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Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker TJ Watt has had surgery to repair a partially collapsed lung sustained during dry needle treatment.Watt, the 2021 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, made six tackles in Pittsburgh’s victory over Baltimore Ravens last Sunday. But the 31-year-old was taken to hospital for a lung evaluation after feeling discomfort on Wednesday.Dry needling is a treatment for pain and movement issues involving the insertion of tiny needles into the body.The Steelers made no reference to dry needling in an update on Friday but that element was revealed in a post on X, external by his older brother JJ.”Yesterday…

Guy Richardson, owner of The Bright Star pub in Hertfordshire, has warned that Christmas trading could be “the worst in 40 years” as rising business rates, increasing supply costs, and the ongoing cost-of-living crisis hit the hospitality sector hard.Speaking to GB News, Mr Richardson described his pub as “very, very quiet” and said he had already cut back on staff.Nearly 5,000 much-loved small pubs face huge business rate bills for the first time next year, as the Government increases the rateable values of their premises.At the same time, temporary rates relief will be scrapped and replaced with a far less…

Zia Yusuf has launched a scathing attack on Labour’s handling of the economy after the latest figures confirmed GDP is shrinking.Speaking to GB News, Reform UK’s policy chief described the Cabinet as a “bunch of incompetents” and claimed their handling of Britain’s economy has been “disastrous”.FULL STORY HERE.

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Downing Street has insisted the government backs pubs, as a growing number sign up to a campaign to bar Labour MPs from their premises in protest at tax rates.The Labour MP ban was kicked off a week ago and more than 250 pubs, restaurants and hotels have signed up all over the country, including the Old Thatch in Dorset.The Old Thatch landlord Andy Lennox said the protest was a last resort after multiple campaigns spelling out the need for tax cuts ended with higher taxes for hospitality.But the prime minister’s official spokesman said the chancellor had delivered a £4.3bn support…

“It’s a chance to qualify. It is a chance to participate in a big event,” Fifa president Gianni Infantino declared in January 2017.The Fifa Council had just unanimously voted to expand the World Cup to 48 teams. Nations who had never or rarely reached the finals were being given hope.Infantino added: “Football is more than Europe and South America. Football is global. “The football fever you have in a country that qualifies for the World Cup is the most powerful tool you can have, in those nine months before qualifying and the finals.”Yet that “football fever” is falling a little…

An 86-year-old grandfather from Skegness has been handed a £150 fine by council enforcement officers after he spat out a leaf that had blown into his mouth while walking near a boating lake.Roy Marsh was approached by East Lindsey District Council officers in February following the incident in the Lincolnshire seaside town. The penalty was initially set at £250 before being reduced.His daughter Jane Fitzpatrick has spoken out about the fine, describing it as “heart-breaking” and a “total disgrace”.She said: “He’s a sweet old guy, and he’s lived in Skegness all his life.”Ms Fitzpatrick added: “He wouldn’t hurt a fly,…

The Green Party has been spending huge sums of money on legal battles and disciplinary investigations, as a leaked 53-page dossier has exposed deep internal divisions over transgender ideology.The confidential report was compiled by the party’s own legal advisers and warns of significant legal and financial dangers facing leader Zack Polanski’s movement.According to the report, the party spent £190,000 on legal battles in 2024.A further £350,000 was also allocated across its 2025 and 2026 budgets to defend against legal claims from current and former members.The report warns these sums constitute a “substantial proportion of the Party’s actual and projected income…

Palace officials have always declined to give a “running commentary” on the King’s condition, ever since he was admitted to hospital almost two years ago.It is a fine balance between His Majesty The King as Head of State and Charles as a private citizen.King Charles has perhaps opened up more than any other member of the Royal Family in history about personal medical details – we’re told it’s to raise awareness and understanding about the importance of early diagnosis and treatment advances.The late Queen did issue a public health message, encouraging uptake of the Covid-19 vaccinations during the pandemic, and…

Pensioners are increasingly flat-sharing as they struggle to stay financially afloat whilst amid the record cost of living strain and low income.The English Housing Survey (EHS) shows that while six per cent of over 65s are currently in the living situation, this will rise to 17 per cent by 2040 according to the Pensions Policy Institute.SpareRoom reports that users aged over-55 made up 2.7 per cent of its membership a decade ago.The figure has now increased to 7.1 per cent.Behind the numbers are older renters reporting rising housing costs, low pension income, and a market that many experts say was…