute when he was given room just outside the box to advance on goal […]

Championship play-off final at Wembley Former Sheffield United striker Billy Sharp says winning promotion through the play-offs this weekend would be the “icing on the cake” for Blades manager Chris Wilder. United are looking for a swift return to the Premier League after just one year in the Championship and face Sunderland at Wembley on Saturday for a place in the top flight. Neither club have previously won promotion through the play-offs from the […]

Man arrested on suspicion of murder Three children and a woman have died after a house fire in north-west London, with a man arrested on suspicion of murder. Officers were called to assist the London Fire Brigade (LFB) at the scene of the blaze at the home in Tillett Close, Stonebridge, at 1.22am on Saturday. A 43-year-old woman, a girl aged 15, and two boys aged eight and four died […]