26 h. ago Football lawmakers announce major change next season impacting time

Football lawmakers IFAB have announced a new major change next season regarding goalkeepers in a bid to reduce time wasting as rarely enforced law to be replaced

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27 h. ago Goalkeepers to be punished with corner for holding ball more than eight seconds

Ifab announces law change for next season‘It could be one of those very effective deterrents’Goalkeepers who waste time by holding on to the ball are to be penalised with the award of a corner, the law-making International Football Association Board (Ifab) has confirmed.The new law, which will be rolled out across the game this summer, will mean goalkeepers have eight seconds to claim and redistribute the ball before they are penalised, with the referee giving the keeper a five-second countdown to warn them of incoming punishment. This will replace the current system whereby a keeper has six seconds to move the ball on, and is punished with an indirect free-kick if they do not. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago IFAB confirm major rule change that tackles goalkeeper time wasting from 2025/26

The game’s lawmakers met at their annual AGM in Belfast, Northern Ireland on Saturday afternoon

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38 h. ago How to use up lard in a classic British cake – recipe | Waste not

Don’t discard the rendered fat from a roast – it has unbeatable crisping qualities, and makes this traditional British dried fruit cake singThere was never any sourdough at the village bakery in Maiden Newton, Dorset; just traditional, no-frills British products such as white tin loaves, pasties, doughnuts, rock cakes and the most incredible lardy cake. Sadly, it’s closed now, but the memory of that lardy cake lives on. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Major rule change approved for Monaco Grand Prix ‘to promote better racing’ at famous F1 circuit

The race on the streets of the principality has been criticised for a lack of overtaking opportunities

Sport

6 d. ago Greece and Portugal set to cash in on Brits after Spain makes major rule change

Greece and Portugal have seen a surge in interest from wealthy Britons seeking residency abroad as they have simplified their golden visa schemes, while Spain ended its programme

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7 d. ago Waste Wars by Alexander Clapp review – the filthy truth about trash

A globe-spanning study of the waste industry reveals how wealthy nations dump their garbage on the poor while the rate at which we produce near-indestructible rubbish only increasesYou know the drill: plastic and glass containers go in the blue recycling bin, paper and cardboard in the blue sack, vegetable matter in the green compost bin, and the rest in the grey general rubbish bin. Households up and down the land go through variations of these familiar refuse-sorting tasks each week. But where does it actually all go?Into the trucks that pick them up, yes, but after that? It’s a kind of act of faith that we imagine our detritus that we’ve carefully – or not so carefully – categorised is transported to the right location where appropriate measures are taken to dispose of it in the most sensible and ecological manner. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Liverpool ace who's been benched 17 times 'reason they're top' as Jamie Carragher put down

Jamie Carragher has been slammed for saying the level of goalkeeping in the Premier League is at an all-time low, with Liverpool's own second-choice stopper being a shining example of why he's wrong

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1 week ago The major car park rule change that will affect all UK drivers from this week

The change comes following criticism that private car parking companies are using misleading and confusing signs, aggressive debt collection and unreasonable fees.

Transport

1 week ago Taylor Swift fans prepared to tackle climate issues by changing how they collect pop star's music

Taylor Swift fans may be ready to ‘Shake Off’ a certain way of listening to their favourite artist, a new study has found.

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