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The Government will spend £3.5billion on the asylum system in a year, the Home Secretary said as she confirmed plans to house migrants on disused cruise ships were being considered. Suella Braverman said £2.3billion of the total bill for 2022/23 will go towards paying for hotels. “We are accommodating 117,000 people overall who are in our asylum process”, she told the Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee on Wednesday. “So […]

Leeds defender Pascal Struijk has extended his contract until the summer of 2027. The 23-year-old Dutchman joined the West Yorkshire club from Ajax in 2018. He has made 77 first-team appearances during his time at Elland Road, scoring three goals. Struijk told the club’s website: “It feels really good. It’s been a while for me at the club now and I’m really happy to extend my journey. “It’s an amazing […]

Pep Guardiola has admitted his time at Manchester City will “not be complete” if they do not win the Champions League. Guardiola has won nine major trophies, including four Premier League titles, as City manager but he is yet to bring Europe’s top club prize back to the Etihad Stadium. The Catalan won the competition twice at Barcelona but finishing runners-up in 2021 is his best finish in six full […]

Brentford striker Ivan Toney has been charged over additional alleged breaches of the Football Association’s betting rules, the governing body has announced. In November, Toney was charged with 232 alleged breaches over a four-year period. The 26-year-old has now been charged with breaching FA Rule E8 a further 30 times between March 14, 2017 and February 18, 2019. Toney has until January 4 to provide a response. In a statement […]

Jadon Sancho’s absence from the Manchester United squad looks set to continue after the winger was not involved in training ahead of Wednesday’s Carabao Cup clash against Burnley. The 22-year-old was not listed among a 25-strong contingent present at Carrington on Tuesday, as boss Erik ten Hag prepared for the Red Devils’ return to action after the World Cup break. Sancho was not selected by England for the tournament and […]

More cases of diphtheria among asylum seekers have been reported in England, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said. The total number of cases for the year so far now stands at 67, figures published on Tuesday show. The UKHSA said five cases of diphtheria among asylum seekers were reported between December 12 and 18. In the previous week – from December 5 to 11 – the total was 62 […]

A student has been charged with threatening behaviour after eggs were thrown at the King during a walkabout in York. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it had authorised North Yorkshire Police to charge Patrick Thelwell following the incident on November 9. The 23-year-old, from York, will appear at York Magistrates’ Court on January 20 next year charged with threatening behaviour contrary to Section 4 of the Public Order Act […]

Scots have been warned that stun guns bought online and imported are classed as prohibited firearms after a man was jailed for five years for using a taser in a children’s skatepark. Jamie Garrity, of Prestonpans, East Lothian, was sentenced after being found guilty of discharging the taser disguised as a small torch in June 2020 at the High Court in Edinburgh on Monday, the Crown Office said. The 35-year-old […]

Julen Lopetegui is relishing the start of his competitive career at Molineux as Wolves prepare to face Sky Bet League Two strugglers Gillingham in the Carabao Cup. Lopetegui replaced the sacked Bruno Lage in November and has led his non-World Cup stars through a series of friendly matches against Birmingham and in Spain. And he told his first press conference as Wolves boss: “I think they are working very hard, […]