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Scarlets had three players sin-binned, but held on to claim only their second league victory this season in a game in which Cardiff dominated territory and possession.Centre Eddie James crossed to give Scarlets the lead with Joe Hawkins adding the conversion.Cardiff hit back to level through a try from Mason Grady after both Josh Macleod and Davies had been shown yellow cards.Callum Sheedy nudged Cardiff ahead with a penalty just before the break, but Gareth Davies crossed twice, either side of a second try for the home side by Josh Adams.Johnny Williams became the third Scarlets player to be yellow-carded…
Rachel Reeves has been branded a “smart and capable” woman by a GB News guest despite the Labour Chancellor being accused of “ruining Christmas”. The latest statistics from the high street paint a bleak picture for the state of Britain’s shops after Ms Reeves hit Britons with £26billion of tax rises at November’s close.With Black Friday sales at November’s end being unexpectedly poor, stores have started to warn that December’s could spell even more misfortune for the sector.The new year is “expected to start on a gloomy note for the retail sector” too, the CBI (Confederation of British Industry) forecast,…
King Charles has been applauded by onlookers as he poured the “perfect” pint of Guinness whilst visiting the opening of the new £73million Guinness Storehouse in central London.The Covent Garden venue represents the fourth Guinness Open Gate Brewery location worldwide.The original Guinness Storehouse at St James’ Gate in Dublin marked its 25th anniversary this year, having attracted more than 25 million visitors since opening.Leo Ravina, a 23-year-old staff member, guided the monarch through the process of pulling a pint of the famous Irish stout. King Charles poured the “perfect” pint of Guinness in London during the week | GETTYMidway through,…
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sammellishphotoMichael Clark managed to complete a 5km (3.1-mile) international race with just one trainerA teenager who lost one of his shoes during the European Cross Country Championships decided to “grit down” for his team and continue running.Michael Clark was representing the Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Lagoa, Portugal, when disaster struck and his shoe came off during the first 100 metres.Despite the setback the 17-year-old from Norwich battled through the trail course – eventually finishing 18th and helping his team secure a silver medal.”I was in a lot of pain for most of the race,” said Clark, whose time…
Munyua had never left Africa before travelling to London for the World Championship. At home, he works as a full-time vet.The scene of his shock win was also a stone’s throw away from where his beloved Chelsea play their home matches at Stamford Bridge.It is understood Munyua bought his match-winning, Cam Crabtree-design darts from a local shop a couple of days before taking to the famous stage for the first time.In a five-set thriller with De Decker, Munyua showed some impressive dance moves, plenty of passion and even had a very close encounter with the Alexandra Palace wasp.”He’s very animated…
A menorah in London has had its lights smashed in – just days after the mass shooting at a Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach.Police have confirmed the incident in Muswell Hill is being treated as religiously aggravated criminal damage – but no arrests have yet been made.Rabbi Boruch Altein from Crouch End Chabad, which put up the menorah, said: “This incident is saddening, but we’re not going to be intimidated and we will increase the light.”The menorah will be fixed and relit on Sunday.Police received the report on Thursday evening – four days after the Bondi Beach attack.Rabbi Altein said…
Contactless card limits could be lifted from the current £100 limit for millions of Britons next year but analysts are sounding the alarm over two major “risks” that will come with this move.From March 2026, banks and payment providers will gain the authority to determine their own contactless payment thresholds under new Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulations, ending the uniform cap that currently applies across the industry.The existing £100 ceiling, introduced as consumer habits shifted during the pandemic, replaced what had been a £30 maximum as recently as 2021.Under the forthcoming framework, financial institutions will have discretion over the limits…
Abdullah Tanoli saved an 11-year-old girl during a random knife attackA year after disarming a knife attacker in London’s Leicester Square, Abdullah Tanoli reflects on the moment he saved an 11-year-old girl’s life and what compelled him to intervene.Police sirens were still sounding and the pavement was stained with blood when I first met Abdullah Tanoli in August 2024.It was only a few hours after he had intervened in a knife attack on a young girl in central London.Abdullah stood nearby, calm and composed, having just disarmed a man who had stabbed the 11-year-old child multiple times.The attacker, 33-year-old Ioan…
Lynette HorsburghNorth WestCancer Research UK handoutSophie Claxton says it was a huge shock being told she had cancerA student who thought she had flu has described being “shell-shocked” when she was told she had cancer.Sophie Claxton, from Burnley, Lancashire, was 16 and in her first year at college when her mother took her to a GP after her temperature rocketed and she struggled to get out of bed.She ended up going to an A&E unit for tests and was then quickly transferred to the Christie hospital in Manchester, where a bone marrow biopsy led to her being diagnosed with acute…