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The spokesperson added: “The Charing Cross tunnels were chosen because they’re disused, spacious enough for a full command post, and crucially, in the heart of a major city, proving the concept works even in the most complex urban environment imaginable.
The controversial Enhanced Games will hand out staggering seven-figure bonuses to athletes capable of breaking world records at the inaugural event in Las Vegas.Organisers behind the heavily criticised competition have confirmed that competitors who break the world record in either the men’s 100m sprint or the 50m freestyle swimming event will pocket an eye-watering $1million bonus.The Enhanced Games have sparked outrage across the sporting world due to their decision to openly allow athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs and technologies banned under normal anti-doping rules.Competitors are also permitted to use equipment outlawed in traditional competition, including neoprene swimsuits designed to help…
Bolton Wanderers boss Steven Schumacher hailed the impact his second-half substitutions made in their League One play-off final win over Stockport County, as they earned their promotion back to the Championship in style.Schumacher made a key tactical change, bringing off Xavier Simons and sending striker Sam Dalby on.It was an inspired decision as it gave his Wanderers side the attacking impetus to take the game to Stockport.Dalby scored with a spectacular acrobatic finish on the way to clinching promotion back to the Championship after seven years away.”Sometimes you get those calls right. I don’t know what minute Sam came on,…
“I want to take you back to May 2014 with a coalition government led by David Cameron. Ed Miliband is the leader of the Labour opposition,” Cristo began.“It’s the day before the local elections, and Ed Miliband has gone to New Covent Garden Flower Market to outline his plan for small businesses. What could possibly go wrong? “Well, the answer is my dad, because this week it was 12 years ago that my dad sold Ed that bacon sandwich. “Who can forget the picture which went around the world of the awkward, almost inhuman way he was pictured eating it,…
British grandparents are spending an estimated £14.6billion each year supporting their grandchildren as families increasingly rely on older relatives to help cover childcare and household costs.The study found grandparents are spending money on fuel, food, clothing, toys and activities while caring for their grandchildren.Creditspring researchers surveyed more than 1,000 grandparents during April and May and said the findings highlight the growing financial role grandparents now play in supporting families across the UK.Tamsin Powell, consumer finance expert at Creditspring, said: “It’s an eye-watering figure. And it underlines the huge hidden role grandparents play in keeping family finances afloat.”But this support is…
Arsenal’s Max Dowman has become the youngest player to start a Premier League match as the Gunners take on Crystal Palace.Dowman, who has played five times in the top flight for Arsenal, becomes the youngest starter at the age of 16 years and 144 days.Jose Baxter, who was then at Everton, had held the record since he made his first start in 2008 when he was 16 years and 198 days old.It adds to a list of records collected by Dowman, who became the youngest Premier League winner when Arsenal clinched the title.In November 2025, he became the Champions League’s…
A 17-year-old boy has been stabbed after a mass “unauthorised gathering” in Clapham.Metropolitan Police were called to Clapham Common on Friday after fighting broke out among a group of teenagers who were at an alleged music event. The event had been heavily promoted on TikTok, with footage on social media showing a large police presence, with dozens of vehicles stationed around the common.Nine arrests were made at the event as officers were seen dispersing the group. The injuries to the 17-year-old were found to be non-life-threatening, but he was rushed to hospital.A spokesman for Met Police said: “We were called…
Sir Keir Starmer said the rape case which saw two teenage boys who raped two girls spared jail was “appalling”, and it was “right that law officers are urgently reviewing the sentences”.The Prime Minister’s comments come as Labour launched an urgent review after the attackers avoided jail.Three boys, aged between 13 and 14 at the time, sexually assaulted two teenage girls and “laughed” while filming the attacks in Fordingbridge, Hampshire.They then shared the content online, Southampton Crown Court heard, with the first attack taking place on November 26, 2024 and the second on January 17, 2025.The two older boys were…
Reform UK has unveiled a £5billion “hard work bonus” that would scrap income tax on overtime for workers earning under £75,000.The party insists it will clamp down on any attempts by employers to game the system.It would make all hours worked beyond a standard 40‑hour week free from income tax, with Reform claiming nine in 10 workers could benefit. The annual cost would be funded through what the party says is £40billion of spending reductions and efficiency savings.Treasury spokesman Robert Jenrick faced questions on Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips over whether firms could cut basic pay and shift earnings into…
Mandatory eyesight checks for drivers aged 70 and over have been backed by the UK’s leading optometry bodies as ministers move closer to introducing tougher road safety laws. The Association of Optometrists and the College of Optometrists submitted a joint response supporting the Government’s proposals for compulsory vision tests for older motorists.The plans were examined as part of a consultation by the Department for Transport, which closed on May 11 after running for four months. Ministers are considering replacing the current self-declaration system, where drivers simply confirm they meet legal eyesight standards when renewing their licence at 70 and every…