You’re reading the Consider This newsletter, which unpacks one major news story each day. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to more from the Consider This podcast. Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally outside Schnecksville Fire Hall in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Canada has been waiting for the launch of the new Real-Time Rail (RTR) payments system for a while now, but it appears that the arrival of the new solution is now facing another […]
D.C. United forward Ted Ku-DiPietro is expected to miss his second consecutive match with an adductor injury, leaving the MLS club without three starters, in addition to long-term absences, for Saturday’s visit to New York City FC. Right back Aaron Herrera and midfielder Mateusz Klich will serve one-game suspensions for accumulating five yellow cards apiece. […]
Manchester City won the men’s FA Cup final in 2023 FA Cup replays will be scrapped from the first round onwards in the 2024-25 competition. All rounds of the Emirates FA Cup will also be played on weekends, including the fifth round which has been played in midweek for the past five seasons. The changes […]
Image source, Getty Images By Jennifer Clarke BBC News A spring Covid booster is being offered to those most at risk from the virus across the UK. Some pharmacies have also started selling the jab privately. Who can have a spring Covid booster? Fewer people are entitled to a spring booster than were offered a […]
Starmer calls for police investigation into Mark Menzies allegations Keir Starmer has called for the police to launch an inquiry into some of the allegations made by a Times story that has led to Mark Menzies MP being suspended from the Conservative party. Asked for his response to the report, Starmer told broadcasters: There are […]
More on the suspension of sub-postmasters now. Despite prosecutions stopping in 2014, sub-postmasters continued to be suspended. When asked about his role in this, Williams says he was asked for “advice” and “support” on the cases, but the team that handled these was contract advisors, not his team. Beer, counsel to the inquiry, asks him […]
Back in high school, Spencer Tamburello’s iPhone would automatically check a local news website every morning to see if snow had shut down his school. If school were closed or delayed, his phone would automatically shut off his alarm and send a text message to his parents asking to let him sleep in. Those precious […]
Follow The Athletic’s Olympics coverage here. In 100 days, Paris will host the most famous sporting jamboree on the planet: the summer Olympic Games. There will be action across 32 sports watched by millions of visitors, as well as an unprecedented opening ceremony set to take place on the River Seine, which runs through the […]
Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter has been given a lifetime ban by the NBA for breaching betting rules. An NBA investigation found the 24-year-old disclosed confidential information about his fitness to sports bettors and limited his participation in games for betting purposes. Porter also bet on NBA games using a friend’s online account. NBA commissioner […]