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Alleged Chinese spy who befriended Prince Andrew is ‘tip of iceberg’, Tory MP says An alleged Chinese spy who forged a close relationship with Prince Andrew is just “the tip of the iceberg” of Beijing’s attempts to infiltrate the UK, a leading China-sceptic MP has said. Iain Duncan Smith, a former Conservative leader, who is seeking an urgent Commons question on Monday to quiz ministers about the issue, said Keir Starmer’s efforts to create better links with Beijing had involved the UK “showing a massive amount of weakness to China”. If Smith’s question is granted by the speaker, Lindsay Hoyle,…

Arsenal accused of selling one of the ‘best players in the Premier League’ Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has been accused of selling one of the ‘best players in the Premier League’. While the Premier League title continues to evade him, it is hard to argue Arteta has not been a success at Arsenal. He lifted the FA Cup trophy in his first season back at the club and has turned Arsenal into consistent title contenders and a team capable of amassing 80 plus points in the Premier League. If it had not been for Pep Guardiola’s record-breaking Manchester City side,…

England captain Ben Stokes suffers fresh injury blow in third New Zealand Test England’s final Test against New Zealand went from bad to worse after captain Ben Stokes limped off the field with a hamstring injury. Bowling his 13th over of the second innings – and third of the day – Stokes pulled up immediately after delivering a bouncer and grabbed his left hamstring. The England skipper headed straight for the dressing rooms in clear discomfort and was not seen for the remainder of the third day in Wellington. Stokes suffered an injury to the same left hamstring playing in…

Isa Guha apologised for ‘choosing the wrong word’ BBC cricket commentator Isa Guha has apologised for referring to India bowler Jasprit Bumrah as a ‘primate’. Guha was commentating for Australian sports network Fox Sports when she ‘chose the wrong word’ to describe Bumrah, one of the best cricketers in the world. Bumrah had just dismissed both Australian openers in the space of two overs when she began to heap praise on the 31-year-old. ‘Well, he’s the MVP, isn’t he? Most valuable primate, Jasprit Bumrah,’ Guha said on day two of the third Test between Australia and India in Brisbane. ‘He…

  Manchester United fans are convinced David Beckham ‘fired shots’ at two players after the thrilling derby victory over Manchester City. United earned bragging rights over local rivals City with a dramatic comeback victory at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. In a largely drab Premier League contest, Josko Gvardiol’s first-half header looked to be giving struggling Manchester City a much-needed victory over their arch-rivals. The defending champions led 1-0 with just minutes remaining before Amad Diallo created a goal and scored another to leave Pep Guardiola’s side stunned. United had created little before Diallo was bundled over by Matheus Nunes…

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are set to run it back Tyson Fury will look to enact his revenge on Oleksandr Usyk when the pair square off in a huge heavyweight rematch in Saudi Arabia this weekend. Usyk became the first undisputed heavyweight champion in nearly a quarter of a century after his narrow split-decision win against Fury seven months ago. The defeat marked the first professional loss of the Gypsy King’s career but he know has the chance to avenge that loss back in Riyadh. Usyk has since vacated his IBF belt but three world title belts will still…

Gary Neville was impressed by one Manchester United player Gary Neville drooled over Amad Diallo’s performance against Manchester City and suggested that the freedom with which he plays reminds him of Wayne Rooney. Manchester United’s poor Premier League form under new boss Ruben Amorim looked set to continue as they trailed for almost an hour after Josko Gvardiol put the struggling champions ahead ten minutes before half-time. But the away side – inspired by Diallo – completed a dramatic late turnaround to snatch a 2-1 win and pile further pressure on the defending champions. Diallo, starting in a more advanced…

Man Utd have launched an investigation over team news leaks Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has asked Amad Diallo and Alejandro Garnacho if they are responsible for team news leaks. That’s according to The Sun, after United’s XI to face Manchester City on Sunday leaked online well ahead of the their line-up being announced. United have reportedly decided to launch a probe to get to the bottom of what’s going on with Amad and Garnacho the first two players questioned. Last week, Garnacho’s brother, Roberto, denied accusations on social media that he has been the source of several team…

Tories only spent a quarter of money allocated to levelling up Exclusive: FoI requests reveal £2.5bn was spent out of £10.6bn fund for three main local regeneration schemesThe Conservatives spent only a quarter of the money they allocated to levelling up, according to freedom of information requests that underline how Michael Gove’s flagship regional spending scheme failed to live up to expectations.The previous government allocated £10.6bn to the three main schemes under the levelling up programme, which provided funding for regeneration projects as diverse as leisure centres and local transport networks. Continue reading… Tories only spent a quarter of money…

MPs are amongst those calling for the alleged Chinese spy – with close links to Prince Andrew – to be publicly named for security reasons. MPs are threatening to name the man as allegations raise “calls for caution.” Shadow home secretary Chris Philp and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage are amongst those calling for the alleged spy to be named.

It’s plunged the royals – and Andrew – into deeper crisis and amid another year of royal scandal, the firm is hoping Andrew steps out of the public eye this Christmas.

District councils could be abolished and more elected mayors introduced across England under new plans for a major redesign of local government. Ministers are set to publish a paper on Monday outlining plans for mergers in areas where there are currently two tiers of local authority – smaller district and larger county councils – in a bid to streamline services.

The government has approved the sale of the Royal Mail’s parent company to a Czech billionaire. The £3.6bn takeover by Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group has been given the go-ahead after agreeing “legally binding” undertakings.