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At least four killed in Kyiv airstrikes as hypersonic missile used during attacks - Roch Valley Radio - Your Local Radio and News for Bury and Rochdale
12+ hour, 32+ min ago (602+ words) Sunday, 24 May 2026 13: 00 At least four people have been killed in in Ukraine after a wave of Russian missile and drone strikes, regional officials have said, with a hypersonic missile used to target Kyiv. Two "people were killed "in the capital…...
Oleksandr Usyk stops Rico Verhoeven to defend WBC heavyweight title
23+ hour, 28+ min ago (708+ words) Sunday, 24 May 2026 02: 04 Oleksandr Usyk defended his WBC heavyweight title but only after surviving an almighty scare with an 11th-round stoppage of kickboxer Rico Verhoeven in Giza. Verhoeven came within touching distance of staging one of boxing's greatest upsets in just…...
British man killed in action while fighting alongside Ukrainian troops - Roch Valley Radio - Your Local Radio and News for Bury and Rochdale
20+ hour, 56+ min ago (553+ words) Sunday, 24 May 2026 04: 36 A British man has been killed in action in Ukraine, the government has confirmed. Ayrton Redfearn, 23, from Devon, died on 9 May while fighting in the eastern Donetsk region. He had joined a specialist unit with Ukraine's military last…...
Man arrested after five 'assaulted and stabbed' in Acton, west London, police say
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (404+ words) Saturday, 23 May 2026 14: 07 Five men have been assaulted and stabbed in west London, police have said. Metropolitan Police officers on patrol in Horn Lane, Acton, on Friday afternoon were alerted to reports of an altercation. The officers, who were informed of…...
War losses making Russia reckless and dangerous, NATO is warned as UK signals defence spending boost
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (817+ words) Friday, 22 May 2026 21: 25 The UK appears poised to increase spending on defence after the foreign secretary said everyone must "face up to the need to do much more" to counter a "reckless" Russia. In unusually strident language, Yvette Cooper said: "Any…...
Parents face over 12 days of more disruption as St Cuthbert's strike action continues
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (761+ words) Friday, 22 May 2026 18: 18 St Cuthbert's R. C. High School in Rochdale has told parents that industrial action is set to continue after half term, with disruption expected across June. Executive Headteacher Mrs E Keenan wrote to parents today, Friday 22 May, confirming that the…...
Desmond handed "40m losing Lottery ticket | Mark Kleinman blog
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (303+ words) Friday, 22 May 2026 18: 12 Morrisons says it is to shut "loss-making" convenience stores, placing hundreds of jobs at risk. A growing number of UK households are dipping into savings as rising costs linked to the US-Iran war pile pressure on family budgets,…...
Back to the future as Rachel Reeves fires up summer spending reminiscent of Rishi Sunak's COVID scheme
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (714+ words) Thursday, 21 May 2026 20: 15 Rachel Reeves' Great British Summer Savings, a family-friendly bundle of VAT cuts for kids' meals and leisure attractions, and free bus travel to get to there, is reminiscent of a previous Treasury wheeze intended to lift spirits in…...
Skin cancer cases at record high, new figures show - as UK braces for bank holiday heatwave
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (804+ words) Friday, 22 May 2026 05: 48 The number of people diagnosed with the deadliest form of skin cancer each year in the UK has risen above 20, 000 for the first time, new figures show." The most recent data from Cancer Research UK shows that, in…...
Gaza-bound flotilla movement: All you need to know
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (1232+ words) Thursday, 21 May 2026 15: 41 Another flotilla has attempted to breach Israel's naval blockade of Gaza. Israel intercepted the Gaza-bound aid flotilla and faced global condemnation for its treatment of the pro-Palestinian activists on board. Its far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted…...