David Coote says he is ‘ashamed’ of the behaviour that led to his sacking
Former Premier League referee David Coote said he felt “ashamed” of the behaviour that led to his sacking in December for being found to be in breach of his employment contract.
Injury blow for England and Bayern with Georgia Stanway out for ‘several months’
England midfielder Georgia Stanway is set to be sidelined for “several months” following knee surgery, her club Bayern Munich have said. Stanway, who joined Bayern in 2022 after leaving Manchester ...
Government to look at noisy fireworks concerns after calls to limit sales
The Government will be listening to people, businesses and charities with concerns around noisy fireworks, a minister has said, following calls to limit sales. In the Commons, business minister Justin ...
Judge upholds legal challenge against new North Sea oil and gas fields
The decision to grant consent to the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields will now be reconsidered, taking into account downstream emissions.
Mulberry has ‘neglected to connect’ with UK shoppers, says boss
Andrea Baldo said the luxury fashion company will focus more on ‘Britishness’ in future to counter a nosedive in profits.
Norovirus cases in England’s hospitals hit highest level this winter
The number of people suffering norovirus in England’s hospitals is at its highest level this winter. New data from NHS England shows an average of 898 hospital beds were filled each day last week by ...
Jagwar to take direct Cheltenham route
Jagwar is likely to head straight to the Cheltenham Festival after leading home a one-two for Oliver Greenall and Josh Guerriero at Prestbury Park on Saturday.
First recipients of new medal honouring humanitarian efforts ‘shocked’ by award
Shyam Rana, Anna Daniell and Melanie Johnson have been recognised with the Humanitarian Medal for their responses to major disasters.
Emma Raducanu takes wild card into next week’s WTA tournament in Abu Dhabi
Emma Raducanu has taken a wild card into the WTA tournament in Abu Dhabi next week and will play in qualifying for the first time since winning the US Open.
Plan to lay off 95 staff at mapping service Ordnance Survey ‘makes no sense’
A union has criticised plans to make almost 100 redundancies at mapping service Ordnance Survey. Prospect said laying off 95 skilled staff was “short sighted” and counter to the Government’s growth ...
Mortgage approvals to home buyers edged up in December – Bank of England figures
The number of mortgage approvals to home buyers edged upwards month-on-month in December, according to Bank of England figures. Some 66,526 deals got the green light, up from 66,061 the previous month ...
Fears of bigger shocks to come as Taiwan is hit by earthquake
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan on Thursday morning as a series of shocks hit the island, causing little damage but possibly portending more seismic activity in the near future.