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Derry Death Notices - Friday, 3rd May 2024
The following deaths have occurred:- • Thomas Hector Gibson, 14 Clarke Avenue, Maghera • Lucy Harkin (née Guy), 23 Greystone Road, Limavady • Lee Kennedy, 710A Farranseer Park, Macosquin, Coleraine • Manus McElhone, Berlin • William (Willie) O'Connor, 54 Slaughtmanus Road, Tamnaherin Thom...
Exeter City pitch highly commended
Exeter City's grounds team have been highly commended by the EFL for the 23/24 season. The awards celebrate the staff who work tirelessly throughout the season, and in all weathers, to ensure that pitch surfaces are of the highest quality. Pitches are assessed by the referee for all EFL League match...
May 2 elections: Key results so far
Counting is under way in the 107 councils in England that held elections on Thursday, with the first results declared overnight and more to come later on Friday. Early results for the police & crime commissioner elections across England and Wales have also been declared, while results are due on...
People of Blackpool South have spoken for Britain, Labour’s newest MP says
Labour’s newest MP said the people of Blackpool South have “spoken for Britain” as the party secured a resounding by-election victory. On Friday, Chris Webb became the first locally-born MP to represent the constituency in 60 years as Labour achieved its third biggest swing from a Conservative...
Derry Death Notices - Friday, 3rd May 2024
The following deaths have occurred:- • Thomas Hector Gibson, 14 Clarke Avenue, Maghera • Lucy Harkin (née Guy), 23 Greystone Road, Limavady • Lee Kennedy, 710A Farranseer Park, Macosquin, Coleraine • Manus McElhone, Berlin • William (Willie) O'Connor, 54 Slaughtmanus Road, Tamnaherin Thom...
On This Day in 2021: Mark Selby wins another World Championship title
Mark Selby claimed his fourth World Snooker Championship title on this day in 2021. Selby beat Shaun Murphy 18-15 at the Crucible in Sheffield to collect £500,000 in prize money. A fourth world triumph took 37-year-old Selby to within three Crucible crowns of Stephen Hendry’s record of seven. “...
On This Day in 2021: Mark Selby wins another World Championship title
Mark Selby claimed his fourth World Snooker Championship title on this day in 2021. Selby beat Shaun Murphy 18-15 at the Crucible in Sheffield to collect £500,000 in prize money. A fourth world triumph took 37-year-old Selby to within three Crucible crowns of Stephen Hendry’s record of seven. “...
Unai Emery still believes Aston Villa can find happy ending after Greek tragedy
Unai Emery has not given up hope of Aston Villa still reaching a first European final since 1982 despite losing 4-2 in the first leg of their Europa Conference League semi-final against Olympiacos. Villa, playing their biggest occasion in Europe since winning the European Cup 42 years ago, suffered ...
Unai Emery still believes Aston Villa can find happy ending after Greek tragedy
Unai Emery has not given up hope of Aston Villa still reaching a first European final since 1982 despite losing 4-2 in the first leg of their Europa Conference League semi-final against Olympiacos. Villa, playing their biggest occasion in Europe since winning the European Cup 42 years ago, suffered ...
Labour claims victory in Blackpool South by-election
Labour has won the Blackpool South parliamentary by-election and made gains in council contests to heap pressure on Rishi Sunak. In the contest triggered by the resignation of former Tory MP Scott Benton following a lobbying scandal, Labour’s Chris Webb secured 10,825 votes, a majority of 7,607. T...
Planet Of The Apes star Kevin Durand says original film inspired acting career
Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes star Kevin Durand said the original 1968 film “made me want to be an actor”. The Canadian actor plays Proximus Caesar, the leader of a coastal clan of apes, in the latest film set several generations in the future of the franchise, from filmmaker Wes Ball – wh...
Planet Of The Apes star Kevin Durand says original film inspired acting career
Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes star Kevin Durand said the original 1968 film “made me want to be an actor”. The Canadian actor plays Proximus Caesar, the leader of a coastal clan of apes, in the latest film set several generations in the future of the franchise, from filmmaker Wes Ball – wh...
Conservatives’ by-election scorecard since 2019 general election
Defeat in Blackpool South means the Conservatives have now lost 11 by-elections since the 2019 general election. Four took place while Boris Johnson was prime minister while the remaining seven have all occurred during Rishi Sunak’s premiership. It is the worst record for any government in a singl...
Nowhere near good enough – Ange Postecoglou worried Spurs are losing the faith
Ange Postecoglou claimed responsibility for an abject Tottenham display after their 2-0 loss at Chelsea and admitted his players looked to have lost belief in his football. Spurs suffered a third consecutive Premier League defeat to see their top-four hopes all but ended on a painful night in west L...
Nowhere near good enough – Ange Postecoglou worried Spurs are losing the faith
Ange Postecoglou claimed responsibility for an abject Tottenham display after their 2-0 loss at Chelsea and admitted his players looked to have lost belief in his football. Spurs suffered a third consecutive Premier League defeat to see their top-four hopes all but ended on a painful night in west L...
More than 2,100 arrests made during pro-Palestinian protests at US colleges
Police have arrested more than 2,100 people during pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses across the United States in recent weeks, sometimes using riot gear, tactical vehicles and flash-bang devices to clear tent encampments and occupied buildings. One officer accidentally discharged his gun ...
Labour hopeful of Blackpool South by-election win as Sunak braces for losses
The Conservatives look set for a by-election defeat and a bruising set of council results which will add to pressure on Rishi Sunak. Labour is confident it will win the Blackpool South parliamentary seat from the Tories, with Reform UK hoping to push the Conservatives into third. The by-election, tr...
Teenager arrested after house and cars set on fire in Stockton
A teenager has been arrested after four cars and a house were set alight in Stockton on Thursday night, police said. Cleveland Police said they were called to reports of a gunshot at a property on Hawthorne Road in Stockton at 11.20pm, where they arrested a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of possession...
Votes being counted in Blackpool South by-election and local contests
Labour is confident it will win the Blackpool South parliamentary by-election as Rishi Sunak braced for a difficult set of results in local contests across England. The by-election, triggered by the resignation of former Tory MP Scott Benton after a lobbying scandal, is just one of scores of contest...
What the papers say – May 3
An offer from the Prime Minister to Ireland to join the Rwanda scheme features among a variety of stories on the nation’s front pages on Friday. The Telegraph says Rishi Sunak is set to offer Ireland the opportunity to join the Rwanda migrant deportation scheme after he rejected the nation’s dem...