A VILLAGE’S plan to build a cycle mud track has been given the go-ahead. Residents in Crowle came up with the plan to stop children riding their mountain bikes in the road. A lack of “interesting ...

A defence lawyer implored Judge Curtis Farber to declare a mistrial, calling it a ‘tainted jury’ and a ‘runaway jury’.

The Day Of The Jackal author Frederick Forsyth has died at the age of 86, after a brief illness, his literary agents said. The best-selling author was surrounded by his family as he died at home on ...

Timothy Barnes from Droitwich has appeared before Worcester magistrates in connection with an alleged £2 million scam linked to crypto.

Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte has said he sees no discrepancy between the UK’s current defence spending goals and his own push for members to reach 5% of GDP. The Nato chief would not reveal the ...

A 14-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed in Manchester has been named by police as Ibrahima Seck, with his family paying tribute to him as “funny, caring and hardworking”. Ibrahima was found with ...

WORCESTERSHIRE County Council ended a “challenging year” with a £96.4 million deficit. The council’s accounts for 2024/25 also show a £6.2m overspend across its £433.4m budget. A year ago, the council ...

Marco Botti is likely to lower Giavellotto’s sights with the defence of his Princess of Wales’s Stakes title now seemingly favourite for his next run. The Hong Kong Vase winner finished a fair third ...

The spending review is “settled”, Downing Street has said, after the Home Office was the last department locked in budget negotiations.

An 11-year-old girl has also been left fighting for her life in hospital after the fire broke out in Heckmondwike on Sunday.

Joe Hart believes James McAtee could use this summer’s Under-21 European Championship as a “stepping stone” to first-team football at Manchester City or elsewhere. McAtee will captain England against ...

Valdo Calocane killed students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, and caretaker Ian Coates, 65, in the city in June 2023.