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A prisoner charged with the murder of a convicted killer at a high-security prison has denied the killing.The body of John Mansfield, 63, was found at HMP Whitemoor, near March, Cambridgeshire, at about 16:15 BST on 13 April.Mansfield had been jailed for life in 2007 for the murder of his 63-year-old neighbour, Ann Alfanso, at her flat in Whalley Range, Manchester.Whitemoor inmate Nathaniel Reece, 44, formerly from Islington, London, appeared via video link at Cambridge Crown Court, where a plea of not guilty was entered on his behalf.Reece left the video link room partway through the hearing and did not…

Johnson was Tottenham’s leading Premier League goalscorer last season with 11, and etched his name in Spurs folklore by scoring the winner in their Europa League final triumph over Manchester United in Bilbao, ending the club’s 17-year wait for a trophy.But the departure of Ange Postecoglou and arrival of Thomas Frank as new head coach has meant Johnson has played more of a peripheral role this season.Johnson, 24, has made only six top-flight starts under Frank this season.As a result, a number of clubs have been alerted to his potential availability before the January transfer window.Given his lack of action…

A concerned father has threatened to take his daughter’s school to court after they allowed a trans girl to use the female toilets.He alleges that the unidentified school in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, has breached safeguarding rules and equality laws.This week he sent a pre-action letter threatening legal action against the school over claims it had breached safeguarding rules and equality laws by letting trans students – biological males who ‘self-ID’ as the opposite sex – use female-only spaces like toilets and changing rooms.The father said the school had breached safeguarding rules and equality laws.Lawyers representing the father said…

Manchester is looking at its sparkly best as the city counts down to Christmas and the days become shorter, thanks to a Santa’s sleighful of new festive lights and light installations around the city. Visitors to the city centre since Manchester’s legendary Christmas Markets opened six weeks ago, have been making the most of all the seasonal selfie opportunities presented by the brand-new lights – with those on St Peter’s Square and Albert Square proving themselves clear winners in the selfie stakes as people queue up for their chance to grab a snap and make a memory with their family…

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Nationwide Building Society has confirmed it will be cut mortgage rates following today’s Bank of England base rate announcement in a win for Britons looking to remortgage and get on the property ladder.Earlier this afternoon, the central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) reduced interest rates from four per cent to 3.75 per cent, offering much-needed relief to borrowers.This appears to be being passed onto consumers immediately with Nationwide revealing customers on the building society’s standard mortgage rate will see a similar 0.25 per cent decrease in their current deals.According to the high street financial institution, this will be applied from…

Dubai chocolate became the latest confectionery craze after achieving viral status on social media last year.Dominating supermarket shelves across the UK, the snack got so popular that some major retailers even had to impose strict limits on how many shoppers could buy.However, health officials are now warning that the nation’s favourite chocolate may not be safe to consume.The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued a precautionary warning advising people with allergies to avoid Dubai-style chocolate in the run-up to Christmas.It turns out many of these trendy chocolate products don’t meet UK food safety and labelling standards.The FSA found that several…

Michael RaceBusiness reporterGetty ImagesInterest rates have been cut to 3.75%, the lowest level in almost three years, but further reductions are set to be a “closer call”, the Bank of England has said.In a knife-edge vote, policymakers voted 5-4 in favour to lower rates from 4% reflecting concerns over rising unemployment and weak economic growth.The Bank said rates were likely to continue to fall in the future, but warned judgements on further cuts next year would be more contested.”We still think rates are on a gradual path downward but with every cut we make, how much further we go becomes…

Australia prop Angus Bell will make his first Ulster start in Friday’s United Rugby Championship game against Leinster at Aviva Stadium (19:45 GMT).Short-term signing Bell, who came off the bench in the Challenge Cup fixtures against Racing 92 and Cardiff, starts at loose-head with Ireland internationals Tom O’Toole and Tom Stewart completing the front row. Centre Stuart McCloskey returns from the groin injury he sustained on Ireland duty last month. He is joined in midfield by Jude Postlethwaite, who missed last weekend’s defeat by Cardiff because of concussion. Ulster head coach Richie Murphy has recalled several players after rotating his…

A “significant lapse in security” saw a man board a British Airways (BA) flight without a ticket, boarding pass or passport.The unnamed individual waltzed through Heathrow Airport before stepping onto the 7.20am BA flight to Oslo, Norway on Saturday.He tailgated other passengers to get through the gates into the security area and also managed to bypass further checks at the departure gate.The unnamed man was arrested, and according to airport sources, he had passed through “full security screening” before reaching the gate.He pretended to be with a family who passed through the final passport check at the gate, it is…