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A documentary about a Glasgow protest that successfully stopped two Sikh men being taken away by immigration officers will open the city’s film festival next month. Everybody To Kenmure Street is centred on the events of 13 May 2021, when a Home Office raid in Pollokshields prompted hundreds of locals …

The stats make grim reading. With four draws and six losses, it is the first time West Ham have gone 10 Premier League games without a win since a run of 11 between December 2006 and March 2007. Only Bournemouth with 16 have dropped more top-flight points from winning positions …

Although not to be underplayed, the Anglo-French commitment to put a multi-national force into Ukraine after a ceasefire was always on the table. But the US commitment, to provide a backstop if Russia invaded Ukraine again, is significant, not least because of the rocky, constantly changing tone from Donald Trump. …

Manchester United have held preliminary talks with former players Darren Fletcher, Michael Carrick and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer about becoming the club’s caretaker manager until the end of the season. Talks are at a very early, sounding out stage and it is not yet known who the leading contender is to …

A restaurant has blamed issues with an adjoining hotel housing asylum seekers for its decision to shut and relocate. Ceno Restaurant, on Highfield Lane in Southampton, said it had become “frustratingly impossible” to continue trading since the Highfield House Hotel began to be used for asylum seeker accommodation. The hotel …

There were tensions between Howe and sporting director Paul Mitchell, who left last summer after less than a year in the job. But Howe has quickly struck up an understanding with Ross Wilson, who replaced Mitchell. Wilson is the third sporting director Howe has worked with since taking charge, while …

Of those last 30 hires, Graham Potter has the best record – gaining 11 points from his first five games after replacing Thomas Tuchel at Chelsea. The Englishman’s spell at Chelsea ultimately lasted just six months and 22 Premier League matches, gaining just 17 points from his final 17 league …

Today at CES, AMD is announcing its successor, the Ryzen AI 400 line — but there’s nothing particularly next-gen about “Gorgon Point.” They’re based on the exact same Zen 5 and Zen 5c CPU cores, with the same RDNA 3.5 graphics, and have the same exact number of cores as …

Castleford Tigers have signed Featherstone Rovers prop Jimmy Beckett ahead of the 2026 Super League season. The 26-year-old made 31 appearances for Featherstone last season, helping them to the Championship play-offs as well as the 1895 Cup final. Prior to his time with Fev, Beckett has also had spells with …

Ten runners from Special Olympics GB have been given a place at this year’s London Marathon, where each of them will be raising money and proving their disability is no barrier. READ MORE: GB athletes need to harness AI for future success – UK Sport chief BBC News

Cameron Norrie, Jacob Fearnley, Lloyd Glasspool and Julian Cash are also in the squad. The winner will face either Australia or Ecuador in the competition’s second qualifying round in September. In a post on X late last month,, external Draper described the injury as one of the most “challenging” and …

A mocked idea to feed false plans to the Nazis via a drowned corpse is brought to life. BBC News

Robinson says in his younger years he would allow links to go to his head, but again stressed the need to stay focused on the job at hand with St Mirren. The former Northern Ireland midfielder had spells managing Oldham, Motherwell and Morecambe before taking the St Mirren job in …

Courtenay confirmed the news on his LinkedIn page,, external saying: “I’d like to say a huge thanks to everyone I worked with at Red Bull. I made so many great friends there and I hope I’ll still see many of you in the paddock. It was an incredible two and …

Paul Mullin’s loan spell with Wigan Athletic has been cut short and the striker will return to Wrexham this week. Manager Phil Parkinson confirmed the move after Sunday’s 2-1 victory at Derby County which moved the north Wales club to within a point of the Championship play-offs. “Mulls’ loan spell …

A car is still stuck in the sea at a Kent beach two days after being driven over protected sand dunes, the coastguard says. The HM Coastguard Romney Marsh team was tasked with recovering the car from the water at Greatstone near Romney Sands at about 10:00 GMT on Thursday. …

An amateur beekeeper died of anaphylactic shock after a sting when he was not wearing a protective hat, according to a coroner. Senior coroner Caroline Sumeray said Alan Ransom, of Godshill on the Isle of Wight, died in May 2024 at the island’s St Mary’s Hospital. Ms Sumeray ruled that …

Jude Winterand Alex Thorp,East Midlands CCTV shows break-in at Jakes Breaks trading card shop The manager of a trading card shop in Nottinghamshire has described a £10,000 raid on stock as “heartbreaking”. Police have launched an investigation after the burglary at Jakes Breaks trading card shop in High Street, Beeston, …

He retired in 2002 and handed over the licence to his son Andrew, who is now a multiple Classic-winning trainer. In a post on Instagram, Park House Stables, external wrote: “We are deeply sorry to share the sad news that Ian Balding has passed away. “A wonderful family man, a …

The ‘Pink Test’ is an annual cricket tradition dedicated to raising awareness and funds for cancer treatment during the Sydney Test match in Australia. The event pays tribute to Jane McGrath, the wife of former Australian cricketer, Glenn, who died in 2008 from breast cancer. Jane was a prominent cancer …