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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”.…

Gaps began to appear between English wheels as the noise in the crowd grew louder. Vernon and Tanfield were part of the Team GB quartet beaten by Australia in the Paris Olympics final. Spare a thought for Charlton watching on, helpless.”It was more nerve-wracking than being in it,” he said.”It was tight at times but I had faith they were going to pull away at the end and they did.”In the end, England won by 1.131 seconds. Their time of three minutes 47.092 seconds was a new Commonwealth Games record and the Australians had been dethroned. As ever in track…

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