The abuse directed at Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s wife has been “threatening, racist, and misogynistic,” according to Everton.
After sending a message in support of her husband, who won his final game at Goodison Park on Sunday with a score of 2-0, Sandra Calvert-Lewin was abused online.
The 28-year-old forward has scored 30 Premier League goals for the Toffees at home, a record that is onlysurpassed by Romelu Lukaku and Duncan Ferguson.
The English international has had a disappointing campaign, scoring just twice this season at Goodison Park, and some Toffees supporters have criticized her.
The club’s statement read, “Everton Football Club firmly condemns the threatening, racist, and misogynistic abuse directed at the wife of Dominic Calvert-Lewin on social media.
This ominous and intimidating behavior does not fit the values of Everton or the overwhelming majority of our supporters, and it is also deeply repulsive and upsetting.
“The club has a zero tolerance policy against all forms of abusive behavior,” the club said. The Premier League and Merseyside Police are closely monitoring their actions to ensure that those responsible are identified and held accountable.
Threats or other forms of abuse, whether online or in person, are completely unacceptable and have no place in society or our game. The club urges anyone who notices or notices this behavior to immediately report it to the authorities and relevant social media platforms.
“Dominic and his family has our full support,” we vow to keep saying.
Merseyside Police responded, “We are aware of racist and threatening social media posts directed at the wife of Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
We are working with Everton Football Club as part of our initial inquiries because it is “absolutely disgusting” to send such abhorrent messages to anyone online.
“We take these reports very seriously, and we want to remind users of the disclaimer that any notion of online anonymity to commit crimes is false.
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Thousands of children in Gaza are at risk of imminent death after a nearly three-month total Israeli blockade on the besieged enclave, which has spread famine, the United Nations relief chief warns.
That has put 14,000 babies at risk of dying in the next 48 hours, Tom Fletcher said in an interview with the BBC on Tuesday.
“We need to flood the Gaza Strip with humanitarian aid,” the UN’s undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs said, describing the situation as “chilling”.
All food, medicine and other life-saving aid had been blocked by Israel from entering Gaza beginning on March 2. As of Monday, a trickle of aid was authorised to enter for the first time since then.
Addressing the European Humanitarian Forum in Brussels on Tuesday, Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), said relief organisations have run out of words to describe the horrors unfolding in Gaza at Israel’s hands.
“But the worst in all this is that we are confronted with a situation: If there is political will, the war can stop. The siege being imposed on Gaza can be lifted,” Lazzarini said.
Since early March, at least 57 children are reported to have died from malnutrition.
A UN-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) assessment says more than 93 percent of children in Gaza, or about 930,000, are at risk of famine
UNRWA Director of Health Akihiro Seita added on Tuesday that the situation is getting “exponentially” worse and may soon arrive at a point that is “beyond our control”.
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Israel told the UN on Tuesday that it would allow the entry of 100 trucks carrying humanitarian aid, a day after it said it allowed only nine aid trucks into the enclave for the first time in more than 80 days.
Both moves have been roundly slammed for fulfilling only a “drop in the ocean” of the humanitarian needs in Gaza, which has been largely reduced to rubble by Israeli air strikes and ground operations, which were expanded at the weekend.
Israeli attacks continue to kill dozens of Palestinians, including many children, each day while what’s left of infrastructure and aid supplies is being destroyed.
The municipality of Deir el-Balah in central Gaza announced on Tuesday that a major well, the last remaining source of drinking water in the area, was destroyed along with its generator in an Israeli strike.
This comes as more than 100,000 Palestinians have been driven out of their homes and shelters in the past several days alone, according to the UN, and have nowhere safe to go as they face famine.
The Israeli army on Tuesday bombed the Nasser Medical Complex in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis as well, hitting life-saving medical supplies and causing widespread destruction across the hospital’s different facilities, including oxygen lines and a laboratory.
“In northern Gaza, the Indonesian Hospital is under siege by the Israeli military with patients unable to enter or get out,” Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary said, reporting from Deir el-Balah.
“Aside from the Nasser and Indonesian hospitals, two other major hospitals in Gaza, the European and al-Awda, have been bombed and largely put out of service in the past few days,” she added.
Tess Ingram, a UNICEF communications manager, explained to Al Jazeera why a scheme hatched by the United States and Israel to take control of aid distribution in Gaza was unacceptable for the international community.
She said the UN and its international partners had 400 distribution points all over Gaza to help Palestinians whereas now only a “handful” of militarised points in southern Gaza will be used under the US-Israel plan.
“This would mean that people would have to walk a long way to collect a packet that weighs up to 25kg [55lb] and then walk back again,” she said.
Speaking on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasised that only a “minimal” amount of aid will be allowed into Gaza for diplomatic and political reasons as international pressure and condemnation is directed at him and his government.
His far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, said allowing any aid into Gaza while some Israeli captives taken during the Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023, are still held inside the enclave is “a grave mistake hindering our victory”.
As the Israeli military and government continue to promise to “defeat” Hamas, devastating military strikes on the Palestinian territory have intensified.
The Israeli army said on Tuesday afternoon that it attacked 100 targets in Gaza in the preceding 24 hours, claiming they were all “terrorist” targets.
In a neighborhood that appeared to be populated by civilians in southern Gaza, Israeli forces launched an invasion. Before snatching his wife and young son, they murdered a Palestinian fighter. Israel’s assault on Gaza, where bombardment, siege, and hunger still exist, became more and more frequent as the raid progressed.
Due to club owner Venky’s’ unwillingness to meet the league’s requirements for facilities, player welfare, and staffing, Blackburn Rovers will no longer compete in the Women’s Championship.
Blackburn claim to be in “ongoing discussions with the Football Association (FA) regarding the division we will be competing in” next season in an email sent to players by the club’s HR department on Tuesday, seen by BBC Sport.
According to FA regulations, a league’s clubs may only re-enter the pyramid at least two tiers below the one from which they departed.
The players and staff at Blackburn are unsure of their future, whether they will continue to play semi-professional football or whether their contracts will renew.
On Monday, May 19, 2018, the club had until May 19 to decide whether or not they wanted to comply with the requirements for licensing and maintain their tier-two status.
Your role may be affected as a result of the minimum standards required at the tiers below the Women’s Championship, according to the email’s conclusion.
We’re trying to let you know which tier you’re operating in once you’ve received this confirmation, because we know it might be unpleasant to read.
The top two tiers of English women’s football are expected to meet later on Tuesday to discuss the next steps with the FA Board and WSL Football, the company that controls the league.
According to Blackburn, the club’s current financial framework has reached a point where the club’s growing financial and operational constraints, including the requirement to switch to a fully professional model, cannot be continued.
The league has increased the minimum requirements for players, including extended contact times for players and the need for a full-time professional contract model, an increase in staffing levels, which has increased wages, which has caused the strain on the training facilities and stadium facilities, among others.
Sheffield United, who sources claim had discussions in the lead up to their return to the Women’s Championship, may be reinstated as a result of Blackburn’s withdrawal.
WSL Football stated that it “operates with 12 clubs” and that its “intention is to ensure” the Women’s Championship, which will be renamed WSL 2 from the following year.
Last week, players revealed that there was a “99% chance the owners will not be financially supporting the team next season,” making it clear that Blackburn were in a dangerous position.
Defender Niamh Murphy, 22, said: “I have been a Blackburn Rovers player for three seasons, and the only consistency I have had is the club’s lack of financial support.
Despite having the smallest budget, we have once more avoided relegation, despite the fact that this season may not look successful to some.
“The women’s players and staff deserve a lot of credit,” she said.
A meeting was reportedly postponed on Monday night and then delayed on Tuesday, according to sources who spoke with the club over the weekend while the players and staff were waiting for answers.
At 15:30 BST on Tuesday, coaching staff finally agreed to a call with the board and HR department, and manager Simon Parker made the announcement.
According to sources, the club’s lack of transparency is causing a lot of “frustration” and “confusion” in the playing group.
How did this occur?
Following Reading’s transition to the fifth tier in June 2024, a club will withdraw from the league for the second year in a row due to financial concerns.
To create a professional environment, all clubs in the Women’s Super League (WSL) and Women’s Championship must adhere to the requirements for licensing.
The criteria include minimum standards for things like elite facilities, full-time staff, wellbeing, and contact hours with players.
At the start of the season, each club conducts a compliance and development review.
The club’s women have a long history of developing talent, with Georgia Stanway, Ella Toone, and Keira Walsh among those who have already graduated from the academy.
The club continued in a statement, “We acknowledge the disappointment this may lead to for our players, supporters, and staff, and we express our sincere gratitude for their unwavering dedication last year,” but this decision was not taken lightly.
“Blackburn Rovers is not leaving the Women’s game,” to be absolutely clear.
We are taking the necessary steps to ensure that Blackburn Rovers’ long-term success is based on the success of other reputable clubs with a rich history in the game.
However, the news about the women’s team comes as a result of recent club concerns, including financial strains.
Although Blackburn Rovers’ most recent accounts, which were released in March, revealed a £3.3 million profit, the significant sales of players from the men’s team, including Adam Wharton, who signed for £18 million. The club’s turnover was 119% paid for by wages.
Suhail Pasha, the club’s chief operating officer, claimed that owners Venky’s would have to make a $ 20 million shortfall every year.
In March, several leading officials and fans demanded that Pasha and two others stay away from Ewood Park men’s games. In addition, they requested Venky’s to sell the business because Derby had lost manager John Eustace to the men’s team and the men’s team lost them to the Championship play-off.
The club’s men’s and women’s first teams had planned to hold an awards evening in their final week of the season, but it was postponed.
Although the women’s team has played at Ewood Park this year in an effort to increase fanbase and revenue, the average crowds are still below 1, 000.
Their current players are working on semi-professional contracts, with the highest salary being reported to be £9, 000.
The decision to terminate Blackburn Rovers Women has caused a sad day for women’s football, according to Chief Executive Officer of WSL Football Nikki Doucet.
We have worked with the club all season to stop this, and we are disappointed that this has happened.
In this Tuesday’s Mirror Daily Digest, we’ve pulled together the biggest stories of the day from sweeping ITV show changes to footage of a pensioner being Tasered and James Argent’s girlfriends injuries being revealed in court documents
ITV will undergo major changes to their Daytime offerings – including Good Morning Britain(Image: RAY BURMISTON)
Welcome to the Mirror’s Daily Digest, where we pull together all the best stories of the day from our News, Showbiz, Sport teams and more. This Wednesday, we’re featuring everything from huge ITV daytime show changes to the horror moment a one-legged pensioner was Tasered by police and the injuries James Argent inflicted on his girlfriend.
This afternoon, our showbiz team broke the shock news that ITV was making mass changes to its daytime TV shows – spelling especially bad news for TV icon Lorraine. Elsewhere, our news team released the shocking footage of a pensioner being Tasered and James Argent’s girlfriend’s injuries were revealed in court documents.
ITV announce MAJOR changes to huge daytime shows and it’s bad news for Lorraine
ITV daytime will look very different in a few months(Image: ITV )
ITV daytime will look very different in a few months after bosses announced sweeping changes coming to shows including Good Morning Britain. The ITV news and magazine shows usually run from 6am to 1.30pm weekdays and include the breakfast show followed by Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women.
From January 2026, Good Morning Britain will be extended by 30 minutes to run from 6am to 9.30am daily. While Lorraine Kelly’s show has been cut in half and will now run from 9.30am until 10am. Not only that, but the programme will only air for 30 weeks of the year.
During the weeks Lorraine is not on air, Good Morning Britain will run from 6am to 10am. This Morning will remain in its 10am-12.30pm slot on weekdays throughout the year, while Loose Women will be in the 12.30-1.30pm slot for a seasonal basis of 30 weeks too.
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Moment one-legged pensioner, 93, is Tasered by police at care home
A 93-year-old disabled man was sprayed in the face with synthetic pepper spray before being shot by a Taser(Image: IOPC)
A court has heard howa disabled 93-year-old was sprayed in the face with synthetic pepper spray, shot with a Taser, and struck with a baton by police officers who responded to an emergency call at his care home.
Donald Burgess, who had one leg and used a wheelchair, was allegedly assaulted by PC Stephen Smith and PC Rachel Comotto at the home in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, on June 21, 2022. Smith, 51, denies two counts of assault involving Pava spray and a baton, while Comotto denies a single charge of assault by discharging her Taser.
Prosecutors say the officers unleashed “unjustified and unlawful” force within seconds of entering his room, with just one minute and 23 seconds passing from when the cops arrived to the pensioner being tasered, Southwark Crown Court was told on Monday.
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Horrific injuries James Argent inflicted on girlfriend revealed in court documents
James Argent’s girlfriend Nicoline Artursson’s injuries have been revealed(Image: real_arg/Instagram)
James Argent’s girlfriend Nicoline Arturrson was left with horrific injuries following a heated altercation while the couple were holidaying in Spain. The former TOWIE star, 37, received a six-month suspended prison sentence and a two-year restraining order from a Spanish court.
He had pleaded guilty to shoving Artursson. According to eyewitness accounts, the confrontation escalated to the point where Argent was allegedly seen hurling clothing from a balcony and storming out of the property with a bag in hand.
A bystander told the Mirror that they had comforted Artursson, who was visibly shaken. “She was crying a lot,” the source told us. “She looked extremely distressed and nervous.
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Nigel Farage HUMILIATED by Keir Starmer leaving major question unanswered
Keir Starmer said Nigel Farage has shown his party ‘simply do not care’
After announcing his EU trade deal yesterday, Keir Starmer took to the House of Commons to make a statement on the agreement this afternoon. During the speech, our politics team spotted the PM humiliate Nigel Farage by pointing to a major unanswered question – where is the Reform UK leader?
The Prime Minister took aim at the outspoken politician after he savaged the new UK-EU deal yet was not present in the chamber during the PM’s statement on the agreement. Mr Starmer said Mr Farage has shown his party “simply do not care”. He also slammed Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey.
Speaking in the Commons, Conservative leader Ms Badenoch said the deals with the US, India and European Union were “own goals” and said the Government had failed to improve terms agreed by the Tories. Yesterday Mr Farage branded the new EU deal a “betrayal of Brexit”, while Sir Ed a deal with “more ambition” could have been “ten times greater”.
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King Charles to send powerful message to Donald Trump with historic visit to Canada
King Charles and Queen Camilla on a visit to Canada House today(Image: Getty Images)
This Wednesday, our royal team revealed that King Charles will “reinforce the power and the strength of the message” to Donald Trump that “Canada is not for sale” when he makes a historic visit to the country next week. Charles will travel to Canada for the first time as monarch when he flies to Ottawa with Queen Camilla on Monday.
Ahead of their visit, the royal couple toured Canada House on Trafalgar Square where they were shown a giant map of the country’s historic sites. Ralph Goodale, the High Commissioner for Canada in the UK, said the visit would be significant in the wake of verbal aggression from the US president that Canada should become the 51st state of America.
Mark Carney, the newly elected prime minister of Canada, told Trump that Canada was not for sale following the US president’s comments. Mr Goodale said: “The prime minister has made it clear that Canada is not for sale not, is not for sale ever, and I think he probably added five ‘nevers’ after that to make the point.”
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