8+ mon, 1+ week ago (401+ words) The English Football League has disqualified the Reading owner, Dai Yongge, and ordered him to sell the club Reading could be thrown out of EFL if Dai Yongge misses sale deadline - Dai has been disqualified as an owner by the EFL - League One club faces suspension threat from 5 April Reading could be thrown out of the English Football League if their owner, Dai Yongge, does not sell the club before 5 April. The Chinese businessman was disqualified as an owner under the league's owners' and directors' test in February, an action made public at commercial court in London on Friday. During the proceedings, a letter from the EFL was referenced by the lawyer Martin Budworth, who was acting for Dai and Reading, detailing its decision to disqualify Dai. The EFL previously pushed to disqualify Dai after multiple breaches of regulations but…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago (410+ words) Supporters to protest before Wolves match on FridayGuardiola: "If I can help, I will help, definitely'Pep Guardiola has said he will do what he can to assist Manchester City fans disgruntled with the club's ticketing policy. Four supporter groups wrote an open letter to the manager this week, asking him to speak to the chief executive, Ferran Soriano, on the matter, as they prepare to hold a protest before Friday's match at home to Wolves.City fans have demonstrated at recent fixtures over season tickets, matchday prices and the use of resale websites to sell tickets. The four groups " 1894, MCFC Fans Foodbank Support, Trade Union Blues and Solid Citizens " want Guardiola's help to protect the atmosphere at the Etihad Stadium by not pricing out fans. The club have frozen season ticket prices for next season but there are concerns about…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago (415+ words) Sydney has fallen just short of recording its hottest October temperature as much of the country sweltered and damaging winds whipped through southern states. Parts of western Victoria were hit by wind gusts of 120km/h, with the Geelong Cup horse race postponed because of the extreme conditions. Despite parts of the NSW capital flirting with 40C the official temperature at Observatory Hill maxed out at 37C, short of the 38.2C mark set in 2004. Palestinians in Gaza with Australian visas remain trapped as Israel keeps borders closed Trump's nomination of Paul Ingrassia loses Republican support following racist text messages British woman facing execution in Bali for drug smuggling to be repatriated Whistleblower resigns in protest after inquiry finds "no credible evidence' of wrongdoing at SKA Observatory Mark Nawaqanitawase becomes dual international as Kangaroos name first Ashes Test team "A perfect coincidence': rare red lightning…...

10+ mon, 1+ day ago (431+ words) Members of a Toowoomba religious sect have been found guilty of killing eight-year-old Elizabeth Struhs by withholding her insulin in 2022. Justice Martin Burns found Elizabeth's father, mother, brother Zachary and 11 other adult members of the group, known as the Saints, guilty of manslaughter. The sect members knew Elizabeth was a type 1 diabetic who required insulin to live, the court heard, but it was deliberately withdrawn as a result of their religious faith. India crowd crushes: dozens feared dead at Kumbh Mela religious festival Trump's funding freeze temporarily blocked by court " what we know so far Queensland social media influencer accused of torturing one-year-old for money and fame granted bail Origin Energy fined $1.6m after sharing private details of family violence victims Australian Google Maps users to see both names for "Gulf of America' after Trump order Aquarium surprised by "virgin birth…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago (424+ words) Ita Buttrose has made a much-anticipated appearance in the witness box at Antoinette Lattouf's unlawful termination case against the ABC. The former chair of the public broadcaster told the federal court the journalist "was an activist" in relation to the Israel-Gaza war and for that reason should not have been hired. Court documents show Buttrose sent six emails in rapid succession detailing complaints about Lattouf to ABC's content chief in the hours leading up to the casual presenter's dismissal. The broadcaster has amended its legal defence after outcry about its claims the onus was on Lattouf to prove the existence of a Lebanese, Arab or Middle Eastern race. The hearing continues. Dutton says frontbenchers who backed Hanson's call for transgender healthcare inquiry entitled to conscience vote Crossbench braces for major party "stitch-up' as Labor-Coalition electoral reform deal looms "Bit of…...

8+ mon, 17+ hour ago (368+ words) James Church | Kim Philby | Adweek | Matthew Ryle | Julian McMahon/William McMahon | Lockdown restrictions" In an interview with Charlotte Church we misnamed the Welsh singer's stepfather as "Stephen; he is James (Church). Stephen (Reed) was the name of her late biological father, as the article went on to say (It's bloody lush here, 23March, Magazine, p8)." We described the double agent Kim Philby as "an Etonian when in fact he attended Westminster School ("MI5's Philby files, by the spies who tailed him, 23 March, p3); the magazine Adweek was incorrectly referred to as "Ad Weekly ("Grab your logo sweatshirt " Gap is making a surprise fashion comeback, 23March, p10); and we misspelled the surname of Matthew Ryle, executive chef at London's Maison Fran'ois restaurant, as "Wryle ("Social climbers", 23March, Food Monthly, p14). Continue reading... James Church | Kim Philby | Adweek | Matthew Ryle | Julian McMahon/William McMahon | Lockdown restrictions In an interview…...

10+ mon, 5+ day ago (418+ words) The Eternal City's monuments and museums are busy at the best of times, but there remain myriad treasures to explore that are well off the beaten track James Joyce, another literary genius given nightmares by Rome, lived and worked here as a bank clerk. In a letter to his brother, Stanislaus, he'singled out tourism as public enemy number one. The Romans were like "a'man who lives by exhibiting to travellers his grandmother's corpse, Joyce said, and wished the locals would "let the ruins rot. Harsh judgments, but even lovers of'Rome will admit there are times when you need to find a place of peacefulness. Living there, I found the city's riot of glories grew lovelier when stepped out of for a while. In 1997 an exhibition entitled Le Macchine e gli dei (The Machines and the Gods) was staged at the…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago (409+ words) This tucked-away corner of north-west France is home to beautiful beaches, salt marshes and cider At the jetty that usually sees passengers boarding the foot ferry to'the islands off the coast, such as Belle-le-en-Mer and Ho'dic, I notice a'crowd of people aren't queueing, but fishing. Old men and teenage boys are peering over the railings, with nets lowered down on lines; there's a jolly camaraderie and their chatter carries on the breeze. The next morning, I wander down to the seafront and inhale the ozone before wandering along the shore, sitting for a while on the golden sand. Some 15 minutes north of La Baule-Escoublac is impressive Gu'rande " its name familiar from the eponymous salt " with its mighty walls, towers, moats and grand medieval gate, La Porte Saint-Michel. Inside, it is a delight: bunting flutters above streets packed with bakeries, arty…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago (412+ words) Hard to recreate "higher calling" of England job, he says Southgate trying to "make a difference" in other areas Sir Gareth Southgate says he is not looking for a return to football management, saying it would be hard to recreate the "higher calling" he found as England"s manager. Southgate indicated he intends to focus on working with young people and helping to counter the "negative narrative" he says is found in the country. In an interview on BBC Radio 4"s Today programme, Southgate was asked how he responded to being linked with vacant management roles in the Premier League and elsewhere. "I"ve had one of the most incredible jobs in football which also had a higher purpose because it was my country," he replied. "That"s going to be very hard to replicate. Having had 37 years in football…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago (413+ words) Plucked from obscurity, James Cartlidge messed up his maths while his opposite number had forgotten his politics 101 And right now, Jimmy C will be more than pleased if all this stays that way. That he slips beneath every radar. Because right now he has locked himself inside a cupboard and is refusing to come out. Two shrinks have been brought in from the Priory to try to get him to come out quietly. "It's OK," they can be heard saying. "It's safe now. Everyone has gone away. Who are you again?" With Keir Starmer away in Brazil at Cop30, Kemi Badenoch had used the opportunity to go to Aberdeen to make the case for fossil fuels " it's almost as if she comes pre-programmed to be misguided on everything " so this week's PMQs was left in the less than capable hands of…...