Darts star Kim Huybrechts was hospitalised with a fractured shoulder after being caught up in violence at the Belgian FA Cup final on Thursday evening. The PDC player supports Antwerp and was at the King Baudouin Stadium supporting his team. It is claimed that a group of Brussels locals, unrelated to either club, met Antwerp supporters outside the ground and tempers flared. “As many have already heard, things went seriously wrong today during the cup final,” Verhaegen wrote on Facebook. “In a nutshell: Match end, Antwerp supporters walking along a path through a park in a crowd towards the buses.

But, unlike most, the now-talkSPORT pundit's ill-feeling derived from his fellow Scotsman's playing career, rather than his time in the dugout. When Brazil was a teenager, he grew up a stone's throw away from Ferguson, who was leading Rangers' frontline at the time. Before he broke onto the scene at Ipswich Town, Brazil was a passionate Celtic fan who played in the Bhoys' youth teams. Those were bad days.”Ironically, Brazil would never make a senior appearance for the Bhoys, but he did forge a successful football career in England. Ferguson and Brazil almost had an awkward reunion on the red side of Manchester.

In a new era for the visitor destination sector, the Liverpool City Region’s six councils and the Combined Authority are joining forces in a landmark approach to promote the region’s unique cultural offer. The new tourism partnership is backed by all of the city region’s local authorities and will be delivered in partnership by staff from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and Liverpool City Council. Liverpool City Council: Cllr Harry Doyle, Cabinet Member for Health, Wellbeing and Culture Liverpool City Council. Liverpool City Region Combined Authority: Cllr Kate Groucutt, Deputy Portfolio Holder for Inclusive Growth and Third Sector. I would like to extend our welcome and congratulations to the Liverpool City Region Local Visitor Economy Partnership and its new chairman Lord Hall.

If passed, the groundbreaking measure could be a model for other states to hold fossil fuel companies liableVermont is poised to pass a groundbreaking measure forcing major polluting companies to help pay for damages caused by the climate crisis, in a move being closely watched by other states including New York and California. Modeled after the Environmental Protection Agency’s Superfund program, which forces companies to pay for toxic waste cleanup, the climate superfund bill would charge major fossil fuel companies doing business within the state billions of dollars for their past emissions. The measure would make Vermont the first US state to hold fossil fuel companies liable for their planet-heating pollution.

All decisions have intended consequences and unintended consequences. Both geopolitically and domestically for Mr Biden this decision could come to haunt him. If Mr Biden blinks as Mr Netanyahu crosses the Rafah red line then the flaky image is only compounded. By supporting Mr Netanyahu unequivocally hitherto, he has angered key Arab-American populations in places like Michigan - a state he needs to win in November. Beyond that, students - many of whom have been out protesting and would be natural Biden voters - say they now cannot vote for him.

Warner Records are reissuing Duran Duran’s first five albums on CD and vinyl. This is significant, since the 2010 CD remastering of the band’s debut album is widely regarded as being atrocious. Duran Duran had “compromised the integrity and sonic flow” of the album, he said. All five Duran Duran albums are issued on CD and vinyl on 19 July 2024, via Warner Records. Palomino Interlude One Land Flute Interlude The Edge of America Lake Shore DrivingSign Up For the SDE newsletter Submit

House Armed Services Committee ranking member Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said President Biden and his administration have not been clear on their policy around sending weapons to Israel in relation to an invasion of the city of Rafah. “My main criticism of the administration … [and] president right now is they just haven’t been clear on what their policy is,” Smith said on NewsNation’s “The Hill” with anchor Blake Burman on Thursday. “It is not the policy of the Biden administration that they’re gonna cut off Israel entirely if they go into Rafah.”On Wednesday, Biden warned he would stop giving offensive weapons such as bombs and artillery shells to Israel if its forces begin an invasion in Rafah. “I made it clear that if they go into Rafah — they haven’t gone in Rafah yet — if they go into Rafah, I’m not supplying the weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah, to deal with the cities — that deal with that problem,” Biden added. Smith said during his “The Hill” interview that the “main group” preventing a cease-fire in Israel’s war against Hamas is the Palestinian militant group itself.

In reality, the doctrine is an alternative to the much better lives we might have led. The doctrine reached its apogee in Liz Truss’s 49-day meltdown, when she tried to apply neoliberalism to the ideological letter. Labour softened some aspects but accepted privatised public services, brutally curtailed protest, deregulated commerce even further and allowed the financial sector to pursue reckless get-rich-quick schemes. If we keep working harder, one day we’ll pay for the public services we need; one day we’ll earn the economic security we crave; one day we’ll have more leisure time. Strong public services and economic security were never part of the plan.

With the nominees for the Premier League player and young player of the season awards being announced on Thursday, Sofascore have been quick to turnaround who statistically should win both awards. Sofascore have decided who should win both award by their average rating across the 2023-24 Premier League season. There is perhaps no surprise that Manchester City star Phil Foden tops both lists, as he averages a rating of 7.76 across the season. Defending player of the year winner Erling Haaland is only fifth in the rankings to retain his award, while he's also fourth to win in the young player category. Isak is fifth in the ranking for the young player award, ahead of Arsenal's William Saliba, Manchester United rookie Kobbie Mainoo and Tottenham's Destiny Udogie.

On Wednesday, he said the United States would not provide offensive weapons for a Rafah offensive, raising pressure on Netanyahu. But in a statement released Thursday, Netanyahu said “if we have to stand alone, we will stand alone. But we have much more than fingernails.”Israel’s top military spokesman, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, also appeared to downplay the practical impact of any arms holdup. Israel has repeatedly threatened to invade Rafah, where some 1.3 million Palestinians — over half the population — have sought refuge. Hamas this week said it had accepted an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal, but Israel says the plan does not meet its “core” demands.

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Remember when I noted that there were two sealed dockets that had been deemed “related” to the Henry Cuellar docket? There are two cases related to this one, 4:24-cr-00089, 4:24-cr-00113, both of which were charged this year, both of which remain sealed. There are several key participants in this alleged scheme who might be candidates for either parallel prosecution or cooperation deals. In other Cueller related news, DOJ filed to start the CIPA process today, doing so at a far earlier point in the prosecution than SDNY did in the Bob Menendez case. I had noted that there where dated, probably intercepted discussions among Azerbaijani officials about recruiting Cuellar.

Don’t know emerges as the big winner in a poll on recognition of a Palestinian state; preliminary observations on a redistribution of the two Northern Territory seats; and some other stuff. • The Australian Electoral Commission, which hitherto offered only the second quarter as the time when the proposed redistributions for New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia would be published, is now saying “late May/early June”. I’ve also noticed for the first time that a redistribution process for the Northern Territory began in late February. Liberal candidate Simon Kennedy scored 62.7% of the primary vote, winning at the final count ahead of the Greens with 71.3%. • The Nationals have preselected Brendan Moylan, a Moree solicitor, as their candidate for the New South Wales state by-election for Northern Tablelands, the date for which the government appears in no hurry to announce.

“I think it’s a good step forward,” Sanders told CNN’s “The Source.” “I think we’ve got to do even more.”During the interview, Sanders blasted Netanyahu, saying what he “has done in Gaza is unconscionable.”“In my view, Netanyahu should not have gotten a nickel so long as he continued this incredibly destructive war,” Sanders said. The U.S. has repeatedly urged Israel to reconsider but Netanyahu has vowed to press on. Biden last month signed a foreign aid package, including $26.4 billion in aid to Israel and $1 billion for humanitarian assistance in Gaza. The action, though, prompted the ire of Republicans, including House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Sanders earlier this week announced he would seek reelection for another term in office.

Wiltshire Council leader slams “total nonsense” data in The Times local authorities rankingThey were ranked 298th of 318 councilsAuthor: Jessica Moriarty Published 9th May 2024The leader of Wiltshire Council has branded the data used to place it near the bottom The Times’ local authorities ranking as “total nonsense.”Councillor Richard Clewer claimed the ranking made “an absolute mockery” of the Office for Local Government (Oflog), which “hasn’t got a clue what it is measuring.”The Times used data submitted to Oflog by 318 councils across the country and put Wiltshire Council at the position of 298th out of 318 – meaning that only 5.3 per cent of local authorities are performing worse than Wiltshire. Speaking about the article in a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, May 7, Councillor Clewer argued that the data was not “designed to be used for ranking.”He said: “Government created Oflog recently to try and provide an early warning mechanism and assistance for councils that are heading into trouble, particularly financial trouble.”He added: “The principle is good, but if they’re not going to use functional data, then I have absolutely no idea how they’re ever going to achieve that.”Councillor Clewer concluded: “They have made themselves look really foolish, they’ve fallen at the first fence, and if they are going to succeed in a role that I think, from a country point of view, is really important, they have got to get a better grip on the way that they are going to use information and the way they are going to draw information together.”The Times ranking placed the council at 188th for finance, 236th for waste collection and management, 275th for roads, 314th for social care and 301st for efficiency of dealing with planning applications. Following the publication of the article, Wiltshire Council sent a letter to Oflog, signed by both Councillor Clewer and chief executive Terence Herbert. The letter described the analysis as “selective, negligent, and context-free.”It stated: “Wiltshire Council has been a firm supporter of Oflog, but we are saddened to say, as one of the country’s highest performing local authorities, our faith in Oflog is now dented.”It also noted: “We expect Oflog to strongly rebut the article and the analysis as it begins the journey of rebuilding the sector’s faith and confidence in this vital public resource.”Oflog has been approached for comment. Hear all the latest news from across the UK on the hour, every hour, on Greatest Hits Radio on DAB, at greatesthitsradio.co.uk, and on the Greatest Hits Radio app.