40 m. ago Two arrested on suspicion of murder as family remember 'kind' woman

Cathy Doherty was found dead in a flat on Meols Cop Road in Southport February 26

Events

3 h. ago Millwall decry ‘character assassination’ of Roberts after challenge on Mateta

Goalkeeper sent off for head-high tackle on forwardFA may seek to have three-match ban extendedMillwall have condemned the “character assassination” of Liam Roberts, as they await a possible extended ban for the goalkeeper’s challenge on Crystal Palace’s Jean-Philippe Mateta.The Championship club have pushed back against what they call “disgraceful suggestions” made against their keeper, following the high challenge that left Mateta with a head injury and led to Roberts being sent off five minutes into their FA Cup fifth-round tie on Saturday lunchtime. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago Starmer suggests MPs will get vote on deploying British troops in Ukraine

The Prime Minister has suggested MPs will have a vote on deployment of troops in Ukraine, but said the situation is ‘nowhere near that stage’.

Politics

3 h. ago How I rediscovered the magic of salsa, the music of my mother's mother, in an Edinburgh bar

Salsa was the background to Lisa Simonis’s early childhood but it took an outgoing flatmate in Scotland’s capital to persuade her to rediscover this electrifying music and dance

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4 h. ago ‘The price was huge’: Hezbollah reeling as Lebanese ponder sacrifices of its war

The fighting with Israel has weakened the group and brought heavy losses to residents in its southern heartland Crowds of people gathered last week in the ruined town square of Aitaroun, south Lebanon, to attend the mass burial of 95 people, one of the largest funerals held in Lebanon since the start of the Hezbollah-Israel war.Hundreds of people waving Hezbollah flags watched as rows of coffins were brought in by four lorries, the vehicles’ procession lined with flattened buildings destroyed in Israeli bombardment months earlier. Continue reading...

Events

4 h. ago Trump hits out over calls from Starmer for US guarantees on Ukraine peace

European leaders have called for the US to provide security guarantees for a Ukraine ceasefire deal.

Politics

4 h. ago Starmer faces pressure from senior Labour MPs over cuts to overseas aid budget

Labour former minister Barry Gardiner argued the cuts will lead to more deaths.

Events

4 h. ago Referee breaks silence on shocking incident that could lead to SEVEN MONTH ban

Lyon chief Paulo Fonseca attempted to headbutt referee Benoit Millot, it's claimed, wile the official watched the VAR screen during Lyon's meeting with Brest at the weekend

Events

4 h. ago Keir Starmer mocks Stephen Flynn as a 'keyboard warrior' after Ukraine and Trump comments

The Prime Minister was responding to a question from Labour MP Gregor Poynton, who said the Nationalist's social media posts were "juvenile and childish".

Politics

5 h. ago Swinney's stance backing hydrogen boilers for home heating 'makes no sense' campaigners warn

The First Minister hailed the 'exciting opportunity' of hydrogen for domestic heating but it flies in the face of official expert advice.

Events

5 h. ago British peace troops in Ukraine attacked by Russian army would respond under ‘defensive rules,' says minister

European leaders are still seeking a US security guarantee ‘backstop’ for a peace-keeping mission in Ukraine

Politics

5 h. ago I booked a massage in my messy Edinburgh flat and it was awkward at first

You can now have a treatment delivered to your door

Events

5 h. ago Scots soldiers heading to Ukraine as part of peacekeeping force is 'very possible', says Labour minister

The future of Ukraine has become a major talking point following last week's White House clash between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky.

Politics

5 h. ago Two dead after car driven into crowds in German city of Mannheim

Several people injured and driver of SUV arrested by police, who had warned of terrorist threats at carnivalsEurope live – latest updatesA car has rammed into crowds in the centre of the German city of Mannheim, killing two people and injuring several others after police warned of terrorist threats at regional carnival festivities.Police said they had arrested a man, the driver of a black SUV, who was reportedly being treated for his injuries in hospital under tight police protection. Thomas Strobl, the interior minister of Baden-Württemberg state, said the suspect was a 40-year-old German man from the south-western state of Rhineland-Palatinate who was believed to have acted alone. Continue reading...

Events

5 h. ago Government announce major property law change that will affect millions of UK homeowners

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook said the reforms "mark the beginning of the end" for the "feudal" leasehold system

Society

5 h. ago Sale of new leasehold flats to be banned under Labour plan to end 'feudal' system

There are around five million leaseholders in England and Wales, and the system has come under increased criticism in recent years.

Economics

6 h. ago No plans to cap service charges for leaseholders, housing minister tells MPs

In the Commons, Matthew Pennycook argued a cap would ‘prevent necessary funds being raised for legitimate purposes’.

Politics

6 h. ago O’Neill pledges transparency around programme for government targets

The First Minister said the publication of the first agreed PFG for a Stormont executive since 2011 marked a ‘significant day’ for powersharing.

Politics

6 h. ago O’Neill ‘comfortable’ with deputy First Minister attending White House meeting

Michelle O’Neill previously said she would not attend an event at the White House around St Patrick’s Day.

Politics

6 h. ago King Charles III welcomes Canada's Trudeau for private talks at royal residence

Britain’s King Charles III has given a warm welcome to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the two met for a private audience at the monarch’s royal residence Sandringham

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