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Rothesay County Championship, New Road, Worcester (day four)Lancashire 180: Jennings 55; Swanepoel 4-37 & 2-0Worcestershire 263-7 dec: Swanepoel 63*; Balderson 4-78Worcestershire (12 pts) drew with Lancashire (10 pts)Match scorecardWeather overruled any chance of a result at New Road as a promising final day of County Championship action between Worcestershire and Lancashire ended in a share of the spoils.The hosts made every effort to force victory against the clock, with Beyers Swanepoel’s counter-attacking 63 not out from 55 balls and a Jake Libby half-century propelling the Pears to 263-7 declared.George Balderson (4-78) caught the eye once again for the Red Rose,…
× You are about to be charged £0.00**Your gift has been appliedThank you for subscribing!WATCH: A van has been set alight in Notting Hill | GB NEWS By George Bunn, Published: 30/08/2026 – 18:27Updated: 30/08/2026 – 18:33A van has been set alight in Notting Hill as fire crews have rushed to the scene. The London Fire Brigade has confirmed four fire engines and around 25 firefighters are responding to a fire on Pembridge Villas.The incident is taking place just south of the parade route for the annual Family Day celebrations at the Notting Hill Carnival.Fire crews have urged members of the…
Marra and Fagan, the only two candidates to secure enough nominations to stand, are vying to replace Anas Sarwar after he announced he was joining Andy Burnham’s UK government via the House of Lords. Monica Lennon also wanted to stand, but failed to secure enough support from fellow Labour MSPs. The candidates were asked for their views on the drilling licences by Press Association after a hustings in Stirling before voting in the contest begins on Monday. Marra said the issue was “finely balanced” but he believed oil and gas could be produced in a cleaner way in the UK…
Ollie Watkins has completed his £51m move to Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal from Aston Villa.The 30-year-old striker, Villa’s record Premier League scorer with 91 goals, joins on a three-year deal.In six years at Villa, Watkins played a crucial role in the club’s rise under manager Unai Emery as they established themselves as regular top-six challengers and won the Europa League, their first European trophy in 44 years.The England international made himself unavailable for Villa’s Premier League opener against Brighton last weekend, which Emery said Watkins apologised for.”Firstly, I would like to say, never did I intend, nor did I…
A Muslim group looking to convert a former pub into a mosque has hit back at criticism, saying the boozer only had “three regulars.”The Norwich Muslim Centre submitted applications to convert the Grade-II listed Gatehouse on Dereham Road into a place of worshipA spokesman from the group said the site is intended for use by the wider community and not as an exclusive mosque. However, the group was met with criticism from locals who argued there is another mosque operating less than half a mile away on the same road.Responding to the complaints, Sirajul Islam, a trustee of the Norwich…
Motorists are being warned of new road rules introduced over the last month that could see major changes made to MOT tests and electric car targets.New MOT test rules were introduced to crack down on fraud, while experts have called for the price of a test to rise to almost £95, which could see drivers pay significantly more for their test.GB News has rounded up the most important driving law changes introduced over the last month that you may have missed.MOT testsAt the start of August, the DVSA confirmed new rules for MOT garages around the UK in a bid…
Before the parade starts, I go in search of a snack and find a food stall tucked away from all the crowds. The man being served ahead of me, Dave, bites into his snack and he’s instantly in heaven. “When I bite into this, I feel like I’m about to land in Trinidad and I’m looking out of the window at the beauty,” he says, still with his eyes closed, imagining it. He’s eating “doubles”, a street food snack of flatbreads filled with curried chickpeas.The woman serving, Christina Bedau, asks if I want to try it. Of course I do.…
Great Britain’s Tom Pidcock paid an emotional tribute to Fin Tarling after winning his second cross-country world title at the Mountain Bike World Championships in Val di Sole, Italy.British cyclist Tarling, 19, died after an accident during the Volta a Portugal earlier this month.Pidcock, a two-time Olympic champion, said: “I want to dedicate this win to Fin Tarling and Josh [Tarling] – seeing him start the Vuelta was pretty incredible.”I want to dedicate this to him and his family.”The 27-year-old, who won mountain bike gold at the Paris Olympics, added to his 2023 world title that he won in Scotland.Having…
Huddersfield Giants maintained their good run against Barrow Raiders with a convincing 42-0 victory at a wet Craven Park in the Women’s Super League.Winger Mollie Iceton and full-back Amelia Brown scored two tries each in the first 40 minutes to put the Giants into a commanding 24-point lead at half-time.Iceton completed her hat-trick and scored a fourth try in the second half before Samantha Hulme and Madison Clegg both went over as the Giants picked up a fifth consecutive win over the bottom-placed Raiders.With just two matches of the regular season remaining, the Raiders are now staring down the barrel…
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