Olympic triathlon held up by shocking false start with a BOAT in the way of athletes ready to jump into the water when the gun went to start in Tokyo – with the BBC commentator branding the scene ‘insane’ By Richard Martin For Mailonline and Reuters Published: 18:46 EDT, 25 July 2021 | Updated: 19:20 … Read more
Former DUP leader Edwin Poots warns that Sinn Fein would WIN an election if Stormont government collapses amid unionist fury over Brexit trade agreement – as Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis says deal with EU is ‘not sustainable Poots said SF ‘probably would have the largest number of votes and seats’ Warned a snap election … Read more
GROUP A Turkey – No confirmation, but not take the knee in recent games Italy – No confirmation, but did not take against Czech Republic Wales – Will take the knee Switzerland – No confirmation, but did not take knee in recent games GROUP B Denmark – Will take the knee Finland – Will take the … Read more
‘These people are doctors, architects, they’re just like us’: Sonny Bill Williams calls on Scott Morrison to sign off on deal allowing refugees held in Papua New Guinea to resettle in New Zealand Australia urged to sign off on deal that will allow detained refugees resettle in NZ New Zealand’s offer to take in 150 … Read more
More than £2 in every £5 saved into Britain’s best-loved savings product has been provided by fewer than 1million savers, This is Money can reveal. Despite 21.4million savers collectively holding £107.4billion in Premium Bonds at the start of this month, £46.1billion of that is held by just 920,000 people who hold the maximum £50,000, according … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Armed intruders hold footballer Chris Smalling, his model wife and their two-year-old son at gunpoint inside their home in Italy, with Roma defender then forced to open his private safe and hand over his Rolex and jewellery Chris Smalling’s home was robbed in the early hours of Friday, say reports The Roma defender … Read more
End of the road for boy racers? Lowest number of young drivers behind wheel in UK ever with 350,000 fewer 16-25-year-olds than last year due to ban on lessons and tests during pandemic Just 2.97 million people in Britain aged 16 to 25 hold a full licence, DVLA shows Total is down from 3.32 million … Read more
Some 321 tankers and cargo vessels are now stuck waiting to transit the Suez Canal which has been blocked for the past five days. Authorities have so far been unsuccessful in their attempts to dislodge the massive 1,900-ft long Ever Given, which is firmly lodged around 3.7 miles north of the southern entrance of the … Read more
Archaeologists have uncovered a Roman arena in Turkey that was ‘just like Rome’s Colosseum’ and would have hosted gladiator fights for some 20,000 spectators. The find, a national first, was revealed as part of excavations of Mastaura, an ancient city in Aydin Province. The arena was partly buried and hidden by vegetation. Its remains are well preserved … Read more
British soldier who was held hostage at gunpoint in Nigeria gets fined £500… for returning LATE to base Sergeant Samuel Galloway claimed he was late as he was being held at gunpoint He said he was held for several hours with an AK-47 rifle pointing at him in Abuja British soldier was fined £500 for … Read more