Noni Madueke and Nicolas Jackson attempted to take Cole Palmer’s penalty off him (Photo: Getty) Nicolas Jackson will not attempt to take another penalty off Cole Palmer ever again after the bizarre incident during Chelsea’s 6-0 win over Everton. On Monday night, with the score at 4-0, Chelsea were awarded a penalty in the 66th […]
Torch and sandals: What to know about the flame-lighting ceremony in Greece for the Paris Olympics
By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — A priestess prays to a dead sun god in front of a fallen Greek temple. If the sky is clear, a flame spurts that will burn in Paris throughout the world’s top sporting event. Speeches ensue. On Tuesday, the flame for this summer’s Paris Olympics was lit […]
Birmingham Airport closed after ‘suspicious device’ found on plane
Flights have been suspended (Picture: Getty Images) Birmingham Airport has been forced to close after a suspicious package was found on a plane. The Aer Lingus flight was on its way to Belfast when it was forced to return to Birmingham. The airport confirmed it has ‘temporarily suspended’ flights while emergency services attended the scene. […]
Rafael Nadal makes winning return in Barcelona as French Open looms
Rafael Nadal was playing his first match since the 5th of January (Picture: Getty) Rafael Nadal secured victory on his ATP Tour return, beating Flavio Cobolli as he aims to put injury issues behind him before the French Open begins. The 37-year-old faced the world No.62 in the first round of the Barcelona Open on […]
How much for a jar of Meghan Markle’s limited edition strawberry jam?
Meghan Markle’s socialite friends are helping her roll out her first product under her new America Riviera Orchard brand: strawberry jam, for which only 50 jars have apparently been produced. Fashion designer Tracy Robbins and Argentine socialite Delfina Blaquier posted images of the jam on their Instagram Stories Tuesday, The Telegraph reported. The labeling also […]
Hit 80s band announces UK tour with a promise to play songs from all 11 albums
The Cult is set to perform on a new tour in Europe and the UK (Picture: Scott Legato/Getty Images) The Cult has announced that they are set to embark on a new tour in celebration of their 40th anniversary. The rock band announced The 8424 tour, a name which references the year they formed in […]
Baby died at nursery after being ‘left strapped face-down to bean bag’
Kate Roughley, 37, denies the manslaughter of nine-month-old Genevieve Meehan (Picture: Bruce Adams/Daily Mail) A nursery deputy manager accused of killing a baby by strapping her face-down to a bean bag and leaving her to suffocate had an ‘unhealthy and troubling hostility’ to the infant, a court heard. Kate Roughley, 37, denies the manslaughter of […]
Pac-12 finances: Athletic departments relied heavily on help from campus last year, but is that support misplaced or money well spent?
Athletic departments at the 10 public universities in the Pac-12 experienced an $81 million shortfall last year, with only five schools reporting an operating surplus. And that’s the good news on money matters across the conference. The situation gets much worse when university support is removed from the budgets. That support takes two primary forms […]
There’s a whole new reason why we blink so much
Scientists have discovered why we blink so much (Picture: Getty) Scientists have figured out why we blink so much, but it’s not for the reason you think it is. Researchers from the University of Rochester have discovered the action no one thinks about actually helps us process visual information. It’s long been thought the main […]
Girl, 5, suffers life-changing injuries after being mauled by ‘XL bully’
She suffered serious, life-changing injuries in the attack, which happened on Walnut Road, Partington, Manchester (Picture: Google) A five-year-old girl has been rushed to hospital after being mauled by a suspected XL bully. She suffered serious, life-changing injuries in the attack, which happened inside a house in Trafford, Greater Manchester, on Sunday afternoon. Two people, […]
Q&A: Luxury wine retailer Angie An is on a quest to make the wine world less intimidating
Santa Clara-based sommelier Angie An knows a thing or two about wine. She’s spent her career in that world, first as a sommelier at Alexander’s Steakhouse, then in wine distribution and retail. Today, she’s carved out a niche as a bilingual sommelier selling luxury wines to Chinese collectors and other buyers through her site, Angiesomm.com, […]
The Witcher could make massive change based on video game after replacing Henry Cavill
Geralt of Rivia will be getting a new look in The Witcher season 4 – and we don’t just mean the actor playing him (Picture: Netflix) Netflix’s The Witcher season four could be taking some inspiration from the video games, it’s been reported. The upcoming series will see Liam Hemsworth replace Henry Cavill as Geralt […]