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Investigators specialising in rape and sex offences will be introduced to every police force in England and Wales by the end of 2027, the government has said. Ministers are speeding up the rollout of the scheme, previously announced by Sir Keir Starmer’s government, by 18 months as part of efforts to tackle violence against women and girls (VAWG). They are also offering more money for some forces to boost protection orders. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the previous plans were “too slow” and ministers should be “laser focused” on tackling such crimes. One charity has welcomed the measures, but says…

Arsenal continue their pursuit to sign Julian Alvarez, Manchester City target Everton’s Iliman Ndiaye and Aston Villa make direct contact to sign Rafael Leao.Arsenal are refusing to give up on their pursuit of Argentina forward Julian Alvarez, 26, who is keen to move away from Atletico Madrid. (Mail), externalManchester City have identified attacking midfielder Iliman Ndiaye, 26, as a potential target but Everton club value the Senegal international at around £80m. (Guardian), externalAston Villa have made direct contact with AC Milan and Portugal winger Rafael Leao, 27, as they try to beat Galatasaray in the race to sign him. (Fabrizio…

Wain Estates acquired the company which owned the golf club in April 2021. The site is privately owned, has no public rights of way and has remained unused since the club closed.Neil Lewis, the company’s planning director, said the firm wanted to hear residents’ views.”Our proposals look to bring historically private land back into use, creating a new place with a range of benefits for the wider community,” he said.”This would include new sports facilities, walking and cycling routes, alongside a range of new homes of different sizes and tenures.”He said the company envisaged a “green and welcoming development”, with…

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People carrying out home renovations will gain greater protections against “cowboy builders” through a new database of trusted traders and a payment system offering more safeguards, the government has said. Traders signing up to the scheme launching next month will need to demonstrate certain standards of customer service, transparency and dispute resolution.Prime Minister Andy Burnham said unscrupulous tradespeople “leave families with months of stress” as well as unfinished work.The National Federation of Builders said the changes would not stop rogue operators while the Tories suggested there would be added paperwork for firms already operating legitimately.Citizens Advice has said home renovations…

Carlos Alcaraz will start his US Open title defence against Russia’s Roman Safiullin in the first serious examination of his fitness following a long-term wrist injury. Second seed Alcaraz, who won the men’s title in New York last year, has not played a competitive singles match for more than four months because of inflammation in his playing right wrist.Despite his lack of action, the 23-year-old Spaniard is still considered by many as the favourite to triumph again – particularly because his great rival Jannik Sinner is not playing due to a knee injury.The pair may have been a cut above…

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The case centres on questions over clothing expenses claimed by Audrey Wales, 80, who was mayor between 2016 and 2017.The Ballymena councillor spent more than £2,300, but the council did not disclose the full cost when asked for details in an FoI request.Instead its response in 2019 said Wales had spent just £190.The entire bill was only revealed in a second FoI in 2022.In a statement in 2022, Wales said she had sent a cheque in 2019 reimbursing the council for most of the spending to stop “electorally motivated questions”.The cheque was received by Donaghy, but was never cashed.Wales, who…

Tour Championship – first round-8 MW Lee (Aus); -6 V Hovland (Nor), C Morikawa (US), C Gotterup (US); -5 R Gerard (US), A Bhatia (US), L Aberg (Swe), S Scheffler (US)Selected others: -4 T Fleetwood (Eng), M Fitzpatrick (Eng), R Fox (NZ); -3 R MacIntyre (Sco), W Clark (US); -2 J Rose (Eng), A Fitzpatrick (Eng), R McIlroy (NI)Full leaderboardDefending champion Tommy Fleetwood shot a four-under 66 to put himself in contention, four strokes off first-round leader Min Woo Lee at the Tour Championship in Atlanta.However, Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy endured a mixed start in his bid to win a…

Meah, from Oldham, said there was “lots of water everywhere in the building” and it would cost “a lot” in terms of lost business.He said he had to close the restaurant for 10 months last time this happened.The water reached the second or third step of the stairs to the first floor of the building, with the kitchen, lounge bar area, restaurant, customer toilets and cellar all flooded, he said.Meah, who also owns restaurants in Lancaster, Much Hoole near Preston and Billinge, said the burst water main was about 900m (3,000 ft) up the hill from the restaurant on Smithy…