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Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has appeared in court and been released on bail over allegations of historical child sex abuse.Dott, 47, is accused of two charges relating to primary school-age children. The allegations span between 1993 to 1996 involving a girl, and 2006 to 2010 involving a boy, both in the Glasgow region. Dott appeared at the city's high court on Wednesday, and had his bail continued.His next […]

A wet Easter is in store for parts of the UK as a spell of unsettled weather moves across the UK, and heavy rain is possible in places.A yellow rain warning covering southwest England, Wales, and parts of the West Midlands and North West along the border, issued by the Met Office at noon on Tuesday, runs until noon on Wednesday. Up to 75mm (three inches) of rain is possible […]

More than 1,000 miles of roadworks are set to be lifted in England to allow for millions of motorists to have a "smooth" journey over the Easter holidays.Roadworks from 1,127 miles of motorways and major A roads will be removed by National Highways from 6am on Thursday, meaning 97.5% of its network will be free of traffic cones. The roadworks will only be reintroduced after Easter Monday.According to the AA, […]

The former council leader of Scotland's biggest city has been arrested and charged with fraud.Labour councillor Frank McAveety was in charge of Glasgow City Council between 2015 and 2017.Detectives told Sky News that a 62-year-old man has been arrested as part of a probe examining alleged "fraud offences".Scottish Labour has been approached for comment. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "A 62-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with […]

Andrew Tate faces a civil trial in 2027 over allegations he subjected four women to physical or sexual abuse in the first case of its kind, a court has heard.At a High Court hearing in central London on Tuesday, Judge Richard Armstrong said the claimants were "seeking damages likely to reach six figures". Two of the women were in an intimate relationship with the controversial influencer, while the other two […]

The future of Britain's last major steelmaking plant is uncertain.The British Steel plant in Scunthorpe had been on course to close down by May, but urgent government intervention will keep it open - for now. Emergency legislation was passed on 12 April to bring the steelworks under effective government control.Politics latest: Follow live updatesHowever, Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has warned this does not mean the plant is guaranteed to survive. […]

The raw materials needed to keep the blast furnaces running at British Steel's Scunthorpe plant will be delivered to the site today, the government has confirmed.Ministers have been racing against time to secure the coking coal and iron ore needed to keep the furnaces at the UK's last virgin steel-producing plant operating. If they cool down too much, the molten iron solidifies and blocks the furnaces, making it extremely difficult […]

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe is recovering in hospital from pneumonia and will miss two more games, the club has announced.It comes after the 47-year-old missed the team's 4-1 win against Manchester United on Sunday due to illness. The club said on Saturday he had been admitted to hospital after feeling unwell "for a number of days".In an updated statement on Monday, Newcastle said: "The club continues to extend its best […]

Strike action by bin workers which has left rubbish piling up on Birmingham's streets will continue after union members "overwhelmingly rejected" the council's offer in a fresh ballot.The action by members of Unite, which began on 11 March as part of a dispute over pay, has seen thousands of tonnes of rubbish go uncollected and warnings of a public health emergency. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner visited the city last […]