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A trans Indian migrant – newly elected to Holyrood – has backed calls for Scottish taxpayers to fund reparations to Palestine.Q Manivannan was elected as a Green Party MSP to represent Edinburgh and Lothians East last week.The self-described “queer Tamil immigrant” made headlines after it emerged they were in the country on a student visa, and had been fundraising for a graduate visa.The migrant, along with fellow trans Green MSP Iris Duane, endorsed a “manifesto” by Art Workers for Palestine Scotland before the election.The manifesto called for a “programme of reparative justice from Scotland to the Palestinian people” as one…
Behind Rahm and Smalley, there was a three-way tie on five under between American two-time champion Justin Thomas, Swedish Ryder Cup star Ludvig Aberg and little-known German Matthias Schmid.Former world number one Thomas had posted the early target after a five-under 65, then sat back in the clubhouse to watch and wait patiently – while hoping for a “little bit of help” to win.The wind did not whip up as Thomas hoped. Yet, with the severely-sloped greens playing firm in the Pennsylvanian sun, and the thick rough continuing to be penal, scoring opportunities remained at a premium.For almost everyone other…
“Burnham plays down rejoining EU” echoes the Financial Times, quoting Burnham saying he was “not advocating” for the move, but there was a “case” for rejoining the bloc in the long run. Elsewhere, the paper reports on the World Health Organization declaring the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo as a public health emergency of international concern.
BBC Sport pundits Mark Schwarzer and Dion Dublin believe Bryan Mbeumo using his arm to trap the ball to his side to help better control Diego Dalot’s cross in the build-up to Matheus Cunha’s goal, gave Manchester United an “completely unfair advantage” in their 3-2 win over Nottingham Forest in the Premier League.MATCH REPORT: Premier League – Manchester United 3-2 Nottingham ForestAvailable to UK users only.
As part of efforts to get the project back on track, HS2 Ltd has previously said it would slow or pause work such as the line towards Handsacre, so it could focus spend on areas which had fallen behind; notably the central section across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire.
“I got stabbed on the shoulder first”, he tells BBC Sport.”I remember jumping over the table, jumping over the chairs. I was just running down the corridor, telling people, ‘there’s a guy with a knife, run, I’ve been stabbed, run, run, run’. I was screaming. I think I was the first person that got stabbed. I felt the pain. But adrenaline kicked in.”That split second, me jumping over the table, saved me. All I thought about was just running for my life, getting off that train. As I got down to the first or second carriage, I pulled the alarm,…
Rider Alex Marquez suffered a fractured neck and a broken collarbone after a high-speed crash at the Catalonia MotoGP.The race was twice red-flagged after incidents before eventually being won by Fabio di Giannantonio in Barcelona.The Italian Ducati rider was able to take the flag at the third attempt from Joan Mir and Fermin Aldeguer.Two big crashes stopped the race, with Marquez involved in a nasty accident when he ran into the back of Pedro Acosta.Acosta was leading the race on lap 12 of 24 when his bike suddenly lost power on the straight and the Spaniard desperately tried to warn…
Andy Burnham’s allies have accused Labour leadership rival Wes Streeting of deliberately trying to undermine the Greater Manchester Mayor’s Makerfield by-election campaign.Mr Streeting, who threw his weight behind Mr Burnham contesting the Brexit-backing seat, appeared to put his soon-to-be opponent in a difficult position after setting out a path for the UK to rejoin the European Union. Speaking at an event in London on Saturday, the ex-Health Secretary said: “Britain’s future lies with Europe, and one day back in the European Union.”Mr Burnham, who expressed a similar view last year’s Labour Party conference, is offering a somewhat different message to…
West Ham were already planning to sell players this summer after posting a £104.2m loss for the last financial year.The impending relegation would only place more pressure on the club’s finances.The Hammers, however, are giving little away when it comes to future planning. For now, they remain hopeful of succeeding in their survival fight, even if it looks from the outside as though it is an impossible task.Much will depend on the thoughts of chairman David Sullivan and the other significant shareholder Daniel Kretinsky, the Czech businessman who now also owns the Royal Mail.There are some players whose departures would…
Hastings had been a wonderful rugby player, a powerhouse, a centre with strength and ferocious will.He made his debut for Scotland in 1986 alongside his older brother, Gavin. He won 65 caps in 11 years. For a period he was the most capped Scottish player of all time, something he may have reminded his sibling of on occasion.Gavin was the celebrated goalkicker and captain, the leader of the British and Irish Lions in 1993 and a player of world stature. Scott may not have resonated with foreign audiences in the same way but everybody knew his vast importance to Scotland…