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It's after a drop in petrol prices UK inflation slowed down for the second month in a row in March on the back of falling petrol prices, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) also said a drop in the price of computer games contributed to the lower inflation reading. The rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation eased to 2.6% for the month, from 2.8% in […]

It's after Aston Villa were beaten on aggregate by PSG Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has challenged his side to return to the Champions League next season after their dream ended against Paris St Germain. Villa fell agonisingly short of pulling off one of the great comebacks after they appeared dead and buried midway through the first half of their quarter-final second leg when goals from Achraf Hakimi and Nuno […]

A man has pleaded guilty to murdering his partner and neighbour and trying to kill two other people in a stabbing in Milton Keynes on Christmas Day. Jazwell Brown, 49, attacked Joanne Pearson, 38, and Teohna Grant, 24, at an address in Santa Cruz Avenue, Bletchley, on December 25 last year. He also tried to murder Bradley Latter, 29, and a teenage boy during the incident, in which he was carrying a kitchen […]

Employment roles at Scunthorpe steelworks may have to change to ensure the plant has a long-term future, the Business Secretary has said, after he was pressed on whether jobs could be lost. Jonathan Reynolds said the Government is looking for a private sector partner to help “transform” the future of the British Steel site, days after ministers were granted emergency powers to keep the plant’s two blast furnaces running. In […]

His widow's raising awareness of pancreatic cancer Actor Alan Rickman had “so much more” to offer the world, his wife said as she raised awareness of the importance of early detection for pancreatic cancer. Rima Horton made the comments by Tower Bridge in central London where almost 800 trainers, representing the number of people who die from the disease each month in the UK, have been laid ahead of the […]

Bin collection strikes in Birmingham are set to carry on after refuse workers rejected an offer from the council to halt the long-running dispute. Rubbish has been piling up on the city’s streets and there have been warnings of a public health emergency as hundreds of workers have been on all-out strike for more than a month. The Government has stepped in in an attempt to prompt an end to […]

Singer Katy Perry kissed the ground and held a flower in the air as she returned from her Blue Origin trip to space and revealed she will write a song about the experience. The 40-year-old sang Louis Armstrong’s What A Wonderful World as she and the six-woman crew, also made up of CBS Mornings presenter Gayle King, former rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, astronaut Amanda Nguyen and film producer Kerianne Flynn […]

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk is expecting a big summer in the transfer market as the club look to build on their pending Premier League title triumph. The 2-1 victory at home to West Ham, secured by the centre-back’s 89th-minute winner, leaves the Reds a maximum of six points away from lifting a record-equalling 20th championship. Van Dijk’s own future is likely to be secured later this week with the […]

Former Conservative MP Craig Williams is among 15 people who have been charged after bets were placed on the timing of the 2024 general election, the Gambling Commission has revealed. Williams was among a number of people linked to the Conservative Party reported to have made bets on the election date, which was called by then-prime minister Rishi Sunak. The former Montgomeryshire MP admitted at the time to having a […]