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Prime Minister Andy Burnham will give all mayors of city regions in England a share of income tax revenue for the first time, as part of his drive to transfer power from Westminster to local leaders.Burnham will also allow mayors of English strategic authorities to keep some cash from business rates collected in their areas, and gain greater control over services such as housing, transport, skills.The government has not yet decided the exact portion of taxes mayors will be given, with more details to be announced when Chancellor John Healey delivers his first budget in the autumn.Critics said the plans…
Derry City manager Tiernan Lynch said his side “got punished” during their 1-0 Uefa Conference League second qualifying round defeat against Rijeka which ended their European hopes.Croatian side Rijeka had a slender one-goal lead ahead of the second leg at the Brandywell before Daniel Adu-Adjei’s goal after just 14 minutes extended their advantage.Derry struggled to respond and could not test stopper Aleksa Todorovic enough to find a way back into the tie.”I am hugely disappointed,” Lynch told BBC Sport NI after the game.”I think we need to be a team that plays a little bit more and becomes a little…
Metro Bank One-Day Cup Group A, AO FaringtonLancashire 220 (49.1 overs): Shetty 53; Ahmed 3-26, Patterson-White 3-44Notts Outlaws 189 (47.1 overs): Verreynne 61; Blatherwick 4-30, Shetty 3-35Lancashire won by 31 runsMatch scorecardArav Shetty’s impressive all-round contribution helped Lancashire end Nottinghamshire’ 100% winning start to this season’s One-Day Cup with an enthralling 31-run victory defending a total of 220.Shetty top-scored with a career-best 53 off 57 balls from the middle order in Lancashire’s 220 all out.Off-spinner Farhan Ahmed was excellent for 3-26, while Liam Patterson-White also struck three times with spin for the visitors.Patterson-White then helped Nottinghamshire recover from 77-5 with…
An influencer nurse has kept her licence despite being caught smuggling £160,000 worth of cannabis into Britain.Levi Whalley, 32, was stopped in her tracks carrying more than 35kg of the Class-B drug at Birmingham Airport alongside her friend Sophie Bannister.The Nursing and Midwifery Council had sought to have the mother-of-one from Blackburn struck off the register.However, an NMC tribunal ruled that removing her licence would be “unduly punitive” given the “very difficult” personal circumstances she faced at the time of the offence.Whalley, who posts images of her travels to nearly 45,000 Instagram followers, instead received a 12-month suspension.Her suitcase alone…
Labour, Reform UK and Restore Britain are awaiting results as polls have closed in the race to replace Andy Burnham. The contest to become the next Mayor of Greater Manchester was triggered after Mr Burnham was elected as Makerfield’s MP last month, bringing an end to his nine-year tenure.Today, more than two million residents headed to the polls to cast their vote in this week’s by-election, the result of which is expected tomorrow afternoon.Bev Craig, who is currently serving as Manchester City Council, has stood in Mr Burnham’s shoes as the party’s candidate to take over the major mayoralty.As polls…
Princess Anne and Prince Edward made a rare joint appearance at Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow today, taking in the athletics and para athletics programme on day seven of the 2026 Commonwealth Games. The Duke of Edinburgh’s wife Sophie joined the siblings in the stands on July 30, with all three cheering on Team England from the same row – though Anne was seated a few places along from her brother and sister-in-law.The Princess Royal opted for a practical ensemble of trench coat, blue denim jeans and her signature sporty Adidas wraparound sunglasses.Edward, serving in his capacity as vice-patron of Commonwealth…
Millions of state pensioners living with severe asthma could be entitled to tax-free payments worth up to £114.60 a week through the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).Attendance Allowance is designed to help older people who need support because a disability or long-term health condition makes everyday tasks more difficult.Asthma is one of the many conditions that can qualify for the benefit, although entitlement depends on how severely the condition affects a person’s daily life rather than the diagnosis itself.Government figures published in August 2025 show around 7.2 million people across the UK are living with asthma.The DWP assesses every…
Declan Donnelly was overcome with emotion on the latest episode of his podcast with Ant McPartlin as he paid a heartfelt tribute to Kevin Keegan, the football icon who died earlier this month at the age of 75.The Newcastle-born television presenter, 50, opened the Hanging Out With Ant And Dec podcast by reflecting on what the former Newcastle United player and manager meant to him and the wider North East community.”I’m not ashamed to say I shed a tear,” Mr Donnelly told listeners, before adding through visible emotion: “I shed a tear last week and I’m shedding another one this…
In the expletive-laden video, Stewart refers to apprentice painter and decorator Kayden repeatedly, including by the initials KM – he says that people know “KM is dead”.He says: “Everyone knows my scheme is violent, big plan for future ahead. I just love being a bloody ned.”He also appears to threaten further acts of violence “when I get out”.A court heard that Stewart and the 15-year-old – while acting with Turley – chased Kayden, from East Kilbride, and repeatedly stabbed him with a lock knife after he fell to the ground.Stewart brandished his baton and was heard to shout “Murray Boys”.…