Sri Lanka's acting president has become the country's new permanent leader after being selected in a parliament vote.
Six people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died at a holiday park in Sussex. Emergency services were called to reports of an altercation in Camber Sands, East Sussex, just before 11pm on Friday. A 58-year-old man was pronounced dead shortly after midnight, "despite the best efforts of paramedics at the scene", Sussex Police said.
Portskewett puncher Eccles, 26, will fight Australia’s Kaye Scott on Sunday for the chance to take gold in Birmingham after a unanimous points victory over Northern Ireland’s Eireann Nugent.
ANYONE looking to get involved in art can take part in some summer workshops in Haverfordwest.
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Around one in five vaccinated Britons with Omicron or Delta strain experienced diarrhoea as a symptom
Millions of households across the south of England could be hit with hosepipe bans within days after the Environment Secretary urged more water companies to introduce urgent restrictions.
Laura Muir coasted to gold in the final of the 1500metres at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday night to add to her bronze in the 800m. On paper, Muir was a class apart from the rest of the field and kicked at the bell for a solo time trial to the finish. It continued her strong summer having won bronze at the 1500m at the World Athletics Championships behind Faith Kipyegon, who opted to forego these Games in Birmingham.
A former Miss America who gained attention by criticizing the organization near the end of her reign in 2018 is planning to run for Congress in North Dakota as an independent
(Reuters) -A foreign-flagged ship arrived in Ukraine on Saturday for the first time since the war started in February, and will be loaded with grain, Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said. Ukraine is starting to resume grain exports in an effort overseen by a Joint Coordination Centre in Istanbul where Russian, Ukrainian, Turkish and U.N. personnel are working. The United Nations and Turkey brokered a deal after U.N. warnings of possible outbreaks of famine due to a halt in grain shipments from Ukraine.
Faced with a steep decline in local oyster populations, a UK biodiversity project aims to bring back the species to the country's coastlines.
The cargo ships carrying over 160,000 tonnes of corn and other foodstuffs left Chernomorsk and Odesa, heading for Turkey, Italy and China under an international deal struck in July.
NETWORK Rail and Homes England’s bosses have pledged that new routes for pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles will be in place before York's Leeman Road closes to make way for a new railway museum building.
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service would like to hear the public's views on 999 cover proposals for the next three years
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Photographer Gaz De Vere celebrates the massive effort to create the Southend City Festival at Southend Airport, and thinks everyone should support it
The 25-year-old, competing at his third Commonwealth Games, finished with a total of 460.40 to miss out on bronze by just 1.9 points while Ross Beattie came 11th with a score of 365.00.
The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) have said that pupils sitting exams this year have been graded ‘generously’ following two years of disruption due to Covid.
Taiwan's defence ministry says it issued an alert and activated patrols and missile systems in response to Chinese exercises following the visit of senior US Democrat Nancy Pelosi.
Temperatures next week will remain lower than last month’s scorching 43.C but the warmth will continue over a ‘prolonged period’, the Met Office said.
Jurgen Klopp has admitted his Liverpool side were far from their best in their opening-day draw against Fulham. The Reds, who came second in the Premier League last season, were heavy favourites against their newly-promoted opposition but could have easily lost the game."We are used to more dominance and we never could get that because we just played not good enough, not quick enough, not precise enough, all these kinds of things," Klopp said. He also suggested dropping two points is "punishment" for the poor performance.
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