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Sterling signed a five-year £325,000-per-week contract in 2022, relocating his young family in the process. The £47.5m transfer was a statement of intent by Todd Boehly, who at the time was acting as sporting director, and Clearlake Capital. However, the people behind the deal are no longer in charge at …

The owners of the RAC have begun selecting bankers to spearhead a £5bn stock market listing which could become one of the London market’s biggest of 2026. Sky News has learnt that the breakdown recovery service’s trio of shareholders have picked investment banks including Goldman Sachs to lead a flotation. …

Adam Hall tells jurors one his accusers had been told he “was positive by various different people”. BBC News

But she branded defectors from the Conservative party “drama queens”, saying people who did not agree with the direction she was taking the party “need to get out the way”. BBC News

“I’m conscious that being in this role, it’s important for me to speak of it [misogyny], because there are some that don’t necessarily have the status or power of this role, and feel more hesitant to do it. I commit myself to making an environment where all people can flourish …

Catherine was joined on the walk by past participants of Mind Over Mountains – which combines walking in nature, connecting with like-minded people, and professional counselling – along with Mills, West, chief executive Ian Boyd, and founder Alex Staniforth. BBC News

Amazon has told staff it plans to cut around 16,000 jobs globally as part of efforts to streamline operations and reduce bureaucracy across the business. Beth Galetti, senior vice president of people experience and technology at the company, said in a message to employees: “I recognise this is difficult news, …

Thirteen people were shot dead when the Army opened fire on civil rights demonstrators in the Bogside in 1972. BBC News

Getty Images Augsburg is the largest of the Inverness “twins” Events are to be held this year to mark 70 years of Inverness’ links with the German city of Augsburg. The Highland capital, like many other UK towns and cities, was “twinned” with communities in continental Europe after the end …

Ajit Pawar, deputy chief minister of India’s Maharashtra state, has died in a plane crash along with four other people, the country’s aviation regulator has said. The plane, which had taken off from Mumbai, crash-landed at the airport in Pawar’s constituency of Baramati, where it had been headed, the Directorate …

Suella Braverman’s defection from the Conservatives means Reform UK now has eight MPs. Constituents of her Fareham and Waterlooville seat had a mixed reaction to the news, with many saying they were unsurprised, while others suggested it should mean there is a by-election. But Braverman is not obliged to trigger …

Emergency services are at the scene of an incident in which a lorry went into a river in the New Forest. It happened shortly after 13:00 GMT off Ringwood Road in North Gorley. A Hampshire Constabulary spokesperson said: “Emergency services are on scene and the road has been closed so …

PA Media A previous restoration of the ride, completed in 2015, required 320 tonnes of timber A 100-year-old rollercoaster, believed to be the oldest in Britain, has closed for good. Dreamland Margate in Kent announced on Tuesday that the amusement park’s Scenic Railway would “take well-earned retirement from operation as …

With 100 days to go until the next Senedd election, voters in Wales can expect some significant changes. A new voting system will be introduced, with people asked to place a cross next to their preferred party, rather than an individual candidate. The electoral map of Wales has also been …

Iran has put the total far lower. Source link

A large quantity of weight loss drug Mounjaro has been stolen from a medical distributer. Hertfordshire Police said the drug was taken from Phoenix Healthcare Distribution, on Handley Page Way in St Albans, shortly before 18:40 GMT on Saturday. People are being urged to make sure they are only buying …

Google could owe you some money, now that it’s moving to settle a class-action lawsuit over how it handled recordings captured when its devices were activated by something other than Google Assistant’s actual trigger word, “Ok Google.” German outlet VRT NWS’s 2019 report exposed the issue, and court filings from …

A secondary school is to host a Ramadan awareness development session to help a city’s teachers better support pupils who observe the Islamic month of fasting. The event on 5 February is being organised in partnership with the Muslim Council of Peterborough and Gladstone Community District Association (Gladca). About 30 …

It was registered to an LLC in Houston. The plane crashed around 6:45 p.m. at the airport in Bangor, Maine. Source link

Reuters Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman has become the latest Conservative MP to defect to Reform UK. Leader Nigel Farage made the surprise announcement at a rally for party activists in central London. Announcing that she had resigned as a Tory MP, she told Reform supporters: “I feel like I’ve …