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Joachim Andersen has been bombarded by death threats and a torrent of abuse online following Crystal Palace’s 1-1 draw at Liverpool. The Eagles defender was headbutted by Darwin Nunez, who was red-carded by referee Paul Tierney and now faces a three-match ban for violent conduct. Andersen was booked in the same incident, but took to Instagram to share what he said was a sample of hundreds of abusive messages he […]

Heavy rain and thunderstorms could cause “dangerous” flooding in both cities and rural areas, but will not end the drought, experts have warned. The Met Office has issued a yellow thunderstorm warning for most of the UK on Monday and Tuesday as conditions could cause flash flooding, transport disruption and power cuts. The weather warning will stay in place for southern England on Wednesday, where communities could be cut off […]

Three gangsters have been found guilty of murdering one of their own, nicknamed Billy the Kid, in what is believed to be a legal first. Billy McCullagh, 27, was killed by gang rivals when his side’s revenge ride-out ended in “crushing defeat”, the Old Bailey heard. He was shot twice in the back amid a hail of bullets and died in a street on the Stonebridge Estate in Harlesden, north-west […]

Sir Keir Starmer has set out a “very strong, robust, costed plan” to stop energy bills rising over the winter – paid for in part by an extension of the windfall levy on the profits of the oil and gas companies. The Labour leader said the £29 billion plan to address the “national emergency” would freeze the energy price cap at its current level of £1,971 for six months from […]

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 […]