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Mark Rodgers top-scored with 13 points in a man of the match display for Clare, while goals from Shane Meehan and David Fitzgerald helped Brian Lohan’s side to a 14-point win.Seaan Elliott’s 10 points from frees provided the bulk of the Antrim scores with Conal Cunning grabbing a good goal and the returning Kellan Molloy chipped in with points when introduced, but the Saffrons were second best throughout as they fell to a second defeat of the campaign.Rodgers and Elliott traded early before another from Rodgers began a burst of five Clare scores on the spin.Antrim grew into it a…

A huge steel structure resembling a wall has emerged alongside one of Cardiff’s busiest roads, marking visible progress on a major flood defence initiative in the Rover Way area.The imposing metal framework, which will eventually be driven deep into the ground as piling, forms part of an ambitious £35million scheme designed to shield more than 1,100 homes from flood damage.First unveiled in 2021, the project targets the Rover Way foreshore and River Rhymney banks, where existing defences have deteriorated significantly.Beyond residential properties, the scheme will also safeguard the Rover Way Traveller site from increasingly severe flood risks.The Welsh Government is…

A former Labour adviser has hit back at rumours that Angela Rayner has built a £1million war chest to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the party leadership, insisting the claims are “entirely without foundation”.Luke Sullivan dismissed the reports outright, joking that if Mrs Rayner actually had that sort of money, she would have been off to sunnier climes in Ibiza rather than plotting against the Prime Minister.Speaking after consulting with Mrs Rayner’s team, he insisted there was “absolutely no truth in this story whatsoever”. He told GB News: “It’s always important to wait to hear what she says. I think…

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Green Party leader Zack Polanski has called for a “public health approach” on drugs as he reiterated his backing for the legalisation and regulation of drugs.Speaking on the Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme, Polanski said this approach would ensure someone with a “problematic relationship with drugs” could get help from a medical professional.He also referred to comments by Sir Keir Starmer earlier in the week accusing him of being “high on drugs, soft on Putin”, which he said was “disgraceful” and “a cheap joke”.Polanski added that he has never taken drugs or drunk alcohol as it “wasn’t for me”.

Marvin Bartley has taken over as Livingston manager with David Martindale moving to a new role as sporting director at the Scottish Premiership bottom club.Martindale moves upstairs after five years as manager, with the club winless in 24 games and six points adrift at the foot of the table.The West Lothian’s sole league victory this season came in August and Martindale is now replaced by his assistant Bartley following Saturday’s 2-0 home loss to Motherwell.Livingston’s run of 22 games without a league victory is only matched by one top-flight team this century – Hamilton in the 2010-11 season.Bartley’s only previous…

Residents of the Welsh seaside town of Barmouth are growing increasingly alarmed as the full extent of proposed flood defence works becomes clear.A two-year coastal protection project along the north promenade is set to commence this summer, with Cyngor Gwynedd finalising designs for new defences, including a 1.2 kilometres secondary wall reaching heights of up to 1.7 metres.Local construction worker Kye Smith, 38, has emerged as a vocal critic of the plans.”Residents will feel like they are in a maximum security prison,” he said.Mr Smith argues the towering concrete structure will block light and obstruct views for those living on…

Newly released files have revealed that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor spent considerable time with Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping, according to emails from convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.The correspondence forms part of more than three million Epstein-related documents published by the US Department of Justice.These fresh disclosures intensify existing questions about whether the former Duke of York’s high-level connections to the Chinese state represented a threat to national security.The documents suggest the former royal had substantial contact with senior Chinese officials.New Epstein files have claimed that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor had substantial contact with senior Chinese officials | GETTYIn a November 2015 email to…

Watford head coach Javi Gracia has resigned after just over three months in the job following their 2-0 defeat by Swansea City.Gracia, who only returned for a second spell at Vicarage Road in October, called for a meeting with club owner Gino Pozzo following Saturday’s loss, saying the team were in a “very difficult moment”.”We retain the belief Javi was the right man to lead the club towards its push for promotion, but Javi felt he no longer had the motivation and was not the right man to continue coaching this exciting group of young players,” a club statement said.,…

Patrick Matthews and Emma Fernandez have secured a victory in their fight against eviction from three beloved north London cafes, after their legal challenge halted plans to remove them tomorrow.The couple, who operate venues at Parliament Hill Lido on Hampstead Heath, Queen’s Park and Highgate Wood through their company Hoxton Beach, were notified shortly before Christmas that they had lost a retendering process.Their landlord, the City of London Corporation, had instructed them to leave the premises by February 2. However, lawyers have now confirmed the pair will not be required to vacate their sites next week.The Corporation, which governs the…