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Pedal-car racing and bowling for trams: photos of the weekend

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Lady Victoria Starmer takes part in London Fashion Week show

Van beats Pantoja to retain UFC flyweight title

Joshua Van retains his flyweight title with a commanding win over Alexandre Pantoja in their rematch at UFC 331 in Los Angeles.

Make voting compulsory to prevent ‘distorted’ results, Kinnock urges Burnham

The former Labour leader and mentor to the Prime Minister said the move would help strengthen ‘democracy and citizenship’ in the UK.

New queue rule introduced at Alton Towers after visitor backlash

The new measures will be brought in for people with certain conditions

Strictly returns with new hosting trio as celebrities find out dance pairings

Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe take over from long-running presenting duo Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.

Bloody Scotland festival diary: 'Wrong' book scores interest and trophy juggling for Crawford

Pitch Perfect sees authors pitch their manuscripts to a panel

Patten and Skupski take Great Britain past Ecuador to reach Davis Cup Final 8

GB pair win doubles match in straight sets Finals to be played in Bologna in November Few people across London enjoyed a more soothing night’s sleep than Leon Smith on Saturday. After an ideal first day for his team in…

Weather mapped: Where temperatures could hit 24C in final blast of summer sun

A ‘heat dome’ pushing up from North Africa will bring a final spell of summer warmth, the Met Office said

North East woman 'born with four kidneys' now set for paramedic training

Charley Heseltine was born with a rare condition

Celtic 0-1 Rangers: Double Old Firm derby delight for Gers as Celtic Park silenced

A disaster week for those in green as visitors left in dreamland

Man to appear in court charged with causing damage to Big Fish sculpture

Minister hits out at ‘tax exile’ Jim Ratcliffe after Man Utd owner says UK ‘on the slide’

Sir Jim Ratcliffe left the UK in 2018 to become a tax resident in Monaco

Manchester man, 22, suspected of sex offences against child is named

Abdulmalik Abdullah Abass is set to appear in court on Monday

Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal in talks for Man Utd target; Chelsea plan; Liverpool latest

All the latest news, rumours and gossip ahead of January window

Arsenal star slammed as 'a million miles off it' sends message to fans after Brighton nightmare

Gunners star subject to heavy criticism after shocking defeat on south coast

New street drug appearing in West Lothian as experts warn of 'rhino tranq'

Common symptoms are uncontrollable nausea, vomiting and shaking, and a fast heartbeat

JJ Gabriel 'picks Chelsea' as Manchester United identify replacement

Wantaway wonderkid has come to a decision

Cardiff council considers council tax hike next year

At this stage, a figure of 4.95% is purely used for financial modelling

Great Britain into Davis Cup Finals as doubles pair ruthlessly finish off Ecuador

The duo of Henry Patten and Neal Skupski secured the finals spot with a 6-3 6-4 win

DWP confirms major Jobcentre change is coming on October 1

The DWP reform will take effect from October 1, 2026.

Birtley man to go on trial accused of saying the word 'Nazi' during chanting at Newcastle match

Ian McCartney pleaded not guilty to indecent / racial chanting at a designated football match

Trump claims triumphal arch will serve as a ‘top grade military complex’ to store weapons

US president on Truth Social claims his new plan for the 250ft arch comes at the ‘strong request’ of the US military Donald Trump is proffering a new argument for building his triumphal arch in Washington DC: it will be…

Celtic booed off as week of woe ends with Rangers delivering another Old Firm humiliation

Celtic 0-1 Rangers: Ryan Naderi’s first-half goal ensured Gers beat the Hoops for the second time in a week as the pressure builds on Martin O’Neill