India's R Sai Kishore will play for Gloucestershire in the final six matches of the 2026 County Championship season. The 29-year-old spinner previously played for Surrey in 2025 and is eager to compete in English conditions.
A consortium led by Polish billionaire Michał Sołowow plans to build 14 small modular nuclear reactors across three UK sites, including Gloucestershire. The £35bn private capital project aims to power 8m homes and potentially datacentres, with GE Vernova and Hitachi providing design. The consortium seeks a government support contract and aims for electricity generation by 2034.
Forest Green Rovers will disband their women's team for the 2026-27 season to "concentrate resources" on returning the men's team to the English Football League. The women's team finished second in their regional division last term.
Liberal Democrat MP Cameron Thomas has been arrested by Gloucestershire police on suspicion of controlling and coercive behaviour and assault. The 43-year-old MP for Tewkesbury had his party whip and membership suspended following the arrest.
Liberal Democrat MP Cameron Thomas has had the party whip suspended pending the outcome of a police investigation. Thomas was reportedly arrested by Gloucestershire police on Wednesday night. His party membership is also understood to have been suspended.
Um bombardeiro B-52 da Força Aérea dos EUA caiu na pista do Aeroporto Internacional de Edwards durante uma missão de teste de rotina. A tripulação mista, incluindo dois funcionários da Boeing, morreu no acidente. A causa ainda é desconhecida e será investigada.
An NHS trust has been fined £300,000 after admitting to failing to provide safe care to Chris Elliot, 59, who died from a pseudomonas aeruginosa infection contracted from a contaminated hospital shower while undergoing chemotherapy for leukaemia at Cheltenham General Hospital.
Four Palestine Action activists have been sentenced to lengthy custodial terms for damaging drones and equipment at an Elbit Systems UK factory. A judge ruled there was a "terrorist connection" to the offences, citing the planned nature of the attack and its aim to intimidate the government and public for political causes. The damage caused was estimated at £1.2m.
Tom Kopke aus München hat zum dritten Mal in Folge das traditionelle Käserennen in Gloucestershire gewonnen. Bei sommerlichen Temperaturen jagten Dutzende Männer einem Käselaib einen steilen Hügel hinunter. Kopke setzte sich gegen Rekordgewinner Chris Anderson durch, dessen Sohn William bei den Kindern gewann.
German YouTuber Tom Kopke, 24, defeated local hero Chris Anderson, 38, at the annual cheese-rolling event in Gloucestershire, England. Kopke won his third title, chasing a Double Gloucester cheese down Cooper's Hill.
German YouTuber Tom Kopke, 24, defeated local hero Chris Anderson, 38, in the annual cheese-rolling event at Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire, England. Kopke won his third consecutive downhill race, chasing a Double Gloucester cheese.
Somerset, the reigning T20 Blast champions, began their title defense with a dominant seven-wicket win over Hampshire Hawks. Other opening night victories included Yorkshire, Kent Spitfires, Surrey, Worcestershire Rapids, Gloucestershire, and Northamptonshire Steelbacks.
Antoine Semenyo, a former Crystal Palace reject, has had a stellar season, scoring the FA Cup winner for Manchester City. With 20 goals this season, he's a contender for player of the year awards and is chasing a treble.
Holder went back to woman’s Cheltenham flat after night out and refused to stop assault even when she began cryingA co-founder of the clothing company Superdry has been jailed for eight years for raping a woman after a night out in Cheltenham.James Holder, 54, had been due to get a taxi back to his home in the Cotswolds with a male friend. Instead, the pair got into the victim’s taxi and went to her flat in the Gloucestershire town, where Holder raped her.Information and support for anyone affected by rape or sexual abuse issues is available from the following organisations. In the UK, Rape Crisis offers support on 0808 500 2222 in England and Wales, 0808 801 0302 in Scotland, or 0800 0246 991 in Northern Ireland. In the US, Rainn offers support on 800-656-4673. In Australia, support is available at 1800Respect (1800 737 732). Other international helplines can be found at ibiblio.org/rcip/internl.html Continue reading...
James Holder, 54, cofounder of Superdry and Bench, has been found guilty of rape at Gloucester crown court. The court heard that after a night out in Cheltenham, Holder entered the victim's taxi instead of his own and went to her flat where he raped her while she was intoxicated. The woman reportedly asked him to stop but he continued even when she began crying. Holder claimed the sexual activity was consensual and described himself as "old-school and chivalrous." He was acquitted of assault by penetration but convicted of rape and remanded into custody ahead of sentencing.
James Holder, 54, co-founder of fashion brand Superdry, has been found guilty of rape at Gloucester Crown Court. The incident occurred in May 2022 when Holder entered a victim's taxi and went to her flat in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. The woman, who was intoxicated, told the court she asked Holder to stop but he continued even when she began crying. Holder denied the charges, claiming the sexual activity was consensual and describing himself as "old-school and chivalrous."
Updates from day four of the latest round of matches Sign up to The Spin | Email Tanya or comment BTLAnd another one down for Derbyshire, Andersson for a two-ball duck to Will Williams, who is having quite a game.Good and bad news for Derbyshire fans – Matthew Montgomery has 50, but nightwatchman Ben Aitchison is out. Derbys 125-4, still trail Gloucs by 92. Continue reading...
Fire broke out at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire early Sunday morning in an industrial storage building. Fire chiefs say the blaze has been extinguished with no injuries, and early indications suggest the cause was accidental. The base is being used by the USAF to launch operations against Iran.
A fire broke out at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, a UK military base used by the United States Air Force for operations against Iran. Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service responded to the blaze in a commercial building in the Fairford area on Sunday morning. Residents were advised to keep doors and windows closed due to smoke. The base, located near the Wiltshire border, can host B-1, B-2 and B-52 bombers. The UK government announced on 1 March that it had agreed to allow British military bases to be used for defensive strikes on Iranian missile sites.
Updates from the third day’s play in the latest round Sign up for The Spin | Mail James or comment BTLMatt Critchley is gone now, carving loosely to backward point and Essex are digging themselves into a bit of a hole at Edgbaston. They’ve lost four wickets this morning and are still 34 runs adrift, from nowhere Warwickshire look like they could event take a small first innings lead into their second innings.Leach is looking dangerous at the Utilita, probing away and getting some spit and drift. I wonder if we’ll see him in England whites again? Continue reading...
Updates from the third day’s play in the latest round Sign up for The Spin | Mail James or comment BTLMatt Critchley is gone now, carving loosely to backward point and Essex are digging themselves into a bit of a hole at Edgbaston. They’ve lost four wickets this morning and are still 34 runs adrift, from nowhere Warwickshire look like they could event take a small first innings lead into their second innings.Leach is looking dangerous at the Utilita, probing away and getting some spit and drift. I wonder if we’ll see him in England whites again? Continue reading...
