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The Labour Government has chosen £33billion plan for Heathrow Airport’s third runway, selecting it over a competing scheme put forward by hospitality entrepreneur Surinder Arora.Transport secretary Heidi Alexander confirmed the decision in a statement to parliament, describing Heathrow’s proposal as “the most credible and deliverable option” for expanding Britain’s busiest airport.The Arora Group’s design centred on a shorter 2800 metre runway intended to avoid diverting the M25. Ministers concluded the plan would still significantly affect the motorway while requiring the compulsory purchase of additional homes near the airport.Ms Alexander said the Government intended to move the project forward rapidly. She…
Veteran performer Michael DeLano died following a heart attack at a hospital in Las Vega, his wife has confirmed. He was 84 years old.The actor’s widow, Jean DeLano, revealed the news of his death, which happened on October 20, on Tuesday.The couple had been married for 28 years and together for 38 years.Mr DeLano was a familiar face on American television throughout the 1970s and beyond, with notable appearances in popular series and films. Michael DeLano has died at 84 | GETTYHis career spanned several decades, encompassing both acting and singing roles.The entertainer had made Las Vegas his home since…
Will JeffordEast MidlandsAlan Strutt/Miss EnglandGrace Richardson is believed to be the first openly gay Miss EnglandA woman who was bullied at school for being gay has said she has “achieved her dream” after being crowned Miss England.Grace Richardson, 20, said she suffered constant teasing due to her sexuality while at school in Leicestershire. The musical theatre student, from Leicester, said she was proud to have ignored the negativity, going on to win the prize after entering the competition for only the second time. She is now believed to be the first openly gay Miss England, after being crowned at an…
Greater Manchester’s most used tram stop has been revealed, with close to 4.5m passengers using the city centre platform.St Peter’s Square retains its crown as top stop from 2021/22, the last time a ranking was released by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM).Deansgate-Castlefield and Piccadilly Gardens also kept their spots as second and third-placed stations, although they have swapped over since 2022. Deansgate is now used by 2.1m people compared to the Gardens’ 1.7m.The three least-used tram stops are all in Wythenshawe, according to footfall data from Freedom of Information request by the Local Democracy Reporting Service.Only 23,850 people visited least-used…
Coleraine manager Ruaidhri Higgins says “the honeymoon period is over” after his side’s 2-1 loss against Larne at the Coleraine Showgrounds.Leroy Millar and Sean Graham scored late in the first half to give the away side the lead with Conor McKendry coming close to netting Larne’s third before the half-time whistle.Despite Matthew Shevlin’s late goal, Coleraine couldn’t create a dramatic late comeback with Higgins labelling the performance from his side as “unacceptable”This result means that, for the first time this season, Ruaidhri Higgins’ side suffered back-to-back defeats after losing against Cliftonville on Saturday.”That is what I said in there, the…
A primary school has been forced to cancel its Christmas play after receiving “racist and abusive messages” online over its refugee storyline.Staff and pupils at Cauldeen Primary School in Inverness were preparing to stage a production of a show called Gimme Gimme Gimme, featuring a scene about refugee children caught up in the Syrian conflict.The hour-long musical, created by Edgy Productions in 2016, intends to show how some less fortunate children spend Christmas.But the school has now been forced to axe its plans after it sparked backlash on social media.Pupils will instead take part in “other festive learning activities” on…
Rachel Reeves has laid into “chaotic” Brexit in her recorded pre-Budget address to the nation – just hours before her statement to the Commons.The Chancellor claimed Labour had started to see results in the past year with “wages rising faster than inflation, hospital waiting lists coming down, and our economy growing faster and stronger than people expected”.She continued: “But I know there is more to do… I know that the cost of living is still bearing down on family finances, I know that people feel frustrated at the pace of change, or angry at the unfairness in our economy.”I have…
This is the moment columns of tractors roll down the M4 ahead of a planned Budget day protest in central London.Dozens of the farm vehicles, some draped in Union Flags and St George’s Crosses, can be seen descending on the capital – in the face of Metropolitan Police restrictions banning tractors and agricultural machinery from Whitehall.Farmers had planned to protest the hated Family Farm Tax outside Downing Street on Wednesday while Rachel Reeves delivered her Budget before the force took action.Last night, it emerged the decision to muzzle the protest originated from “someone very high up”, leaving organisers stunned, according…
Jenny CastertonProducer, The Crash DetectivesInvestigators examined the crash scene after a man was thrown from the rear seat of a VW PoloA disqualified driver who ran from the scene of a high-speed crash, leaving one of his passengers severely injured, was caught out when police found his DNA on the car’s airbag.Jamie Challis, 24, denied he had been driving a Volkswagen Polo at speeds of up to 70mph (113kmh) before a collision with another car and then a lamppost, which ripped open a rear door and threw a 22-year-old man onto the road.A police investigation, filmed for the Crash Detectives…
Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney says the sport’s future looks bright after a “challenging” but “positive” year, following the release of the RFU accounts, featuring a 10-year high revenue but an overall loss of nearly £2m.READ MORE: RFU losses down to £2m after ‘year of progress’