PA Media It was a snowy early ride for these horses in Strensham, Worcestershire The first snowfalls of the season have seen travel disrupted and some schools closed as parts of the UK experience the first wintry weather of the season. There are currently three yellow warnings in place for snow and ice in Northern…

Getty Images The undersea cable between Helsinki and Rostock was laid in 2015 German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has said damage to two undersea cables in the Baltic Sea looks like an act of sabotage and a “hybrid action”, without knowing who is to blame. A 1,170km (730-mile) telecommunications cable between Finland and Germany was…

England international Lauren Hemp has had successful surgery on a knee injury, Manchester City confirm. Source: www.bbc.com…

Getty Images A Hong Kong court has sentenced dozens of pro-democracy leaders to years in jail for subversion, following a controversial national security trial. Benny Tai and Joshua Wong were among the so-called Hong Kong 47 group of activists and lawmakers involved in a plan to pick opposition candidates for local elections. Tai received 10…

BBC Dee Goddard says she is at the point of “giving up” finding a family home in the Derbyshire Dales The Derbyshire Dales takes up much of the Peak District National Park, and sits near four major UK cities – Manchester, Sheffield, Derby and Nottingham. Due to its prime location and natural beauty, it has…

Do you think Lance Stroll will always have his seat at Aston Martin as long as his dad is the owner? Surely it should be based on driver talent – Billy Aston Martin owner Lawrence Stroll has never quite said it in as many words, but people who know him well and have worked for…

A 37-year-old Federer triumphed in the pair’s final encounter, in 2019 at Wimbledon, but it was a 17-year-old Nadal who won their first meeting, in 2004. “I thought I was on top of the world. And I was – until two months later, when you walked on the court in Miami in your red sleeveless…

Ukraine has said it will never give in to Russia’s aggression as it marks 1,000 days since the Kremlin launched a full-scale invasion of the country. “Ukraine will never submit to the occupiers, and the Russian military will be punished for violating international law,” the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. Zelensky will later address a…

Germany and Finland say they are “deeply concerned” after an undersea cable linking the countries was severed. The rupture of the 1,170km (730-mile) telecommunications cable – which is being investigated – comes at a time of heightened tension with Russia. The two countries’ foreign ministers said in a joint statement: “Our European security is not…

Family photo Mared Foulkes was a talented and hard working student, who had wanted to be a pharmacist since she was a child, her parents said The parents of a student who killed herself after receiving inaccurate exam results are calling for universities to provide better support. Mared Foulkes, from Anglesey, received an email in…