England were ‘BLACKMAILED’ by FIFA into dropping OneLove armband at World Cup and threatened with ‘massive sporting sanctions’ – which prompted other nations to follow suit – German FA reveals England and other teams ready to wear armband faced ‘sanctions’, DFB claimed DFB’s media director Steffen Simon revealed the ‘blackmail’ on German radio ‘The tournament director threatened with massive sporting […]

Is this the most brazen thief ever? Moment middle-aged thief used bolt cutters on lock before making off with £1,200 bike A brazen bike thief is captured on CCTV taking a pair of bolt croppers from a bag, cutting off the lock of a bike and then walking off with the expensive bike. His shocking theft was captured on CCTV […]

A CONSTRUCTION boss whose stepdaughter died in Qatar while he was working on the World Cup stadiums said he's still searching for answers three years later. Donal Sullivan said the family were "pushed from pillar to post" after Rafaelle Tsakanika, 21, died in a two-car hit-and-run near Doha on March 30, 2019. According to court documents, the make-up artist, from […]

Law change to allow Princess Anne and Prince Edward to deputise for King Charles will ‘give much needed strength and depth to the bench’, peer says in football analogy A law change will allow Princess Royal and Earl of Wessex to stand in for the King The legislative move comes after the King requested the change, sources said  Counsellors of […]

Drew Barrymore says quitting drinking has freed her "of the torture of guilt and dysfunction." The actress and talk show host got candid about her sobriety in the winter issue of her magazine Drew. She said that eliminating alcohol from her life has been "liberating." In her "Take Care of Yourself" essay, via Entertainment Tonight, the 47-year-old, who got sober […]

Airbnb (ABNB) began as a platform for accommodations that were more affordable than a hotel, but as higher fees and nettlesome checkout tasks become more commonplace, it's presenting a risk of deterring guests. As a result, the home rental platform is addressing those concerns by providing more clarity around pricing and cleaning guidelines. "You shouldn't have to do cleaning when […]

A POLICE officer caused the deaths of a child actor and his aunt when the joyrider he was chasing smashed into them, a court heard today. PC Edward Welch, 34, allegedly pursued Joshua Dobby the wrong way down one way streets, across junctions and at up to 60mph in a 20mph zone. During the six-minute chase through Penge, South East […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trailing badly in his Arizona Senate race as votes poured in, Republican Blake Masters went on Tucker Carlson’s Fox News program and assigned blame to one person: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. “You know what else is incompetent, Tucker? The establishment. The people who control the purse strings,” Masters said before accusing the long-serving GOP leader and […]

SALT Bae has shrugged off criticism for bragging about a customer's £140,584 bill by sharing a clip of a massive steak coated in 24 karat gold leaf. The Turkish chef found himself in hot water this week after boasting about an eye-watering bill a group who dined at his restaurant forked out for amid the worst cost-of-living crisis in decades. […]

The mountain of World Cup beer going to waste after Qatari royals’ booze ban: Thousands of cans of Budweiser are piled up in warehouse after rulers ordered last-minute U-turn on selling alcohol at stadiums Beverage giant had been announced as one of the sponsors for the tournament But it is now only able to sell the alcohol-free version of its […]