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Arsenal’s hopes of winning the Champions League were dealt a blow after Ousmane Dembele fired Paris St Germain to a 1-0 win in the opening leg of their semi-final at the Emirates. Dembele opened the scoring inside four minutes before Arsenal had a second-half goal disallowed when VAR adjudged Mikel Merino’s header from Declan Rice’s free-kick was offside. PSG substitute Goncalo Ramos struck the Arsenal crossbar in the closing moments. […]

Visit aimed at supporting rural projects The Prince and Princess of Wales have been welcomed by crowds on the Isle of Mull, where their Royal Foundation is providing financial support for rural projects. William and Kate arrived on the popular Scottish island on Tuesday – their 14th wedding anniversary – for a visit aimed at celebrating remote communities and the environment. The couple began their two-day trip by visiting Aros Hall in the coastal town of Tobermory, […]

Mike Peters was 66 Mike Peters, frontman of Welsh band The Alarm, has died from blood cancer aged 66. The rock star, who was forced to cancel a US tour last year after being diagnosed with fast-growing lymphoma, had been undergoing treatment at the Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester. His death was announced by a spokeswoman for the charity he co-founded with his wife. Peters, who supported U2 and […]

Two men deny the charges Two friends filmed themselves in a “moronic mission” to cut down the famous Sycamore Gap tree before keeping a wedge of the trunk as a “trophy” and “revelling” in their infamy when news broke the next day, prosecutors told a jury. Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers are accused of driving from Carlisle to the Northumberland beauty spot in the dead of night to chop down […]

Two women were injured A 38-year-old man suspected of carrying out a crossbow attack in Leeds has died, counter-terrorism police have said. Owen Lawrence, from Headingley, was taken to hospital on Saturday with a self-inflicted wound after two women were injured in Otley Road. Police believe he was acting alone and say they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the attack. His Facebook accounts are being examined as the […]

Adam Johnson was playing for Nottingham Panthers when he was hit A professional ice hockey player arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following the death of fellow player Adam Johnson has been told he will not face any charges. Mr Johnson was playing for Nottingham Panthers against Sheffield Steelers when he was hit in the neck by Steelers player Matthew Petgrave’s skate in October 2023. The 29-year-old American died in hospital and a post-mortem examination confirmed […]

Around 80 people have been evacuated from their homes after a fire broke out at an electrical substation in west London. Fifteen fire engines and around 100 firefighters were called on Tuesday morning to the blaze on Aberdeen Place in Maida Vale, where an electrical transformer caught fire. Part of the roof of a nearby residential building has also caught alight, prompting the evacuation of around 80 people from a […]

A highly sensitive test that detects traces of disease in the bone marrow of patients with a rare and aggressive type of blood cancer could help double their chances of survival, a first-of-its-kind trial has found. The 10-minute procedure – which involves an injection in the hip bone every three months – identified signs of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) returning in patients before it showed in blood tests. This gives […]

The Prince and Princess of Wales’s foundation is to provide funds to refurbish two community halls on a Scottish island where they will spend their 14th wedding anniversary. William and Kate will tour the Isle of Mull over two days and visit the halls where the money will be used. The couple were married at Westminster Abbey on April 29 2011 and their anniversary night will be spent at a […]