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Many moons ago I received the great accolade of being named Premier League manager of the season – with Crystal Palace in 2014. Along with the same award I won with Gillingham for Division Three (now League Two) in 1996, it’s one of my most treasured memories over the many years I have been in the game.So, who do I believe deserves recognition this year? The League Managers Association (LMA) holds its annual awards dinner on Tuesday, recognising achievements across the men’s and women’s game. For me, there are several names that stand out.In the Premier League, the divisional award…
As the foreign ministers of India, Japan and Australia lined up with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for a “family photograph” at the start of a meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday, their body language was stiff, with only the top Indian diplomat, S Jaishankar, trying to smile.Their grouping — the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue alliance, better known as the Quad — has not been very different in recent months. For nearly two decades, multiple iterations of the Quad have attempted to forge a collective plan to counterbalance China’s rise in the Asia Pacific.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of…
Do you honestly think Max will quit F1 at the end of the season if the engine changes aren’t coming? – PaddyThere is no questioning the fact that Max Verstappen is being genuine when he says he doesn’t think he can face another year driving the cars as they are.In Montreal, he made it pretty clear that he does not fancy sticking around if the engine rules don’t change. “It’s just mentally not doable for me to stay like this,” he said. “It’s really not.”After the race, he admitted he had “enjoyed a lot” his battle with Hamilton. But he…
A former world junior number one and three-time Grand Slam junior champion, Monfils, by his own admission, perhaps did not fully fulfil his potential in the senior ranks, but he insists his “bucket list is full”.Over the course of his 23 seasons in professional tennis, he has won 13 ATP titles, reached at least the last eight at three of the four majors – Wimbledon is the exception – and achieved a career-high ranking of sixth in the world.There were 38 wins over top-10 ranked players, including multiple victories over both Federer and Nadal, and two Davis Cup finals with…
US forces carry out series of attacks in the country’s south as Iranian delegation holds talks in Qatar.Published On 26 May 202626 May 2026United States forces have said they carried out attacks in southern Iran, describing the attacks as “self-defence” operations as top Iranian officials have travelled to Qatar for talks.Earlier, Iranian media reported explosions in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, a strategic hub near the Strait of Hormuz, a global chokepoint through which a fifth of global oil and gas passes.Recommended Stories list of 1 itemend of listTehran has cautioned against expectations of a rapid breakthrough, with…
Coffee chain has seen ‘very significant’ drop in sales after campaign that evoked deadly crackdown, local operator says.By Reuters and The Associated PressPublished On 26 May 202626 May 2026Starbucks Korea has suffered a “very significant” drop in sales after a marketing campaign that evoked a brutal 1980 military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters triggered a public outcry, according to the coffee chain’s local operator.Shinsegae Group, whose subsidiary E-Mart owns the coffee chain in South Korea, has faced mounting criticism over its so-called “Tank Day” campaign, launched on the anniversary of the May 18 Gwangju Uprising, when the military government deployed troops…
Available for over a yearToday, Baroness Casey tells Newscast that the judge in the case of two boys who were spared jail after being found guilty of rape was “wrong”. The boys were not given custodial sentences following their convictions for raping two girls in separate attacks in 2025 and 2024. Speaking to Adam and Alex at the Hay Festival, Louise Casey also discusses her career at the helm of some the UK’s biggest inquiries and reviews, including the ongoing adult social care commission and last year’s grooming gangs report. For information and support on the issues raised in this…
Available for over a yearThere was a gender divide in the US in 2024 and one of the criticisms of the failed Democrat presidential campaign was that they appealed to women and largely ignored men. So, with the midterms coming up, and the 2028 battle lines being drawn, how much is are political conversations going to centre around who can attract the male vote? Justin’s been talking to a man who’s been thinking about that very question. HOSTS: • Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter • Marianna Spring, Social Media Investigations Correspondent GUEST: • Scott Galloway, New York University professor, author,…
Higher prices could persist over the summer even if ceasefire talks between the US and Iran bear fruit, consumers have been warned, with economic shock waves likely to be felt “for many months to come”.Disruption to global shipping, coupled with soaring prices for energy and raw materials, have driven up costs for UK companies, with the impact already filtering through to prices paid at the tills, according to fresh inflation figures.Retailers have responded by launching promotions to tempt bargain hunters but businesses said it was getting harder to stave off price increases, and called on the government to go beyond…
Murrell admitted the offences at the High Court in Edinburgh after an investigation into the party’s finances.By Al Jazeera Staff and AFPPublished On 25 May 202625 May 2026The former chief executive of the ruling Scottish National Party (SNP), and ex-husband of former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than 400,000 British pounds ($540,000) from the party’s funds.Sixty-one-year-old Peter Murrell admitted the offences at the High Court in Edinburgh on Monday, following a years-long investigation into the SNP’s finances and the alleged diversion of donations intended to support the Scottish independence campaign.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of…