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Mat Trewern North WestPA MediaFormer Greater Manchester Police Sgt Terry Mayers repeatedly made sexual comments to junior female officersA former police sergeant has been sacked by his force for repeatedly making “degrading” and “offensive” sexual comments to junior female colleagues.Senior officers at Greater Manchester Police (GMP) ruled the “predatory behaviour” of Sgt Terry Mayers had amounted to gross misconduct.A disciplinary hearing was told some of his comments, made in person and in phone messages, “indicated a desire to make sexual contact” with the three women. Mr Mayers, described as having an “exemplary record over 20 years” with GMP, was found…

Keely Hodgkinson, David Beckham and Muhammad Ali feature in this BBC Sport montage of memorable speeches at the Sports Personality of the Year awards over the decades. Follow Sports Personality of the Year on BBC Sport here.Available to UK users only.

A 13-year-old boy has been left “utterly heartbroken” after his local Labour council invited him to be this year’s “special guest” at the Christmas lights switch-on, only to sideline him “in favour of a relative of the mayor,” his mother has said.Logan Keir, who was born with 22q deletion syndrome and autism, had been eagerly preparing for the event alongside his mother, Gemma.Both are well-known figures in the area, thanks to their TikToks spreading positivity, which have reached almost half a million followers.Ms Keir has also launched a series of books called The Abilities and Me, which advocate for and…

Zara Tindall stepped out in a leopard print dress as she headed to the World Horse Welfare Conference 2025, alongside her mother, Princess Anne.The keen equestrian appeared on the stage at the conference as part of a discussion called “Through the Horse’s Eyes”, in which she criticised the role of Brexit on horses’ welfare.Mike Tindall’s wife wore the stunning dress by Dea Kudiball, known as the “RumerDEA”.The midi-style fit came alive with the leopard print and longer sleeves on the number.Zara wore the leopard print dress at the World Horse Welfare Conference 2025 | YOUTUBE / WORLD HORSE WELFARE EDUCATION…

A major British metals recycling enterprise stands on the precipice of collapse, with liquidation proceedings potentially commencing as early as tomorrow. Unimetals Group, which maintains a workforce of 650 across 27 facilities throughout the nation, could face imminent closure mere weeks before the festive season.The impending liquidation threatens to leave the majority, if not the entirety, of the company’s employees without work. In response, the firm has already submitted multiple notices signalling its intention to bring in administrators in recent weeks.The enterprise plays a significant role in Britain’s metals recycling sector, handling the collection, processing and shredding of metallic waste…

Manchester City Council is set to welcome around £200m investment into key growth areas for the city – part of the £1bn Greater Manchester Good Growth Fund announced by the GMCA. The funding package is set to be approved by Cllr Bev Craig, the portfolio Leader for Good Growth, and the Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham at a meeting of the Combined Authority next week.  The funding will allow Manchester to continue to build on its strengths and a strong track record in recent years for creating the conditions for inclusive economic growth.   In December 2023, Manchester launched…

Veteran actress Jill Freud has died at the age of 98, her daughter Emma has announced. The performer, who portrayed the housekeeper at Downing Street in the 2003 romantic comedy Love Actually, died peacefully whilst surrounded by family members.Emma confirmed her mother’s passing through a statement, describing how the 98-year-old had taken her “final bow” following an evening spent with children and grandchildren.The family gathering included sharing pizza together before Ms Freud’s peaceful death.The actress enjoyed a distinguished career spanning decades in British theatre and film. Her role in Richard Curtis’s beloved Christmas film Love Actually marked her final screen…

Rachel Reeves is set to come under major scrutiny this week as a cross-party group of MPs gets ready to march to Downing Street, urging the Chancellor not to touch fuel duty. The delegation, led by Conservative Broxbourne MP Lewis Cocking will hand over a 152,000-signature petition tomorrow, urging Ms Reeves to keep fuel duty frozen, or even cut it, when she delivers the Autumn Budget on Wednesday. The MPs will take the FairFuelUK petition to both No10 and No11 on Tuesday, November 25, amid growing signs in Westminster that the Chancellor may be looking at tax hikes to plug…

Noor NanjiCulture reporterPA MediaThe Princess of Wales has called for an end to the “stigma” surrounding addiction, and urged people to offer “empathy and support” to those dependent on alcohol, drugs or gambling.Catherine, who sent the message to mark Addiction Awareness Week, said “significant progress” has been made to better understand addiction, but warned more needs to be done.The princess is the patron of The Forward Trust, a charity that tries to break the cycle of addiction and is behind the campaign running from 23-30 November.Catherine, who has also campaigned on mental health issues, draws parallels between the two conditions…

Rangers were sitting eighth in the Scottish Premiership, 11 points behind leaders Heart of Midlothian, and had failed to qualify for the Champions League when former Southampton boss Martin was axed.They have narrowed the gap to nine domestically under new team boss Danny Rohl and are up to fourth but have now lost all four Europa League games, the latest two under the German, amid criticism of their summer transfer business.”Responsible change is measured and steady,” Cavanagh said. “Our first priority has been to improve the sporting performance and that led to our decision to part ways with Russell and…