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His body was recovered at around 11.30pm last night, say Lincolnshire Police A teenage boy has died after going into the sea at Skegness. Lincolnshire Police said emergency services were called to the scene at around 6.15pm on Saturday after receiving a report that a child under 16 was “in the water”. A search was carried out by police and the coastguard and the boy’s body was recovered at around […]

He's pledging an additional £95 million in research funding Boris Johnson is launching a new “national mission” to tackle dementia in memory of the late Carry On and EastEnders star, Dame Barbara Windsor. The Prime Minister said the Government would commit an additional £95 million in research funding, meeting a manifesto commitment to double funding into seeking treatments for the disease to £160 million by 2024. He issued an appeal […]

The Red Devils start Sunday at the bottom of the Premier League table Manchester United plumbed new depths after a 4-0 capitulation at Brentford sent Erik ten Hag’s side into full-blown crisis mode after just two games of the season. Through a mixture of catastrophic defensive ineptitude and Brentford opportunism, the Red Devils found themselves four down at half-time. Goalkeeper David De Gea gifted the first two to Josh Dasilva […]

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 […]