Arsenal have completed the signing of Spanish goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga from Chelsea for a reported fee of £5 million, marking the end of the 30-year-old’s eventful six-year stint at Stamford Bridge. Kepa has signed a three-year contract with the Gunners and is expected to compete for the number one shirt alongside fellow Spaniard David Raya. The deal brings a new chapter for Kepa, who arrives at the Emirates Stadium after…

Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo has pledged his future to the club by signing a new contract extending his stay at Vitality Stadium until the summer of 2030. The 25-year-old Ghanaian forward’s commitment comes after an impressive rise since joining the Cherries from Bristol City in January 2023. Semenyo’s new deal underlines his importance to Bournemouth’s plans as they prepare for another Premier League campaign. Having already signed a long-term contract…

Nissan has announced plans to cut around 250 jobs at its Sunderland factory, the UK’s largest car manufacturing site, as the company grapples with falling profits and weaker-than-expected demand for electric vehicles (EVs). The Japanese carmaker said the job reductions, around 4% of the plant’s 6,000-strong workforce, will be carried out through a voluntary redundancy scheme. The cuts will affect office staff and shop floor supervisors, but not manufacturing workers.…

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has announced a sweeping review of the UK’s parental leave system, with proposals that could see paternity leave and unpaid parental leave become legal rights from the first day of employment. The 18-month review, led by the Department for Business and Trade, will assess the current framework, which entitles mothers to up to 39 weeks of leave on reduced pay, while fathers are limited to…

In a latest UK immigration development, an Albanian man with nearly 50 criminal convictions has been granted permission to remain in the UK after a judge ruled that his offences were not “serious enough” to justify deportation. However, the Home Office has labelled the man a serious threat to the country. Zenel Beshi, described the man as a serious and prolific offender, previously served a six-year prison sentence in Italy…

A 92-year-old man has been found guilty of raping and murdering a 75-year-old woman in 1967, in what is believed to be the UK’s oldest cold case ever brought to trial. Ryland Headley was convicted at Bristol Crown Court for the rape and killing of Louisa Dunne, a mother of two, at her home in the Easton area of Bristol on 28 June 1967. Dunne, born in 1892, was found…

The President of Saint Lucia’s Senate, Alvina Reynolds, on Monday underscored the profound ancestral connections between Nigeria and Saint Lucia, referencing a 1815 British census that indicated a majority of the island’s enslaved population originated from Nigeria. Addressing a joint session of the Lucian bicameral parliament, where she welcomed Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, Reynolds revealed that out of 16,282 enslaved people in Saint Lucia that year, 3,488 were African-born, with…

One of Britain’s last remaining oil refineries is at serious risk of closure following the financial collapse of its parent company, State Oil. The company, which also owns the Prax Group and operates about 200 petrol stations across the UK, has entered administration after suffering escalating losses at its Lindsey Oil Refinery in Lincolnshire. The refinery, one of just five major facilities still operating in Britain, accounts for around 10%…

The NHS is set to deploy artificial intelligence in a pioneering effort to prevent tragedies like the Lucy Letby and Harold Shipman scandals by identifying warning signs of unsafe care before harm occurs. As part of a new 10-Year Health Plan, an advanced early warning system powered by AI will analyse healthcare data in real time, flagging alarming trends that could indicate abuse, preventable deaths, or serious clinical failures. Once…

Sir Keir Starmer is preparing to make further concessions to Labour rebels in a last-ditch effort to secure support for his controversial welfare reforms ahead of a crunch Commons vote on Tuesday. On Monday, the government will publish the terms of reference for its planned review into disability benefits, a move ministers hope will reassure sceptical MPs and shore up support for the Bill. The review, to be led by…

A Lib Dem-led council has scrapped plans to introduce £70 parking permits for residents following a wave of public backlash. The proposal by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council would have required householders in key seafront adjacent suburbs to pay for the right to park outside their own homes. The plan, designed to tackle wild west parking behaviour by summer tourists, sparked what one campaigner described as a tsunami of…

Harry Kane scored twice as Bayern Munich cruised into the quarter-finals of the FIFA Club World Cup with a 4-2 victory over Flamengo at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. The England captain delivered a masterclass in clinical finishing, netting once in each half to ensure the German champions outclassed the Brazilian giants in a thrilling Last 16 encounter witnessed by over 60,000 spectators. It took Bayern just six minutes…