10 h. ago The lure of Champions League money has turned Ligue 1 clubs into gamblers

Marseille’s big risk paid off. Lyon, on the other hand, may end up in Ligue 2 or banned from European competitionBy Get French Football News A few high rollers in Ligue 1 took big risks this season. With the financial crisis in French football grave and deepening, Marseille and Lyon rolled the dice . The bet has not paid off for everyone, and Lyon could yet be left counting their pennies.“The club’s future has been uncertain since the start of the season; that is why, since the beginning, we set ourselves the target of qualifying for the Champions League,” admitted Lyon defender Moussa Niakhaté after their 2-0 defeat to Monaco on Saturday. The club’s financial situation is dire. With debts amounting to €540m, desperation gripped Lyon this season. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Spain's tourism crisis deepens as Tenerife hotel bookings 'slump' amid local protests

Tenerife has seen a notable 'slump' in hotel bookings, as growing anti-tourist sentiment and planned demonstrations against international visitors continue to rock the Canary Island.

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45 h. ago Canary Island tourism chaos as hotel bookings 'slump' ahead of 'bleak' summer

Following escalating anti-tourist sentiment, planned protests, and vows of a 'bleak' summer, it appears holidaymakers are ditching one of their favourite Spanish islands this summer

Society

59 h. ago Toxic cloud forces 160,000 people indoors in Spain’s tourism region

Residents in five towns were sent a message telling them to remain inside

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60 h. ago Toxic cloud warning forces 160,000 inside in Spain’s tourism region

Residents in five towns were sent a message telling them to remain inside

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6 d. ago Half of Reform voters say local election vote was a protest in clear warning to Starmer and Badenoch

After disastrous local election results, Tory MPs hoping to install Robert Jenrick as new leader risk being disappointed as research suggest he would not beat Nigel Farage’s Reform

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9 d. ago Concern in Tenerife over ‘slump’ in hotel bookings as strikes and protests put off tourists

A business leader warned that industrial action was impacting 'trust' in the sector

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1 week ago US designates Haitian gangs as a foreign terror organization as experts warn of impact on aid

The U.S. has officially designated a powerful gang coalition in Haiti as a foreign terrorist organization, raising concerns the move could deepen the country’s humanitarian crisis

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1 week ago 'Mafia' squatters invade luxury Tenerife resort as criminals 'profit from the rooms'

Callao Sport Hotel in the popular tourist hotspot of Costa Adeje in Tenerife, has been under the iron thumb of squatters since February this year, after 12 bold invaders broke in

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1 week ago Funding cuts threaten to deepen hunger crisis as rising costs send more families to food banks

Food banks say income stagnation and rising living costs are increasing demand at their organizations across the country — all as the federal government shuts off funding streams that provide millions with healthier, harder-to-get groceries

Economics

1 week ago Parties clash over Trump and protest votes in local elections debate

Labour and the Tories are seeking to defend seats from Reform amid opinion poll momentum for Nigel Farage’s party.

Politics

1 week ago The trick tourists are using to reserve hotel sunbeds in Tenerife

Holidaymakers have been captured in a video taking drastic measures to reserve prime sunbed spots abroad - a move that has been branded 'pathetic' by stunned viewers on TikTok.

Society

2 w. ago ‘No safe seat’: could Democrats make Florida a swing state again?

Democratic candidates cutting in to GOP leads in local elections and protests against Trump provide faint pathUS politics live – latest updatesDemocrats in Florida believe that strong performances in two congressional races this month have erected signposts towards restoring its status as a crucial swing state.It might appear a lofty conviction given no Democratic candidate has won a statewide election since 2018, and any remaining notion of Florida being purple was dispelled by Donald Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris by more than 13 percentage points in November. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Voices: Nigel Farage is on the brink of another election breakthrough but then what?

With voters set to desert Labour and Tories at the local elections in favour of Reform UK, will the populist protest party be able to run services and balance the books of hard-pressed city councils? Of course not, says Sean O’Grady

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2 w. ago A protest vote is an important democratic safety valve, but be careful how you use it

Editorial: Nigel Farage’s party is expected to do well on Thursday as voters turn away from Labour and the Conservatives

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2 w. ago Two more London primaries to shut this summer as school closure crisis deepens

Falling pupil numbers and funding cuts are ‘jeopardising the quality of education’ for the capital’s children, council chief warns

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2 w. ago F1 2025: Lewis Hamilton returns to London as Ferrari crisis deepens

F1 2025: Lewis Hamilton returns to London as Ferrari crisis deepens  GPFans

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2 w. ago Protest against illegal immigration and 'counter' rally to be held at same time in Dumfries

The two events will take place at the same time just yards from each other in the High Street on Saturday.

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2 w. ago Lib Dems 'handed £100,000 war chest' to combat Reform UK at local elections

Polling experts reckon Sir Ed Davey 's party might be the big winners in the local council contests across England on 1 May.

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2 w. ago Councils lose over half a million jobs in ten years as new research lays funding crisis bare

As its funding crisis has deepened, Birmingham council has lost tens of thousands of workers

Economics