Posts

Google's pestering ads get 'mute' button

People will be able to hide ads that encourage them to buy products from sites they have previously visited.

Érik Lamela: ‘My brother is in a wheelchair … you realise what is important’

Tottenham’s winger says he feared he might never play again but his brother’s swimming pool accident has put football in perspective Érik Lamela felt his blood run cold. The call came in December 2016 and it was one of those that everyone dreads. The Tottenham Hotspur winger’s younger brother, Axel, had banged his head in a swimming pool in their native Argentina and the damage would be grave. Axel was paralysed. “For a few months, he couldn’t move anything,” Lamela says. “Right now, he is getting some movement back and working day by day to return to a normal life. The doctors say that he may be able to walk again but it all depends on how the rehab goes. It’s going to be a slow process and we just need a lot of patience. He is wheelchair-bound. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jan/26/eric-lamela-tottenham-brother-wheelchair

Google's pestering ads get 'mute' button

People will be able to hide ads that encourage them to buy products from sites they have previously visited.

Trump to say America is open for business

Donald Trump is to give a speech at Davos about his plans for America's role in the world.

Cocoa smuggling: 'We have no choice'

More and more cocoa farmers in Ivory Coast are smuggling their crop into Ghana.

Personal insolvencies rise for the second year running

Nearly 100,000 individuals were declared insolvent in 2017 - a number last seen three years previously

Phil Neville: TV bore scores own goal with sexist tweets

Reputation of new England women’s boss takes a hit after a career of monotonous success In 2014, more than 440 viewers complained to the BBC that Phil Neville was too boring. His voice on commentary, they said, was turning them off the World Cup. Neville, controversially appointed as manager of the England women’s football team this week, must have wished a monotonous tone remained the severest criticism of him. Continue reading... from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jan/26/phil-neville-tv-bore-scores-own-goal-sexist-tweets-england-womens-football