In Pictures: Storm Bert brings severe flooding across UK
Storm Bert continued to cause disruption across the UK on Monday, with severe flooding in areas of Wales and Northamptonshire. The Billing Aquadrome leisure park near Northampton has been severely ...
GB Energy boss says clean power must ‘show benefit’ to local groups
Jurgen Maier’s comments come after energy secretary Ed Miliband vowed to take on ‘blockers’ of power schemes earlier this year.
17 missing after tourist vessel sinks in Red Sea, Egyptian officials say
At least 17 people are missing after a tourist yacht sank in the Red Sea, Egyptian officials said. The governor of the Red Sea region, Amr Hanafy, said rescuers saved 28 people from the vessel south ...
Plummer lauds pickleball growth as 'absolutely brilliant'
Faye Plummer lauded the growth of pickleball as 'absolutely brilliant' after refereeing at the inaugural DUPR European Pickleball Championships.
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European Pickleball Championships the 'ultimate in sport'
For Frank Arico, witnessing the inaugural DUPR European Pickleball Championships is the 'ultimate in sport'. As European Pickleball Federation President, Arico has played a pivotal part in the ...
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5 things England learned from a challenging autumn
England ended their autumn with a 59-14 victory over Japan at Allianz Stadium that halted their five-Test losing run. Here the PA news agency examines five things learned from the campaign. Blitz ...
Hugo Lloris backing Ange Postecoglou to end Spurs drought but calls for patience
Former Tottenham captain Hugo Lloris is convinced Ange Postecoglou can end his old team’s trophy drought, but has preached patience from both the club and its supporters. Spurs boss Postecoglou ...
TV personality Christine Hamilton’s kitchen submerged by Storm Bert floods
Media personality Christine Hamilton said Storm Bert has brought the worst flooding in two decades after her kitchen was submerged in two inches of water.
How Swindon Town were defeated by struggling Morecambe
Swindon Town lost to relegation rivals Morecambe on Saturday but how did it play out from a tactical perspective?
Bradford on Avon closed off amid town centre flooding
Following severe wet weather over the weekend when Storm Bert battered the county, St Margaret’s Street through Bradford on Avon has been closed off due to flooding. Water levels are high on the River ...
More than a dozen missing after tourist vessel sank in Red Sea, say officials
More than a dozen people are missing after a tourist cruise vessel sank in the Red Sea, officials in Egypt have said. Authorities were searching for 17 people who went missing, the governor of the Red ...
A Woman Of Substance winner remembers Taylor Bradford’s ‘steely determination’
Women emerging from humble beginnings to achieve great things was a constant theme in Barbara Taylor Bradford’s novels, echoing her own rise to sparkling literary success, and in 2009 I was honoured ...