Town's housing plan delayed after government proposes new targets
Stockport council has delayed a plan to build thousands of new homes in the borough after proposed changes to the national planning system.
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American Felix and Australia's Fox elected to IOC athletes' commission
PARIS : Allyson Felix, the United States' most decorated track and field athlete at the Olympics, and Australia's Jessica Fox, a double canoe gold medallist at the Paris Games, were among four people elected to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the body said on Thursday.
Vinesh Phogat Should Be Sent To Rajya Sabha, Says Bhupinder Hooda
Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday said he would have nominated wrestler Vinesh Phogat to the Rajya Sabha if the Congress had the numbers in the state assembly. The grappler bid adieu to her international wrestling career on Thursday, saying she did not have the strength to continue. Announcing her decision to retire on social media, the 29-year-old -- disqualified from the Olympic Games after being found 100 gm overweight ahead of her gold medal bout in the 50 kg category -- sought forgiveness from everyone who supported her.
Mavericks co-owner Mark Cuban says he supported Trump in 2015 when 'I didn't think he had a chance'
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Giants, Lions each fined $200,000 for fights at joint practices - ESPN
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants and Detroit Lions were each fined $200,000 for multiple fights at joint practices this week, the NFL confirmed Wednesday.
Vinesh Phogat: From Leading Wrestlers' Protests To Gunning For Gold - A Champion Already, Always
"A torn ligament. A lower weight category. An unbeaten world champion. Nothing stands in her way" Abhinav Bindra summed up Vinesh Phogat's hurdles aptly, shortly after she became the first Indian woman wrestler to book a final berth at the Olympics. Bindra, India's first-ever gold medallist, though missed mentioning another hurdle. One that saw Vinesh Phogat getting shoved, pushed and dragged on the streets of the National Capital in May last year.
Bolton by-election called after newly elected MP quits role
One of Bolton’s newly elected MPs has quit his role as a Manchester councillor.
Calls for new Stockport hospital as MP says Stepping Hill 'not fit for purpose'
There are calls for a new hospital in Stockport after a local MP said Stepping Hill is "not fit for purpose."