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A Welsh hotel which was forced to house asylum seekers has been “shut down with immediate effect”.The Stradey Park Hotel in Furnace, Llanelli, was the centre of protests in 2023 – which forced the Home Office not to follow through with plans to place asylum seekers inside.The hotel was set to house 240 asylum seekers, but was subject to widespread protests, with hundreds arriving outside the hotel to demand the proposal be scrapped.It was one of the first hotels in the country to be earmarked for “asylum seekers” under Tory plans, laying the groundwork for their mass usage under Labour.Protests…
James has not played since the Switzerland win because Seattle Reign’s National Women’s Soccer League campaign ended in November, although she was involved in pre-season before joining up with Wales last week.James also struggled for game-time after returning to her club following Euro 2025.Even so, the 31-year-old says she is in a good place a she prepares to win her 140th cap.”I worked so hard in the off-season to make sure that I’m ready for Wales and Wales always comes first in my eyes,” James said.”So if I knew that I had to be ready for this game, I’ll make…
Kahan has supported Chelsea since he was a child growing up in Vermont – he started watching games with his English neighbours, who were Blues fans who knew Frank Lampard – and says he still feels the same connection with the club.”Chelsea are still part of my identity,” he told BBC Sport. “I still watch every game, and I still get the same feeling I got when I was a kid when we lose – and when we win.”I think when you’re a kid, you have your team – the first team you get into – and the first game…
Alison Millar, head of the abuse team at Leigh Day, said: “We have only recently begun investigating what happened at Bright Horizons Finchley Road Nursery but already we are hearing from parents that they raised concerns about staffing and supervision and the concerning way that the individual perpetrator was interacting with children; however, these concerns were not addressed.
Antonio shattered his femur in four different places after his Ferrari spun off the road and crashed into a tree in Epping Forest during Storm Darragh. Antonio, who was supported by West Ham throughout his rehabilitation, reiterates that he does not remember the crash and says his “family lived it more”. He details how he had to learn to walk, then run and jump again, adding: “The hardest part wasn’t the recovery. It was the knockbacks for me.”The forward held talks with Brentford and Leicester City over proposed transfers but those deals did not materialise.He said: “When I found out…
Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to snub the US and formally launch a new alliance with Canada, Australia and New Zealand.In a landmark pitch to Britain, Canadian Tory leader Pierre Poilievre is set to make the case for “Canzuk” in London tomorrow. “The time has come for a new partnership among Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand – a modern Canzuk,” Mr Poilievre will say.He will describe the alliance as “a pact to open our economies further, remove barriers, recognize credentials, expand skilled labour mobility, and deepen capital markets”. He is also set to call for all…
Watson had appeared unsteady in the aftermath of the collision, failing in an initial attempt to stand from a kneeling position.Jack Nowell replaced Watson as he was assessed for signs of concussion, but six minutes later, Watson jogged back on to the pitch and proceeded to play the remainder of the Lions’ 24-21 win.Watson also played 72 minutes of the drawn series decider at Eden Park seven days later.The recall element of the head injury assessment has since changed. Instead of being asked to recall a set list of five words, with results compared to a baseline set when unimpaired…
Sir Keir Starmer faces accusations of perpetrating “a crime against humanity” in forthcoming legal proceedings challenging his controversial agreement to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.The Prime Minister, who built his reputation as a human rights barrister, will find himself on the receiving end of such allegations when indigenous Chagossians bring their case before the courts on March 13.Legal representatives for four islanders who travelled back to their ancestral homeland in February will argue that compelling the Chagossian population to abandon their native territory amounts to “genocide” under international legal definitions, reports The Independent. The group, headed by Misley Mandarin,…
Evacuation proposals are in the process of being drawn up, says the Dai;ly Mirror, after more than 102,000 Britons registered with the Foreign Office in a “plea for help”. Detailing “chaos & fear”, the paper suggests that despite the success of the US operation to kill Iran’s supreme leader, Trump appears to have “underestimated the regime’s resolve”.
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson is a target for Inter Milan and Juventus, Manchester United want Newcastle’s Bruno Guimaraes, Tottenham players face relegation wage cut.Inter Milan are interested in Liverpool’s Brazil goalkeeper Alisson, 33, with Juventus also keen. (La Repubblica – subscription required – in Italian), externalManchester United want Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes, 28, to replace midfielder Casemiro this summer – with the 34-year-old United midfielder endorsing his Brazil team-mate. (AS), externalTottenham players are facing mandatory wage cuts if the club are relegated from the Premier League into the Championship. (The Athletic – subscription required), externalSpurs defender Micky van de Ven is…