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Michelle Adamson andLynette HorsburghNorth WestPA MediaThe crew attended the scene and began providing early first aidA passing fire crew stopped to help at the scene of the Manchester synagogue attack before any emergency services were called, Greater Manchester’s mayor has revealed.Andy Burnham said “lessons had been learned” since the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing, after which an inquiry found key failings in the response by emergency services – as fire crews were initially held back from the scene.Burnham said firefighters had since had training “in dealing with a marauding terrorist attack” and “they self-deployed” to the attack at Heaton Park Hebrew…
Tim Westwood, 68, has been charged with several sexual offences against seven women, including four counts of rape.The charges relate to incidents between 1983 and 2016.Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy, from the Metropolitan Police Service, said of the news: “It takes courage to come forward and report allegations of this nature.”The women who have done so have put their trust in us and we continue to provide them with all available support.Tim Westwood was charged by Met Police on Thursday | PA“Our investigation remains open and we’d encourage anyone who has been impacted by this case, or anyone with information, to…
Two larger groups of migrants have been returned to France in what the home secretary has described as a “ramping up” of the “one in, one out” agreement.Nine people were removed on Thursday, in addition to a group of 10 last week, the government said. Previous removals have involved smaller numbers of people.It takes the number returned to France under the deal to 26, while the UK has accepted 18 in return.Ministers hope the scheme will deter people from attempting to enter the UK illegally in small boats by threatening removal to France, with properly vetted asylum seekers accepted in…
Everton explore Kalvin Phillips move from Manchester City, Liverpool interest in Adam Wharton, Crystal Palace preparing for Marc Guehi exit and Manchester United ready to spend big for Kenan Yildiz.Everton are looking into a potential move for Manchester City’s England midfielder Kalvin Phillips, 29, in January. (Football Insider, external)Liverpool are among the Premier League clubs interested in 21-year-old Crystal Palace and England midfielder Adam Wharton. (Mail – subscription required), externalBrentford are not expected to offer Jamaica international Michail Antonio, 35, a contract despite the former West Ham forward training with the Bees. (Mail, external)Manchester United remain in talks with Harry…
A National Lottery jackpot worth £9million transformed an ordinary baker’s existence into a cautionary narrative that concluded with his premature demise.Keith Gough’s fortune arrived in 2005 when he was employed in a bakery and residing in a modest semi-detached property valued at £160,000 in Bridgnorth. The winning ticket came from a Broseley newsagent, with proprietor Barbara Homer describing it as a “great boost for the area”. She remarked: “It’s something you can only dream of and you never think it will happen locally.”However, within five years, the windfall had devastated Keith’s existence. He died in 2010 at Telford’s Princess Royal…
Prince William sent deeply personal letters to radio presenter Zoe Ball and her mother, Julia, who was suffering from terminal pancreatic cancer, last year.The 54-year-old broadcaster revealed the touching correspondence from the Prince of Wales had been sent during her mother’s final days in hospital.Julia Peckham died in April 2024, aged 74, following her cancer diagnosis announced just weeks earlier in March. Speaking on her Dig It! podcast with Jo Whiley, Ms Ball described William’s gesture as “beautiful” and explained how she was able to read his letter aloud to her mother during a hospital visit with her brother present.”I…
Extraordinary disparities have emerged in Britain’s property market, with certain neighbourhoods witnessing their values plummet by more than half, while others have seen prices more than double.The Cromwell Road and Broad Street area of Salford has suffered the nation’s steepest decline, with median property values tumbling 54.2 per cent to just £124,995.In stark contrast, Birmingham’s Five Ways South and Calthorpe Park district has recorded an astonishing 112.3 per cent increase, pushing median prices to £500,000.These dramatic fluctuations, revealed through Office for National Statistics figures analysed by Online Marketing Surgery and BLG Development Finance, demonstrate unprecedented volatility across British property markets.The…
Reality TV star Nicola McLean admitted she’s unhappy about being snubbed by I’m A Celebrity’s spin-off show.Ms McLean, 44, took part in the original series back in 2008, but hasn’t been asked to feature in the second series of the South Africa edition, which sees previous contestants returning to the ITV competition in a new setting.Speaking exclusively to GB News vie Which Bingo, the former glamour model admitted she was “fuming” about not having been asked.”That’s it ruined,” she added before continuing: “But it’s only the second series, isn’t it? So let’s hope I get the shout up.Nicola McLean starred…
The Prince of Wales will attend the COP30 climate summit in Brazil next month on behalf of the King, Kensington Palace has announced.Prince William and King Charles appeared together on Thursday evening at a reception ahead of the environmental conference, which is to be held in the northern Brazilian city of Belem.Father and son were at the Natural History Museum reception, in an unusual joint appearance, at a pre-COP30 gathering co-hosted by the UK government.The King has been a longstanding advocate of protecting nature – and Prince William has taken on the baton, with his own Earthshot awards, which will…
Nadine de Klerk hit a blistering unbeaten 84 from 54 balls as South Africa produced a stunning comeback to beat co-hosts India by three wickets at the Women’s World Cup.Having slipped to 81-5 in reply to India’s 251 all out, the Proteas looked destined for a second defeat in three games before De Klerk’s intervention.The all-rounder dismantled an increasingly bewildered India attack, launching five sixes on her way to her highest international score – the fifth of those blows sealing the win with seven balls to spare.Captain Laura Wolvaardt started the South Africa recovery, hitting a patient 70 from 111…