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38 minutes ago
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Hull FC suffer disappointing defeat at Warrington Wolves as side made to rue sloppy account
Warrington Wolves kept their Super League season alive with a 24-10 victory over Hull FC on Saturday evening, and in doing so, silenced any lingering hangover talk following their Challenge Cup final defeat to Hull KR at the start of the month. Advertisement Led by George Williams, who, similarly, put to rest any doubt of his commitment to the Wire's cause following a high-profile transfer link to NRL outfit the Dolphins, the home side was too strong, pulling away at the start of each half to record a win that keeps their play-off hopes very much alive with 11 rounds of the season still to go. As it stands, the Wire are just two points behind seventh-place Wakefield and three behind sixth-place Hull, with Sam Burgess' side showing plenty of craft and courage to earn the two points and perhaps reignite their campaign. READ MORE: John Cartwright reacts to Hull FC defeat as search goes on for key performance answer READ MORE: Highlights as Warrington Wolves keep season alive with victory over Hull FC Advertisement For Hull, it was a disappointing defeat. They weren't at the races to start, and despite a mini resurgence before half-time, they didn't produce for long enough periods to trouble the scoreboard and threaten the result. Aidan Sezer was at the heart of all they did well, but it wasn't enough, with game star Williams in turn producing the goods alongside half-back partner Marc Sneyd to ensure a big win in the context of Wire's season. Hull coach John Cartwright named an unchanged side for the first time this season—and incredibly, the first time since the play-off game at Wire back in November 2020. Meanwhile, Warrington full-back Matt Dufty made an early return from a fractured cheekbone, with centre Toby King dropped. And it was the Wire who started the stronger of the two sides. They got their first try through Josh Thewlis, with Jordan Rapana caught in the defensive line, and the winger, once he broke through, having a clear run to the try line as he raced 80 or so metres following some soft Hull defence. In response, Hull actually shaped up well. They tried to get their halves playing wider with Liam Knight used as the middle link, and at times, it worked to effect. However, it was the home side who came up trumps again, with a slick right-to-left move putting the other Thewlis brother, Jake, over in the corner. The young gun went over untouched, with Marc Sneyd's boot making it 12-0 to the Primrose and Blue outfit. Advertisement Hull needed some inspiration, and as has so often been the case this season, it came through their captain and leading half-back Sezer. The skipper first ran strong, taking a Cade Cust pass to attack the line at pace and burst through before showing the necessary composure to find Harvey Barron to finish in the corner—although whether the pass was legal was certainly dubious, to say the least, with the home crowd screaming 'forward.' But little did Hull care. They were back in it, with Sezer again proving instrumental. The half attacked once more, coming onto Cust's pass again and bursting through the line to score. That put Hull within two points at the break, with a contest that looked like it was getting away from them after an inconspicuous start firmly in the balance. But that Hull fightback was soon laid to rest in the second half—albeit it was the away side who broke and had the chance to score and take the lead. But Wire did just enough to get to a Hardaker pass after a Sezer half break and prevent FC's right edge from running away—with Tom Briscoe failing to take in the pass. That defensive play was rewarded, with Wire then regaining control with two quick-fire tries. First, Sam Powell scooted over from close range, with the veteran hooker smelling an opportunity to strike, before Lachlan Fitzgibbon added a fourth, getting on the end of a crisp move that saw the Black and Whites carved open again. Advertisement Sneyd again made no mistake from the tee, with the Wire 14 points to the good and in the ascendancy once again. They were camped on Hull's line for what seemed an eternity, but the away side miraculously survived. They kept going, with Lewis Martin—his foot in touch before grounding the ball—seeing a try overturned by the video referee. The effort from Cartwright's side wasn't in question, but ultimately, it was all in vain as Wire ran out deserved winners, with two massive games now coming up at the MKM Stadium—first St Helens and then Wakefield. For this Hull side, resurgent but still with a long way to go, next month is certainly make or break. Teams Warrington Starting XIII: 1. Matt Dufty; 2. Josh Thewlis, 20. Connor Wrench, 4. Rodrick Tai, 28. Jake Thewlis; 6. George Williams, 35. Marc Sneyd; 13. Luke Yates, 17. Jordy Crowther, 10. Paul Vaughan; 38. Sam Stone, 12. Lachlan Fitzgibbon; 11. Ben Currie Advertisement Interchange: 14. Sam Powell, 27. Luke Thomas, 8. James Harrison, 19. Stefan Ratchford. 18th Man: 39. Tom McKinney Hull Starting XIII: 1. Jordan Rapana; 2. Harvey Barron, 5. Tom Briscoe, 20. Davy Litten, 22. Lewis Martin; 14. Cade Cust, 7. Aidan Sezer; 8. Herman Ese'ese, 9. Amir Bourouh, 40. Liam Knight; 3. Zak Hardaker, 4. Ed Chamberlain; 16. Yusuf AydinZak Hardaker and Ed Chamberlain start with Yusuf Aydin at loose-forward. Interchange: 16. Jack Ashworth, 19. Brad Fash, 24. Jack Charles, 39. Sam Eseh. 18th Man: 27. Matty Laidlaw Scorers Warrington Tries: Josh Thewlis, Jake Thewlis, Powell, Fitzgibbon. Goals: Sneyd 4/4 Hull Tries: Barron, Sezer. Goals: Sezer 1/2 Scoring System: 6-0, 12-0, 12-4, 12-10, HT, 18-10, 24-10, Referee: Chris Kendall. Video Referee: Jack Smith Attendance: 10,235
Times
2 hours ago
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- Times
Ineos hits out at government ‘madness' after green subsidy is pulled
Sir Jim Ratcliffe's chemicals giant Ineos has accused the government of 'madness' over plans to effectively punish it for making one of its major plants more environmentally friendly. Ineos Acetyls, which makes the acetic acid used in food production, medicines and synthetic fibres, spent more than £30 million switching the fuel source at its factory in Hull from natural gas to low-carbon hydrogen. The move has cut its carbon emissions by 75 per cent. However, the Environment Agency has said that, rather than support the move, it would cut Ineos's carbon subsidies, costing it £23 million over the next three years. Ineos Acetyls chief executive David Brooks said: 'We are being punished for doing the right thing. We've delivered on decarbonisation, exceeding our expectations, and this is the response we get.' He added that he was fighting competition from imports from China, which use cheap, coal-fired energy to produce acetic acid with a carbon footprint eight times greater than his Hull plant. 'It feels like, instead of fighting our competitors, we're fighting our government,' he said. The factory is already lossmaking, he said, and the Environment Agency's decision meant he was having to pause all further investment decisions. The site employs more than 300 workers. The facility was opened by Queen Elizabeth in 1981, but the agency had decided to reclassify it as a 'new-build' factory as a result of the improved process. This means it will not receive its allowances from the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) until 2028. Under the ETS, industrial plants are gifted allowances by the Environment Agency to emit a certain amount of greenhouse gases, beyond which they have to buy credits. The idea is to incentivise polluters to emit less. However, the agency's stance on Ineos Acetyls means that, for the next three years, it will have to buy all of its allowances on the market, which at present prices will be approximately £23 million. Ineos has been appealing to the Environment Agency, which operates the ETS system and is run under the umbrella of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Officials from the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero, the Department for Business & Trade and the Treasury, as well as the devolved governments, are also involved, Brooks said. 'It's a civil service soup of decision-making and it's very difficult to see who is actually making the decisions around this. 'So we're frustrated to get to the right people to talk to, we're frustrated it's taking so long to get what we believe is a slam dunk, and we're frustrated it's such a battle to get people to see common sense.' He described the Environment Agency's reaction as 'computer says no' because the Ineos technology is new. Ineos shut its refinery in Grangemouth after spending three years trying to obtain government subsidies to keep it open. Its decision to halt further investment in the Hull plant comes as Britain's biggest bioethanol plant nearby, owned by Associated British Foods, is threatened with closure after the US-UK trade deal allowed tariff-free US ethanol to enter the UK. The MP in Ineos Acetyls' neighbouring constituency, Kingston upon Hull West & Haltemprice, where many of the plant's workers live, is Emma Hardy, parliamentary under-secretary at Defra. Brooks said he had written to her and been told the decision is 'in the system'. Brooks has a meeting with officials from the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero and the Department for Business & Trade this week, but Defra and the Environment Agency are not due to attend. The Environment Agency said it was the regulator for the UK ETS Scheme and was supporting the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero in its discussions with company representatives about activities at the site. On Saturday afternoon the Environment Agency contacted The Sunday Times again and said Ineos would continue to receive free allowances. It said that Ineos needed to provide 12 months of activity data under the new, cleaner technology for its allowances to reflect the switch.
Daily Mail
2 hours ago
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Prison nurse 'struck off after 'telling offender to 'get up' when feigning injury' says 'It seems you have to tuck the prisoners up in bed these days'
A prison nurse is angry at being struck off from the profession for 'not showing kindness' after telling an offender to 'get up' when she felt he was feigning injury. Julie Abram, 63, said she was also criticised for calling the 'young lad' a prisoner and not a patient following the drama at Hull prison and believes she was sacked because she refused to 'mollycoddle' the criminals. She resigned after 22 years when told she faced disciplinary proceedings over the incident in 2021, when the prisoner tripped over a shoe in his cell on the sex offenders' wing in the category B jail. She said she was stunned to learn this week that she had been banned from the nursing profession without her knowledge. The Nursing and Midwifery Council said she should be struck off the register because she failed to treat the patient with 'kindness'. Its Fitness to Practise Committee was told she exhibited a 'discriminatory' attitude towards prisoners, which was a 'deep-seated attitudinal issue'. Ms Abram said she believed the man was feigning injury and she was wary of inmates lying to get access to medication. The hearing was told the prisoner was taken to hospital against Ms Abram's wishes, only to return three hours later, having not needed any medical treatment. Ms Abram resigned after 22 years when told she faced disciplinary proceedings over the incident in 2021, when the prisoner tripped over a shoe in his cell on the sex offenders' wing in the category B jail (Pictured: HMP Hull) The panel noted no harm was done to the man but said Ms Abram's actions by failing to treat him and a colleague 'with kindness and respect and failing to engage in handover, failure to assess him and using an inappropriate handling technique fell seriously short of the conduct and standards expected of a nurse and so amounted to misconduct'. Ms Abram said: 'It seems you have to tuck the prisoners up in bed these days. I had been a nurse since 1980 and worked at the prison 22 years. 'They just want nice little nurses these days – not me, when I was no use to them. 'Human resources, said he was a patient. I am sorry but he has got a number and he is a prisoner.' She was on an overnight shift when the prisoner tripped over his cellmate's shoe and complained of injuries to his back and ankle. Ms Abram's colleague said he needed to go to A&E as he was letting out 'horrendous screams'. The colleague said Ms Abram went 'straight into the room raising her voice and telling the patient to get off the floor repeating, 'C'mon, c'mon, get up'.' The colleague said Ms Abram 'tried to get him off the floor but he was in so much pain she couldn't'. Ms Abram said she looked at his ankle and feet and saw 'there was no injury'. She said: 'Knowing prisoners well and by his attitude … it was obvious to me he did not have the injury he was stating.' The panel said: 'We took into account this was a single incident in a career of over 20 years which took place while Ms Abram was providing direct care. However, the panel was of the view that by not obtaining a handover or carrying out an assessment of the patient, there was a high risk of further harm to that patient.'
Scottish Sun
4 hours ago
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Tom Brady's Birmingham join transfer race for Nottingham Forest midfielder but will have to stump up £8million
NOTT GOING CHEAP Tom Brady's Birmingham join transfer race for Nottingham Forest midfielder but will have to stump up £8million Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) NOTTINGHAM FOREST have set their price for in-demand midfielder Lewis O'Brien amid interest from a slew of Championship clubs. Southampton, Hull and Tom Brady-owned Birmingham City are all keen on the 26-year-old this summer. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 Lewis O'Brien is attracting interest from across the Championship this summer Credit: Getty Forest want £8million O'Brien, a figure that could cool the interest of those monitoring him. O'Brien shone on loan at Swansea last season, where he made 16 Championship appearances after making the switch in the winter window. But his eye-catching performances may have worked against him as Forest now chase a bigger fee big fee. Hull have already launched an approach at £5m and may up their offer to land him. READ MORE IN FOOTBALL WISH ROO WERE HERE? Wayne Rooney pictured looking glum on holiday with Coleen & Utd legends O'Brien is in the last year of his deal at Forest having joined the club back in 2022. His time at The City Ground has been a frustrating one, making just 17 first-team appearances since arriving from Huddersfield Town. Instead, O'Brien has had to settle for minutes elsewhere - heading on loan to four separate clubs since his move. Those temporary switches have included spells in the Championship with Middlesbrough and Swansea, as well as two forays to the USA with MLS clubs LA FC and DC United. 3 CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS O'Brien left the door open for a return to Swansea at the end of last season. He said: "I have really enjoyed my time here. It's never out of the question [returning], but sometimes it's not in my hands, especially having to go back to my parent club. Tom Brady and Tom Wagner branded 'embarrassment' for Wembley antics after Birmingham's cup final defeat to Peterborough "We will see what the summer holds. It's never say never really." Meanwhile Swans manager Alan Sheehan also made it clear he would love O'Brien back in South Wales. He said: "The effect he has had on the place, he has been exceptional. I cannot speak highly enough about him and I make no secret of that. "If he is available, should you try to re-sign him? I think that's quite an obvious answer." 3 TRANSFER NEWS LIVE - KEEP UP WITH ALL THE LATEST FROM A BUSY SUMMER WINDOW
The Irish Sun
4 hours ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Tom Brady's Birmingham join transfer race for Nottingham Forest midfielder but will have to stump up £8million
NOTTINGHAM FOREST have set their price for in-demand midfielder Lewis O'Brien amid interest from a slew of Championship clubs. Southampton, Hull and 3 Lewis O'Brien is attracting interest from across the Championship this summer Credit: Getty Forest want £8million O'Brien, a figure that could cool the interest of those monitoring him. O'Brien shone on loan at Swansea last season, where he made 16 Championship appearances after making the switch in the winter window. But his eye-catching performances may have worked against him as Forest now chase a bigger fee big fee. Hull have already launched an approach at £5m and may up their offer to land him. READ MORE IN FOOTBALL O'Brien is in the last year of his deal at Forest having joined the club back in 2022. His time at The City Ground has been a frustrating one, making just 17 first-team appearances since arriving from Instead, O'Brien has had to settle for minutes elsewhere - heading on loan to four separate clubs since his move. Those temporary switches have included spells in the Championship with Most read in Football 3 CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS O'Brien left the door open for a return to Swansea at the end of last season. He said: "I have really enjoyed my time here. It's never out of the question [returning], but sometimes it's not in my hands, especially having to go back to my parent club. Tom Brady and Tom Wagner branded 'embarrassment' for Wembley antics after Birmingham's cup final defeat to Peterborough "We will see what the summer holds. It's never say never really." Meanwhile Swans manager Alan Sheehan also made it clear he would love O'Brien back in South Wales. He said: "The effect he has had on the place, he has been exceptional. I cannot speak highly enough about him and I make no secret of that. "If he is available, should you try to re-sign him? I think that's quite an obvious answer." 3
