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The Department for Transport has rejected proposals in an online petition calling for the concessionary bus pass for people of State Pension age to be extended to cover travel across all parts of the UK. In its written response on Tuesday, the Department said that the concessionary travel scheme is restricted to within each nation of the United Kingdom and there are “no plans to introduce mutual recognition of the separate schemes”.

William Earl Variety has announced an exclusive first look of a new documentary “Reef Builders,” presented by the SHEBAbrand, followed by a panel discussion with Auli’i Cravalho on March 9 during SXSW in Austin, Texas. “Reef Builders” spotlights the inspiring stories of the people behind the Sheba Hope Grows program, one of the world’s largest coral reef restoration programs led by Mars Sustainable Solutions, and the vital role of ocean communities in the move to restore the planet’s coral reefs.

Sir Chris Hoy has completed a 255km (158-mile) cycle ride across Cambodia to raise cash for ­impoverished kids.

It’s a bitterly cold Monday afternoon and a steady stream of customers filter in and out of the Post Office in Leigh. Some walk in with parcels, others are here to pay their bills. Some are simply here to chat to staff for advice.

A dad of three who was caught with cocaine worth £4,000 has been jailed for 22 months.

“Sequels suck, whether you’re making them or watching them.” So said one storied filmmaker in rejecting a rich movie deal (details below), and he’d likely react the same if offered Biden vs. Trump.

English minnows Forest Green Rovers have made a dramatic 11th-hour bid to hijack Ayr United’s ambitious attempt to make Scott Brown their next boss.

The creator of a petition calling for former Post Office boss Paula Vennells to hand back her CBE following the Horizon scandal has said it is 'fantastic' that she has lost her honour.

Ayr United have unveiled ambitious plans to build a new gym, meeting room and first aid room at Somerset Park - which the community can tap into.

There were nine goals, two red cards and more than 100 minutes of football as Bellshill and Irvine Victoria served up a dramatic afternoon’s entertainment.

crowd stampede at a Glorilla gig in Rochester, New York on Sunday night (March 5).Per a new WHAM report, local authorities have confirmed that 35-year-old Syracuse resident Aisha Stephens had died on Wednesday night (March 8), making her the third casualty from the stampede.Stephens’ death follows the death of two other concert attendees, 33-year-old Rhondesia Belton and 35-year-old Brandy Miller, the latter of whom died on March 6. Seven other unnamed victims were treated for non-life threatening injuries.Rochester police have also confirmed that Stephens was “the last remaining hospitalised victim”.Rolling Stone now reports that after the owners of Main Street Armory – where the concert was held – failed to show up for a meeting with the Rochester Police Department’s Licensing Unit, the authorities immediately revoked the venue’s entertainment license and will halt its renewal.Rochester police chief David Smith said to press on Wednesday: “It is one step we can immediately take to ensure that the events of Sunday night are not repeated.

Two women are dead and several others are injured after being trampled Sunday night following GloRilla’s concert at the Main Street Armory in Rochester, New York.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic A GloRilla concert in Rochester, NY, ended in tragedy when one person was killed and nine others were injured in a crush of people exiting the show. The fatality was reported to be a 33-year-old woman. Nine concertgoers were injured in the stampede, including two said to be in “critical, life-threatening condition.” “The injuries appear to be as a result of a large crowd pushing towards the exits following accounts of individuals hearing what they believed to be gunshots,” said Rochester police lieutenant Nicholas Adams. CNN and the Associated Press reported that when officers got to the scene, they found injured people inside the venue, but none with gunshot wounds.

A Berlin embassy spy was been jailed for more than 13 years after betraying his country and colleagues by selling secrets to Russia. David Smith, a former security guard at the British Embassy in Germany, was motivated by his support for Russian president Vladimir Putin and hatred of the UK when he began collecting classified documents in 2018.

A Scots spy in Berlin who sold secrets to Russia has been jailed for more than 13 years for betraying his country and colleagues.

A Scots spy in Berlin had an "ongoing relationship" with Russia and was paid for his “treachery”, a senior judge has ruled.

A California woman has tragically lost her life in Joshua Tree National Park, marking the second death already this year — less than two weeks into 2023.

One of Ayr United's greatest ever goalscorers is to be honoured with a testimonial year.

A walking group bound together by its love of Ayr United has put its shirt on the first team's success.

Louise Minchin took to Instagram and shared with her 131,000 followers that both of her daughters have now left the family home for university.The former BBC Breakfast host has previously admitted to suffering from “empty nest syndrome” after her eldest daughter, Mia, left home for university three years ago.Her youngest daughter, Scarlett, whom she shares with husband David Smith, has followed in her sister's footsteps going into higher education.Taking to her stories yesterday, Louise, 54, penned: "Trying to smile through the days since both my daughters left for uni..."Any advice for empty-nesters?"Empty nest syndrome refers to the grief that many parents feel when their children move out of the home.This condition is typically more common in women, who are more likely to have had the role of primary carer, according to Better Health.Louise admitted she wasn’t prepared for how difficult it would be to send her daughters away to university.Her second daughter, Scarlett, moved away on Saturday, three years after Mia did the same.Speaking on Thursday's edition of Lorraine, Louise opened up about her children embarking on their latest chapter in their lives as she attempted to focus on the positives. “You get to this moment, you go, ‘Oh my gosh, this is amazing!’” she recalled.“‘I don’t have to do all the washing up, I don’t have to clean all the clothes, tidy the house.'“You have this huge sense of release and freedom.”However, it didn’t take long for Louise to start feeling the loss of having her family of four reduced to three.Rylan Clark ‘tried to end’ life after telling husband he cheated[LATEST]Lorraine Kelly hits back as she's branded an 'airhead' by ITV viewer[TV]David Beckham divides 'cynical' fans over queueing

Ayr United have received a huge boost on the eve of their trip to Morton with the granting of planning permission for their Somerset Park redevelopment.