[ad_1] BBCVolunteers say everything the canal supports is under threat from new water licencesAn historical canal will be given an emergency water supply to stop it from running dry in days.The Canal and River Trust, which runs the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, has used money which was earmarked for repairs to buy a short-term supply from Welsh Water. But the charity said this was a "stop gap" and it could
[ad_1] Thousands of racegoers are enjoying a day at Aintree racecourse for its annual Ladies Day which is part of the Grand National Festival.Ladies Day is traditionally one of the biggest days in Liverpool's social calendar when women - and men - are invited to dress to impress.More than150,000 people are expected to attend the race meeting, with the festival finishing on Saturday.Previous style award winner Faith Amond has been
[ad_1] Former Scottish Conservative MSP Jamie Greene has defected to the Scottish Liberal Democrats.The former frontbencher quit the Scottish Conservatives with immediate effect on Thursday.In a letter to leader Russell Findlay, the West of Scotland MSP said the party had become "Trump-esque in both style and substance" to win over right-wing voters.At the Scottish Liberal Democrats' annual conference in Inverness, leader Alex Cole-Hamilton confirmed Greene had joined the party.Cole-Hamilton decribed
[ad_1] Liverpool Daily Post/PAA funeral for the unidentified newborn was arranged after a collection by a local Asda supermarket "When I heard about it and I saw her name, I thought 'that's not that woman - that's not the same woman that we've lived by all these years'."That was how a resident of a cul-de-sac in Liverpool described the moment she learned her neighbour for more than 30 years -
[ad_1] Getty ImagesRussell Brand has been charged with rape, indecent assault and sexual assault between 1999 and 2005.The charges relate to four separate women.The comedian and actor has been interviewed multiple times by police since an investigation by the Sunday Times, the Times and Channel 4's Dispatches in September 2023 revealed multiple serious allegations against him.The 49-year-old has previously denied the allegations, calling them "very, very hurtful".This breaking news story
[ad_1] Hayley CoyleBBC News, YorkshireAlex Moss/BBCForensic teams are combing the area as inquiries continueA murder investigation has been launched after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death in Huddersfield. Emergency services were called to Ramsden Street in the town centre at about 14:45 BST on Thursday and the boy was taken to hospital where he later died from injuries to his neck. West Yorkshire Police said a 20-year-old man had
[ad_1] Sixty years ago, Tunnock's teacakes were banned from RAF flights after they exploded in a cockpit.They left a sticky mess over the airmen, their instruments and the cockpit's canopy.The chocolate-covered marshmallow treats had apparently been all the rage prior to this - being eaten by crewmen as they flew nuclear bombers on long training sorties at the height of the Cold War.But the ban has now been lifted after
[ad_1] A husband and wife from County Antrim convicted of serious crimes against a four week old baby boy have been sentenced to 22 years and four years.The little boy sustained severe injuries in an assault that left him blind and brain damaged. This was as a result of Christopher Fulton, 35, assaulting him in a fashion Newry Crown Court heard was "similar to a car crash" in terms of
[ad_1] City, who have won the past four Premier League titles, said they are planning a "fitting tribute" before the end of the season."Manchester City will bid an emotional farewell to Kevin de Bruyne this summer when his contract expires, bringing an end to a glittering 10-year period at the club," the club said."The Belgian, a global icon of the game, has played 413 matches for City."During that period, he
[ad_1] The UK is expected to have its hottest day of the year so far on Friday as temperatures could reach 23C (73F) in some areas. The warmest weather is expected to be in the west of London out towards Oxfordshire and the south Midlands, and could be hotter than Marbella and Ibiza in Spain.Cardiff in Wales could see the mercury rise to 21C, while Scotland and Northern Ireland are
