UK homeware retailer Wilko has warned that it is on the brink of collapse, putting some 12,000 jobs at risk.
The privately-owned company said it had filed a "notice of intention" to appoint administrators after failing to find enough emergency investment.
Wilko, which has 400 UK stores across the UK, is well-known for its affordable everyday items.
Chief executive Mark Jackson said it would continue to talk with interested parties about options for the business.
He said the company was left with "no choice but to take this action", but hopes to find a solution as quickly as possible to "preserve the business".
Wilko did not confirm in the announcement on Thursday whether or not any jobs would be affected.
Andy Prendergast, national secretary at the GMB union, said: "This is extremely concerning but we remain hopeful that a buyer can be found.
"Wilko's staff deserve reassurance that their jobs are safe. We hope this is the number one priority going forward."
Wilko added that it had received "significant interest" from investors and some offers, but none of them would have provided enough cash within the time needed.
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British Rowing has announced that transgender women will not be able to compete in the women's category at its events.
The governing body has changed its policy following "extensive and ongoing research and consultation".
Transgender athletes who were born female and are not undergoing hormone treatment can still enter female races.
An 'open' category will be available to transgender and non-binary rowers in competition events.
Competition organisers can also offer a mixed category, providing half the crew meet the women's category guidelines.
British Rowing previously allowed transgender women to participate in female events if their testosterone level was below a certain level for two years.
World Rowing tightened its own policy in March to reduce the allowable testosterone level, but it does allow transgender women to compete in the female category.
The British Rowing changes come into effect at the end of the season on 11 September. They will apply to athletes representing Great Britain or England at international events, including the Olympics and Paralympics.
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Substitute Adam Idah scored a 96th-minute winner as Norwich City came from behind to break Hull City's stubborn resistance and earn a deserved victory at Carrow Road.
Idah toe-poked the ball in 10 minutes after coming on following a goalmouth scramble as the mounting home pressure finally told.
Liam Delap's debut strike gave the Tigers the lead against the run of play as they chased a first away victory in 11 matches.
But, the excellent Jonathan Rowe's first senior goal levelled scores deep into first-half stoppage time and ensured Norwich would avoid a sixth game in a row without a goal at home.
Devante Cole scored a hat-trick as Barnsley started life under Neill Collins in sensational fashion with a 7-0 thrashing of lacklustre Port Vale at Oakwell.
Liam Kitching, Jon Russell and Andrew Dallas were on also on target while Dan Jones netted an own goal as last season's League One play-off finalists, now managed by Collins following Michael Duff's departure to Swansea, ran riot.
The hosts broke the deadlock in the 23rd minute when debutant Corey O'Keeffe intercepted a loose pass and swept a low ball across to Cole who slotted home.
Barnsley doubled their lead on the stroke of half-time when Jones turned into his own net.
Cole, the son of former England and Manchester United striker Andy Cole, notched his second just two minutes after the break, this time latching onto Barry Cotter's cross and lashing home.
The hat-trick was completed in the 53rd minute. As his side countered, Cole went alone and struck with just enough power for the ball to roll into the net.
Reds skipper Kitching added a fifth on the hour mark. Receiving the ball from Herbie Kane, the defender had time to control and calmly finish beyond Connor Ripley.
Collins' side added a sixth four minutes later as Russell headed in from Nicky Cadden's free-kick.
Substitute Dallas grabbed a debut goal in the sixth minute of added time, diving to head home from Cotter's cross.
Barnsley's win was the biggest opening day success in the EFL since Luton smashed Yeovil 8-3 in August 2018 and the first time a team has won by seven goals on the first weekend of a season since Wolves beat Man City 8-1 back in 1962.
England must embrace "new territory" when they face 11-time winners Australia in their first World Cup final, says former captain Serena Kersten.
The Roses beat defending champions New Zealand in the semi-finals and will look to write a new chapter in their history as they go for gold on Sunday.
England have won bronze six times, including at the last three World Cups.
By contrast, there has never been a World Cup final without Australia.
After finishing fourth at the Commonwealth Games last year, the Roses have faced questions over their inconsistent form but have responded with a perfect record at the World Cup, as well as going further than any England team before them.
The final in Cape Town takes place at 17:00 BST today and will be live on BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.
"Now there is expectation [on England]," Kersten said on BBC TV.
"Everyone will expect them to get that gold medal, but that is still new territory."
England's wait for a first Netball World Cup title continues after Australia defeated the Roses to win the event for a 12th time.
After a tight first quarter that ended 13-13, Australia pulled ahead and never looked back, winning 61-45.
It was the first time England had reached a World Cup final, but they could not repeat Thursday's group-stage victory against the Diamonds.
Instead, the Roses come away from Cape Town with World Cup silver.
Dejected England may have missed out on the trophy, but they have equalled the nation's best result at the tournament - previously achieved in 1975 after a round-robin event.
England claimed a thrilling 56-55 win against the Diamonds earlier in the week but repeating that feat against a nation that has featured in every World Cup final was too much to ask.
Some of Australia's aura had been diminished after England claimed Commonwealth gold against them on the Gold Coast in 2018.
But the Diamonds took revenge to end England's Commonwealth challenge at the semi-final stage in Birmingham last year, with this World Cup final the latest twist in a growing rivalry that so often swings Australia's way.
Despite Australia maintaining their status at the top of world netball, England's presence in the final and Jamaica's bronze-medal victory against New Zealand earlier on Sunday shows the strength of the chasing pack.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says "the big brains" never consulted people in the game with the new injury-time rules, after his side conceded in the 101st minute of the Community Shield.
Thousands of scouts at an international event in South Korea are being evacuated from a campsite due to an incoming tropical storm.
Several countries including the UK had already left, blaming high temperatures and poor sanitary conditions at the camp.
UK Scouts chief executive Matt Hyde said he felt let down by organisers and UK activities had been set back years.
The site had become a health risk, he told the BBC.
Attended by more than 40,000 young people from 155 countries, the World Scout Jamboree has been plagued by problems from the very start.
Hundreds had fallen ill amid 35C (95F) heat, with scouts from the UK among those affected by heat exhaustion.
The British group of 4,500 people, the largest in attendance, arrived at the campsite in Saemangeum near the town of Buan last week.
They were moved to hotels in the capital Seoul over the weekend, where they will remain until the jamboree finishes on 12 August.
Mr Hyde said the relocation will cost the UK Scout Association well over £1m from its reserves.
England scraped through to the quarter-finals of the Women's World Cup with a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Nigeria despite Lauren James' red card.
Georgia Stanway fired wide with the opening penalty but Nigeria missed their next two efforts and the European champions secured their spot in the last eight when Chloe Kelly smashed in the winning kick.
In an outburst of frustration, James stamped on Michelle Alozie's back in the 87th minute after losing possession and was rightly shown a red card following a video assistant referee (VAR) review.
England were given an almighty scare but face Colombia or Jamaica next at 11:30 BST on Saturday.
Central African Republic President Touadéra wins referendum with Wagner help
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66428935
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A massive and notoriously mischievous black bear has been captured after more than a year on the run following a string of break-ins in California.
The 500lbs (227kg) bear, known to fans as Hank the Tank, is believed to have broken into 21 homes in the Lake Tahoe area since 2022.
Hank - who is actually a female bear registered as 64F - will be moved to a sanctuary in Colorado.
Her three cubs may be transferred to a facility in California's Sonoma County.
In a statement released on Friday, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) said that biologists had "safely immobilised" the bear, who had been linked to 21 break-ins by DNA evidence.
Pending a successful health check, Hank will be taken to the Wild Animal Sanctuary near Springfield, Colorado.
While California authorities have noted that relocation is "not typically an option", Hank's fame has given her a reprieve.
"Given the widespread interest in this bear, and the significant risk of a serious incident involving the bear, CDFW is employing an alternative solution to safeguard the bear family as well as the people in the South Lake Tahoe community," the statement said.
Hank's three cubs will be taken to a different facility in Petaluma, California "in hopes they can discontinue the negative behaviours they learned from the sow and can be returned to the wild".
William Friedkin, director of the classic horror film The Exorcist, died on Monday at the age of 87.
His widow Sherry Lansing told the BBC through tears: "He had a wonderful life. He was almost 88 - he has a new movie coming out.
"He was the most wonderful husband in the world. He was the most wonderful father in the world. He had a big wonderful, life. There was no dream unfulfilled."
Friedkin died in Los Angeles on Monday.
No cause of death has yet been confirmed. The director was said to have suffered health issues in recent years.
His other famous films included crime thriller The French Connection, which won five Academy Awards including best director.
Tributes from celebrities and fans began pouring in over social media.
On X, formerly known as Twitter, actor Elijah Wood wrote: "Aww man…a true cinematic master whose influence will continue to extend forever. So long, William Friedkin."
Friedkin died before his latest movie, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, could hit screens at the Venice Film Festival beginning on 30 August.
Though his career started in the early 1960s, his most notable success came in the following decade with the release of 1971's The French Connection.
The film's five Oscars included best picture, and best actor for Gene Hackman.
The Exorcist, released in 1973, had audiences horrified and entranced by the story of a 12-year-old girl possessed by the devil.
News media at the time reported cinemagoers fainting and vomiting in their seats, and people leaving the theatre shaking and screaming.
The film is reported to have grossed $500m (£391m) worldwide. It was nominated for 10 Oscars, winning two, and spawned multiple sequels.
The latest, titled The Exorcist: The Believer, is scheduled for release in October this year. It was directed by David Gordon Green, who helmed the most recent three films in the Halloween franchise.
Friedkin, for his part, was historically not a fan of remakes of the film.
At one point he said: "All of them are ridiculous... what I've seen of them, they want to make me vomit as the little girl vomits in the movie."
When told by the interviewer that his version of The Exorcist was the best, Friedkin replied: "By far the best? The others don't even exist."
Friedkin suffered a decline in form just a few years after The Exorcist, his biggest box office success.
Sorcerer, released in 1977, had an estimated budget of $22m but drew barely $6m in box office sales. US media called it a "flop".
Still, his wider filmmaking legacy remains cherished by critics and audiences alike.
Simpsons producer Mike Reiss remembered how the show made "a parody of his film Sorcerer", and that Friedkin "charmed everyone, and even wound up as a guest star".
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We talked about literally going to the shipyard in Poland and building the Titanic. I said, ‘All right, great. So, they can build a Titanic for us for $10 million? Yeah, we should think about that. Now, if we sink it, how many takes do we get?’ ‘Hmm, one.’ You know what I mean? It’s like, ‘What if I want a second take?’ So, anyway, we decided not to build the Titanic as an actual floatable ship.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is a Turkish politician serving as the 12th and current president of Turkey since 2014. He previously served as prime minister of Turkey from 2003 to 2014 and as mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998. He also co-founded the Justice and Development Party in 2001.
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posted on 3/8/23
UK homeware retailer Wilko has warned that it is on the brink of collapse, putting some 12,000 jobs at risk.
The privately-owned company said it had filed a "notice of intention" to appoint administrators after failing to find enough emergency investment.
Wilko, which has 400 UK stores across the UK, is well-known for its affordable everyday items.
Chief executive Mark Jackson said it would continue to talk with interested parties about options for the business.
He said the company was left with "no choice but to take this action", but hopes to find a solution as quickly as possible to "preserve the business".
Wilko did not confirm in the announcement on Thursday whether or not any jobs would be affected.
Andy Prendergast, national secretary at the GMB union, said: "This is extremely concerning but we remain hopeful that a buyer can be found.
"Wilko's staff deserve reassurance that their jobs are safe. We hope this is the number one priority going forward."
Wilko added that it had received "significant interest" from investors and some offers, but none of them would have provided enough cash within the time needed.
posted on 3/8/23
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnopHCL1Jk8
posted on 3/8/23
British Rowing has announced that transgender women will not be able to compete in the women's category at its events.
The governing body has changed its policy following "extensive and ongoing research and consultation".
Transgender athletes who were born female and are not undergoing hormone treatment can still enter female races.
An 'open' category will be available to transgender and non-binary rowers in competition events.
Competition organisers can also offer a mixed category, providing half the crew meet the women's category guidelines.
British Rowing previously allowed transgender women to participate in female events if their testosterone level was below a certain level for two years.
World Rowing tightened its own policy in March to reduce the allowable testosterone level, but it does allow transgender women to compete in the female category.
The British Rowing changes come into effect at the end of the season on 11 September. They will apply to athletes representing Great Britain or England at international events, including the Olympics and Paralympics.
posted on 3/8/23
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posted on 4/8/23
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posted on 4/8/23
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY9vcoBLCks
posted on 5/8/23
Substitute Adam Idah scored a 96th-minute winner as Norwich City came from behind to break Hull City's stubborn resistance and earn a deserved victory at Carrow Road.
Idah toe-poked the ball in 10 minutes after coming on following a goalmouth scramble as the mounting home pressure finally told.
Liam Delap's debut strike gave the Tigers the lead against the run of play as they chased a first away victory in 11 matches.
But, the excellent Jonathan Rowe's first senior goal levelled scores deep into first-half stoppage time and ensured Norwich would avoid a sixth game in a row without a goal at home.
posted on 5/8/23
Devante Cole scored a hat-trick as Barnsley started life under Neill Collins in sensational fashion with a 7-0 thrashing of lacklustre Port Vale at Oakwell.
Liam Kitching, Jon Russell and Andrew Dallas were on also on target while Dan Jones netted an own goal as last season's League One play-off finalists, now managed by Collins following Michael Duff's departure to Swansea, ran riot.
The hosts broke the deadlock in the 23rd minute when debutant Corey O'Keeffe intercepted a loose pass and swept a low ball across to Cole who slotted home.
Barnsley doubled their lead on the stroke of half-time when Jones turned into his own net.
Cole, the son of former England and Manchester United striker Andy Cole, notched his second just two minutes after the break, this time latching onto Barry Cotter's cross and lashing home.
The hat-trick was completed in the 53rd minute. As his side countered, Cole went alone and struck with just enough power for the ball to roll into the net.
Reds skipper Kitching added a fifth on the hour mark. Receiving the ball from Herbie Kane, the defender had time to control and calmly finish beyond Connor Ripley.
posted on 5/8/23
Collins' side added a sixth four minutes later as Russell headed in from Nicky Cadden's free-kick.
Substitute Dallas grabbed a debut goal in the sixth minute of added time, diving to head home from Cotter's cross.
Barnsley's win was the biggest opening day success in the EFL since Luton smashed Yeovil 8-3 in August 2018 and the first time a team has won by seven goals on the first weekend of a season since Wolves beat Man City 8-1 back in 1962.
posted on 6/8/23
England must embrace "new territory" when they face 11-time winners Australia in their first World Cup final, says former captain Serena Kersten.
The Roses beat defending champions New Zealand in the semi-finals and will look to write a new chapter in their history as they go for gold on Sunday.
England have won bronze six times, including at the last three World Cups.
By contrast, there has never been a World Cup final without Australia.
After finishing fourth at the Commonwealth Games last year, the Roses have faced questions over their inconsistent form but have responded with a perfect record at the World Cup, as well as going further than any England team before them.
The final in Cape Town takes place at 17:00 BST today and will be live on BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.
"Now there is expectation [on England]," Kersten said on BBC TV.
"Everyone will expect them to get that gold medal, but that is still new territory."
posted on 6/8/23
England's wait for a first Netball World Cup title continues after Australia defeated the Roses to win the event for a 12th time.
After a tight first quarter that ended 13-13, Australia pulled ahead and never looked back, winning 61-45.
It was the first time England had reached a World Cup final, but they could not repeat Thursday's group-stage victory against the Diamonds.
Instead, the Roses come away from Cape Town with World Cup silver.
Dejected England may have missed out on the trophy, but they have equalled the nation's best result at the tournament - previously achieved in 1975 after a round-robin event.
England claimed a thrilling 56-55 win against the Diamonds earlier in the week but repeating that feat against a nation that has featured in every World Cup final was too much to ask.
Some of Australia's aura had been diminished after England claimed Commonwealth gold against them on the Gold Coast in 2018.
But the Diamonds took revenge to end England's Commonwealth challenge at the semi-final stage in Birmingham last year, with this World Cup final the latest twist in a growing rivalry that so often swings Australia's way.
Despite Australia maintaining their status at the top of world netball, England's presence in the final and Jamaica's bronze-medal victory against New Zealand earlier on Sunday shows the strength of the chasing pack.
posted on 7/8/23
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says "the big brains" never consulted people in the game with the new injury-time rules, after his side conceded in the 101st minute of the Community Shield.
posted on 7/8/23
Thousands of scouts at an international event in South Korea are being evacuated from a campsite due to an incoming tropical storm.
Several countries including the UK had already left, blaming high temperatures and poor sanitary conditions at the camp.
UK Scouts chief executive Matt Hyde said he felt let down by organisers and UK activities had been set back years.
The site had become a health risk, he told the BBC.
Attended by more than 40,000 young people from 155 countries, the World Scout Jamboree has been plagued by problems from the very start.
Hundreds had fallen ill amid 35C (95F) heat, with scouts from the UK among those affected by heat exhaustion.
The British group of 4,500 people, the largest in attendance, arrived at the campsite in Saemangeum near the town of Buan last week.
They were moved to hotels in the capital Seoul over the weekend, where they will remain until the jamboree finishes on 12 August.
Mr Hyde said the relocation will cost the UK Scout Association well over £1m from its reserves.
posted on 7/8/23
England scraped through to the quarter-finals of the Women's World Cup with a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Nigeria despite Lauren James' red card.
Georgia Stanway fired wide with the opening penalty but Nigeria missed their next two efforts and the European champions secured their spot in the last eight when Chloe Kelly smashed in the winning kick.
In an outburst of frustration, James stamped on Michelle Alozie's back in the 87th minute after losing possession and was rightly shown a red card following a video assistant referee (VAR) review.
England were given an almighty scare but face Colombia or Jamaica next at 11:30 BST on Saturday.
posted on 7/8/23
Central African Republic President Touadéra wins referendum with Wagner help
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posted on 7/8/23
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHNPlhUcpi4
posted on 7/8/23
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posted on 7/8/23
A massive and notoriously mischievous black bear has been captured after more than a year on the run following a string of break-ins in California.
The 500lbs (227kg) bear, known to fans as Hank the Tank, is believed to have broken into 21 homes in the Lake Tahoe area since 2022.
Hank - who is actually a female bear registered as 64F - will be moved to a sanctuary in Colorado.
Her three cubs may be transferred to a facility in California's Sonoma County.
In a statement released on Friday, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) said that biologists had "safely immobilised" the bear, who had been linked to 21 break-ins by DNA evidence.
Pending a successful health check, Hank will be taken to the Wild Animal Sanctuary near Springfield, Colorado.
While California authorities have noted that relocation is "not typically an option", Hank's fame has given her a reprieve.
"Given the widespread interest in this bear, and the significant risk of a serious incident involving the bear, CDFW is employing an alternative solution to safeguard the bear family as well as the people in the South Lake Tahoe community," the statement said.
Hank's three cubs will be taken to a different facility in Petaluma, California "in hopes they can discontinue the negative behaviours they learned from the sow and can be returned to the wild".
posted on 7/8/23
William Friedkin, director of the classic horror film The Exorcist, died on Monday at the age of 87.
His widow Sherry Lansing told the BBC through tears: "He had a wonderful life. He was almost 88 - he has a new movie coming out.
"He was the most wonderful husband in the world. He was the most wonderful father in the world. He had a big wonderful, life. There was no dream unfulfilled."
Friedkin died in Los Angeles on Monday.
No cause of death has yet been confirmed. The director was said to have suffered health issues in recent years.
His other famous films included crime thriller The French Connection, which won five Academy Awards including best director.
Tributes from celebrities and fans began pouring in over social media.
On X, formerly known as Twitter, actor Elijah Wood wrote: "Aww man…a true cinematic master whose influence will continue to extend forever. So long, William Friedkin."
posted on 7/8/23
Friedkin died before his latest movie, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, could hit screens at the Venice Film Festival beginning on 30 August.
Though his career started in the early 1960s, his most notable success came in the following decade with the release of 1971's The French Connection.
The film's five Oscars included best picture, and best actor for Gene Hackman.
The Exorcist, released in 1973, had audiences horrified and entranced by the story of a 12-year-old girl possessed by the devil.
News media at the time reported cinemagoers fainting and vomiting in their seats, and people leaving the theatre shaking and screaming.
posted on 7/8/23
The film is reported to have grossed $500m (£391m) worldwide. It was nominated for 10 Oscars, winning two, and spawned multiple sequels.
The latest, titled The Exorcist: The Believer, is scheduled for release in October this year. It was directed by David Gordon Green, who helmed the most recent three films in the Halloween franchise.
Friedkin, for his part, was historically not a fan of remakes of the film.
At one point he said: "All of them are ridiculous... what I've seen of them, they want to make me vomit as the little girl vomits in the movie."
When told by the interviewer that his version of The Exorcist was the best, Friedkin replied: "By far the best? The others don't even exist."
Friedkin suffered a decline in form just a few years after The Exorcist, his biggest box office success.
Sorcerer, released in 1977, had an estimated budget of $22m but drew barely $6m in box office sales. US media called it a "flop".
Still, his wider filmmaking legacy remains cherished by critics and audiences alike.
Simpsons producer Mike Reiss remembered how the show made "a parody of his film Sorcerer", and that Friedkin "charmed everyone, and even wound up as a guest star".
posted on 8/8/23
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhKZLhxFFUY
posted on 8/8/23
We talked about literally going to the shipyard in Poland and building the Titanic. I said, ‘All right, great. So, they can build a Titanic for us for $10 million? Yeah, we should think about that. Now, if we sink it, how many takes do we get?’ ‘Hmm, one.’ You know what I mean? It’s like, ‘What if I want a second take?’ So, anyway, we decided not to build the Titanic as an actual floatable ship.
posted on 8/8/23
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is a Turkish politician serving as the 12th and current president of Turkey since 2014. He previously served as prime minister of Turkey from 2003 to 2014 and as mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998. He also co-founded the Justice and Development Party in 2001.
posted on 8/8/23
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