Rory Anderson, along with friends John Irving and Arron Newton, took on the demanding 4x4x48 challenge, which involves running four miles every four hours for 48 hours. The challenge began on Friday, December 12, and finished on Sunday, December 14. The money will go to Cash for Kids and the Towers' Christmas Toy Appeal, helping ensure local children wake up to presents on Christmas morning. Speaking about the challenge, Rory said the motivation behind it was simple: “This Christmas, hundreds of thousands of children across the UK are living in poverty. The runners thanked everyone who donated, shared messages of support, or encouraged them along the way, saying the community backing played a huge part in their success.

The ex-Arsenal midfielder is currently showing off her dance moves on Strictly Come Dancing and is set to compete for the glitterball trophy in Saturday's final. ‌Prior to transitioning into football commentary, Carney had a lengthy career playing for both club and country. ‌While she won three Cyprus Cups and one SheBelieves trophy with the Lionesses, most of her silverware came from her club career. Speaking about her impact on the younger Lionesses, Carney added: "I just aim to play as if it was five-a-side as an 11-year-old kid. Most of Carney's financial success has come after her football career, with her taking on various broadcasting roles with the likes of TNT Sports and ITV.

12 hours agoNews SummaryThe Delaware Supreme Court has reinstated Elon Musk’s controversial $56 billion pay package from Tesla, which was initially approved in 2018. The restored package could now be worth as much as $139 billion. Tesla shareholders had previously approved the package, and despite the rulings, ensured Musk would receive the $56 billion. The court’s decision echoed Tesla board members’ arguments that rescinding the package would be inequitable. Musk’s dissatisfaction with Delaware’s court rulings has led him to relocate Tesla’s incorporation to Texas and publicly criticize the state’s judicial system.

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It was just a bit of quality or trying to hurt Arsenal a bit more. Arsenal have given up very few chances and we just didn't get enough opportunities to get enough chances tonight. I don't think we were under a great deal of pressure until the penalty kick. I think after the penalty kick we were rocked a little bit. I thought we stuck at it, never gave in, we were always in the game right to the end.

Anthony Joshua has said he wants to take on Tyson Fury next, after knocking Jake Paul out in the sixth round of their fight in Miami on Friday night. Joshua dropped Paul four times in the one-sided affair, and then called out Fury – even impersonating his fellow British heavyweight as he urged him to 'sign the contract'. On YouTuber turned boxer Paul, who went to hospital with a broken jaw, Joshua said: 'Jake has spirit, he has some heart. He tried his best and I take my hat off to him.'

Epstein and Maxwell are also seen pictured with Andrew in the royal box at Ascot in another undated photograph. It led to the King officially stripping his disgraced brother of both his HRH style and his prince title. Two photos of Andrew’s ex-wife Sarah Ferguson with unidentified females were also included in the document dump. Also among the hundreds of photos included in the files are undated photos of Maxwell standing outside the door of 10 Downing Street. The US Department of Justice were legally obligated to make all files related to the investigation into Epstein public by midnight on Friday following the passing of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

At least four people were killed in Taipei on Friday evening, after a mass stabbing around the city's central station. Reports say the suspect is among the dead after he fell from a building during a police chase through a busy shopping district. The suspected attacker has been described as a 27-year-old man from Taoyuan, a northern county in Taiwan

In the public notices this week, there are several applications for changes at historic sites, and several road closures. Road closuresThe Royal Borough is looking to close the road in Alleyns Lane (part), Cookham Dean. A signed diversion route will be put in place via Dean Lane, Bradcutts Lane and Alleyns Lane. The Royal Borough is also looking to close the road in Oakley Green Road, Oakley Green. The closure would affect Juniper Drive from number 2 to number 4, and from number 16 to number 14.

Extinction Rebellion ‘Closes the Door’ on government inaction over 1.5°C targetCampaigners call out political leaders for failing to meet climate commitments, as performers stage a symbolic action in central London. Just weeks ago, the National Emergency Briefing (NEB) delivered one of the starkest climate risk assessments presented to political leaders. Now the National Emergency Briefing and climate security experts are saying the same things but the public aren’t being told. https://extinctionrebellion.uk/about/ The Oil Slicks: Apocalypse Theatric’s Oil Slicks are a performance group who highlight the dangers of oil spills to wildlife, the dangers of burning fossil fuels to all life on Earth, and the need for urgent action to keep fossil fuels in the ground to save lives. Oil Slicks are tragic and mournful, angry and reluctant to come out of the ground.

With all these changes, we've rounded up all the major supermarket opening times in Swindon during the Christmas and New Year period so that you don't get caught out. UK supermarket rankings 2025Supermarket Christmas opening times in SwindonAldiThere are five Aldi supermarkets in Swindon. The Christmas and New Year opening times for those stores are:Christmas Eve (December 24): 7am - 6pmChristmas Day (December 25): ClosedBoxing Day (December 26): ClosedNew Year's Eve (December 31): 8am to 6pmNew Year's Day (January 1): ClosedYou can check your local store's opening times on the Aldi website. So be sure to check your local store's opening time on the Asda store locator. To check your local store's opening times and New Year times closer to the date, visit the store locator page on the Tesco website.

AI has predicted the most likely outcome for the Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua fight ahead of their heavyweight clash. 2 Despite the perceived one-sided nature of the fight, Paul and Joshua have garnered the attention of fans worldwide Credit: GettyAs a former two-time heavyweight champion, Joshua holds a clear advantage over Paul in almost every regard. Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua AI simulation resultsAcross the simulations, AJ displays a significant power advantage as he consistently out-punches Paul. Visit our Anthony Joshua vs Jake Paul betting preview including free bet offers of up to 50/1 for AJ to win! Should the bout reach the final bell, Paul vs Joshua will go down in history as one of the sport’s greatest upsets, regardless of who wins.

The first headline acts of a new two-day music festival set to take place on the Long Walk in Windsor next summer have been revealed. Long Walk Live – A Festival of Music will launch its inaugural event on Friday, June 26 and Saturday, June 27. Permission has been granted by His Majesty King Charles III for the event to take place on the Long Walk, which features a backdrop of Windsor Castle. Dua Beyond and ABBA Inferno, tribute acts for Dua Lipa and ABBA, will be the supporting acts on Friday, performing ahead of Chesney Hawkes. Chris Aitken, chairman for the board of trustees at Windsor Festival, said: “Long Walk Live is more than just a music concert – it’s a celebration of Windsor, its people, and it’s incredible community spirit.

Zelenskyy praised the independence and unity of Ukraine and Poland in a meeting with the Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, after the EU agreed to provide a €90bn loan to Ukraine. Zelenskyy said: 'The most terrible thing for Russia is if we are together. Because they definitely cannot defeat the two of us. Therefore, today's visit is important'

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