Sydney Swans: Lance Franklin successfully appeals one-match AFL ban

Sydney Swans star Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin successfully appeals one-match AFL ban By Australian Associated Press Published: 17:44 EDT, 27 July 2021 | Updated: 17:44 EDT, 27 July 2021 Sydney superstar Lance Franklin has successfully challenged his one-match AFL ban for striking and is free to play against Essendon on Saturday night. Franklin was caught in … Read more

Japanese super-fan who spent £30,000 on tickets is ‘heartbroken’ by Olympics ban on spectators

A Japanese super-fan who spent £30,000 on tickets for the Tokyo Olympics has been left ‘heartbroken’ by the ban on spectators which dashed his hopes of setting a world record. Kazunori Takishima, 45, bought 197 tickets for various events before domestic fans were included in the ban in a bid to protect the event from … Read more

Plan to ban prosecutions on Troubles is rejected by all five main Northern Ireland parties 

Plan to ban prosecutions on Troubles is rejected by all five main Northern Ireland parties By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 01:06 BST, 17 July 2021 | Updated: 01:19 BST, 17 July 2021 Proposals to ban Troubles prosecutions were yesterday rejected by all five of Northern Ireland’s main parties. Leaders from across the province’s political divide condemned … Read more

Chelsea star Callum Hudson Odoi who was caught doing 90mph in 50mph zone avoids driving ban

Chelsea star Callum Hudson Odoi who was caught doing 90mph in 50mph zone avoids driving ban after telling court he was late for training and under ‘considerable pressure from work’ By Dan Sales For Mailonline Published: 13:17 BST, 7 July 2021 | Updated: 13:32 BST, 7 July 2021 Premier League star Callum Hudson-Odoi has avoided … Read more

Calls to BAN terms like ‘top set’ and ‘bottom set’ in schools because they ‘dent self-esteem’

Calls to BAN terms like ‘top set’ and ‘bottom set’ in schools because they ‘dent pupils’ self-esteem’  Teachers should use their names instead of numbers or obvious labels for ability  Calling a child ‘low ability’ means they will have low expectations of themselves  Schools use setting or streaming as a way of narrowing the range … Read more

Does Boris Johnson’s Catholicism ban him from picking CoE bishops?

Does a Catholic wedding bar PM from picking Church of England bishops? Archaic law meaning Boris Johnson cannot advise the Queen on their selection leaves No 10 officials baffled Boris Johnson married Carrie Symonds in a Roman Catholic ceremony  The Prime Minister was baptised a Catholic but confirmed in Eton an Anglican  He got married … Read more

NHS calls for ban on small magnetic toys due to risk to children

NHS calls for ban on small magnetic toys after dozens of children who swallowed them needed urgent surgery Ingesting more than one magnet can cause major damage in hours if not removed  They fuse in intestines or bowels, squeezing tissue and cutting off blood supply At least 65 children have been admitted to hospital for … Read more

Hunters face a total ban on bringing big game trophies back to the UK

Hunters face a total ban on bringing big game trophies back to the UK but campaigners fear a ‘blood money’ exemption for those who pay for conservation Almost 200 trophies were brought into the UK in 2019 alone including 15 tusks   Environment Secretary rules out an exemption to hunters funding conservation George Eustice vows to … Read more

Camilla admits having ‘half a hug’ with her grandchildren despite ban on embracing

Grandmother-of-five Camilla admits having ‘half a hug’ with her grandchildren despite ban on embracing Camilla, 73, revealed she has defied the controversial ban on embracing The Duchess of Cornwall is a fully vaccinated grandmother-of-five  She made the admission despite the ban on hugging until May 17 at the earliest  By Henry Martin For Mailonline Published: 09:04 … Read more

TikTok appears to ban accounts after overnight outage 

TikTok users are FURIOUS as the popular video app appears to ban accounts after overnight outage TikTok confirmed a bizarre glitch that made users’ follower counts fall to zero The platform said the issue is resolved but users are still reporting problems Some adult users have allegedly been blocked after being told they’re underage By … Read more