26 m. ago Chelsea fans grapple with the art of omission by Boehly’s trainee regime | Jonathan Liew

Think it is easy spending £1bn with no silverware in return? Leave it out! Letting down supporters is harder than it looks“The one thing I’ve learned about the British press is they exaggerate a lot and leave stuff out.” The words of Todd Boehly there, the jaw-droppingly handsome Chelsea chair whose name was being sung so passionately by fans outside Stamford Bridge last week. “We want Boehly ! We want Boehly !” they sang in their thousands, alongside a sea of banners bearing the words “BOEHLY ” and “CLEARLAKE & BLUECO ”.Clearly Chelsea fans cannot get enough of their hybrid-leadership apparat, and frankly who can blame them when their leaders are in this vein of form? Perhaps, as a functional human with a life, you missed Boehly’s appearance at the Financial Times Business of Football Summit on Thursday, where he treated the audience to a little of the privileged wisdom he has accumulated during his 33 months in the game. Continue reading...

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30 m. ago Farmers’ protest live: Thousands set to arrive in London again amid ban on tractors by Met Police

Farmers are being urged to keep their tractors away from the latest protest in London over inheritance tax changes

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35 m. ago Fans despair as Justin Bieber smokes drugs in new viral post after leaving wife Hailey Bieber to attend party alone

Justin Bieber's latest social media post left fans increasingly worried. The hitmaker, 31, took to his Instagram sharing photos that showed him smoking from what appeared to be a bong.

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42 m. ago JD Vance blasts Volodymyr Zelensky for having a 'certain sense of entitlement'

Following Donald Trump's move to pause military aid to Ukraine, JD Vance weighed in on the situation - and said Volodymyr Zelensky isn't ready to engage in Mr Trump's "policy" of peace

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1 hour ago Police officers suffering burnout and working in ‘desperate’ conditions – report

Study identifies areas for improvement to provide “happier and more effective working life”

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1 hour ago Leader of UK’s black police officers under investigation over tweet

Exclusive: Andy George says misconduct inquiry over tweet about Chris Kaba case officer ‘stifles free speech’The leader of Britain’s black and Asian police officers has been placed under investigation over a tweet.Ch Insp Andy George, the president of the National Black Police Association, said the decision to place him under a misconduct investigation “sends a chilling message” and “stifles free speech”. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Labour has humane and popular plans to stand up for UK workers. Why dilute them? | Gaby Hinsliff

Angela Rayner’s employment rights bill is precisely why many voted for this government. Why be embarrassed about a defining policy?One step forward, two steps back. Angela Rayner’s employment rights bill is back in the Commons this week, stuffed with ideas for improving everyday working life: that’s the big step forward for a government that was elected on a promise of radical change. The weekend headlines, however, were all about what won’t be changing after all. The so-called right to switch off – an early Rayner idea about legislating to prevent employees being pestered by out-of-hours calls and emails, which was already presumed dead due to not being in the bill – was ritually killed off once again for the Sunday papers, with a briefing that it still won’t be in the bill after fresh amendments are tabled on Tuesday.Presumably the idea was to reassure businesses fearful of extra regulatory burdens, on top of the looming April hike in employers’ national insurance. But since it’s ...

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2 h. ago New Orleans rushes to rework Mardi Gras celebrations in the face of storm and twister warnings

Officials are rushing to reschedule Mardi Gras celebrations and warning revelers against brining umbrellas and tents as powerful storms with a threat of tornadoes are expected to strike Louisiana and other parts of the South

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3 h. ago Police Scotland officers suffering burnout as 68,000 days off cancelled in just six months

Cops in Greater Glasgow, Tayside, and Lothian and Borders complained of low morale and dwindling resources.

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4 h. ago Trump administration briefing: Vance defends US position on Ukraine; tariffs hit Canada, Mexico and China

China and Canada retaliate after tariffs come into effect – key US politics stories from Monday at a glanceDonald Trump has paused military aid to Ukraine following his clash with the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, last week, according to US media reports.Vance told Fox News in an interview recorded before the announcement on Monday that giving Washington an economic interest in the future of Ukraine will serve as a security guarantee for the country that Russia invaded in February 2022. “If you want real security guarantees, if you want to actually ensure that Vladimir Putin does not invade Ukraine again, the very best security guarantee is to give Americans economic upside in the future of Ukraine,” Vance said in the interview. “That is a way better security guarantee than 20,000 troops from some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 or 40 years,” he added. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Meghan Markle's 'present parent' admission in new Netflix show trailer

Meghan Markle has said it is a "real delight" to be able to be a "present parent" but said it is a "luxury sometimes" as she juggles being a mum with her busy work life

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6 h. ago Revealed: The 'barbaric' procedure that leaves women traumatised, in agony and no longer wanting to have sex

When Maria Waters, a 58-year-old GP from Richmond, in Surrey, went for her hospital outpatient appointment last summer, she carefully prepared. She was booked in to have a hysteroscopy.

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6 h. ago Moment 'paranoid' father calmly leaves house with a cigarette in his mouth minutes after murdering son's girlfriend

Richard Jones, 50, was jailed for a minimum of 20 years yesterday for the heartless killing of his son's daughter, 30-year-old Sophie Evans.

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7 h. ago More than two in three would appreciate being checked on when struggling – poll

The survey of 2,085 UK adults was commissioned by charity Samaritans.

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8 h. ago Revealed: House of Commons Speaker's luxury life of taxpayer

A list of Sir Lindsay Hoyle 's expenses reveals he blew more than £180,000 of taxpayers' cash on flights in two years.

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8 h. ago Civil servants should be sacked in major crackdown on the £250billion annual cost of crime, report urges

A study by the think tank Policy Exchange, backed by former home secretary Sir Sajid Javid , proposed dismissing all senior managers in the Ministry of Justice and HM Prisons and Probation Service.

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8 h. ago Man in New London accused of sexually assaulting minor, police say

Man in New London accused of sexually assaulting minor, police say  New Haven Register

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9 h. ago Amazon knocks 39% off facial massager that shoppers say is leaving their skin 'soft and smooth'

One shopper said they had 'visible results from first use'.

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9 h. ago Another man's body unexpectedly found during search for missing Sebastian Sailes, 21

Wiltshire Police said in a statement that the man in his 70s was found in the River Avon today while officers continued their search for missing Sebastian Sailes

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9 h. ago Body found in search for Team GB star's brother Luis Piovesana as she pays heartbreaking tribute

Avon and Somerset Police have confirmed a dive team searching the River Frome in Bristol for Luis Piovesana, 26, whose sister competed for Team GB, have found a body

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