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Parents burst into tears as a teacher was found guilty of having sex with their teenage sons. Rebecca Joynes, from Wirral, has been on trial at Manchester Crown Court for two weeks facing six counts of sexual activity with a child, including two while being a person in a position of trust. The teenage boys […]

Tens of thousands of benefit claimants have been found flouting the rules in a test of new DWP plans to monitor people’s bank accounts. The Department for Work and Pensions says it asked two high street banks to try out the measures to see if they were viable. One unnamed bank identified 713,000 accounts held […]

Weather maps are turning a scorching shade of red as a 400-mile-wide mini heatwave is set to roast England before the month’s end. The latest forecasts indicate that London, Brighton, Canterbury in Kent, and Crawley will be among the hottest spots, with temperatures soaring into the mid-twenties from May 25 to May 29. This five-day […]

While the days of strolling into your local shop with a mere quid in your pocket and sauntering out laden with sweet delights may be long gone, the soaring price of one particular chocolate treat always gets Brits hot under the collar. The humble Cadbury’s Freddo, often regarded as an emblematic snack harking back to […]

Youri Tielemans, Morgan Rogers and Matty Cash have been ruled out of Aston Villa’s trip to Crystal Palace this Sunday. Belgian midfielder Tielemans returned to action last Monday to face Liverpool after suffering with a groin injury since the 2-2 draw with Chelsea, while Rogers picked up an injury in the defeat against Brighton and […]

It’s now 42 years since Argentina embarked on its doomed attempt to take the Falkland Islands by force and to subjugate the Britons who had lived there for so long. Having been humiliated and kicked out by the British Task Force a mere 70 days later, you might have thought Argentina had learned its lesson: […]

A motorist has won a two-year battle against a car park enforcement firm after being wrongly fined – and persuaded a judge to award him a payout instead. v The volunteer litter picker had pulled up at the Cardigan Arms in Corby Old Village, Northamptonshire, to collect some rubbish in March 2022. The pub acts […]

It wasn’t long before Coronation Street star Lucy Fallon was being flooded with messages as she stunned fans with her ‘off duty’ look and gave a glimpse at what she’s been up to lately. Fans best know the actress for playing Bethany Platt in the ITV soap and she has been at the forefront of […]

Dana Abuqamar, 19, claims Palestinians are not being afforded the right to freedom of expression A Palestinian student who said she was “full of pride” after Hamas launched its attack on Israel faces deportation. Dana Abuqamar, 19, a law student at Manchester University, had her visa to stay in the UK revoked in December after […]

Ukraine appears to have conducted its largest-ever drone strike against Russia, causing a massive fire to break out at an oil refinery hundreds of miles behind the front line. The Russian defence ministry claimed early on Friday that its forces had downed 102 aerial drones and destroyed six more unmanned naval vessels in the heavy […]

Met Office experts have given hope of a ‘slight chance’ the Northern Lights will be visible in parts of the UK on Friday night (May 17). Ever since the stunning display last Friday (May 10) households have been hoping for another chance to see the breathtaking aurora. According to the weather experts “there remains a […]

Coronation Street star Claire Sweeney said she was ‘moved to tears’ over Ricky Hatton just days after the boxer opened up about their new romance for the first time. The couple first got tongues wagging about a relationship after being spotted on a series of pub dates earlier in the year. Ricky and Claire, who […]