Firefighters from Wellington station were scrambled at 7.21pm on Monday to the Mercian Works, in Holyhead Road, following reports of a collapse of structures. The police and a land ambulance were also sent to the scene. A spokesman for Shropshire Fire …
Having elected to bat, Shropshire were bowled out for 90 by the Group Three leaders at Burwell & Exning CC. Charlie Walker and Ben Roberts took early wickets in the Cambridgeshire reply, but the hosts made assured progress to 91-2. It was Shropshire’s …
The Welshpool multi-sport star – who has been selected for this year’s Commonwealth Games – took gold in the shot put and the discus. She threw 16.91 metres in shot – the event she will be competing in Birmingham – and 47.97, in the discuss. And Nicoll, …
Former first minister Alex Salmond has challenged his successor to reveal how she will “bend Westminster to the will of the Scottish Parliament” and persuade Prime Minister Boris Johnson to permit another ballot on independence to be held. Mr Salmond spoke …
Go-Ahead shares jumped after the transport company agreed to a £650 million takeover by a consortium including an Australian bus operator. The UK-listed company, which runs London’s red buses on behalf of Transport for London, saw shares rise by 13.4% to 1 …
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said there was “absolutely no reason” for the European Union to retaliate against the UK after plans to tear up the Northern Ireland Protocol caused outrage in Brussels and capitals across the bloc. Ireland’s Foreign Affairs …
The striker tweeted a picture from a hospital bed last week saying he had undergone a successful heart operation Bowman was forced to come off with heart palpitations when Town played Ipswich back in October. Doctors at Portman Road had to shock his heart …
The former boss of the City watchdog has said that British Steel pensioners had a gun to their head as they made one of the most complex financial decisions of their lives. Andrew Bailey, who now leads the Bank of England, told MPs that the situation was “ …
Broadcasting giant ITV has bought a majority stake in Hostile Planet and Night On Earth natural history programme maker Plimsoll Productions in a deal worth around £103.5 million. ITV acquired the 79.5% stake in the Bristol-based producer from private …
Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Italy might have made more history as the first senior England men’s international at Molineux for 66 years but tonight’s clash with Hungary has always promised to be the grander occasion. Gareth Southgate and around 3,000 …
The first flight removing asylum seekers to Rwanda will take off no matter how few people are on board, the Foreign Secretary has indicated as she defended the policy as “completely moral”. Liz Truss insisted “some” individuals would be on the the plane to …
Thousands more railway workers are to be balloted for strikes in escalating disputes which threaten travel chaos this summer. The Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) has served notice to ballot more than 6,000 staff at Network Rail (NR) in a …
A landmark floating restaurant which has been visited by the Queen, celebrities and millions of other diners has been towed from Hong Kong harbour after being closed by the pandemic. The parent company of Jumbo Floating Restaurant could not find a new …
The Irish Government needs to “get real” about the problems being caused by the Northern Ireland Protocol, DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said. Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has been fiercely critical of the UK Government’s plans to …
Grants for new electric cars have been scrapped, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced. Drivers could previously claim up to £1,500 towards the cost of a plug-in car costing less than £32,000. The automotive industry and motoring groups …
The England and Wales Cricket Board has partnered up with Nujum Sports to help improve Muslim inclusion in the sport. Nujum Sports, who were formed in 2020, have helped to advise the ECB during the last year but have now agreed a formal partnership. It …
Djed Spence’s first-minute own goal and Mark Zabukovnik’s header ended the Young Lions’ unbeaten run which stretched back to November 2011. Last night’s 2-1 defeat in Huddersfield – despite Villa starlet Cameron Archer’s late reply – is their first …
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has assured she will do “whatever is necessary” to secure the release of two Britons sentenced to death for fighting Russian forces in Ukraine. She told the families of Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner the Government is “working …
There were 134,000 out of work – down 4,000 on the previous three months and at a rate of 4.5 per cent. This compares to the national rate of 3.8 per cent which edged up slightly from 3.7 per cent a month before. In the West Midlands there were 2,86 …
Fuel prices hit new records as the Government scrapped £1,500 grants for purchases of new electric cars. The average price of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts reached a new high of 185.4p on Monday, according to data firm Experian. That is an increase of …
