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Red Bull Formula One team principal Christian Horner has been cleared of misconduct following allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards a female colleague.The 50-year-old was placed under investigation by the F1 team's Austrian parent company Red Bull GmbH following the allegations. He was questioned for eight hours by a lawyer on 9 February.Horner denied the allegations throughout the process and was present at the team's 2024 car launch and pre-season testing […]

Mobile phone customers face either a "huge" mid-contract price rise or a "crippling" exit fee from April, according to a watchdog. Source link

A mother accused of murdering her three-year-old son has claimed she used a bamboo cane to beat him because the Bible told her she could "chastise her child", a court has heard.Christina Robinson, 30, called the emergency services to her home in Bracken Court, Durham, in November 2022 and claimed Dwelaniyah had gone limp while eating a cheese bun. But Richard Wright KC, prosecuting, told Newcastle Crown Court the boy […]

Rishi Sunak is failing to hold together the voting coalition that delivered Boris Johnson a decisive victory in the 2019 general election, according to The Voters Panel on Sky News - launched today. A profound unhappiness with the state of the country and exhaustion at years of Tory chaos means 2019 Tory voters will flock to at least four rival parties or stay at home at the next election. Some describe […]

A murder investigation is under way after a man was shot dead while walking his dog.Brian Low, 65, was gunned down in the Pitilie area on the outskirts of Aberfeldy at around 8.30am on Saturday 17 February, Police Scotland said. Emergency services attended, but Mr Low, of Aberfeldy, was pronounced dead at the scene.Police are treating the death as murder following a post-mortem examination.The force said Mr Low's family are […]

The annual rate of shop price inflation has eased to its lowest level for almost two years, according to an industry reading that credits food and fashion prices.The British Retail Consortium (BRC)-Nielsen Shop Price Index showed the pace of price increases slowed to 2.5% over the 12 months to February from 2.9% the previous month. It was the lowest reading since March 2022, the BRC said.Money latest: How to get […]

Two people have been rescued after being trapped inside a burning building, following a suspected arson attack.West Midlands Police said firearms officers spotted the fire at Villa Road, Lozells in Birmingham just before midnight on Sunday. The police officers alerted the fire brigade and then entered the building next door before leading the occupants out to safety.Footage showed them using a battering ram to break down the door to make […]

British tennis star Andy Murray has hinted he could retire this year.Speaking in Dubai after his 500th win on hardcourt, the 36-year-old said: "I still love competing, I still love the game. It gets harder and harder the older you get to compete with the young guys. "It's not easy, I probably don't have too long left but I'll do the best that I can these last few months."He made […]

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers has been branded a "dinosaur" by a women's group for calling a journalist a "good girl" during a tense post-match interview.Both the Scottish Feminist Network and For Women Scotland are calling for the Hoops manager to apologise for the "sexist" comment made following his team's dramatic 3-1 win over Motherwell at Fir Park on Sunday. It came after Rodgers was asked by reporter Jane Lewis about […]