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Fifpro: Top female players at higher risk of ACL and other major injuries, research finds Top female footballers are more vulnerable to issues like anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, research from the world players’ union has found.  Factors including increased workloads, travel and lack of rest were shown to be factors in the serious injuries sustained. Data was collected by the top leagues in England, France, Germany and Spain. The data showed that of the 139 elite players they analysed, 58 were injured over the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons. Knee injuries were the most common, with 12 players suffering ACL…

Molineux stadium to host 2024 Women’s League Cup final Molineux stadium – the home of Wolves FC, has been chosen as the venue for the Women’s League Cup final on 31 March. The final will kick off at 15:00 BST and will be broadcast on the BBC. The stadium has hosted England internationals in the past, most recently a Lionesses friendly against Belgium in June 2022. “It is one of the country’s most iconic stadiums,” said Nikki Doucet, CEO of the top two tiers of English women’s football. She added: “[It is] one steeped in history and will be a…

The budget airline’s parent company, easyGroup took particular issue with an album cover depicting a plane crash.

The filmmaker is back with another polarising movie for fans.

British teen Alex Batty expected back in UK in next few days Alex Batty is due back in the UK in the next few days after being found in France, six years after going missing, police have said.  Alex, 17, went missing in 2017 whilst on holiday in Spain with his mother and grandfather. It’s believed Alex’s mother and grandfather, neither who had guardianship of him, had kidnapped him and taken him to live in a ‘spiritual community’ in Spain. The teen escaped the commune and was found on Wednesday morning by a motorist close to Toulouse in the south…

Talking Europe sat down with the prime minister of Bulgaria, Nikolai Denkov, during a crucial EU summit that approved the start of EU accession talks for Ukraine and Moldova – but failed to find an agreement on budget support for Ukraine. We take the political temperature in the summit room with our guest, and discuss some regional and Bulgarian developments as well – notably Sofia’s efforts to join the Schengen free travel area, which is currently under negotiation between Bulgaria, Romania, Austria and the European Commission. 

King Charles and Queen Camilla married back in 2005, following initial hesitations from Queen Elizabeth II. The proposal and subsequent request for approval was documented in the final series of hit Netflix show The Crown, which aired dramatised scenes of Charles’s request to the Queen to marry Camilla.

Harry was victim of hacking by Mirror Group papers, judge rules In a landmark decision, the High Court ruled that Prince Harry was a victim of phone hacking by Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) and awarded him £140,600 in damages. Justice Fancourt, presiding over the case, revealed that the prince’s personal phone had been targeted during the period spanning from 2003 to 2009. The severity of the violation was underscored by the acknowledgement that 15 out of 33 sample articles scrutinised were either “the product of phone hacking” or resulted from other forms of “unlawful information gathering.” The judgement further exposed…

Body found in search for missing Norwich mum A body has been recovered from the River Wensum, in the search for the missing Norwich woman Gaynor Lord.  Police confirmed it was recovered from the water this morning by underwater search teams. The body has not yet been formally identified by Lord’s family has been informed, cops say. Lord, 55, was reported missing last Friday. She was seen leaving work an hour before her shift ended and never came home. Her belongings were found scattered around a park and her coat was found in the water. She was last seen near…

Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been removed from a prison near Moscow and taken to an undisclosed location, his spokeswoman said Friday, citing a court representative.