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The Independent
a day ago
- Business
- The Independent
Danny Rohl in talks to leave Sheffield Wednesday as club crisis worsens
Manager Danny Rohl is on the verge of leaving Sheffield Wednesday and is speaking to the club about his potential exit. The 36-year-old German has not returned to pre-season training with the Wednesday squad, as he seeks to negotiate a way out of his contract, in order to further his ambitions elsewhere. Having been linked with clubs such as Leicester City, Southampton and Middlesbrough, there may be a future for him in England but it's a return to Germany that excites him. Rohl has steadied the ship at Hillsborough, lifting them out of the relegation zone in his first season in charge and up to mid table at the end of last season but the club is far from being out of trouble. Staff were not paid their wages on time in both March and last month and there is a possibility that June could be the same. As a result of those March and May issues, the club has had spending restrictions imposed for the next three transfer windows, meaning they won't be able to buy or loan players in deals where there's a fee involved. They were also subjected to a transfer embargo until wages were paid in full. On top of that, an upgrade to the facilities at the club's training ground at Middlewood Road have also been delayed. The club's owner, Dejphon Chansiri, recently rejected a £40m bid for the club from Florida-based property investor John Flanagan after communication issues left Chansiri doubting that Flanagan's consortium would be the right people to look after the interests of the club. Rohl recently spoke to German media outlet Bild about the situation and his desire to return to Germany. He said: 'If it were up to me, as soon as possible, 'The Bundesliga is obviously something special because I grew up with it. For me, it's always about working at the highest level. I want to compete against the best teams, with the best coaches.'
Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Health
- Daily Mirror
Angela Rayner pays tribute to veterans as Newsnight airs Nuked Blood special
A Newsnight report on the Nuked Blood Scandal led to questions in Parliament as Angela Rayner paid tribute to veterans Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has paid tribute to survivors of Britain's nuclear weapons experiments after Newsnight featured their story for the first time. Veterans Brian Unthank, 87, and John Morris, also 87, appeared on a special edition of the BBC's flagship political programme alongside veteran's son Steve Purse, 51, and Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham. Mr Burnham told presenter Victoria Derbyshire that serving politicians "should be embarrassed" and "risk being complicit" if they do not act to end the injustice of a seven-decade cover-up off biological monitoring of troops who were deliberately exposed to radiation. Brian and John, who have more than 100 cancers between them, told how the results of the monitoring had subsequently been removed from their medical files, denying them war pensions and answers about the illnesses which have blighted their families. "It's heartbreaking to listen to. Why, after all these years, should they have to sit here and plead for the basic truth about what happened to them?" asked Mr Burnham. "It goes to the hart of the British state. They can blame the police for for Hillsborough, the NHS for infected blood, the Post Office for the Horizon scandal. here, what has happened is that at the heart of Whitehall, British policy was basically a preordained, systematic, brutal policy to put tens of thousands of British servicemen in the line of radiation without their knowledge, without their consent, without personal protective equipment, and then they conducted secret tests on them and denied it for decades." The programme was followed yesterday by questions in Parliament, with Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs demanding ministers take action to deliver compensation and apologies. * You can watch the programme HERE Salford MP Rebecca Long-Bailey told Prime Minister's Questions: "Last night, Newsnight covered the Daily Mirror's 3-year investigation into the Nuked Blood Scandal, in which thousands of troops had their blood and urine monitored, even chest x-rays, during nuclear weapons tests but the results were with from their medical records, and their suffering denied for decades. As a fierce supporter of these men and their families, who she's met with me, will the Right Honourable lady agree... that time is of the essence, and these elderly veterans deserve answers, justice, and an apology?" Angela Rayner, who was deputising for Keir Starmer, replied: "I commend her on the campaigning she's done on this issue, and I have met with some of those affected and I know the strength of feeling on this and I've heard their deeply personal testimony and experiences. "I pay tribute to all of the nuclear test veterans and their enduring contribution to our nation's security, especially during Armed Forces Week, and we're looking into unresolved questions regarding their medical records... as a priority." Tewkesbury MP Cameron Thomas told the Commons: "In 1957, my constituent Ronald Clark was among 22,000 UK personnel exposed to nuclear testing on Christmas Island. These veterans and their descendants have suffered various cancers, crippling illnesses, and deformities, but the MoD has never accepted liability. Noting the Deputy Prime Minister's response to her honourable friend, it doesn't quite go far enough. Time is running out. Will she meet with me, my constituent and these veterans to determine appropriate compensation?" Ms Rayner replied that "the Minister for Veterans will be happy to meet with him and the veterans to discuss this issue". A records review was ordered in November after a million people saw a devastating BBC documentary on the scandal. But despite two meetings with Veterans Minister Al Carns, and more than 19,000 documents examined already, the review has no budget, no deadline, and no results. The Mirror's investigation has uncovered thousands of pages of evidence about blood and urine tests, testing data, and the names of servicemen ordered to take part in the experiments, on a secret database at the Atomic Weapons Establishment. They were classified as state secrets, with officials refusing access to veterans, relatives, and even lawyers. That database, along with misleading statements given to courts and Parliament, is now the subject of a police complaint. A £5bn civil lawsuit is also underway. An anti-scandal law promised by Keir Starmer is expected to include "a huge carve-out" for matters of military and national security, which would enable public officials in those areas to lie without any criminal sanction.
New York Times
2 days ago
- General
- New York Times
Want a House by Frank Lloyd Wright? There's a Support Group for That.
Laurence Frank was enjoying a quiet dinner at his brother's home in San Mateo, Calif., one summer evening in 2022 when he got a call: His house was on fire. Fortunately for Dr. Frank, the small blaze had been extinguished by the time he arrived at the scene. Unfortunately for the house, a 1939 design by Frank Lloyd Wright in Hillsborough, Calif., the fire department did so by sawing off the end of the roof. An insurance adjuster stopped by a few days later to assess the damage, and Dr. Frank explained that the house was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the pre-eminent 20th-century American architect. 'He had no idea what I was talking about,' said Dr. Frank, who grew up in the house and works as a wildlife biologist studying African carnivores. 'At that point, I knew I was in trouble.' He had reason to be worried. Finding a local contractor to conduct faithful repairs and source the right materials (say, rotary-cut redwood veneers) would be daunting. As would the bills. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
The Sun
18-06-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
‘It needs a big rescue' – Former Premier League owner, 86, to jet in for talks to save stricken Sheffield Wednesday
FORMER Sheffield Wednesday owner Milan Mandaric has jetted to England for talks to help save his old club. The Serbian chief was in charge of the Owls between 2010 and 2015 before selling them to current owner Dejphon Chansiri for £37.5million. 2 2 Mandaric, who also previously owned Portsmouth and Leicester, has since been watching things unfurl at Hillsborough, with Chansiri no longer investing his own money amid talks of a new sale. An American consortium boasting an ex-Premier League star, a major celebrity and several Major Baseball League stars are leading the takeover race after already having a £48m offer rejected. They have even promised to build a new 55,000-seater stadium in a bid to become more popular in the States than Ryan Reynolds' Wrexham. But Mandaric claims he wants to be the one to 'help' Wednesday get out of their current sticky situation. Admitting he was 'not very happy' to leave in 2015, Mandaric slammed Chansiri for making false promises when taking over the club. The veteran football guru insists he is now ready to return to Sheffield with a bold plan to get things back on track. But he feels Chansiri is asking for way too much money to sell stricken Wednesday. Mandaric told Radio Sheffield: 'He (Chansiri) gave me all the commitments in the world, that he's got the money, the desire. That he's got family there, and they all talked the same way. 'I was not very happy to leave the club, but there were circumstances - it was my time to leave. But I was kind of relaxed and relieved that he would continue to do a good job. 'He took the wrong direction, and advice, and now the club is where it is today. And who is suffering the most are those loyal supporters. 'Arrogant' Sheffield Wednesday chairman Dejphon Chansiri slammed for shoving young fan who filmed him while singing song 'It definitely needs a big rescue now, we all know that, all of us who love Sheffield Wednesday. 'I'm going to meet in London, I'm arriving there next week and I'm going to talk to some people about that, I have a plan to do so. 'I have my ex-manager who was there, Paul Aldridge, and John Redgate, who all worked for me - they know what's going on. And I want to see what could be a possibility to takeover that club. 'I would have to get involved if I'm going to bring somebody, I'd have to get involved myself - I have no problem with that. 'There are two things, you have to find the right person, but more importantly you have to have Mr. Chansiri to agree on that - and that's the difficult part. 'He doesn't want to sell it, he's asking a crazy price - he will never get over £100m as I understands… He'll be an obstacle no matter what we try to do.'
Times
18-06-2025
- Politics
- Times
Kneecap hire billboards across London before rapper's court case
The Irish rap trio Kneecap have taken out billboards across London that read 'more blacks, more dogs, more Irish, Mo Chara' before the rapper's appearance in court accused of a terrorism offence. Liam Og O hAnnaidh, 27, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, is accused of displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah at a gig at the O2 Forum in Kentish Town, London, in November. He is due to appear at Westminster magistrates' court on Wednesday morning. In a post on Instagram on Tuesday, Kneecap said they had 'plastered London with a few messages ahead of this witch-hunt'. The billboards are white, green and orange, the colours of the Irish flag. The phrase on them is a reference to the 'no Irish, no blacks, no dogs' signs that were placed in the windows of some London pubs and boarding houses in the 1950s and 1960s. Kneecap posted: 'British courts have long charged people from the North of Ireland with 'terrorism' for crimes never committed. We will fight them. We will win.' The group has urged supporters to 'bring flags, bring instruments, bring banners, bring your mates' to the court in protest. A small crowd had gathered outside the court on Wednesday morning. Kneecap's lawyers include Gareth Peirce, who represented the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, in his US extradition case, Darragh Mackin, who helped Kneecap win their case against Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative Party leader, and Brenda Campbell KC, who represented the families of the Hillsborough disaster. The Metropolitan Police said they had charged Chara, who appears on the court list as Liam O'Hanna, after initially being made aware of a video that had been shared online. The force previously said the trio were under investigation after clips posted appeared to show them calling for the deaths of MPs and shouting 'up Hamas, up Hezbollah'. Kneecap said they have 'never supported' Hamas or Hezbollah, both of which are banned in the UK. In a previous statement the group said: 'We are not the story. Genocide is.' Kneecap are set to play Glastonbury next week after being removed from the TRNSMT festival in Glasgow in July.
