4 h. ago The reckless fantasy of austerity as a panacea is coming for European football | Aaron Timms

The same economic forces that led to stagnation today are already in practice at the world’s biggest clubsThe problem with running a modern top-flight football club is that raising revenue is hard to do. Once you’ve grabbed your slice of league-wide media rights, made a vaguely colonial-sounding pre-season tour of the “Far East,” stitched up some sponsorship deals with a gambling company or a country’s tourism agency, and shipped as many shirts as the global merch market can handle, you hit the ceiling of your earning capacity. At that point, as a club, what do you do?You can raise ticket prices, which risks alienating fans and the local community you’re supposed to represent. You can try your hand at a few miserable little crypto or AI plug-ins to build “engagement” among supporters or become a pioneer in the nascent field of fan “activations,” with limited potential returns. You can promise to build a new 100,000-seat stadium, but that takes time and money and doesn’t solve your i...

Sport

7 h. ago Brewers warn Trump’s beer tariffs could cost 100,000 jobs in Europe

Industry blindsided by 25% levy and confused whether it applies only to products imported in cans

Events

10 h. ago It’s officially raining – so free pints are now pouring on the hottest weekend of the year so far at Greene King Pubs

The wait is over – despite sunny spells across the Scotland, the first April showers have arrived in Bristol, unlocking 100,000 free pints for the whole of the UK at Greene King Pubs.

Politics

27 h. ago New report details Ayrshire's highest paid local authority executives

According to the Town Hall Rich List 2025, a record 3,906 officials from local authorities around the UK received more than £100,000.

Culture

27 h. ago Three people ordered to pay £100,000 as Natural Resources Wales crackdown on illegal tree felling

Natural Resources Wales have prosecuted three individuals as part of a crackdown on illegal tree felling

Economics

31 h. ago East Kilbride MP hails 'record' minimum wage increase for 7000 South Lanarkshire residents

The changes will also see a pay boost for Britain’s young people – with the National Minimum Wage for younger workers and apprentices seeing a record cash increase.

Politics

40 h. ago Myanmar junta declares temporary ceasefire after earthquake as four pulled alive from rubble

Survivors rescued more than 100 hours after devastating quake kills at least 3,000

Events

48 h. ago Myanmar earthquake: Four pulled alive from rubble as military declares ceasefire

Survivors rescued more than 100 hours after devastating quake kills at least 3,000

Events

51 h. ago Meghan's As Ever launch was Glastonbury Festival for $14 'jam'

It's too early to call the rollout a success, but people will happily pay through the nose for branded fruity spreads

Politics

51 h. ago PETER HITCHENS: Britain's police forces are a pathetic failure and a dark menace to our society. This is my plan to finally fix the problem

We pay these people, and we pay them a lot, as your council tax bill will tell you if you look. So why do they treat us as a nuisance and worse?

Events

51 h. ago Mothers of young car crash victims call for tighter restrictions for new drivers

The group hand-delivered a petition with more than 100,000 signatures to Downing Street, calling for stricter licensing laws for new young drivers.

Events

63 h. ago ‘Women give birth on the ground’: Congolese forced to return home find devastation

Residents of Sake – given 72 hours by M23 rebels to leave camps in Goma – find a ghost town with homes in ruins and no way to make a livingCongolese people forced to return to their home town from displacement camps when the M23 rebel group advanced on the city of Goma earlier this year have described scenes of devastation, with hundreds of homes destroyed by fighting and no opportunity to work or access aid.As M23 entered Goma, a regional humanitarian hub that hosted hundreds of thousands of people displaced by previous rounds of fighting in the region, more than 100,000 people left camps around the city to return to their homes. Continue reading...

Politics

68 h. ago Lawsuit claims Musk failed to make promised payments over 2024 petition signatures

A federal lawsuit accuses billionaire Elon Musk and the political action committee he started of failing to pay a suburban Philadelphia man more than $20,000 for getting people to sign a petition in favor of free speech and gun rights

Events

3 d. ago What is Marine Le Pen guilty of in National Rally embezzlement case?

The far-right leader has been banned from running for office for five years after an EU parliament fake jobs scamAfter a nine-week trial, the French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was this week found guilty of the embezzlement of European parliamentary funds through a fake jobs scam of an unprecedented scale and duration. She was banned from running for office for five years with immediate effect, which could prevent her making a fourth bid for the French presidency in 2027.She has said she will appeal against the verdict and sentence, which also included a four-year prison term – with two years suspended and two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet – and €100,000 (£84,000) fine. Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago This gorgeous Italian region will pay you €100,000 to move there – so what’s the catch?

This area in northern Italy is the latest destination trying to repopulate rural towns

Politics

3 d. ago Punter from St Helens wins £95k with 'bet of a lifetime' placed with 18 seconds to spare

One audacious gambler raked in close to £100,000 from several bets worth just £20 - and a couple of changes made with just 18 seconds to spare made them a mint

Economics

3 d. ago Dog owners asked to keep their animals on the lead this week for a very important reason

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and RSPB Cymru are calling on dog owners to help protect ground-nesting birds in Wales by keeping pets on leads during breeding season

Politics

3 d. ago HMRC warning over scheme where people pay ‘more tax than they tried to avoid’

It claims to cut your tax bill by disguising your income, but help is available for those that want out

Events

3 d. ago Revealed: The number of council hall fat cats earning more than £100,000 as report reveals a record surge in six

Despite hitting families with inflation-busting tax hikes, and more kicking in today, at least 262 local authority chiefs were handed more than £200,000 in pay, pensions, pay-offs and bonuses.

Economics

3 d. ago Marine Le Pen attacks ban on French presidency run as a ‘political decision’

Far-right leader, who was found guilty of embezzlement of European funds, says conviction is a ‘denial of democracy’The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has railed against a Paris court’s “political decision” to bar her from competing for the presidency in 2027, attacking the move to ban her from running for public office as “a denial of democracy”.In a day of high political drama, Le Pen was found guilty of embezzlement of European parliament funds on a vast scale, a conviction for which she was also handed a four-year prison sentence, with two of those years suspended and two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet. She was also ordered to pay a €100,000 (£84,000) fine. Continue reading...

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