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SWFC’s transfer position on Wrexham midfielder George Dobson – thestar.co.uk
SWFC’s transfer position on Wrexham midfielder George Dobson thestar.co.uk
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GB Snowsport loses UK Sport funding but athletes unaffected
UK Sport has stripped GB Snowsport of its role as the channel for government investment in skiing and snowboarding, though funding to individual athletes and coaches will continue uninterrupted through the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics cycle. The move comes just six months after Team GB’s most successful Winter Olympics at Milan-Cortina, where they won…
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SWFC to ‘review’ ticket pricing structure after fans’ criticism for Bantams match – thestar.co.uk
SWFC to ‘review’ ticket pricing structure after fans’ criticism for Bantams match thestar.co.uk
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What did Premiership start tell us about Scottish sides’ Euro hopes?
Scottish Premiership sides used their opening domestic weekend as a warm-up before four clubs enter European qualifying action on Thursday, with mixed signs of readiness ahead of what promises to be a tough week. Rangers, Hearts, Hibernian and Motherwell all face European fixtures this week, while Celtic must wait a fortnight for their Champions League…
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Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey gives UK poetry sales an epic boost
UK poetry sales are heading for a record year, driven largely by the success of Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey. The surge matters because it shows a cinematic release can dramatically revive interest in an ancient text, pushing poetry further from its academic roots into mainstream, gift-friendly territory alongside the rise…
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Wings Of Desire Traveled Across England With Their Baby To Play A Festival Stage That Didn’t Exist
The British indie duo Wings Of Desire, along with their infant baby, drove for hours to play Valley Fest near Bristol last weekend, only to discover on arrival that the stage they had been booked to play, back in February, did not exist. The band, made up of married musicians Chloe Little and James Taylor,…
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UK Charts: Master Chief Knocks Splatoon Raiders Off The Top Spot
Halo: Campaign Evolved has knocked Splatoon Raiders off the top of the UK’s physical gaming charts after just one week at number one, taking the top spot in its debut week. Nintendo titles remain well represented despite the shake-up, holding 15 places in the overall Top 40, while several other games shift position within the…
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Count Binface: The UK has a history of ‘joke’ candidates with serious ideas
Nigel Farage’s decision to resign his Clacton seat and trigger a by-election, amid scrutiny over his personal finances, has drawn a crowded field of 34 candidates, with his most prominent challenger being Count Binface, a costumed satirical candidate. Reform UK MP Danny Kruger dismissed the contest as undignified, arguing serious politics should not share a…
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Ex-Labour candidate jailed over serial NHS fraud: ‘Walter Mitty’ used fake Oxford degree to land senior roles before swindling taxpayers out of £170k by claiming sick leave for ‘tiredness’ and ‘anxiety’
A former Labour parliamentary candidate has been jailed after being convicted of a lengthy fraud against the NHS, having used a fake Oxford University degree to secure senior positions within the health service. Described in court as a “Walter Mitty” figure for his pattern of fabricated credentials, he went on to defraud taxpayers of around…
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Toronto Unveils Wavelengths & TIFF Classics Lineups With Films By Angela Schanelec, Radu Jude, Denis Côté & Lisandro Alonso
The Toronto International Film Festival has revealed the 2026 line-ups for its Wavelengths and TIFF Classics strands, ahead of the festival’s run from 10 to 20 September. Wavelengths, which champions boundary-pushing cinema, will present 11 feature films alongside a selection of shorts and mid-length works, offering a platform for experimental and auteur-driven filmmaking that sits…