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Fifa president Gianni Infantino wants football to keep an “open mind” about when World Cups are played.The tournament has traditionally been contested in the northern hemisphere’s summer months – though the 2022 competition, in Qatar, took place in December to avoid playing in the hottest conditions.”We have summer and winter and in the world if you want to play at the same time everywhere you can play in March or in October,” said Infantino, who runs the sport’s world governing body.”In December you cannot play in one part of the world and in July you cannot play in another part.…
A British long-distance swimmer has described the moment he fought a shark off the Los Angeles coast in the middle of the night.Chris Murray, 50, was almost three hours into his swim across the Catalina Channel – a 20-mile stretch of water, separating Catalina Island from the mainland – when he was attacked by a great white shark about 1.20am on September 30.Mr Murray told CBS News that once it hit him, “I shook it off”.”It was wriggling around me a bit. I can just remember it feeling like pure muscle.”The shark bit Mr Murray twice.It clamped down on his…
Sir Keir Starmer’s plot to introduce Digital ID risks destroying British business, a senior Tory has told GB News.Shadow Business Secretary Andrew Griffith argued Digital ID would strangle small firms with enormous levels of red tape, as well as infringe on civil liberties. Tory MP Jack Rankin joined Mr Griffith in criticising the proposal, pointing out how another controversial piece of legislation acted as a “Trojan horse” for the Prime Minister’s proposal. Speaking to GB News, Mr Griffith said: “Labour’s obsession with digital ID cards isn’t just a threat to personal freedom, it’s a hammer blow to British business.”Under these…
Princess Kate has visited the Home-Start Oxford to discuss how everyday moments of love and connection between parents and their young children lay the foundation for lifelong social and emotional skills.The Princess of Wales’s visit comes as Home-Start UK prepares to roll out training based on The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood Explainer Series to their 9000-strong network of volunteers across all local Home-Starts.The Explainer Series films are a key part of Kate and the Centre’s work to demonstrate how building social and emotional skills in the earliest years is crucial for healthier, happier outcomes in adulthood and for…
Eligible households are set to receive £190 in supermarket vouchers to help cover the cost of food and essentials this winter. The payment comes as part of the Government’s Household Support Fund which provides local councils across England with a share of a funding pot worth £742million.The fund is designed to support vulnerable households with essential living costs this winter, covering items such as energy bills, food and other necessities.The scheme runs until March 31, 2026, with funding allocated to local councils. Each council decides how to distribute the money, meaning eligibility rules may vary depending on where you live.In…
Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporterHost Claudia Winkleman said she was initially reluctant to do a celebrity version of the seriesSpoiler warning: This article reveals details from the first episode of The Celebrity TraitorsTV shows with famous contestants usually have a loose definition of the word “celebrity”. But there are no recycled Love Islanders among the 19 stars in the first series of The Celebrity Traitors, which has got off to a cracking start.”When they came to me and said they wanted to do a celebrity version, I said, ‘Oh I don’t think we should do that, I like just doing it non-celeb’,”…
St Helens have sacked head coach Paul Wellens after the conclusion of their 2025 season.The 45-year-old was a club legend during his playing career and made 495 appearances for Saints before joining the coaching staff in 2015.After moving into the head coach role for 2023, Wellens immediately guided Saints to a stunning win over Penrith Panthers in Australia to claim the World Club Challenge, but did not manage to continue the domestic dominance established under Justin Holbrook and Kristian Woolf before him.He leaves the club having steered Saints to the Super League play-off semi-finals, during which they pulled off an…
A man has been arrested after two people were injured outside Bradford College.Police were called to the scene to reports of a man armed with what was initially believed to be a knife at around 9.20am. A man, aged in his 30s, was arrested on suspicion of assaulting two members of the public and assaulting two emergency workers, West Yorkshire Police said.He was also arrested for a “racially-aggravated public order offence” and causing damage to a police vehicle.A small gardening tool was seized at the scene.MORE UPDATES TO FOLLOW…
A fiery row erupted on GB News as broadcaster Carole Malone clashed with political commentator Jonathan Lis over plans to reform the Motability scheme.Ms Malone argued the system was being “abused by so many people”, claiming some had even received free cars for “having an allergy”.She said: “They’re going to reform it, and quite right too. It’s being abused by so many people. You could get a free car if you’ve got some kind of allergy.”Mr Lis snapped back: “That’s ridiculous. That’s actually not true.”The row got heated as the pair argued over the benefits | GB NEWS Ms Malone…
Elizabeth CookCourt artist drawing of Walid Saadaoui (left), Bilel Saadaoui (centre) and Amar Hussein (right) who are on trial for terrorism offencesOne of the two men accused of plotting to kill Jewish people in Manchester “hero-worshipped” the terrorist who masterminded the attacks in Paris in 2015 in which 130 people were killed, a court has heard.Walid Saadaoui and Amar Hussein, both from Wigan, deny preparing acts of terrorism between December 2013 and May 2024.It is alleged they “arranged for the purchase and delivery of firearms, conducted reconnaissance and made plans of attack”.The jury at Preston Crown Court heard the pair’s…