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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…
The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) says it will honour existing contracts and also guarantee new contracts signed by players of national interest such as Edwards.Jones is hoping Ospreys will not lose more players after Lake and Morgan’s departures.”I’m pretty confident we will retain the players we want to, but ultimately I can’t think for a player,” said Jones.”I can just look at it through my lens at how we are communicating to the players, the type of environment we want to set here and then the types of packages we are trying to put forward to the players.”I’m confident we’ll…
Chris MasonPolitical editorListen to Chris Mason read this article”It seems to be pretty rife!” So said Sir Keir Starmer before Christmas, when asked about speculation around his future as prime minister. He was appearing in front of senior MPs on parliament’s Liaison Committee at the time and it is true that he uttered those words with a smile.Nonetheless it is extraordinary – not just that we are in this place, but that he is acknowledging it. Sir Keir is one of only two people alive to have led the Labour Party to a general election victory – and a 174-seat…
Three-time NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic suffered a “gut-wrenching” knee injury as the Denver Nuggets lost 147-123 at the Miami Heat.Jokic was hurt late in the first half in an accidental coming together with team-mate Spencer Jones.Jones stepped on the foot of Jokic who immediately collapsed to the ground clutching his knee.The 30-year-old has had a scan, external and will be re-assessed in four weeks’ time.”Immediately, he knew something was wrong,” said Nuggets head coach David Adelman. “This is part of the NBA. Anyone who gets hurt, it’s gut-wrenching, especially somebody as special as he is.”We’ll move on as…
Eurostar is warning passengers “not to travel for New Year”, the i Paper reports on the last day of the year. The instruction comes after “chaos” saw all Eurostar trains from London to Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels suspended following a power outage in the Channel Tunnel. Services have resumed but people looking to get away for New Year’s Eve could “suffer 10-hour delays”, the i Paper adds.The Sun leads on Anthony Joshua, after he was injured in a car crash on Tuesday which killed two members of his team. The paper says the British boxer has said “I feel pain…