20 h. ago Football pitch could become cemetery as Falkirk Council area runs out of burial space

The Falkirk area is fast running out of spaces to bury people and, with most of its cemeteries full, it is looking at options for the future.

Politics

53 h. ago Chelsea make Champions League history as three teenagers score vs Ajax and EIGHT other wild stats from massive win

IT WAS a great day for Chelsea on the pitch and football historians off it as a number of records were broken. The Blues blitzed their way to a 5-1 win over Ajax at Stamford Bridge last night. Five goals, including four in the first half, from five different scorers powered Enzo Maresca's side to...

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53 h. ago Chelsea make Champions League history as three teenagers score vs Ajax plus EIGHT other wild stats from massive win

IT WAS a great day for Chelsea on the pitch and football historians off it as a number of records were broken in the Blues 5-1 win over Ajax. The Blues stormed to victory over the Dutch giants at Stamford Bridge last night. Five goals, including four in the first half, from five different scorers...

Sport

62 h. ago UN Security Council pressures Haiti's leaders to hold general election as deadline nears

U.N. Security Council members have warned Haiti’s leaders that time is running out to restore security and hold general elections as the deadline to install a new government nears

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3 d. ago Dear Britain, do you worry that Team Farage is just a hot mess in power? Or is everyone too angry to care | Marina Hyde

Footage of Reform councillors fighting is further proof that uselessness abounds, but that’s almost moot. To voters they are very useful idiots “I’m meant to be on bloody holiday this week, Paul! I don’t want to be having this meeting!” There is much to enjoy about the patriotic revolution in government promised by the leaked footage obtained by the Guardian of the Reform UK group of councillors running Kent county council. Take council leader Linden Kemkaran speaking for all free speech absolutists when she declares: “Paul! Paul! I’m going to mute you in a minute!” Or consider her repeatedly stated vision of the imperfections of representative democracy: “You’re just going to have to fucking suck it up, OK?”Even so I think the standout bit is when Kemkaran, who acknowledged Kent’s “flagship” status for the party and its leader Nigel Farage, says: “If we can avoid putting up council tax by the full 5%, that is going to be the best thing that we can do to show that Reform can run som...

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3 d. ago Voices: ‘Couldn’t run a bath, let alone a council’: Readers slam Reform after Kent council chaos

Our community say the turmoil engulfing Reform’s Kent County Council – where four councillors were suspended after a leaked video of leader Linden Kemkaran berating colleagues – offers a stark preview of the chaos a Nigel Farage-led government could bring to Westminster

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5 d. ago Four Reform councillors suspended in Farage's flagship Kent council after online meeting bust

‘Reform's meetings are starting to sound more like an episode of The Traitors than the running of a major council,’ said a Lib Dem spokesman

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6 d. ago Three men charged after pitch invasion in Gary Neville protest at Salford football ground

The game was halted briefly because of the protest

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6 d. ago Pitch invaders disrupt League Two game in ‘Gary Neville is a traitor’ flag protest

Two men tried to plant flag of St George in centre circleFar-right group calls it protest against Neville’s ‘treachery’Salford’s League Two match against Oldham was briefly disrupted when two men tried to plant a flag of St George inside the centre circle at the Peninsula Stadium.The men entered the field during the first half wearing white hoodies displaying the message “Gary Neville is a traitor” before being removed by stewards and police. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Pitch invaders in 'Gary Neville is a traitor' hoodies tackled to ground while waving England flags as far

Football fans ran on to the pitch to protest against Gary Neville during Salford City's League Two clash with Oldham after his recent rant about the 'negative' use of the British flag. 

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6 d. ago Pitch invaders take aim at Gary Neville as Salford City football match interrupted

It comes after the ex-Manchester United player and Salford City owner said he removed a British flag from one of his developments

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7 d. ago ‘Total legend’ Jack Grealish sinks beers in Dubai pub with footy

FOOTBALL ace Jack Grealish is on form again on the pitch — and proved to be a “total legend” in a bar on a sunshine getaway.  The party-loving winger, 30, headed to Dubai after being left out of the latest England squad — and sank beers and splashed the cash at an Irish pub.  Onlookers...

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7 d. ago Man Utd considering 'important' change to Old Trafford pitch after 'concerns' raised

Manchester United could make a change to the Old Trafford pitch after the issue was raised during a recent fans' forum, with the club looking to reduce the risk of injuries

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8 d. ago Old Trafford could get 'important' change after tragic death of ex

Manchester United are looking at making changes to Old Trafford in a bid to try to reduce injury to players following the tragic passing of former Arsenal youth player Billy Vigar

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8 d. ago Incinerator in Welsh town at the centre of major planning row set for demolition People argued for years about building this in a Welsh town, now it's set to be ripped down

Vale of Glamorgan Council was locked in a long running planning dispute with the company behind the incinerator in Barry over the way the site had been built

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8 d. ago People argued for years about building this in a Welsh town, now it's set to be ripped down

Vale of Glamorgan Council was locked in a long running planning dispute with the company behind the incinerator in Barry over the way the site had been built

Politics

1 week ago Tower Hamlets council and equality watchdog probe mosque ban on women and girls taking part in charity fun

East London Mosque barred any females over 12 from taking part in yesterday's Muslim Charity Run in Victoria Park which was billed as 'inclusive' and 'family friendly' despite the gender bar.

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1 week ago Labour council run by chief who said Essex parents need to 'breed' more children pressures headteacher to be sacked for supporting Reform... before backtracking after huge outcry

In a since edited post on Facebook, Basildon Labour Party described the political standing of a headteacher as a 'serious and legitimate safeguarding concern'.

Society

2 w. ago Ian Rush's new life and model fiancee's anger over age gap claim

Ian Rush is one of the greatest players in the history of Welsh football, but his life off the pitch has been just as eventful as his career on it, with the Liverpool legend now engaged

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2 w. ago Togo’s Samuel Asamoah ‘at risk of paraplegia’ after colliding with advertising board

Asamoah broke neck after hitting LED panelMidfielder plays for Guangxi Pingguo in ChinaThe Togo international footballer Samuel Asamoah broke his neck after colliding with a pitch-side advertising board during a domestic fixture in China, with fears he may be left paralysed.Video footage appears to show the 31-year-old being shoved by an opponent during a match on Sunday in China’s second-tier League One as they jostle for the ball, ploughing head-first into an LED advertising panel. Continue reading...

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