Rangers held secret meeting with Steve Clarke, THIS is what the club told him...
Steve Clarke held discussions with Rangers about taking the jobThe Kilmarnock boss expressed this week that it was a “sad reflection on society” that sectarianism is still prevalent in Scotland. Clarke has now sensationally revealed why he didn’t join Graeme Souness’ Rangers side in the 1980s as a player. Clarke received sectarian abuse in the recent visit to Ibrox"When I was a player going back to 1984 or 1985 Rangers didn't sign Catholic players. "Not long afterwards Mo Johnston went there as the first headline Catholic to sign for Rangers. Now they do sign Catholic players.
Source:Express
February 23, 2019 11:55 UTC
Burnley 2 Tottenham 1: Ashley Barnes scores late on to spoil Harry Kane return
They had come close to a second before substitute Johann Berg Gudmundsson set up Ashley Barnes for an 83rd-minute winner. They showed that from the start, with Barnes and Wood - who had scored six goals between them in the previous three games - proving a handful for the Spurs defence. His pass set Charlie Taylor away down the left and the full-back's cross was eventually scrambled behind for a corner. A quick throw from Danny Rose caught out the Burnley defence and Kane got in behind, drove into the box and poked the ball confidently past Heaton. Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino confronted Mike Dean after the game
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February 23, 2019 11:22 UTC
Man Utd news: What Jose Mourinho texted friends before being sacked after Liverpool defeat
Manchester United chose to sack Jose Mourinho back in December with results on the pitch worsening. Manchester United have since bounced back under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, and will be hoping to beat Liverpool when the two teams lock horns on Sunday. Man Utd news: Jose Mourinho expected the sack after the Liverpool defeatMan Utd news: Jose Mourinho saw his side fall to Liverpool at AnfieldTrendingShreeves asked: "Do you think this squad are with you? And Mourinho snapped back by saying: “I believe they are honest and you believe they are dishonest.” Meanwhile, current United boss Solskjaer is relishing his side’s showdown with Liverpool on Sunday. Man Utd news: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is relishing the Liverpool showdown
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February 23, 2019 10:18 UTC
Championship table predicted: Supercomputer predicts final table - Leeds 4th, Norwich top
And the projections will be music to the ears of Norwich fans, for it has the Canaries coming out as champions by five points. And in a double boost for their supporters, bitter rivals Ipswich are on course to finish bottom! The super computer algorithm takes into account every game played so far this season, working out the percentage chances of each scoreline for the remainder of the campaign. Norwich are down to draw 1-1 with Bristol City today but that won't stop their charge for the title.
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February 23, 2019 09:45 UTC
Brexit: Rudd, Clark and Gauke should resign, says Andrew Bridgen
Three cabinet ministers who signalled they could vote to delay Britain’s withdrawal from the EU should resign, a Tory Brexiter MP has said. Amber Rudd, Greg Clark and David Gauke should step down, said Andrew Bridgen, a member of the hard-Brexit European Research Group (ERG). But the Conservative former minister Nick Boles, who is backing moves to delay Brexit if there is no deal, welcomed the intervention of the three cabinet ministers. They said they were prepared to defy the prime minister and join those MPs pushing for an extension to article 50 if there is no significant progress next week. Downing Street said the prime minister had spoken to 26 of the EU’s 27 leaders in the past fortnight, as she tries to convince them to make changes she can sell to MPs.
Source:The Guardian
February 23, 2019 09:15 UTC
The deadly truth about a world built for men – from stab vests to car crashes
For these women, the consequences of living in a world built around male data can be deadly. The reason this has been allowed to happen is very simple: cars have been designed using car crash-test dummies based on the “average” male. The seatbelt test, one of the frontal-collision tests, and both lateral-collision tests all specify that a 50th-percentile male dummy should be used. There is one EU regulatory test that requires what is called a 5th-percentile female dummy, which is meant to represent the female population. And secondly, this female dummy is not really female.
Source:The Guardian
February 23, 2019 09:00 UTC
Will MMA ever be an Olympic sport?
White suggested that delaying the timetable for establishing a world governing body empowered with the authority to regulate amateur MMA only exposes an inherently dangerous sport to negative outcomes at the grassroots level. That same year a Russian group created by the nation’s most successful professional MMA promoter, Vadim Finkelstein, who boasts heavyweight great Fedor Emelianenko as a figurehead at the behest of a supportive Vladimir Putin, declared its intention to gain international recognition for MMA. for international recognition for MMA. The IOC distributed $540m to the international federations whose sports were active during the 2016 Games in Rio. Behind closed doors, objections to MMA have also postured a core element of the sport – striking on the floor – as contra to the spirit of Olympic movement.
Source:The Guardian
February 23, 2019 09:00 UTC
How to see beyond Brexit
It often seems, in the heat of Brexit rage, that ardent leavers and remainers have forgotten how normal it is for nations to be divided. We need to raise our eyes from Brexit and consider not just the Britain, not just the Europe, but the kind of world we are aiming for. In the wake of the Brexit vote a number of EU citizens living in Britain have had horrible experiences with the immigration authorities. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Applications for Irish passports jumped by 50% after the Brexit vote. The disruption to your dream comes otherwise; not only in the form of a momentous event like military defeat, imperial collapse, workplace disappearance or Brexit.
Source:The Guardian
February 23, 2019 09:00 UTC
Man and woman in 70s die in crash with van being chased by police
Police say Ford Transit collided with pair’s car in south-east London just after midnightMan and woman in 70s die in crash with van being chased by policeA man and a woman in their 70s have died after the car they were in collided with a Ford Transit van that was being pursued by police. Scotland Yard said police officers spotted a van being “driven erratically at speed” that failed to stop. The vehicle collided with a Citroen C3 on Footscray Road in Eltham, south-east London, just after midnight on Saturday. Paramedics were called, but the man and woman in the car were pronounced dead at the scene. “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the deceased and all those affected by this incident.
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February 23, 2019 08:52 UTC
Boy stabbed to death in Birmingham named as Abdullah Muhammad
Abdullah, 16, was the second teenager to be stabbed to death in the city in a weekA teenager who became the second boy to be stabbed to death in Birmingham in a week has been named by police. Abdullah Muhammad was discovered fatally wounded near a park in the Small Heath area of the city at about 8pm on Wednesday, West Midlands police said. The 16-year-old was the second teenager to be stabbed to death in the city, and the third knife victim in the force area this month, after a man was killed in Coventry on 10 February. A week before the incident, the 16-year-old student Sidali Mohamed was stabbed outside Joseph Chamberlain college in Balsall Heath. His life support machine was turned off on15 February 15, with a 16-year-old boy arrested in connection with the death.
Source:The Guardian
February 23, 2019 08:37 UTC
Paul Merson makes Liverpool transfer claim about Coutinho ahead of Man Utd clash
Liverpool sold Coutinho for £142million to Barcelona and used the cash to invest in midfield duo Naby Keita and Fabinho as well as goalkeeper Alisson. Keita made the move for £48million after starring in the Bundesliga for RB Leipzig but he has failed to impress at Anfield. And while Fabinho has been a handy addition - has filled in admirably at the back in Liverpool's defensive injury crisis - he is hardly the man to unpick a defence. Ahead of the meeting between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford on Sunday, Merson said: "United's midfield has more guile and goals in it than Liverpool's. They miss Philippe Coutinho, someone who has that X factor and can produce something out of nothing."
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February 23, 2019 08:03 UTC
20 of the best new and recently refurbished hotels in the UK
• Doubles from £100 B&B, mounthaven.co.ukSt Michael’s Resort, Falmouth, CornwallFacebook Twitter Pinterest Photograph: Elliott WhiteThis Cornish spa hotel relaunched in September after a £50m transformation. The original has since been joined by equally arty hotels in London, South Leigh in the Cotswolds and Penzance, Cornwall. Now it is becoming a hotel, too – three rooms opened last year, with eight more this spring. • Doubles from £99, theambleinnamble.co.ukKingshouse Hotel, Glencoe, HighlandsFacebook Twitter Pinterest Photograph: Graeme Hart/Perthshire Picture AgencyThis landmark hotel has been welcoming travellers since the 1750s. Dorm beds from £18, citihostelaberdeen.comMill House B&B, Perth & KinrossFacebook Twitter Pinterest Photograph: Monzie EstateThis boutique B&B recently opened on the historic 4,000-acre Monzie estate near Crieff.
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February 23, 2019 06:56 UTC
Brexit: what happens the next day if there is no deal?
Brexit: what happens the next day if there is no deal? Brexit: what happens the next day if there is no deal? But if the UK leaves without a deal, all changes and drivers will be expected to carry a green card when in mainland Europe and Ireland. Irish insurers have prepared 400,000 green card forms in the event of no deal, and some UK insurers are now proactively sending green cards to customers in Northern Ireland. It has said it is seeking agreements with countries on healthcare arrangements for UK nationals after Brexit day, but no such agreements are in place yet.
Source:The Guardian
February 23, 2019 06:56 UTC
UK food imports from EU face '£9bn tariff bill' under no-deal Brexit
The government is expected next week to spell out its plan to mitigate a potential £9bn food-price shock from a no-deal Brexit, as analysts predict the cost of staples such as beef, cheddar cheese and tomatoes could soar. The relationship with the EU is key to the price of food because nearly one third of the food eaten in the UK comes from the bloc. On that basis the UK’s 2017 EU food imports would come with a hefty £9.3bn tariff bill on top, according to Retail Economics’s analysis. A country can set a quota, enabling a certain volume of a product to flow in before a higher tariff rate kicks in. But the direction of travel for prices looks clear, as demonstrated by Britain’s favourite cheese: cheddar.
Source:The Guardian
February 23, 2019 06:56 UTC
Teenager dies after shotgun and knife attack in north London
Police find injured men aged 19 and 20 after responding to reports of a fight in Wood GreenA teenager has died after suffering shotgun and stab injuries in an incident in north London. Scotland Yard said it was called to reports of a group of people fighting on Vincent Road, Wood Green, just before 8.10pm on Friday. When police arrived, two men, believed to be aged 19 and 20, were found with stab injuries and taken to hospital, where the teenager was pronounced dead shortly after 3am on Saturday. It has since been established he also suffered shotgun injuries, police said, while the older man’s injuries have been assessed as non life-threatening. No arrests have been made and police have appealed for witnesses.
Source:The Guardian
February 23, 2019 06:56 UTC