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One thing I found difficult about my brother's disability was that we'd never get to play @EASPORTSFIFA again because he has limited use of his hands. Thanks to @SpecialEffect for lending him this adapted kit so he could beat me once again. And yes, he genuinely did
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A moment to note something.
This - and the work on Brand- can’t be replaced by AI, however sophisticated. It can’t be replaced by content creators
It takes teamwork, painstaking quiet work over long period, and the conviction to take on the legal risk.
theguardian.com/tv-and-radio…
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I've been in politics for a quarter century. It's hard to express how staggering it is to see a conversation like this on corporate US media. The Morning Joe panel gobsmacked by the directness of @AbdulElSayed's points.
(clip via @DropSiteNews)
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"They can start cutting people's faces up. They can stab someone. They can shoot someone."
EXCLUSIVE: Our hidden cameras capture the leader of Turning Point UK organising a fake rally for a foreign government and helping arrange a murder-for-hire with loyalist paramilitaries.
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This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.
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Today I have written to the head of the UK Football Policing Unit after its disgraceful attempt to link alcohol with the Hillsborough disaster following the Prime Minister’s call to ease restrictions at football matches.
Alcohol did not cause Hillsborough. The behaviour of supporters did not cause or contribute to the disaster.
These are the authoritative, factual conclusions of the inquests and the independent investigations. They are not matters of opinion.
Thirty-seven years on, when will policing authorities finally accept the truth and stop perpetuating the lies and smears created in the aftermath of the disaster?
Enough is enough.
#JFT97
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This is low, even by the standards of the UK Football policing unit, casually linking the Taylor report post Hillsborough and football tragedies to changes in the law on drinking at matches
Drinking in view of the pitch didn’t cause deaths or injuries - policing failures did
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"My father Michael Massaroli...you do my dad's legacy and the legacy of all these victims no honor by using this tragedy to spread hate. We have seen a medley of people come up today, of all races, all religions, all creeds and this tragedy is just that, it's a tragedy. I've had to grow up and spend the past 25 years seeing people use it to hate on our Muslim brothers and sisters, to hate on people who don't look like them. That's wrong. That does no honor to the victims here...please stop."
Full video here: youtube.com/live/Wkl0vAMmU0I…
Glad it’s been addressed, but depressing that it takes public pressure for a club to respond to things like this.
These statements always seem to be about PR and saving face, and not about building a genuine culture of dignity towards staff and fans
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It’s not a test and it’s not an invasion. It’s as serious as it gets in terms of a job I’ve done (and still do) for 34 years.
Conditions have never been as bad, resources have never been so badly needed. People still using disposable BBQs and dropping cigarettes.
I’m glad this got the reaction it has done.
Hopefully people take note.
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@andros_townsend Everyone follow Andros Townsend tottenham future star and will be a interesting tweeter to say the least haha !x
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Clarification: Sky News was not at the property at 7.41am. As has already been acknowledged, and as shown in the footage from 10.19am, Sky News was outside a property where Mr Farage was registered to vote at the last election. Sky News did not interact with Mr Farage’s daughter.
On a single occasion, we approached the property without a camera operator, identified ourselves as Sky News, and the adult occupant chose not to engage. We were seeking to contact Mr Farage to ask questions about the gift he accepted from Mr Cottrell. This is a well-established and routine journalistic practice when reporting on matters of legitimate public interest.
The footage clearly demonstrates that Sky News did not “hound” or pursue Mr Farage’s daughter. At no stage did we seek to speak to anyone other than Mr Farage in connection with this story.
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Red cards are not overturned by political phone calls. They are overturned by rules, evidence and independent bodies. If a U.S. President intervenes with the FIFA President — and a player is suddenly cleared before a World Cup knockout match — the question is unavoidable: Quo vadis, FIFA?
Football must never become a playground for political power. #FIFA #WorldCup #GianniInfantino #DonaldTrump
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One of the killings involved a ten day old baby being shot by an Israeli sniper in broad daylight whilst the baby was being breastfed : an independent UN Commission says Israeli authorities and security forces deliberately targeted Palestinian children resulting in genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Gaza, and war crimes in the occupied West Bank
The Independent Int'l Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory presents new report to the UN Human Rights Council.
"The evidence shows that Palestinian children have been deliberately targeted & killed by the Israeli security forces."
ohchr.org/sites/default/file…
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Nigel Farage is such a man of the people, that he arranged for everyone he was in the pub with to watch England play Denmark in 2024, to get back together in the same clothes to watch England play Croatia in the 2026 World Cup.
What a guy!
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Partey loses Canada visa appeal - incredibly court documents show he (or Ghana) initially declared 'No' when asked if he had any outstanding criminal charges
thetimes.com/sport/football/…
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We worked on this important piece for months - with a stellar team of journalists at Sky - because human stories, people’s lives & the truth of what happened to a child’s life, dreams & future matter.
Proud of our work - proud of our team. @SkyNews @Chesh
#JournalismMatter #Minab #IranWar
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The visa story is the most telling controversy this World Cup has had
Fifa is going against its own rules and precedent
Should it even be held in a state that clearly doesn't see it as a World Cup
What was the point of Infantino's cravenness to Trump?
independent.co.uk/sport/foot…
