The January-March expansion was the slowest in almost three years and was down from 2.4 in the last three months of 2024.

Andrew Johnston, 30, competed as a singer on the television programme in 2008 and is now on trial at Southwark Crown Court.

Martyn Blake, 41, was cleared of murder in October but will have to face misconduct proceedings over the shooting.

A PAEDOPHILE Cheshire scout leader and school housemaster who spent 27 years on the run using a stolen identity has been jailed for 46 years. Richard Burrows, 81, systematically sexually abused 24 ...

A widow walking 5,000 miles around the British coastline in memory of her late wife said she is “enjoying living in the ...

A BMW driver clocked speeding has been hit with a £140 court penalty. Nicolas Williams, of Lindop Close, Knutsford, pleaded guilty to exceeding a 30mph speed limit at Chester Magistrates’ Court on ...

TWO spine-tingling new rides will be launched at Knutsford May Day funfair this week. The Hulk and Reactor will be making their North West debut when the annual event opens on The Heath on Thursday.

Gerry Adams has said he “liked but did not have many dealings” with a British spy who was in the IRA, a Dublin court heard. The former Sinn Fein president said he operated at a different level in the ...

The Prime Minister said Labour is delivering justice after Kemi Badenoch accused the party of a cover-up and delays in grooming gang inquiries.

Richard Burrows, 81, systematically abused numerous boys across Cheshire, the West Midlands and West Mercia between 1968 and 1995.

Researchers at the Oxford Internet Institute have outlined 13 ways in which playing video games might influence a person’s mental health.

Brad Smith, speaking in Brussels, tried to allay concerns as he announced that the company was expanding data centre operations across Europe.