US Supreme Court to review bans on trans athletes in female sports
The US Supreme Court has agreed to review whether state laws can ban transgender athletes from competing in women’s and girls’ sports. The case concerns laws in Idaho and West…
Bear kills man in Romanian mountains
A man has died after he was attacked by a bear in one of Romania’s most scenic mountain regions. The victim, who had been riding a motorcycle, stopped at a…
Lord David Lipsey dies while swimming in River Wye
Labour peer Lord David Lipsey has died while swimming in a river, police have confirmed. Dyfed-Powys Police said it received a report concerning the safety of a man who was…
Star Wars actor Kenneth Colley dies aged 87
Christian Fuller BBC News, South East Getty Images Star Wars actor Kenneth Colley has died after contracting Covid and developing pneumonia, his agent has announced Star Wars actor Kenneth Colley…
US jobs see surprise growth in June with unemployment down to 4.1%
Hiring in the US defied expectations with 147,000 jobs added in June, according to the latest figures. The gain was much bigger than the 110,000 additions many analysts had predicted,…
Reform council confirms ‘patriotic’ flag policy
Reform has confirmed it will go ahead with plans to scrap the previous administration’s flag flying policy at Leicestershire County Council. The party discontinued a previously agreed schedule of flags…
Foel Fenlli fell running race cancelled over dive-bombing buzzard
A mountain running race has been cancelled because of a dive-bombing buzzard. The organiser of the junior fell running race at Foel Fenlli in the Clwydian Range, Denbighshire, said he…
Optimo DJ diagnosed with untreatable brain tumour
One half of legendary Glasgow clubbing duo Optimo has revealed he has been diagnosed with an untreatable brain tumour. Keith McIvor, aka JD Twitch, posted news of the diagnosis on…
Killer inmate jailed for gun revenge plot on Edinburgh prison guard
Google Murderer Robert Paterson was serving a life sentence at HMP Edinburgh A convicted murderer has been jailed for 10 and a half years after ordering a revenge gun attack…
Father who killed baby daughter in Ramsgate guilty of murder
Oliver Whitfield-Miocic BBC News, South East Kent Police Everleigh Stroud spent more than a year of her life in hospital after being shaken by her father A father has been…