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Leeds City Council has made counselling services and “safe space” conversations available to employees in anticipation of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK campaign rally scheduled for next Tuesday.The Labour-controlled authority’s human resources department circulated an internal email addressing the forthcoming political gathering in the city.Staff were informed they could access wellbeing support should they feel adversely impacted by the Reform leader’s visit.The move has drawn criticism from within the council itself, with questions raised about whether similar provisions will be extended for other political events and demonstrations.Council management has acknowledged that the rally bears no direct connection to its operations or…

A major high street bank in the UK is offering Britons the opportunity to take home an extra £1,000 in free cash bonuses, but are you eligible?Barclays has rolled out a pair of switcher deals that could put up to £1,000 in your pocket if you qualify for their Premier current account.The bank is running two separate promotions simultaneously – one for current account switchers and another for ISA transfers – and savvy customers can take advantage of both.Savers have got until April 30 to get in on the action, so there’s still plenty of time to weigh up whether…

If you missed the display on Friday night, forecasters at the Met Office Space Weather Prediction Centre say it could be seen again on Saturday night.They say “geomagnetic activity is expected to remain… with a chance of reaching a strong storm”.The Northern Lights could therefore be seen across Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern areas of England and Wales. There’s also a small chance they could be seen further south.Cloud could spoil the view for those in Scotland and Northern Ireland but elsewhere, especially during the first part of Saturday night, there will be some clear skies.To have a go at…

Sport contacted all WSL clubs about how they use these rules to shape their maternity provision. Manchester United highlighted “a culture change” where players have all they need to “make an informed choice” about whether they wish to wait until their career is over before considering having children.They said the measures they have established on top of the regulations, including personalised plans for areas such as nutrition, psycho-social and wellbeing, physiotherapy and sleep help “break down barriers” for expectant mothers.For her part, Bizet Donnum praised United for their support, explaining she has also been given “so much freedom” to spend…

BBC Sport NI’s Thomas Kane interviews Michael Conlan as he retires from boxing after his split-decision defeat to Kevin Walsh on Friday in Belfast.READ MORE: ‘End of the road’ for Conlan after Walsh defeatREAD MORE: ‘An amateur legend who fell short of his pro dream’

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Sir Keir Starmer is set to hold crisis talks next week with the Bank of England and senior Cabinet colleagues to tackle the spiralling cost of living driven by the conflict in Iran.The Prime Minister’s emergency summit comes as households face mounting pressure from surging energy costs and rising fuel prices triggered by turmoil in the Middle East.Last month, joint US-Israeli military strikes on the Islamic Republic prompted Tehran to retaliate against American bases in the Gulf region. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which supplies a fifth of global energy, has sent shockwaves through energy markets. Brent crude…

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A review will also be allowed at the end of a point if a player feels his opponent may be guilty of hindrance.Daniil Medvedev used the review system against Jack Draper in Indian Wells last week, after the British player briefly stretched his arms out wide during a rally to signal his belief that a Medvedev forehand was long.Umpire Aurelie Tourte watched a replay on her tablet and ruled Draper was guilty of hindrance – of making either an action or a noise to disturb an opponent – and awarded the Russian the point.Draper admitted it was a difficult situation…

The trail hunting season ends this month. But with the tradition set to be banned, people in the countryside are hoping it is not their last.The practice was brought in after fox hunting was made illegal in 2005 and it does not involve killing animals. Instead, trail hunting mimics a traditional hunt, with hounds following an animal scent which has been laid and hunters trailing the pack on horseback.However, this part of British culture is set to be banned under Labour’s animal welfare strategy amid concern the activity has been used “as a smokescreen for the hunting of wild animals”,…