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The president of the Law Society says David Lavery has his support to continue as chief executive after he provided a character reference for a cousin convicted of serious sexual offences.Mark Borland said Lavery issued a “sincere apology” to the society for providing the reference for William Lloyd-Lavery, who was found guilty of indecently assaulting five girls at a south Belfast school in the 1970s.In a statement, Lavery said providing the character reference represented a “serious error in judgement”.A special meeting is to be held by the Law Society into the issues surrounding the character reference.Lavery was sacked from his…

Amy Hunt has revealed she battled fears of fainting before powering to a sensational 200 metres triumph and completing a remarkable European sprint double in Birmingham.The 24-year-old produced another outstanding performance at Alexander Stadium on Thursday night, clocking 22.19 seconds to add the 200m crown to the 100m title she had already secured three nights earlier.Hunt held off Ireland’s Rhasidat Adeleke, who set a national record of 22.28secs, while fellow Briton Dina Asher-Smith claimed bronze in 22.29secs.But Hunt’s latest gold came despite the Newark sprinter admitting she had endured frightening problems with low blood pressure in training this year.Those issues…

A petition calling on Labour to block the early release of two men convicted of killing PC Andrew Harper has hit one million signatures.The petition is calling for Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Justice Secretary Alex Norris to prevent two out of three of PC Harper’s killers, Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole, from walking free. Mr Burnham has ordered Justice Secretary Alex Norris to draw up plans to free up prison space for serious offenders.The Prime Minister added he is “increasingly confident” PC Harper’s killers will not be released early from their sentences as a result.PC Harper was fatally injured…

The MDC is also being used to help the delivery of ‘Stockport 8’, which includes the redevelopment of the Stagecoach bus depot into a new residential neighborhood.The project has been described as one of the largest town centre regeneration projects in the UK, with the potential for up to 1,300 homes.The scheme will also mean relocating around 200 electric buses to a permanent new depot which is planned for Heathside Park Road in Cheadle Heath.Paul Richards, the deputy chief executive of Stockport Council, said: “Schemes are being delivered that the MDC has been absolutely key in bringing together and Stockport…

There aren’t many villages where you can walk into a jewellers, a hardware shop, or a cafe, and hear stories about one of the world’s biggest music icons. But in Mumbles, Swansea, Bonnie Tyler was never treated like a superstar. To many local people, she was Gaynor Sullivan, or “Gaynor who lived up the road”.The Total Eclipse of the Heart singer, who died in July aged 75, would often be seen doing her shopping or having a drink with friends.On Wednesday it seemed only fitting that the iconic song could be heard playing throughout the village as the biggest partial…

New Zealand have broken rank with Oceania’s football governing body to become the latest nation to withdraw support for Fifa president Gianni Infantino.Infantino has lost support from three regional confederations – Europe’s Uefa, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and Concacaf (North and Central America and the Caribbean) – over his aborted plans to sell 20% of the World Cup’s commercial rights to private investors.The Confederation of African Football (Caf) and South American governing body Conmebol have backed the 56-year-old to win a fourth presidential term at the Fifa Congress in March.New Zealand have followed several individual member nations including England,…

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Count Binface, the self-styled intergalactic space warrior, has received nearly 10,000 votes in the Clacton by-election, his best performance yet.The much-photographed election veteran was the main rival to Reform UK leader Nigel Farage in an election race caused by Farage resigning, only to run again – which sparked a mass boycott by the other main UK parties.Farage has re-won his seat, receiving more than 22,000 votes in Clacton, on the Essex coast.Binface received 26.9% of the vote while Farage won 63.3%. Binface had his highest share yet with 9,455 votes, having lost to no fewer than three prime ministers, and…

Guardiola’s friend and journalist Marti Perarnau spoke to the former City coach about his use of wide wingers during the 2016-17 season.As noted in Perarnau’s book, The Pep Revolution, Guardiola said: “It’s a difficult process. You can’t just talk to [the wingers] and expect everything to happen. “My first challenge is to convince [the wingers]. Just stay there on the wing, stay wide. Bide your time, be patient and your moment will come. “Then, when you do get your chance, think about it, how many opponents am I going to have to get past?”The answer? Just one.”We’ve come up with…

Super League has confirmed that it has received an investment offer from the Australian Rugby League Commission.Discussions have been ongoing between the two parties since last year.In a brief statement, Rugby League commercial said Super League’s 14 clubs had been informed of the offer on Thursday and that details “remain confidential”.Chairman of National Rugby League (NRL) Peter V’landys told Sport last October that Super League was in danger of “a crash” if it did not find new ways to grow revenue.In April, NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo said concerns that a deal between the sport’s two leading competitions would lead…