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Real Madrid’s Champions League knockout phase play-off tie at Benfica was halted for 10 minutes after Vinicius Junior reported alleged racist abuse and he and his team-mates left the field.Referee Francois Letexier made the crossed arms gesture to signal racist abuse following a conversation with Vinicius.The Brazil forward had put the Spanish visitors 1-0 up in the second half at the Estadio da Luz, before being booked for an excessive celebration.Following an interaction with Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni, Vinicius ran over to referee Letexier while gesturing towards the opposition player.A Real Madrid statement said Vinicius told the referee he had been…

A Transport for London (TfL) advert which showed a black man harassing a white woman on a bus has been banned over “negative racial stereotypes”.The clip, which showed a black male and his white friend verbally harassing a young girl, was pulled after a complaint from just one viewer.The complaint said the ad was irresponsible, harmful, and offensive due to how it portrayed black teenage boys.TfL, however, said it was trying to reflect “London’s diverse population”.It was released as part of TfL’s “Act Like a Friend” campaign, which encourages people to intervene safely if they witness sexual harassment or “hate…

A Labour MP has shared a demand for Britain to hand over billions of pounds in “colonialism reparations”.Backbencher Bell Ribeiro-Addy voiced support for the African Union’s push to secure the handouts from Western countries including the UK.On social media, she drew attention to a deal to bring forward a UN resolution next month that would classify the transatlantic slave trade as a crime against humanity.The MP has previously called on the Government to “engage” in reparations discussions, arguing that steps must be taken to address the “enduring legacies of slavery and colonialism”.Ministers have firmly rejected any suggestion that Britain would…

The school’s work is getting harder, nestled as it is in an area where politics has long failed its residents. Westminster slogans have long been left unmet. In east Durham’s former pit villages, things never got better, they’ve never taken back control and Horden, along with neighbouring Blackhall and Easington, was never levelled up. A once proud, close-knit community has been left to the vagaries of absentee landlords, rising deprivation and residents who often don’t want to be here.

Tiger Woods says competing at this year’s Masters is “not off the table” but the 15-time major champion still has no timetable for his return.Woods, who turned 50 on 30 December, underwent surgery in October to replace a disc in his back.It was the latest in a series of operations and injuries that have kept the American sidelined since missing the cut at The Open in July 2024.”It’s just one of those things where it’s each and every day, I keep trying, I keep progressing,” said Woods.”I keep working on it, trying to get stronger, trying to get more endurance…

Three chefs accused their workplace of racism after being fired for filing fake time sheets.The chefs, Marian Coltofean, Monika Banasiak, and Elisabete Dos Santos Rocha, accused Royal Harwich Yacht Club in Suffolk of racism after being dismissed in October 2023.One of Britain’s oldest yacht clubs, it was founded in 1843 – and received endorsements from Queen Victoria and Prince Philip.The trio’s claims were dismissed after an employment tribunal agreed the group had conspired to make false claims they worked dozens more hours than they actually had.Workers at the yacht club self-logged their hours, the Norwich tribunal heard.The three were the…

A close friend of Sir Keir Starmer raked in a share of £8million to support Mauritius’s case against Britain over the Chagos Islands.Philippe Sands KC earned the cash while serving as chief legal counsel to Mauritius between 2010 and 2024.Professor Sands, considered a leading international human rights lawyer, led a series of legal teams to secure a deal to cede the archipelago to Mauritius.The team was allocated at least £8,300,000 from the Mauritian state budget, the Mail revealed on Tuesday.It is unclear how much of the share Prof Sands took in himself – though it is expected he took the…

The lowest temperatures first thing are expected across parts of eastern Scotland. Whist Tuesday saw lows in the Highlands down to -7.2C (19F), Wednesday morning could be even colder at around -8C (18F) or -9C (16F). However, a sub-zero start to the day is also expected in many other areas including central and northern England, north Wales and Northern Ireland. Many places will be dry first thing, but the weather is set to turn much more unsettled during the day. Low pressure approaching from the south-west will bring rain initially to Northern Ireland in the early morning, which will then…

Trinidad and Tobago’s bobsleigh team said it is “mission accomplished” in their ‘operation don’t come last’ as they finished 25th out of 26 in the Olympic two-man event in Cortina.Harrogate-born Axel Brown said in January that the goal was to not finish bottom of the standings at the Games and they were second-from-bottom, ahead of Israel, with an overall time of 2:51:05.The 33-year-old, who raced for Team GB for seven years before switching to compete for his mother’s home nation, pilots the sled with brakeman De Aundre John.”It’s absolutely mission accomplished. Me and Dre [John] have been able to do…

Labour MP Stephen Kinnock has admitted the Government’s rollback on delaying local elections is “not ideal” as he swiped at Reform UK.Speaking to GB News, the Care Minister said he “accepts that the legal advice has changed”, but Labour will “not be taking lectures” from Nigel Farage or Reform.After Reform UK launched a judicial review against the delay, Steve Reed penned a letter to council leaders confirming Labour was abandoning its plan.Mr Reed wrote: “The Government can confirm that all local elections in May 2026 will now go ahead.”I recognise that many of the local councils undergoing reorganisation voiced genuine…