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Team for now, not a squad for later – Spurs are spending big but what is it for? | Jonathan Liew
Tottenham Hotspur are spending an unprecedented £230m in the summer transfer market, funded largely by cash injections from the Lewis family, in a striking departure from the frugal approach of the Daniel Levy era. Jonathan Liew argues this splurge matters because it represents a deliberate shift in club philosophy — away from years of financial…
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‘Best player England has developed’: Olise’s rise from Hayes to the World Cup
Michael Olise, the Bayern Munich and France playmaker, has emerged as one of the standout performers at the 2026 World Cup, providing five assists — more than any other player in the tournament — and establishing himself as a Ballon d’Or contender. The article traces his path from a housing estate in Hayes, west London,…
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Weekly quiz: How many European teams are in World Cup quarters?
BBC Sport has published its latest weekly sports quiz, inviting readers to test their knowledge of the past week’s events. The headline question asks how many European teams have reached the World Cup quarter-finals, reflecting a busy period of sport that also featured knockout football matches, the T20 World Cup final and British success at…
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Trouble Was by Charlotte Edwardes review – a sharp child’s-eye view of adult neglect
A young boy and his two siblings stay with their aunt in the West Country, in this haunting debut set over the long, hot summer of 1976The summer of 1976 calls to my generation of novelists. We don’t remember it, but we remember the textures of daily life in that era, and a heatwave puts…
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‘Soul of the community’: Sabelo Mlangeni’s groundbreaking photography – in pictures
South African photographer Sabelo Mlangeni has won the James Barnor prize, an annual award recognising artists from different regions of Africa, with the winner announced at Arles. The recognition highlights a body of documentary work spanning nearly three decades that focuses on community, intimacy and everyday life, much of it depicting marginalised and queer subjects…
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Awful surveillance video shows firework being thrown into window of apartment where it started fire that killed boy, 7
A seven-year-old boy has died in Dunn, North Carolina, after a neighbour set off an illegal firework that shot sideways through the window of his family’s apartment and started a fire. The incident, which happened just before 11pm on 4 July, has prompted local police to condemn the reckless use of fireworks and highlights the…
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LMFAO and GRL star Lauren Bennett’s life away from the cameras as British singer dies aged 36: Star is survived by Footloose actor partner Kenny Wormald and daughter, 6 – as her father reveals details of her final months
British singer Lauren Bennett, best known for her feature on LMFAO’s 2011 chart-topping hit “Party Rock Anthem” and her membership of the girl group GRL, has died at the age of 36. According to local coroner records obtained by the Daily Mail, she died in Kent, England, on 29 May, with her former GRL bandmates…
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TV tonight: can Maura Higgins outsmart the Traitors US?
The Guardian’s “TV tonight” column previews the evening’s television highlights, led by the finale of The Traitors US on BBC Three at 9pm. Hosted by Alan Cumming, the American version has drawn attention for its flamboyant celebrity cast and the host’s eccentric wardrobe, and the column asks whether former Love Islander Maura Higgins can identify…
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Meta Faces Privacy Backlash Over Opt-Out Consent Model for AI Content Generation Tools
Meta has launched Muse Photo and Muse Video, generative AI tools developed by its Superintelligence Labs that enable users to create photorealistic images and video content. The platform operates by allowing creators to