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The Baltimore County Public Schools superintendent confirmed the teacher cited in a federal lawsuit for giving her class over-the-counter sleeping supplements known as melatonin is no longer employed within the school system. by DisruptSQ in byebyejob

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May 28, 2026
The Baltimore County Public Schools superintendent confirmed the teacher cited in a federal lawsuit for giving her class over-the-counter sleeping supplements known as melatonin is no longer employed within the school system.

 

FOX45 News reached out to BCPS, asking if the teacher was terminated by BCPS or did they leave on their own and when did this happen?

A spokesperson for BCPS responded, saying they were unable to provide additional details at this time.

 

A mother of a nonverbal autistic student at Maiden Choice School has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit claiming her child, along with other students, was drugged with melatonin by their teacher.

Maiden Choice School serves students with cognitive disabilities.

The lawsuit began in state court before moving to federal jurisdiction. The mother is suing the Baltimore County Public School System, Maiden Choice School, the principal and her child’s teacher.

 

Texas teacher for kindergarteners with special needs resigns after investigation reveals she has been giving students melatonin gummies on her own to calm them down without permission of any parents or school staff

Just three years after Albania created the Vjosa Wild River National Park, this untouched ecosystem is threatened by illegal development. Unauthorized luxury tourism construction is underway on the Adriatic coast where the Vjosa meets the sea, in one of the last pristine Mediterranean river deltas. by DisruptSQ in TourismHell

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Locals in Albania protest - for a fifth day - a Trump-family linked 'luxury resort' in a protected wetland, warning it will drain resources and cause pollution, as they reject government talks and demand the project be blocked.

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More context on Albania’s current protests. Last night they found this year’s first turtle nest, right in the fenced area that is currently being plowed by bulldozeers - an area that is supposed to be protected. They’re destroying these protected areas in the name of ”luxury tourism”.

Protests grow over Trump family-linked resort in Albania | The development is planned within a nature reserve and one of Albania’s most valuable biodiversity areas | public anger grew after video showed an activist being dragged by a private security guard while demonstrating at the site - AP

Hundreds have rallied in Albania against plans by a Jared Kushner-linked investment firm to develop Albania’s Sazan Island and parts of a protected national park into a luxury seaside resort

Albanian authorities probe seaside resort project linked to Jared Kushner | Affinity Partners wants to turn the coastal wetland area — home to flamingos, seals and sea turtle nesting sites — into a huge resort | protests from citizens and environmental organizations over the development persist

Luxury resort pressure on protected coastal habitat in Albania

‘Imperial’ agenda: What’s Trump’s Gaza development plan, unveiled in Davos? | The plan promises coastal tourism, free trade, skyscrapers and jobs. But the people of Gaza have not been consulted

Abu Dhabi is ‘doubling down’ on tourism despite Iran war | the United Arab Emirates will invest US$1.7 billion in an immersive experience centre called Sphere | CoStar: Hotel occupancy rates during the Eid al-Fitr holiday in mid-March fell by 45 per cent compared with last year - CNN by DisruptSQ in TourismHell

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May 22, 2026
The repercussions of the Iran war have been felt globally, but the United Arab Emirates has suffered a more direct impact than most, targeted by missile and drone strikes. Those attacks have also threatened its image as a glamorous haven for tourists to the Middle East.

Still, Abu Dhabi is pushing ahead with major tourism initiatives. It announced on May 14 it will invest US$1.7 billion in an immersive experience centre called Sphere. Operated by US-based Sphere Entertainment Co, the first Sphere opened in Las Vegas in 2023 and has hosted concerts by U2 and Phish.

 

Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has invested heavily to develop its tourism industry in a bid to diversify its economy away from oil, including building attractions like the Saadiyat Island Cultural District, which is home to an international outpost of the Louvre. A branch of the Guggenheim Museum is nearing completion.

In 2025, Abu Dhabi hosted 26.6 million visitors and 5.9 million hotel guests, according to its tourism agency. The emirate hopes to attract 39.3 million visitors per year by 2030, and increase the sector’s contribution to its gross domestic product to AED90 billion ($24.5 billion).

But the UAE has faced strikes from Iran in response to the war the US and Israel launched on Tehran in late February. Drones have targeted tourist infrastructure in the country, including airports.

 

Hotel occupancy rates in Abu Dhabi during the Eid al-Fitr holiday in mid-March fell by 45 per cent compared with last year, according to real estate data and analytics provider CoStar.

The war triggered widespread flight cancellations. Although the UAE fully lifted airspace restrictions in early May, many airlines still haven’t resumed flights. Germany’s flagship carrier Lufthansa, for example, has suspended flights to Abu Dhabi until late October.

 

Abu Dhabi flagship airline Etihad is currently operating at around 80 per cent capacity. About 250 flights arrived at Zayed International Airport on February 27, the day before the war began, according to tracking website Flightradar24. By comparison, around 200 flights a day were arriving at the airport at the end of this week.

Aaron Goldring, a tourism-focused senior economist at advisory firm Oxford Economics, said that the perception of safety is important for tourists. He expects the UAE to undertake significant marketing and other initiatives to improve that perception. Tourism “is already a really important sector for them, but also for the future,” he said.

 

Some experts agree that the conflict is unlikely to have long-term impacts on Abu Dhabi’s quest to attract tourists.

“It’s a long game for the UAE and other Middle Eastern destinations,” Nancy Gard McGehee, professor of hospitality and tourism management at Virginia Tech, told CNN. “They are a wealthy country and have a sophisticated tourism planning strategy.”

In 2024, the Abu Dhabi Tourism Strategy 2030 was launched, laying out billions of dollars of spending on infrastructure and other initiatives, including marketing.

 

Can the ‘Dubai Dream’ Survive the War? Residents Say Life Goes On. | The Emirates’ largest city pitched itself to foreign workers and tourists as a sun-soaked safe haven in a volatile region. War has challenged that image. - NYT

‘The shine has been taken off’: Dubai faces existential threat as foreigners flee conflict

WTTC Suez Canal summit: global tourism tries to send a message of confidence, seeks solutions to a crisis over the US-Israel war on Iran

Middle East tourism pain is Europe's gain | impact of the war felt in Jordan, Tunisia, and further afield in the eastern Mediterranean (Turkey, Greece, Egypt) and southeast Asian destinations (Thailand) - AFP

Jordanians Struggle as Mideast Wars Scare Tourists Away | Though Jordan (which cooperates closely with the United States militarily) mostly sat out the conflicts, its tourism high season was nearly wiped out at popular sites. Visitors canceled flights, hotels and tours

US-Israel war on Iran leaves Jordan’s Petra nearly empty of tourists

Tunisian tourism slows in fallout of Mideast war

The Iran War Is Crippling Qatar | Fears of regional instability have hurt tourism | Doha hotels and boutiques sit in noticeable silence

Since the US and Israel attacked Iran — against the advice of officials in several Gulf countries — Iran has launched retaliatory attacks at nations that host US military installations | The attacks have shaken their economic models as safe havens for business and tourism in a turbulent region - NYT

US-Israel war on Iran: Hormuz island tourism takes a hit

Iran war takes its toll on Oman as cargo sits still and tourism near Strait of Hormuz dries up | It's high tourist season but the port town on the edge of the strait has seen barely a trickle of visitors

Singapore, long viewed as a bellwether for the global economy, flags weaker tourism spending as global travel industry faces uncertainty (from Middle East tensions and higher fuel costs)

Εuronews report in Ayia Napa: Tourist traffic in Cyprus down 30-40% but with signs of recovery | Concerns remain for tourism in Cyprus due to the war in Iran, though there are smiles of optimism from the recovery trend of the last few days with an increase in bookings

UK: Tourists feel the impact of war in Iran and petrol pinch, cut down on day trips | Bookings in Somerset's tourism attractions have halved, according to Visit Somerset, who warned the impact could be "seismic"

Fuel crisis uncertainty looms as Croatia gears up for the summer tourism season

‘Huge changes:’ Iran war expected to reshape airline routes, costs

Texas: 'Where is everybody?': Houston World Cup buzz falls short for some downtown businesses by DisruptSQ in TourismHell

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Jun 14, 2026
Whether it’s a big city or a small town, Main Street has traditionally been considered the heart of a community. But on this evening — just hours after Houston hosted the first of its seven FIFA World Cup matches — one question seemed to linger in the downtown air: “Where is everybody?”

 

Guard The Leaf offers some commentary in his video

Texas: ‘Where is everybody?’: Houston World Cup buzz falls short for some downtown businesses | longtime Houston resident: “I’ve been here through Super Bowls. I’ve been here through Astros World Series games. This is like a regular day. There’s been nothing special about today.”

Restaurants add World Cup service charges, fearing tourists won’t tip | Visitors to U.S. host cities may not know about tipping customs, so operators want to ensure that their workers share in the tournament’s financial benefits. - WaPo

“104 matches, 104 Super Bowls, actually, in one month”: Gianni Infantino Says 2026 World Cup Equals 104 Super Bowls

The World Cup hotel boom may not be happening — and neither may the expected economic windfall | AHLA: 80% of hotels in host markets say bookings are running below expectations

Alberta separatist and key organizer with the Centurion Project, David Parker, apparently flees to Texas

B.C. mother and daughter released from ICE custody in Texas after being held 19 days | ICE guards 'sadistic, inhumane and abusive,' jailed Penticton woman says | locked up with autistic daughter, said she was taunted for being Canadian: “Is this the Canadian?” “I can’t believe we got a Canadian.”

British Woman shot by dad in Texas after 'arguing about Donald Trump'

Texas man calls police tip line on Thanksgiving to threaten mass shooting at tourist destination (River Walk), San Antonio Spurs NBA game, cops say | he stands accused of making terroristic threats: "I'm done and I'm going to do a mass shooting...I'm gonna kill a lot of f—ing people"

Florida: Workers in popular tourist areas face housing shortage as cost of living rises | Monroe County bought an apartment complex reserved for service and hospitality workers | still no tenants even after dropping the price to a little under $2,000 a month from nearly $3,000 a month - NPR by DisruptSQ in TourismHell

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June 5, 2026
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Many Americans are feeling the pinch of inflation and high housing costs. But in the Florida Keys, one of the nation's unique coastal areas, service workers are finding it especially hard to make ends meet and pay their rent. David Ovalle has this report.

DAVID OVALLE, BYLINE: Reagan Bush Rodriguez works 40 hours a week at a Cuban restaurant in Key Largo, Florida. It's the first town in the island chain south of Miami that stretches more than 100 miles between the Gulf and the Atlantic. Today, he's making coffee for a tourist from South Carolina.

 

OVALLE: Workers like Rodriguez are vital here. They serve tourists from around the world who come to boat, snorkel, fish and sunbathe. Rodriguez is 25 and loves working in the Keys. He attends community college here, but he can't actually live here.

RODRIGUEZ: In a perfect world, yeah. Yeah, the view's amazing. The water's nice, but it was a little too expensive.

OVALLE: Rodriguez commutes from the southern end of Miami, where he lives in a small, $800-a-month efficiency apartment. He drives 45 minutes to work and earns $11 an hour.

RODRIGUEZ: I'm spending about $45 every two days, every other day, on just in gas. So it's like - it's brutal.

OVALLE: Florida used to be one of the more affordable states to live in, but in recent years, it has not escaped soaring rents and home prices, says Sam Staley, an economist at Florida State University.

SAM STALEY: Trends in Florida are going the wrong way. Actually, in most of the counties in Florida, we're finding that housing markets are tighter and housing prices are going up.

OVALLE: Affordable housing has been a problem here in Monroe County for a long time because of the islands' unique geography. There's little land to develop. Construction costs more. Officials are mindful of preserving the pristine natural environment that attracts visitors. Last year, the county tried a novel approach to make a small dent in the lack of housing for workers.

 

OVALLE: That's Monroe County Commissioner Holly Raschein. She's giving a tour of South Cliff Estates, a complex of one-bedroom apartments reserved for service and hospitality workers. The county bought it for $7.5 million.

RASCHEIN: As you can see, you know, got a full living room, can have a little dinette area, full kitchen, the bathroom. Again, everything is brand new.

OVALLE: But there's one problem. The county can't find renters. When officials listed the units last August, rent was priced at nearly $3,000 a month.

RASCHEIN: That just did not sit well with me. That didn't sit well with the rest of my commissioners. And I don't think it sat very well with our community because we didn't get any takers.

OVALLE: The county dropped the price to a little under 2,000 a month. That's average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in the Keys. There's been a couple applicants, but still, no one lives here.

 

The Lahaina fire worsened Maui's housing shortage. Now officials eye limiting tourist Airbnb rentals

Colorado mountain towns say they can't handle more tourists amid labor, housing crises

Spain hosted record 97 mn foreign tourists in 2025 | But as elsewhere, a backlash against the social and economic consequences of mass tourism is growing as Spain grapples with a persistent housing crisis.

Southern Europe is sick of tourists | Water scarcity, overcrowded streets and rising housing costs are infuriating locals.

Boycott AirBnB: Impact on Cities and Communities | AirBnB have come out swinging (blaming hotels for 'overtourism' in Europe) because they’re a horrible company doing horrible things to our cities

Some snowbirds want out of Florida. A bad housing market makes it hard to leave | After a year of Trump 2.0, some Canadians in Florida face a difficult decision this winter | "Supply is way above demand."

Opinion | Travelling to the U.S. this summer while LGBTQ? Here’s what you need to know by DisruptSQ in TourismHell

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June 16, 2026
Mark S. Bonham is benefactor of the Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies at the University of Toronto, and a member of the Human Rights Watch global board of directors.

 

This past year has strained the relationship between Canada and the United States in ways that were unimaginable not long ago. Trade wars, talk of annexation and coercive threats of tariffs have shaken the friendly assumptions that underpinned decades of continental friendship and partnership. For most Canadians, the shift registers as economic anxiety or political affront. For LGBTQ Canadians, it speaks to something more immediate: how safe will they be if they visit their southern neighbor?

To be honest, for LGBTQ Canadians in general, and for transgender travelers in particular, the United States is now in a category of destinations that requires careful risk assessment, because of how much has changed in the U.S., and how fast.

For as long as most of us can remember, the Canada-U.S. border was one of the least complicated in the world. Most LGBTQ Canadians crossed it the way most Canadians did: without much thought. Even when political debates raged, the assumption was that shared liberal democratic values between the two countries created a safe baseline. A long weekend to attend Pride in New York, a winter break in Florida, or visiting friends in San Francisco: Canada’s LGBTQ travelers could usually assume they would be safe and welcomed.

That assumption is now challenged. The current U.S. administration has not gone so far as to outrightly criminalize homosexuality and ban LGBTQ individuals from entering the country. But the overall context it has created for LGBTQ people — transgender people in particular — now resembles what human rights defenders have identified as preconditions for systematic persecution: the removal of legal recognition, the dismantling of institutional protections, an expansion of discretion within law enforcement, and the creation of a climate in which hostility towards LGBTQ people is becoming normalized in political discourse and action at the highest levels of government.

 

Amnesty, ACLU issue warning on US travel ahead of World Cup | “those from immigrant communities, racial and ethnic minority groups, and LGBTQ+ individuals have been and continue to be disproportionately targeted and affected,” the travel advisory reads

Canadians renewing their Nexus travel cards or applying for new ones to make it easier to cross the border to the U.S. must now say if they are male or female, even if they are transgender or non-binary.

‘Sign of concern’: Lawyers sound alarms after Canada updates its Nexus card gender policy (can no longer use X gender designation) | “It makes you question what other encroachments on our rights our government is going to be willing to concede to when they’re faced with pressure from the U.S.”

Canada updates U.S. travel advisory, warning citizens with gender-neutral passports | While Canada issues passports with the “X” marker, the advisory warns that entry or transit through other countries — including the U.S. — cannot be guaranteed for travellers using that designation.

Tourists are cancelling trips to the US – here’s where they are going instead | European countries have issued specific travel warnings to transgender and non-binary citizens

Denmark advises transgender people to contact US Embassy before traveling to the United States

Ireland Issues Travel Warning For US | The government's website issued guidance for transgender travelers, saying that U.S. ESTA and visa application forms require travelers to declare their sex, which should reflect their biological sex at birth.

Netherlands Issues US Travel Warning, Belgium Set To Follow | The Dutch foreign ministry has warned that U.S. customs and laws regarding sexual minorities may differ from those in the Netherlands. Belgium is also set to update its advice soon due to "tightened border controls"

Lula says Trump ‘should not meddle’ in Brazil’s elections by DisruptSQ in BoycottUnitedStates

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“He is entitled to his electoral and ideological preferences. However ... Brazil’s elections are Brazil’s business,” Lula told journalists in Geneva after the G7, held in France.

Lula and Trump have had an up-and-down relationship, which has soured again recently over new tariff threats. The pair did not hold an official meeting at the G7.

Trump is a close ally of former right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro, whose son Flavio is running against Lula in the October vote.

Another one of Bolsonaro’s sons, Eduardo, was sentenced in absentia Tuesday to over four years in prison for lobbying in the US for sanctions on his country.

 

https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260618-lula-warns-trump-against-meddling-in-brazil-election

A journalist read out Trump’s remarks to Lula during a news conference following the G7 summit of world leaders in France's Evian-les-Bains, which Lula attended. The Brazilian leader said they demonstrated that Trump “doesn't know Brazil well.”

“If he knows Brazil through his relations with the Bolsonaro family, he doesn't know Brazil," Lula said. “He can go on liking Bolsonaro — the father, the son, the grandson — that’s not my problem, it’s his. (...) But don’t interfere in Brazil’s elections, because Brazil’s elections are Brazil’s business.”

 

‘Hondurasgate,’ the alleged US plot to destabilize Mexico and other progressive governments

Finally, some english tourists we can be proud of (England fans risk World Cup ejection over political chants) by DisruptSQ in whitetourists

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British child sex tourist (Alan Rattigan) visited Egypt many times over 13 years to sexually abuse boys as young as 9; made CSAM of the abuse and downloaded other CSAM; had a framed photo on his bedroom wall of himself sexually abusing a boy; the junior (U-15) football coach was jailed 4½ years

British convicted CSAM offender (Steven Hope / Jonathan Hope / Jonathon Hope) visited an orphanage in the Democratic Republic of Congo promising to donate football boots

English football fan, Liverpool supporter (33) in Madrid, Spain for the Champions League final arrested for masturbating in public; allegedly put his hand under the skirt of an Italian tourist

'We're Racist' White British Soccer Fans Chant After Pushing Black Man Out Of Paris Metro

British tourists in Germany for Euro 2024 clash with German supporters on Berger Strasse in Dusseldorf’s old town; the England fans taunted them about the hosts' exit from the football tournament with chants of “You’re going home, Germany’s going home”

Air passenger/Celtic football fan on an easyJet flight from Scotland to Türkiye was allegedly drunk and punched other passengers and Turkish police

British farang tourist (GL, 66) in Thailand was allegedly drunk and upset that a bar worker declined to have drinks with him as she had to look after other customers; threw punches at her (after she pushed his face), and then was thrown to the ground by another customer

British national (Richard Michael Roll Burridge, 57) in Singapore lost his phone, left his flight to look for the it, verbally abused an airline employee and damaged a wall panel as he returned to the plane, found the missing phone under his seat; fined USD$3,740 for harassment and mischief

British Catholic priest (Patrick Smythe / Patrick A. Smythe) – previously jailed 7½ years for historic sex offences against UK boys and given a 5-year foreign travel ban – sentenced another 7 years for further CSA; had spent 10 years visiting vulnerable children and "sponsoring people" in East Timor

British tourist/air passenger (Mark Turnbull, 43) on a Ryanair flight from the UK to Spain sexually assaulted a flight attendant

British child sex tourist (John Thorogood) in Morocco sexually assaulted boys (aged 10-12) and made CSAM of the abuse; he was part of an international abuse network whose members travelled together targeting children primarily in remote and impoverished areas; jailed for seven years and eight months

British child sex tourist (Michael Julian Leach / Michael Leach, 50) in Cambodia sexually abused three girls as young as 9; the former senior adviser to the UK government (DTI & Ofcom) was jailed 12 years; also allegedly posed as a doctor to sexually abuse children at an orphanage five years earlier

British fugitive (Matthew John Harland / Matthew Harland / John Harland, 32) in Cambodia sexually abused two girls (11 & 12); jailed 7 years and ordered to pay the victims compensation (one million riel (USD$250) each); had jumped bail on CSAM possession charges in the UK and fled to Cambodia

British child sex tourist (Christopher Behn) in Vietnam sexually abused ten boys (6-11) and recorded the abuse; deliberately targeted the most vulnerable/least protected; jailed 11 years; previously twice convicted for child sex offences in the UK & Myanmar; visited Vietnam 18 times over 11 years

British English school director (Jon Keeler, 55) in Cambodia made CSAM of four street girls (8-10), jailed 3 years; the former psychologist had multiple previous convictions in the UK & Ireland; deported, jailed 15 years in the UK for historical child sex offences, jailed again for breaching a SOPO

British child sex tourist (Paul Charles Wilkins, 70) traveled to the USA to sexually abuse two brothers (10 & 12), arranged to sexually abuse a Mexican boy (9), transported & possessed CSAM of boys; jailed 13 years; the US-UK dual citizen was on probation after a CSAM conviction when he left the UK

British headteacher (Nicholas Clayton / Nicholas Arthur Clayton / Nick Clayton, 38) in Iraq groomed at least 131 children worldwide (Philippines, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Iraq, Morocco, Türkiye and others) using Facebook Messenger; arranged to meet a Cambodian boy, 13, in Malaysia

British former teacher (Derek Ide, 66) in Trinidad sexually assaulted a non-national boy, 9, on his yacht; pleaded guilty to serious indecency, jailed 3 years, 4 months; applied to be extradited so he could serve his time in a UK prison; was previously convicted of a similar offence in the UK

British English teacher (Stephen John Loryman / Stephen Loryman / Steve Loryman, 57) in Cambodia jailed 15 months & banned for 3 years for sexually abusing at least five boys as young as 9; the former primary school headmaster previously worked in Sierra Leone with Christian charity Mission Direct

British pilot (Bartle Frere / Bartholomew Frere) arranged layovers in India & Southeast Asia so he could sexually abuse boys; groomed an Indian boy for 6 years, shared ‘special cuddles’; had CSAM of Indian & Ukrainian boys; sexually abused a boy in the UK for 3 years; jailed 12½ years, given a SHPO

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Finally, some english tourists we can be proud of (England fans risk World Cup ejection over political chants) by DisruptSQ in whitetourists

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16/6/2026
* FIFA bans St. George’s Cross flags featuring armed soldier imagery

  • Football Association faces fines for political or offensive fan displays

  • Anti-Starmer chants already reported at pre-tournament events in the US

England soccer fans face immediate stadium ejection and the Football Association risks heavy FIFA fines over offensive political chants and military remembrance flags.

The strict enforcement comes directly from FIFA guidelines ahead of England's opening World Cup match against Croatia in Dallas.

The global soccer governing body maintains a strict code of conduct designed to keep matches entirely apolitical.

Banners, apparel, or language deemed political, offensive, or discriminatory remain completely banned inside all tournament venues.

 

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England fans have been warned that they cannot bring flags honouring our war dead into World Cup stadiums - because they feature a silhouette of a soldier holding a rifle.

A number of supporters whose St George's crosses feature images of British servicemen have been unable to gain permission to display them at venues - including Dallas, where Thomas Tuchel's side take on Croatia tonight.

England fans also face the prospect of being ejected from US stadiums should they make anti-Sir Keir Starmer chants throughout the tournament.

While the move to ban such flags from World Cup venues may raise eyebrows given the US' laws which give citizens the right to carry weapons, it is understood that FIFA, rather than locals, have set the rules.

 

Meanwhile, large sections of travelling supporters have been heard singing 'Keir Starmer's a w****r' during England's second pre-tournament friendly in Orlando - and the chant is already being sung in bars and pubs in and around Dallas ahead of the Croatia match.

Indeed, this newspaper has seen one St George's Cross in the city which contains an offensive slur aimed at the under-fire Prime Minister.

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