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UEFA approves new rules meant to increase playing time

Post author:Alaa Shamali
Post published:12 August 2026
Post last modified:12 August 2026

Roberto Rosetti, Chairman of the UEFA Referees Committee, has unveiled a series of new amendments for the upcoming season of European competitions, including the Champions League. These changes aim to reduce time-wasting, increase actual playing time, and simplify the use of VAR. According to the German news agency, Rosetti stated that UEFA will take a tougher stance on time-wasting, particularly during player substitutions and medical treatment on the pitch. Under the new regulations, a substituted player will have 10 seconds to leave the field. If they exceed this limit, they will be required to wait one minute on the sidelines before…

Starmer is cutting jobs in a fawning gesture to Trump’s call for increase in defence spending

Post author:The Canary
Post published:3 July 2026
Post last modified:4 July 2026

The UK’s ambassador to the USA, Christian Turner, penned an opinion piece this week by declaring that Trump is “correct” that allies must spend more and that Britain has “heard that message” and is “acting on it,” referring to Starmer’s new Defence Investment Plan (DIP). Starmer announced £298bn of investment, including £15bn of additional spending on top of last year’s Spending Review, over the next four years, saying the plan goes “further still” in response to growing threats and the changing nature of conflict. President Trump has been consistent, and he is correct: America’s allies must do more for their own defense and…

Sikh leaders report “huge increase in hate crime” following murder trial

Post author:Alex/Rose Cocker
Post published:2 June 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

Sikh community leaders have spoken out against misleading reporting in the media which claimed that Vickrum Digwa murdered Henry Nowak using his kirpan, a knife carried as one of the five articles (pañj kakkē or ‘five Ks’) of the Sikh faith. The community leaders also highlighted a “huge increase in hate crime” against Sikhs in the days around the trial, which concluded on 1 June. During the trial at Southampton crown court, the prosecution recounted that Digwa was wearing a kirpan beneath his clothing. However, he was also carrying an 8-inch blade, with which he murdered Nowak. ‘Your actions have stirred…

Energy regulator Ofgem announces 13% increase for energy bills

Post author:Alex/Rose Cocker
Post published:27 May 2026
Post last modified:8 June 2026

On 27 May energy regulator Ofgem announced that it will raise the energy price cap for 1 July to 30 September 2026 by a massive 13%. That’s the sharpest hike in household energy prices of any summer in the past four years. Bill-payers under the cap will now pay the equivalent of £1,862 a year from 1 July to 30 September for gas and electricity. That’s up from the current equivalent of £1,641 a year – an increase of around £18 a month, based on typical use. The cap applies to anyone on the default payment plan, rather than a fixed-rate…