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Weather forecasters have announced that "proper summer" is starting in a matter of days with a balmy 25C heatwave set to engulf the UK. The Met Office has already teased that temperatures will be "warm, perhaps very warm" towards the end of May and now other forecasters are agreeing.

Manchester United fans believe the club should make a move for exciting Nottingham Forest full-back Djed Spence.

DI Ray viewers tuned in to the premiere episode of the new ITV crime drama starring ER's Parminder Nagra. The drama follows DI Ray who is investigating a murder that is at first thought to be 'culturally specific', but the ambitious detective senses there's something more at play. DI Ray heads home after a long day of investigating and soon realises there is a suspicious BMW behind her.

Naman Ramachandran Banijay U.K.’s Kudos has signed a creative partnership deal with “Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight. Under the terms of the deal, Kudos will get a first look at future U.K. based projects originated by Knight and support the Birmingham film and TV industry.Kudos, the production company behind “Deadwater Fell” and “Grantchester,” is also producing the upcoming BBC One series “SAS Rogue Heroes,” created by Knight.

Walsall Football Club will change their ground's name from the Banks's Stadium to Poundland Bescot Stadium, after a new three-year partnership was agreed with the retailer.Banks's, which is part of Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company, held the first sponsorship of the club's ground since 2007. But their partnership is now due to finish at the end of the current season.Poundland, who had been the club's commercial partners since early 2020, will be sponsoring Walsall's shirts and feature on the Saddlers' two-tier stand.

A Lanarkshire man is aiming to crash through his £200,000 fundraising target in his final charity cycle.

Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Bush are showing off one of their superpowers — interviewing! In ET's exclusive sit-down with the Bush twins, the pair interviewed each other about their new book, , where they discussed their bond as sisters and what a superpower sisterhood means to them. tells the story of Emma, an only child who grows up longing for a sister. Her life is instantly changed when two sets of sisters move to her street and invite her to join their club.This is the sisters' second children's book together, and while their mother, Laura Bush, is an only child, Barbara said the former First Lady inspired their second story.«Well, in this new children's book, our main character is named Emma and she's an only child, which might seem unusual for a book on sisterhood, but Emma's based on mom,» Barbara explained. «Mom, as you know, was an only child, and she desperately wanted siblings and she never had any blood siblings, but she has the same best friends that she had since she was little in Midland — still — and those are her sisters.

Convicted MP Imran Ahmad Khan has been expelled from the Conservative Party after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy. The Wakefield MP is yet to be sentenced after being found guilty of the offence at Southwark Crown Court on Monday (April 11).

Former Manchester United academy defender Reece Brown has admitted that current Newcastle United and former Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe wanted to sign him.

Britain will shiver in temperatures ­colder than Moscow as a 600-mile wide “polar plunge” and Storm Diego bring snow and deluges during the Easter holidays.It comes as a nasty blow for Brits who were fooled into thinking spring had arrived by March’s 20C heatwave.Forecasters said the “late taste of winter” will see snow in the Midlands and North on hills today (Fri), with rain in the South as Diego passes.Bitter wind chills mean 6-12C highs will feel more like 4-9C today (Fri) and tomorrow (Sat).Widespread frosts are expected over the weekend, with -3C in England, colder than the -2C forecast in Moscow.Even usually-mild London will nudge freezing on the thermometer.Met Office forecaster Marco Petagna said: “It’s a late taste of winter and not a very spring-like few days.“Deep low pressure is bringing blustery and wet weather, with cold air sweeping back in from the north.“Gardeners should beware as widespread frosts are expected.”Tomorrow (Sat) will have fewer showers, with Sunday turning milder later as rain follows overnight and into Monday.Ex-BBC and Met Office forecaster John Hammond, of Weathertrending, said: “After late March’s warm sunshine and blossoming spring, doesn’t nature have a funny way of getting its own back.”Netweather said Storm Diego’s low pressure over France “could affect southern England with rain.”A Met Office forecast says the weekend will be “cold, with frosty starts” then “feeling milder but with cloud and rain moving in.”Parts of Britain have been battered by flash deluges and lightning storms in recent days.Gale force gusts buffeted the UK yesterday, causing damage to trees and fences.Snowploughs also battled to reopen roads this week after heavy snowfall caused rail and road disruption.The

Easter holidays as snow, hail & freezing temperatures are set to sweep across the UK.It came as the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for snow across Scotland today (Tuesday, April 5). Forecasts have also predicted a wet start for most places on tomorrow (April 6), for some areas of the country while the South will stay dry for some time.However, the north of England is expected to be struck with wintry showers on Thursday and Friday.

More than 80 activists have been arrested in Essex as climate change protesters continue to block oil terminals. Activists from Just Stop Oil said on Saturday they had blocked access to the Titan Truck Park and revealed a secret underground network of tunnels at the Navigator and Grays oil terminals.

pub chains is hiking up their prices by as much as 45p - which will see some areas pay £4 per pint for the first time. Marston’s Brewery, which owns six breweries and operates more than 1,500 pubs, is introducing rises of between 20p and 45p.The current average cost of a pint is £3.96 - with the cheapest areas being in the Midlands and the North including Leeds (£3.83), Coventry (£3.86), Sheffield (£3.87) and Northampton (£3.91).However, more expensive areas have already broken the barrier with London's average price being £6, Edinburgh is at £5.10, Bristol £4.52, Liverpool £4.48 and Birmingham £4.46.

reformed hooligan Barrington Patterson who died of a heart attack. He was affectionately known as One-Eyed Baz and he gained a ruthless reputation as a key figure in Birmingham City’s Zulu Warriors firm. The Blues fan, 56, eventually became a community campaigner who was renowned for his work combating homelessness and knife crime in the Midlands.

Liverpool set up a mouthwatering FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City after edging past Nottingham Forest at the City Ground. Diogo Jota scored the decisive goal for the Reds in Jurgen Klopp's first quarter-final in charge of the competition. The Reds lived on the edge as Steve Cooper's Forest side put up a strong fight.But ultimately, the quality of Klopp's men shone through and they are still on course for an incredible quadruple challenge.

TIME TO GET UP (3.35) can rise to the challenge once again in the Midlands National at Uttoxeter.

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crash has been pictured for the first time. Ricky Siemens, 13, and his father Heinrich Siemens, 38, both perished in the horror crash, which tragically killed a total of nine people in West Texas shortly after 8pm on Tuesday ( March 15).A coach and six students, who were a part of the University of the Southwest golf team in New Mexico, were identified following the incident which took place on Highway 115 in Midland.Head coach Tyler James and team member Laci Stone were both killed, as well as students Mauricio Sanchez, Travis Garcia, Jackson Zinn, Karisa Raines and Tiago Sousa, according to local reports.

Jesus’s followers wrapped his body in after the crucifixion.But David Adkins has a different theory. He claims it is in fact a tablecloth - made in Burton upon Trent in Staffordshire.The anthropologist and historian has come to his shocking conclusion after studying the lives of medieval monks in Burton, and researching their dealings with the Knights Templar.The Templars were outlawed in 1307 and many of them fled to England.

BBC Breakfast presenters Sally Nugent and Dan Walker were left with an annoying noise in their ear after a rather chaotic segment on the price of energy - and Sally didn't hesitate to scold her co-presenter.Temporary host and reporter Nina Warhurst was on location in the Midlands to investigate the rising cost of gas, electricity and petrol on Tuesday (March 8), in a busy warehouse where steel was being forged.But the segment was interrupted by loud buzzing noises around Nina as the factory continued to carry out its manufacturing process - something that definitely couldn't be helped.Turning to Nina's segment, Dan said: "I know it's busy where you are, Nina, good morning!"Nina had to shout against the roar of machinery as she returned their good morning, explaining: "This is in the West Midlands not far from Dudley."What happens is they take this raw material, turn it into cylinders which are treated and lined - a bit like laminating a piece of paper - that can end up in nuclear reactors, turbines, parts of ships."But by the end of the segment the droning buzz had clearly got to Dan and Sally - as well as the rising cost of energy.And it was soon clear Sally wasn't happy with Dan's moaning.Nina finished up by saying: "I wish I had better news from the West Midlands but that's the way it's going to be, at least for the coming months."Sally reassured her: "Nina, we forgive you.

Met Office released several flood warnings, Brits are being advised to brace themselves for another Arctic blast this week.Weather mapping from independent forecaster WXCharts shows up to 20 inches (50cm) of white stuff falling in parts of Wales and Scotland, following a sweeping weather movement down from the Arctic. There will likely be over 20cm of snow in the Midlands and flurries on the south coast as the artic freeze takes hold.Bitter gale-force winds will brace freezing temperatures as the weather gears up for a battering in the next two weeks.The Met Office has warned Brits of strong winds, frost, freezing temperatures and coastal gales all sweeping in from the west and taking full effect on the rest of the country.Snow is predicted for Friday, March 11 and will likely come amid an unusually cold March week for Brits.The frosty temperatures and strong winds will hit before it's set to warm up for spring towards the end of March and temperatures will plunge to a chilly -5C in parts of Scotland and Northern regions on Tuesday.The Met forecast said: "As we move through the period, there will be an increased likelihood of spells of rain, potentially preceded by snow, arriving from the west.