Jermaine Jenas, the host of Match of the Day 2 and the One Show, has been sacked by the BBC. The presenter and pundit, 41,
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Sunak’s decision to call early election one of ‘most stupid political misjudgments’ in history of politics, says Tory – UK politics live
Birmingham have called for council cuts, thought to be the biggest in local authority history, to be halted or scaled back over concerns the council’s
University of Leicester facing ‘major incident’ over crumbling buildings
The University of Leicester is dealing with a “major incident” over crumbling buildings on campus that will be closed for years and require a major
Scientists enable hydrogel to play and improve at Pong video game
Researchers have found a soft and squidgy water-rich gel is not only able to play the video game Pong, but gets better at it over
Second man arrested on suspicion of murdering delivery driver in Leeds
A second man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a parcel delivery driver who was killed in Leeds on Tuesday. The 24-year-old
UK government borrowing hits higher than expected £3.1bn in July
Strong spending on public services and welfare pushed government borrowing to £3.1bn last month, more than double its level in the same month a year
Ministers urged to end water ‘postcode lottery’ with single social tariff
Ministers are under pressure to end the “postcode lottery” on water by introducing a single social tariff for households on low incomes, amid fresh signs
Ministers urged to act over numbers failing English and maths GCSEs
The government has been urged to reassess what a social mobility expert has called the “national scandal” of teenagers leaving school without GCSE passes in
Waitrose to open 100 convenience shops in £1bn investment drive
Waitrose is planning to open 100 convenience stores over the next five years as part of a £1bn-plus investment in new outlets and shop refurbishments.
Home secretary to recruit 100 specialists to target people-smuggling gangs
The home secretary has announced plans to recruit 100 investigators and intelligence officers to target people-smuggling gangs as part of measures to clampdown on illegal