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A HOUSE of Lords canteen has been given a roasting for serving a rainbow-coloured “Pride crumble” dessert.

Peers and staff working on the Parliamentary estate have been offered the woke sweet treat, pictured above, to mark Pride month.

Portions of the pudding were on offer yesterday for £2.15 with custard.

Only last week, rainbow couscous was on the menu in the River Restaurant overlooking the River Thames.

But campaigner Fiona McAnena questioned whether the colourful crumble had been created after so-called Progress Pride flags were removed from the cafeteria earlier this week.

Ms McAnena, who represents the Sex Matters charity, added: “Whoever is behind this may think that they are supporting a noble cause.

“But do they really support the reality of what the transgender rights flag represents, including sterilising surgeries, cross-sex hormones that cause permanent physical damage, and rapists in women’s prisons?”

Tory peer Baroness Nicholson had demanded the cafeteria’s Pride flags be taken down as they had not been given proper permission.

The latest row comes weeks after Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party said town halls under its control would be stopped from flying LGBTQ+ and Pride flags.

Reform said it would allow only the St George’s Cross and the Union flag to be displayed.

GREEK wonderkid Charalampos Kostoulas is set to complete a record-breaking move to the Premier League after just one season at senior level.

And absolutely no one in Greece is shocked by this development, which SunSport revealed was in the works last month.

SunSport understand Brighton are set to complete the signing of Kostoulas, 18, on Wednesday after sealing a whopping £34million deal with Olympiacos.

The teenage sensation will undergo a medical before putting pen to paper on a lucrative deal that may run for four years, with the option to extend for a further one, worth £1.3m per season, plus bonuses.

That makes Babis – which is short for his forename – the most expensive Greek signing of all time as he overtakes Kostas Manolas’ £30m move from Roma to Napoli in 2019.

The Greece Under-21 international started making noise in the country almost two years ago while rising through the ranks at Olympiacos.

The forward – who can cover both wings, play behind the striker and spearhead the attack himself – showed immense killer instinct, surprising speed and fantastic technique from the age of 16.

Babis quickly earned comparisons to Argentina legend Gabriel Batistuta and was thus nicknamed “Babistuta” by everyone who got to witness his talent.

The versatile striker lived up to the hype last season with Olympiacos’ Under-19s as he led them to Uefa Youth League glory with five goals and two assists in nine matches.

Kostoulas and co made history as they became the first ever Greek team to win a European trophy, shortly before Olympiacos’ seniors won the Europa Conference League.

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The wonderkid’s impressive introduction comes as no surprise as he was mentored from his father who knew everything about winning silverware and competing in the Champions League with the Greek giants.

Thanassis Kostoulas joined the Piraeus outfit in 1999 and spent eight glittering years that saw him winning seven league titles and two Greek Cups.

The former centre-back amassed a total of 202 appearances, 15 of which were in the Champions League against the likes of Manchester United, Juventus and Real Madrid.

And Thanassis saw his son following his footsteps this season as he was quickly established as a key member of manager Jose Luis Mendilibar’s first team.

Babis broke his goalscoring duck in November during the derby against PAOK in the fiery and intimidating ground of Toumba Stadium.

That night he became Olympiacos’ youngest ever league goalscorer at the age of 17 years, five months and 11 days.

A series of impressive performances in the Europa League soon followed and he played a critical role in Olympiacos’ journey to the Last 16, which saw them finishing in the top eight of the league phase.

Many believe Mendilibar’s side would have made it farther if their wonderkid was never injured.

Attracting Premier League interest

Kostoulas went on to cut a prolific figure in Greece and helped his team win the Double in their 100-year anniversary with seven goals and two assists in 35 appearances before picking up a muscle injury at the end of the season.

SunSport revealed how his impressive displays quickly caught the attention of the Premier League with Man Utd, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham, Aston Villa, Newcastle and Brighton showing interest.

The Prem giants faced competition from other elite outfits, such as Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus and AC Milan.

But it was the Seagulls who won the race for a player who started the season with a release clause worth a mere £423,000 on Transfermarkt.

Sources suggest Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler made Kostoulas his top “personal choice” as the club continues to poach the world’s brightest prospects following the likes of Yves Bissouma, Moises Caicedo and Kaoru Mitoma.

This comes shortly after the Seasiders also landed Babis’ 19-year-old compatriot Stefanos Tzimas from Nurnberg following a £20.8m deal.

Olympiacos could have made more

Olympiacos could have waited longer to sell their brightest wonderkid in eight years, but opted on going down the same route they took with their last gem.

Panos Retsos burst onto the scene in the 2016-17 campaign immediately after getting called up from the youth ranks, just like Kostoulas.

Retsos impressed so much that he was handed the armband at the age of 18, making him the club’s youngest ever captain.

And Olympiacos decided to strike while the iron was hot to sell the centre-back to Bayer Leverkusen for a then record £14.8m.

Evangelos Marinakis’ club could have got an even higher price than the money they’re receiving from Brighton.

Kostoulas would have played in the Champions League and probably even the World Cup with Greece, where he has yet to receive his first senior call-up, if he had stayed put.

Hefty sell-on clause

The Greek champions run the risk of jumping the gun but played it smart by adding a sell-on clause worth up to 12 per cent.

And that could prove to be a genius move as the attacker has the qualifications to emulate other Brighton prospects that went from total anonymity to global superstardom and astronomical transfers.

His football skills speak for themselves, but what many don’t know about is his personality.

Kostoulas inspires tremendous confidence that he perfectly combines with humility.

And it shows in his interviews with a posture and eloquence we rarely see from footballers, especially youngsters – nothing like Chelsea superstar Cole Palmer.

Olympiacos never really got to enjoy Kostoulas, but even just one year proved enough for every single fan to understand his true impact – just like Yaya Toure who left a year after his arrival in 2005 and went on to make history.

Brighton have hit the jackpot in terms of discovering another rare gem, but they will have to show their usual patience and support to get the most out of this kid.

Because this is a player that has been going from strength to strength without much sign of slowing down since his academy days that convinced everyone a move to an elite club was simply imminent.

BRITAIN has slapped sanctions on two far-right Israeli ministers it accused of inciting extremist violence against Palestinians. 

Foreign Secretary David Lammy joined Norway, Australia, New Zealand and Canada in imposing travel bans and asset freezes on Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich. 

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Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s national security minister, pledged: ‘We survived Pharaoh, we will survive Keir Starmer as well’[/caption]

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Mr Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, above, have vowed to quit the government and trigger elections if Israel halts its war on Hamas[/caption]

The move, branded “outrageous and unacceptable” by Israel’s foreign minister, risks a row with Donald Trump’s US administration, which is leading Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks.

Mr Lammy and his four counterparts accused the two ministers of using “monstrous” rhetoric.

In a joint statement, they said the pair “incited extremist violence and serious abuses of Palestinian human rights”. 

Both must be held to account, they said, for calling for the displacement of Palestinians in Gaza so it could be re-settled by Jewish Israelis, as well as using extremist and violent language in pushes to annex the West Bank.

Mr Ben-Gvir and Mr Smotrich have threatened to withdraw from their government to force fresh elections if Israel ends its war against Hamas. 

Asked if the UK would urge PM Benjamin Netanyahu to sack them, Mr Lammy said: “The Israeli government will make their own determination.” 

The Tories’ Shadow Foreign Secretary Priti Patel said of the sanctions: “The Conservative Party had always been committed to supporting a two-state solution — delivered in the right way, and at the right time — and will work with the Government to support efforts to achieve this.” 

Mr Ben-Gvir, Israel’s national security minister, pledged last night: “We survived Pharaoh, we will survive Keir Starmer as well.” 

Finance minister Mr Smotrich added: “Britain has already tried once to prevent us from settling the cradle of our homeland, and we will not allow it to do so again.” 

No 10 said: “Ben-Gvir and Smotrich do not speak for all Israeli people, but have a long history of dangerous and extremist views.” 

Israel is expected to debate its response to the sanctions next week. 

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Foreign Secretary David Lammy accused the two ministers of using ‘monstrous’ rhetoric[/caption]

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