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F1 legend Eddie Jordan has revealed he is battling two ‘aggressive’ forms of cancer. The 76-year-old was diagnosed with prostate and bladder cancer earlier this year, which then spread to his spine and pelvis. Speaking on his Formula For Success podcast, which he co-hosts with David Coulthard, Jordan said: ‘We’ve kind of alluded to it, David, over the shows. Way back in March and April, I was diagnosed with bladder and prostate cancer. ‘And then it spread into the spine and the pelvis, so it was quite aggressive. And we’ve all heard about our wonderful friend Sir Chris Hoy, who…

Gabriel has missed Arsenal’s last three games with a muscle injury Mikel Arteta is still sweating on the fitness of key Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes ahead of Saturday’s Premier League game against Everton. The Gunners’ boss had been coy with regards to the Brazil international’s fitness up until Tuesday’s pre-match press conference ahead of last night’s 3-0 win over Monaco. Gabriel has now missed his side’s last three games with what Arteta confirmed to be ‘a muscle injury’ but, according Mail Sport, Arsenal hope will be ready to make his return against the Toffees. Amid a mounting injury crisis, Jakub…

Jadon Sancho has revealed Chelsea players are saying ‘we haven’t done anything yet’ amid talk of them being in the Premier League title race. The Blues have massively impressed this season under head coach Enzo Maresca and sit second in the top-flight after their opening 15 games. Chelsea are currently two points ahead of third-placed Arsenal and four points ahead of fourth-placed Manchester City, who were considered bigger title challengers by pundits and fans at the start of the season. With Chelsea just four points behind leaders Liverpool, many football pundits have argued that Chelsea are now in the race…

Tiny Christmas Tree Planted by Couple in 1979 is Now 52-ft Tall and a 5-Star Tourist Stop–LOOK In the dark of winter, in a place where there are no street lights, a Christmas tree has grown so tall that people can see its sparkling lights from miles around. In fact, the entire town of Inkberrow in Worcestershire, England, gathers on Pepper Street every year for the annual “Switching on” ceremony. Avril and Christopher Rowlands bought the tiny fir tree for £6 in 1978 and after Christmas planted it in their yard to mark their first holiday together in the new…

Aragon’s economy grows. The forecast is that the community’s economy will close 2024 with a growth of 3%, placing it slightly above the Spanish average estimated at 2.9%. This growth is estimated by the better performance of the economy this year, according to the data already known for 2024, which has caused the forecast for the end of this year to be raised by five points in Ibercaja’s economic report. A trend that has also occurred at the national level by seven points above the previous estimate made by the financial entity. The good performance of the Aragonese economy comes…

Sara Sharif’s father and stepmother have been convicted of the 10-year-old’s murder. Police said Urfan Sharif, 43, and Beinash Batool, 30, had subjected Sara to “horrific suffering” before her body was found at the family’s home in Surrey last year.

Keir Starmer has unveiled sweeping changes to the planning system that could see councils forced to consider building on green belt land in England. The prime minister has vowed to override “blockers” standing in the way of building the new homes needed to solve the housing crisis. However some locals in the areas where these houses will need to be built are steadfast in their opposition to more housing.

Manchester City are in danger of Champions League elimination, while Liverpool made it six wins from six and Arsenal and Aston Villa are flying.
Two games remain in the revamped Champions League’s new 36-team league phase. The top eight automatically progress to the last 16 and, crucially, skip the two-legged knockout play-off round.

Remaining cloudy for many with patchy drizzle, and hill fog, especially across central and eastern areas. Brighter skies in the far west and across much of Scotland, where fog could linger all day. Feeling rather cold once again. Tonight: Largely cloudy through overnight, with further spells of light rain and drizzle at times. Murky over the hills. Some clear skies in the north, with a frost possible here.

Summary of The Guardian Newspaper The Guardian page this morning – summarisedThe front page of The Guardian this morning reports that 10,000 civil service jobs are to be axed under a new government efficiency drive. Sources tell the paper that there is an acceptance that the civil service has become too big after expanding to meet the demands of Brexit and the pandemic. Ministers are planning to cut more than 10,000 civil service jobs as Whitehall departments battle to stay within spending limits under a new government efficiency drive, the Guardian has learned.Multiple sources said there was an acceptance that the…

Summary of the Metro Newspaper Metro front page this morning – summarisedThe Metro front page this morning reports on the conviction of the father and stepmother who killed 10-year-old Sara Sharif. Sara Sharif’s mum has paid tribute to her ‘beautiful’ daughter after the schoolgirl was murdered by her father and stepmother during a horrific ‘campaign of abuse’.The 10-year-old suffered more than 70 injuries shortly before her broken body was found at home in Woking, Surrey, following a call from her dad Urfan Sharif, 42, in Pakistan saying he had ‘beat her up too much’ for being ‘naughty’.Jurors at the Old Bailey…

Summary of The Irish News Newspaper The Irish News front page this morning – summarisedThe front page of The Irish News reports shocking figures show 50 people died while waiting for an ambulance in 2023/24, up from 16 in 2021/22.THE number of people who have died while waiting for an ambulance in Northern Ireland has trebled in five years.Since 2020/2021 a total of 149 people have died waiting at home for emergency response help.New figures show there were 50 deaths last year – which is a marked increase on the 16 fatalities recorded five years previously.Police in Miami say they…