32 h. ago Afghanistan women’s refugee players refused visas for first tournament in UAE

Players went to airports but told not to travelMany said to have felt retraumatised by experienceThe United Arab Emirates rejected visa applications for members of the Afghanistan women’s refugee squad who were due to travel there for the team’s first matches. Players went to airports, but were told not to board flights and many are said to have felt retraumatised by the experience.Afghanistan had been due to play in the UAE against Chad and Libya in the Fifa Unites: Women’s Series, with games running from Thursday to Wednesday. The 23 players selected via talent identification camps for the team, Afghan Women United, were due to fly to Dubai on 11 October for a training camp. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Baby P: Tracey Connelly says she was blinded by pursuit of 'Prince Charming'

Tracey Connelly has given her first public account of Baby P's brutal death as she told a Parole Board panel she had "failed" her children before Peter died with a catalogue of injuries in 2007

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55 h. ago Baby P’s mother recalled to prison over failing to disclose online relationship, parole board told

Tracey Connelly was similarly recalled to prison in 2015 for developing inappropriate relationships

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1 week ago The Steven Gerrard confession that told Rangers board where priorities lie as one bit of unfinished business remains

Gerrard would love to deliver more silverware but his final media address last time out hinted it's a European run he really craves

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2 w. ago Stephen Lawrence killer is 'unreliable narrator of his own life', parole board told

Budding architect Stephen Lawrence was just 18 years old when he was knifed to death in an unprovoked racist attack at a bus stop in south-east London on April 22, 1993

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2 w. ago Stephen Lawrence killer is ‘unreliable narrator’ who is not ready to be released, Parole Board told

David Norris has apologised for his role in the notorious murder as he makes a bid to be released from prison

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3 w. ago NHS Fife now says staff should use toilets based on biological sex

The health board has released an equality impact assessment after the equalities watchdog told it to take ‘corrective action’.

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3 w. ago Rangers board told to ‘correct their stupidity’ and sack ‘chancer’ Russell Martin as pundit slams ‘stubborn’ Gers chiefs

RICHARD KEYS has branded Russell Martin a 'CHANCER' and has urged Rangers to 'correct their stupidity' by giving him the boot at Ibrox. Disgraced football pundit Keys, who resigned from his role at Sky Sports back in 2011, has made his feelings loud and clear towards the under-fire Rangers boss. The Light Blues are still...

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4 w. ago UK’s first nitazene drug lab found in Ayrshire, police board told

The high-strength synthetic opioids sometimes mixed into other drugs can be dangerous due to their potency.

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