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“I don’t see where Wirtz gets into the team,” ex-England captain Wayne Rooney said on The Wayne Rooney Show. “I think it was a lot of money. I think Wirtz actually damages the balance of Liverpool and how they play.”He’s a top player and I’m sure he will get better – but he’s had a slow start and I think there’s no denying that.”Wirtz’s current struggles are not down to a shortage of endeavour. He attempted more dribbles or shots on goal than anyone else for Liverpool in Istanbul. He will hope his hard work is rewarded soon.Liverpool statistics also…
Reform UK are in attack and defence this week as five key by-elections lie in the balance.Nigel Farage’s party now boast 886 councillors across the country, following the success of Graheme Middleton, who won a seat on Thetford County Council last week.The Tory-turned-Reform councillor won with 47.3 per cent of the vote, taking the position from Labour, which only secured 26.7 per cent of the vote.This week, Reform is on the attack in four councils, looking to snatch seats from Labour, the Tories, and Independent candidates again.Mr Farage’s party is on the defensive in Lake North, under the authority of…
Princess Anne has travelled to Ukraine just weeks after the Duke of Sussex made his own unannounced visit to Kyiv.The Princess Royal arrived in the capital on Tuesday at the request of the Foreign Office. Buckingham Palace said the trip was intended to highlight the traumatic experiences of children living on the front line.It comes after Prince Harry visited Kyiv earlier this month at the invitation of the Ukrainian Government, where he pledged to do everything he could to support the recovery of thousands of soldiers seriously wounded during the three-year conflict with Russia.Princess Anne takes Zara Tindall’s childhood toy…
Tomorrow marks the introduction of the Extended Producer Responsibility levy, a government scheme that will push up the price of drinks across Britain.Wine bottles will rise by 9p, beer bottles by 4p and spirits by 11p as disposal costs are shifted to producers.The levy is designed to boost recycling rates, but its weight-based calculation means glass packaging faces far higher costs than lighter alternatives such as plastic.The timing adds to pressure on businesses and households already hit by rising costs.The hospitality sector has lost 89,000 jobs this year, according to UK Hospitality, and now faces another financial blow.More than 80…
Beth Alaw Williams WalesDaroganResearch suggests competition for graduate jobs is at a record high with some firms reducing the number of places on graduate schemesGraduates looking for jobs have been told to find local jobs first to get on the career ladder.Data has suggested competition for graduate jobs is at a record high with some big, recognised UK firms reducing the number of places on graduate schemes.But employers and a graduate recruitment expert have reassured university leavers that jobs are available, just maybe not in the UK’s major cities.UK government forecasts suggest the UK workforce will need 11 million extra…
Liverpool manager Arne Slot says goalkeeper Alisson will miss the game against Chelsea on Saturday after the Brazilian was injured against Galatasaraay.The 32-year-old had to be replaced by Giorgi Mamardashvili in the 56th minute of the 1-0 Champions League defeat in Istanbul.Alisson limped off after saving from goalscorer Victor Osimhen, while striker Hugo Ekitike then pulled up after stretching for the ball and also had to be replaced.”It’s never positive if you go off like this,” Liverpool boss Slot said. “You can be sure he is not playing Saturday.”Mamardashvili is in line for a Premier League debut at Stamford Bridge.…
Greater Manchester PoliceMohammed Zahid, who led the gang, was known as Boss Man and worked on Rochdale Indoor MarketA market stallholder who groomed and raped two girls in Rochdale felt he was “almost untouchable”, a sentencing hearing has heard.Social services and police apologised for past failures concerning the victims – who were abused in the town between 2001 and 2006 – after the convictions of Mohammed Zahid, 65, and six other Asian men earlier this year for various child sex offences.Gang leader Zahid, known as Boss Man, gave underwear from his lingerie stall at Rochdale Indoor Market to both teenagers,…
A secondary school has been forced to apologise after a teacher allegedly told students that the St George’s flag is a “racist symbol”.In an online video, a teacher explained to pupils at Broadoak School in Partington near Manchester that the flag is being used to make “asylum seekers feel unwelcome”.In a presentation, the teacher talked about why flags have gone up locally and across the country.She said: “We aren’t saying this is an inherently racist symbol; however, unfortunately for some people, it has been used to do that.”The teacher gave an example of a counter-protest she attended at a hotel…
Sir Keir Starmer’s big problem following his 2025 Labour Party Conference speech is that most Britons do think the country is broken, a polling guru has warned.In a snapshot assessment of the Prime Minister’s speech, Merlin Strategy founder Scarlett Maguire joined a star-studded panel at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change’s fringe event in Liverpool. Explaining how Sir Keir’s message is slightly out of kilter with public sentiments, Ms Maguire said: “I think the biggest thing was the Prime Minister’s idea that Britain isn’t broken. “You’ve seen Rishi Sunak fail to persuade the country that, actually, you just need…
Prince William has opened up on the pain of losing Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in a new TV interview.The Prince of Wales discussed how much he misses his grandparents during a candid chat with Eugene Levy in a new episode of Apple TV’s The Reluctant Traveler.William lost both his grandparents on his father’s side of the family in the space of eighteen months, as Prince Philip, 99, died in April 2021 and Queen Elizabeth II, 96, died in September 2022.The royal also gave Mr Levy a tour of Windsor Castle during the episode that will be released on…