British Steel has secured a five-year contract worth £500m to supply train tracks for Network Rail, in a move which could help safeguard the short-term future of the Scunthorpe steelworks. The company will forge more than 337,000 tonnes of track, securing thousands of jobs, two months after the government used emergency powers to prevent the...
A Devon village that has hoped for a new community building for more than 20 years has secured planning permission. The Landkey Mazzard Hall, proposed for the top of the Millennium Green off Harford Way, Landkey, is expected to meet the demands of the growing community of 2,300 people. Planning officers approved the application that...
Scottie Scheffler secured his first win of 2025 with a dominant display at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson in Texas. The American world number one, 28, who finished fourth at the Masters last month, carded an eight-under-par 63 to finish on 31 under – eight shots ahead of nearest rival Erik van Rooyen. Scheffler also...
While United are planning for bigger things, they must prepare well for the crucial transfer window Skinner has constantly referred to. When they last got into Europe, United signed World Cup Golden Boot winner Hinata Miyazawa, goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce and Brazilian winger Geyse. But American Tullis-Joyce did not break into the first team until this...
Four-time British Olympian Paula Radcliffe has secured the Six Star Medal upon completing the Boston Marathon. Radcliffe, 51, finished Monday’s race with a time of 2 hours 53 minutes 44 seconds, placing her 117th out of 12,447 women that took part. The Six Star Medal is awarded to runners who complete all six of the...
Trump pledged during his 2024 campaign that he could end the war within 24 hours of taking office. Hours after President Donald Trump announced an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin to avoid attacks on energy infrastructure in Ukraine, Russia conducted an attack on said infrastructure. The attack was reciprocated by a Ukrainian attack on...