36 h. ago Arsenal on course to smash Chelsea’s record for Prem’s tightest defence – but are they better than John Terry’s Blues?

ARSENAL have been the stand-out team in the Premier League - and perhaps Europe - this season. Mikel Arteta has developed his team to a point where there is genuine depth in all areas, which allows them to deal with any injury or suspension issues. But crucially, the profiles that have been recruited or developed...

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3 d. ago Andrew allowed to keep Falklands medal despite losing royal and military titles

King Charles has agreed to his brother retaining South Atlantic medal for navy service during 1982 conflictHe has lost his princehood, dukedom, Order of the Garter knighthood and military titles, but the former Duke of York, now Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, can at least keep his campaign medal awarded for active service during the 1982 Falklands conflict.The defence secretary, John Healey, had already confirmed Mountbatten Windsor would be stripped of his last remaining title, the honorary rank of vice-admiral, which he was given on his 55th birthday in 2015 and retained even after he lost other military positions in 2022. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago ‘Worst injury record in football’ – Chelsea suffer major blow as £58m star limps out of Qarabag clash after four minutes

ROMEO LAVIA suffered yet another injury setback for Chelsea on Wednesday night as he limped out of their trip to Qarabag after just four minutes. Chelsea signed the midfielder from Southampton for around £58million in 2023 but the Belgium star has been ravaged with fitness issues. He missed most of the 2023-24 campaign after struggling...

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5 d. ago New body to run military housing after MoD ‘failed’ personnel, Healey says

The Defence Housing Service will take over management of service accommodation after years of complaints about poor quality homes.

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6 d. ago How the Huntingdon train stabbing unfolded, leaving 11 injured

Defence secretary John Healey says knife rampage – which left nine people fighting for their lives – appears to be an ‘isolated attack’

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6 d. ago Shamed Andy Windsor to be stripped of his final position at the request of King

Defence Secretary John Healey has confirmed he will have his honorary rank of vice-admiral taken off him and his department was 'working to remove' the position

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6 d. ago Huntingdon train stabbing: How the attack unfolded which left 11 injured

Defence secretary John Healey says knife rampage – which left nine people fighting for their lives – appears to be an ‘isolated attack’

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6 d. ago John Healey reveals he was on Huntingdon knife attack train route with his wife hours before incident

Defence secretary John Healey was onboard the Doncaster to London LNER train service hours before a knife attack left two people fighting for their lives.

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7 d. ago Huntingdon train stabbing: How the attack unfolded as witnesses feared ‘Halloween prank’

Defence secretary John Healey says knife rampage – which left nine people fighting for their lives – appears to be an ‘isolated attack’

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8 d. ago Chelsea Women's impressive record in London derbies | News | Official Site

Chelsea Women's impressive record in London derbies | News | Official Site  Chelsea Football Club

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1 week ago Keir Starmer signs major Typhoon fighter jet deal with Turkey

Keir Starmer and Defence Secretary John Healey travelled to the Turkish capital Ankara on Monday for talks with leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over Typhoon fighter jets

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2 w. ago Will Arsenal break Chelsea’s record of conceding only 15 goals in a season?

Arsenal are on course to break one of the most impressive records in Premier League historyBy Opta AnalystIn an era when human performance and sports science continue to advance at a remarkable pace, there are very few football records that remain truly untouchable. But Chelsea’s 2004-05 Premier League campaign remains one of the great exceptions. José Mourinho’s side conceded only 15 goals on their way to winning the title, a record that has stood unchallenged for two decades.No team has come close since. Chelsea themselves conceded 22 times the following season and, along with Manchester United in 2007-08 and Liverpool in 2018-19, came closest to the magical 15 number. But even then, those three teams were still seven goals shy. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Enzo Maresca hails 'special night' as Chelsea set new Champions League record in win over Ajax

Blues head coach was able to hand out opportunities to several youngsters and rest some senior players

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2 w. ago Three things we learned from Chelsea win as Blues hit ruthless streak and Estevao claims new record

Marc Guiu, Estevao and Tyrique George add to an impressive night for a much-changed Chelsea team in west London

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2 w. ago Erling Haaland irresistible as Manchester City roll over Villarreal

Villarreal were Erling Haaland’s latest victims, a ninth consecutive Manchester City game clocked up with the Norwegian scoring. This time it was the first on the way to a largely comfortable 2-0 win in Spain that suggests that a team is emerging once again, with Bernardo Silva scoring the second in a first half of notable superiority before a second in which there were moments to suffer but not too many of them. When Haaland was withdrawn with five minutes to go, there were whistles and relief; he, and they, could do no more damage. He had already done enough, right from the start of what was a long night for the home side.City were not hanging about, Haaland, Savinho and Jérémy Doku combining to force Luíz Júnior into making his first save after just 26 seconds and the Norwegian heading just wide a little over two minutes later. It was not easy to define the formation Pep Guardiola applied; at times it looked something like 3-2‑4-1, with John Stones stepping in to defence when Vil...

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2 w. ago British troops sent to Israel to help maintain Gaza ceasefire after US request

British troops have been sent to Israel to help monitor a ceasefire in Gaza after a request from the US, Defence Secretary John Healey said

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2 w. ago Enzo Maresca vows not to punish players for red cards but demands more discipline

Chelsea are bottom of Premier League fair play table‘I prefer to help them understand, and do the right things’Enzo Maresca has admitted Chelsea’s disciplinary record must improve but the head coach is adamant he will never punish his players for getting red cards.Chelsea, who will be without the suspended João Pedro when they host Ajax in the Champions League on Wednesday night, were reduced to 10 men for the fourth time this season when Malo Gusto received a needless second yellow card during the closing stages of last Saturday’s 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago UK ready to spend ‘over £100million’ to send Brit troops to Ukraine as Putin views Britain as ‘his number one enemy’

THE UK is prepared to commit over £100 million on sending British forces to Ukraine, the defence secretary has said. John Healey called Vladimir Putin the UK's "number one enemy" and cautioned the world is entering a "new era of threat". Healey said the UK would be ready to deploy forces to the war-torn nation...

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2 w. ago UK peace force for Ukraine would cost ‘well over £100m’, says defence secretary

John Healey says he has already brought forward millions in spending for swift deployment if ceasefire agreedThe cost of Britain’s contribution to a post-ceasefire stabilisation force for Ukraine would be “well over £100m”, the defence secretary, John Healey, has said after a speech in the City of London.Healey said he had already brought forward millions in spending so that a “multinational force Ukraine” led by the UK and France could be ready to deploy quickly if peace talks produce a ceasefire. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Military to get new powers to shoot down drones menacing British bases

Defence Secretary John Healey will set out the planned changes to the law in a speech in London on Monday night.

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