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BBC News
4 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Newby looking for 'character' to push Cambridge forward
Cambridge head coach Craig Newby is prioritising "character over talent" as he looks to plot a way to improved results by the Champ Rugby Blood and Sand won promotion to the second tier in 2023 but have finished bottom in the two seasons since then, winning only five out of 42 league who previously held the head coach job from 2013 to 2015, replaces Anthony Allen, who was interim boss for the second half of last season and has now joined the coaching staff at Leicester Tigers."I've spent a lot of time in the last two, three months, looking observing, talking to people, questioning, planning and finding out where this club wants to go to and how we're going to get there," the New Zealander told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire."Everything we're doing is around the type of person you are, it's not a blanket rule but we're pretty much looking at character over talent."Everyone in this building will have talent, but if you're not willing to fight for your team-mate, if you're not willing to care for your club and not willing to push yourself, then this place isn't going to be for you." The former All Black took up his new role at the beginning of May and work has been going on to strengthen the squad for next season, when the expanded league will feature 14 Mills became the club's latest signing on Tuesday, following fellow back rows Arthur Thomas and Dan Eckersley, fly-half Jamie Annand, centre Levi Reweti, hooker Dylan Irvine, lock Rhys Fulford and number eight Sam Asotasi. Newby, who won a Sevens gold medal for New Zealand at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, said the new season would provide an opportunity for the squad to "grow as a group of people".He added: "It's a tough competition, the Champ, it's got harder with Worcester and Richmond (added). Everyone's going to be faster, stronger, it's going to be a challenge and we need to get things off the field right as well."(But) We can't just be all about work, it has to be about balance and finding time to share time with each other and families."They're the two areas we're going to be looking at, changing the way we train and prepare for our rugby so our players have a chance to be competitive on a Saturday and culturally and environment-wise we're going to have a big push on how we work together and how we enjoy ourselves."
BBC News
6 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Forshaw and Allen take on coaching roles at Tigers
Leicester Tigers have appointed Wales defence coach Mike Forshaw as Geoff Parling's assistant coach alongside the returning Anthony 55, leaves his role in international rugby after two-and-a-half years to move back to the Premiership where he spent a decade as a coach at Sale former Great Britain rugby league international, who enjoyed a decorated career with Wigan Warriors, Wakefield Trinity, Leeds Rhinos, Bradford Bulls and Warrington Wolves, has worked in rugby union for 15 years."I think the DNA of the club, around working hard for one another and being physical, really suits me," Forshaw told Leicester's website., external"It is an exciting time for the club, with Geoff taking over, and it is great to be able to be a part of that." As well as adding Forshaw to his coaching team, Parling has turned to former team-mate Allen as the rookie boss prepares to take the helm of the centre Allen, 38, won two Premiership titles with Leicester and earned two England caps before he was forced to retire in 2015 because of a knee took up a role with the club's academy, then went on to work as a Tigers under-18 head coach before stepping up to the senior coaching left for a job in the Championship with Coventry in 2019."It has been good for me to have been away, experience new environments and challenges at different organisations and be able to come back with those valuable lessons to add to the coaching room," Allen and Forshaw are the first two coaching additions made by Parling, who will continue to work with Brett Deacon, Neil Fowkes, and Peter Hewat, who all worked under former head coach Michael Cheika.
Daily Mail
17-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
TONY HETHERINGTON: Gallery that had two disqualified directors on its staff is wound up
Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday's ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have been left out-of-pocket. Find out how to contact him below. An art investment company that The Mail on Sunday revealed had employed two barred directors – one with a jail record for fraud – has been wound up after the High Court heard evidence from the Insolvency Service of numerous 'matters of concern'. Artwork Holdings used the name 'Yield Gallery' and advertised works by Banksy, Andy Warhol and Tracey Emin. In 2023, I warned that one of its bosses, described as the gallery's creative director and named as Jon Sullivan, was actually Jonothan Piper. In 2016, Piper was given five-and-a-half years after admitting fraud, money-laundering and tax offences. He cheated clients of his company Embassy Wine UK out of £300,000 which should have bought wine as an investment. He was banned from acting as a company director until 2026. Yield Gallery employed Anthony Allen as a salesman. He is banned from being a director until 2031 after his firm Global Neutral sold near-worthless carbon credits as investments. It was ordered into liquidation by the High Court and Allen was described as unfit to be a director. Investors lost £386,000. Insolvency Service investigators found Yield's accounts were 'inaccurate', with suspicions of underpaid VAT and corporation tax. When they saw its bank accounts for one period, they identified deposits of just over £2million, yet sales brought in £4.2million, which suggested that more than half its income did not go into its bank accounts. In 2020, Yield obtained a Covid bounce-back loan of £50,000. To qualify, it needed turnover of at least £200,000, but according to the Insolvency Service its accounts showed a turnover of zero. Director David Izzard said the loan was legitimate as the accounts were wrong. But when investigators queried £100,000 the business appeared to owe in tax, he said he was 'unable to comment on the accuracy of the accounts'. Edna Okhiria, chief investigator at the Insolvency Service, said: 'Unreliable and inconsistent accounts were uncovered which did not provide a fair representation of the company's business. The company and its director also failed to sufficiently co-operate with our investigations.' The Official Receiver has been appointed liquidator and will prepare a report on the conduct of the director. The Insolvency Service's court success in shutting Izzard's company may have a knock-on effect at the Financial Conduct Authority. The watchdog's public register shows Izzard is approved by the FCA as the director of Essex firm Loyal Finance. But company records show he quit in January and signed Loyal Finance over to his daughter Bridie. She also works for her father's art business, where her job includes overseeing Yield Gallery's compliance with money-laundering laws. The art world is vulnerable to money-laundering and dealers must register – yet the Insolvency Service says the gallery failed to sign up. Will last Monday's court case affect Izzard's FCA approval? A spokesman declined to comment directly about Izzard, but added: 'We will consider the findings of other regulators and enforcement agencies in deciding whether someone is fit to be approved. We expect the firms we regulate to consider them too.' The gallery business and its art sales are continuing, still under the name Yield Gallery but owned by another company, YG Group, run by David Izzard. His solicitor said an appeal may be lodged against the winding up order. In a letter to the Insolvency Service, the lawyer accused it of suggesting on its website that Yield Gallery has sold works by Banksy and Andy Warhol that are not genuine. He said unless Insolvency Service officials remove the claim, they may be sued for defamation. BA owed me over £1,000 for a delayed flight 7 months ago B.T. writes: Our British Airways flight last October was delayed 24 hours. BA told us we are due £1,040 as a result. We have now supplied our bank details eight times but we have still received nothing. Tony Hetherington replies: BA never questioned that your flight was delayed and never questioned that you were entitled to £1,040 to make up for this, but inexplicably the money never reached your Nationwide account. After I contacted BA, the airline called you. Someone there had recorded your bank sort code wrongly! The £1,040 has now landed in your account and BA has given you £400 in Avios points to make up for the delay. If you believe you are the victim of financial wrongdoing, write to Tony Hetherington at Financial Mail, 9 Derry Street, London W8 5HY or email Because of the high volume of enquiries, personal replies cannot be given. Please send only copies of original documents, which we regret cannot be returned.
Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Yahoo
MPD seeks critically missing man, last seen on Milwaukee's north side
The Brief Milwaukee police are looking for a critically missing man, 56-year-old Anthony Allen. He was last seen on Thursday near Granville Road and Donna Drive on the city's north side. He is in a motorized wheelchair. MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee police need your help in finding a critically missing person, Anthony Allen. According to the Milwaukee Police Department, Anthony Allen is described as a 56-year-old male, Black, with a height of 6'4" and weighing 210 lbs. He has black hair, brown eyes, and he was wearing a dark-colored shirt and jeans. SIGN UP TODAY: Get daily headlines, breaking news emails from FOX6 News Allen was last seen in the area of Granville Road and Donna Drive near 107th on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at about noon. He is in a motorized wheelchair. What you can do If anyone has any information regarding the whereabouts of Anthony Allen, please call the Milwaukee Police Department District 4 at 414-935-7242. The Source The Milwaukee Police Department sent FOX6 the information.
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Yahoo
Leader of Morgantown drug ring gets 15 years in prison
CLARKSBURG, (WBOY) — A Texas man was sentenced Thursday after previously pleading guilty to leading a more than 20-person operation that trafficked several drugs, including fentanyl, to West Virginia. Anthony Allen, 38, of Rosenburg, Texas, was sentenced to 188 months (15 years, 8 months) in federal prison after court documents said he led a drug trafficking conspiracy that sold methamphetamine, crack cocaine, powdered cocaine, fentanyl and heroin in Monongalia County. According to court documents, Allen led the operation from a townhouse in Morgantown, as well as a storage unit in Star City. His supply came from California and was shipped to him via FedEx and USPS. These shipments totaled nearly 66 pounds of meth. Investigators also said they seized packages sent from California to Houston containing cocaine and fentanyl. Allen will serve three years of supervised release following his prison sentence. Marion County man 'coming back from Detroit' found with drugs in vehicle during traffic stop Eight other Texans, two Californians and 13 West Virginians were indicted in 2020 in connection to the drug ring. Many of them have already received sentences. At the time of the indictments, then-U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia Bill Powell said he believed the meth was coming straight from Mexico. The FBI's Northern West Virginia Drug Task Force and the Mon Metro Drug Task Force investigated this case, alongside the Monongalia County Prosecutor's Office, the FBI Houston office, the Houston Police Department, the United States Postal Inspection Service and the FBI and DEA offices in Los Angeles. Assistant U.S. Attorney Zelda Wesley prosecuted the case. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
