This week, the pundit, coach and former player talks to Beth Rigby about what he says are big questions about football ownerships after sanctions were put on Roman Abramovich. Plus, why he’s signed up as a member of the Labour Party, what makes a good leader and who would he rather work for – Liverpool
Month: March 2022
The government is reviewing its contracts with P&O after the ferry company’s “wholly unacceptable” and “insensitive” sacking of 800 staff members, a minister has told MPs. Condemning the firm, maritime minister Robert Courts told the House of Commons he was “extremely concerned and frankly angry” at the treatment of workers by P&O. “These are hardworking,
Arnold Schwarzenegger has made an impassioned plea to Russian troops in Ukraine, telling them he does not want to see them be “broken” like his father who fought for the Nazis in the Second World War. In a video message, the 74-year-old spoke of his “affections and respect” for the Russian people ever since meeting
The launch of a British-built rover to look for traces of life on Mars has been postponed because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The robotic Rosalind Franklin rover was due to be launched on a Proton rocket later this year as part of the European-Russian ExoMars project. But the European Space Agency (ESA) said that
Actors Tom Hiddleston and Zawe Ashton are engaged, after dating for three years. The couple walked the red-carpet hand in hand at the 75th BAFTAs at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday. While they were congratulated by industry friends at the event, it was an Instagram snap revealing Ashton’s engagement ring that truly let the
The Bank of England has hiked the interest rate by 0.25% to 0.75% as it forecast inflation surging to 8% next month – and even higher in the autumn. It is the third increase in a row in as many policy meetings by the bank’s rate-setters and restores the cost of borrowing to pre-pandemic levels.
Kanye West has had his Instagram account locked for 24 hours for violating the social media platform’s bullying policies. The rapper – who is known as Ye – will not be able to post, comment or send direct messages for 24 hours. Instagram took action after he made a number of online attacks on Saturday
P&O Ferries has suspended all sailings ahead of a “major announcement”, which it said will be made today. A statement which appears to be from the ferry operator posted on Twitter by Hull Labour MP Karl Turner said it “will be making a major announcement today”. This will “secure the long-term viability of P&O Ferries”,
Ministers’ hopes of getting Britain’s new “moonshot” scientific research agency off to a flying start have been dealt a blow by the withdrawal of the boss appointed to lead it just six weeks ago. Sky News has learnt that Dr Peter Highnam, deputy director of the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), has decided
Jussie Smollett has been released from jail in Chicago pending an appeal against his conviction for lying to police about a racist and homophobic attack that he had staged on himself. A jury found the former Empire star guilty of five counts of felony disorderly conduct in December – and a Cook County judge last
Rescue workers have been digging survivors out of the rubble of a theatre which was reportedly bombed in a Russian airstrike in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol, according to officials. Prior to Wednesday’s attack, up to 1,000 men, women and children were thought to have taken shelter in the Drama Theatre’s basement seeking safety
The death toll from the bombing of a theatre where hundreds of people – including children – are said to have been sheltering is still unknown, Ukraine’s president has said. Foreign ministry officials said civilians were buried under rubble after Wednesday’s attack in Mariupol and shelling was preventing them from assessing the number of casualties.
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori have arrived in the UK, touching down at RAF Brize Norton at 1:08am. Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe spent six years detained in Iran after being accused of plotting to overthrow the government – but will now be reunited with her husband and seven-year-old daughter. Also on the plane was Anoosheh Ashoori, who
Laws that will require social media sites and tech firms to prevent users being exposed to harmful content are being introduced to parliament after several major updates. The Online Safety Bill has been in the works for about five years and will see communications regulator Ofcom get the power to issue fines or block sites
Boris Johnson has vowed a further crackdown on oligarchs and the super-rich by promising to curb their abuse of the UK legal system to stifle public criticism. The prime minister has called for an end to the “chilling effect” of elites using the threat of legal action to silence critics. Ministers will take aim at
Boris Johnson has declined to say whether his trip to Saudi Arabia will result in a boost to the kingdom’s oil production – as he insisted his talks about its human rights record would be “kept private”. The prime minister visited both the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as he continues his
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