Conservative Party leadership candidate Liz Truss has reiterated that her proposal to cut public sector pay outside of London and the South East was “misrepresented”. The foreign secretary added: “I’m very clear we’re not proceeding with this policy.”.
Four drivers and car owners are facing large bills after they failed to respond to court summons and were convicted in their absence.
Storms are now expected to hit across Scotland from 9am on Sunday, with the heavy rain continuing into Monday, the Met Office forecasts.
Erik ten Hag expects Marcus Rashford to remain at Manchester United amid speculation linking the forward with Paris St Germain. Reports in France suggest Rashford’s representatives have spoken to PSG about a switch to the Ligue 1 champions after a frustrating year at Old Trafford.
FIREFIGHTERS warn residents not to have barbecues after fire in Benfleet.
The author was stabbed as he was about to give a lecture.
Gregory Vooght was accused by the Metropolitan Police of flouting the pandemic restrictions, but told a court he was sitting at his desk working when officers arrived.
The author, 75, was the target of a ‘fatwa’ by Iranian religious leaders over his 1988 book The Satanic Verses
With Scotland recording the biggest increase in home working of all the UK regions during the first quarter of this year, one recruitment expert is warning of a growing divide between the “haves” and “have-nots” of hybrid employment.
(Reuters) -Hadi Matar, the suspect in the stabbing of author Salman Rushdie at an event in New York state, has been charged with attempted murder and is being held without bond, prosecutors in Chautauqua County said on Saturday. Matar, a 24-year-old man from Fairview, New Jersey, was arraigned late on Friday, accused of attempted murder in the second degree and assault in the second degree, the county's district attorney, Jason Schmidt, said in a statement. Indian-born author Rushdie, who spent years in hiding after Iran urged Muslims to kill him over his novel "The Satanic Verses", was stabbed in the neck and torso on stage at a lecture on Friday.
Parts of England are likely to declare a drought on Friday, local media reported ahead of a meeting between the government, its environment agency and water companies to discuss a long period of dry weather. Parts of England are in the middle of their second heatwave this summer with temperatures forecast to top 30 Celsius (86 Fahrenheit) for the next few days, having reached their highest ever of more than 40C last month. This July was the driest on record for some English regions and the driest for England overall since 1935, with just 35% of average rainfall.
AARON Summers is aiming to end Oxford Cheetahs’ comeback campaign with silverware in tonight’s Championship Pairs.
Firefighters from across Europe have joined their French counterparts to help battle several wildfires, including in the south-west of the country.
An arson investigation has been launched following a hedgerow fire at a Ventnor school last night (Thursday).
The country has seen months of dry weather - so when will we finally see rain?
Neil Scurrah, 41, turned to food for comfort after his father passed away from cancer
A mother who suffered ten miscarriages in the space of seven years says employers need to be more understanding towards parents dealing with their “traumatic loss.”
Residents of Heimaey, an island off the coast of Iceland, form puffin patrols to rescue chicks
The Indian-born British author sustained injuries to his eye, arm and liver in the attack on Friday.
Dolphins wowed onlookers as the animals put on a stunning display by swimming alongside a small boat off the west coast of Ireland.Footage by John FitzGerald shows the spectacular moment. He said the video was captured near the Blasket Islands on Wednesday, August 10. Credit: John FitzGerald via Storyful
NFU deputy president Tom Bradshaw said the situation was ‘hugely challenging’ for farmers.
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