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Man City captain Kyle Walker hits back at critics and makes Manchester United admission
Late in the Middle Eastern night on Friday Manchester City could be crowned champions of the world, capping the most successful year an English team has ever completed. For Pep Guardiola, the Club World Cup is a case of 'closing the circle', but for Kyle Walker this has to be a beginning rather than an end.
France prepared to change plans on 2024 Olympics opening based on security
PARIS : France is prepared to move the 2024 Olympic opening ceremony from the River Seine to another location should the security situation require it, President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday.
Network North? Government says cash from cancelled HS2 leg will go to... London
The government has revealed that it will use some of the cash saved from cancelling the Northern leg of HS2... to repair roads in London. Announcing that the high-speed railway line would no longer be coming to Manchester in October, the Prime Minister promised 'every penny' of the £36bn saved would be spent on transport projects 'in the North and the Midlands, across the country'.
Rise of Dickensian disease that killed millions - as Manchester faces more infections than almost anywhere else
A Dickensian disease responsible for killing millions in Victorian Britain is making a post-pandemic comeback - with more infections identified in Manchester than almost anywhere else in the country. Tuberculosis or TB - also known as “consumption” - caused the deaths of an estimated four million people between 1851 and 1910.
MLS request to allow reserve teams to play US Open Cup denied
Major League Soccer's (MLS) request to send their reserve teams to participate in the U.S. Open Cup, the country's oldest tournament, was denied by U.S. Soccer on Wednesday.
The murder of Brianna Ghey: How an idyllic country park became the unlikely setting for one of the most brutal and chilling killings of recent times
It was a cool but pleasant February afternoon as a family played hide and seek in the park. John Dagger, his partner and their three children were making the most of their weekend in the calm, tranquil surroundings of Culcheth Linear Park near Warrington.
Euroviews. Tunisia must break free from reliance on short-term economic fixes
Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed recently declared that central bank autonomy should not equate to independence from the state.