Far-right anti-Islam activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, better known as Tommy Robinson, was asked to leave a London restaurant after the business said guests and staff felt uncomfortable. The 42-year-old said he and four others were told to leave the Hawksmoor steakhouse, near Piccadilly Circus, on Thursday. Yaxley-Lennon has accused the restaurant of “discriminatory behaviour” due to...
PA How to Train Your Dragon star Gerard Butler said he can’t imagine a sequel being filmed anywhere else but Northern Ireland Hollywood actor Gerard Butler has said he felt like Belfast’s “adopted son” while filming How to Train Your Dragon in Northern Ireland. The first live-action remake of the hit animated trilogy was produced...
In the eyes of many seasoned observers, Swiatek was the third favourite for the title behind Sabalenka and American second seed Gauff, who beat French wildcard Lois Boisson in Thursday’s second semi-final. Swiatek has been nowhere near her dominant best over the past year, failing to reach a final since last year’s French Open triumph...
A Football Association report into the circumstances surrounding the death of former Sheffield United player Maddy Cusack found several players “did not feel supported and felt unable to raise concerns” at the club. The FA commissioned the report in early 2024, following the midfielder’s death, aged 27, in September 2023, and it has not yet...
Dugdale said it was important clubs saw footballers as “people and not just players”, which is why she was keen to speak out on the situation. As well as Reading last year, players from Wolves Women were left frustrated in April as the club had already decided not to apply to compete in the Women’s...
Umer Draz Nangiana Reporting from Muridke, Pakistan EPA On Wednesday morning, dozens of people gathered on the perimeter of a sprawling complex in the Pakistani city of Muridke to see the damage for themselves. Overnight, Indian missiles had pounded buildings at this site, which lies not far from the border with India in Pakistan’s Punjab...
Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Getty Images Katy Perry said the “online world” had tried to make her a “human Piñata” Singer Katy Perry has admitted feeling “battered and bruised” by the backlash following her recent space trip, but reassured fans she is OK as would “keep looking to the light”. Writing two weeks after the...
Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Gary Lineker says ‘it’s time’ to leave MOTD after more than 25 years presenting Gary Lineker has said he believes the BBC wanted him to leave Match of the Day as he was negotiating a new contract last year. The presenter and the BBC jointly announced in November that he would...