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Priests, staff and parishioners at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral are taking part in the Big Lent Walk to support the work of Catholic aid agency Cafod to walk, run, or stroll 200 km over 40 days, to raise money for communities around the world to access clean water.
The ASA said the advert depicted a black boy verbally harassing a white girl, and although another white boy appeared in the clip, “the ad did not show him as jointly intimidating the victim” and “the only aggressor in the ad was the black teenage boy”.
Veteran Manny Pacquiao will face former light-welterweight world champion Ruslan Provodnikov in an exhibition on 18 April.Pacquiao, 47, ended a four-year stint of retirement in July when losing by majority draw against WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios.The eight-weight world champion called for a rematch after that defeat but has since switched his direction of travel and will compete in an exhibition bout.Pacquiao and Provodnikov, who retired in 2016, will fight in a 10-round exhibition at Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas.”I carry the Philippines with me every time I fight,” Pacquiao said. “The support from my country and from…
A fraudster who conned a 73-year-old pensioner out of her life savings through fake stories has been jailed. Nadia Hussain was handed a two-year prison sentence at Preston Crown Court last week after pleading guilty to fraud by false representation.She scammed Ann Graham out of £4,500 by making up stories about needing to escape an abusive husband, needing money for an abortion, and paying for cancer treatment.Her elderly victim never saw justice served, having died in December 2023.Hussain made initial contact with Mrs Graham in August that year by offering to carry her shopping home.She returned to the pensioner’s address…
The consumer price index (CPI) rate of inflation fell sharply to three per cent in the 12 months to January.The fall is in line with the predictions of many economists, with easing pressures across airfares, food, and energy being cited as key factors.The fall is a ten month-low reading for inflation, and will be seen as a positive step towards the Bank of England’s two per cent inflation target.December’s reading sat at 3.4 per cent, an increase on the months prior – and a sign that inflation had been moving in the wrong direction prior to today.Responding to the figures,…
The hunt for Nancy Guthrie has suffered a major setback – more than 18 days after she disappeared.A glove, found two miles from 84-year-old Nancy’s Tuscon, Arizona, home, failed to match DNA found within her home.It appeared to visually match the one worn by a masked suspect on released Ring doorbell footage.However, police said it had found additional DNA evidence which had not yet been analysed.This marks the third week of the hunt, with no arrests or suspects named.But a DNA expert has revealed her “biggest question” hanging over the case on its 18th day.CeCe Moore said the glove was…
The Glasgow combination could be going up against a Scarlets duo if Hawkins and James hold off the challenge of Thomas and fit-again Ospreys centre Owen Watkin.James, 23 and 6ft 3ins, showed signs of promise with ball in hand against Les Bleus.”He had an injury during the off season and since he has come back for the Scarlets he has been really physical in the carry and in defence,” said Hawkins, who also partnered James for Wales Under-20s.”He has brought that into the Six Nations and he is a big man. When you’ve got people like that in the team…
Sir Keir Starmer is set to make his first public appearance since abandoning plans to cancel local elections for 4.5 million Britons. The Prime Minister will travel to Wales today and meet First Minister Eluned Morgan ahead of a crunch showdown with Plaid Cymru and Reform UK on May 7.However, Sir Keir’s decision to reinstate thirty English council polls, originally delayed to assist local authorities with a major reorganisation programme, came after Reform UK mounted a legal challenge. Legal advice prompted the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government to abandon the postponement on Monday.The reversal marks what is widely…
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“As a black woman and a long-standing advocate for equality, diversity and inclusion, I want to be absolutely clear: the sale of illegal skin lightening products is not only dangerous, it is unlawful,” Tendy Lindsay, a CTSI member and former chair, said.