53 m. ago RFL warns clubs that planned coup will financially cripple the sport

Professional clubs want to oust RFL chair Simon JohnsonGoverning body says any such move would breach rulesThe Rugby Football League has warned clubs that an attempt to sideline the sport’s ­governing body and replace its chair could have ­“catastrophic financial ­consequences” after taking legal advice to stave off a planned revolt.Rugby league’s professional clubs will assemble in March to ­consider a proposal put forward by the Super League club Leigh ­Leopards and Championship side Batley ­Bulldogs, which calls for the immediate removal of Simon Johnson, after a purported loss of confidence in the direction of the governing body. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago The builder's bum is back! Diesel attempts to crack into Gen Z market with ultra

Diesel's Milan Fashion Week show has made a daring style choice as it opts for extremely low waistbands that threaten to reveal a little too much.

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4 h. ago US defense secretary saw few political drawbacks in backing joint chiefs ouster

Pete Hegseth viewed his political odds as being unchanged in pushing Trump to fire Gen Charles BrownDon’t let a billionaire’s algorithm control what you read. Download our free app to get trusted reporting.The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, saw few political consequences in supporting Donald Trump’s ouster of the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff because he never had the support of the senators who wanted Gen Charles Brown to remain in the role, advisers close to the secretary said.The ramifications of Trump’s decision to fire Brown and seven other senior officials at the Pentagon took on new urgency on Thursday after five former defense secretaries, outraged at Trump’s firings, urged Congress to hold hearings and extract justifications for their dismissals under oath. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Ungovernable by Simon Hart review: A tale of brothels, backbiting, and Conservative politics

The revelations are out from Simon Hart’s book: The Political Diaries of a Chief Whip. There’s the one about being woken at 4am by an MP who was being held in a Bayswater brothel by blackmailers, not to be confused with another MP, Mark Menzies, who found it difficult to extricate himself from “bad people” and allegedly paid for his release from local party funds (which he denied); then there was Rishi Sunak’s observation about the female minister promoted to the Cabinet who was “f***ing useless but we can’t get rid of her” — which may or may not have been Kemi Badenoch. There was Boris Johnson’s attempt to kill off a disobliging report by the Privileges Committee on his lockdown activities which did not, by that time, shock Hart.

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5 h. ago Witnesses watched in horror as driver 'tried to dodge' speedboat before it decapitated two Brits

A Moroccan man was yesterday arrested for the murders of two Brits and the attempted murder of another who was seriously injured in the crash last November

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5 h. ago Bitcoin market 'meltdown' worsens as investors 'flood to the exits'

'Comments about crypto since Mr Trump took over the presidency have been conspicuous by their absence. This could be why investors are flooding to the exits'

Economics

6 h. ago Woman arrested for attempted murder after her boyfriend was locked inside a storage unit for four days

Robin Renae Deaton is accused of trapping her partner in North Carolina ‘hoarder’s paradise’ after an argument

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7 h. ago Bitcoin market rout worsens as investors ‘flood to the exits’

Experts said a perceived lack of action from US President Donald Trump on his pro-crypto promises has led to the slump in value.

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7 h. ago Voices: No wonder Annaliese Dodds has resigned over cutting aid to the world’s poorest people – it’s the only right thing to do

Labour’s disgraceful attempt to balance the books on the backs of the poorest people in the world is shameful – but shows Dodds to be a politician of decency and principle, says former deputy foreign secretary Andrew Mitchell

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7 h. ago US firm 'in talks' to buy Scotland's largest undercover shopping centre

Six months after going on the market, US hedge fund, Magnetar, with operating partner Northdale Asset Management, has been named as a potential buyer for East Kilbride Shopping Centre.

Economics

8 h. ago Rightmove expects increase in revenue this year as property market recovers

The company said that "supportive" property market trends in the early months of this year would support a rise in revenue of between 8% and 10% compared with 2024

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8 h. ago ITV star QUITS his own chat show after just two series as he admits there is no space for him in a 'congested' market amid shock move

An ITV star has confirmed he has quit his chat show after just two series in a surprising move away from television.

Culture

8 h. ago Anneliese Dodds resigns over Keir Starmer’s decision to cut aid budget

Exclusive: International development minister warns it will be ‘impossible’ to retain funding in Gaza, Sudan and UkraineAnneliese Dodds: soft left intellectual pushed to resign over Starmer’s slide rightUK politics live – latest updatesAnneliese Dodds, the international development minister, has quit her post over Keir Starmer’s decision to slash the international aid budget by almost half to pay for a generational increase in defence spending.The senior Labour MP, who attended cabinet, warned that the UK pulling back from development would bolster Russia, which has already been aggressively increasing its presence worldwide, as well as encouraging China’s attempts to rewrite global rules. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Gynaecologist reveals how your pelvic floor could be spoiling your sex life

We may spend hours in the gym sculpting our arms or jogging in an attempt to tone up those legs, but one of the most important groups of muscles in the body has to be the pelvic floor.

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9 h. ago Bitcoin news live: Crypto crashing as market has worst month in three years

Bad week for cyber currency as $1 trillion rout continues

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10 h. ago Ole Gunnar Solskjaer names the player he's 'upset' Man Utd decided to sell

Manchester United have made a number of missteps when it comes to the transfer market over recent seasons but one deal still irritates a couple of former Red Devils bosses

Sport

11 h. ago Crypto news live: Market shock sees Bitcoin fall to less than $80,000 with fears of more pain to come

Bad week for cyber currency as $1 trillion rout continues

Economics

11 h. ago Electric car research reveals if drivers unable to charge at home save money

The Cost of Driving Electric study looked at a total of 480 scenarios, comparing the cost of ownership for 50 EV models with their petrol or diesel equivalents

Science

11 h. ago Mackie’s posts profit increase having secured wider UK distribution

Mackie’s navigates price pressures while maintaining market momentum

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11 h. ago Rightmove expects surge in revenue this year amid property market recovery

Users totted up more than five billion views of properties on Rightmove’s property portal in 2024, the company said.

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