by Rei Takver | Apr 15, 2024 10:37AM | Live News
To mark the 35th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, Liverpool will mark a minute’s silence in memory of those who died. During an FA Cup semi-final on 15 April 1989, 97 people died in a crowd crush at Hillsborough stadium. The silence, led by Liverpool...
by Marti Stelling | Mar 18, 2024 4:45PM | Live News
Seven men have been jailed following a protest outside a hotel housing asylum seekers. Thomas Mills, 47, Brian McPadden, 61, Paul Lafferty, 42, and Jonjo O’Donoghue, 21, were found guilty of violent disorder at Liverpool Crown Court in January after the demonstration...
by Marti Stelling | Mar 18, 2024 4:40PM | Live News
On its 30th anniversary, Sheffield’s iconic Supertram will return to being under control of the local authority. South Yorkshire Future Trams Limited will officially take over all tram services from Stagecoach on Thursday 21 March. In the future, there are hopes...
by Ruby Watson | Mar 18, 2024 4:30PM | Live News
A Doncaster MP has rebuffed calls for him to follow his “great friend” Lee Anderson and defect to Reform UK. Speaking to GB News last week, Nick Fletcher, MP for Don Valley, said he would continue to stand by the Conservative Party. When asked about his political...
by Marti Stelling | Mar 18, 2024 4:08PM | Live News
Barack Obama left No 10 after around an hour following a meeting with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The former US president said “I’m tempted” when asked questions by the media as he re-emerged and got into a Range Rover car with Jane D Hartley, the US ambassador to the...
by Ruby Watson | Mar 18, 2024 4:01PM | Live News
Former environment minister Zac Goldsmith has been banned from driving for a year after he was caught speeding seven times last year. The Conservative peer, 49, broke speed limits in his hybrid electric Volkswagen Golf on London roads in Paddington, Chelsea and...