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Local roads across England and Wales now need a record £18.6billion to be brought up to a decent standard, according to a major new report.The annual ALARM survey, published by the Asphalt Industry Alliance, paints a bleak picture of crumbling roads despite rising budgets.Councils were found to be spending more than before, with highway maintenance funding up 17 per cent to an average of £30.5million each in 2025-26, although drivers are still seeing little improvement. David Giles, chair of the AIA, gave a damning indictment, saying: “I think all road users would agree that the condition of our local roads…

On Saturday at UFC London, Riley faces American Michael Aswell Jr in a featherweight bout at O2 Arena.It is just Riley’s second fight in the UFC but the contest serves as the co-main event, illustrating the star power the UFC believes the Liverpudlian can generate.For many fighters this could bring added pressure, but Riley is already acclimatising to the attention of being a star.Before his interview with BBC Sport, he jokes around with team-mates at his gym in Liverpool, throwing darts at a board he got a week prior during a social media skit at the PDC World Darts Championship.During…

A council has told a local homeowner his flowerpots are illegal – but he says he only put them outside to brighten up his street.Peter Langdon, 57, had set down some containers filled with primroses, alliums and tulips on the pavement next to his home in Hamble, on the south coast.But the council told him that his floral display constituted an unlawful obstruction under the Highways Act 1980.His Grade-II listed home is hundreds of years old – and Mr Langdon said the flowerpots were needed to improve the poorly-maintained street outside.The 57-year-old said neighbours had even likened the seaside village…

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Young people in northern England are disproportionately affected by unclaimed savings.The Share Foundation has uncovered a significant geographical disparity in forgotten Child Trust Fund accounts.The charity’s figures show the North East records the worst rate nationally, with nearly a quarter of all Child Trust Funds remaining unclaimed at 23.1 per cent.This compares starkly with southern regions, where the South East England and South West England record rates of 19.6 per cent and 19.7 per cent respectively.The Government-backed savings scheme, which provided accounts for children born between September 2002 and January 2011, was designed to give young adults a financial boost…

Petrol and diesel drivers across the UK could face emergency measures over the coming weeks as the Government prepares for a potential fuel crisis.Reports suggest the Government has been warned of a “significant shortfall of supply” of fuel in the next eight weeks in response to the situation in the Middle East.In response to these fears, the National Emergency Plan for Fuel (NEP-F) has been sent to ministers and proposes a number of changes to mitigate any potential fuel crisis that could arise.The Telegraph reports that this could include “light-handed” measures, including speed limit restrictions, that would see motorways operate…

In an email seen by the , the estate agency said it had considered her application, thanked her for the interest in working for the company but told her she had not been shortlisted for interview as it was a requirement to have access to a vehicle under 10 years old.

Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill says that Chris Atherton’s switch to the Republic of Ireland is “disappointing, but we have to accept it”.Atherton made history in September 2022 when he became the youngest senior footballer in the United Kingdom at 13 years and 329 days old, when he featured for Glenavon in the League Cup in Northern Ireland.The 17-year-old moved from Glenavon, who he had been with since the age of four, to Chelsea’s academy in July 2025 before signing a professional contract in October.Atherton represented Northern Ireland at under-16 and under-17 level, and was a youth ambassador at the…

The strain of meningitis behind several cases in the Kent outbreak has been confirmed by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to be group B, also known as MenB.Addressing the incident, the agency said it will confirm the nature of the other cases “when we have the full results”.Two people have died as a result of the outbreak, among 13 confirmed cases since March 13.A Year 13 pupil in Faversham and a student at the University of Kent have died in the outbreak, with others being treated in hospital.Young people born before 2015 are not protected against meningitis B unless…

Rachel Reeves has been accused of being “out of ideas” as she is set to outline plans for strengthening ties with the EU. As part of the annual Mais lecture in the City of London, the Chancellor will set out her “three big choices” for the decade to come at the Mais lecture: deepening ties with the EU, expanding AI and other technology, and “growth in every part of Britain”.The Chancellor is expected to say: “In this changing world, Britain is not powerless. We can shape our own future. Our method is stability, investment and reform – through an active…