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Drugs ban: Joel Smith suspended until 2028 AFL season

The AFL has given Joel Smith a four-year drugs ban, effectively ending a career that has unravelled after he tested positive for cocaine in 2023.

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“Back in the ’60s, none of those guys had Pro Tools. It had to be that take – and there’s a reason those recordings are still loved today”: Cash & Carter’s Ross O’Reilly is using a one-take guitar approach to write new songs for the old frontier

Cash & Carter's No Use Praying EP is essential listening for fans of Chris Stapleton, John Mayer and George Ezra, but maybe also of John Wayne, Randolph Scott and Sergio Corbucci too

Guitar World

Australian contact sports’ next major concussion headache could come from insurance companies

Zurich Insurance Group promotes itself as “one of the world’s most experienced insurers”.

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AFL 'unapologetic' after secret drug test allegations

The AFL has responded to explosive whistleblower allegations of secret drug-testing of players facilitated by the league.

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Comedian on 8 out of 10 cats sentenced over indecent images of children

Christopher Thomas Binns has been handed a suspended prison term

Evening Standard

Comedian sentenced over indecent images of children

Christopher Thomas Binns, who appeared on TV as hospital DJ Ivan Brackenbury, was handed a suspended prison term.

The Independent UK

Man who stored pensioner’s body in freezer for two years admits fraud

Damion Johnson used John Wainwright’s bank card to withdraw money from cash machines, pay for goods and transfer money to his own account.

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Concussion dominates headlines as NRL and AFL seasons get under way

Australia’s biggest sporting bodies are threading a very fine needle with concussion and long-term brain damage

The Guardian - AU

N Brown, Growth Company and Harrison Drury: The 13 latest North West hires and promotions

BusinessLive rounds up the latest hires and promotions across the North West

Birmingham Post

Former Aga and Marks and Spencer bosses join board of eyewear firm Inspecs as new chief executive takes over

The manufacturer of designer frames said founder Robin Totterman would also move into a new role

Birmingham Post

‘I can’t trust anybody in this system’: AFL review into concussion study leaves players and experts disappointed

Scientists question the panel’s finding that Paul McCrory’s plagiarism did not contribute to his reputation as a world expert

The Guardian - AU

Former AFL player Shaun Smith unimpressed by league response to concussion researcher's plagiarism

Former Demons and Kangaroos star Shaun Smith received a payout over repeated concussions during his career, so he was naturally invested in the AFL's research into concussion. Finding out some of it was plagiarised leaves him feeling like "it was a complete waste of time".

ABC News

The 'entrenched' paedophiles in Wales who repeatedly re-offend

Some continue to breach court orders and offend time and again

Wales Online

Former Chiefs players pay tribute to the iconic Len Dawson

Former #Chiefs players have been paying their respects to the legendary Len Dawson on social media.

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Hero stranger saves 'lifeless' elderly man stuck at side of M11 - but nobody else stopped

A man has been hailed a 'hero' after stopping on the side of a motorway to help save an elderly couple in need after the woman's husband appeared 'lifeless' in their car

Nottingham Post

Stalker left former Miss England feeling like 'shell of a person' after string of messages

He was arrested at Heathrow Airport in July last year after arriving back in the UK from India

Daily Mirror

Former Miss England says she's a 'shell of a person' after nine months of stalking

Stephanie Hill, and her partner Daniel Harper, had never met Dhawal Chaudhary but believed he became infatuated with her when she went to India in 2018

Daily Record

Newlyweds stranded in Egypt for six days after easyJet to UK flight cancelled

Shaun Smith, 55, and Liam Thompson, 28, jetted off to Hurghada for their honeymoon - but now have no way of getting home.

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Newlyweds shell out £1,100 extra after easyJet cancels return honeymoon flight

Shaun Smith and Liam Thompson, from Scunthorpe, have been stuck in Hurghada, Egypt for a week longer than planned after easyJet cancelled their return flight at the last moment

The Guardian - AU

Pain, glory, concussion: former AFL players and their families speak out about league inaction

Unable to live normal lives due to brain injuries sustained on the field, some ex-athletes are asking: where is the support?

Daily Record

Victim punched in covid mask row to be paid £1,000 by middle-aged attacker

Alan Legge handed himself in to police following a media appeal which showed him standing in the office immediately after the assault.

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Chiefs equipment director Allen Wright pranks fans with alternate helmet design

#Chiefs equipment director Allen Wright got a little creative for April Fools' Day this year.

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