10 h. ago Keir Starmer's child poverty strategy delayed in major setback

Charities raise alarm that thousands more children risk being pushed into poverty as a result of the decision to delay the child poverty strategy until the autumn

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39 h. ago Menendez brothers who shot dead parents suffer major setback in bid for freedom

Lifers Erik and Lyle Menendez have been dealt a crushing blow just a week after becoming eligible for parole. The latest setback delays any possibility of freedom by at least nine weeks

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43 h. ago All Saints' Melanie Blatt in tears as she shares update on mum's major health setback

The All Saints singer broke down in tears on GMB as she rewatched an emotional moment from her Celebrity Race Across the World journey - and shared her mum's health news

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4 d. ago Couple awarded damages after 170 footballs kicked into garden of £2m home

Homeowners Mohamed and Marie-Anne Bakhty said the sports pitch had ‘taken over’ their life

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5 d. ago Mary Earps' life off the pitch from major setback, humbling family and mysterious love life

Away from the football pitch, England Lioness goalkeeper Mary Earps spends time with her nearest and dearest at home and has lavish holidays abroad to Dubai, Madrid and Greece

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7 d. ago House Republicans block Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ in major setback

Rightwing lawmakers say president’s bill – centered on tax cuts and funding deportations – doesn’t make enough cutsRightwing lawmakers derailed Donald Trump’s signature legislation in the House of Representatives on Friday, preventing its passage through a key committee and throwing into question whether Republicans can coalesce around the massive bill.The party has spent weeks negotiating a measure dubbed the “one big, beautiful bill” that would extend tax cuts enacted during Trump’s first term, fund mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, and temporarily make good on his campaign promise to end the taxation of tips and overtime. To offset its costs, Republicans have proposed cuts to the federal safety net, including Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Republican fiscal hardliners block key vote for Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ – live

In a major setback for Trump’s sweeping tax agenda, five Republicans stood in the way of passing the bill from advancing toward a full House vote next weekAlso on Iran, AFP reports that Trump said earlier that Tehran should make a quick decision on an American proposal for a nuclear deal or “something bad will happen”.Speaking in Abu Dhabi as he finished his Gulf tour, Trump said his administration had handed Iran a proposal for a agreement, adding that “they know they have to move quickly or something bad is going to happen”. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Our Yorkshire Farm's Amanda Owen faces critical restoration delay 'we have a problem'

Our Yorkshire Farm star Amanda Owen was dealt a major setback on Tuesday night

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1 week ago Hamburg promotion pitch invasion leaves 44 injured as one in life

Nearly 50 fans were injured after thousands were involved in a pitch invasion after the team gained promotion.

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1 week ago Huge pitch invasion sees 25 fans rushed to hospital as one suffers life

Hamburg's 6-1 win over Ulm saw the side return to the Bundesliga and resulted in wild scenes at the Volksparkstadion with fans swarming the pitch to celebrate

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1 week ago Huge pitch invasion sees 25 fans rushed to hospital and one suffer 'life

Hamburg earned promotion to the Bundesliga and saw a dramatic pitch invasion and jubilant celebrations but a number of fans had to be taken to hospital in the aftermath of the occasion

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2 w. ago Justin Baldoni hit with major setback amid legal battle with Blake Lively

Justin Baldoni's Wayfarer Foundation is shutting down  - amid his legal war with former It Ends with Us co-star Blake Lively.

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3 w. ago Slot says title can lure players to Liverpool, Allen to retire, Dier leaving Bayern: football – live

Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekendFixtures | Tables | Read Football Daily | Email TahaA bit more from Eddie Howe, on Alexander Isak: “He’s not for sale from my perspective ”Dejan Kulusevski has been talking about how the Europa League has brought out Tottenham’s best amid a wretched domestic season, PA Media reports“When you do performances like [the win at Eintracht Frankfurt], you want to repeat them,” Kulusevski said. “I think in Europe, we play a little bit different. We play with less risk and we put the ball up more in the space like we did today and we got to keep doing that in Europe.“This season has been really disappointing but at least, let’s finish it in the best possible way. We have got to do everything possible every day to make it happen. It is different football (on an artificial pitch), it is a different pitch, but in life, you have to do what you have to do to find a way to win and we have got to do that.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Slot says title win can lure players to Liverpool, Dier to leave Bayern: football – live

Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekendFixtures | Tables | Read Football Daily | Email JohnA bit more from Eddie Howe, on Alexander Isak: “He’s not for sale from my perspective ”Dejan Kulusevski has been talking about how the Europa League has brought out Tottenham’s best amid a wretched domestic season, PA Media reports“When you do performances like [the win at Eintracht Frankfurt], you want to repeat them,” Kulusevski said. “I think in Europe, we play a little bit different. We play with less risk and we put the ball up more in the space like we did today and we got to keep doing that in Europe.“This season has been really disappointing but at least, let’s finish it in the best possible way. We have got to do everything possible every day to make it happen. It is different football (on an artificial pitch), it is a different pitch, but in life, you have to do what you have to do to find a way to win and we have got to do that.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago English trio close on European finals, Eric Dier to leave Bayern Munich: football – live

Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekendFixtures | Tables | Read Football Daily | Email DominicA bit more from Eddie Howe, on Alexander Isak: “He’s not for sale from my perspective ”Dejan Kulusevski has been talking about how the Europa League has brought out Tottenham’s best amid a wretched domestic season, PA Media reports“When you do performances like [the win at Eintracht Frankfurt], you want to repeat them,” Kulusevski said. “I think in Europe, we play a little bit different. We play with less risk and we put the ball up more in the space like we did today and we got to keep doing that in Europe.“This season has been really disappointing but at least, let’s finish it in the best possible way. We have got to do everything possible every day to make it happen. It is different football (on an artificial pitch), it is a different pitch, but in life, you have to do what you have to do to find a way to win and we have got to do that.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Stuart Hogg suffers major setback as career revival in France put on hold by serious injury

Former Scotland captain ruled out for up to nine months

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3 w. ago Kremlin warns Ukraine peace won't come any time soon in massive blow to Trump

US President Donald Trump won't get peace in Ukraine any time soon, the Kremlin has warned, as a major Russian attack delivers a setback to negotiations and Zelensky warns of a bigger war

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3 w. ago Trio of Lionesses pick their side in Ian Wright vs Eni Aluko row with clear show of support

Ian Wright appears to have been backed by several England women's stars, Mary Earps among them, after he was criticised for blocking opportunities for females by Eni Aluko

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4 w. ago Paralysed rugby player returns to the field where horror incident changed his life forever and defies the odds by completing a heroic act

Exactly three years after a horror injury on the footy pitch changed his life forever, the 38-year-old has returned to the site of the accident and has defied the odds.

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