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Paralympic swimming champion Maisie Summers-Newton has said that her long-time idol Ellie Simmonds going on Strictly Come Dancing to “dance her socks off” continues to prove that “anyone can do anything, no matter what disability you have”. The 20-year-old Tokyo 2020 gold medallist was joined by renowned autism researcher Sir Simon Baron-Cohen and London 2012 closing ceremony set designer Esmeralda Devlin, among others, as they were recognised by the Princess […]

Eddie Izzard has launched a campaign to be elected as the Labour MP for a Sheffield constituency. The comedian, 60, announced her intention to join the race to become the party’s candidate for Sheffield Central on Tuesday. It comes after the constituency’s incumbent Labour MP Paul Blomfield announced in February that he was standing down at the next general election. Izzard has many connections to Sheffield as the city where […]

Giovanni van Bronckhorst admits Rangers need a positive result against Liverpool in their Champions League clash at Ibrox if they are to have a chance of playing European football after the turn of the year. The Light Blues meekly lost 2-0 at Anfield last Tuesday night and sit bottom of Group A with no points and no goals after three fixtures. After the visit of the Reds on Wednesday night, […]

The King’s coronation will be held on Saturday May 6 next year, with the Queen Consort being crowned alongside Charles, Buckingham Palace has announced. The deeply religious affair will take place in Westminster Abbey, eight months after the monarch’s accession and the death of the Queen. The Palace said the ceremony will be “rooted in longstanding traditions and pageantry” but also “reflect the monarch’s role today and look towards the […]

Environmental protesters blocked The Mall outside Buckingham Palace in a demonstration against new fossil fuel licences. Around two dozen activists in high-visibility orange vests sat in the road holding Just Stop Oil banners on Monday morning. Police at the scene said they made 25 arrests after disruption lasting just over two hours. The protesters, who travelled from Scotland, said they felt the need to act after the UK Government gave […]

Red Bull have been found guilty of breaking Formula One’s financial rules. F1’s governing body, the FIA, finally confirmed on Monday that the team, which last year carried Max Verstappen to a deeply controversial championship win over Lewis Hamilton, exceeded the sport’s £114million budget cap. Red Bull are in breach of overspending by less than five per cent, which equates to £5.7million, a so-called “minor” breach of the regulations. But […]

The father of one of the victims of the Creeslough explosion has described her as a “little gem”. Hugh Harper said his 14-year-old daughter Leona would be “very sorely missed” as it emerged the keen sports enthusiast was the last of the 10 people killed to be found amid the ruins of the blast site at a convenience store in the Co Donegal village. “Leona was a little gem, very […]

The Transport Secretary has confirmed military personnel and veterans will be able to access free train travel to attend remembrance services again this year. It was reported on Friday that the Government had revoked the offer, funded by the public purse in 2021, because the cost to the taxpayer would be “too great”. But it is understood neither Anne-Marie Trevelyan nor her ministers signed off on this, and the Secretary […]

England have been drawn to face European champions Italy in qualification for Euro 2024. Italy beat Gareth Southgate’s team on penalties in the Euro 2020 final last summer and conquered them again 1-0 in the Nations League last month. The Three Lions will also face Ukraine, who they beat in the quarter-finals of Euro 2020, along with North Macedonia and Malta. Scotland, aiming to qualify for a second successive Euros, […]