10 h. ago Collina in favour of VAR rulings on corners at World Cup as long as there is ‘no delay’

Chair of Fifa’s referees committee offers his supportCollina wants to ensure changes do not slow down gamePierluigi Collina has said he would be in favour of the use of VAR to determine whether corners have been correctly awarded at the World Cup next summer. The chair of Fifa’s referees committee, speaking at a media briefing in Washington, made clear he supported the advance of technology.Collina said conversations were taking place over whether VAR could adjudicate on second yellow cards. They will continue at the next meeting of the International Football Association Board, the law-making body, in Wales next March, meaning there would be time for the ruling to come into effect for the World Cup. Collina also said discussions were ongoing over how best to combat time-wasting, including when goalkeepers go to ground, seemingly feigning injury to allow managers to hold team meetings. He added that Fifa wanted to explore AI-based innovations to help match officials and improve the g...

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14 h. ago Netflix fans warn 'don't waste your time' on 'shockingly bad' series

The series has divided Netflix viewers, with some warning others not to bother with the Western drama

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28 h. ago Ukraine accuses Putin of 'wasting the world's time' after Russian and US officials fail to reach make progress on peace deal

The White House expressed confidence a breakthrough could be achieved, despite peace envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump's son-in-law emerging empty-handed on Tuesday.

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34 h. ago Liverpool legends Robbie Fowler and Jamie Carragher blast cops over Hillsborough probe

Liverpool football legends Robbie Fowler and Jamie Carragher blasted the Police Federation for branding the horror Hillsborough disaster report a ‘significant waste of taxpayers’ time and taxpayers’ money’.

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37 h. ago Voices: ‘Shame is a waste of time’: Readers on why extreme wealth doesn’t have to be a source of guilt

Our community argued that being wealthy isn’t inherently wrong, but guilt and accountability matter when wealth is hoarded or used irresponsibly

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44 h. ago Has a player ever been shown a second yellow card while being substituted? | The Knowledge

Plus: the shambles that was 1950 World Cup qualifying, and plenty more brawling teammatesMail us with your questions and answers“Has any player been shown a second yellow card while being substituted for not leaving the pitch correctly?” wonders Ken Foster.They have indeed, Ken. Let Robin Horton take you back to a bitter January in 1980, when Stoke City were the visitors to Burnley in the FA Cup third round. “Stoke’s Denis Smith, already on a yellow card, limped towards the touchline with an injured ankle, only to linger on the touchline as substitute Paul Johnson was not properly warmed up,” Robin recalls. “Referee Kevin McNally therefore sent Smith off for time-wasting. McNally was not in Stoke’s good books; Burnley won the tie via a penalty, and Stoke’s Ray Evans also got his marching orders, for what manager Alan Durban described as ‘heavy sarcasm’.” That’s as good a reason for a dismissal as we can remember. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago I'm A Celeb Vogue Williams drops Angry Ginge in it the moment she leaves camp

She wasted no time naming Ginge as the butter smuggler to I'm A Celeb hosts Ant and Dec.

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9 d. ago ‘You’re not conning anybody’ – Neville fuming over ‘waste of time’ Man Utd star and says he ‘shouldn’t be playing there’

MANCHESTER UNITED legend Gary Neville slammed Luke Shaw after Monday's disappointing loss to 10-man Everton. United were defeated 1-0 by the Toffees at Old Trafford thanks to Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's winner even though David Moyes' men played EIGHTY MINUTES with ten men. Moyes picked up his first ever away win at the Theatre of Dreams despite...

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9 d. ago Gary Neville rips Luke Shaw apart as Manchester United star branded 'a waste of time'

Gary Neville pulled no punches in his brutal assessment of Manchester United following a disappointing defeat to Everton at Old Trafford on Monday night

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1 week ago 'A waste of time': Luke Shaw singled out by Gary Neville during Manchester United loss to Everton

Gary Neville felt the Man Utd defender could have offered much more as hosts chased an equaliser against Everton

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1 week ago Keir Starmer dismisses Andy Burnham coup talk as 'wasted' time and PRAISES Greater Manchester mayor

The Greater Manchester mayor has repeatedly refused to rule out challenge Sir Keir for the leadership of the Labour Party

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1 week ago Starmer dismisses coup talk as wasted time and praises Burnham’s work as mayor

Last week’s extraordinary briefing war within the Labour Party focused attention on the Prime Minister’s position.

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1 week ago Starmer rebuffs renewed talk of Andy Burnham leadership challenge

PM says Burnham doing ‘really good job’ as Manchester mayor and urges colleagues not to brief against each otherKeir Starmer has attempted to dampen the latest round of speculation about his leadership, insisting that one of his potential rivals, Andy Burnham, is doing a “really good job as mayor of Manchester” and warning colleagues not to waste their time briefing against each other.The prime minister gave his backing to Burnham on Thursday night as he travelled to the G20 summit in Johannesburg, after the Manchester mayor repeatedly failed to rule out challenging Starmer for his party’s leadership during interviews on Thursday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer insists he will lead Labour into next general election

The prime minister said that discussions around his leadership amounted to time-wasting

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer vows he'll lead Labour into next election as he slams 'wasted' time on rows

The Prime Minister hit out at time-wasting rows over party leadership and said bearing down on cost of living pressures clobbering families was his top priority

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2 w. ago Cardi B, 33, wears corseted jacket as she is seen for the first time on night out in New York just days welcoming baby boy with Stefon Diggs

Cardi B has wasted no time after giving birth to her fourth child as she was enjoyed a night out in New York City on Thursday in a waist-cinching jacket.

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3 w. ago John Swinney's Scottish independence plan branded 'not sensible' by top constitutional expert

Experts have also warned independence campaigners they are ‘wasting their time’ looking for a legal route to independence.

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3 w. ago Married at First Sight UK chaos as kiss scandal sparks uproar during final dinner party

Married At First Sight UK viewers were not impressed with bride Leigh's behaviour and wasted no time sharing their reaction

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3 w. ago A new start after 60: I found my feet in midlife, became a park ranger at 85 – and retired happily at 100

At 104, Betty Reid Soskin has had the most extraordinary life, from protest singing to civil rights activism to meeting the Obamas. She reflects on what it takes to stay strong and keep goingBetty Reid Soskin was 92 when she first went viral and became, in effect, a rock star of the National Park Service. She was the oldest full-time national park ranger in the US – this was back in 2013; she’d become a ranger at 85 – but she had been furloughed along with 800,000 other federal employees during the government shutdown. News channels flocked to interview her. She was aggrieved not to be working, she told them; she had a job to do.“In a funny way, I suppose that started lots of things,” Soskin says. Her memoir, Sign My Name to Freedom, was published in 2018, and a documentary about her work, No Time to Waste, was released in 2020. Another film is in the works. Barack Obama called her “profoundly inspiring”. Annie Leibovitz photographed her. Glamour magazine named her woman of the year...

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3 w. ago The Mushroom Tapes review – Erin Patterson through the eyes of Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein

This account of what the three authors observed during Patterson’s triple murder trial does resemble a podcast transcript at times, but it is extremely readableEvery reader of The Mushroom Tapes will open the book knowing that Erin Patterson was found guilty in July of murdering three people – her in-laws, Gail and Don Patterson, and Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson – and of the attempted murder of Heather’s husband, Ian Wilkinson. They will also know she was sentenced to life in prison with a non-parole period of 33 years, and is now appealing against her conviction. Who among us hasn’t been roped into speculation about this family tragedy, the carcass of which has been picked over by pundits, amateurs and experts for years now?Over 11 long weeks, the baroque details of the trial of Erin Patterson were made immediately available to a ravenous public – including sightings of Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein, three of Australia’s most celebrated nonfiction writers, in ...

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