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UK & World News: Man charged over Facebook comments

Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News — Fri, 24 May 2013 19:05:16 GMT

A 22-year-old man has been charged on suspicion of making malicious comments on Facebook following the murder of British soldier Lee Rigby.

UK & World News: Government to close DVDs loophole

Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News — Fri, 24 May 2013 19:05:16 GMT

A loophole which allows violent, disturbing and sexual DVDs to be legally sold to children will be closed, the Government has announced.

National Sport: Muller in confident mood

Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:45:15 GMT

Bayern Munich's Thomas Muller is not panicking about the prospect of more Champions League final shoot-out misery at Wembley on Saturday.

National Sport: Townsend out after betting charges

Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:45:15 GMT

Tottenham winger Andros Townsend has pulled out of the England Under-21 squad for this summer's European Championship in Israel after being charged by the Football Association with betting offences.

National Sport: Molinari leads as Donald misses the cut

Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:45:14 GMT

Italy's Francesco Molinari set the clubhouse target on a miserable day at Wentworth as Ryder Cup team-mate Luke Donald's bid for a third successive BMW PGA Championship title came to a premature end.

UK & World News: Life term for stab murder husband

Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:05:17 GMT

A father who stabbed his adulterous wife to death as she prepared for a weekend break with her new lover has been jailed for life after being found guilty of murder.

UK & World News: 'Suspicious' vehicle closes M-way

Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:05:16 GMT

Bank holiday travellers faced huge tailbacks on one of the country's busiest motorways as police closed a stretch of the M6 while they investigate a "suspicious vehicle" at a service station.

UK & World News: Zoo worker injured in tiger attack

Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:05:17 GMT

A zoo worker has been seriously injured in a tiger attack at an animal park, police said.

UK & World News: Two men quizzed on mid-air 'fight'

Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:05:16 GMT

Two men are being questioned by police after a passenger plane was diverted from Manchester to Stansted Airport.

National Sport: Djokovic out to complete Grand Slam

Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:45:16 GMT

Novak Djokovic is a man on a mission at the French Open - just do not mention Rafael Nadal.

National Sport: Courier backing for Robson

Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:45:16 GMT

Former French Open champion Jim Courier has tipped Laura Robson to make the second week at Roland Garros.

UK & World News: New Iraq 'abuse' process ordered

Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:05:17 GMT

A Government inquiry into allegations that British troops ill-treated and murdered Iraqi citizens has been ruled legally flawed.

UK & World News: BA plane emergency probe under way

Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:05:17 GMT

An investigation is under way into a dramatic incident in the skies over London as a smoke-trailing British Airways plane turned back to Heathrow airport with one engine on fire.

UK & World News: Van driver admits hit-run killing

Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:05:16 GMT

A van driver has admitted running down and killing a mother of three in a hit-and-run frenzy in which more than a dozen other people were injured.

UK & World News: Family tribute amid soldier probe

Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:05:16 GMT

The family of murdered soldier Lee Rigby have paid tribute to him as detectives continued a rapidly developing investigation into his barbaric killing.

National Sport: Rain claims day one at Headingley

Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:45:14 GMT

The first day of the second Investec Test between England and New Zealand has been washed out after persistent rain at Headingley.

UK & World News: Soldier's family in tearful tribute

Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:05:16 GMT

The tearful family of murdered soldier Lee Rigby have said "our hearts have been ripped apart".

UK & World News: Women held over soldier death freed

Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:05:16 GMT

Two women arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder soldier Lee Rigby have been released without charge, Scotland Yard said.

UK & World News: Two held after mid-air plane alert

Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:05:15 GMT

Two men have been arrested at Stansted Airport on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft after an RAF Typhoon jet was scrambled to escort a passenger plane travelling from Pakistan to the UK.

National Sport: Phelan and Steele leave United

Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:45:15 GMT

Manchester United are to part company with coaches Mike Phelan and Eric Steele.

National Sport: Townsend charged by FA

Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:45:14 GMT

Tottenham player Andros Townsend has been charged with allegedly breaching betting regulations by the Football Association.

National Sport: Froch has a point to prove

Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:45:14 GMT

Carl Froch will go toe-to-toe with conqueror Mikkel Kessler on Saturday night determined to overturn his 2010 defeat by the Dane and secure his legacy as one of Britain's all-time greats.

National Sport: Molinari leads the way

Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:45:13 GMT

Francesco Molinari set the clubhouse target on a miserable day at Wentworth as Ryder Cup team-mate Luke Donald's bid for a third successive BMW PGA Championship title came to a premature end.

UK & World News: Sally Bercow settles libel defeat

Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:05:16 GMT

Commons Speaker's wife Sally Bercow has settled a libel action brought by Lord McAlpine after the High Court found a tweet posted by her was highly defamatory of the Tory peer.

UK & World News: Pilots praised over plane emergency

Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:05:16 GMT

British Airways pilots have been praised after safely landing a smoke-trailing plane on which both engines appeared damaged.

UK & World News: RAF scrambled after plane incident

Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:05:15 GMT

Two men have been arrested at Stansted Airport on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft after an RAF Typhoon jet was scrambled to escort a passenger plane travelling from Pakistan to the UK, Essex Police said.

UK & World News: Family hail 'hero' Woolwich victim

Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:05:15 GMT

The family of the soldier murdered in Woolwich paid tribute to "our hero" as they expressed their shock that he had been so brutally killed on British soil.

National Sport: UEFA offer Champions League incentive

Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:45:14 GMT

The Europa League winners will qualify for the Champions League from the 2015/16 season, it was confirmed at UEFA's Congress.

UK & World News: Man in court over Hyde Park blast

Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:05:17 GMT

A man has appeared at the Old Bailey charged with the murder of four British solders in the 1982 Hyde Park IRA bomb blast.

UK & World News: Police killer's prison van crashes

Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:05:16 GMT

A prison van containing Dale Cregan - the killer of Police Constables Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone - has been involved in a road collision on the way to court, sources said.