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The double Olympic champion is "ready for a new challenge" Double Olympic taekwondo champion Jade Jones has announced her retirement from the sport in order to embark on a new career as a professional boxer. Jones, 31, who won gold at London 2012 and Rio 2016, will be trained by former British and Commonwealth champion Stephen Smith in Liverpool. Jones said: “Taekwondo has given me everything – an incredible journey, unforgettable memories and the […]

The King collaborates with Apple Music as he shares personal playlist for new show The King has collaborated with Apple Music to launch The King’s Music Room show, sharing his personal playlist of hits that bring him joy, including disco, reggae and Afrobeats. Bob Marley, Kylie Minogue, Grace Jones and contemporary artists Davido and Raye are among those who make it into Charles’s top tracks from across the Commonwealth. Recording […]

An unexploded Second World War bomb's been found near tracks in the French capital Eurostar has suspended services between London and Paris after the discovery of an unexploded Second World War bomb near tracks in the French capital. Thousands of passengers are disrupted as the cross-Channel operator cancelled 10 services on Friday morning. All trains in the Paris to London direction are cancelled until at least 12.09pm. Eurostar said in […]

The UK's expected to be hotter than Spain today Parts of the UK are set to be hotter than Barcelona and the Costa Del Sol. Thursday is expected to be the hottest day of the year so far, with parts of eastern England reaching up to 18C. This is “fairly unusual but not unheard of” for this time of year, Met Office forecaster Stephen Dixon said. With Norfolk expected to […]

It's for customers hit by outages Barclays could pay out up to £12.5 million in compensation to customers affected by technology outages over the last two years, a new letter to MPs has revealed. There has been more than 33 days’ worth of unplanned tech and system outages in the last two years for nine of the UK’s biggest banks and building societies, according to new data published by the […]

She was hit by a car on a sports pitch Police say the death of a 10-year-old girl struck by a car on a sports pitch in Cumbria is not thought to have been a “deliberate act”. Emergency services were called to the collision involving a black BMW i4 at Kendal Rugby Club shortly before 5pm on Wednesday. The girl’s family, from Kendal, are being supported by specialist officers. An […]

The Toffees will move into Bramley-Moore Dock at the start of next season Everton have agreed a long-term finance package totalling £350million for their new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock. A consortium of blue-chip institutional lenders have refinanced borrowing which supported the completion of the 52,888-capacity ground as new owners The Friedkin Group look to stabilise the club’s finances after several years of overspending and profitability and sustainability problems. It means […]

Eddie Dempsey will replace Mick Lynch from Friday The new leader of the country’s biggest rail workers’ union has pledged not to “take the foot off the gas” in the ongoing campaign for better pay and conditions in the industry. Eddie Dempsey is the new general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), after the announcement by Mick Lynch that he is retiring. No other candidate stood against […]

Neil Young, The 1975 and Olivia Rodrigo to headline The 1975 and Olivia Rodrigo have been announced as joining Neil Young as a headliner for Glastonbury 2025. In June, the festival’s Friday show will see British band The 1975 perform, as Canadian singer-songwriter Young heads up Saturday’s edition, and US singer Rodrigo takes the final Sunday slot. Not making the top of the bill is multi-Brit winner and creator of the social […]