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Is Kazuyoshi Miura the oldest goalscorer in competitive football history? | The Knowledge
Japanese striker Kazuyoshi Miura extended his own record as the oldest goalscorer in professional football, netting for Fukushima United in a 7-0 thrashing of Iwaki Furukawa in the Emperor’s Cup on 25 July 2026, aged 59 years and 149 days. It was his first competitive goal in almost four years, and the achievement reignited the…
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Bev Craig: Andy Burnham’s ‘protégé’ who wants to be more powerful than he was
Voters in Greater Manchester go to the polls on Thursday to choose a successor to Andy Burnham, who stepped down as mayor after becoming prime minister, triggering the largest by-election in British history. Labour’s Bev Craig, leader of Manchester City Council since 2021 and a close ally of Burnham, is heavily favoured to win against…
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Judge allows use of police interview in Tupac Shakur murder trial
A Nevada judge has ruled that a 2008 police interview can be used as evidence against Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who is accused of orchestrating the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur. Judge Carli Kierny rejected defence arguments that the recording had been given on a promise of confidentiality, finding that Davis waived any such…
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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Swings to China’s Biggest Superhero Opening in Seven Years
Spider-Man: Brand New Day has opened in China to the strongest box-office results for a US superhero film in seven years, signalling renewed Chinese appetite for Hollywood comic-book blockbusters after a prolonged slump. The film took over $16.5 million (RMB 112 million) by midday on its Wednesday debut, with local tracker Maoyan forecasting a $37.4…
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Rescuers search for the missing after Japan earthquake as death toll rises to 13
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu on 29 July 2026, killing at least 13 people and leaving others missing or trapped under rubble. Soldiers and emergency workers are racing to reach survivors at a collapsed shopping mall and a paper factory, with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi warning it…
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Parking Enforcement Concerns Mount on Sheffield’s Ecclesall Road as Fines Take Toll on Traders
Business owners operating on Sheffield’s Ecclesall Road have raised serious concerns about the area’s parking enforcement policy, claiming it is actively deterring customers from visiting the street. The traders describe
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White House used Noah Kahan’s song without consent, singer says
Singer-songwriter Noah Kahan publicly criticised the White House after it used his song “American Cars” without his permission in social media content promoting a presidential visit to a General Motors facility in Michigan. The 29-year-old objected to his music being associated with Donald Trump’s administration, and his comments prompted a significant public reaction online, adding…
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Businesses on Ecclesall Road blame parking fines for falling trade
Traders on Sheffield’s Ecclesall Road have said a parking fine policy has been deterring shoppers from the street, with several business owners describing its impact on footfall as “terrible”. The episode highlighted tensions between parking enforcement and local trade on one of the city’s best-known shopping and hospitality strips, with owners arguing that customers put…
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AI tool will lead to more child refugees being treated as adults, charity warns
Rights groups and children’s charities are warning that new AI-powered facial age-estimation technology, which the UK government plans to introduce to screen migrants, will lead to more child refugees being wrongly classified as adults. Critics say the underlying models show racial bias, disproportionately overestimating the ages of Black children from conflict zones, meaning unaccompanied minors…