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Figueroa, 29, lived up to his moniker, ‘Heartbreaker’, on a deflating and sorrowful night for ‘Wrecking’ Ball and the Liverpool crowd.The challenger was met by a chorus of jeers on his ring walk, the 7,500-capacity arena close to full and firmly partisan. Figueroa blew kisses to his loved ones and stood calmly in his corner as the noise swelled for Ball.The Kirkby-born fighter was given a proper hometown reception. From John Conteh to Natasha Jonas, Liverpool has never been shy of producing world champions, and Ball is the latest to have carried on that proud tradition.The contest began at a…

Labour has been warned of a major mistake that could cost the British taxpayer billions ahead of the latest backbench coup against Sir Keir Starmer. While the party’s Lord Mandelson scandal drags on, Downing Street has started to peer at ways to turn the dial down on proposed special educational needs reforms.Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has previously claimed she inherited a Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (Send) system that was “on its knees” which failed schools, families and local authorities.Expenditure on high-needs provision climbed from £7.5billion in 2016 to at least £12billion this year, with projections suggesting it will spill…

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Real Madrid are stepping up interest in Manchester City midfielder Rodri, Arsenal among clubs keen on Leon Goretzka and Manchester United and Newcastle target Michael Kayode. Real Madrid are stepping up their interest in 29-year-old Manchester City midfielder Rodri, with the Spain international having less than 18 months left on his contract. (Teamtalk), externalArsenal are keen to bring Bayern Munich midfielder Leon Goretzka in on a free transfer in the summer, with the Gunners having reportedly tried to sign the 31-year-old Germany international in January. (Mirror), externalJuventus have not held any contract talks with striker Dusan Vlahovic since last summer…

Rachel Reeves is facing pressure to delegate the delivery of her Spring Statement to a junior Treasury minister in a bid to avoid unsettling financial markets, Whitehall sources have said.The Chancellor is scheduled to deliver the fiscal event on March 3 herself, but insiders have suggested she could ask one of her colleagues to perform the duty on her behalf and avoid a repeat of the disastrous run-up to the autumn Budget last year.Treasury officials have made clear the statement will be a “non-event”.They believe that a junior minister presenting the statement would serve to underscore its “low-key” character.The approach…

Whether it was a deliberate, pointed pick, we’ll never know.But as Wales’ replacements jogged out ahead of their team for the start of the second half, the Allianz Stadium DJ launched into the Kaiser Chiefs’ noughties shout-a-along ‘I Predict a Riot’.At 29-0 up, it wasn’t the boldest forecast. And in the end, Wales showed enough fight and quality to prevent England vandalising their national pride as they did in Cardiff last March.But, by any measure, England’s 48-7 win was a walloping.Ball in hand, they made nearly twice the metres of the visitors.Wales were spinning like tops in defence, chasing back…

Wow, what a week.In the Commons, Kemi Badenoch asked: “Can the Prime Minister tell us, did the official security vetting he received mention Mendelssohn’s ongoing relationship with the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein?” “Yes, it did,” Sir Keir Starmer responded.The shock was deafening. Sir Keir appointed the absolute worst possible person for the job of ambassador and turns out well, it wasn’t all his fault at all. Sir Keir said: “I knew of his association with Epstein but had I known then what I know now, I’d have never appointed him. “Because what emerged last week were emails, Bloomberg emails, which showed…

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Brad Arnold, the founding member and lead vocalist of American rock band 3 Doors Down, has died at the age of 47. The musician passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday morning following a battle with cancer, his bandmates confirmed.Mr Arnold’s wife Jennifer and other family members were at his bedside when he died.The band announced the news through their Instagram account, describing their “heavy hearts” at sharing the loss of their founder, frontman and songwriter.Brad Arnold has died | GETTYA representative for Mr Arnold confirmed he died surrounded by loved ones after what the band called his “courageous…

If Palmer can now build momentum, he will be hitting form at just the right time.He was a key player for England at Euro 2024 but has made just one appearance under current boss Thomas Tuchel – in a 1-0 win against Andorra last June.Injuries have been a factor, but there is also competition for places – with the likes of Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers and Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham rivalling him for the number 10 role.”At the moment it looks like Morgan Rogers and Jude Bellingham will be the two who are ahead of him,” said former Manchester City…