Anthony Joshua‘s heavyweight title clash with Daniel Dubois was the most in-demand UK sporting event of the year according to data from ticket marketplace Viagogo. In front of a record crowd at Wembley Stadium, AJ looked to join an elite group of fighters to become heavyweight champion on three separate occasions. Ultimately though it was...
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New York Jets fans fume over Donald Trump’s pick for UK Ambassador
By JAKE FENNER Published: 00:55 GMT, 3 December 2024 | Updated: 12:48 GMT, 3 December 2024 President-elect Donald Trump has tapped billionaire Warren Stephens to serve as the US Ambassador to the United Kingdom in a move that has outraged one particular group of people: fans of the New York Jets. Stephens is the chairman...
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How demands for US-style tipping are on the rise in UK hotels and cafes… but hard-up Brits are NOT giving in
A growing number of British hospitality and service providers are adopting a US-style tipping culture, with gratuities prompts routinely added to card payment machines. And while there may be a strong nudge from businesses, the UK public is in no rush to change – and in many cases are refusing to play along. The percentage...
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Pep Guardiola’s new contract is fabulous news for English football. He has changed our game fundamentally and his impact will live on even if Man City are brought to heel by the Premier League, writes IAN LADYMAN
Pep Guardiola is set to sign a new contract extension at Manchester City The news that he is staying put should be welcomed by Premier League fans LISTEN NOW: It’s All Kicking Off!, available wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every Monday and Thursday By IAN LADYMAN Published: 22:30 GMT, 19 November 2024 |...
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Kuwaiti tycoon behind failed £3.5bn ‘Dartford Disney’ theme park blasts ‘smear campaign’ after secret dossier makes accusations over links to English football club
A tycoon who is the subject of serious allegations made in a secret ‘brief’ sent to government advisors relating to a historic English football club has blasted the claims as a ‘smear campaign’ by his enemies. Kuwaiti magnate Dr Abdullah Al-Humaidi, 38, owned Roy Hodgson‘s old club Ebbsfleet United FC from 2013 to 2023 before...
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George Baldock dead aged 31: Former Sheffield United defender found in the pool of his home in Greece
Former Sheffield United star George Baldock has been found dead in a swimming pool at his home in Greece at the age of just 31. The former Premier League defender, who was playing for Greek club Panathinaikos in Athens after moving from the Blades this summer, was discovered after his partner back home in England had been...
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British football coach, 28, died after drunken fall from second storey Benidorm hotel balcony following night out, inquest hears
An amateur football coach died on holiday after a drunken fall from his hotel balcony in Benidorm. An inquest heard today that project manager Lewis Cooper, from Basingstoke, Hampshire, suffered the mystery 2am plunge from the second storey after returning from a night out. Senior Hampshire coroner Christopher Wilkinson ruled out suicide, with Mr Cooper’s...
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Americans face shock new visa fee to enter the United Kingdom
Americans planning to travel to the United Kingdom will have to pay a fee to enter the country starting next year. The county’s electronic travel authorization (ETA) fee will go into effect on January 8, 2025, according to the UK government. US travelers will have to pay $13.05 (£10) to obtain the authorization which will...
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Shock new change coming for Aussies travelling to the UK – and it’s going to cost you
By Lisa Edser For Daily Mail Australia and NCA NewsWire Published: 00:44 BST, 11 September 2024 | Updated: 01:15 BST, 11 September 2024 Australians will soon need to seek permission to enter the United Kingdom. All travellers who do not require a UK visa will need to obtain an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) before they...
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My tenant has been secretly renting my own home on Airbnb: Woman ‘gob smacked’ to discover fitness influencer was packing east London flat with tourists for £190 a night while jetting off on luxury holidays to Dubai
For the last 12 years, landlord Leanne Newton has rented her one-bedroom flat to student doctors, teachers and tenants who have been thrown out of their homes. But last Monday, the 54-year-old was left wondering whether to pack it in altogether. This wasn’t because of surging interest rates and the looming Renters Reform Bill, it...
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Ted Baker stores shutter across Britain after fashion brand once beloved by celebrities and royals fell into administration
Ted Baker shops are being shut down across the UK today after the fashion brand renowned among royals and celebrities collapsed into administration. The firm’s stores are expected to disappear from British high streets by the end of the day, some 36 years since the chain first opened in Glasgow. Its 31 remaining stores in the...
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ALL Football League games are set to go ahead this weekend after riots on the streets of the UK, policing official confirms – as he insists forces are ‘well prepared’ to deal with extra unrest
By Lewis Browning Published: 12:51 BST, 9 August 2024 | Updated: 12:51 BST, 9 August 2024 All Football League games are set to go ahead this weekend following riots in the United Kingdom, a policing official has confirmed. The football season in the country will get underway again on Friday night as the Championship takes...