33 h. ago Mum of boy calling for booze ban at kids football hits out at 'keyboard warriors'

EXCLUSIVE: Belinda Collins has hit back at the 'anonymous keyboard warriors' who accused her of 'putting words' in her sons mouth after he called for a ban on alcohol at his underage football tournaments

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40 h. ago Shocking Maro Itoje incident that had fans calling for Lions star to be banned

British and Irish Lions captain Maro Itoje will lead the touring team out in their opening test against Australia, and he's under pressure to steer the team clear of controversy this time round

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54 h. ago Town's final two banks are gone, and this might be what's coming next

Calls have been made to create a 'banking hub' in Farnworth

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58 h. ago Trump calls Fed chair ‘a numbskull’ who ‘makes it difficult for people to buy a house’

In new attack, US president accuses Jerome Powell of preventing central bank from lowering interest ratesBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump has renewed his attacks on Jerome Powell, calling the US central bank chair a “numbskull” and accusing him of “making it difficult for people, especially the young, to buy a house”.The US president accused Powell of preventing the Federal Reserve from lowering interest rates to make housing more affordable. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Former Wimbledon finalist Genie Bouchard to retire from tennis at 31

Genie Bouchard, who lost to Petra Kvitova in the 2014 Wimbledon final, is to call time on her career at the National Bank Open in Montreal

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3 d. ago Fans praise Jeremy Clarkson after advert ban and call for 'knighthood'

Fans of Jeremy Clarkson have praised him for spotlighting British agriculture

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4 d. ago Readers' Letters: 'Stop Trump from visiting Scotland' calls counterproductive

Calls to ban Donald Trump from Scotland are short-sighted, says reader

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5 d. ago Four areas of England now in drought as heat threatens wildlife and crops

Ministers call for hosepipe bans as East and West Midlands enter drought, joining Yorkshire and north-westFour areas of England are now in drought as the East and West Midlands have joined Yorkshire and the north-west.Continuing hot and dry weather was a hazard to crop production and wildlife, ministers said, as they urged water companies to put hosepipe bans in place to conserve water as levels deplete. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Steve Bannon calls for special prosecutor to investigate ‘all’ Epstein documents

Earlier this week, a leaked memo said there was no Epstein ‘client list’ – a declaration that has been called into contention by MAGA

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9 d. ago ELO's Jeff Lynne cancels gig at last minute after health scare as he updates fans

ELO fans were gutted after the band's gig was called off just minutes before they were due to appear on stage.

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1 week ago ELO's Jeff Lynne shared health update shortly before cancelling Manchester Co

ELO fans were left disappointed after the band's concert at Manchester's Co-op Live arena was called off just minutes before they were due to take to the stage

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1 week ago Planned Parenthood offices begin rejecting Medicaid after Trump signs bill to defund healthcare organization

Some offices continue to treat patients as provision in Trump’s policy bill was recently blocked by a court orderAt least two regional Planned Parenthood affiliates have notices on their websites telling patients that, thanks to a provision in Republicans’ new tax-and-spending bill that “defunds” the reproductive healthcare giant, they can no longer accept Medicaid.However, this provision – which abortion rights supporters have called a “backdoor abortion ban” – was recently blocked by a court order. Other Planned Parenthood affiliates are continuing to treat patients who use Medicaid to pay for treatment. Continue reading...

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1 week ago EFL star hit with lengthy ban for placing over 6,000 bets in 15 months

Ryan Bowman admitted placing 6,397 bets over a 15-month period between June 15 2022 and September 13 2023 and has been given a lengthy ban in what was called "a most serious case"

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1 week ago Katie Price's horror pet deaths and one she blamed Princess for

Katie Price has been come under fire for the treatment of her pets over the years and a petition calling for her to be banned from keeping animals has gained thousands of signatures

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1 week ago Financial redress for LGBT veterans must be sped up, MPs to urge ministers

A group of MPs will call for the redress scheme for veterans who suffered under the so-called ‘gay ban” to be rolled out as quickly as possible.

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1 week ago Sport minister rejects calls to consult on alcohol ban in football stands

Stephanie Peacock said moves to reverse the ban, which has been in place since 1985, do not fall within the scope of the Football Governance Bill.

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1 week ago Bid to lift 'football booze ban' rejected despite MP's call to 'end the nanny state'

Football fans have been banned from drinking alcohol in view of the pitch in the top five tiers of the men's game in England for the last 40 years. MP Louie French said it "made sense in the 1980s" but doesn't now

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1 week ago Supermarkets ‘in limbo’ over Government action on deforestation in supply chains

Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Lidl are among those calling on ministers to enact promised due diligence laws that effectively ban forest-risk commodities.

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1 week ago 'Tennis brat' Wimbledon star held up skirt and called for umpire to be banned

Jelena Ostapenko has been involved in a number of controversial incidents throughout her career, with the Latvian star once calling for an umpire to be banned

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2 w. ago Trump says Musk is ‘off the rails’ and calls his new political party ‘ridiculous’

US president railed against his former adviser online after tech billionaire said he will start and bankroll America partyDonald Trump called Elon Musk’s decision to start and bankroll a new US political party “ridiculous” on Sunday. “Third parties have never worked, so he can have fun with it but I think it’s ridiculous,” the president told reporters traveling with him back to the White House from his New Jersey golf club.He then elaborated, at great length, in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social. “I am saddened to watch Elon Musk go completely ‘off the rails,’ essentially becoming a TRAIN WRECK over the past five weeks,” the president wrote. “He even wants to start a Third Political Party, despite the fact that they have never succeeded in the United States”. Continue reading...

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