The proposed £300million takeover of Newcastle United has dramatically collapsed after the Saudi-backed buyers withdrew their bid. A consortium bankrolled by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, and spearheaded by businesswoman Amanda Staveley, agreed a deal with Newcastle owner Mike Ashley in April. However, the takeover fell through amid four months …...Read More

A father convicted of breaching a restraining order was sent a photo of a baby with a belt around their neck by the mother and warned 'if you don't come back to me this is what's going to happen', a court heard today. Rugby player Carl Fomel Jones, 33, was …...Read More

A killer who murdered his wife and never revealed where he dumped her body has issued a shock 'confession' just weeks before his parole hearing. Russell Causley, now 78, killed his wife Veronica Packman, who liked to be known as Carole, in 1985 but has never told his devastated family …...Read More

A family who fell victim to cruel 'dogfishers' was left devastated when their adorable new puppy died within 12 hours. Father-of-two Damian Burwitz, 43, of Biggleswade, told how little Leia made an instant impact on his two sons, who fell in love with the Chocolate Labrador when he and wife …...Read More

A terrified ex-servicewoman silently mouthed 'help me' from a window moments before she was stabbed to death by a cocaine-fuelled killer who also tried to cut her head off. Ex-military climbing instructor Sarah Hassall, 38, was overpowered by 20-stone Brian Manship who she had known for six hours. She was …...Read More

States have broad autonomy to define the timing and procedures for primary elections. The exact process for setting primary dates varies from state to state. For example, in Louisiana, state law allows the governor to reschedule an election because of an emergency, so long as the secretary of state has …...Read More

It has been a comforting refrain in the national conversation about reopening schools: Young children are mostly spared by the coronavirus and don’t seem to spread it to others, at least not very often. But on Thursday, a study introduced an unwelcome wrinkle into this smooth narrative. Infected children have …...Read More

As global warming pushes up ocean levels around the world, scientists have long warned that many low-lying coastal areas will become permanently submerged. But a new study published Thursday finds that much of the economic harm from sea-level rise this century is likely to come from an additional threat that …...Read More

A pod of dolphins put on an incredible acrobatic display for tourists on the Northumberland coast. The group were left stunned when the playful dolphins leapt effortlessly through the air just feet away from their boat in Berwick. Photographer Sheila Ivison, who snapped the action, said she could not believe …...Read More

“We knew when he was first hospitalized with Covid-19 that this was going to be a rough fight,” Mr. Calabrese said in the announcement, adding, “Although he was basically pretty healthy in recent years, he was still in a high-risk group because of his history with cancer.” Mr. Cain had …...Read More