New owner Adam Webb says he wants to improve St Johnstone's playing budget and training facilities - but warns change is necessary off the field for the club to grow. The American lawyer Webb has completed his takeover, ending almost four decades of Geoff Brown's ownership at McDiarmid Park. Brown...

'New chapter' for St Johnstone as Webb takes over

Discussions are continuing between Rangers and the Scottish FA with a view to the club playing some early season fixtures at Hampden Park. Rangers announced last month that delays to renovation work at Ibrox meant they would be forced to look for an alternative venue for their opening fixtures. It...

Rangers continue talks on temporary use of Hampden

The vehicle careered off the road in a 40mph zone, broke through a fence and crashed into a gym.

Fatal 100mph crash dad was 'begged to stop'

Gary Alexander Baird killed his wife Susan Baird with a hammer at their home in Belfast in 2020.

Husband rang GP 570 times before killing wife

Tributes have been paid to a commentator who covered football and speedway for more than 40 years. Edwin Overland, who joined BBC Radio Cambridgeshire in 1982, died over the weekend. He covered hundreds of Peterborough United matches during his career, including the play-off wins in 1992, 2000 and 2011. Peter...

'Genuine legend' football commentator dies

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A British teenager who has gone missing during a holiday in Tenerife told a friend he had “cut his leg” on a cactus and had “no idea where he was” in a frantic last phone call.Jay Slater, 19, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, was last heard from on Monday morning when he called his friend, Lucy Law, after attempting to walk back to his accommodation after missing a bus.The walk from Rural de Teno park, his last known location, to the south of the Spanish island, would take around 11 hours on foot.Search teams refocused their efforts on Thursday in the north...

Missing teen in Tenerife said he had ‘cut leg and had no idea where he was’

Gavin Plumb, 37, wanted to commit "sexually motivated" violence against the TV star, a court hears.

Man 'plotted to abduct, rape and murder' TV host

Witnesses reported a strong smell and black smoke billowing into the air.

Large fire closes major motorway overnight

The family of a boy who disappeared after jumping waves with his brother have spoken of their devastation.Daniel Halliday, 14, was thought to have been swept away in a strong current in the River Mersey, near Crosby Beach in Waterloo, on Sunday despite his older brother trying to save him.A family statement said: “Our worst fear is that this tragic accident has taken our lovely boy from us.“Daniel was jumping waves with his big brother, who tried to save him, but the current was too strong.“Daniel is a loving son, brother, cousin, nephew and grandson. The family are all devastated,...

Brother tried to save boy, 14, who vanished after jumping waves in River Mersey

Human bones dated to more than 1,000 years old have been discovered at The Old Bell Hotel.

Thousand-year-old skeletons found in hotel garden

The Standard

A woman who took a vulnerable man’s mobility scooter and left him to die in freezing conditions has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.Kimberley Ann Hawkins, 41, of no fixed address, admitted killing Neil Shadwick after taking his mobility scooter outside a Tesco superstore in Stratford Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, on January 22 last year.Mr Shadwick, 63, who used his mobility scooter as his mode of transport, was left behind in sub-zero temperatures and found unresponsive in the car park at 6am. He later died in hospital.Gloucestershire Police said Hawkins rode away on the scooter, later dumping it on Bisley Old Road in...

Woman who took man’s mobility scooter and left him to die admits manslaughter

Police recover three machetes and a gun after witnesses report seeing armed pursuit in Gipton.

Youth chased down street by machete-wielding gang

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Missing Jay Slater ’s distraught family have been urged to bring in their own big search team to look for the teenager. And after Spanish police called off their hunt for the apprentice bricklayer, his relatives vowed to stay in Tenerife until he is found. The family are said to be “devastated” and “heartbroken” by the decision to stop the search.

Jay Slater's family's poignant vow as search for missing teen ends with dramatic development

A 34-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of a man in Troon, South Ayrshire.

Man arrested in connection with death in Troon

Teachers are working with a charity to find enough beds for thousands of sleep deprived children. Mark Tilling, headteacher of Hartlepool's High Tunstall College of Science, took action after learning of an increasing number of families struggling to afford beds for their children. He said bed poverty is rising and...

Schools seeking 10,000 beds for exhausted pupils

The car was parked outside the property when it was hit by another vehicle, police say.

Car smashes through front of house after crash

 Steve Baker smiled through the pain of being told he has a 1% chance of winning the vote in his constituency this evening (4 July).The camera cut to Mr Baker when BBC’s Reeta Chakrabarti said: “Steve, I’m sorry to be putting you up here on the screen like this but, you know, we are giving you a less than 1% chance of hanging on to your seat.”He was first voted in as the MP for Wycombe in 2010.Also predicted to have a less than 1% chance of winning his vote is former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith in his constituency of Chingford. 

Cringe! Steve Baker smiles while told he has under 1% chance of winning vote

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Virginia fans of The Young and the Restless have asked where Elena Dawson (Brytni Sarpy) has been. She has not been seen or mentioned in Genoa City for quite a while. There is nothing online about Sarpy's status, and Y&R spoilers for next week do not mention the character, so fans wonder if she has been let go.

Fans of The Young and the Restless are concerned about Brtyni Sarpy and Conner Floyd's status

 The desperate mother of a university student has revealed the last message her son sent her before he went missing more than four months ago.Jack O’Sullivan had been at a house party with friends in Bristol when he left in the early hours of 2 March. CCTV showed the student, then aged 22, at three locations nearby, but despite a major search operation and a police investigation, it’s still not known where the Manchester United supporter went.To add to the mystery, his mobile phone showed data usage to the equivalent of a nine-minute video after the last sighting, before...

Mother of Jack O’Sullivan reveals last message she received  from missing son

A Kenyan coastal region has seen a spate of murders, supposedly over witchcraft but really over land.

Accused of witchcraft then murdered for land

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Adam Webb completes the purchase of a controlling stake in St Johnstone, promising to improve facilities and the squad...

'New chapter' for St Johnstone as Webb takes over

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