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Mary McCarthyMary McCarthy has been driving for almost 20 years, but has only driven on the motorway about ten times in her life because they terrify her.”I can remember every time I used one, and it was an absolute disaster.” “I sit in my lane and I’m frozen, totally petrified. I can’t overtake and because you don’t overtake, people start to beep at you and that drives me into more of a frenzy,” she says. Over time, her fear built up, and she just began to avoid motorway driving altogether.Mary says for her driving on the motorway is akin to…
England confront old World Cup adversaries Croatia in their opening game of next year’s tournament after a draw that gave them a potentially hazardous route forward if they progress.Croatia, who beat England in the 2018 World Cup semi-final, are 10th in the Fifa rankings and dangerous tournament operators, but not the force they were. Head coach Thomas Tuchel will be optimistic his side will get out of a section that also includes Ghana and Panama.England will be one of the tournament favourites as they attempt to end the long wait for a major men’s trophy stretching back to the 1966…
A lifestyle app backed by Sarah Ferguson received more than £1m of taxpayers’ money but collapsed without ever launching a product, according to documents filed this week.vVoosh was founded by Manuel Fernandez, a close friend of Ms Ferguson, who once described herself as an “ambassador” for the company and was an investor.It promised to give users “the power to Find, Plan, Share, Live, and Remember all the things you love to do – and those you’re yet to try.”Ms Ferguson and Mr Fernandez did not respond to requests for comment.vVoosh was put into administration last month – and its failure…
England qualified for the 2026 World Cup with a perfect record, winning all of their matches without conceding a goal.Runners-up at the past two European Championships and World Cup quarter-finalists in Qatar three years ago, there is genuine hope that this will be the Three Lions’ year under new head coach Thomas Tuchel.The bookmakers also fancy England to do well in the summer, with the majority putting them second favourites behind Spain.European champions Spain were close to joining England with a perfect campaign, but a 2-2 draw against Turkey in their final qualifying match put the only small blemish on…
The United Kingdom has launched a formal negotiation over the creation of a migrant “return hub” in North Macedonia. Under the proposed arrangement with officials in Skopje, Britain would make payments for each migrant accepted by the country, which has a population of approximately 1.8 million.The UK is also offering investment in North Macedonia alongside security guarantees designed to counter Russian threats as part of any agreement.Discussions between the two countries commenced earlier this autumn, with North Macedonia joining a small group of nations currently negotiating similar arrangements with Britain.Sir Keir Starmer views the scheme as a potential deterrent against…
“Netflix seals $83bn Warner Bros deal” reads the front page of the Financial Times. The paper reports that the deal will “transform the streaming giant into the dominant player in Hollywood”.The Mirror leads with next summer’s World Cup tournament, which it calls “One L of a draw”. England will begin their campaign against Croatia, before facing Ghana and Panama in Group L.The World Cup draw also splashes the Sun. The first match for “unlucky Scotland” will be against Haiti, followed by matches against Morocco and Brazil in Group C.Allies of the health secretary are urging Angela Rayner to sign up…
Although Ulster did drop down into the Challenge Cup after the pool stages in 2021 and 2024, this was their first time starting their campaign in the second-tier European competition. The presence of high-profile visitors, who have twice visited Belfast in the Champions Cup over the previous six seasons, perhaps stripped the occasion of some of its novelty. The French side’s team selection, however, hinted at the changed circumstances.Eleventh in the Top 14 table, the visitors clearly had their mind on domestic matters with the likes of French internationals Romain Taofifenua and Gael Fickou not in their travelling party. It…
GB News host Miriam Cates has brutally dismantled a pro-EU campaigner after he based his “entire argument on statistics”.In a fiery People’s Channel row, the Britain’s Newsroom anchor shut down Rejoin EU Party leader Richard Morley as he claimed that Brexit has caused “enormous economic damage to Britain”.Criticising the UK’s departure from the European Union, Mr Morley told GB News: “It is reflecting not only the economic reality of Britain at the moment, but the mood of the people as well. “And that is an important issue, because I think it’s very clear that most people in Britain see the…
The BBC has been criticised for its “ambush” of Zia Yusuf during their latest broadcast of Question Time after he was told just “minutes before” that the audience would contain illegal migrants.Analysing the episode on GB News, Christopher Hope said there was “no wonder” Mr Yusuf was upset by the events of the show.Expressing his outrage following the episode, Reform UK’s policy chief told the People’s Channel: “How on earth can it be deemed appropriate that people who broke into this country illegally should have a seat at the table?”In a political discussion about illegal immigration on a BBC immigration…
Chris ClementsScotland social affairs correspondentNancy Dunnachie wants to know where her husband’s pension contributions wentPublic money will be used to plug gaps in a pension scheme run by an iconic bakery firm that collapsed in 2023.Former workers at Morton’s Rolls Limited – well-known in the west of Scotland for its crispy morning rolls – had complained that their employer missed payments to the scheme in the run-up to its liquidation.This was despite deductions being made from their salaries for their pension. Scotland News has seen evidence of gaps in payments to the scheme of up to a year.A spokesperson for…