Euro 2020: Giorgio Chiellini confesses to laying a curse on Bukayo Saka before his missed penalty

Giorgio Chiellini has extraordinarily confessed to cursing Bukayo Saka before the England starlet missed the decisive penalty that saw Italy win Euro 2020. Saka was left heartbroken after seeing his spot-kick palmed out by Gianluigi Donnarumma, with the Three Lions’ stellar campaign brought to an end in the cruellest of fashions at Wembley.  But Italy … Read more

Euro 2020: Marcus Rashford’s missed penalty for England is blasted by Rafael van der Vaart

‘You can just take a normal run-up can’t you?’: Rafael van der Vaart delivers scathing verdict on Marcus Rashford’s ‘interesting’ missed penalty during Euro 2020 final defeat to Italy By Kieran Lynch For Mailonline Published: 13:57 BST, 12 July 2021 | Updated: 14:55 BST, 12 July 2021 Rafael van der Vaart has hit out at … Read more

Rafael van der Vaart hits out at Marcus Rashford’s missed penalty for England against Italy

‘You can just take a normal run-up can’t you?’: Rafael van der Vaart delivers scathing verdict on Marcus Rashford’s ‘interesting’ missed penalty during Euro 2020 final defeat to Italy Italy were crowned European Champions after their penalty shoot-out victory  Marcus Rashford missed one of three spot-kicks for Gareth Southgate’s side  Rafael van der Vaart has … Read more

Jose Mourinho calls out England’s stars for letting Bukayo Saka take decisive penalty

Roy Keane has also criticised England’s senior stars – in particular Raheem Sterling and Jack Grealish – for not leading by example by taking a penalty kick in their shootout defeat by Italy. England lost the Euro 2020 final after 19-year-old Bukayo Saka missed the crucial fifth and final spot-kick, following earlier misses by Marcus … Read more

How newspapers reacted to England’s final defeat to Italy as ‘penalty curse’ strikes again

The British Press joined England fans across the country in expressing pride in the Three Lions as the football team suffered a devastating loss in the finals of the Euros last night. Italy lifted the trophy after a nerve-shredding 120 minutes of play followed by an excruciating penalty shoot out which saw England miss three … Read more

Tory MP Richard Holden hit with £100 penalty notice for littering after dropping cigarette butt

No smoke without fine! Tory MP Richard Holden is hit with £100 penalty notice for littering after dropping cigarette butt outside North-West Durham election count Richard Holden was hit with the charge in his constituency in County Durham He has previously posted images of himself on social media litter picking The MP was given ten … Read more

Tory MP Richard Holden hit with £100 penalty notice for littering after dropping cigarette butt

No smoke without fine! Tory MP Richard Holden is hit with £100 penalty notice for littering after dropping cigarette butt outside North-West Durham election count Richard Holden was hit with the charge in his constituency in County Durham He has previously posted images of himself on social media litter picking The MP was given ten … Read more

Kim Kardashian discusses abolishing the death penalty, the end of KUWTK, and why she’s ‘punk’

Keeping Up with the Kardashians star Kim Kardashian revealed her biggest goal, if and when she passes the California State Bar in 2024, would be to end the death penalty. ‘Abolishing the death penalty is, like, so high up my list,’ the 40-year-old aspiring lawyer told Vogue on Sunday night. ‘And as I have clients … Read more

Lifetime Isas: Penalty to go back to 25% again soon

Hard-up savers who need to raid their Lifetime Isa pot will soon be charged their own money to do so again to ‘discourage withdrawals’ and ‘protect its status as a long-term savings product’, the Government has said. It said the penalty for withdrawing money from the tax-free account would be increased back up to 25 … Read more

Treasury plans to reintroduce Lifetime Isa withdrawal penalty in April

Campaigners have reacted with dismay to the news the Treasury does not plan to reduce the Lifetime Isa withdrawal penalty for another 12 months. The news means aspiring first-time buyers will again be charged their own money from April to raid their house or retirement deposits if they run into financial difficulty and need to … Read more