VAR is where we expected it to be – Swarbrick Referees’ chief Mike Riley has told Premier League clubs that “improvement is required” with the video assistant referee system. The technology has caused frustration and controversy since its introduction at the start of the season. At a meeting on Thursday, Riley gave a full appraisal […]
Read moreThe charity Go Kids Go provides young people with free wheelchair skills training to allow them to become more independent. The charity helped wheelchair basketball player Ade Adepitan who says he owes them everything. It is partly funded by Children in Need. boiler installations Harpenden Source link
Read moreHighlights: Macclesfield Town 0-4 Kingstonian Macclesfield Town youth boss Paul Maguire was glad to avoid “a cricket score” after their strike-hit side were thrashed 4-0 and knocked out of the FA Cup by seventh-tier side Kingstonian. The Silkmen fielded six youth team players and five loanees as the first team continued a strike over unpaid […]
Read moreMedia playback is unsupported on your device Media captionArsenal star confronts carjackers in London An armed mugger who tried to rob Arsenal footballers Mesut Özil and Sead Kolasinac has been jailed. Ashley Smith admitted attempting to steal luxury watches worth £200,000 from the pair in Hampstead, north-west London. A second man, Jordan Northover, 26, has […]
Read moreImage copyright Getty Images Image caption Extinction Rebellion protests continued in London following the city-wide ban A police ban on Extinction Rebellion protests in London last month was unlawful, High Court judges have ruled. The Metropolitan Police imposed the ban, which prevented two or more people from the group taking part in protests, under the […]
Read moreThe general election date is set and most MPs are entering campaign mode. Others, however, are clearing out their desk for the last time. The House of Commons will lose over 1000 years of parliamentary experience with more than 50 incumbents preparing to stand down – and there may be more to come. Here are […]
Read moreImage copyright Reuters Image caption Huge waves batter the breakwater in Lyme Regis harbour in Dorset All passenger services into and out of Dover have been suspended because of high winds. It comes as the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for wind along the South East and East coast. Ferry operators DFDS and […]
Read moreLee Hoos has been Queens Park Rangers chief executive since 2015 QPR chief executive Lee Hoos says allegations of racist abuse against his club’s players have been “swept under the carpet” by Uefa and Fifa. Hoos says the Championship club are still awaiting a decision 10 weeks after their Under-18s side walked off the field […]
Read moreImage copyright @999London Image caption The officer was taken to hospital after he was hit by the car at about 11:30 GMT A police officer has been hit by a car which had been pulled over in Tottenham. The vehicle was stopped by police in White Hart Lane at about 11:30 GMT and struck the […]
Read moreImage copyright Jamal Sarhan Image caption Robbers drove a car into the side of the jewellery shop Members of the public caught and held on to a suspect running away from an armed raid on a jewellery shop. The owner of the shop, in west London, said he feared for his life when men armed […]
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