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Swinney announces cash boost for football scheme to tackle child poverty
A scheme for local football clubs to help families facing poverty is to have its funding doubled, First Minister John Swinney has announced.
The Scottish Government is to increase the support if gives to the Extra Time initiative –...
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Rishi Sunak plays football with children at Chesham Football Club
Rishi Sunak plays football with children at Chesham Football Club. This began an afternoon of election campaigning for the Prime Minister in the South East of England.
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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer gives a speech on the campaign trail in Lancing, full speech
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer gives a speech on the campaign trail in Lancing. Sir Kier used the speech to describe how his background and upbringing inform his plans in he becomes prime minister.
Sir Keir Starmer has said the General...
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Palestinian women’s team play football game in Dublin
Irish President Michael D Higgins and Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald have attended a football match featuring the Palestinian women’s team in Dublin.
The fixture against Bohemiams FC at Dalymount Park on Wednesday evening was the...
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Palestinian women’s team play football match in Dublin in show of solidarity
Irish President Michael D Higgins and Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald have attended a football match featuring the Palestinian women’s team in Dublin.
The fixture against Bohemiams FC at Dalymount Park on Wednesday evening was the...
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Sunak discusses cyber attacks and Israel during south London visit
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said China has “fundamentally different values to ours”, amid reports Beijing was behind a cyber attack on a database containing details of armed forces personnel.
On a visit to Crystal Palace Football Club’s...
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Starmer sets out plans for first government-backed Rural Crime Strategy
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer speaks to the media during a visit to the village of Cawood, Selby, North Yorkshire.
Speaking on St George's Day, he set out new plans for the first government-backed Rural Crime Strategy to tackle the...
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Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper set out new plans for the first ever government-backed Rural Crime Strategy
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer with shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper during a visit to the village of Cawood, Selby, North Yorkshire, as they set out new plans for the first ever government-backed Rural Crime Strategy to tackle the...
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Starmer holds shadow cabinet meeting at St George's Park
Young people deserve a chance to show what they are capable of, Sir Keir Starmer has said as he pledged to promote talent on a visit to St George’s Park on Monday.
The Labour leader praised The FA’s national football centre in the...
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Sir Keir Starmer meets Sarina Wiegman and Martin Keown during visit to St George's Park
Young people deserve a chance to show what they are capable of, Sir Keir Starmer has said as he pledged to promote talent on a visit to St George’s Park on Monday.
The Labour leader praised The FA’s national football centre in the...
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Rishi Sunak always looks for someone else to blame, says Yvette Cooper as parliamentary showdown looms
Rishi Sunak has acknowledged he will miss his self-imposed spring target for getting the Rwanda scheme off the ground but insisted: “We will start the flights and we will stop the boats.”
He blamed Labour opposition to the plan for the...
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Young people are not getting the opportunities they need under Tories, says Starmer.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer holds a shadow cabinet meeting at St George's Park and pledges to promote talent and "champion success".
During his visit to the home of England’s football teams in Burton-on-Trent ahead of St George’s...
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Liberal Democrats call on reinstatement of free-to-air Premier League football
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey joined a kids' football training session in York, as the party calls for more sport to be shown on terrestrial television.
It has called for at least 10 English Premier League matches and 10...
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Terraces cleared as Casement Park gets set for rebuild ahead of Euro 2028
Contractors with excavators have begun clearing the concrete seating terraces at GAA stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland, ahead of the long-delayed redevelopment of the stadium.
The maintenance and pre-enabling works will run until...
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George Galloway wins Rochdale byelection
George Galloway of The Workers Party of Britain gives a speech following his victory in the Rochdale by-election
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Sunak answers questions during PM connect event in Accrington
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak answers questions from voters and journalists during a PM connect event in Accrington. He speaks about the Rwanda scheme, football governance white paper and the Post Office scandal.
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Prime Minister visits Accrington Stanley sports hub
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits the Accrington Stanley Community Sports Hub, meeting members of the first team, a disability sports group and students studying BTEC Sports courses
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Hillsborough: Bishop James Jones reacts to Government's response to his report
Former bishop of Liverpool James Jones reacts to Government's response to his report on Hillsborough.
He said: “ Although the Government’s statement falls short of the hopes of the Hillsborough families it is a serious and substantial...
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How Robert Kraft Kept the Patriots in New England
Kraft Group Founder, Chairman, and CEO Robert Kraft outlines the obstacles he had to overcome to keep the New England Patriots in New England. He speaks on "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations" recorded August 15 in...
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Humza Yousaf reacts to the UK and Ireland hosting Euro 2028
Scottish first minister Humza Yousaf reacts to the UK and Ireland securing the hosting of the 2028 Euro's tournament.
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Tottenham's Levy Says Conte Wasn't Right Coach for Team
Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy talks about why he let go managers Antonio Conte and Jose Mourinho. He speaks in an exclusive interview with Bloomberg's Jonathan Ferro in London.
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Everton FC Closing In on Sale to 777 Partners
Everton Football Club is nearing an agreement to be acquired by 777 Partners LLC following months of talks between the parties, with club owner Farhad Moshiri expected to exit with a fraction of the money he invested. David Hellier...
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Rubiales Resigns as Spain Football Chief Over World Cup Kiss
Luis Rubiales finally caved in after days of intense pressure and quit as head of Spain's football federation following a scandal over kissing a female player on the lips after the team won the Women's World Cup. Greg Tanner reports on...
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Martin welcomes US congressmen to Dublin ahead of US college American football game
Tanaiste Micheal Martin, US Ambassador Claire Cronin, Senator Christopher Murphy and Congressman Pat Fallon speak about Saturday's highly anticipated US college football game in Dublin between Notre Dame and Navy.