News archive from 7 September 2017
Rafael Nadal: This is what makes Roger Federer rivalry so special
Even before Roger Federer has taken to court in what will be an incredibly tough match against 2009 champion Juan Martin del Potro, the tennis world is buzzing with excitement at the prospect of a first US Open meeting with Rafael Nadal. The Spaniard...
Anna Faris says her ex-husband Chris Pratt was never her best friend
Anna Faris has admitted that she never counted husband Chris Pratt as her best friend. The actress revealed in Cosmopolitan that she ‘never bought’ the idea that your partner should be your closest friend. In an excerpt from her new memoir...
Former Conservative Party chairman Edward du Cann dies at 93
Conservative politician Sir Edward du Cann has died at the age of 93. He was an MP for more than 30 years and served as a minister in the governments of Harold Macmillan and Alec Douglas-Home in the early 1960s. During a long political career, he was...
Labour: Childcare scheme ‘in chaos’
PARENTS are still waiting in “limbo” because of failings in the government’s 30 hours of free childcare scheme, Labour said yesterday. The scheme entitles three and four-year-olds in England to 30 hours of free childcare a week from this month, up...
Tories face Civil Service revolt over ‘unfair’ 1 per cent cap
CIVIL Service workers are to vote on strike action challenging the government’s 1 per cent cap on their pay. The staff’s union PCS, which represents 195,000 workers, announced the nationwide ballot yesterday and said it was seeking a minimum pay rise...
Hillsborough disaster suspects face the courts
THREE former police officers and two other men were in the dock yesterday charged with offences relating to the Hillsborough football stadium disaster, in which 96 Liverpool football fans died. The five appeared in Preston Crown Court, where judge Mr...
Independence posters hit Hong Kong
HONG KONG “independence” banners were still on display in the autonomous Chinese territory yesterday after they reappeared on university campuses this week. The black banners demanding “Hong Kong independence” in English and Chinese were put up around...
Venezuela: Chevron seeks to bypass US sanctions
VENEZUELA’S government and US oil giant Chevron held talks on Tuesday to fi nd a way around Washington’s latest sanctions. Chevron president for America and Africa Clay Neff met President Nicolas Maduro, Vice-President Tarek el-Aissami, Oil Minister...
Syria: Fighting continues around Deir Ezzor
THE Syrian army fought to consolidate its lifeline into the eastern city of Deir Ezzor yesterday, after breaking the nearly four-year siege by Isis. Government troops advanced east along the main M20 motorway route from Palmyra to the city on the...
The exodus of NHS nurses
THE “Scrap the Cap” day of action on nurses’ pay should focus minds as we enter the conference season — and Jeremy Corbyn was right to make raising pay the key theme of the first Prime Minister’s Questions since Parliament’s summer break. The pay cap...
A productive and tasty winter crop
The Star’s gardener MATT COWARD gets his green thumbs on sai sai, the ‘best tasting Oriental leaf’ ONE of the most productive, tastiest and easiest winter crops I’ve ever grown is sai sai — sometimes listed in seed catalogues as “saisai.” It’s...
Trump endorses racism
ALBERT BENDER hopes the pardon of the racist sheriff Joe Arpaio will be Trump’s Waterloo WILL the disgraceful pardon of the brazenly racist sheriff Joe Arpaio be Trump’s Waterloo? It certainly should be. Trump has done what no other “president” in...
We must break free from the cycle of despair
MEXICO and Britain are separated by a wide ocean but for almost 500 years we have bridged that divide with human relationships. This is my first visit to Britain but ever since I was a small boy and learned history I have been aware of the importance...
Atletico Madrid unveil state-of-the-art pitch and huge home dressing room as they prepare for first game at...
Atletico Madrid have taken a significant step closer to completing their move to the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium as work on the state-of-the-art playing pitch came to its conclusion. The Spanish outfit have been forced to play their first three La...
US police threatened to kill NFL’s Bennett
Player told with gun at his head: Move and I’ll blow your head off NFL player Michael Bennett revealed yesterday how a US policeman threatened to blow his head off last month for “simply being a black man in the wrong place at the wrong time.” The...
Realtime News
- 04:36 Alabama newspaper at centre of KKK outcry appoints black female editor
- 04:33 Monsters come in many guises – they wouldn’t get near us otherwise
- 04:33 Scots union leader faces embarrassing strike at exams body he helps...
- 04:33 Glasgow’s five-star Blythswood Square Hotel accused of 'xenophobic'...
- 04:33 Alesha MacPhail killer Aaron Campbell 'lied over price on his head'...
- 04:33 Autistic Carstairs patient's phone calls 'restricted after mum...
- 04:33 Fashion industry has stooped to ugly, offensive and desperate new lows
- 04:33 Lib Dem leaders Vince Cable and Willie Rennie's new rivals come...
- 04:33 Mum's fury after being saddled with £500 fine on trip to watch...
- 04:33 Allowing Polmont teens phones in their cells could prevent suicides...
- 04:33 Taser use by Scots cops up 400 per cent in three years amid worry...
- 04:33 Scots tycoon in wedding venue row at war with siblings over dead...
- 04:26 Call for investigation after Georgina Downer presents cheque to...
- 04:22 Liversedge road reopened after serious car collision
- 02:55 Thousands mourn seven Syrian siblings killed in Canada fire
- 02:38 Opposition view: Bath boss Blackadder left to rue last-minute try
- 02:02 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer working closely with Manchester United’s Sport...
- 01:51 Saudi Arabia appoints its first female ambassador to US
- 01:51 Are these the perfect postcards from space?
- 01:50 BBC Scotland TV channel prepares to launch
- 01:45 Saudi Arabia announces princess as US ambassador
- 01:36 Australia's trade minister raises concerns about China's coal...
- 01:13 EU referendum registration deadline extended
- 01:09 James DeGale ‘pretty sure’ he will retire after loss Chris Eubank Jr
- 01:04 IN PICTURES: Runners take on endurance challenges along the...
- 00:55 Northampton Saints 27 Bath 26: Tom Vickers' review and player ratings
- 00:53 Church of England urges five days of prayer for poor as Brexit looms
- 00:49 Brexit: What would it mean for UK pensioners living in Europe?
- 00:49 What has really happened since Macpherson's report
- 00:47 New strategy to help deal with dementia issue in Lincolnshire is...
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