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FIFA Council not been told which agency will consider 64-team World Cup impact
59+ min ago (623+ words) FIFA Council has not been told which agency its own administration has appointed to consider the impact of a 64-team World Cup, the Press Association understands. Last month PA had sight of a FIFA research brief seeking an agency to…...
Three Argentina players banned over brawl after World Cup final defeat
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (510+ words) Three Argentina players have been banned for their part in a brawl at the end of last month’s World Cup final against Spain, but the South American nation have only been fined for displaying a Falkland Islands banner after the…...
Action approved to stabilise Modernist landmark in Borders
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (339+ words) Action has been approved to protect an iconic Scottish Borders building after “two decades of neglect and vandalism”. A consortium of heritage and design organisations received the keys for the Bernat Klein studio near Selkirk last year after securing it…...
Nick Kyrgios provisionally suspended after testing positive for cocaine
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (97+ words) The Herald Kyrgios provisionally suspended after testing positive for cocaine Nick Kyrgios has been provisionally suspended after failing a doping test, the International Tennis Integrity Agency has announced. The controversial Australian player gave a sample at an ATP tournament in…...
Rodri completes Barcelona transfer after glittering career at Manchester City
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (551+ words) Barcelona have announced the signing of Spain captain Rodri from Manchester City on a four-year contract. The midfielder, who was named player of the tournament in Spain’s World Cup triumph this summer, completed a £65.4million move on Tuesday following a medical…...
Huge wildfire in West Midlands destroys 19 homes on UK’s hottest day of year
1+ week, 4+ day ago (536+ words) Firefighters looking at the burnt out remains of a house following a huge blaze in Stourbridge (Jacob King/PA) A huge wildfire in the West Midlands completely destroyed 19 homes after it rapidly spread to buildings during the UK’s hottest day…...
Barra community to welcome new £100,000 statue of island's patron saint
1+ week, 4+ day ago (808+ words) A new statue depicting the Irish patron saint of the Hebridean Isle of Barra will be unveiled next month, 1400 years after his death, after a fundraising target was smashed years ahead of schedule. The island community will gather to see…...
'Apocalyptic scenes' as huge fires hit West Midlands on hottest UK day
1+ week, 4+ day ago (705+ words) Huge fires have caused “apocalyptic scenes” in the West Midlands – forcing some people to flee after blazes started tearing through homes on the UK’s hottest day of the year. West Midlands Fire Service said it was facing “extreme levels of…...
Skill, passion, precision (and laughs): the show that will make you love flamenco
1+ week, 5+ day ago (386+ words) Fringe Review: Flamenc Oh!!, Assembly Rooms, four stars Spanish theatre company Yllana’s co-commission with Sadler’s Wells returns to the Edinburgh Festival for its UK premiere, bringing audiences the passion and emotional charge of flamenco. Flamenc Oh!! throws the passion and…...
Visiting Gaudí’s unfinished icon amid Barcelona’s timeless treasures
1+ week, 6+ day ago (669+ words) There are cities that impress, cities that entertain, and cities that quietly linger in the memory long after a visit has ended. For me Barcelona falls firmly in the last category. Its mix of medieval history, lively street life, bold…...