Spain: Nightclub fire kills six in Murcia
Four other people were injured in the fire in south-eastern city of Murcia, authorities say.
1970-01-01 08:00
Sunak Faces MP Demands to Cut Taxes Before Election: Tory Latest
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he wants to cut taxes as many members of his UK Conservative Party
1970-01-01 08:00
Bizarre reason why Liverpool goal wrongly ruled out by VAR revealed
Luis Diaz’s goal for Liverpool at Tottenham was incorrectly ruled out for offside because the VAR checking the decision mistakenly thought that the on-field decision was onside. The referees’ body, PGMOL, admitted after the match that a “significant human error” was made when checking Diaz’s goal, which came in the first half of Liverpool’s 2-1 defeat to Spurs. The Independent also understands Howard Webb spoke to Liverpool after the match and there was an apology from the referees’ chief. It has now been revealed, however, that VAR official Darren England drew the lines to check for offside and followed the process correctly to determine Diaz was onside for the goal. But in reaching their decision, the VAR team failed to realise that on-field referee Simon Hooper and his assistant officials had initially ruled the goal out for offside. Therefore, when the VAR relayed a message of “check complete” to the on-field referee, Hooper and his team disallowed Diaz’s goal and awarded a free-kick to Tottenham. What is not clear is when the VAR officials realised that they had failed to intervene. Under the rules of the game, when Tottenham took the free-kick to restart the match, the officials would have been unable to go back and award Diaz’s goal. Liverpool went on to finish the match with nine men and suffered stoppage-time heartbreak when Joel Matip deflected Pedro Porro’s cross into his own net in the sixth minute of stoppage time, but the post-match discussions focused on the crucial first-half error. "Who does that help now? We had that situation in the Wolves-Man United game. Did Wolves get the points? No," Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp reflected when informed of the PGMOL statement. "We will not get points for it so it doesn’t help. Nobody expects 100 per cent right decisions on field but we all thought when VAR comes in that it might make things easier. "I don’t know why the people...are they that much under pressure? Today the decision was made really quick I would say for that goal. It changed the momentum of the game, so that’s how it is." Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher reacted to the decision on Twitter/X and said: "It’s an horrendous mistake no matter how they did it. But if they knew just after the Spurs free-kick was taken that they’d made a huge mistake, it’s nonsense they can’t bring it back just because a free-kick has been taken." Includes reporting from PA Read More VAR officials who missed Liverpool’s ‘onside’ goal to be replaced PGMOL admit Liverpool offside goal should have stood after ‘significant human error’ Tottenham take their moment of fortune as Liverpool are left with only fury and frustration
1970-01-01 08:00
Saudi Arabia Projects a $21 Billion Deficit in 2024
Saudi Arabia has rewritten its budget forecast for next year, saying it expects a deficit instead of a
1970-01-01 08:00
Naked Attraction contestant escorted off set after he became 'too excited'
A contestant on the dating show Naked Attraction had to be escorted off set so that he could calm down, host Anna Richardson has revealed. The controversial and uncompromising Channel 4 show has been on the air since 2016 and has had 10 seasons in that time. Richardson has presented the show since its inception so its fair to say that she's seen it all during that time. On an appearance on the Andy Jay Podcast, back in 2021, the presenter revealed some of the secrets of the show and let's just say that they are not for the prudish. Richardson revealed that one of the secrets of the show is controlling the temperature in the studio for the nude male and female contestants. She said "The boys always want the studio to be warm, and they're all doing that crafty tug behind the pods because they want their manhood to look their very best. Sign up to our new free Indy100 weekly newsletter "They're always fiddling and touching... whereas the girls want the studio to be freezing because they want their boobs to look their very best." However, that is only one element of the show that can help the contestants and at the end of the day, they have to show their own self-restraint or face embarrassing consequences. Richardson said that a few years prior to the recording of the podcast one gentleman on the show had to be temporarily removed from set after failing to control his goods. She said: "We did have a couple of seasons ago, there was a young man who I think might have been in the pink pod and he was getting a little bit excited about what was about to happen. "So our lovely floor manager, Dave the floor manager, had to go 'come on' and just had to escort him off the floor for a little while, just to calm down. And then he was brought back onto set." "It all happens. Boys being boys - you can't control your anatomy, can you? So, there's been a little bit of excitement." This is far from the most embarrassing thing to ever happen on the show. One episode saw viewers stunned by what was described as the 'biggest penis ever', while two contestants got into an awkward moment when the recognised each other after the nudity reveal. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
1970-01-01 08:00
Colonel Otton Hulacki: Polish WW2 veteran dies aged 101
Colonel Otton Hulacki was unable to return to Poland after the war and settled on the Isle of Wight.
1970-01-01 08:00
Football transfer rumours: Saudi Pro League's Lewandowski intention; Barcelona plot loan raid
Sunday's football transfer rumours, with updates on Robert Lewandowski, Jadon Sancho, Ivan Toney, Victor Osimhen & more.
1970-01-01 08:00
Saltwater is 'winning': Why low water levels have grown into a huge problem for the New Orleans area
Extreme drought and sea level rise are colliding in Louisiana, and experts say it will only become a bigger problem in a future made hotter and drier by planet-warming pollution.
1970-01-01 08:00
Mason Mount aware Man Utd must improve after stuttering start to the season
Manchester United midfielder Mason Mount admits his side need a clear improvement after suffering their worst start to a Premier League season. Not since the 1989-90 campaign, when Sir Alex Ferguson was reportedly one game away from the sack, have United lost four of their first seven league fixtures. But Joachim Andersen’s first-half goal for Palace inflicted the same fate on the current crop, which left the Old Trafford faithful booing at the end. Mount, who made his Premier League return after six weeks out with injury, says United must get better. “We know we need to win these games and it’s been a difficult start,” the England international told the club’s website. “As soon as they got the goal, they defended really well, they got bodies behind the ball and made it difficult to create. We had a few chances but it wasn’t enough. “We know we need to go back and look at the areas that we need to improve on – and we need to improve because we want to win games, we want to win every competition we’re in, we want to go right to the end. So it’s a tough one to take. “It was a tough start with the injury and a frustrating one but I used that time to look at areas where I could improve and coming back in the team last game, it felt good. “But you don’t want to lose games and, especially at home with the fans, we want to perform for them and win games for them. And yeah, we need to improve. We need to go away and look at some areas that just weren’t there. “But there are games coming thick and fast now. Every three days we’re playing in different competitions and this is a new start. The Champions League at home under the lights – it’s an exciting one to play in and hopefully we can perform and win that game now.” Andersen’s brilliant goal – a sweet first-time finish at the back post from an Eberechi Eze set-piece – proved enough for Palace to earn revenge for their Carabao Cup defeat at Old Trafford earlier in the week. And he enjoyed his match-winning moment. “That goal, for me personally, is something I’ll remember,” Andersen told the club’s official website. “It’s something that I need to improve on. I need to score more goals because I’m capable of scoring goals. I have the desire to score. I think I have a pretty good strike actually. I know I’m capable of scoring goals. “It was a good cross from Ebs and I just felt that someone would get a touch and I just sensed where the ball would fall, like a good striker would do, and I hit it really well. Amazing goal.” Read More Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live On This Day in 2009 – Emmanuel Adebayor fined for celebration against Arsenal Ryder Cup day three: Europe aim to seal victory with dominant display in singles Gregor Townsend hails Scotland for keeping World Cup bid alive after early loss
1970-01-01 08:00
Calgary Flames executive Chris Snow dead at 42 following battle with ALS
Calgary Flames assistant general manager Chris Snow died on Saturday following his battle with ALS, his wife Kelsie Snow announced. He was 42 years old.
1970-01-01 08:00
Five new cargo vessels heading for Ukrainian Black Sea ports -MarineTraffic
KYIV Five new ships are on their way to Ukrainian sea ports using a new corridor opened to
1970-01-01 08:00
Jamaal Bowman: Democrat denies setting off fire alarm to stall spending vote
Republicans have accused Jamaal Bowman of trying to delay a vote on a stopgap spending bill.
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