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Jon Armstrong sits in fifth place after three stages of his World Rally Championship debut at the iconic Rallye Monte Carlo.The M-Sport Ford driver was sixth on the opening stage and was third fastest on the ice-covered second stage to move into third place overall.Safety concerns amid heavy fog forced the third stage to be halted and Armstrong, who was midway through the stage when it was stopped, was awarded a notional time – which is given by rally officials for drivers who do not complete a stage under exceptional circumstances.A slower nominal time than expected dropped him from the…
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Warning: This report contains discriminatory, homophobic language that some may find distressing.The has apologised to a former radio presenter after an internal investigation found a failure to act in response to homophobic abuse.Jack Murley alleged he was called homophobic names, including “fairy boy”, by other staff members and told to sound “less gay” on air by a manager.The 37-year-old was dismissed from Radio Cornwall in 2024 for breaching the organisation’s editorial and social media guidelines after posting online about proposed changes to Local. An employment tribunal found it was “reasonable” and not a result of discrimination over his sexuality.In a…
PA MediaRecent data provides an insight into the realities of the NHSEveryone agrees that the NHS struggles each winter – and each year it seems to get worse, but the statistics tell a more nuanced story.In A&E particularly, it’s much worse than 10 years ago, but there has also been improvement over the past three years.One of the major benchmarks is the percentage of people getting through there within four hours from arrival to leaving for a hospital ward, home, or somewhere else.In December 2018 in the North West of England, 74% of the people going into a major hospital…
The sides that come ninth to 24th will compete in the two-legged knockout play-off ties in February and there could be two British sides involved.Forest fell to a 1-0 defeat by Braga in Portugal, a result that practically confirms Sean Dyche’s side will be in the play-offs.Mathematically, Forest, in 16th, can still finish eighth, but would need to beat Hungarian team Ferencvaros at the City Ground and hope the eight sides directly above them all dropped points.However, Forest will still be keen to win next Thursday as the sides coming ninth to 16th will play the second legs of their…
A Cold War nuclear bunker teetering on a cliff edge is now just weeks, if not days, away from falling into the sea.Once hidden below ground, the decommissioned lookout post is now exposed to the elements and is precariously hanging off the rapidly crumbling clay cliffs on the Holderness coastline in Tunstall, East Yorkshire.The brick building is around 70 years old and was once roughly one hundred yards inland from the shoreline, but now, due to coastal erosion, it’s soon set to collapse.It once served as one of 870 bunkers or observation posts across Britain, including eight in West Yorkshire…
Labour has confirmed that a total of 29 council elections scheduled for May will be postponed.Ministers asked 63 councils in England last month if they wanted to delay their elections until 2027 so they could bed in a local government shake-up.Of those councils, 29 have decided to take up the offer and push back elections.The Government has said the remaining 34 councils also going through reorganisation will still hold local elections in May, meaning the majority will go ahead as planned.According to The Times, Essex and Norfolk council leaders have made private requests to postpone their elections, which would take…
British actor Delroy Lindo says he was “in bed” when his son rang to tell him he had been nominated for his first Oscar.The 73-year-old London-born star told the ‘s Colin Patterson he “never” gave up hope of getting an Academy Award nod.Lindo was a surprise nomination for best supporting actor for his role in the Vampire horror film Sinners.Co-star Wunni Mosaku and Lindo are the only two British actors nominated this year, carrying the UK’s hopes at the ceremony next month.Read more: Vampire film Sinners breaks Oscar nominations record
Aston Villa are on a superb run of form.They have won 20 of their past 25 matches (D1, L4) with only Arsenal (21) having won more among teams in Europe’s big-five leagues during that period.Their blip on Sunday against Everton meant they missed out on the chance to move second, within four points of Premier League leaders Arsenal – Emery’s old club.He made six changes against Fenerbahce and his side dominated, with the 1-0 scoreline flattering the 28-time Turkish champions.After the match Emery praised his players for “respecting” the competition, adding he was “so, so happy” with their response.Villa’s match-winner…
Scotland Yard has stopped a Ukip march from going ahead in east London over fears of provoking the local Muslim community.The demonstration, titled “Walk With Jesus”, was scheduled for January 31 in Whitechapel – long home to one of Britain’s largest Islamic populations.Metropolitan Police officials said permitting the event in that location would be “reckless” given the potential for violence.Social media advertisements promoted the gathering as a “Christian march”, inviting participants to worship Jesus Christ during January, which organisers described as “the month dedicated to the holy name of Jesus”.In October, hundreds of men from the local Bangladeshi community, wearing…