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Bolton have issued banning orders to 14 of the club’s supporters after incidents of disorder and anti-social behaviour at three recent matches. Alongside the Greater Manchester Police, Bolton investigated incidents at the home games against Sunderland and Cambridge and last Saturday’s fixture at Morecambe. The banning orders have been issued to individuals aged 15-57. Eight orders were issued following incidents at Morecambe, where the match was stopped for around 10 […]

Joel Corry has said he expects Adele to “blow the roof off” the O2 Arena when she performs live during the Brit Awards. The chart-topping DJ and dance music producer was among the stars from the world of music arriving at the annual event. Clara Amfo and Maya Jama are welcoming award nominees during the red carpet show, while comedian Mo Gilligan will host this year’s ceremony, replacing Jack Whitehall […]

The Brit Awards is one of the first major red carpets of 2022, setting the tone for what styles are going to be fashionable this year. And it would seem like one particular look is dominating: the nearly naked trend. This is not a new trend – it has been popular on the Brits red carpet as far back as the Nineties – but has seen a resurgence over the […]

Oil giant BP has posted its highest annual profit in eight years amid mounting pressure on the sector as the cost-of-living crisis deepens. The group revealed it swung to a mammoth 12.8 billion US dollar (£9.5 billion) underlying replacement cost profit – its preferred measure – for 2021 from losses of 5.7 billion US dollars (£4.2 billion) the previous year. It notched up 4.07 billion US dollars (£3.01 billion) of […]

They will host more than 80 hours of Paralympics coverage around the clock The presenting team for Channel 4’s coverage of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games will be made up entirely of disabled presenters and pundits in what the broadcaster says is a “global first” for a “world class sporting event”. The broadcaster has exclusive broadcast rights within the UK for the event. It will host more than 80 […]

That's according to the TUC Millions of low-paid workers are facing a “perfect storm” of higher energy bills and tax rises while Universal Credit (UC) falls behind the cost of living, according to a new report. The TUC said its research suggested the number of workers on UC has increased by 1.3 million since just before the start of the pandemic. The union organisation called on the Government to improve […]

It comes from a consortium led by Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh University researchers say a new project examining the impact of moving key public services online on minority ethnic communities will play “an important role in tackling racial inequality”. A consortium led by Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh has launched what it described as the “world-leading study” after winning £3.3 million of funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). The Protecting […]

A British man awaiting trial in Greece over a protest against the Beijing Olympics has voiced fears that the case has been delayed until after the Games to avoid embarrassment to China. A British man awaiting trial in Greece over a protest against the Beijing Olympics has voiced fears that the case has been delayed until after the Games to avoid embarrassment to China. Jason Leith, 34, faces up to […]

A “broken and distraught” mother of a 20-year-old man stabbed to death in a town near Manchester has paid tribute to her “lovely” son. A “broken and distraught” mother of a 20-year-old man stabbed to death in a town near Manchester has paid tribute to her “lovely” son. At 9.30pm on Friday, Greater Manchester Police were called by the ambulance service responding to a report of a stabbing on Cheetham […]