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Everton order board to stay away from match after assault and death threats

Death threats sent to chairman Bill Kenwright and the recent physical assault of chief executive Denise Barrett-Baxendale forced Everton into the unprecedented step of ordering all board members not to attend their match with Southampton. Tensions are running high among the fanbase with the club facing a second successive relegation battle and while supporters will stage a sit-in protest after the final whistle, events in the lead-up to the must-win […]

todayJanuary 14, 2023 24

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UK sanctions Irans chief prosecutor after execution of British Iranian national

The UK has sanctioned Iran’s prosecutor general after the “barbaric regime” executed a dual British-Iranian national on spy charges. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said the move “underlines our disgust” at the decision to put Alireza Akbari to death. Prosecutor general Mohammad Jafar Montazeri is at the “heart of Iran’s use of the death penalty”, the Cabinet minister added. It comes after Iranian state media on Saturday announced that Mr Akbari, […]

todayJanuary 14, 2023 14

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Single use plastic plates trays and cutlery set to be banned from October

Single-use plastic plates, cutlery and a host of other items are set to be banned in England from October, the Government has said. The Department for the Environment said that a new ban will also cover single-use plastic bowls, trays as well as certain types of polystyrene cups and food containers, as the Government seeks to curb the “devastating” impact of plastic on the environment. Department officials said that England […]

todayJanuary 14, 2023 9

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Cold weather alert to follow wet and windy weekend

Heavy rain and blustery winds across much of the UK this weekend will be followed by a period of potentially severe cold weather next week. The Met Office has issued yellow warnings for rain for Wales and many parts of England which are in place from Friday night until midday on Saturday. A yellow warning for wind and rain is in place in Northern Ireland from 2pm on Saturday until […]

todayJanuary 14, 2023 17

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Kamila Valieva bore no fault or negligence for positive drugs test

That's according to the Russian Anti-Doping Agency, RUSADA Kamila Valieva bore “no fault or negligence” for her positive drugs test that was made public during last year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing, according to the Russian Anti-Doping Agency, RUSADA. The result of RUSADA’s overdue investigation has been made public by the World Anti-Doping Agency, WADA, who expressed concern and have threatened to take the case to the Court of Arbitration for […]

todayJanuary 13, 2023 12

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Sunak seeks to strengthen relationship with Sturgeon on Scotland trip

The Prime Minister and the Scottish First Minister will jointly announce millions in UK Government funding on Friday Rishi Sunak insisted Scotland’s NHS is benefiting from “extra investment” thanks to the UK Government, as he used a trip north of the border to highlight the benefits of staying in the UK. The Prime Minister, who was meeting Nicola Sturgeon for the second time since moving into Number 10 in October, […]

todayJanuary 12, 2023 14

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Varadkar hopeful that deal over protocol can unlock Stormont stalemate

It follows talk with political parties in Belfast Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he is hopeful that an agreement can be reached between the EU and the UK on the Northern Ireland Protocol which will unlock the Stormont stalemate. After meeting with political parties in Belfast, Mr Varadkar said protocol negotiations were “not in the proverbial tunnel yet” but said he would like to see a deal which was acceptable […]

todayJanuary 12, 2023 14

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Sadiq Khan criticises denial and avoidance of Brexits immense damage

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is set to criticise the Government’s “denial and avoidance” of the “immense damage” Brexit is doing to the country. In a speech at London’s Mansion House Government dinner on Thursday, he will argue for a shift away from the current “unnecessarily hardline version” of Brexit towards greater alignment with Europe. The mayor is expected to say: “I simply can’t keep quiet about the immense damage […]

todayJanuary 12, 2023 14