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Belfast City Airport is seeking permission to extend its evening flights from 21:30 BST to 22:30 as part of a major expansion plan.The operator also wants to increase its annual flight limit by 27%, raising the cap from 48,000 to 61,000 movements a year.The changes would require a modification to the airport’s legally binding Planning Agreement, with the final decision likely to rest with the infrastructure minister.The proposals may provoke opposition from local residents’ groups and environmental campaigners.Matthew Hall, chief executive at Belfast City Airport, said extended operating hours and increased traffic movement limits are “critical” for the airport to…

Robert Sanchez: An early kicking error gifted Fulham a corner. He should have saved King’s equaliser at his near post, while his initial save for Fulham’s second was parried into a dangerous area, allowing Garcia to score. 3Josh Acheampong: The 20-year-old produced a fine double clearance and block in the 27th minute and looked solid throughout. 6Maxence Lacroix: Remarkably involved in both of Chelsea’s first two goals, with his headed clearance leading to the opener and his run down the right and cut-back setting up Rogers. 7Levi Colwill: An early mistake left him fortunate to escape with only a yellow…

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Network Rail is suing two rail companies for more than £5m after a fuel spill caused by a train derailment threatened an “environmental disaster” at a designated site for protection.The body filed a legal claim earlier this month against DB Cargo UK and Touax Rail over the derailment near Llangennech, Carmarthenshire, in August 2020.The incident saw 10 wagons of the 25-wagon train derail, causing 446,000 litres of fuel to spill, and about 300 people had to leave the area due to the blaze.In High Court documents, Network Rail claimed that the derailment occurred because the wagon had “not been maintained…

Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso praises Cole Palmer’s “responsibility, maturity and freedom” after a goal and an assist from the playmaker seals a 3-2 victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage. In Alonso’s first Premier League match in charge, the Spaniard insists his new squad can achieve “special things” this season. MATCH REPORT: Fulham 2-3 ChelseaAvailable to UK users only.

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A man has been charged with murder, attempted murder and arson following a fire in west London that left a woman dead and eight others in need of hospital treatment.Pawel Kulpa, 34, faces one count of murder, eight counts of attempted murder and one count of arson with intent to endanger life.The charges come after a fire at a residential address on Berkeley Avenue, Hounslow, at about 01:15 BST on Wednesday, 19 August.A 48-year-old woman died in hospital while another woman, 40, remains in hospital in a life-threatening condition. Kulpa is due to appear at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.

While Palmer and Joao Pedro have generally carried Chelsea’s biggest attacking threat in recent times, they have now been joined by the impressive Rogers too.His arrival reunites him with Palmer, an ex-Manchester City team-mate and someone he described after the win at Craven Cottage as his “best friend in football”.”He had a difficult season with injuries and stuff last year – and you could see it in his eyes in pre-season and training that he’s ready this year and ready to prove people wrong,” added Rogers when asked about Palmer’s display.”You saw that with that performance. He was the best…

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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he plans to travel to the US next month with European leaders to lobby US President Trump on Ukraine’s defence needs. In an interview with Bloomberg, Burnham said, “I’m looking forward to going to New York in September,” when the UN General Assembly will meet.He said that while the details were not “fully confirmed”, it is “likely” he will go. The trip would be his first to the US since becoming prime minister in July. “Leaving today, I’m quite clear what I need to do in the next few weeks,” he said following his…