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Brentford are expected to break their transfer record after agreeing an initial £16million fee to sign Hull midfielder Keane Lewis-Potter. The highly-rated England Under-21 international is travelling to London for a medical and to discuss personal terms with the Bees, the PA news agency understands. The fee could rise up to £20million with add-ons after the Bees look to have beaten interest from several other Premier League clubs. Lewis-Potter played […]

They will watch the match from the royal box in Centre Court on Sunday The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be attending Wimbledon to watch Nick Kyrgios and Novak Djokovic contest the men’s single final. William and Kate, who is patron of the All England Club, will watch the match from the royal box in Centre Court on Sunday. The duchess is expected to present the trophies to both […]

The bout took place at the O2 Arena in London Derek Chisora halted his run of three straight defeats to beat Kubrat Pulev by a split decision and silence his doubters at the O2 Arena in London. Two veterans of the sport did battle for a second time, having fought in Hamburg back in 2016, amidst talk of what they had left to achieve in boxing. Pulev had won the […]

The game saw a crowd of 21,342 at Bramall Lane in Sheffield Defending champions the Netherlands overcame a nightmare first half to draw 1-1 with Sweden in their Euro 2022 opener. Jonna Andersson gave Sweden a half-time lead, with Dutch goalkeeper Sari van Veenendaal and defender Aniek Nouwen forced off injured, but Jill Roord responded early in the second period and wasted a glorious chance for a winner in the […]

He starred as Paulie “Walnuts” Gualtieri in all six seasons of the hit show Sopranos actor Tony Sirico, who played Paulie “Walnuts” Gualtieri on the hit HBO show, has died aged 79, his family has announced. The actor, who appeared in all six seasons of The Sopranos alongside James Gandolfini and Edie Falco, died on Friday morning at an assisted living facility in Fort Lauderdale, in Florida. Sirico also starred […]

The 40 year old special constable has been charged following an incident in Shropshire A serving Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with rape following an incident near Newport, Shropshire. Special constable Paul Hoile, 40, based on the North West Command Unit, was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of rape in Benfleet, Essex, at around 10.30pm and was charged on Friday. He has been charged with anal rape, two counts […]

Up to 10,000 troops are set to be taught new skills over the coming months Ukrainian soldiers being trained by British forces to help them in their fight against Russia have arrived in the UK. The first cohort in the UK-led military programme met with Defence Secretary Ben Wallace on Thursday as they started their several weeks-long training, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said. The programme will train up to […]

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and his deputy Angela Rayner have not been handed fixed penalty notices for allegedly breaching lockdown regulations on a trip to Durham last year, police have said. Both had previously promised to step down if they were found to have broken the rules during a visit to the city in April 2021, ahead of the Hartlepool by-election. Sir Keir was videoed drinking a bottle of […]

The average cost of a motor insurance premium has increased by 7.8% over the first five months of 2022, to reach £786, according to analysis. Consumer Intelligence, which published the research, said signs of inflation are starting to take hold, with upwards pressure on insurance prices coming from claims costs and repairs. Mike Miskelly, insights manager at Consumer Intelligence, said: “It was only a matter of time until we saw […]