Jamie Choi, a 23-year-old US attempting to smuggle crack cocaine worth £800,000 into thecitizen from California,A woman has been jailed after attempting to smuggle crack cocaine worth £800,000 into the UK by concealing it inside a wheel of parmesan cheese. Jamie Choi, a 23-year-old US citizen from California, was stopped by Border Force officers at Heathrow Airport on May 25 after arriving on a flight from Brazil. Officers became suspicious…

Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has proposed to his long-term partner, Georgina Rodríguez, following nearly ten years together. Rodríguez, 31, revealed the engagement on Instagram, sharing a photograph of an enormous diamond ring alongside a caption in Spanish that read: “Yes I do. In this and in all my lives.” Ronaldo, the most-followed person on the platform, has yet to make a public statement. The couple first met in 2016 at…

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Alvaro Morata has launched a scathing parting shot at Galatasaray after his loan spell with the Turkish club was cut short, accusing them of failing to uphold “fundamental values” and honour agreed commitments. The 32-year-old Spain captain joined Galatasaray on loan from AC Milan in February, with the option for a permanent transfer worth €10 million (£8.6m). However, just six months later, the deal has been terminated by mutual consent.…

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Yves Bissouma has been left out of the squad for the UEFA Super Cup clash against Paris Saint-Germain in Udine, Italy, after repeated incidents of lateness, manager Thomas Frank has confirmed. The 27-year-old Malian international, a regular in Spurs’ midfield since joining from Brighton in 2022, was omitted from the travelling party for Wednesday night’s showpiece fixture. Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Frank made it clear…

The Premier League will unite this weekend in tribute to Diogo Jota and his younger brother, Andre Silva, with all clubs set to observe a moment of silence before kick-off. The 28-year-old former Liverpool and Wolves forward, and his 25-year-old brother, tragically lost their lives in a car crash in northern Spain last month. As part of the tribute, players across all 20 clubs will wear black armbands, and messages…

Liz Kendall’s proposal to increase employer contributions to workplace pensions risks triggering a wave of unemployment, a leading industry expert has warned. Paul Cuff, co-head of XPS Pensions, the UK’s largest independent pension consultancy cautioned that accelerating changes to minimum employer contributions could place further strain on businesses already facing rising costs, potentially leading to job losses in an already fragile labour market. “Raising minimum levels of required contributions is…

Thousands of prisoners serving long-term sentences, including those sentenced to over 10 years, have been released early under a government scheme aimed at addressing severe prison overcrowding, according to Telegraph UK. The newspaper reported that since early release measures began in September, a total of 26,456 inmates have been freed ahead of schedule, including 248 prisoners sentenced to 14 years or more, and 490 serving between 10 and 14 years.…

EasyJet has suspended one of its captains following reports that he was seen walking naked and intoxicated through a luxury resort in Cape Verde. According to The Sun, the incident occurred in the early hours of 5 August at the Melia Dunas Beach Resort and Spa, where the pilot had been staying. Witnesses claim the pilot, who has not been named, had been drinking heavily at the hotel bar before…

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has issued a stark warning to US President Donald Trump ahead of his planned meeting with Vladimir Putin, saying the Russian leader can not be trusted and reaffirming the UK’s commitment to Ukraine. The meeting between Trump and Putin is scheduled to take place in Alaska on Friday, as the White House pushes for a ceasefire more than three years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of…

WThe High Court has dismissed a legal challenge by the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit behind Wikipedia, against the UK’s new online safety regulations. The Foundation argued that the Online Safety Act could impose disproportionate restrictions on Wikipedia by potentially categorising it as a category one service, a label intended for large platforms like social media giants and search engines. This designation, they claimed, could require Wikipedia to implement user verification…

Grangemouth, Scotland, the UK’s largest chemical plant, is at risk of closure, its owner Ineos has warned, as rising energy prices and carbon taxes continue to batter the site’s profitability. The Olefins and Polymers (O\&P) facility at Grangemouth, which produces essential materials used by hundreds of UK plastics manufacturers, has operated at a loss for several years. Stuart Collings, CEO of the plant, said Ineos has had to subsidize the…