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He replaces Jesse Marsch who was sacked more than a fortnight ago Leeds have announced the appointment of former Watford boss Javi Gracia as Jesse Marsch’s successor, subject to obtaining a work permit. Spaniard Gracia, 52, who led the Hornets to the 2019 FA Cup final, has agreed what Leeds described as a “flexible” contract to replace Marsch, who was sacked just over two weeks ago. Leeds slipped into the […]

It is to lead efforts to cut energy consumption from buildings and industry by 15% by 2030 The Government has charged a new taskforce, chaired by the boss of NatWest, with working out how to significantly cut UK energy consumption over the next seven years. The Treasury said that NatWest chief executive Dame Alison Rose will be the co-chair of a new body designed to lead efforts to cut energy […]

The Hammers have 20 points from their 23 Premier League games West Ham manager David Moyes has the full backing of the club despite his side dropping into the Premier League relegation zone. Wins for Bournemouth and Everton on Saturday meant the Hammers ended the weekend in 18th place in the table following Sunday’s 2-0 defeat at Tottenham. That raised questions about Moyes’s future ahead of Saturday’s home game against […]

The Blues have won just twice in their last 14 games across all competitions Chelsea boss Graham Potter has the full support of the club’s hierarchy despite his side’s poor run of results. The Blues have won just twice in 14 games in all competitions and were beaten by the Premier League’s bottom side Southampton at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Potter’s expensively-assembled side left the pitch amidst anger and a […]

The development minister has visited Turkey to witness the impact of UK aid helping people affected by devastating earthquakes. Andrew Mitchell is the first UK minister to visit the disaster zone since the February 6 quake which has killed at least 44,000 in Turkey and Syria. He thanked UK medics working alongside Turkish doctors at a UK-led field hospital in Turkoglu in the country’s south. He also met the White […]

A body has been found in the River Wyre during the search for missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley, Lancashire Police has said. The 45-year-old mortgage adviser vanished in St Michael’s on Wyre while walking her dog after dropping her daughters, aged six and nine, at school on January 27. A Lancashire Police spokesman said officers were called to reports of a body in the river close to Rawcliffe Road at around […]

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has urged SNP voters to put their faith in Labour in the wake of Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation. Speaking at the Scottish Labour conference in Edinburgh on Sunday, Sir Keir sought to boost his party’s fortunes north of the border, repeating again his claim that the road to electoral success “must run through Scotland”, adding he wanted to be a “prime minister for the UK, not […]

Rishi Sunak has told world leaders they must arm Ukraine now and set about boosting its long-term future against further Russian aggression. The Prime Minister, in a speech at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, had a two-fold message for the West. The British leader said that Ukraine needed military backing by allies to counter any spring offensive by Russian president Vladimir Putin’s troops. But he argued the West must […]

The 98 year old has 'decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family' Former US president Jimmy Carter has entered home hospice care, the Carter Centre has said. The charity created by the 98-year-old former president said on Twitter that after a series of short hospital stays, Mr Carter “decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional […]