5 h. ago Emma Raducanu looks ahead to ‘very dangerous’ first round contest at Wimbledon

Raducanu is playing British teen Mingge Xu, who she has trained with at the National Tennis Centre

Politics

31 h. ago Exclusive: 78 TfL 'fat cats' pocket more than Prime Minister as number on £100,000+ soars

Passenger targets missed, new Piccadilly line trains delayed, Central line chaos - but 2,200 TfL staff earn six-figure sums

Politics

35 h. ago TfL gravy train! More than 2,200 Transport for London staff earned more than £100,000 last year

Passenger targets missed, new Piccadilly line trains delayed, Central line chaos - but London transport chiefs get bumper bonuses

Economics

56 h. ago Euston delays LIVE: Train derailment sparks travel chaos at London station

Passengers at Euston Station are facing major delays after a train derailed in the Milton Keynes Central area, with many services cancelled or facing delays of up to 90 minutes

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5 d. ago ‘Gold standard’: training centre could be gamechanger for football in US

On a 200-acre site in Fayette County, Georgia, US Soccer hopes to build the best facility of its like in the worldThirty minutes away from the hustle and bustle of downtown Atlanta, the land becomes greener, the trees are taller and builders are working in the intense Georgia sun to ensure US Soccer’s new National Training Center is ready for action in time for the men’s World Cup next year.It is an enormous site, spanning more than 200 acres in Trilith, Fayette County, and the hope is it will be the best training facility in the world when it opens. Funding has partly come from Arthur M Blank, who owns three sports teams in Atlanta, and executives are confident everything is on schedule for the doors to open in April. Continue reading...

Sport

5 d. ago Mauricio Pochettino handed huge boost ahead of USA's 2026 World Cup on home soil

The USA are set to host the 2026 World Cup and boss Mauricio Pochettino will be boosted by a state-of-the-art new training centre, which will open just before the tournament starts

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6 d. ago Wales women head for Euro 2025 wanting to scale heights and leave legacy

Undaunted by being drawn in a formidable group, Rhian Wilkinson’s side go to Switzerland determined to create opportunities for girls back homeThe rain cascading down on the Vale of Glamorgan is so heavy, so incessant, that the hotel’s reception has run out of umbrellas for guests to borrow and frustrated golfers crowd the lobby. Only two sets of residents seem oblivious to the weather; those heading to the spa and the Wales Women squad. It is late May and with Rhian Wilkinson’s players flying to Switzerland for Euro 2025 at the end of June far too much is at stake for anyone wearing a national tracksuit to be at a loose end.Charlie Estcourt has travelled to the sprawling Vale Resort from the United States where she plays for Washington’s DC Power, but the midfielder is not about to succumb to jet lag. Instead, she is focused on impressing Wilkinson as the team trains at the Welsh’s FA’s centre of excellence within the hotel’s verdant grounds. “We have a no-excuses culture now,” say...

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1 week ago Alesha Dixon fans stunned as she surprises commuters with impromptu rap performance

Alesha Dixon, the former Mis-Teeq star and Strictly Come Dancing judge, left fans in awe after she started rapping in a central London train station in a video that has now gone viral

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1 week ago Inside Jalisco New Generation Cartel training centre where killers are made

Since 2021, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) used the Izaguirre Ranch in Teuchitlán in Jalisco, central-western Mexico, for recruitment and training, it has been confirmed

Events

2 w. ago Inside look at West Lothian heritage centre project as work continues

The transformation of a historic West Calder Co-op bakery into a new national heritage centre will eventually create jobs and new training opportunities in the village.

Politics

2 w. ago Major emergency at Cardiff Central station as person hit by train

Transport for Wales says delays are to be expected

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2 w. ago Serious incident at Cardiff Central station as person hit by train

Transport for Wales says delays are to be expected

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3 w. ago SNP accused of 'student union politics' after refusing to fund Scottish shipbuilding training centre

SNP ministers refuse to allow public money to be spent on anything they class as "munitions" - despite the defence industry being a major employer north of the Border.

Politics

3 w. ago UK Defence Secretary accuses SNP of 'student union politics' over defence funding

A row has broken out over a £2.5m grant for a specialist welding centre in Glasgow

Politics

4 w. ago Visit to training centre in Bathgate provides insight into skills required by HGV drivers

Kirsteen Sullivan MP stepped into a heavy goods vehicle simulator

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