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UK NEWS | A man has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 13-and-a-half years for the religiously aggravated rape and assault of a Sikh woman
UK NEWS | A man has been sentenced for attempting to murder his wife after pouring hot oil over her and attacking her
CRICKET | Herefordshire name five new faces in squad for 50-over clash with Devon on Sunday
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UK NEWS | UK to pay France £660 million to stop illegal migrants crossing the channel
The United Kingdom and France today signed an agreement to strengthen operations to combat illegal migration in northern France to prevent crossings to the United Kingdom with a significant increase in dedicated human, technological and intelligence resources. Since...
UK NEWS | Three asylum seekers have been found guilty over the rape of a woman in a shocking incident
Three men have been convicted of the rape of a woman on Brighton beach in October, 2025. Police received a report on Saturday, 4 October, that a woman in a vulnerable state had been taken to the beach by three men and attacked at around 5am that morning. The victim –...
UK NEWS | Adam Hall jailed for life for rape and intentional transmission of HIV
A sexual predator has been sentenced to life imprisonment for multiple counts of rape and grievous bodily harm through the intentional transmission of HIV. From Northumbria Police: Adam Hall, previously of the Washington area, Tyne and...
SPORTS NEWS
REACTION | Paul Caddis – Hereford FC 3-0 Rushall Olympic
Paul Caddis gives his post match reaction to todays 3-0 win over Rushall Olympic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgyfyJKvTwA
NEWS | Former Hereford United player Idris Niblett has passed away aged 93
Former Hereford United player Idris Niblett passed away on Tuesday evening aged 93. His daughter Lynne confirmed the sad news to Your Herefordshire this morning. Hereford United 1959 – Idris Niblett top row – Player first left - Photo supplied by Ron Parrott...
FOOTBALL | Special General Meeting to be held to decide whether Hereford FC returns to traditional name of Hereford United
From Bring Back United: On Thursday 14th November Hereford supporters made history by voting to Bring Back United. The vote of HUST members saw 81% of voters back a return to our traditional Hereford United name. HUST have now called a Special General Meeting of...
DARTS | Jim Williams drawn against Paolo Nebrida in the 2025 PDC World Darts Championships
Local darts player Jim Williams has been drawn against Paolo Nebrida from the Philippines in the 1st round of the 2025 PDC World Darts Championships. The popular event which is shown on television across the world takes place next month at Alexandra Palace. Williams...
RUGBY | Luctonians grab important win in awful conditions as Storm Bert swept across Herefordshire over the weekend
Luctonians RFC vs Bournville RFCSaturday 23rd November 2024 – Mortimer ParkLuctonians RFC 13 – 6 Bournville RFC To see this game played at all following the snow and frost earlier in the week, and with Storm Bert throwing down torrential rain for at least 5 hours...
REACTION | Adam Rooney – Hereford FC 0-1 Brentwood
Hereford FC Assistant Manager Adam Rooney spoke to the media after the 1-0 FA Trophy defeat to Brentwood. Photo supplied by Bulls News. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSGXyhuR5JI
REACTION | Keith Rowland – Hereford FC 0-1 Brentwood
Brentwood manager Keith Rowland gives his post match reaction after the 1-0 FA Trophy win at Hereford FC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTBDSAB9E1o
RUGBY | Luctonians narrowly beat Hornets RFC in a very tight encounter at Mortimer Park
Photo Credit: Andrew Hargraves Luctonians RFC vs Hornets RFCSaturday 9th November 2024 – Mortimer ParkFull Time – Luctonians RFC 22 – 19 Hornets RFC Man of the Match – Ben Link © Luctonians will be breathing a huge sigh of relief after narrowly beating a very game...
NEWS | Hereford United Giantkillers help to scatter the ashes of their former colleague Fred Potter at Edgar Street
Former Hereford United goalkeeper Fred Potter passed away on the 23rd July 2024 at the age of 83. Last Saturday when Hereford FC faced Marine his former playing colleagues Peter Isaac, Ken Mallender and Dudley Tyler paid tribute to their former team mate by helping...
UK NEWS STORIES
BREAKING | Murder investigation launched after teenage boy found dead
Gwent Police has launched a murder investigation following a report of an incident at an address in Abertridwr leading to the arrest of five people. Officers attended a property in Lower Francis Street at around 5.45pm on Thursday 5 February after reports that a...
NEWS | A 27-year-old man who sexually abused two children more than 10 years ago has been jailed
A 27-year-old man who sexually abused two children more than 10 years ago has been jailed. In 2013 Connor Parsons was 14 years old when he committed sexual offences against two six-year-old girls in a village in Gloucestershire. This included him exposing his penis to...
NEWS | Average Welsh Water bill to increase by 4.8% in 2026-27 with aim of providing a world class water service
The average Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water household customer bill will increase by 4.8% in 2026-27, from £652 to £683. The price rise will help ensure the company delivers its aim of providing world class water services to the communities it serves. Following the price...
NEWS | Sainsbury’s announces a 5% pay increase for hourly paid colleagues that will see hourly pay increase to £13.23 per hour nationally from March 2026
Sector-leading increase of five per cent for hourly paid colleagues in the year ahead Hourly pay to increase to £13.23 per hour nationally and £14.54 per hour in London from March 2026 Pay to increase by over £1,200 a year for full-time hourly-paid colleagues in...
NEWS | 80-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder after woman found dead at a property
A murder investigation has been launched following the death of an 84-year-old woman in Whitchurch. Officers were called at around 3.05pm today (Tuesday 27 January) to an address in Woodlands Grove in Prees Higher Heath following a concern for safety report. An...
NEWS | An 18-year-old man has died following a collision involving a car and an e-scooter
An 18-year-old man has died following a collision involving a car and an e-scooter in Cheltenham on Saturday night (24 January). The man, who had been riding the e-scooter, was taken to Southmead Hospital by paramedics after the collision, and died in hospital...
NEWS | NHS to detect and prevent thousands more bowel cancers with more sensitive screening
Thousands of cases of bowel cancer will be diagnosed earlier or even prevented in England, as part of major NHS plans to increase the sensitivity of bowel cancer screening to save more lives. NHS England today announced it is to lower the threshold for a...
NEWS | Second biggest drop in NHS waiting list in 15 years amid record number of patients
November saw the second biggest drop in the waiting list for 15 years outside of the early days of the pandemic, as new data today shows staff faced record demand in 2025. The waiting list fell by more than 86,000 in November to 7.31 million – and the milestone comes...
NEWS | Thousands of Aldi colleagues are set to receive a pay increase from 1st March 2026
Thousands of Aldi colleagues are set to receive market-leading rates of pay as part of a £36 million investment in pay and benefits by the UK’s fourth-largest supermarket. From Sunday 1st March 2026, starting pay for Store Assistants will rise to £13.35 per hour...