Goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo says Wrexham’s players are “100%” focused on trying to win a third successive promotion this season. The north Wales club have made a bright start to their first third-tier league campaign in 19 years. Wrexham drew at Bolton Wanderers on Sunday having beaten Wycombe on the opening weekend of the League One […]
Laws stipulating what proportion of union members have to vote for strike action in order for it to be legal are set to be scrapped. It is understood that the government intends to go ahead with its pledge to repeal the Trade Union Act as part of its wider shake-up of workers’ rights. There are […]
Meeting between leaders of China, Vietnam signals close ties between neighbouring states despite occasional tensions. China’s President Xi Jinping has held talks with Vietnam’s President To Lam in Beijing on his first state visit since becoming his country’s top leader, according to Chinese official media Xinhua. The meeting between Xi and Lam on Monday signals […]
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Nottinghamshire Police Valdo Calocane was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia three years before the killings The critical report into the mental healthcare given to Valdo Calocane – a paranoid schizophrenic who fatally stabbed three people in Nottingham last year – is damning. In the lead-up to the attack, mental health assessments document how he often stopped […]
Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerAug 18, 2024, 08:22 PM ET Venezia captain Francesco Zampano in action wearing the new kit from Nocta. (Photo by Danilo Di Giovanni/Getty Images) Venezia literally kicked off their season in style on Sunday by taking to the pitch wearing their new home kit for the 2024-25 campaign, which is designed by […]
Watch: Comedian Mark Simmons tells Edinburgh Fringe funniest joke A witty pun about a sailing trip has been named the funniest joke at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Comedian Mark Simmons was voted the winner with his gag: “I was going to sail around the globe in the world’s smallest ship but I bottled it.” […]
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson delivers remarks at the stage unveiling ahead of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center on Thursday in Chicago. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The Newsportu Network will be reporting live from Chicago throughout the week bringing you the latest on the Democratic National […]
Fraser Jones Thousands of cows are now kept on farms which do not allow them out to graze More cows could be kept indoors for the whole of their productive lives, animal welfare campaigners have warned, after the BBC found a rise in “megafarms”. Freedom of Information (FOI) requests by the BBC show the number […]
BBC The bomb was discovered in the Rivenwood housing development in Newtownards Police say more than 400 homes have been evacuated in Newtownards, County Down, following the discovery of a suspected World War Two bomb. It was found at a building site at the Rivenwood housing development in Movilla Road on Friday. A police cordon […]