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The four-time Olympic champion has suffered a hip injury Sir Mo Farah has pulled out of Sunday’s London Marathon due to a hip injury. The four-time Olympic gold medallist, 39, suffered a problem to his right hip in training and will not be fit. He said: “I’ve been training really hard over the past few months and I’d got myself back into good shape and was feeling pretty optimistic about […]

Staff at a community hospital being investigated over the deaths of hundreds of patients are to be interviewed under caution by police, the investigating force has announced. An independent police investigation was launched into Gosport War Memorial Hospital after a probe found hundreds of patients had their lives shortened through the use of opioids. The Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, which is managing the investigation codenamed Operation Magenta, have […]

The family and estate of Avicii have announced a Swedish entertainment company has acquired majority ownership of the late DJ and producer’s master recordings and publishing. The deal will be a joint venture between Avicii’s family and estate, who will maintain 25% ownership while Pophouse Entertainment acquires 75% ownership, to continue his legacy throughout the world. They have previously collaborated together to create an interactive tribute museum in Stockholm, titled […]

The BBC have announced those cities have made it into the final two Liverpool and Glasgow are the two cities which remain in the competition to host the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, the BBC has announced. They have been selected after Birmingham, Leeds, Newcastle, Sheffield and Manchester were removed from contention to host the music event in place of Ukraine. Announcing the news, Phil Harrold, the chairman of the BBC’s […]

The Labour leader has been giving his keynote speech at the party's conference in Liverpool Sir Keir Starmer said he could make Britain “stand tall again”, promising a new state-owned energy firm to help create a “fairer, greener, more dynamic nation” if the Tories are ousted at the next election. He said Liz Truss’s Government should not be forgiven for the market turmoil unleashed since Friday’s mini-budget, and promised Labour would “restore […]

Drinking, tanning and smoking are contributing to around 400 “preventable” cases of cancer every day in the UK, new estimates have suggested. The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) has estimated that about 155,000 cases of cancer could be prevented every year if people led different lifestyles. It said that some 387,820 people were diagnosed with cancer in 2019/20, the latest figures available. However, people leading unhealthy lifestyles mean this figure […]

Ofcom has launched an investigation after Sky News incorrectly described protests against the death of Chris Kaba as crowds paying tribute to the Queen. The broadcasting watchdog said 598 viewers had complained after presenter Sarah-Jane Mee identified the crowd moving through central London as royal mourners. The event on Saturday September 10 saw hundreds turn out to support the family of Mr Kaba, who was shot dead by armed Metropolitan […]

Striking college lecturers have said the industrial action is the most significant they have taken because of the cost-of-living crisis. About 4,000 members of the University and College Union (UCU) at 31 colleges in England will take up to 10 days of strike action over the coming weeks. The union said the level of industrial action being undertaken is unprecedented in England, with lecturers and other staff determined to picket […]

Britain’s biggest banks will be stress tested against scenarios more severe than the 2008 financial crisis, to see whether they can withstand inflation rocketing to 17% and interest rates hiked up to 6%. The Bank of England will put eight of the UK’s leading banks under a hypothetical scenario to determine how resilient the sector is against severe but plausible recessions. The stress tests will assess the impact of series […]