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Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after two women died and four people were injured in a house fire in Wolverhampton. Emergency services were called to a house in the Dunstall Hill area at 2am on Saturday. Two women, understood to be in their early 20s, were confirmed dead at the scene, West Midlands Police said. Three men […]

It's over ‘inappropriate behaviour’ allegations Dutch act Joost Klein has been disqualified from the Eurovision Song Contest grand final while Swedish police investigate allegations of inappropriate behaviour, the European Broadcasting Union said. Entering with the song Europapa, a tribute to his late parents, the 26-year-old rapper and singer from the Netherlands had qualified for the grand final on Thursday evening at the Malmo Arena venue in Sweden. The official page […]

Gove: "Regret" over children in temporary accommodation Michael Gove has said he cannot look at official figures showing a record number of children living in temporary accommodation with “anything other than regret” and blamed not enough homes being built. The Housing Secretary admitted that “for years now we have not been building enough homes” and that the Government has missed the supply target of at least 300,000 new homes per […]

The SNP is beginning a “new chapter” with hope and optimism at its heart, First Minister John Swinney has said. Mr Swinney, who was sworn in as Scotland’s new First Minister on Wednesday, said the country has all it takes to be “hugely successful”. However, he said that progress is being hindered by “damaging decisions” taken at Westminster such as Brexit. SNP leader Mr Swinney is joining Perth and North […]

The Northern Lights has lit up the night sky with rare sightings across the country. The Northern Lights, also known as aurora borealis, has been spotted in Whitley Bay on the north east coast, Essex, Cambridgeshire and Wokingham in Berkshire. They were also spotted in Suffolk, Kent, Hampshire and Liverpool. The sightings have reached as far as Ireland, with the Irish weather service Met Eireann posting images of the lights […]

The troubled Co-op Live arena in Manchester said it has completed an inspection and will open with a performance from Elbow after a string of delays. The biggest indoor arena in the UK postponed its opening show for the third time last week after part of its ventilation and air conditioning system fell to the ground from the ceiling during a soundcheck. In a statement on Friday, Co-op Live said […]

Pop star Dua Lipa has knocked Taylor Swift from the top of the UK albums chart with her latest offering Radical Optimism. The 28-year-old’s third studio album boasts the biggest opening week of any British act so far this year, according to the Official Charts Company. The organisation said the LP shifted a total of 46,300 chart units in its first seven days, which is the most for any British […]

The mastermind of an armed robbery that ended in police officer Sharon Beshenivsky being shot dead will die in jail. The Pc ’s family watched from court as the last member of the gang responsible for the armed raid that claimed her life was sentenced after almost 20 years. Pc Beshenivsky was killed on her daughter’s fourth birthday while interrupting a robbery at family-run Universal Express travel agents in Bradford, […]

The UK economy rebounded out of recession with faster-than-expected growth over the first quarter of 2024. The Office for National Statistics said gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have risen by 0.6% between January and March. It comes after two quarters of decline – which represents a technical recession – in the back half of 2023. A consensus of economists had predicted a 0.4% improvement for the latest quarter. ONS director […]