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Greg Davies, whose sitcom The Cleaner has received mixed reviews, returns to do what he does best – lording it over “little” Alex Horne and the (mostly) comedians who’ve agreed to spend the next 10 weeks under…
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A loving couple returning to their home in Manchester from Wales were killed after an ex-professional footballer crashed his car into them after using his phone behind the wheel on the motorway.
Richard Wong, 62, and Angela Wong, 56, who had been marri…
A ‘loving’ couple of 37 years were killed when a former professional footballer ploughed into them after fiddling with his phone on the motorway.
Richard and Angela Wong, from south Manchester, died after a lorry drove into the back of them at 50mph on…
Visit Lincoln will undergo a rebrand to incorporate the whole of Greater Lincolnshire, expanding the organisation’s geographical footprint.
Visit Lincoln’s new name will be Destination Lincolnshire and will be business focused, to build an engaged tour…
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ax Whitlock’s successful defence of his Olympic pommel horse title made it a doubly golden Sunday for Team GB in Japan.
The 28-year-old gymnast from Hertfordshire became a six-time Olympic medallist as his young daughter and wider family watched fr…
Tokyo Olympic Games 2020GB’s Charlotte Worthington cooks up BMX freestyle shock for Olympic gold
Favourite Hannah Roberts takes silver medal
As it happened: Read Beau Dure’s minute-by-minute report
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spiring freestyle BMXers can look up to Charlotte Worthington as an example, her mother has said, as she bids for a place in the Olympic final.
Worthington, from Manchester came fourth in the first seeding trial, meaning she could win a spot in the…
A lorry driver has been hailed a “hero” after setting up a TV in his cab so England could watch last night’s victory over Germany – despite being stuck in a 13 mile traffic jam.
Barrie Pulford, 57, set up the TV in the footwell of his wagon and invited…
The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has submitted to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson the UK AD and Biogas Industry Climate Declaration, whereby the industry commits to doing everything in its powers to reduce carbon emissions an…