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A teenager was stabbed through the heart by a 14-year-old "in full view" of primary school pupils and parents, a court has heard.Alfie Lewis, 15, was killed in the attack in Horsforth, Leeds, in November 2023.He was walking to meet friends when the defendant stabbed him with a 13cm kitchen knife, said prosecutor Craig Hassall KC.Witnesses said Alfie looked "surprised and shocked" and asked the boy: "What are you doing?", […]

Comedian Peter Kay has been forced to postpone two shows at Co-op Live in Manchester due to the brand-new arena's power testing falling "a few days" behind schedule.The record-breaking stand-up comedian had been due to open the new venue - which is now the UK's biggest arena - on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. The 50-year-old Phoenix Nights star said in a statement: "I'm truly gutted as I know […]

The potatoes on Andrew Branton's farm tell you all you need to know about the weather in 2023: rotten.From late September to January, a year's worth of rain fell on his Lincolnshire farm. Many of his fields were submerged for weeks, leaving his potato crop unharvestable - the tubers now decomposing in the sodden ground. The water is now receding, but for weeks the sheer weight of water on many […]

The London Marathon saw 44 world records broken in an eclectic range of categories – from the fastest ever finish for a female runner to the quickest time for a person dressed as a tap.Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir finished the elite women's race in two hours, 16 minutes and 16 seconds, beating the previous record of two hours, 17 minutes and one second. And when it was time for amateur runners […]

Rishi Sunak is undertaking a week-long blitz of activity and announcements at home and abroad in a bid to convince a sceptical party he has the ideas and drive to continue as prime minister.After weeks of criticism about an empty legislative agenda, an inability to set the agenda, and divisions in the Tory Party dominating the headlines, this week "action man" Mr Sunak will seek to take back control with […]

The Spice Girls have reunited for one night only in a bar for Victoria Beckham's birthday.The fashion designer and singer - famously also known as Posh Spice - celebrated with her bandmates at Oswald's club in Mayfair, London, on Saturday, after turning 50 on Wednesday last week. David Beckham had a front row seat to the reunion when Victoria, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Geri Horner and Melanie Chisholm sang their […]

Liz Truss has acknowledged she and her government lost the confidence of financial markets following the mini-budget of October 2022 – but has refused to apologise to homeowners for higher interest rates.Talking to Sky News, the former prime minister blamed her downfall on the Bank of England, primarily governor Andrew Bailey. However, she said she did not meet Mr Bailey once during her time in office. "I actually had a […]

Liz Truss has much more in common with Donald Trump than just the first three letters of his surname.Despite presenting themselves as "outsiders", both enjoyed substantial political careers and reached the top of their profession as prime minister of the UK and president of the United States respectively. In both cases, their periods in power ended in ways that outraged their opponents and many in their own Conservative and Republican […]

An all-girl team has become football's latest "invincibles" by going unbeaten all season - while playing in a boys' league.Queens Park Ladies under-12s finished top of division three of the Bournemouth Youth Football League, with 18 wins, four draws and no defeats. They dominated the 11 boys' teams in the league, scoring 61 goals and conceding only 11.By the time they had played all their matches, they had amassed 58 […]