Everton 3-0 Newcastle United: Toffees move out of relegation zone with deserved victory thanks to late goals
Dwight McNeil scored his second goal of the season for Everton Everton scored three times in the final 11 minutes to beat Newcastle in a hectic encounter and move out of the Premier League’s relegation zone. The Toffees were sent tumbling into the bottom three by their 10 points deduction for breaking the top flight’s […]
Erik ten Hag: Friends tried to talk Manchester United boss out of taking ‘impossible’ job
Manchester United finished fourth in the Premier League in Erik ten Hag’s first season in charge of the club Erik ten Hag said friends tried to talk him out of taking over as Manchester United manager because they thought he faced an “impossible job”. The Dutchman left Ajax to take over at Old Trafford in […]
Covid inquiry: I did not back a ‘let it rip’ policy, says Boris Johnson
Becky Kummer, spokesperson for Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK, said Mr Johnson’s evidence showed he “failed to take the pandemic seriously in early 2020 leaving us brutally unprepared, and failed to learn from his mistakes meaning that the second wave had an even higher death toll than the first”. Source: BBC News
William Brown: Manhunt after boy, 7, killed in Sandgate hit-and-run
The parents of seven-year-old William Brown make an appeal to find their son’s killer. Source: BBC News
Benjamin Zephaniah: Writer, poet and Peaky Blinders actor dies aged 65
A statement posted on his Instagram account said he was diagnosed with a brain tumour eight weeks ago. Source: BBC News
Colin Pitchfork: Double child murderer denied prison release
In a statement, the Parole Board said: “After considering the circumstances of [Pitchfork’s] offending, the progress made while in custody and on licence and the evidence presented at the hearing, the panel was not satisfied that release at this point would be safe for the protection of the public. Source: BBC News
Senate Republicans block Ukraine and Israel aid bill
Also on Wednesday, the Biden administration announced $175m in new security assistance for Ukraine from the supply of funding that has already been approved. The package includes ammunition, including missiles and artillery shells, as well as “equipment to protect critical national infrastructure”, the US Department of Defense said in a news release. Source: BBC News
Karin Kneissl, the Austrian ex-minister who moved to Russia
Karin Kneissl danced with the Russian leader at her wedding. Now she’s building a new life in Russia. Source: BBC News
UK weather: Yellow warnings issued as heavy rain expected
Some areas could face flooding, with up to 80 mm of rainfall forecast in some western areas. Source: BBC News
Ben Whishaw: Paddington actor to star in Waiting for Godot
The actor will appear in a new West End production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting For Godot next year. Source: BBC News