Villanova head coach Jay Wright is reportedly stepping down after 21 seasons and two national championships.
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THIS week readers were of mixed opinions following Workington's MP Mark Jenkinson airing his views on transgender rights on Twitter.
Rishi Sunak has been warned that proposals for an online sales levy amount to a “shopping tax” that would deepen the cost-of-living crisis and “hurt, not help, the high street”.
West Mercia Police said the man was arrested on Friday after the body was discovered in Wast Hills Lane, in Hopwood.
Cries of “no surrender” had echoed at Stormont early on Saturday afternoon as crowds gathered in Belfast to mark 100 years since the creation of Northern Ireland in 1921. About 20,000 marchers, with tens of thousands more spectators, thronged Belfast city centre after making their way from Stormont. At around 6pm on Saturday evening, the final bands and marchers were arriving in Belfast after a day that saw unionists from across Northern Ireland meet to celebrate the century since partition. While political deadlock remains in the region, attendees at the delayed centenary event were upbeat and in a relaxed mood as they gathered to celebrate the past, present and future of Northern Ireland.
The courtroom in Fairfax County Court in Virginia witnessed a rare moment of agreement among the legal teams of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard
As the blockbuster six-week defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard drew to a close, the courtroom in Fairfax, Virginia burst into spontaneous applause to congratulate the stenographer who transcribed every detail.
The target of €5 million was raised in just three and a half days largely in small amounts, the Lithuanian internet broadcaster that launched the drive stated.
A TWO-day country show to raise money for donkeys has returned after two years.
Ted Cruz on Friday claimed that “far more children would be murdered” and “many more” women would be assaulted if the US banned guns. The Republican senator made his comments during the National Rifle Association’s annual convention in Houston, less than 300 miles from where 19 children and two adults were killed in a school shooting on Tuesday. “Let me tell you what would happen if they succeeded in confiscating guns, many more people would lose their lives,” Cruz said.
Two lanes of a motorway have reopened after a crash involving three vehicles.
After three days of talks, G7 Ministers made a bid to tackle global warming with a number of pledges which will be presented to leaders next month at the G7 summit in Elmau, Germany - moves which have been largely welcomed by climate activists.
New York City’s Empire State Building lit up on May 26 to promote the launch of the fourth season of hit Netflix show Stranger Things.The event was part of a partnership with Netflix to promote the show over two months beginning on May 26. Credit: Klara Steidle via Storyful
What better way to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee than with a terribly British afternoon tea - here are the best places to get one according to Tripadvisor reviews.
"Hitler never shut our pubs, clubs, you name it , too long to detail . When our civilian populations houses were being carpet-bombed by the Nazis. But Boris did."
The proposed settlement of more than $1 billion as compensation for the 98 people who died in a Florida condominium collapse is far from the largest in U.S. history
Hundreds of Liverpool fans have been unable to get into Stade de France in Paris for the Champions League final, despite having tickets. The stadium's security processes appeared to have been overwhelmed by the crowd numbers, leaving many fans waiting outside the ground for hours. The beginning of the match between Liverpool and Real Madrid was delayed for 37 minutes as security staff struggled to deal with the queueing fans.
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Frankie Dettori, who inherited Piggott’s mantle as the punters’ favourite rider, said he was ‘a hero of mine and a good friend’
Severe storms produced at least one tornado in North Carolina on Thursday, May 26, the National Weather Service (NWS) reported.This footage of storm clouds was posted by Kelly Meade, who said he shot it between Kingstown and Polkville in Cleveland County on Thursday evening.The NWS said Meade’s footage of Thursday’s “scary-looking storm” shows a “low-hanging wall cloud with evidence of rotation.”On Friday, the service confirmed that an EF-2 tornado hit Iredell County around 7 pm the previous evening with estimated peak winds of 115 mph.Over the course of Thursday’s weather event, the NWS station servicing the greater Greenville-Spartanburg area issued a total of 11 tornado warnings, nine flash flood warnings, and eight severe thunderstorm warnings. Credit: Kelly Meade via Storyful
Investigators say they found 142 fired rounds inside school, along with 173 live rounds of ammunition
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