English local elections: Starmer admits results ‘disappointing’ as Reform say they are main opposition after byelection victory – UK politics live

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 10:49 UTC

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PM says he will go ‘further and faster’ on change after Labour lose Runcorn byelection by six seats

The surprising English counties battling a knife crime surge: Why two of the UK's most desirable places to live are plagued by Britain's epidemic of knife violence

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 10:49 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

EXCLUSIVE: Analysis of police figures shows other English and Welsh counties that saw the highest rise in knife offences from 2015/16 to 2023/24 are largely rural in character.

English FA announces it will ban transgender players from women's football after Supreme Court ruling

found 2025 › May › 01 (Thu) @ 09:55 UTC

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The Football Association announced today that it had updated its policy on transgender women in light of last month's UK Supreme Court ruling regarding the Equality Act.

‘Never satisfied’: Bompastor turns sights to Chelsea treble after sealing WSL glory

found 2025 › May › 01 (Thu) @ 07:35 UTC

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Blues clinch sixth straight domestic title
‘I always look for ‘perfect’ … I’m focused on the treble’

Chelsea’s manager, Sonia Bompastor, immediately turned her attention towards the prospect of complet…

The Pretender by Jo Harkin review – a bold and brilliant comedy of royal intrigue

found 2025 › May › 01 (Thu) @ 06:20 UTC

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This fantasia on the life of Lambert Simnel, who finds himself a claimant to the English throne, is a romp through late-medieval identity and historical uncertainty

One day in 1484, strange men arrive…

How ‘native English’ Scattered Spider group linked to M&S attack operate

found 2025 › May › 01 (Thu) @ 05:45 UTC

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Cybersecurity expert says group are ‘unusual but potently threatening’ coalition of ransomware hackers

If there is one noticeable difference between some members of the Scattered Spider hacking commun…

Chelsea win WSL title after Lucy Bronze goal sees off Manchester United

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 22:15 UTC

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Chelsea clinched a sixth consecutive Women’s Super League title with two games to spare and continued their relentless dominance of the major silverware in English women’s football as they dug deep t…

How Wrexham and Birmingham City’s US owners got one step from the Premier League

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 12:40 UTC

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Tom Brady, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s celebrity status isn’t the only thing that led their clubs to the Championship

It’s been over four decades since Wrexham were last in the second tier of E…

World's oldest pitch proves football was born in SCOTLAND - and not England, expert claims

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 09:35 UTC

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An expert has uncovered compelling evidence that suggests the 'beautiful game' may have actually originated in Scotland some 200 years before the English started officially playing it.

Amanda Owen makes VERY cheeky joke about ex-husband Clive 'getting his leg over' - but concerned fans fret 'you can see he's in pain'

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 09:35 UTC

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The English shepherdess, 50, returned to our screens with Clive, 70, and their nine kids on Tuesday night for the second series of More4's Our Farm Next Door.