By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) – Angola’s decision to leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries could open the way for Beijing to increase investment in the country’s oil and other sectors, as part of a deepening of decades-old ties. A…
Report: Barcelona risk Champions League ban over finances
Barcelona face a ban from the Champions League, Germany’s Welt am Sonntag newspaper reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources. The Spanish champions are alleged to have breached financial rules of the European governing body UEFA. According to the rep…
Hamas puts Gaza deaths at over 20,000 as more foreigners set to leave
The number of Palestinians killed in the Gaza Strip has risen to 20,057 since the start of Israeli bombardment of the territory in October, Hamas-controlled health authorities said on Friday. In the past two days, some 390 people were killed, the Healt…
Bishop’s Stortford Swimming Club promoted to Premier Division in National Arena Swimming League
Bishop’s Stortford Swimming Club came second in the final round of the National Arena Swimming League to secure promotion to the Premier Division. They achieved top-three finishes in 19 of the 34 individual events and 10 of the 17 relays at the home of…
Ex-keeper Lehmann given big fine for chainsaw attack on garage
Former Germany and Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has been fined by a court in his home town of Starnberg after he attacked a neighbour’s garage with a chainsaw. The court imposed a total fine of €420,000 ($464,000) on Friday for damage to property, i…
Inside Emmerdale star Kelvin Fletcher’s new career which took inspiration from ITV soap
By Alan Johnson Seven years after departing Emmerdale, actor Kelvin Fletcher is clearly embracing his new career with his wife, Elizabeth. The 39-year old rose to fame after joining the ITV soap in 1996 as Andy Sugden – the foster child of Dales icon J…
New Premier League rule means West Ham face a nightmare scenario for Arsenal game
West Ham United could face all sorts of problems for our Premier League clash with Arsenal next week. Arsenal at the Emirates awaits West Ham on December 28th, but we have a Premier League clash with Manchester United to come first tomorrow. Hammers bo…
Woman cyclist killed by falling tree in the Netherlands
A 37-year-old woman died after a tree fell onto her bicycle as Storm Pia swept across the country, her employers reported on Friday. The woman, a care worker, was on a so-called “sociable,” a bicycle with two seats side by side, when the accident occur…
Storm Pia causes damage in Denmark but few casualties
Danish authorities reported trees blown down and the highest water levels in years after Storm Pia swept across north-western Europe on Thursday and Friday. An 81-year-old man died in a head-on collision when a woman driving another car sought to evade…
German bishop Bätzing criticizes pope over Ukraine and Israel stance
The chairman of the German Bishops’ Conference, Georg Bätzing, has criticized Pope Francis’ stance on the war in Ukraine and the war in Gaza as not being clear enough. “Yes, I too am sometimes puzzled by this art of equidistance,” Bätzing told the Südd…