The Derbyshire Life Home & Gift Show will arrive at the Central Co-op County Ground, home to Derbyshire County Cricket Club, on September 26 and 27. 

Bringing together artisan makers, homeware brands, and lifestyle products from across the region and beyond.

Visitors can expect a wide range of goods, including handcrafted jewellery, ceramics, luxury skincare, candles, textiles, and unique décor, all under one roof.

The show follows the success of the inaugural Cumbria Life Home & Gift Fair last year (Image: Jonathan Becker)

A spokesperson for the show said: “The Derbyshire Life Home & Gift Show will bring together a carefully curated mix of independent businesses, creatives and artisan producers, offering visitors the chance to discover distinctive pieces for their homes, thoughtful gifts and delicious local flavours from some of the region’s best producers, large and small.

“This is a chance for the makers of Derbyshire to shine.”

The show is organised by Derbyshire Life and follows the success of the inaugural Cumbria Life Home & Gift Fair, which attracted more than 150 traders and 7,300 visitors.

The Derbyshire Life Home and Gift Show is one not to miss! (Image: Newsquest)

This latest event promises to spotlight Derbyshire’s creative talent, offering a weekend of inspiration and discovery.

Confirmed exhibitors include NatureGlow Skincare, a Derbyshire-based brand specialising in botanical skincare for sensitive skin, and Wild and Gem, known for silver jewellery inspired by the natural world.

White Peak Distillery, makers of the acclaimed Wire Works English whisky, will also be in attendance.

Tickets are priced from £4 to £10 (Image: Jonathan Becker)

Food and drink offerings include craft chocolates from Cacao Elora, honey from Ashbourne Secret Garden, and handmade preserves from Buxton Preserves.

The spokesperson added: “More than just a shopping experience, the fair aims to create a platform for Derbyshire businesses to connect with an engaged and supportive audience, highlighting the innovation and craftsmanship shaping the county’s creative economy.”

The indoor event will run from 10am to 4pm on both days.

Tickets are priced from £4 to £10, not including booking fees. Scan the QR code below to get your tickets.

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What else is there to do nearby?

Beyond the exhibition halls, visitors are encouraged to explore Derby’s attractions.

The Cathedral Quarter, with its independent shops, cafés, and historic streets, is home to Derby Cathedral, the final resting place of Tudor figure Bess of Hardwick.

The Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site includes the Museum of Making, which celebrates more than 300 years of industrial innovation.

Visitors can expect a wide range of goods, including handcrafted jewellery and ceramics (Image: Jonathan Becker)

Derby Market Hall, recently reopened after a £35.1 million restoration, offers a lively mix of independent retailers and dining options.

Derby Arboretum offers tranquillity and calm, just one mile south of the city centre. It is famous for being Britain’s first public park and is believed to have influenced the planning of New York’s Central Park.

Also, four miles north-west of Derby, Kedleston Hall is one of England’s finest stately homes.

Managed by the National Trust, the magnificent 18th-century mansion is renowned for its neoclassical architecture, lavish interiors and sweeping landscaped parkland, where visitors can often spot deer roaming freely.

If you’re wondering “what’s occurring” with Gavin & Stacey’s Joanna Page, she may be swapping Barry Island’s fairground for Bushtucker trials very soon.

The Welsh actor, 49, is the latest star rumoured to be in talks for I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!’s forthcoming series.

Page is best known for starring as Stacey Shipman in BBC One’s hit sitcom, which came to an end with its record-breaking Christmas special in 2024 – the most-watched scripted show in over two decades.

According to The Sun, Page is in advanced talks to be a 2026 campmate with a source saying that “all the signs are looking positive”.

They added that she would be “a coup” for ITV given her popular role on Gavin & Stacey. “She has confided in friends that she’s really keen to take part and wants to go on and make her children proud.”

A spokesperson for ITV told The Independent that any names suggested are just speculation.

Beginning her acting career in the late Nineties, Page took on roles in David Copperfield and Love Actually, playing the role of sex scene stand-in Judy opposite Martin Freeman’s John. After finding fame on Gavin & Stacey in 2007, she took on roles in Doctor Who, BBC drama The Syndicate and Midsomer Murders.

I’m a Celeb wouldn’t be Page’s first foray into reality TV; she was revealed to be the star behind Pig on The Masked Dancer in 2022 and has competed on Cooking with the Stars and Taskmaster. Page was also a regular panellist on ITV’s Loose Women from 2023 until 2024.

Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly will be back on our screens later this year for I’m a Celeb’s 26th series – with a number of celebrities already rumoured to be eyeing up the jungle.

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Dancing on Ice’s Christopher Dean is reportedly in talks to take part after the ITV skating competition was cancelled this year, while Strictly Come Dancing pro Nadiya Bychkova could also sign up after being canned from the BBC title as part of a cast shake-up.

Other rumoured contestants include Mis-Teeq singer Su-Elise Nash, cricketer Ben Stokes, KISS radio presenter and Diversity dancer Perri Kiely, and ex Love Island star Olivia Attwood – who originally competed on I’m a Celeb in 2022 but was forced to quit after just one day.

She left the show “as a precautionary measure” in order to “undergo some medical checks”, and has since suggested she would return to the show if her busy schedule permitted.

The show will return later this year, with series typically kicking off in November.

The incident happened on Tuesday, July 14, when officers from Greater Manchester Police (GMP) stopped a black Vauxhall Astra on New Lane in Breightmet.

The car had reportedly been seen driving “erratically” on Crompton Way.

Officers detained the driver and searched the vehicle under the Misuse of Drugs Act, discovering a large quantity of cannabis and a significant amount of cash.

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The driver failed a roadside drug wipe, testing positive for cannabis.

GMP said via social media: “A large quantity of cannabis was found inside the vehicle, as well as a significant amount of cash.

“The driver also failed the roadside drug wipe test, indicating positive for cannabis use.”

By ISABELLA MACHIN, REPORTER

Published: 17:13 BST, 15 July 2026 | Updated: 10:44 BST, 16 July 2026

A large billboard of Donald Trump dead in a coffin with the words ‘we kill Trump’ has been revealed in Tehran as tensions skyrocket.

The large installation comes days after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s massive funeral, in which attendees chanted slogans about murdering the US President.

The billboard shows Trump, with his hair sticking up wildly and hands crossed upon his large belly, dead.

The installation is in Islamic Revolution Square, in the centre of Tehran.

Last week, Trump hinted at the fact that he may be killed by Iran, telling reporters: ‘Now they have another set of leaders. They may be gone. Who knows? And you know what? I may be gone too, because I’m their number one target.

‘It’s out all over the place. I’m their number one because they’re scum. That’s the way they act, and that’s the way they’ve done it for 47 years.’

In recent days, the US began launching new strikes and told Tehran to ‘behave’ after it began striking vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

As talks stall over disagreements about the vital waterway, in which multiple cargo ships have been attacked by Iran this week, Trump has reimposed a blockade on the Strait.

Iran has also continued carrying out missile and drone strikes against US allies in the Middle East, including Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan.

Trump warned that more US strikes would cripple Iran, targeting bridges and power plants unless the country backs down.

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Jude Bellingham insists he was simply “discussing a foul” with Lionel Messi as a clip of their heated confrontation in the World Cup semi-final went viral on social media.

Argentina captain Messi set up both late goals as the defending champions broke English hearts with a 2-1 victory in Atlanta while England’s star playmaker Bellingham, despite his last-16 and quarter-final heroics, was largely quiet in the final-four contest.

Yet Real Madrid midfielder Bellingham, who can speak fluent Spanish, was embroiled in a conversation with Messi in the first-half during a brief pause in play, resulting in Messi making a pointed facial expression and Bellingham laughing as he walked away.

Asked about the confrontation after the game, Bellingham played down the incident, saying: “We was discussing a foul actually, it was nothing bad. I’m sure everyone will do their thing and make it a big deal but it was nothing big really.

“I thought there was a foul earlier and he said ‘what about the one on me?’ and I said ‘you’re strong enough to take it’, you know what I mean.

“It was a privilege to play against him, it was nothing like that against him. I’m obviously on the losing side which hurts a lot but a privilege to line up against one of the best.”

After the game, Bellingham was involved in an altercation with Valentin Barco, slapping the Argentina substitute around the back of the head. It remains to be seen if Bellingham will face any sanction. England face France in the bronze final on Saturday in Miami.

England took the lead in the 55th minute through Anthony Gordon yet the Three Lions then dropped very deep, switched to a back-five, and ceded space in the midfield as Argentina carved a route back into the match.

England boss Thomas Tuchel has received immense criticism for his tactical plan and substitutions in the second-half, yet insisted he had “no regrets.”

“You can discuss this with a million coaches [but] I have to make a decision on the pitch,” he told the BBC.

“I analysed the match and I did it a certain way so that’s my responsibility. In the moment, no regrets. The team gave everything and we were very, very close. We deserved to be up 1-0.

“We played one of our better matches, maybe our best match in the circumstances. The team was top, we couldn’t get over the line but no regrets.”

Taxi drivers and crop growers are among large sections of people legally allowed to ignore hosepipe bans in their areas.

Millions of Britons are living under hosepipe bans as fears grow of drought in the worst-affected areas.

The heatwave that has hit the UK this year has broken records, including eight days at or above 34C in a year. And last month was the hottest on record for England.

Anglian Water, which serves most of the East of England, brought in a ban on Saturday for its more than 5 million customers.

Much of Kent, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are also under hosepipe bans, as are large areas of Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Surrey.

There are also bans in mid-Devon and parts of East Devon, and some parts of London and Essex. Cambridge Water has introduced one for the first time in three decades.

Under the rules, most customers may not fill up swimming or paddling pools, or water their garden or clean their car. Anyone breaching an official ban can be fined up to £1,000.

But there are many exceptions, often based on additional needs or using water to protect people or animals.

Water companies typically exempt people on their priority-services register who cannot adjust because of a health condition or disability, Blue Badge holders and people who need to protect human health or safety.

Using water for animal welfare, including pets, livestock and fish is also allowed.

These are other exemptions given by South West Water:

Gardeners may also water trees, hedges and saplings planted in the previous planting season, where a watering can is not feasible; turf laid within 28 days; plants for 14 days after purchase, and food crops grown at home or at a private allotment, where using a watering can is not feasible.

A pool, paddling pool or hot tub may be filled with a hosepipe if it is needed for medical or veterinary treatment or animal welfare; it’s for medical or therapeutic use; it’s under construction and needs to be filled as part of construction.

If a pond or pool is used as part of a recognised religious practice it’s also exempt.

Hosepipes may be used if the water comes from a butt.

Anyone cleaning a home’s exterior, such as windows, paths, patios and driveways, may use a hosepipe if part of a professional service or business.

Car owners may use a hosepipe if they use a low water-use appliance such as a pressure washer; to clean a vehicle as part of a private business, for example a car wash; the vehicle is used for public services, business purposes or transporting goods, or if the vehicle is a taxi, commercial vehicle or goods vehicle.

Caravan or motorhome owners may use hosepipes to fill a tank if needed for essential washing, cooking and sanitation.

On boats, a hosepipe may be used by anyone cleaning it as part of a business or professional service; anyone cleaning it to prevent the spread of non-native species or to remove graffiti or if the boat is used for commercial activity or public services.

Commercial growers of crops, fruit, vegetables and plants cultivated for sale are exempt from the ban, as are national plant collections and temporary flower or garden displays that are public.

An irrigation system that drips or trickles, with a time- and pressure-reducing valve and that delivers water directly to soil may be used.

Sports pitches are exempt provided watering is done outside the peak hours of 8am-10am and 5pm-9pm.

Even where exceptions apply, people are still asked to be careful with water “to help safeguard essential supplies”.

Under current law, the State Pension age is due to rise from 67 to 68 between 2044 and 2046.

However, it’s been shown that new Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) documents assume the increase will instead happen between 2037 and 2039 as part of the Government’s current policy position for its economic forecasts.

If that timetable were ultimately adopted, the increase would come around seven years earlier than current legislation provides.

Who could be affected?

An earlier increase could affect around five million people, particularly those who are currently aged between 49 and 55.

Instead of becoming eligible for their State Pension at 67, they could have to wait until they turn 68.

For many people, that would mean working for another year or relying on other sources of income before becoming eligible for the State Pension.

Why is an earlier rise being discussed?

The OBR says delaying the increase would add significantly to Government spending.

Its latest documents state: “If the state pension age were to rise to 68 in 2044-45 in line with legislation, rather than the Government’s stated policy that the rise to 68 will happen in 2037-39, this would cost an average additional £6 billion in today’s terms in each of the years the state pension age rise is delayed.”

Ministers say no decision has been made

Despite the OBR’s assumption, ministers have stressed that the Government has not announced any change to the law.

Responding to reports about the OBR documents, Pensions Minister Torsten Bell said on X that the reports were ‘just wrong’. He added: “We have not announced any change of policy – and certainly not this specific one. There is currently a review of the State Pension age underway – that is simply because legislation (the 2014 Act) requires the Secretary of State to conduct such reviews on a fairly regular basis.”

He also referred to previous changes to the State Pension age, saying: “If you want to see what we’ve actually said – not least about the 2011 disaster of raising the State Pension age in a rush that gave some people only 5yrs notice – you can read the (long) evidence I gave to the Select Committee recently.”

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— Torsten Bell (@TorstenBell) July 14, 2026

Experts urge caution

The prospect of bringing forward the increase has prompted concern from experts, who warn many older people are already struggling to remain in work until they reach State Pension age.

Dr Carole Easton OBE, Chief Executive of the Centre for Ageing Better, said: “It is extremely worrying if the Treasury is thinking of making the next rise in state pension age in just over a decade’s time.

“The government needs to be very careful about making this change.

“During the rise to 66, it doubled the poverty rates for 64-year-olds.

“A recent parliamentary committee report warned the impact is likely to be even bigger now for the current rise to 67.”

She said it was difficult to see the case for accelerating the timetable: “Other than the substantial savings the Treasury will make from making people wait longer for their State Pension, it is hard to see what evidence could be used to justify introducing the next rise sooner.”

Can everyone work until 68?

Dr Easton said many people already face significant barriers to working later in life.

She said: “Working until you are 68 is very far from the norm. Only one in five people currently do so.

“It is not viable for everyone to work this long for a range of reasons – health, ageism, caring responsibilities, inflexible employers freezing many people out of work.”

She also highlighted differences in healthy life expectancy across the country.

“There are places in this country where the healthy life expectancy is more than a decade below the current state pension age.

“Progress on this issue has stalled, we cannot just assume we are all going to be living longer and healthier lives.”

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What happens next?

No legislation has yet been introduced to bring forward the increase in the State Pension age.

The Government is carrying out the latest statutory review of the State Pension age, which is required under existing legislation.

Once that review concludes, ministers will decide whether to recommend changes to the timetable before any proposal is put before Parliament.

For now, the legal position remains that the State Pension age will rise to 68 between 2044 and 2046, unless Parliament approves a change.

Speaking in an interview with Gary Lineker for Goalhanger, Burnham acknowledged that the Government faces difficult decisions over the public finances but pointed to Labour’s existing manifesto commitments, which rule out increases to the three main taxes paid by households.

While he declined to rule out changes to other taxes in the future, he suggested any decisions would come only after reviewing the state of the nation’s finances.

Income tax, VAT and National Insurance remain protected

Burnham has committed himself to Labour’s fiscal rules and indicated there is still room to make decisions within the party’s manifesto commitments.

That means Labour’s pledge not to increase income tax, VAT or National Insurance remains in place.

However, he did not rule out asking some people to contribute more through other parts of the tax system.

He said: “I’m not going to rule things out right now. I do believe we need a greater sense of fairness and people feeling that things are being done in the right way and a fair way.

“But at the same time, you know, I don’t want to sort of be perceived as somebody who’s coming in with grudges and agendas and, you know, going to just immediately find or demonise one group or create a new way of dividing people.”

He warned that balancing the country’s finances would not be easy.

He said: “Decisions to be taken in time, they’re going to be difficult. I’m not going to shy away from that. You know, we are going to have to work quite hard to make sure, you know, we can pay our way.

“And at some point that might be having to ask for a little more. But, you know, those decisions are not for now. They’re for another day.”

His comments leave open the possibility of changes to taxes outside Labour’s manifesto commitments, although no new measures have been announced.

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Burnham promises to be ‘upfront’ with Donald Trump

Burnham also discussed how he would handle relations with US President Donald Trump.

He said he would respect the office while being honest where the two leaders disagree.

Burnham said: “I’ll just meet him where where he’s at.

“I like to think I’ve got some personality myself and I’ll just, you know, I’ll deal with him very upfront in the same way.”

He also joked about Trump’s previous description of Manchester as “some town”, saying: “You know what Mancs are like, Gary, that won’t have gone down fantastically well in the city I used to represent.”