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The Government wants smokers to be “much more likely” to give up the habit by introducing changes such as reducing the number of places where a person can smoke, a minister has said. Leaked proposals, reported by The Sun newspaper earlier this week, suggest the Government will ban smoking in some outdoor areas, such as […]

An England fan who seriously assaulted a fellow Three Lions supporter at the Euro 2024 tournament in Germany has been handed a three-year football banning order. Josh Waugh, 34, of Conway Road, Redcar, Cleveland, was at the England v Serbia match on June 16 in Gelsenkirchen when he started a fight at around 10pm. He

Rewilding efforts in part of the Scottish Highlands have resulted in local populations of an “amazing species” of endangered bird reaching their highest level for 17 years, conservationists have announced. Black grouse, which are seen as an important indicator species for ecosystem health, have suffered UK-wide decline over recent decades due to threats such as

The 69th Eurovision Song Contest will be hosted in Basel in Switzerland next year, organisers have announced. In a statement on Friday, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said the semi-finals on May 13 and 15 and the grand final on May 17 for the 2025 event will be held in the St Jakobshalle arena. The

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Professional dancer Amy Dowden’s return to Strictly Come Dancing will be celebrated with an “empowering” group dance by the show’s professionals. The performance will feature in the launch show of the BBC dancing programme’s 22nd series, which will see it celebrate its 20th anniversary. Dowden will return to the show after being diagnosed with breast

Police have launched a murder investigation, after being called to a house in Oldbury on Thursday afternoon A 13-year-old boy has been stabbed to death at a house, sparking a murder investigation. West Midlands Police officers were called to an address in Lovett Avenue, Oldbury, at about 4pm on Thursday. The child died despite being treated by paramedics.

Annual house price growth picked up in August to the fastest rate since December 2022, according to an index. Across the UK, property values increased by 2.4% annually, Nationwide Building Society said. This took the typical house price to £265,375. Robert Gardner, Nationwide’s chief economist, said: “UK house prices fell by 0.2% month-on-month in August,

Riots across the UK earlier this month “severely impacted” shopper footfall as many consumers stayed away from shops and retail parks during the violent unrest, according to a report. Latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-Sensormatic IQ revealed that UK footfall fell 0.4% in August, dropping for the 13th month in a row. Some

People will be able to have their risk of developing certain heart diseases assessed in the workplace for the first time, under a new NHS scheme designed to boost economic growth. It is estimated that more than 130,000 employees in England will be eligible. Plans for a digital version of the NHS Health Check have