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FC Sorrento have become the latest club to backtrack on signing former Scotland striker David Goodwillie in the wake of a public backlash. The Australian second-tier side announced on Wednesday that they had recruited the 34-year-old, who was ruled by a judge at a civil court case in 2017 to have raped a woman in 2011. “SFC are pleased to announce we have added three players to our mid season

A report has identified that about 700,000 children in England attend schools requiring major repairs The Government does not have sufficient information to manage “critical” risks to the safety of pupils and staff arising from a deterioration in the condition of school buildings, the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned. A report by the public spending watchdog identified that about 700,000 children in England attend schools requiring major repairs following years of underfunding, with

Three people have been arrested following the pitch invasion at the start of the second Ashes test at Lord's A Just Stop Oil (JSO) protester has been carried off the pitch at Lord’s during the second Ashes test by England’s Jonny Bairstow as activists threw orange paint dust during play. The climate change group has been staging daily protests since April 24, disrupting high profile events like the Chelsea Flower Show, the

It's being reported that ministers are drawing up contingency plans for the company's collapse Debt-laden utility giant Thames Water has said it is working with shareholders to secure the cash it needs after reports that ministers are drawing up contingency plans for its collapse. The company, which serves 15 million households, said on Wednesday that it needs “further equity funding” on top of the half-billion pounds it raised just three

Rescue workers are continuing to search through the rubble at the pizza restaurant in Kramatorsk A Russian missile attack that hit a crowded pizza restaurant in a city in eastern Ukraine killed at least nine people, including three children, authorities said. Rescue workers are continuing to search the destroyed building’s rubble following the Tuesday evening attack on Kramatorsk which wounded a further 56 people, the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs said. Two

Sarah died from the disease aged 39 in 2021 and one of her final wishes was to find new ways of spotting breast cancer early A major cancer research project in memory of singer Sarah Harding will look for early signs of breast cancer in young women. Harding, who was part of the pop group Girls Aloud, died from the disease aged 39 in 2021 and one of her final wishes was

The report also found cricket continues to be elitist, with little to no focus given to addressing class barriers Racism is entrenched in cricket and women routinely experience sexism and misogyny within the sport, a new report has concluded. The sport continues to be elitist, with little to no focus given to addressing class barriers, the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) report ‘Holding Up A Mirror To Cricket’, said. More than 4,000 people

Parents and carers of secondary school children are paying on average £422 per year on uniform, and around £287 for primary school children Parents are still having to spend “exorbitant amounts” on school uniforms despite changes introduced last year aimed at keeping costs down, a charity has said. Parents and carers of secondary school children are paying on average £422 per year on uniform, and around £287 for primary school children, according to

It states the UK health system's poor performance on key measures should be a 'serious concern' The NHS is performing “substantially less well” than similar countries on life expectancy and other healthcare outcomes, according to a new report. It said the UK health system’s poor performance on measures including avoidable mortality – deaths that could have been avoided with better primary care – should be a serious concern for political leaders and