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Work tackling England’s potholes is “starting to turn a corner” as nearly 7,000 miles of road resurfacing is set to be completed this year, the Government has said. This is the equivalent distance of travelling between London and Singapore and includes nearly 5,000 miles of preventative maintenance and nearly 2,000 miles of structural maintenance which is due to be completed this financial year, the Department for Transport (DfT) said. Figures […]

Blackpool, Milton Keynes, Sheffield and Wrexham have been shortlisted to be the UK City of Culture for 2029. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) said the four contenders will receive at least £125,000 to take forward their bid for the chance to win the title and prize fund of £10 million. As part of their bids, places were asked to explain how they would use culture as a […]

Declan Rice stole the limelight from Harry Kane as Arsenal hit back to snatch a thrilling 2-2 draw against Bayern Munich in a heavyweight Champions League clash at the Allianz Arena. Gunners midfielder Rice lashed low beyond Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer eight minutes from time to extend his side’s unbeaten start to this season’s competition following back-to-back wins over Napoli and Lille. Kane – Tottenham’s all-time record scorer – was […]

Manchester United fell to one of the most embarrassing European defeats in their history as Champions League upstarts Como ran out 4-1 victors to heap pressure on head coach Michael Carrick. The under-fire Red Devils boss had felt Sunday’s purposeful point at rivals Leeds marked a “fresh start” after Lisandro Martinez highlighted the club’s shortcomings in a set of stunning interviews last week. But United instead saw their wretched start […]

Oasis star Noel Gallagher has been confirmed as the next guest to appear on Amelia Dimoldenberg’s Chicken Shop Date. The singer-songwriter, 59, was revealed as the third guest to appear on the final season of the hit YouTube series which sees Dimoldenberg interview celebrities in local chicken shops, with the interaction framed as a date. Dimoldenberg, 32, shared a video of the pair sitting across from one another at a […]

Attention is set to move to the Rosebank oil and gas field after Prime Minister Andy Burnham defended the decision to approve Jackdaw. Gas from the Jackdaw field will start flowing within weeks after Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh backed the scheme. She has been urged to now back Rosebank, the largest untapped oil field in the North Sea, as a further sign of commitment to production. […]

Police are investigating an allegation that former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson raped a woman in the Houses of Parliament, it is understood. The Metropolitan Police did not identify the politician, 63, but said in a statement it is investigating a report passed on by officers in Northern Ireland. It said: “On Tuesday October 13, the Met received a report, referred to us by Police Service of Northern Ireland, relating to […]

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The band Texas will rerelease their album White On Blonde for its 30th anniversary and embark on an arena tour next year. The album, the group’s fourth, was released in 1997 and became their first record to top the UK charts and was certified as six-times platinum. White On Blonde will have its anniversary release on February 5 2027 and will feature a new single, Another Way To Cry, which […]