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A four-year-old girl has died after reports of a dog attack in Milton Keynes, Thames Valley Police said. Officers were called by the ambulance service just past 5pm on Tuesday after a report that a dog had attacked a child in the back garden of a property in Broadlands, Netherfield. It was confirmed shortly after that the child had died at the scene. The dog has since been “humanely destroyed”. No-one else was hurt and the […]

He says Britain has taken “huge strides” in taking advantage of the opportunities opened up following the departure from the EU Britain has taken “huge strides” in taking advantage of the opportunities opened up by Brexit to address the challenges facing the country, Rishi Sunak has said. In a statement to mark the third anniversary on Tuesday of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, the Prime Minister said the country […]

He leaves with the club 14th in the La Liga table Gennaro Gattuso has left Valencia after just seven months in charge of the LaLiga club. The former AC Milan and Napoli manager, 45, ends his short reign with Valencia languishing in 14th in the table, only one point above the relegation zone. Gatusso’s final match was a 1-0 away defeat to Real Valladolid on Sunday. Voro takes control of […]

They confirmed the news on Instagram Love Island stars Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury have welcomed their first child. The couple announced the news on Instagram with a black-and-white photograph showing them on a hospital bed as Fury, 23, cradles the newborn in his arms and Hague, also 23, hugs her partner. The post was captioned “23/01/23” with a white heart emoji. A gender reveal video previously showed Fury bursting […]

England captain Jos Buttler revealed he is having to reacclimatise to one-day internationals as the world champions succumbed to their fifth straight defeat in the format. Buttler is widely regarded as one of the best white-ball batters in the world and has racked up 161 ODI appearances but only 19 of those have been in the three and half years since England won the World Cup. Existing mainly on a […]

National League leaders Wrexham were denied another FA Cup giant-killing as 10-man Championship high-flyers Sheffield United snatched a stoppage-time equaliser in an absorbing 3-3 draw. The famous old Racecourse ground has witnessed its fair share of shocks – with a picture of Mickey Thomas’ famous free-kick goal against Arsenal in the FA Cup in 1992 hanging on the wall of the Turf Hotel adjoining the stadium – and this was almost one […]

Stevenage’s FA Cup run came to an end as they were defeated 3-1 by Stoke in an entertaining tie. The in-form League Two side, buoyed on by 3,291 travelling supporters, were eyeing passage to the fifth round of the competition for the first time since 2012. However, their return to the midlands – where they came from behind to upset Unai Emery’s Aston Villa in the previous round – was an […]

The Government is set to publish an urgent and emergency care plan on Monday, as the Health Secretary admitted that there was “no quick fix” to the serious pressures facing the NHS. It comes as the Department of Health announced plans for tens of thousands of elderly and vulnerable people to receive tailored support at home each month, as part of a strategy to shift some NHS care out of […]

Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union leader Mick Lynch has said its members will decide whether to accept an offer to end the long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. The RMT general secretary claimed the Rail Delivery Group’s (RDG) offer is “very challenging”, adding: “I don’t know if our members would be prepared to accept it.” But he stressed that members would be consulted over the coming days before […]