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GoogleSultani Bakatash, 28, appeared at Bolton Crown Court via video linkA man accused of raping two 14-year-old girls has appeared in court.Sultani Bakatash, 28, appeared at Bolton Crown Court via video link earlier accused of the offences in the Greater Manchester town.Bakatash did not enter a plea.Judge Clarke KC adjourned the hearing for a plea and trial preparation hearing on 28 January. He also set a provisional trial date of 8 June.Bakatash, an Afghan national, of Georgina Court, Bolton, was arrested on 7 December. He is charged with two counts of rape of a girl aged under 16, and three…

Sport England has suspended its presence on Elon Musk’s social media platform X, with the public funding body accusing the site of “increasingly promoting and monetising an environment that is hostile to women and girls”.Chairman Chris Boardman announced the decision in a blog post, pointing to what he described as “abhorrent outputs” from the platform’s artificial intelligence tool Grok.These outputs, Boardman said, “have contributed to the amplification of and worse, normalisation of, misogynistic content” and “runs directly counter to what we stand for”.The decision follows media regulator Ofcom opening an investigation into X amid concerns that Grok is being utilised…

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Lidl has announced plans to open 19 new stores across Britain over the next eight weeks as part of its latest expansion drive.The German-owned discount supermarket said the new openings will create up to 640 jobs in communities across the country.The retailer said the stores will open in areas where Lidl does not currently operate, expanding its national footprint.The announcement marks an early expansion push for 2025 following a year of strong growth for the supermarket chain.Lidl opened its 1,000th UK store last year, reaching a significant milestone in its British operations as part of its aim to open around…

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The government is set to announce its intention to build a new rail link between Birmingham and Manchester, the understands.Previous plans for the HS2 high-speed rail line had included a line between the two cities, but that part of the project was scrapped by Rishi Sunak’s government.On Wednesday, the government is expected to confirm plans for new and improved rail links across the North of England in a scheme known as Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR).Little detail about a new Birmingham to Manchester route is anticipated, other than the intention to build it after NPR is completed, meaning it may not…

Sport England is responsible for increasing physical activity and allocates government and National Lottery funding to grassroots projects. Last summer it wrote to Ofcom to express its “deep concern regarding the recent wave of racist and sexist abuse” directed at England’s women’s football team on social media.”Sport should always be a place where everyone feels safe and welcome,” said Boardman.”Those are values worth standing up for. When a space undermines that, walking away is not weakness – it is a responsibility.”Last summer we urged action on the horrific sexist and racist abuse being levelled at our Lionesses. Alongside these actions,…

The Royal Mint has today unveiled a new commemorative 50p coin honouring Concorde to mark 50 years since the aircraft first carried paying passengers.The coin was revealed this morning at Aerospace Bristol, the museum that houses one of the remaining Concorde aircraft as its centrepiece exhibit.The launch marks half a century since Concorde entered commercial service and became a symbol of British and European engineering ambition.The commemorative coin has been produced in collaboration with British Airways and Airbus.It celebrates Concorde’s role as one of the most recognisable and technically advanced aircraft ever to take to the skies.Concorde’s first commercial flight…

A bombshell new poll has revealed how “Stop Reform” plotters might block Nigel Farage’s march to No10.Polling firm YouGov showed Reform UK retains its pole position, albeit with its lowest share of the vote since April last year. Reform UK’s 24 per cent puts Mr Farage just four points clear of Kemi Badenoch’s Tories.Meanwhile, Labour secured just 19 per cent, leaving the Liberal Democrats and Green Party on 16 and 14 per cent respectively. The poll is part of a broader theme in YouGov’s polling, with Reform UK’s support dipping from a peak around October. In contrast, Tory support continues…