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Football must do more to protect players, the family of ex-Scotland defender Gordon McQueen said after an inquest found that heading the ball was “likely” to have contributed to a brain injury which was a factor in his death. McQueen – who was capped for Scotland 30 times between 1974 and 1981, and played for both Manchester United and Leeds United during a 16-year career – died at his home […]

Nigella Lawson will replace Dame Prue Leith as a judge on the Great British Bake Off, it has been announced. The TV chef and cookbook author has the “expertise, empathy and humour” that are the “perfect ingredients” for the Bake Off Tent, according to Channel 4 and production company Love Productions. Lawson said in a statement: “I’m uncharacteristically rather lost for words right now! “Of course it’s daunting to be […]

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Warrington, Bristol, Barnsley and Brighton buck the national trend of slow growth in living standards since 2013 Top-performing cities and towns experienced economic growth of 27% in the decade to 2023 compared to 18% nationally, new research suggests. Had all 63 of the UK’s largest cities and towns experienced the same rate of disposable income growth as top performers since 2013, their residents – over half of the UK population […]

NHS England changes bowel screening in bid to pick up more cases early The NHS in England is improving the sensitivity of bowel cancer screening in a bid to pick up thousands more cases that could be prevented or caught early. NHS England said it will lower the detection threshold for the home-screening stool kit from next month, bringing it into line with what already happens in Scotland and Wales. […]

Home Secretary pledges faster police response and less red tape in major reforms Shabana Mahmood has vowed to get more police officers out of back offices and on to the streets as part of her radical overhaul of policing in England and Wales. In reforms set to be announced on Monday, the Home Secretary will pledge to cut “red tape” and “unnecessary admin” that prevents officers from spending more time […]

Gunners lead stays at four points as new boss Carrick wins again Mikel Arteta had no problem with former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira questioning his team’s mental strength after their Premier League title hopes were dealt a huge blow by Manchester United. The 3-2 defeat at the Emirates was the Gunners’ third winless game in a row in the league and meant their lead at the top is down to […]

Key Labour committee bars him from standing in by-election Andy Burnham has said he is “concerned” about the impact of the Labour Party’s decision to bar him from the Gorton and Denton by-election. Members of Labour’s National Executive Committee (NEC) voted on Sunday morning to deny Mr Burnham permission to stand in the contest. The committee cited the impact on party resources of fighting an “unnecessary” mayoral by-election if he won in Gorton and […]

The Labour First Minister of Wales has not ruled out the possibility that Sir Keir Starmer could be ejected from Downing Street before the end of the year. Eluned Morgan also said there was a “danger” the UK could break up in future, if May’s elections lead to nationalist leaders holding power in all of the devolved authorities. Appearing on Sky News’ Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips, Baroness Morgan was […]