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John Terry had something of an epiphany a few years ago. It dated back to Covid, when he was assistant to Dean Smith at Aston Villa, and an unnamed player in the squad had gone off the boil. Terry’s response had been to rip into him.We should note at the outset that this is a story Terry himself once told as part of the learning curve on his as-yet unsatisfied ambitions to become a manager.The key part of the tale came from Smith’s view of the rollicking, which was a suggestion to his No 2 that maybe he ought to ask the…

A seven-year-old boy has been left in a 'serious condition' in hospital after being struck by a car on a city centre road.The crash between a silver Volkswagen Polo and the boy, who was riding a scooter, took place at around 4pm on Wednesday in, Hanley, Stoke.Police, paramedics and an air ambulance were scrambled to the scene and the child was airlifted to Alder Hey Children's Hospital.Police said on Thursday the boy remains in a serious but stable condition.The force has also issued an appeal for…

The ebb and flow of company results, which sustains analysts and the stock market, is less followed in the media than used to be the case.There is, however, no better way of understanding what is going on in the economy than drilling down into what the UK’s resilient corporate sector has to say. There is plenty of macro stuff to bite into.The read on the public finances for 2025-26 provides ample evidence of challenges facing the Government and Britain.Tax revenues are up exponentially, which explains why consumers are…

Alex Scott has broken her silence with a post on Instagram after BBC announced it was axing Football Focus after over 50 years on TV screens21:56, 23 Apr 2026View 2 Images(Image: Visionhaus/Getty Images)Alex Scott has broken her silence after BBC decided to axe iconic show Football Focus on Thursday.The BBC announced the decision in a statement on social media - and Scott has now addressed the decision with a post of her own. She said: "After 52 years on air, Football Focus is coming to an end. To have been part of it has…