News about Steve McNamara

Souths chief executive Blake Solly has indicated Bennett sits 'top of the list' of potential successors to Jason Demetriou, who was sacked on Tuesday following 12 months of poor results. Chief operating officer Brock Schaefer was on Wednesday reported to have chosen to follow Demetriou out of the door after nearly a decade at the club.

Since applications for The Knowledge tripled in two years, London black cabbies could be up for revival, despite concerns that the world's toughest taxi exam may be ruled out. Drivers must memorise 25,000 streets and 100,000 landmarks within a six-mile radius of Charing Cross, 1865. Successful applicants must go through 320 routes and seven stages, with up to a dozen interviews having to be approved during a process that can take up to four years. However, fears have been raised in recent years that the test will have been extinct, with applicants down 94 percent in a decade from 3,000 in 2012 to just 174 in 2021. But figures are now up, with the 2023 total hitting 579, up three years from two years ago, and much higher than the previous pre-pandemic number of 356 in 2019. The rise seems to be owing in part to the freetravel app FreeNow's initiative, which allows passengers to hail private hire cars similar to Uber but also black cabs. The German-based company is giving a voucher to finish the exam, which can cost people up to £10,000.

ROSS HEPPENSTALL AT OLD TRAFFORD: Liam Marshall was the try-scoring hero once more as Wigan regained their championship grit and condemned Catalans Dragons to another agonizing Grand Final loss. Marshall, a homegrown winger, has had a fruitful season and his remarkably strong finish in the 52nd minute, leading Matt Peet's men on their way to victory. After beating Huddersfield Giants at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in Peet's debut campaign as coach last term, it was Marshall who had the winning try when the cherry and whites won the Challenge Cup.

OSS HEPPENSTALL: After a tumultuous victory at Leigh that saw them finish second in Super League and secure a week off until their play-off semi-finals, Wigan Warriors are looking for Grand Final glory. Matt Peet's side defeated Leigh Sports Village 10-6 on Friday to clinch the League Leaders' Shield, ensuring they advance to a home semi-final in a fortnight. Leigh, who ended the regular season in fifth, was on a sadistic night and will now fly to Hull, KR, for a sudden-death eliminator on Friday.

The urn, which was still in a black Adidas bag, remained behind after the passenger was escorted out of Smithfield Meat Market in central London at 6.30 a.m. on Friday. He had hailed the taxi from Fenchurch Street, a journey that can take as little as ten minutes. The City of London police force's 'urgent' appeal sparked more than a thousand likes and nearly three thousand retweets in less than a week. The Licensed Taxi Drivers Association (LTDA) has also published it - the group that represents black cab drivers in the city.

According to City of London Police, the man took the child's ashes in a black Adidas bag in a cab he took from Fenchurch Street to Smithfield Meat Market at 6.30 a.m. yesterday. Steve McNamara, general secretary of the Licenced Taxi Drivers Association, said he was not surprised by the police's dismissal. We've had babies, false teeth, cell phones by the hundreds every day, dogs, prosthetic limbs, and we've had it,' he told The Daily Telegraph. The pleading father, according to Mr McNamara, must hand over any property left in their taxis to the police.

Catalans were sent by Tom Johnstone's Magic Weekend Hat-trick to the Super League summit, confirming that he is back to his lethal best. The England winger has had a traumatic few years following two anterior cruciate ligament setbacks and a groin injury that ended his time at Wakefield Trinity early last year. But the 27-year-old wide man's superb form as Catalans defeated Wigan 46-22, demonstrating his transformative role.

Ryan Hall had just added two more tries to his record England total than he had been tipping his new teammate to top him. "I'm sure if he's as professional as he has been so far, I'm sure he's going to catch it," the 34-year-old said. 'I'm positive you'll hear his name for years and years to come.' After a brace of his own against France on Saturday night, Hall was referring to Dom Young, who now has four tries from two Tests.

Avon and Somerset Police released 23,338 Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP) letters to people suspected of breaching a 20mph speed limit, followed by South Wales with 8,372 and Cleveland (1,644). However, drivers in Cumbria, Humberside, Lincolnshire, and Thames Valley are all eligible for the lottery. West Mercia two, Staffordshire three, Dorset five, and Kent six were all attached to a single note, Bedfordshire released a single notice.

The Metropolitan Police have lowered their'speed tolerance' threshold by 10.5 percent, implying that thousands more people will face fines in the coming months if they are given less leeway for breaking boundaries. (picture: file photo). A'speed tolerance' allows motorists a little leeway for speeding over the limit before a camera is activates and a driver is punished if you go over the speed limit - though driving at any speed over the legal limit is an offence. The new laws were not released specifically, and 347,000 drivers were warned that they would be convicted of speeding between January and June, relative to 97,000 in the six months before the change, which was an increase of 259 percent. According to The Sunday Times, motorists will not be able to take action - such as a pre-determined penalty or speed awareness course - until they breach the limit by 10% more than 2 mph. Prior to that, the service had a 10 percent plus 3mph target, but the limit was gradually reduced to plus 2 mph on May 14, 2019.

Princess Diana's (right) tragic death in 1997 brought the entire nation Kingdom into mourning, and only one sporting match was allowed to be played in the aftermath: a Super League game (inset) starring Australian NRL stars organised by Sir Richard Branson (pictured left with Diana). Her death stunned the world when the beloved Royal figure died in a car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997; one of the first British government's first moves was to call off all sporting clashes that day.

According to calls for bike-riders to adhere to the same legislation as other road users, a proposed investigation is expected to determine what changes can be made to enhance safety in the midst of a cycling boom. It raises the likelihood that cyclists could be fined or fined for speeding or running red lights. Officials acknowledge that cyclists will need number plates or some other type of identifiable markings for enforcement purposes. They also want compulsory insurance to be considered as part of a proposed study, allowing pedestrians who were seriously injured by reckless riders to receive compensation. People have taken to social media to endorse the plans, which came as part of a larger crackdown on a minority of brutal riders that will include the issuance of a new offence of death by dangerous cycling. One person said, 'it's about time, they get away with everything, never mind the harm they cause astride off and no way to identify them.' Another said it was "well overdue." Particularly, number plates are required so cyclists can be held accountable for their conduct.'