Mora Romero’s path from Blackpool circus strongman to Olympic weightlifter

Prime minister speaks at the Trade Union Congress in Brighton before MPs vote on winter fuel payment plans Keir Starmer is about to give his speech to the TUC conference. According to an extract released in advance, he will promise a “politics of partnership”, saying that is what voters want. He will say: I call…

County Championship updates from around the groundsGet in touch with Tom via email or comment BTL At the top of Division Two, Sussex are absolutely motoring against Glamorgan, only 24 behind with Daniel Hughes and Henry Crocombe well set. 162-1 Jack Leach is on already at Taunton, two slips in, and rips a beauty past…

Lady Justice Thirlwall has opened the inquiry into events at Countess of Chester hospital’s neonatal unit Lady Justice Thirlwall has told the Thirlwall inquiry that she expects to publish her final report in the autumn of next year. The inquiry has opened today in Liverpool for four days of opening statements, with hearings expected to…

The source of new renewable energy is also a battleground over China’s cheap exports of panels that has split US firms The Biden administration touts solar energy as one of its big success stories, a booming new industry that is curbing the effects of the climate crisis and creating high-paying jobs across the country. But…

Is insisting on ID really about safeguarding or just a habit we’ve fallen into after watching too much American TV? My friend’s son, 16, sauntered into a pub at the weekend and came out with a pint. He wasn’t asked for ID, which she thought was outrageous, and I thought was fair enough because he…

Kate Lamble’s reporting on Grenfell was public service journalism at its best. But sweeping cuts will make it far harder to replicate Kate Lamble is not a household name like Emily Maitlis or Andrew Marr, other former BBC journalists. Having risen through the ranks of specialist science journalism, Lamble has never presented a primetime show….

Virginia Gilbert’s film sees Juliet Stevenson and Jared Harris divided on whether to believe the young woman claiming to be their child Novelist, short story writer and film-maker Virginia Gilbert has written and directed this carefully constructed, robustly performed drama, an intimate feature which in some ways resembles a stage play or even a radio…

Newey to start in March on deal worth up to £30m a year‘I have been hugely inspired and impressed’ Aston Martin have confirmed that Formula One’s most successful designer of the modern era, Adrian Newey, is to join the team next season. Newey has signed a long-term deal with the British marque, worth what is…

We would like to hear your memories of James Earl Jones – whether you met him, or appreciated his work as an actor James Earl Jones, the film and stage actor who gave voice to Star Wars villain Darth Vader and The Lion King’s Mufasa, has died aged 93. We would like to hear your…

Interior minister Nancy Faeser says controls will be set up at borders with France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark for six months Here’s the latest polling from Germany. Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders has praised Germany’s move to temporarily extend land border controls and said the Netherlands should do the same. Continue reading… Please…

Echipa națională de fotbal a României a reușit luni seară a doua victorie consecutivă sub comanda lui Mircea Lucescu. În fața unui stadion plin, tricolorii au câștigat duelul contra selecționatei lituaniene cu scorul de 3-1. Alexandru Mitriță a marcat și el pentru România. Mircea Lucescu: „Talentul este capricios din toate punctele de vedere” România a…

Hedge fund tycoon is also in talks with RedBird IMI to acquire Daily and Sunday Telegraph Business live – latest updates Sir Paul Marshall has sealed a £100m takeover of the Spectator magazine as the backer of GB News completes the next stage of his ambition to control a significant swathe of the UK’s conservative…

Un incident șocant s-a petrecut în Vaslui la sfârșitul săptămânii trecute. Doi poliţişti din cadrul Inspectoratului de Poliţie Judeţean (IPJ) Vaslui au fost implicați într-un accident și au ajuns să fie cercetați disciplinar.  Polițist beat la volanul mașinii de serviciu Cei doi au intrat cu mașina în care se aflau într-o alta care era parcată…

Felicitat de către Adrian Mutu, aflat în studio la FANATIK SUPERLIGA, Mircea Lucescu a spus, în glumă: “Adrian, pe tine sunt supărat. Mi-ai dat odată un telefon seara și mi-ai promis că vei deveni un antrenor mai mare decât mine”. Dialog de 5 stele Mircea Lucescu – Adi Mutu “Da, da, corect. Acum vreo 3-4…

2024 intake offers ‘fresh eyes and fresh experience’, says Marie Tidball, amid disquiet in party over rapid promotions A newly elected Labour MP has urged colleagues not to overlook the 2024 intake, as she defended her decision to run for the chair of an influential select committee only weeks after being elected. Marie Tidball said…

Este bine să cunoști temperatura ideală la care să speli lenjeria de pat. În acest mod eviți situația în care țesătura este distrusă și totodată te poți bucura de ea mai multă vreme. Temperatura ideală la care să speli lenjeria de pat Fiecare produs textil vine cu o serie de specificații pe etichetă. Deși multe persoane…

Ruling is a fillip for European Commission efforts to clamp down on ‘sweetheart’ tax deals Business live – latest updates Apple has lost a high-profile, €13bn (£11bn) Irish tax battle with Brussels in a decision that will bolster the European Commission’s efforts to clamp down on favourable “sweetheart” tax deals for multinationals. The European court…

We would like to hear from newly released prisoners about the support they have received Prisons across England and Wales are expected to release several dozen offenders on Tuesday as part of a government plan to ease overcrowding in prisons in England and Wales. Prisons expected to release several dozen offenders each include Brixton, Humber,…

Woman dies in strike on residential building in Ramenskoye and three out of four Moscow airports shut Ukraine has carried out one its biggest drone attacks on Russia since the beginning of the war, killing a woman in the Moscow region and forcing the closure of airports around the capital. Russia’s defence ministry said overnight…

”Tricolorii” s-au impus extrem de greu în întâlnirea din Ghencea și au beneficiat de ajutorul VAR în două faze importante. La scorul de 1-1, oaspeții au avut un gol anulat pentru fault în atac, iar apoi reprezentativa noastră a beneficiat de o lovitură de la 11 metri. Adi Mutu, reacție după fazele care au decis…

Secretarul general adjunct al NATO și-a anunțat public demisia în data de 3 septembrie. Mircea Geoană ar urma să își anunțe oficial candidatura la alegerile prezidențiale din această toamnă. Mircea Geoană, final de mandat la NATO Potrivit unui anunț al Alianței Nord-Atlantice, Mircea Geoană va fi decorat marți cu Ordinul NATO „Serviciul Merituos” pentru activitatea…

Hospital confirms Dickson Ndiema Marangach’s deathOlympian Cheptegei, 33, died days after being set on fire The former partner of Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who had been accused of killing her by dousing her in petrol and setting her on fire, has died from burns sustained during the attack, the Kenyan hospital where he was being…

US brand’s British designer abandons ‘strict perfection’ for a more sustainable, carefree collection The luxury fashion industry has earned a reputation for championing a polished and slick aesthetic. But according to Stuart Vevers, the British designer and creative director of the US brand Coach, the pursuit of perfectionism is over. Before his show in New…

Last year Antartica’s ice was 1.6m sq km below average – the size of Britain, France, Germany and Spain combined. This week it had even less ice than that Sea ice surrounding Antarctica is on the cusp of reaching a record winter low for a second year running, continuing an “outrageous” fall in the amount…

There could be a quarterback battle brewing in Atlanta while there were encouraging signs of a change in fortune for the Commanders Atlanta’s decision to draft a quarterback in April after the Falcons also handed Kirk Cousins a $180m contract the previous month is a thorny one. On the basis of the veteran signalcaller’s shoddy…

Trump didn’t want, much less imagine, a debate with Harris. Not so subconsciously he still thinks he’s facing Joe Biden In a debate or otherwise, hot mic or not, the “issues” are of concern to Donald Trump solely to incite his politics of paranoia. Facts, too, whatever they are, are contemptible; facts aren’t facts at…

Critics decry Christian-dominated blueprint in country with South America’s second-highest rate of teenage pregnancy Paraguay, which has the second highest rate of teenage pregnancy in South America, is about to approve its first national sex education curriculum. But activists, students and parents have expressed concern about the new guidelines, which warn that condoms cannot be…

There are increasing numbers of children with chronic health conditions. It must be on Labour’s menu to help them Steve Turner is president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health As a nation, we are at a crossroads with child health. Waiting lists are soaring and children now make up three-quarters of all…

A council in Derbyshire decided to let grass grow wild – and a group of vigilante mowers fought back. What can be done to make sure essential environmental schemes get the local support they need? The vigilante mowers of Rayneham Road in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, don’t look like dissidents. Ranging in age from 49 to 68,…

Încă o vedetă de la Antena 1 trece în tabăra celor de la PRO TV. După plecarea celor trei chefi, Cătălin Scărlătescu, Florin Dumitrescu și Sorin Bontea, alături de prezentatoarea Gina Pistol, o altă figură cunoscută de pe micile ecrane, care a făcut parte din mai multe proiecte de succes la Antena 1 a făcut…