Teenager Brandon Kershaw died from his injuries (Picture: GMP) A 19-year-old dad who died when he was deliberately knocked down has been identified. Brandon Kershaw was found lying in the road with serious injuries at 8.10 pm on Monday evening in Bury, Greater Manchester. His family has paid tribute to him, saying: ‘We are all truly shocked and heartbroken by the sudden loss of Brandon. ‘He was a gentle, kind-hearted…
The next draw will be held on Friday night (Picture: Getty) EuroMillions players should check their tickets – more than £156,000,000 is up for grabs after no one claimed the prize last night. Yesterday’s winning EuroMillions and National Lottery Thunderball numbers were 01, 08, 13, 29, 47. To win the EuroMillions jackpot, players needed to match five main numbers and both Lucky Stars. To scoop the Thunderball, players must match five numbers…
The vaccine is being rolled out this year (Picture: REUTERS) A world-first vaccine for gonorrhoea is being rolled out in England after the number of cases hit record highs. The number of people being diagnosed with the sexually transmitted infection (STI) reached more than 85,000 in 2023, which is the highest since records began in 1918. Described as a ‘landmark moment for sexual health’, the rollout comes as some strains…
Ashton was described as ‘one a million’ by his family (Picture: West Yorkshire Police / SWNS) A group of men are wanted in connection with the ‘senseless’ death of a ‘much-loved’ teenager in a hit-and-run. Ashton Kitchen-White, 19, was struck by a red Ford Focus while he crossed Middleton Ring Road in Leeds at around 10pm on Friday May 16. The vehicle failed to stop at the scene but was later discovered…
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Not only do I not have any savings now but I’ve never had any (Picture: Samantha Priestly) Listen to article Listen to article Your browser does not support the audio element. Watching the morning news on TV one morning last week, I was stopped mid-spoonful of cereal when a report came on about savings. According to a study, it said, 1 in 10 people in the UK have zero savings.…
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Service charges are quietly changing in restaurants (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto) Listen to article Listen to article Your browser does not support the audio element. Name something more British than the awkward moment when one person wants to contest the service charge at dinner and the other just wants to pay the bill and skedaddle The whole situation becomes ten times more uncomfortable when it happens on a first date… This…
The bus was hit by a drone strike in the town of Bilopillia, on its way to Sumy, Ukraine (Picture: Sumy Regional Military Administration) Vladimir Putin unleashed a drone on a civilian bus in the region of Sumy hours after the end of the first direct talks between Russia and Ukraine since the early weeks of the war. Nine people were killed and nine others wounded in the northeastern city…
Much of the world has been affected by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine (Picture: AP/Getty) Since Russian tanks first rolled into Ukraine in February 2022, tremors have been felt far beyond. More than three years later, Vladimir Putin’s landgrab has redrawn not just borders, but the blueprint of global trade. Flight paths between Europe and Asia have changed course as airlines began avoiding Russian and Ukrainian airspace. Europe’s gas taps…