NORWOOD, Mass. — It was impossible not to notice the clean, shiny sheet of ice upon stepping inside The Skating Club of Boston on Thursday morning. It was practically beckoning young skaters to get out there and put their magnificent talents on display; instead, the ice remained unused throughout the morning and into the afternoon, […]
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Feb 1, 2025, 06:07 PM ET Carlo Ancelotti branded the decision to not send off Espanyol’s Carlos Romero — who later went on to score the only goal in his team’s 1-0 win over Real Madrid — as “inexplicable” on Saturday, after the defender apologised for his challenge on Kylian Mbappé. […]
Westbourne School, Penarth Illia and his mother fled Ukraine in May 2022 and live with a host family in south Wales When war broke out in Ukraine 15-year-old Illia Mitiushnikov was forced to flee his home and family and claim asylum in Wales. Almost three years on, he is about to follow in the footsteps […]
At a time when some events are banning phones to ensure the audience is properly engaged in the experience, the perceived success of the new Champions League format was instead captured by the image of Aston Villa and Club Brugge players huddled around various devices anxiously checking the scores in Barcelona and Zagreb to see […]
Lifesaving health initiatives and medical research projects have shut down around the world in response to the Trump administration’s 90-day pause on foreign aid and stop-work orders. In Uganda, the National Malaria Control Program has suspended spraying insecticide into village homes and ceased shipments of bed nets for distribution to pregnant women and young children, […]
Graham Fraser Technology reporter Getty Images Barclays customers are experiencing intermittent errors with payments and transfers for a second day after serious IT problems that also affected the bank’s app and online banking. Customers have told the BBC they are unable to make essential transactions, ranging from buying baby milk to completing a house move. […]
The Food and Drug Administration has upgraded its December recall of some chocolate- and yogurt-covered products made by Cal Yee Farm to its highest level of severity. The agency warned this week of potentially serious, or even deadly, consequences from eating the products for those who have an allergy or sensitivity to almonds, milk, sesame, […]
This photo provided by U.S. Africa Command, the U.S. military conducts coordinated airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia on Saturday. AP/U.S. Africa Command hide caption toggle caption AP/U.S. Africa Command President Trump said he ordered airstrikes against ISIS operatives in the Golis Mountains in Somalia this morning in a strike coordinated with the Somali […]
In the latest effort to put his stamp on the federal work force, President Trump on Friday issued a memorandum invalidating government labor contracts finalized in the last 30 days before a presidential inauguration. The policy applies to certain contracts negotiated toward the end of the Biden administration, the memo says. Such “last-minute, lame-duck” agreements, […]
Aston Villa are close to agreeing on a loan deal for Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford, sources told ESPN. ESPN reported on Friday that Unai Emery’s team had expressed an interest in signing the England international, and it now looks likely that Rashford could join them. Rashford is set to move to Villa Park until […]