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Train services have been disrupted and ferries cancelled in Scotland as Storm Bram sweeps in with gusts of up to 90mph forecast. The Met Office has issued an amber wind warning for northern Scotland later on Tuesday while the rest of the country is covered by yellow wind warnings which extend into Wednesday. The amber alert comes into force at 4pm and has now been extended from midnight on Tuesday […]

Members of British punk-rap duo Bob Vylan have filed defamation proceedings against Irish national broadcaster RTE. The group, which performed at Dublin’s Vicar Street last month, allege that RTE engaged in defamation by saying the lead singer led antisemitic chants during a Glastonbury performance. The band gained significant attention when frontman Pascal Robinson-Foster led a chant of “death, death to the IDF” during a BBC livestreamed performance at the Glastonbury […]

The biggest police force in the country is turning to facial recognition technology to stamp out the use of illegal e-bikes. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said the technology is one of the biggest innovations in fighting crime in decades and has already helped catch thousands of criminals. E-bikes have become a growing concern in the capital because of their increasing use for dangerous riding and phone-snatching. Sir Mark […]

England’s hopes of launching an Ashes comeback in Adelaide have been hit by a series-ending injury to pace bowler Mark Wood. Wood, one of the fastest bowlers the country has ever produced, has suffered fresh knee problems and will depart Australia, having got through just 11 wicketless overs in the first Test at Perth. Surrey’s Matt Fisher, who made his only Test appearance in Barbados in 2022, has been drafted […]