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Tottenham have sent an email to supporters to warm them against chanting tragedy-related abuse during Saturday’s fixture with Liverpool. A Spurs fan was banned from attending matches for three years in June for mocking the Hillsborough tragedy during the most recent clash between the teams at Anfield in April. Liverpool visit north London this weekend and Tottenham fans with a ticket to Saturday’s Premier League fixture were on Friday sent an email […]

A 14-year-old schoolgirl and a bus driver have died following a motorway crash involving a coach and a car. Emergency services were called on Friday shortly after 8am to reports of an overturned coach on the northbound M53 near to junction five at Hooton, Cheshire. It is thought the bus was going to West Kirby all-girls grammar school and Calday Grange all-boys grammar school, also in West Kirby, Merseyside. Both […]

Actor Sir Michael Gambon has died peacefully in hospital, aged 82, his family has said. Sir Michael, who has won four TV Baftas, is known for his extensive back catalogue of work across TV, film, radio and theatre over a career spanning five decades. In recent years he played Albus Dumbledore in six of the eight Harry Potter films. He is also known for playing French detective Jules Maigret in ITV series Maigret, and for […]

As the women’s game in England continues to grow, so do transfer fees with one Women’s Super League manager describing this summer’s window as “wild” following plenty of big spending. FIFA reported three million US dollars (£2.4million) was spent during the 2023 mid-year transfer, which was double the amount (£983,000) that women’s clubs outlay across the globe in 2022. While the spending in women’s football is far behind the sums […]

A teenage boy remains in custody being questioned by detectives after a 15-year-old girl with a “bright future” was stabbed to death on her way to school. The “much-loved” youngster, named locally as Eliyanna, died after being stabbed in the neck with a foot-long knife during the Wednesday morning rush hour in Croydon, south London, a witness said. More than 40 bunches of flowers had been left at the scene […]

Dan Wootton has been suspended from GB News following remarks made by Laurence Fox on the broadcaster’s show about a female journalist which have been described as “unacceptable, unjustifiable and indefensible”. Speaking on Tuesday during an appearance on Dan Wootton Tonight, actor-turned-politician Fox made a series of remarks about Ava Evans, the political correspondent for online news site Joe, including asking: “Who would want to shag that?” In a statement, the channel said: “GB News […]

The UK’s first drug consumption room for users to take illegal drugs under medical supervision has been approved. The £2.3 million facility is planned for Glasgow’s east end and will allow users to take their own illegal drugs in a hygienic environment with medical staff on hand. First proposed in 2016 following an HIV outbreak in the city, the development of drug consumption rooms has been embroiled in years of political wrangling between the Scottish and UK governments. But earlier […]

Heinz has created a new sauce for the quarter of consumers who believe it acceptable to eat pasta with ketchup. The new Tomato Ketchup Pasta Sauce is the first of the brand’s pasta sauces to contain ketchup, which makes up 10% of the product alongside 84% tomato puree and other ingredients such as vinegar, olive oil and herbs and spices. Heinz said it settled on 10% in order to achieve […]

Calls have been made to ban the sale of vapes and tobacco products in the vicinity of schools in a bid to “protect young people”. The step could work towards “educating a nicotine and tobacco-free generation”, according to The World Health Organisation (WHO). WHO said the “tobacco industry relentlessly targets young people”, with products such as single-use vapes made more affordable. A new guide by the organisation aims to support […]