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Tyson Fury reaction speaks volumes as Anthony Joshua KO’d by Daniel Dubois
Tyson Fury struggled to hide his frustration after watching Daniel Dubois secure a fifth-round knockout of Anthony Joshua. “The Gypsy King” was front and centre to take in the highly-anticipated fight at Wembley Stadium, but promptly left after seeing his potential future bout go up in flames. On Saturday, DuboisContinue Reading
Angela Rayner will pledge decent, safe homes for all in Labour conference speech
Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner will pledge decent homes for all in a speech that puts the dismal state of housing front and centre of the Labour party conference. Opening the conference in Liverpool on Sunday, Ms Rayner will announce a number of measures designed to ensure tenants are notContinue Reading
Labour doubles down on winter fuel cuts on eve of party conference
Keir Starmer’s top team is unapologetic about the cut to the winter fuel payment for millions of pensioners as the party chair warned “we have to get the money from somewhere” on the eve of Labour’s conference in Liverpool. Rising star in the cabinet Ellie Reeves, who is due toContinue Reading
Joshua vs Dubois LIVE as AJ eyes £200m prize and plots KO in all-British bout
Deontay Wilder’s trainer Malik Scott has made it clear who he thinks will win this evening… He told Genting Casino: “Joshua also has a solid base, good boxing skills, and a great coach in Ben Davidson. He’s highly motivated and dangerous right now. “I do think Dubois is trouble withContinue Reading
Rachel and Ellie Reeves: How a school mock election launched the careers of Britain’s most powerful sisters
When Neil Kinnock’s Labour suffered a humiliating shock defeat to John Major’s Tories in 1992, he would not have known that a school mock election coinciding with the national vote would launch two of his party’s future stars. At Cator Park School for Girls, in Beckenham, a 13-year-old Rachel ReevesContinue Reading
Fears of fast spread of XEC Covid strain after many haven’t had vaccines in long time
The new Covid XEC variant could spread rapidly through the population as many people have not been vaccinated in a long time, an expert has warned. Scientists believe the XEC variant will become the dominant Covid strain over the next few months, with a few mutations which may help itContinue Reading
Labour MP Alex Sobel pushes for Channel 4 to lead way for ban on gambling adverts
Channel 4 is facing demands to stop running betting companies’ adverts ahead of attempts to bring in a full ban on the “harmful” commercials. A letter from Leeds Central and Headingley MP Alex Sobel has been sent to chief executive Alex Mahon, pushing for an end to accepting paid advertsContinue Reading
Dave Navarro posts heartfelt apology in wake of Jane’s Addiction fallout
Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro has issued an apology to the support bands affected by their cancelled tour, as the rock group quietly released their new single “True Love”. The band’s reunion tour came to an abrupt end after a dramatic altercation between Navarro and his bandmate Perry Farrell, inContinue Reading
Council adopts ‘compassionate’ approach to obesity and rejects weight-loss goals
A Labour council in one of the UK’s most obesity-stricken areas is taking on an “anti-stigma, non-judgmental” approach to promoting weight loss. Doncaster Council’s new approach aims to alleviate blame from overweight people and respect the “inherent diversity” of body shapes and sizes. Through an “compassionate approach” which rejects specificContinue Reading
Diane Abbott accuses Starmer of being ‘in pocket of millionaires’ as minister defends PM
Diane Abbott has accused Keir Starmer of being “in the pocket of millionaires” as senior party insiders fear that Labour is being put on trial over the freebies saga. The claim by the veteran leftwing Labour MP, who Sir Keir’s allies attempted to block from standing in the recent election,Continue Reading