NFL players kneeling in the US and Premier League stars speaking out in the UK is nothing new: sportsmen and women have always been at the forefront of the fight for civil rightsWe may never know why Jake Hepple, a now unemployed welder from Burnley, t…
Plymouth Argyle fans are seeking to raise £100,000 for bronze tribute to Jack LeslieA campaign is raising funds to erect a statue of a black footballer believed to have been denied the chance to play for England in 1925 because of the colour of his ski…
Plymouth Argyle fans are seeking to raise £100,000 for bronze tribute to Jack LeslieA campaign is raising funds to erect a statue of a black footballer believed to have been denied the chance to play for England in 1925 because of the colour of his ski…
Exclusive: Fawaz, who was trafficked to the UK from Nigeria as a child, won his Home Office appeal last weekThe former England boxer Kelvin Bilal Fawaz has won his 16-year legal battle to live and work in the UK after the Home Office granted him leave …
Fans congregated at the Pier Head on Friday nightFire brigade were called after firework hit Liver BuildingLiverpool have criticised their own supporters for congregating in the city centre on Friday night to celebrate Thursday’s title victory. Those i…
Fans make pilgrimage to Anfield to toast team’s first league crown in 30 years“He’s meant to be shielding, so this is a bit naughty,” said Rachel Taylor as she unloaded her son’s wheelchair from a minibus outside Anfield on Friday morning. “But you’ve …
Scenes of joy unfolded across Liverpool after the club secured their first league title for 30 years Continue reading…
As a huge crowd celebrated outside Anfield, Merseyside police said the region had a responsibility to prevent the coronavirus spreadThousands of jubilant Liverpool supporters have spent the night celebrating the team’s first league title for 30 years, …
Thousands of jubilant Liverpool supporters have spent the night celebrating the team’s first league title for 30 years.Fans gathered outside the Main Stand at Anfield for when the final whistle blew on Chelsea’s 2-1 victory over Manchest…
Civil action claims Scottish club failed to protect them from paedophiles working around Celtic Boys’ ClubVictims of a number of paedophiles are to sue Celtic football club in a ground-breaking civil action amidst claims it failed to protect them from …
Civil action claims Scottish club failed to protect them from paedophiles working around Celtic Boys’ ClubVictims of a number of paedophiles are to sue Celtic football club in a ground-breaking civil action amidst claims it failed to protect them from …
Civil action claims Scottish club failed to protect them from paedophiles working around Celtic Boys’ ClubVictims of a number of paedophiles are to sue Celtic football club in a ground-breaking civil action amidst claims it failed to protect them from …
Burnley supporter says 60 people contributed to Premier League game stunt A man who said he organised the “White Lives Matter Burnley” stunt, in which an aircraft towed a banner bearing words over a Premier League match on Monday, said police have offe…
Fans and players express disappointment at government’s decision not to lift ban on matchesPerched on a hilltop just north of Bath, the Broadleys ground, home of Marshfield CC, looks picture-postcard perfect. The playing surface has been cut and rolled…
Owen Paterson says loss of his wife of 40 years has come as ‘terrible shock’ to familyThe wife of the Conservative former cabinet minister Owen Paterson has been found dead at their family home.In a statement, Paterson said the loss of his wife, Rose, …
Nightclubs also off limits but pubs can open – prompting accusations of inconsistencyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe government has given the green light to a night out in a pub or restaurant in England but gym workouts,…
Lancashire town has worked hard to bring communities together since race riots of 2001Wajid Khan was half-watching his beloved Burnley football club when he received a WhatsApp message from a friend. It showed a banner reading, “White Lives Matter Burn…
Stunt that took place during match at Etihad Stadium linked to a football hooligan firm Police are looking into the circumstances in which a banner reading “White Lives Matter Burnley” was towed by an aircraft at a game between Manchester City and Burn…
A banner displaying the words ‘Whit
