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Scientists have observed large dusty clumps close to a young star about 5,000 light years away from Earth, providing insight into how planets are born. A team of international scientists used telescopes belonging to the European Southern Observatory – an intergovernmental research organisation – to analyse stellar material surrounding V960 Mon in the constellation Monoceros. The astronomers said their “incredible discovery” revealed dust particles crashing into one another to form […]

It's understood the club have offered 300 million euros for the striker It's understood that Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal have submitted a world record 300 million euro (£259m) bid for Paris St Germain forward Kylian Mbappe. Mbappe’s future in Paris is in serious doubt after the 24-year-old was left out of the club’s pre-season tour of Japan. It's believed that Al Hilal have submitted a bid in writing […]

Trevor Francis, British football’s first £1million player, has died at the age of 69. The ex-Birmingham striker, who scored Nottingham Forest’s winner in their 1979 European Cup final triumph, earned 52 England caps and later guided Sheffield Wednesday and Birmingham to major finals as a manager. Plymouth-born Francis burst onto the scene as a teenager with Birmingham, making his first-team debut at 16 in 1970. “He died in Spain this […]

He was Britain's first one million pound footballer, when he signed for Forest Trevor Francis, British football’s first £1million player, has died at the age of 69. The ex-Birmingham striker, who scored Nottingham Forest’s winner in their 1979 European Cup final triumph, earned 52 England caps and later guided Sheffield Wednesday and Birmingham to major finals as a manager. Plymouth-born Francis burst onto the scene as a teenager with Birmingham, […]

Australia have retained the Ashes after the fourth Test against England at Old Trafford ended in a draw. England’s bid to push for a series-levelling victory in the fourth Ashes Test has been ended by the Manchester rain, which wiped out the entire fifth day at Emirates Old Trafford. Only 30 overs were possible on Saturday, where Australia advanced from 113 for four to 214 for five and although they […]

Queues of traffic and rail strikes have hit travellers as they embark on trips after many schools across England broke up for the summer holidays. The Port of Dover said it was taking about 40 minutes for departing passengers to pass through border checks, having been 90 minutes on Saturday. It said traffic was moving “according to plan” at the English Channel port in Kent, with over 31,000 passengers setting […]

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has written to the head of the civil service raising concerns that the UK Government is “exerting ever tighter control on Scotland’s national democratic institutions”. With Mr Flynn insisting that Westminster is seeking to “stop the Scottish Government from carrying out the work it was elected to do” with regards to a second independence referendum, he wrote to Simon Case, the Cabinet Secretary and head […]

It comes on the first anniversary of the Women’s Health Strategy A range of measures to tackle disparities in healthcare for women has been launched by the Government, covering issues such as menopause, IVF and pregnancy loss. It comes as the first anniversary of the Women’s Health Strategy – a 10-year blueprint for how healthcare for women in England can be improved – approaches. A new area on the NHS […]

That's according to data from NHS England Staff turnover in NHS cancer services has risen significantly, with more than 4,000 leaving the workforce last year, new figures show. Data from NHS England shows the leaver rate for the cancer workforce in hospital and community health services hit 12.1% in the year to September 2022, as 4,378 staff left. It was an increase from 10.4% the year before and the highest […]