He will now likely miss the rest of Scotland’s campaign. Scottish midfielder Billy Gilmour has tested positive for Covid-19, the Scottish national team have announced. The news comes just days after the youngster played a starring role in his side’s 0-0 draw against England at Wembley on Saturday night. he will now have to isolate […]

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Hubbard was described by selectors as “among the world’s best for her event.” New Zealand weightlifter, Laurel Hubbard, has been selected to compete at Tokyo 2020 this summer, making her the first transgender athlete to compete at an Olympic Games. Officials have selected her for the women’s weightlifting team. Hubbard had competed in men’s events […]

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The 18+ nature and connotations of the brand is putting off big-name brands from advertising on the platform. OnlyFans is attempting to attract new investors and brands by moving away from its reputation for adult content and material as it aims to reach a $1 billion valuation. Bloomberg reports that the company is particularly focusing […]

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That’s Zamoraaaaa. Some players never lose it do they, and some never lose their love for the game. This means that, fitness allowing, it’s one of life’s great joys to see a former pro rock up at a local kickabout. Who could forget when Brazilian superstar Kaka turned up at a 6-a-side game in London. […]

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Strong Temuri Ketsbaia vibes. Hungary’s Attila Fiola has probably done the celebration of the tournament after he opened the scoring for his side against world champion’s France. Hungary took a shock lead over the tournament favourites just before half time, and in front of a packed-out, fiercely passionate Hungarian crowd of over 50,000 in Budapest, […]

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The rider was travelling at just 15mph as he tried to join the 70mph traffic. Police were left stunned when they spotted a man on an e-scooter trying to join traffic on a motorway. Video of the incident show the rider coasting down the chevrons at around 15mph and about to join the traffic. Police […]

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Locals are now urging the government to implement surge testing in the area. The recent G7 summit that took place in Cornwall looks like it was a superspreader event, with several areas in the region seeing an alarming increase in Covid cases. The i reports that business leaders, politicians and residents are calling on the […]

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“Didn’t something similar happen years back on buses?!” A mother has said that her daughter was experienced segregation at a theme park after she was told to sit at the back of a ride because she couldn’t wear a mask. In a tweet, @Natashadsays complained that her daughter had been made to sit at the […]

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Cases of the virus stand at around 11,000 a day. A professor who advises the government says a third wave of coronavirus is “definitely” under way in England. Professor Adam Finn is a member of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) and told the BBC that he was in no doubt about whether […]

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#itsnotcominghome So there it is. After months of anticipation for England and Scotland to once again battle it out at a tournament, we were treated to a damp squib at a damp Wembley. It was a match that we’d been looking forward to ever since the two rivals were drawn in the same group way […]

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Thousands of Scotland fans had travelled down to London for their side’s clash with England. Scottish fans have stayed behind and helped the clean-up effort after thousands descended on London to watch the match between England and Scotland. In a classic example of the match not living up to the hype and pre-match excitement, the […]

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One draw against a 44-year-old and it’s all gone to his head… Do you think Logan Paul has heard the phrase ‘quit while you’re ahead’? Or heard the tale of Icarus, who flew too close to the sun and plummeted to his death? Because it seems like he’s getting a tad cocky after lasting eight […]

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He accused advertisers of “taking the knee” to Stop Funding Hate. GB News chairman Andrew Neil has hit out at brands that have decided to pull their advertising from the channel, saying that they have “bowed to pressure.” The likes of Ikea, Specsavers, Kopparberg and Nivea have all suspended their advertising on the channel, saying […]

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The statue will be on display for at least a year. New Jersey’s largest city, Newark, has unveiled a 700-pound (317kg) bronze statue of George Floyd outside it’s town hall. The mayor of the city, Ras Baraka, revealed the statue in a ceremony on Wednesday, June 16, alongside filmmaker Leon Pinkney and several local activists. […]

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“Coke and Heineken, please get in touch.” Ukraine winger Andriy Yarmolenko has poked fun at the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo by moving Coca-Cola bottles into the camera shot at his press conference on Thursday, before asking Coca-Cola and Heineken for sponsorship. Ronaldo made headlines earlier in the tournament after removing bottles of Coke from his […]

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The move comes after the four-week delay to the end of Covid restrictions was announced on Monday. The Notting Hill Carnival has been cancelled for a second year in a row because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The organisers of the festival, which is the biggest street party in Europe, said it had decided that […]

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The final is due to take place in London on Sunday 11 July UEFA have warned that they could relocate the Euro 2020 final to Hungary unless the UK government provides a quarantine exemption to the 2,500 VIP officials set to attend the showpiece event. Wembley is set to host both semi-finals and the final […]

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It’s the first time a non-Tory MP has won the seat Liberal Democrats leader Ed Davey has said that his party have sent “a shockwave through British politics” as they pulled off a huge upset in the Chesham and Amersham by-election by taking the seat from the Conservative Party. Lib Dem candidate Sarah Green secured […]

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The defender admitted that he lost consciousness for “10 to 15 seconds.” France are facing criticism for allowing defender Benjamin Pavard to continue to play against Germany despite him being knocked out in a nasty clash. The Bayern Munich player was treated in the second half after he was involved in a collision with Germany’s […]

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He’s the gift that keeps on giving. You can keep your Piers Morgans and Andrew Neils. Don’t talk to me about Phil and Holly. I care about one man and one man only in the world of TV. Richard Madeley. Amongst the plethora of positives to Pier Morgan’s departure from Good Morning Britain is the […]

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Coca Cola vs Ronaldo. UEFA has now got involved in the Ronaldo x Coca Cola controversy, after the Portugal star removed bottles of the drink from his table at a press conference, a gesture that reportedly caused $4 billion to be wiped off Coke’s value. It might be a bit strong to call it a […]

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One brand said that it would only run ads on the channel if it was “genuinely balanced.” Brands including Ikea, Kopparberg and Octopus Energy have withdrawn advertising from newly-launched news channel GB News. Kopparberg said that their advert ran “without our knowledge” and that it was undertaking a review of the channel’s content, whilst Octopus […]

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He’s been tweeting again. Dominic Cummings has leaked messages between him and Boris Johnson, including one in which the Prime Minister calls Health Secretary Matt Hancock “totally fucking hopeless.” Johnson’s former top adviser leaked WhatsApp messages on Twitter apparently from the prime minister, which included the expletive-laden attack on the health secretary. In the messages, […]

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It follows Ronaldo removing bottles of Coke from his press conference earlier this week. Paul Pogba removed a bottle of Heineken from his press conference following France’s 1-0 victory over Germany at Euro 2020. Pogba, who is a devout Muslim, can be seen moving the bottle of lager off the table and out of view […]

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Tricky return to the Premier League on the cards for Norwich… The fixtures for the 2021/22 Premier League season have been released, with Tottenham vs Manchester City the standout tie from the opening weekend. The season will kick off on the weekend of 14-15 August, and Pep’s defending champions will kick-off the defence of their […]

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“I want to let you the viewers know that Fox Corp has been muzzling me.” A Houston Fox 26 reporter went off-script live on air to claim that the network was “muzzling” her. Ivory Hecker made the allegation at the very start of her piece to camera as the studio went to her live to […]

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His stance goes against that of the Prime Minister and fellow cabinet ministers. Jacob Rees-Mogg has defended the right of fans to boo players who take the knee before kick-off at matches this summer, saying that they are not racist. Rees-Mogg said that fans who boo are in fact pushing back against a culture of […]

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“We have said several times before, the key thing with children is safety.” Professor Chris Whitty has said that children may need to be vaccinated in order to avoid any future disruption to their education and schools. Speaking at the Downing Street press conference on Monday, in which Boris Johnson announced a four-week delay to […]

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UEFA have appointed an ethics inspector to look into the allegations. Marko Arnautovic could miss the rest of Euro 2020 if he is found guilty of using a racial slur during his Austrian side’s 3-1 victory against North Macedonia on Sunday. Arnautovic is accused of making a racial slur during his celebration after scoring the […]

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The news channel launched at 8pm on Sunday evening. The launch of GB News was watched by more people than both the BBC News channel and the Sky News channel according to data released on Monday. The news channel, fronted by Andrew Neil, was launched on Sunday with Neil delivering its mission and values to […]

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Henderson is out with a hip injury. Manchester United goalkeeper Dean Henderson has withdrawn from England’s 26-man Euro 2020 squad. It is as he continues to struggle with a hip injury. Aaron Ramsdale, who was in the provisional 33-man squad has replaced Henderson in the team. Henderson will now return to Manchester United for further […]

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“She was a woman of great spirit, kindness and generosity and dedicated to her work.” Gone Girl actress Lisa Banes has tragically died at the age of 65, after sustaining severe injuries when she was hit by an electric scooter on June 4. The actress’s close friends confirmed her passing on Monday, saying that she […]

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Doesn’t look like he’s bitter about missing out on the squad. Jesse Lingard looks like he’s determined to enjoy his summer just like the rest of us, as he went to a bar to watch the England vs Croatia match on Sunday, before even doing a bit of DJing afterwards. The midfielder, who missed out […]

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If there was one group I wouldn’t want to make enemies of, it’s probably K-pop stans… North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has declared a new war on South Korean culture, describing its most famous cultural export as a “vicious cancer.” Having already tried to ban skinny jeans and mullets in his fight against capitalism and […]

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“I have friends in almost every country and I stand for diversity.” Marko Arnautovic has denied he is racist after reportedly saying an offensive slur after scoring at the Euros. Arnautovic was seen in a heated confrontation with Ezgjan Alioski during his Austrian side’s clash with North Macedonia. The forward came off the bench and […]

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The CCTV footage of the incident has been viewed over 1 million times. A football club in Sussex has released footage of vandals smashing up a defibrillator kit at the club just hours after Christian Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest during Denmark’s clash with Finland in the European Championships. Buxted FC in East Sussex shared […]

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The Inter Milan midfielder required 13 minutes of CPR after collapsing during Denmark vs Finland. Christian Eriksen has released his first statement since suffering a cardiac arrest whilst playing for Denmark at the European Championships. The ex-Tottenham player collapsed just before half-time in his Denmark side’s clash with Finland, and was given CPR on the […]

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The prime minister will make an official announcement on the delay on Monday. The final stage of the government’s roadmap out of lockdown is set to be pushed by back four weeks, according to reports. All legal restrictions on social contact in England were due to end on June 21, but government sources have told […]

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The Inter Milan midfielder collapsed in the first half. Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen has collapsed during his Denmark side’s opening Euro 2020 match against Finland in Copenhagen. The game was at 0-0 when Eriksen was jogging down the side of the pitch after the ball had gone out for a throw in. Distressing footage shows […]

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He reached the finish where he was meant to catch a ferry – which he found out had been cancelled. A hiker has described his pain at reaching the end of a record-breaking walk across Scotland, only to then discover he had to walk another 16 miles to catch a bus home. Matt Girvan had […]

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He escaped with just a dislocated knee. A lobsterman in the US has described the terrifying moment that he was almost swallowed by a whale. Michael Packard says that he was diving off the coast of Princetown, Massachusetts when he suddenly ended up in the humpback’s mouth for about 30-40 seconds. Eventually the whale spat […]

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Eyes to the skies Gareth! Some England fans have been trying to give the England players and staff some crucial last-minute tactical insight and analysis the day before they kick off their European Championships campaign against Croatia at Wembley. Before the players came out for training on Saturday morning, a plane was circling over the […]

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Peak 2021. The Euros are upon us! Yes, Euro 2020 has finally kicked off (in 2021) and it got off to a great start with an extremely impressive Italy brushing aside Turkey in Rome. However, one moment really stood out. No, it wasn’t Insigne’s lovely third goal. It was a much greater moment that even […]

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Paul the Octopus eat your heart out. Many of us will be involved in predictor leagues with friends and family during the Euros this summer. Simply predicting the winner of a game is impressive enough, let alone getting the score right. Now imagine predicting the exact score of a game, and who is going to […]

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It comes amid growing concern over the spread of the Delta variant. The government is considering delaying the lifting of all remaining lockdown restrictions by a month, according to sources. The final stage of the government’s roadmap out of lockdown is set to take place on 21 June and would see all legal limits on […]

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Sturgeon has described the decision to show solidarity with the England side as a “good” one. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has praised the Scotland national football side for their decision to take the knee alongside England before the two sides face each other in their Euro 2020 group game at Wembley on 18 June. The […]

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“Join the police corruption“ A fake website has been set up pretending to be the official one for people to join the police, with parts of it labelling the Metropolitan Police as the “biggest gang of criminals.” Those entering the website are now met with a message that says “Join the biggest gang of legal […]

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Quite the sandwich that… A man has reportedly failed a drugs test for a new job after eating slices of bread that had poppy seeds on, resulting in him testing positive for opium. The man’s sister said that she gave him the bread for his lunch before the interview so that he could make some […]

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“What an absolute superstar, fought until the very end.” Marcus Rashford has paid tribute to a young YouTuber who sadly passed away at the age of just 17. ‘Kipsta’, was a Manchester United fan and made football-themed videos on his YouTube channel, tragically passed away on Friday. He had spent weeks in hospital awaiting an […]

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“I feel like I am dreaming, this is crazy!” Former two-time Olympic boxing champion Claressa Shields won on her MMA debut, beating compatriot Brittney Elkin by a third-round technical knockout. The 26-year old, who won gold for the USA at both the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympics, recovered from two early take-downs to eventually […]

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