British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, resigned on Sunday over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States, citing Mandelson's extensive relationship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to Al Jazeera. In other news, Manchester City secured a 2-1 victory against Liverpool, keeping their Premier League title hopes alive, and a button-sized snail once thought extinct is now thriving in Bermuda after a decade's conservation efforts, The Guardian reported. Meanwhile, the US-style fried chicken craze continues to transform the British High Street, and a Wolverhampton voluntary group is seeking drivers to deliver meals to those in need, according to BBC Business.
McSweeney's resignation came after files revealed the extent of Mandelson's relationship with Epstein, a move that McSweeney stated "damaged our party, our country and trust in politics itself," as reported by Al Jazeera. The decision to appoint Mandelson was deemed wrong by McSweeney in his statement.
On the sports front, Erling Haaland's penalty in second-half stoppage time sealed a comeback victory for Manchester City against Liverpool, bringing the gap on first-place Arsenal back to six points, Al Jazeera reported. The explosive football game took place at Anfield on Sunday.
Conservation efforts have yielded positive results for the greater Bermuda snail (Poecilozonites bermudensis), which was once believed to be extinct. After conservationists bred and released more than 100,000 of the molluscs, the snail is now thriving again in its Bermudian home, according to The Guardian.
In the food industry, the US-style fried chicken trend is booming in Britain, with chicken shops opening at a faster rate than all other fast-food outlets, BBC Business reported. Nursing student Sumayyah Zara Sillah, a fan of the trend, stated, "I try to be healthy, but I like it so much," while enjoying her order from Leicester takeaway Ragin' Bird.
Additionally, a Wolverhampton-based group, Friends of Di's Kitchen (FODK), is seeking volunteer drivers to deliver free meals to nearly a thousand people in need each week. Jan Kellond, who runs FODK, said they need drivers for up to two hours on Thursday afternoons, according to BBC Business. FODK was founded in 2020 and initially served six people.
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