Regulator has ‘absolute power’ to force Man City owner to sell if charges upheld The Independent Football Regulator will have “absolute power” to force Manchester City’s owners to sell if they are ultimately found to have run the club improperly, the watchdog’s chair has said. City have been found guilty of circumventing Premier League rules
Phil Foden scores hat-trick at home as Manchester City thump AEK Athens Phil Foden scored a hat-trick as Manchester City got their Champions League campaign back on track with an emphatic 5-1 win over AEK Athens. Elliot Anderson, with his first goal for the club, and Rayan Cherki were also on the scoresheet in a
‘Extraordinary’ plans for new Beatles attraction announced The former Radio City tower in Liverpool is to be transformed into a Yellow Submarine-themed viewing experience as part of plans for an “extraordinary” new Beatles attraction, it has been announced. The Beatles Story Mmuseum, which is currently at the city’s Albert Dock, will move onto a new
Man accused of murdering woman more than 30 years ago faces trial A man accused of murdering a woman more than 30 years ago is to go on trial in January 2028. It is alleged that Fraser Kilpatrick assaulted Shona Stevens, 31, in Bourtreehill Park, Irvine, on November 10 1994. Prosecutors allege that he repeatedly
Google to investigate cloud outage after UK businesses hit by disruption Google has said it will investigate an incident that caused major disruption to its cloud network after confirming most services are back up and running. Multiple businesses that rely on the network experienced problems on Tuesday, including banks and the courts. By 3pm, Google
Celebrity Traitors launch watched by more than 15m people More than 15 million people watched the first episode of this year’s Celebrity Traitors in the seven days following its transmission, figures have shown. It is the largest TV audience so far in 2026 based on what are known as consolidated ratings, which measure the number
Pakistan’s Arafat Minhas is an all-round hit as England collapse in Rawalpindi England were undone by the all-round excellence of Arafat Minhas as they started their winter and one-day international tri-series in Pakistan with an 87-run defeat in Rawalpindi. Pakistan, who began the tournament by beating Sri Lanka at the weekend, lurched to 133 for
Unai Emery says Aston Villa can make ‘no excuses’ despite growing injury list Aston Villa have been hit with several injury problems but boss Unai Emery is keen not to use them as an excuse ahead of their Champions League home tie against Viking on Wednesday. Following a tough start to the season, Villa are
King, Queen, William and Kate welcome Sultan of Oman for state visit The King, the Queen and the Prince and Princess of Wales have welcomed the Sultan of Oman to a rainy Windsor for his state visit to the UK. Sultan Haitham bin Tarik Al Said was greeted by the monarch in the open air
Banks and courts affected by disruption as Google apologises for cloud outage Google has apologised after an outage in its cloud network disrupted a host of online services, including banks and the courts. Revolut, which has millions of UK customers, was among the firms reporting problems caused by the incident, while the cloud video platform