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Anthony Joshua makes retirement stance clear after losing to Daniel Dubois
Joshua was interviewed immediately after the fight and honestly assessed what went wrong during his performance. With a smile, he said, “The opponent,” and quickly followed up by giving credit to his rival and their team. Joshua then took a moment to express his gratitude to the fans at Wembley,Continue Reading
Strictly Come Dancing’s winning brand of chaos overshadows months of scandal
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails In the lead up to the first Strictly Come Dancing live show of the season,Continue Reading
Strictly 2024 leaderboard: The scores from week one of the BBC dance competition
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Week one of Strictly Come Dancing was packed with impressive performances that rocketed up theContinue Reading
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