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We need to talk about Hull City. No, we really do.Four wins during a five-match unbeaten run have been eye-catching enough but when you consider those victories have come against Wrexham, Millwall, West Bromwich Albion and Middlesbrough it is time we took notice.Those victories have also come without the Championship’s joint second top scorer, Joe Gelhardt, who may still be out for at least another fortnight before he can add to his 10 goals, while winger Mohamed Belloumi has also joined the casualty list.Under their previously unheralded boss Sergej Jakirovic, the Tigers have quietly sneaked into fourth place, two points…

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has made a stark prediction about the next general election in a rallying call to millions of Britons next year. Mr Farage, who delivered his 801-word New Year message overlooking the London skyline in Greenwich, set his sights on the 2026 Local Elections and suggested contests slated for May 7 could springboard Reform UK into power. The Reform UK leader said: “I’ll make this prediction: if Reform win those elections, if we come top, it will put us way ahead of the other parties. Already, we’ve led for 175 opinion polls in a row.”Our average…

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The foundation has so far raised £65,000 through, in part, events like a ball at Worcestershire’s New Road and a golf day. But Lisa and Paul have hit an obstacle. Spending the money is proving more problematic than raising it.”I thought it would be the other way around,” says Paul. “Raising money is never easy, but how do we change people’s lives, how do we make things better for people and have success stories to tell on the back of it?”The aim is to give something back to the sport of cricket that we cherish as a family.”It’s not something…

Elsewhere, LeBron James’ 41st birthday was spoiled by the Detroit Pistons, who claimed a 128-106 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.Cade Cunningham scored 27 points for the Pistons, who remain top of the Eastern Conference with 25 wins from 33 games after avoiding a season-worst three-game losing streak.Luka Doncic registered 30 points and 11 assists for the Lakers, with James adding 17 points while becoming just the 12th player in NBA history to compete at age 41 or older. James, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, has now played 1,577 career games – second only to Robert Parish’s 1,611.There were also…

Aleem MaqboolReligion editorAs incoming Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally says she has received many letters of support”One of the wonderful things over the last couple of months is I’ve had hundreds and hundreds of letters of support,” says the incoming Archbishop of Canterbury.Dame Sarah Mullally – who will be the first woman to hold the position – says many of the letters she has received have been from women, who talk of the way her nomination to lead the Church of England has had an impact on them.”I had a wonderful letter from an ordained woman who said the…

Kaleigh WattersonCheshire political reporter, MacclesfieldCorby is one of the members of the Launchpad CrewA charity running a shop staffed by autistic adults said neurodivergent people “deserve the chance” to work.Space4Autism has opened the site in Macclesfield town centre to help its team gain skills and experience, which they hope will lead to future employment.Chief executive Cheryl Simpson said those with autism “just need people behind them supporting them”.Government statistics show only around 30% of adults with autism are in employment and Ms Simpson said the project’s goal is to support people into work.The shop is on one of Macclesfield’s main…

West Ham have been touted as potential suitors for Vipotnik, although Swans boss Vitor Matos dismissed that link as “just a rumour”.Matos, who has overseen four wins in Swansea’s past six matches, was full of praise for the forward’s performance in the 1-0 win at Oxford, with injuries to fellow frontmen Adam Idah and Liam Cullen making his contribution all the more important.Swansea now face West Brom on New Year’s Day (15:00 GMT) with Vipotnik hoping to continue his progress this season.Vipotnik, who has scored 12 in all competitions after just seven in his first campaign in Wales, began 2025-26…

Passengers across Britain will have the opportunity to snap up millions of cut-price train tickets when the Great British Rail Sale returns next week.Running from January 6-January 12, the week-long promotion offers reductions of more than 50 per cent on numerous advance and off-peak fares.The discounted tickets will be valid for journeys between 13 January and 25 March 2026, covering thousands of routes throughout the country.Almost every train operator is participating in the sale, handing travellers options spanning the entire nation.The sale period is meant to coincide with planning opportunities for half-term holidays, weekend trips, and regular commuting.Among the bargains,…

EPAPeople’s New Year’s Eve plans thrown into disarray after Eurostar cancellations.Eurostar passengers are braced for more possible disruption, after a power outage in the Channel Tunnel caused travel chaos for thousands of people on Tuesday.As people scrambled to get to New Year’s Eve celebrations, some travellers said they spent more than six hours stuck onboard trains overnight as services were hit by more delays.One man told the he had boarded the 19:01 service to Paris, but as of 03:00 GMT he was still stuck on the train at the entrance to the tunnel.He said staff had told him there was…