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Muslim Chelsea fans speak out on #NoToRicketts Campaign – Kingston Courier

Muslim fans from Chelsea’s international fanbase have voiced their outrage at the possibility that a family tarnished by Islamaphobic comments could buy their football club.

The frontrunners to buy Chelsea Football Club are Tom, Laura and Todd Ricketts, three siblings who own the Chicago Cubs baseball team and have a vast fortune from their family’s finance and property empire.

News website, Splinter, obtained a string of emails sent by the three siblings’ father, Joe Ricketts, between 2009 an
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State of the Borough Debate: Community leaders set out plans to help Kingston recover after the pandemic –

Kingston community leaders pledged to invest time and resources into supporting the borough’s young people after the pandemic.

Peter Mayhew-Smith, leader of the South Thames Colleges Group, pledged to invest time and resources into individualised teaching and providing mental health to students.

Speaking at an online conference, hosted by Kingston Council, Mayhew-Smith said: “The partnership between us and the mental health support services is allowing us to campaign on all sorts of issues wit
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VIDEO: Mad Hatter's Tea Party at the Rose Theatre raises money and awareness for brain cancer research –

The British Hat Guild organised a nationwide ‘Wear a Hat Day’ on Friday 25th March to raise money and awareness for Brain Cancer research.

Bee Smith, a local miliner and member of the British Hat Guild, was tasked with organising an event for Kingston residents. She organised a ‘Mad Hatter’s Tea Party’ at the Rose Theatre where she provided a range of her hats for people to try on and sold cakes and coffees to raise money for the case.

Smith stressed the importance of this event as Brain Cance
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The stats prove Kai Havertz is a more effective striker than Romelu Lukaku – Kingston Courier

Kai Havertz has struggled at times since his blockbuster £72 million move from Bayer Leverkusen to Chelsea in 2020, but he has certainly found his form this season. Although Chelsea spent £100 million on Romelu Lukaku, performance metrics indicate that Havertz is Chelsea’s most important attacking player.

He has scored some crucial goals recently, including winners in the Club World Cup Final and in crucial games against Lille, Norwich and Newcastle.

At the start of the season, Tuchel tried pl
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COMMENT: Sporting bodies need to do more to uphold human rights –

The curtains have come down on the Beijing Winter Olympic games with a stunning closing ceremony. The city has put on a great spectacle but should never have been allowed to host the games in the first pace.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has committed countless human rights abuses in recent years. It has controlled the internet, destroyed democracy in Hong Kong and detained over a million Uyghur Muslims in labour camps. This is not a regime which should be rewarded with hosting the showpiec
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What to expect from every Six Nations team – Kingston Courier

One game into the Six Nations and it is already shaping up to be an exciting tournament, with Scotland pulling off an upset victory over England and Ireland tearing champions Wales apart.

The opening weekend showcased the different attributes every team has and the quality of every teams’ star men. There are five teams who could realistically win the championship which should make the remaining fixtures fascinating to watch.

The New-Zealander is a relative newcomer to European rugby but has al
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'Art of Banksy' extends stay in London – Kingston Courier

‘The Art of Banksy’ has extended its stay in Covent Garden until May 2022. The exhibition, at 50 Earlham Street, is the largest ever collection of the graffiti artist’s works. It features over 100 original pieces taken from private collections.

The display has faced controversy as it has been curated without the collaboration or consent of the artist himself.

The exhibition offers a brief but interesting insight into the artist’s history. It chronicles his early days in a Bristol hip-hop group
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REVIEW: Elba shines in modern western 'The Harder They Fall' –

Netflix’s latest blockbuster is a modern take on the classic western. It tells the story of Nat Love (Jonathon Majors) who assembles his ragtag gang of outlaws to find and kill Rufus Buck (Idris Elba), the ruthless murderer who has just escaped from prison.

The story is full of homages to westerns: the sharpshooter, the fastest gun in the West and the old timer marshal. These references are tongue in cheek but do feel a bit cliched and unnecessary at times. The storyline itself is formulaic. It
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Hungary fans arrested for racist abuse and police clashes at Wembley – Kingston Courier

Violence broke out between Hungary football fans and the police at last Tuesday night’s World Cup qualifier at Wembley after the police entered the ground to arrest a Hungary fan for allegedly racially abusing a steward.

Five other Hungary fans were arrested, according to the Metropolitan Police, two charged with assaulting a police officer and three on charges of affray, drunken disorderly behaviour, and voyeurism.

After the incident, the Metropolitan Police said: “Minor disorder broke out in
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Southend-on-Sea becomes city in honour of Sir David Amess –

Boris Johnson announced on Monday that the Queen had granted city status to Southend-on-Sea in Essex.

The decision was made in honour of the late Conservative MP, Sir David Amess, who was stabbed to death at a constituency surgery in a church in Leigh-on-Sea last Friday. A 24-year-old man, Ali Harb Ali, has been charged with the murder.

Sir David was renowned for his dedication to his constituency and repeatedly pushed for the borough to be given City status throughout his 24-year career repre