Month: August 2022

The Merseyside team drew 2-2 with Fulham last weekend Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has not made a fuss about the issue of his side’s slow start to the Premier League season but is keen to avoid any repetition. The first half of last weekend’s 2-2 draw at Fulham, in which they had to come from behind twice, was such a poor performance the Reds boss was initially critical of the […]

31 year old Uoc Van Nguyen was one of four Vietnamese nationals reported missing to police last month Human remains found in a mill in Oldham following a fire in May have been identified as belonging to Vietnamese national Uoc Van Nguyen, Greater Manchester Police said. The 31-year-old was one of four Vietnamese nationals reported missing to the force on July 21 and who may have been in Bismark House […]

The Reach group includes the Daily Mirror, Daily Express and Manchester Evening News Journalists at a leading newspaper group are to strike in a dispute over pay after voting heavily in favour of taking industrial action. Members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) at Reach, including the Daily Mirror, Daily Express and Manchester Evening News, will walk out on August 26 and 31 and September 14 and 15. The […]

A drought has been declared for parts of England following the driest summer for 50 years. The conditions, which have almost completely deprived some areas of rainfall all summer, have prompted the National Drought Group to move parts of the South West, parts of southern and central England, and the East of England into official drought status. The change could lead to more measures such as hosepipe bans, however, the […]

Six cities in England and one in Scotland have made it onto the list Birmingham, Glasgow and Leeds are among the seven cities shortlisted to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in place of Ukraine. They will battle it out alongside Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield in the next stage of the bidding process to host the 67th Eurovision Song Contest. Ukrainian entry Kalush Orchestra triumphed at this year’s competition […]

It follows a series of incidents in the Scottish Highlands on Wednesday A man is to appear in court charged in connection with an alleged murder and three attempted murders following a series of firearm incidents in north-west Scotland. John MacKinnon, 47, died after a firearm was discharged on the Isle of Skye on Wednesday morning. Gunshots were also heard on the mainland at Dornie, Wester Ross. Three others were […]

A Drought could be declared for some parts of England on Friday, as the country bakes in another heatwave. The National Drought Group – made up of Government and agency officials, water companies and other groups such as the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) – is set to meet on Friday to discuss the prolonged dry weather. There are expectations drought could be declared for some parts of England such as […]

Researchers at the University of Leeds say vegetarians and vegans often have lower intakes of important nutrients Women who follow a vegetarian diet have a higher risk of breaking their hips in later life, a new study suggests. Researchers said vegetarian diets “often have lower intakes of nutrients that are linked with bone and muscle health” after their study found female vegetarians had a 33% increased risk of hip fracture […]

The crash happened in Ramsgate in Kent last night Two members of the same family have died and a child is seriously injured after a car crashed into pedestrians in Kent. A man aged in his 80s and a woman in her 30s died after a black Alfa Romeo collided with five pedestrians outside a multi-storey car park in Ramsgate on Wednesday night. A girl of primary school age was […]