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A trio of record-breaking rowing brothers have teamed up with their whisky writer father to launch a charity to raise money for clean water projects in faraway countries. The MacLean Foundation has been founded by Edinburgh brothers Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan MacLean, along with their father Charles, and will raise cash through collaboration with the whisky industry. The brothers are embarking on a lengthy cross-country journey to row, run and […]

A £1.6 million fund in Scotland aimed at providing cash grants for essentials in light of the cost-of-living crisis has opened for applications. The Cash First Fund will provide up to £200,000 to community organisations that will be tasked with handing out cash for food and other necessities in the hopes of reducing the demand for food parcels. Public bodies and charities can apply for the funding until September 1. […]

Police were called to reports of a fight just before 1.30am this morning Four teenagers have been arrested after an 18-year-old man died following a fight in Bournemouth. Police received a report just before 1.30am on Saturday morning that a man had been badly injured after a fight in the Lower Gardens park. The victim, who has not been named but was from the town, died at the scene. His […]

Four weather warnings are in place today Heavy rain and strong winds are expected to bring disruption as Storm Antoni hits parts of the UK today. The Met Office has issued an amber warning with the potential for damaging gusts of wind to some southwestern areas of both England and Wales between 11am and 7pm. That followed a yellow warning for “unseasonably windy weather” to southern parts of the UK between 8am […]

The King and Queen are expected to mark the first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s death privately, it is understood. Charles and Camilla, who are on their traditional summer break, will not hold a private family gathering at their Balmoral estate to commemorate the passing of the late monarch and no public event is planned. Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, died peacefully at Balmoral, Aberdeenshire, on September 8 last […]

A man has been jailed for life for the murder of his 10-month-old stepson and will serve a minimum term of 28 years. Craig Crouch caused “acute physical and mental suffering” to Jacob Crouch over six months, before assaulting him in a “vicious” fatal attack in December 2020. Crouch, 39, was found guilty of murder and three counts of child cruelty on Wednesday after a jury heard Jacob had 39 […]

Sadiq Khan has refused to “water down” the capital’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) expansion as he opened financial support to all Londoners to soften the impact of the scheme. The London mayor declined to say whether he is on the same page with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, who blamed concerns around Ulez for his party’s narrow by-election defeat in Boris Johnson’s old Uxbridge and South Ruislip seat last month. […]

FIFA is investigating a complaint of misconduct in relation to Zambia at the Women’s World Cup. It has been reported the alleged incident, said to involve head coach Bruce Mwape, took place during a training session ahead of Zambia’s final Group C match against Costa Rica. The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ), however, stressed the organisation had not received any formal complaint from players or officials. “FIFA takes any allegation […]

The Roses came from eight points down to win 56-55 in South Africa England erased an eight-point deficit to claim their first Netball World Cup win over Australia at the 14th attempt and secure top spot in Group F in Cape Town. Jess Thirlby’s side stormed back towards the end of the third quarter and Fran Williams’ crucial interception in the dying seconds earned an historic 56-55 win. Both teams […]