13 h. ago Taekwondo athlete is detained in Iran after training without wearing a hijab

Hanieh Shariati Roudposhti, a martial arts coach and gymnastics instructor, was captured by Iranian security forces in Tehran on Sunday night.

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28 h. ago Sweaty Betty 'threatened to sue body positive personal trainer after stealing her "wear the damn shorts" slogan without crediting her'

Georgina Cox, 34, accused Sweaty Betty of 'silencing [her] by threats' after she complained that the company used her phrase 'Wear the Damn Shorts' without her consent.

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6 d. ago Bewildered MP left floored as he spots 'sheep wearing a nappy' on train

Mariusz Krystian had been travelling on the train to Poland's capital Warsaw when he saw the bizarre animal being calmly led down the aisle of the train in the strange encounter

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7 d. ago Taxi drivers in UK city banned from wearing jeans, tracksuits and even trainers by council's 'fashion police'

A strict dress code imposed by the council for tourism reasons does not permit cab drivers to wear casual attire like baseball caps, T-shirts or even jeans, but instead a shirt and tie.

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2 w. ago Detained British couple tell family last Iran court hearing ‘had not gone well’

Lindsay and Craig Foreman were detained in January and later charged with espionage.

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3 w. ago Badge of honour: Sean Dyche has Forest history but focuses on urgent task at hand

After debacle of Ange Postecoglou, the new manager, who was a trainee under Clough, is bringing ‘energy’ to the club“This badge is bigger than any manager,” said Sean Dyche at his unveiling as Nottingham Forest’s head coach, wearing a training top with his initials, before correcting himself. “Well, there was one manager who was probably as big as the badge – we all know who that was.” Then came an impression of Brian Clough, a crack at that unique drawl. “‘Young ginger, well done,’” he said, reliving his three years as a trainee at the City Ground, the days he spent wandering down the Trent, with Del Boy, Clough’s labrador, whizzing past him and his manager’s voice invariably within earshot.Dyche tells a story of how, as a youth player, he and a few others tended to Clough’s garden at his home in Quarndon. “We were on £28.50 a week and he paid you a tenner to do his garden. So we actually thought: ‘This is decent.’ He’d cook for you and make sure you were well looked after. It was ...

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