National News

Keeping you up to date with the stories that matter.

While SFM Radio is proudly local, we know it’s important to stay connected with what’s happening across the UK and around the world.

Our National News and Business News feeds are supplied by Sky News, bringing you the latest headlines, breaking stories and business developments throughout the day.

For sports fans, our Sports News is supplied by BBC Sport, keeping you up to date with the latest scores, results, fixtures and sporting stories.

So whether it’s the latest national headlines, what’s happening in the business world or the big sporting stories, you can find it all in one place.

Headlines

• US removes all Air Force bombers from RAF Fairford

  The US Air Force has removed all of its bombers from RAF Fairford, it has revealed.

• Christa Pike's lawyer gives update on death row inmate

  Death row inmate Christa Pike remains "critically ill" following a failed execution attempt in Tennessee, one of her lawyers has said.

• Israeli journalists banned from media call after Republic of Ireland match

  Two Israeli journalists were banned from the post-match press conference for Ireland v Israel after Saturday's media call descended into chaos.

• Woman at centre of Cornell rape allegations has been threatened, lawyer says

  The woman at the centre of the Cornell rape allegations has received multiple threats to withdraw her claims, her lawyer has said.

• Experts searching for 250,000 people for study on bowel cancer among young adults

  Experts are searching for a quarter of a million people to take part in a new study to investigate why bowel cancer cases are rising among younger adults.

• Man arrested after woman in her 40s found dead in Norfolk

  A murder investigation has been launched after a woman was found dead at a property in Norfolk, police said.

• Flydubai co-pilot: Australian links probed after 'axe attack' on captain

  Australian authorities are investigating a flydubai co-pilot's "links to Australia" after he attacked the captain ​on a Tel Aviv-bound flight.

• Thousands of Imran Khan supporters march towards Pakistan's barricaded capital

  Supporters of Imran Khan, Pakistan's former prime minister, have started a march towards the capital Islamabad to demand his release from prison.

Sports News

• Hamilton bemused after glitch turns F1 into 'Lego race'

  Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton liken the effects of a software bug that affected multiple cars before the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia to a "Lego race".

• Israel 'tried to intimidate' Irish amid spitting row - Hallgrimsson

  Republic of Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson says he felt Israel were "trying to intimidate" his team amid allegations of spitting during Sunday's Nations League draw.

• Humphries wins Grand Prix to end barren spell

  World number two Luke Humphries ends a 16-month wait for a PDC major trophy with a stunning 6-4 victory over Gerwyn Price in the World Grand Prix final.

• Bellamy bemoans new schedule after Denmark loss

  Craig Bellamy suggests the new four-match international window has counted against Wales after Sunday's Nations League defeat against Denmark.

• Arsenal 10 points off WSL leaders - is Slegers' job at risk?

  It is only five matches into the WSL season but Arsenal are already 10 points behind leaders Manchester City and manager Renee Slegers is coming under increasing scrutiny.

• 'Money-grab' or celebration? NFL kicks off London series

  The NFL kicked off this season's series of London games on Sunday but the build-up was overshadowed by anger from long-term fans over ticket prices.

• Portugal boss says door open for Ronaldo return

  Cristiano Ronaldo could still return for Portugal, according to boss Jorge Jesus.

• World No. 979 Stewart's dilemma after finishing fourth at Alfred Dunhill Links

  Scotland's Michael Stewart has a choice to make after securing his best finish at a DP World Tour event.

Business News

• Ares demands BT payment as TalkTalk teeters on brink of administration

  BT Group, the FTSE-100 telecoms giant, is this weekend locked in negotiations with TalkTalk Telecom Group's largest creditor as one of Britain's biggest broadband suppliers teeters on the brink of collapse.

• Supermarket giant Tesco weighs shock takeover bid for Majestic Wine

  Tesco is exploring a surprise move to buy Majestic Wine Group, Britain's biggest specialist wine chain - a deal which would further expand the supermarket giant's retail footprint.

• City steps up opposition to Healey bank tax raid in budget

  Some of Britain's leading business groups are mobilising to intensify their opposition to a Treasury tax raid on the banking sector in this month's budget, days before sector chiefs meet the chancellor in person for the first time.

• TPG joins race for Monzo stake after end of £10bn bid talks

  The American private equity giant TPG is among a pack of investors which want to buy a stake in Monzo, the British-based digital bank.

• Kurt Geiger owner steps away from Harrods and Selfridges shoe departments

  The new owner of Kurt Geiger, the women's fashion brand, is considering stepping away from the business which manages the shoe departments in Harrods and Selfridges.

• Energy regulator Ofgem closes in on appointment of Jarvis as new chief

  Britain's energy watchdog is closing in on the appointment of Tim Jarvis as its new chief executive, seven months after he was handed the role on an interim basis.

• Healey summons UK bank chiefs to pre-budget summit next week

  John Healey, the chancellor, has summoned the bosses of Britain's biggest banks for a pre-budget summit amid industry expectations of a tax raid later this month.

• Travelodge 'fundamentally failed' woman sexually assaulted in hotel room

  A woman who was assaulted at a Travelodge when a man was given a key card to her room was treated in a "disgraceful" way by the hotel chain, an independent review found.