Andy Murray: British tennis star hints he could retire this season

British tennis star Andy Murray has hinted he could retire this season. Speaking in Dubai after his 500th win on hardcourt, Murray said: "I still love competing, I still love the game. It gets harder and harder the older you get to compete with the young guys. "It's not easy, …...Read More

Treatment of Everton proves Premier League 'can't properly regulate football', says Andy Burnham

The mayor of Greater Manchester has said the Premier League's treatment of Everton FC has proved "it can't properly regulate football". Andy Burnham said the way officials have handled the Liverpool-based club still "doesn't feel fair" after its 10-point deduction for breaking financial rules was reduced to six earlier on …...Read More

Post Office scandal: Victims secure improved interim compensation

The government has announced it will significantly increase the interim payment given to Post Office workers who have their convictions overturned, from £163,000 to £450,000. More than 900 sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses were prosecuted between 1999 and 2015, after faulty accounting software called Horizon, made by Fujitsu, made it seem like …...Read More

Just Stop Oil: Three protesters guilty after disrupting Wimbledon tennis matches

Three Just Stop Oil protesters have been found guilty of aggravated trespass after disrupting Wimbledon tennis matches by throwing confetti and puzzle pieces. Deborah Wilde, 69, Simon Milner-Edwards, 67, and William Ward, 66, were convicted at City of London Magistrates' Court. Wilde, a retired teacher, and Ward, a retired civil …...Read More

Food and fashion push retail inflation towards 'two-year low'

The annual rate of shop price inflation has eased to its lowest level for almost two years, according to an industry reading that credits food and fashion prices. The British Retail Consortium (BRC)-Nielsen Shop Price Index showed the pace of price increases slowed to 2.5% over the 12 months to …...Read More

Opposition working under foreign influence, says Maldives president Muizzu in veiled reference to India

India-friendly opposition India Maldives latest: Despite rising tensions, pace of Indian projects in Maldives increasing Cabinet approval stalled NEW DELHI: Maldives president Mohamed Muizzu has alleged foreign influence in the country's internal affairs and accused the opposition of refusing parliamentary approval for some members of his cabinet to appease "certain …...Read More

Scotland's Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth criticised for failing to read Aberdeen schools violence report

Scotland's largest teaching union has criticised the country's education secretary for failing to read its damning report on violence in Aberdeen schools. In the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) report released last week, a third of the 800 teachers surveyed in Aberdeen said they had been physically assaulted. Speaking to …...Read More

Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle retracts offer to SNP for emergency ceasefire debate

Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has rejected an application from the SNP for an emergency debate over a ceasefire in Gaza - despite proposing the debate himself. Last week saw the Commons descend into chaos when Sir Lindsay breached convention and allowed a Labour amendment to dominate an SNP opposition day, …...Read More

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers urged to apologise for 'good girl' comment to journalist

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers has been branded a "dinosaur" by a women's group for calling a journalist a "good girl" during a tense post-match interview. Both the Scottish Feminist Network and For Women Scotland are calling for the Hoops manager to apologise for the "sexist" comment made following his team's …...Read More

Everton Football Club's 10-point deduction reduced following appeal

Everton's 10-point deduction has been reduced to six following an appeal, the Premier League has announced. It comes after the club breached profitability and sustainability rules. An independent appeal board has now cut that by four points, which moves the club on to 25 points in the table and up …...Read More