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Until a couple of seasons ago, it was usually an outfield player who would go to ground to stop play.It was being used for two distinct reasons.Either to break up the momentum of the opposition by causing a stoppage in play, or for the coach to give instructions to his players. Sometimes it has been both. English football attempted to combat this by insisting that any player who receives treatment must leave the field for 30 seconds.It had some positive results, but managers just switched focus and told the goalkeeper to ask for treatment. A team cannot play without a…

An end to the long-running Birmingham bin strike is “within sight” after a breakthrough in the bitter dispute over jobs and pay.Council leader John Cotton said he believed a new offer could be made to the Unite union, whose members have been on all-out strike for more than a year.The dispute flared over council plans to remove a role in its waste recycling and collection service which it insisted was necessary to make improvements and bring the service in line with other local authorities.Unite said the move would lead to pay cuts of around £8,000 for hundreds of its members,…

Robert Jenrick has issued a fresh fuel demand to Chancellor Rachel Reeves as Reform UK descended on the capital to lead a protest against surging costs.Speaking to GB News, the Reform Treasury Spokesman hit out at Ms Reeves for “battering motorists” with increasing costs at the fuel pumps with no sign of a relief on tax.Mr Jenrick told GB News National Reporter Will Godley: “People across the country are absolutely furious at the moment with the cost of living pressures that they’re under.”And high amongst those is the cost of filling up your car, your van, your HGV, or your…

A Labour MP has expressed her anxieties regarding King Charles’s State Visit this week.Dame Emily Thornberry, Labour chairwoman of the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, said she is not alone in feeling nervous ahead of the trip.On Saturday, while President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance attended the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington DC, gunshots echoed around the hall as panicked guests hit the floor and found cover. One federal officer was hit by a bullet, and has since been discharged from hospital.The suspect of the attack, 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, from Torrance, California, is due to appear in…

The UK is losing three pubs and restaurants every day on average as the US-Iran war pushes up costs for hospitality businesses, shocking new analysis has found.A new report from consumer intelligence firm NIQ suggests the British economy has seen more than 350 sites shut down for good in the first three months of 2026This comes to an average of 3.4 closures daily, and comes as businesses are already reporting their difficulty in navigating recent policy decisions from Chancellor Rachel Reeves.Since Labour has returned to Government, the Chancellor has raised the rate of National Insurance contributions paid by employers and…

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay recently decided to face diners with an unusual 20 per cent service charge in a US-style restaurant choice.Mr Ramsay, 59, is understood to have enforced the charge on his Christmas and New Year menus at London’s Lucky Cat last year.Small writing at the bottom of the menu announced the additional expense, reading: “A 20 per cent discretionary service charge will be added to your bill,” The Independent reports.Mr Ramsay normally charges a 15 per cent service charge at his other establishments, and opened the Asian-inspired restaurant in 2019.Mr Ramsay normally charges a 15 per cent service…

Most of the best-selling plug-in hybrids in the UK are more expensive than electric vehicles, according to new data, as experts call for EV targets to be strengthened.Fresh analysis shows that eight of the 10 most popular hybrids in the UK cost more to buy than electric equivalents.Motorists are paying an average of £4,150 more for the Recommended Retail Price of a plug-in hybrid when compared to a similar electric vehicle.On average, plug-in hybrids are 10 per cent more expensive to purchase than zero emission vehicles, which could potentially put off many drivers.The plug-in hybrid version of the UK’s best-selling…

At the finish line, Sawe held up sponsors Adidas’ latest ‘supershoe’ with his time written along the side, acknowledging the technology which had assisted him.The Adidas Adios Pro 3 shoes, available to purchase for an eye-watering £450, weigh just 97g – 30% lighter than the previous model.The company claims they deliver an 11% greater forefoot energy return and improve running economy by 1.6% compared to its predecessor. Tigst Assefa also wore the shoes in breaking the women-only record on Sunday.To benefit from those statistics, however, Sawe runs about 200km per week – averaging almost 30km every day – at altitude,…

Founded back in 1995, the team played in the then newly opened Manchester Arena as a tenant and became inaugural champions of the Ice Hockey Superleague in 1996. They also set a British ice hockey attendance record when 17,245 fans watched their game against Sheffield Steelers the following season, which still stands.

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