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By Kath Hudson    11 Feb 2026 Bolton Middlebrook Leisure Trust has scooped the contract to run five leisure sites as an agent on behalf of Bolton Council. The 15-year contract starts on 1 April.  Managing director, Neil Hutchinson, told HCM that the trust, which has been operating Bolton Arena since 2021, has been preparing for the bid since his appointment four years ago. Underdogs in terms of scale, the team are delighted to have fought off competition from much larger operators.  “To get to the start line and be in a position to even bid for a large leisure…

Dozens of California schools, streets, parks and libraries bear the name of Cesar Chavez — on top of the statues erected and holiday established in his honor. But in the wake of new sexual abuse allegations against the iconic labor leader, some elected officials and organizations are calling for change.A steady stream of leaders from communities across the state said Wednesday they planned to reevaluate the numerous ways Chavez has been memorialized. Gov. Gavin Newsom said no decisions have been made at the state level regarding what to do about the typical observation of Cesar Chavez Day, but noted there’s…

March 19, 2026 — 5:37amSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.Save this article for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.Got itAAAWashington: Nick Adams, the Australian-born MAGA influencer who Donald Trump dumped as ambassador to Malaysia, has been quietly appointed as the president’s special envoy for “American tourism, exceptionalism and values”.Adams, who grew up in Sydney and became a controversial Liberal councillor in the inner west, was nominated by Trump last July to be US ambassador to Kuala Lumpur. However, he was never confirmed by…

The $16 billion Hudson Tunnel Project, under construction between Manhattan and New Jersey, will improve passenger rail service, an important issue for New York City commuters. It would seem to have nothing to do with what’s happening in northern Wisconsin.  But after the White House froze federal grant funding for the project in the fall, citing concerns about diversity and equity measures, lobbyists with an interest in the tunnel donated $2,500 to a political novice running in the Republican primary in Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District.  The young candidate, Michael Alfonso, has no sway over the matter. However, his father-in-law does:…

Rolf Saxon’s Journey Back to Mission: ImpossibleRolf Saxon is back in the spotlight with his reprisal of William Donloe in *Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning*, marking nearly 30 years since he last appeared in the franchise. Initially, Saxon thought a casting call from Skydance and Tom Cruise was just a prank, but it turned out to be a genuine offer.Upon arriving on set, Saxon was greeted with open arms, receiving “a big hug and a cheer” from the cast and crew. The atmosphere contrasted with his earlier experience, highlighting the camaraderie and dedication of the team as they worked…

U.S. Capitol Police Chief Michael Sullivan is asking the federal government to support the department’s largest budget ever in light of a growing number of threats made against lawmakers. Chief Sullivan went before Congress to request a $1.02 billion budget — an increase of about 20% — after he said lawmakers, their families and staff members had close to 15,000 threats directed toward them in the past year.  The chief said that’s a 58% increase in threats from 2024 — and he expects that number to rise in 2026. “These are not just numbers, they’re threats against real people. We…

U.S. hockey star Jack Hughes might have lost more than a couple of teeth during the gold-medal-winning victory against Canada at the Milan-Cortina Olympics last month.The puck that Hughes smacked into the net in overtime to give the United States its first men’s Olympic hockey gold since the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” was seemingly forgotten amid the raucous celebration.But this week, the Hockey Hall of Fame began displaying that puck along with the one Megan Keller knocked into the net in overtime to give the U.S. women’s team gold in Milan. The International Ice Hockey Federation apparently secured the frozen…

Good morning. In today’s news — one biotech got a third consecutive rejection from the FDA, and a group of analysts think that Eli Lilly’s stock is overvalued. Also, a Huntington’s researcher speaks on the UniQure-FDA fray and J&J scores a psoriasis pill approval. Huntington’s researcher treads (lightly) into UniQure-FDA fray From my colleague Andrew Joseph: When the biotech UniQure last year said that its experimental gene therapy for Huntington’s disease had slowed the progression of the untreatable condition by 75%, Ed Wild, a longtime Huntington’s clinician at University College London and one of the trial’s investigators, described the outcomes as…

The Israeli military announced Wednesday that an overnight airstrike killed Esmaeil Khatib, Iran’s minister of intelligence, in yet another massive blow to the Iranian security structure. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed Mr. Khatib’s death in a statement, saying Israel is continuing to strike at key figures in Iran’s security and leadership structure. “Israel’s policy is clear and unequivocal: No one in Iran has immunity, and everyone is a target,” Mr. Katz said Wednesday in a statement. Iran has not confirmed Mr. Khatib’s death. He assumed the role of Iran’s top intel officer in 2021 under then-President Ebrahim Raisi. Unlike…