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Spain’s Women’s World Cup-winning coach Jorge Vilda has been sacked amid the fallout from the scandal involving the Spanish federation president Luis Rubiales. Vilda was the only member of the women’s national team coaching set-up not to resign in protest at the behaviour of Rubiales at the end of the World Cup final, but the Spanish football federation (RFEF) confirmed his dismissal on Tuesday afternoon. Concerns over Vilda’s coaching methods […]

Formula One’s governing body has announced that all of the grid’s 10 teams have been awarded compliance certificates after sticking to last season’s budget cap. Despite murmurings in the paddock that some teams might have breached the 135 millions US dollars (£108m) limit, the FIA said on Tuesday that no team was found in breach. Red Bull were last year fined £6million for breaking Formula One’s financial rules after they overspent by £1.86m in 2021 […]

B&M has sealed a deal to buy up to 51 Wilko stores from administrators following the collapse of the rival discount chain. Wilko fell into administration last month, with insolvency experts from PwC spending recent weeks seeking to hammer out a rescue deal for the historic retailer. Administrators have held talks with a raft of suitors, including HMV owner Doug Putman, in order to save Wilko’s 400 stores and 12,500 […]

The charity is calling on tech firms to do more to ensure virtual reality platforms are safe Offenders are using virtual reality (VR) to groom and sexually abuse children, as well as share illegal images of abuse, according to new research from the NSPCC. A report commissioned by the children’s charity on VR and immersive technologies said the online spaces at the heart of the technology are being used by offenders to […]

Schools Minister Nick Gibb’s comments came after his boss Gillian Keegan's sweary outburst The response to the crumbling concrete crisis has been “world-leading”, an education minister said despite ordering the full or partial closure of more than 100 schools in England just before the start of term. Schools Minister Nick Gibb’s comments came after his boss Gillian Keegan said she was frustrated that no one was acknowledging what a “f****** good job” she […]

Rishi Sunak and Gillian Keegan are under growing pressure over the crumbling concrete closing schools, as the Education Secretary claimed others had failed to tackle the crisis in a sweary outburst. In criticism caught on camera after an interview on Monday, a frustrated Ms Keegan hit out. Ms Keegan went on to admit to being on holiday in Spain in the run up to ordering more than 100 schools and […]

More than two out of five train services in Britain during the first half of the year were delayed, new figures show. Some 41% of services in that period were at least one minute late, according to BBC analysis of industry data collated by website On Time Trains. A further 3% were cancelled, while 56% were on time. Stations in Wales had the highest cancellations rate between January and July, […]

Former homeowners turned renters can now get a helping hand back onto the property ladder, according to a building society. Skipton Building Society is expanding the pool of aspiring homeowners who can apply for its track record mortgage, to support more “trapped renters”. The move could potentially help people who have previously moved out of homeownership back into the rental sector due to a divorce or needing to relocate, for […]

Holly Willoughby and Alison Hammond have shown a united front in their return to This Morning following their summer break. Their return to the small screen comes ahead of the National Television Awards (NTAs) on Tuesday, which will see This Morning stars Hammond and Martin Lewis up for the best TV presenter prize. Willoughby had been longlisted for the award but was snubbed of the final shortlist alongside her former […]