Section: The United Kingdom
Fury as Sulley Muntari is banned after protesting about racism
Description Sulley Muntari of Pescara pleads with Cagliari fans after being subjected to racial abuse Credits Enrico Locci/Getty Alt Text Sulley Muntari, racist abuse Italian FA under fire over decision to uphold yellow card against player abused by Cagliari fans …read more Source: The...
Theresa May ‘plans vote on Syria air strikes if Tories win election’
Description Syrian residents of Khan Sheikhun hold placards and pictures during a protest condemning a suspected chemical weapons attack on their town earlier this week that killed at least 86 people Credits OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP/Getty Images Alt Text Syrian residents of Khan Sheikhun protest …read more Source: The...
Local elections 2017: Which are the areas to watch?
Credits Matt Cardy/Getty Images Alt Text Polling station Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party put to the test in ballot seen as a ‘dry run’ for June’s general election One-Minute Read Thursday, May 4, 2017 – 11:41am …read more Source: The...
Macron and Le Pen trade blows in epic debate showdown
Description Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron battle it out on TV Credits ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images Alt Text Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron debate French presidential candidates hurl insults at each other during two-hour ‘shoutfest’ Reaction …read more Source: The...
General election 2017: Do TV debates matter – and will they make a difference to the results?
Description Ed Miliband, Leanne Wood, Natalie Bennett, Nicola Sturgeon and Nigel Farage in the Live BBC Election Debate 2015 Credits Stefan Rousseau/Getty Images Alt Text BBC Election Debate 2015 ITV will let the party leaders fight it out, but Theresa May and Jeremy …read more Source: The...
Juventus triumph sets up final showdown with Real Madrid
Description Gonzalo Higuain in action for Juventus against Monaco Credits Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Alt Text Gonzalo Higuain, Juventus Italian defensive nous triumphs over French attacking flair in Champions League semi-final Match Report …read more Source: The...
IFS: UK needs £15bn in tax rises or spending cuts by 2022
Credits Roger Bosch / Stringer Alt Text Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond Austerity will continue if the next government wants to balance the books, warns Institute for Fiscal Studies News Feed Wednesday, May 3, 2017 – 4:20pm …read more Source: The...
The friendly hitman: how boxing gave Anthony Joshua a second chance
At 19, he was fitted with an electronic tag. At 27, he is the world’s top heavyweight boxer. Boxing nicknames usually fall into three categories. There’s the smart, such as Michael “Second To” Nunn. The cool: “Sugar” Ray Leonard. And, most often, the blunt: James “Bonecrusher” Smith, “Iron” Mike Tyson and Roberto “Hands of Stone”...
Miss USSR UK – the beauty pageant for a country that no longer exists
Everyone looks stunning. Just don’t mention the Crimea. When I arrive at the beauty pageant “Miss USSR UK”, several women smile rehearsed smiles at me and tell me I look “amaaaaazing”. A voice coach tries to convince me that the presentation of what I say is potentially as important as the content of what I’m saying. But I...
Watch: The Russia – Ukraine conflict explained in 60 seconds
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