Leicestershire head coach Alfonso Thomas has criticised The Hundred's "ridiculous" player participation rules. The injury-hit Foxes lost in the One-Day Cup to Surrey on Tuesday and next play Yorkshire on Thursday, their fourth match in seven days. And Thomas is frustrated that, while his side are struggling for numbers, a...

Foxes boss Thomas slams 'ridiculous' Hundred rule

Somerset are the new leaders in One-Day Cup Group A after beating Worcestershire at Taunton - but the star of the day was Gloucestershire's Miles Hammond in Group B with an excellent match-winning century. With only one game left, Gloucestershire cannot catch runaway top two Glamorgan and Warwickshire, but victory...

Hammond ton keeps Gloucestershire in One-Day Cup hunt

A Scottish woman has broken a sheep shearing world record in Cornwall. Una Cameron, aged 51, sheared 517 sheep at Trefranck Farm, in Launceston, on Wednesday beating the previous women's solo strongwool ewe record by 59 sheep. The feat took place over a nine-hour period with Ms Cameron taking only...

Sheep shearing world record broken in Cornwall

Police urge the public to stop circulating the video and remain calm as they investigate.

Video of alleged gang-rape sparks uproar in Tanzania

Police have released photographs of 12 people they want to speak to over riots which took place on Merseyside days after the deaths of three girls in Southport. Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, were stabbed to death at a holiday club on 29 July.

Photos of 12 people released in riot probe appeal

Seamer Sonny Baker will join Hampshire when his Somerset contract runs out at the end of the season. The 21-year-old joined Somerset's academy in 2020 and made his first-team debut the following year in the One-Day Cup. He has since made 11 more appearances for the club, taking 19 wickets,...

Hampshire sign seamer Baker for 2025

They came to east London in their hundreds, preaching a message of peace. Under grey skies, people chose to chant, clap and come together to stand up for those feeling fearful following events across the UK during the past week. Waltham Forest is a borough of sanctuary, meaning it welcomes...

'We're here to ensure no-one ever pushes us around'

A drug dealer has been jailed for three years and eight months after admitting selling crack cocaine and heroin in Worcester. Kai Stretton was sentenced at Worcester Crown Court on Wednesday after police found evidence of his drug line operation on seized phones. The 18-year-old admitted two counts of being...

Dealer sentenced as drugs line shut down

The former BBC chairwoman had been briefed on the circumstances of Huw Edwards' arrest before publicly praising the presenter on a radio programme, the BBC has confirmed. Dame Elan Closs Stephens was interim chair of the corporation when Edwards was arrested in November last year. Last week, she confirmed she...

Ex BBC chair was briefed before 'poor Huw' Edwards remark

Two men have been charged with murder after a 23-year-old man was fatally stabbed in east London. The body of Mr Jalloh was found in New Union Close, Isle of Dogs on Monday afternoon. Shomiah McKenzie, 18, of Lewisham and Cody Godfrey, 18, of Isle of Dogs were also also...

Isle of Dogs fatal stabbing sees two men charged

A tribunal determines Dr Marc Whitehouse's fitness to practise to be impaired.

False prescriptions doctor's licence suspended

This year's festival in Scarborough is no longer going ahead, organisers have announced.

Music festival cancelled due to low ticket sales

Julie Sweeney, 53, is charged with sending communications threatening death or serious harm.

Woman appears in court over Facebook hate post

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A post-mortem examination has failed to establish the cause of death of a mother-of-six who was found unconscious after taking her dog for a walk.Anita Rose, 57, left her house to take her springer spaniel named Bruce for a walk in Brantham at around 5am on Wednesday, Suffolk Police said.She was found by a member of the public at around 6.25am and taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge with serious head injuries, and she died on Sunday.A man, aged 45, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder on Saturday, then re-arrested on suspicion of murder after Ms Rose died.He has...

Anita Rose: Mystery of how mum-of-six died after post-mortem says more tests needed

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Actor Clarence Williams III, best known as the super cool undercover cop Lincoln "Linc" Hayes on TV's classic crime drama, The Mod Squad, died three years ago from colon cancer at 81 years old. This is the story of a talent that lives on.

The Tragic Death of 'Mod Squad'/'Purple Rain' Actor Clarence Williams III: Three Years Later

A man has been jailed for punching a baby repeatedly in the head, leaving him with lifelong brain damage. Jordan Cattell assaulted the baby in Walsall in 2018 while the infant was lying in his cot, causing multiple skull fractures and haemorrhaging. The 10-month-old survived his injuries but will need...

Man jailed for punching baby in the head

Councillors say the site is being used by gang meetings, drug users and people on off-road bikes.

Almost 300 homes to be built on old industrial site

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Dennis the Menace actor Jay North is now 73 years old. This is his story. On August 3, 1951, Jay North was born Jay Waverly North, Jr., in Los Angeles, and seven years later, began acting on TV on shows like Wanted: Dead or Alive, and 77 Sunset Strip.

Former Childstar Jay North (TV's 'Dennis the Menace') Turns 73

A man murdered his partner in a "malevolent" attack after accusing her of having an affair with one of his sons. Colin Kennedy, 63, was jailed for life after being found guilty of the "frenzied" killing of Catherine Stewart at their home in North Lanarkshire. One of their daughters came...

Man jailed for murdering partner after affair claim

Jodie Beer is jailed for six years for trying to take cocaine, pills and phones into Parc prison.

Prison officer smuggled drugs in juice cartons

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Glamorgan confirmed for One Day Cup knock-out stage

Glamorgan and Warwickshire have qualified for the knockout stages of the One Day Cup with two matches each remaining. Gloucestershire’s win over Notts means the two...

Glamorgan confirmed for One Day Cup knock-out stage

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