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Manchester Arena bombing might have been prevented inquiry finds

The Manchester Arena terror attack might have been prevented if MI5 had acted on key intelligence received in the months before the attack, an inquiry has found. Two pieces of information about suicide bomber Salman Abedi were assessed at the time by the security service to not relate to terrorism. But inquiry chairman Sir John Saunders said having heard from MI5 witnesses at the hearings into the May 2017 atrocity – that killed 22 people and injured hundreds – heRead More

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Paul Hurst thought Grimsby fans expecting FA Cup upset at Southampton were mad

Paul Hurst thought Grimsby fans travelling to Southampton expecting an upset were “mad” before his spirited team pulled off a history-making FA Cup success at St Mary’s. The League Two side reached the quarter-finals of the competition for the first time since the Second World War with a stunning 2-1 win over the Premier League’s bottom club. Hurst’s men were backed by more than 4,200 boisterous supporters waving inflatable fish for the midweek fifth-round tie on the south coast andRead More

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Eurovision tickets for Liverpool to go on sale next week

Eurovision tickets for nine live shows will go on sale next week. Fans hoping to see one of six previews and three televised shows at the Liverpool ACC will need to head to Ticketmaster’s website from noon on Tuesday. Tickets range from £30 to £290 for the semi-final shows and from £80 to £380 for the grand final shows, which are being hosted in the city after the UK was chosen to host the competition on behalf of war-torn 2022 winnerRead More

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Teaching unions brand Williamson remarks contemptible after WhatsApp leak

Teaching unions have hit out at “contemptible” comments by Sir Gavin Williamson, after leaked messages showed the then education secretary appearing to accuse staff of looking for an “excuse” not to work during the Covid pandemic. The comments emerged in the latest set of leaked messages from Matt Hancock, published by the Daily Telegraph, and show the two ministers hitting out at the attitude of teaching unions. On October 1 2020, Mr Hancock messaged Sir Gavin to congratulate him onRead More

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Jeremy Clarksons Meghan column does not impact ITV brand says chief executive

The chief executive of ITV said Jeremy Clarkson’s comments about the Duchess of Sussex “do not wash over” and negatively impact the brand. Dame Carolyn McCall said the broadcaster has “handled” criticism of the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? presenter’s column for The Sun newspaper “quite well”. She also echoed a statement from the broadcaster on Wednesday after his reported exit from the ITV show hit the headlines. When asked to clarify ITV’s position on Clarkson during a pressRead More

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Premier League urged to re examine Saudi Newcastle takeover

The Premier League has been urged to re-examine assurances given by Newcastle’s Saudi owners that the Middle East state would not have control of the club following the filing of a new court document in the United States. The document filed earlier this week has raised fresh questions about the level of separation between the Saudi state and the Public Investment Fund (PIF), whose governor Yasir Al Rumayyan is also chairman of Newcastle. A brief filed in a court caseRead More

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ITV warns over challenging ad outlook as annual profits fall

Broadcaster ITV has revealed falling annual profits and warned over tumbling advertising revenues as wider economic woes impact marketing spend. The group behind hit shows Love Island and I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! reported underlying pre-tax profits of £672 million for 2022, down from £774 million in 2021, as total advertising revenues fell 1% and it spent heavily on content and its ITVX online hub. ITV cautioned over a “challenging” ad spend outlook amid economic uncertainty inRead More

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Search for Constance Martens baby ends in tragedy as remains found

Detective Superintendent Lewis Basford from the Metropolitan Police told reporters that remains had been found in a wooded area A major search for the missing two-month-old child of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon has ended in tragedy as police announced they had found the remains of a baby. Detective Superintendent Lewis Basford from the Metropolitan Police, who led the investigation, told reporters that remains had been found in a wooded area. The couple were arrested on Monday in Brighton afterRead More

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Firms encouraged to welcome Eurovision and put Liverpool economy back on track

Businesses in Liverpool are being encouraged to welcome Eurovision and embrace TikTok as the city hopes the contest will repair damage done to the economy by the coronavirus pandemic. More than 100,000 people are expected to arrive in the city for the song contest in May, after Liverpool was chosen to host on behalf of last year’s winner Ukraine. Addressing an event for stakeholders on Wednesday, Liverpool City Council chief executive Theresa Grant said it was hoped Eurovision could putRead More

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