Purgatory News

Jordan Henderson has joined Chelsea on a two-year deal following his departure from Brentford..

England and Wales have had their driest July in records dating back to 1836, provisional statistics from the Met Office show..

Comedian Jimmy Cricket has died aged 80 following a short illness..

Journalist and broadcaster Rod Liddle has died after a short illness at the age of 66..

A 35-year-old man has been arrested following the death of a nine-year-old girl who was found seriously injured at an industrial estate in Arbroath..

A man has been jailed after keeping his dead mother inside a freezer for nearly three years while continuing to receive more than £78,000 of her benefits..

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has pledged to be “relentless” in tackling small boat crossings..

A teenage girl has died after suffering a “medical episode” at a festival headlined by Wolf Alice and Scissor Sisters..

Andy Burnham previously called for a written constitution in 2024 book Head North.

The US President says any deal would include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and end Iran's nuclear threat.

Brighton striker Danny Welbeck has completed a move to Chelsea after signing a two-year deal..

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has “lost the confidence” of UEFA over a plan to sell stakes in a World Cup company to private investors, the European football governing body has said..

A month of free bus travel for children in England has started..

The Prince and Princess of Wales will join spectators at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow as the sporting tournament draws to a close..

FIFA “will not proceed” with plans to sell stakes in a company which would run the commercial and operational aspects of its competitions, a statement from president Gianni Infantino said..

Labour candidate Bev Craig has won the largest by-election in British history as she was voted in as Greater Manchester mayor, succeeding Andy Burnham in the job..

John Healey will deliver his first budget as Chancellor on October 28, pledging to move “money and power out of Westminster”..

Chelsea have been fined £10million and given a suspended two-window transfer ban after an appeal hearing into their sanction for breaching Football Association agents rules..

England stormed back from a six-goal deficit at the end of the first quarter to book their place in the netball semi-finals at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games with a 58-54 win over South Africa at the Hydro..

FIFA insists “nobody is selling football” amid criticism of its decision to launch a consultation on selling stakes in a World Cup commercial entity to private investors..