AFL: Swans star Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin receives a one-match suspension

Sydney Swans star Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin receives a one-match suspension for high elbow during clash with Fremantle By Australian Associated Press Published: 17:57 EDT, 26 July 2021 | Updated: 17:57 EDT, 26 July 2021 Sydney AFL superstar Lance Franklin has been handed a one-match suspension for his high elbow on Fremantle’s Luke Ryan. Franklin was … Read more

Lewis escapes NRL suspension for scuffle 

Lewis escapes NRL suspension for scuffle  By Australian Associated Press Published: 06:17 BST, 19 July 2021 | Updated: 06:17 BST, 19 July 2021 Canterbury half Lachlan Lewis has avoided an NRL suspension for his bizarre halftime tackle of Cody Walker. The off-contract playmaker can accept a $1600 fine with an early guilty plea after he … Read more

Highest suspension bridge in Canada to open in May: Golden Skybridge crosses canyon 426ft up

Highest suspension bridge in Canada set to open in May: Pictures reveal thrilling new walkway that will allow visitors to cross a canyon at a dizzying height of 426ft ‘Golden Skybridge’ will either be thrilling or nail-biting depending on the individual visitor’s head for heights  The Golden Skybridge, near the town of Golden, will actually … Read more

European suspension of AstraZeneca vaccine WILL cause Covid deaths, experts warn

Europe’s suspension of the AstraZeneca vaccine will erode public confidence in the jab and lead to more coronavirus deaths, experts warned today. UK scientists said the decision to withhold the British-made jab on the continent due to an extremely rare risk of blood clots in young women would deprive vulnerable people of life-saving protection against the … Read more

Football Index enters administration and announces suspension

Football Index, the online gambling platform, has entered administration and been suspended after a market crash at the weekend sparked fury and disgust from investors. The under-fire company announced on Thursday evening that, after discussions with ‘external’ legal and financial advisors, the decision was made to help find an ‘agreeable way forward’. Administrators Begbies Traynor … Read more

Drunk motorists could face immediate suspension after son killed by intoxicated hit-and-run driver

Drunk and dangerous motorists could face immediate bans after plea to MPs from father whose son’s hit-and-run killer kept his licence for 11 months before being jailed Family of Tom McConnachie, 34, set up parliamentary petition called Tom’s Law  Tom’s Law would see licences suspended until drivers stand at court trial  Mr McConnachie was killed … Read more

Jeremy Corbyn loses first round of his court battle over his suspension in anti-Semitism row

Jeremy Corbyn loses first round of his court battle with Labour chiefs over his suspension in anti-Semitism row Jeremy Corbyn may sue after his suspension from Parliamentary Labour Party  Ex-Labour leader is now sitting as an independent but wants to be reinstated Judge refused his bid for Labour Party documents relating to be disclosed  By … Read more

Jeremy Corbyn edges closer to High Court battle over Labour suspension

Jeremy Corbyn edges closer to High Court battle against Labour after he was suspended for claiming anti-Semitism in the party was ‘dramatically overstated for political reasons’ Jeremy Corbyn was suspended from Labour in October over anti-semitism He had claimed the scale of the problem had been ‘dramatically overstated’  Was reinstated as a member weeks later … Read more

Learners out-of-pocket £1.1m due to Covid suspension to driving tests

Tens of thousands of learners across the UK have been unable to take their driving tests due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic – and that means some £1.1million in passed theory tests has been lost, according to a study. Provisional licence holders could be out-of-pocket as much as £2.3million from a combination of … Read more

Jeremy Corbyn suspension could cost Labour party £30m backing

Could Labour lose £30million amid anti-Semitism row? Five of the party’s biggest backers stay loyal to former leader Jeremy Corbyn and criticise his successor Keir Starmer  Mr Corbyn, was suspended last week for questioning the findings of a report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission He said the issue of anti-Semitism within the Labour … Read more