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Kylian Mbappé leaves Nike after 20 years to sign boot deal with Swiss brand On
Kylian Mbappé has ended his 20-year relationship with Nike to sign a boot deal with Swiss brand On, representing a significant setback for the American sportswear giant that has dominated the football market. The 27-year-old France captain has also become a shareholder in On, reflecting his commitment to the company’s ambitious expansion into football, which…
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Boy, seven, fatally stabs his aunt in the neck after hearing her argue with his mother about hair straighteners
A seven-year-old boy in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, near Paris, allegedly fatally stabbed his aunt in the neck during an argument between the woman and his mother over hair straighteners. The child reportedly said he acted to defend his mother, while police and prosecutors investigate the circumstances. Emergency services found the 34-year-old victim seriously injured at about 4.30am…
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Brookside actor who ran a network of fake modelling agencies is arrested in Spain after a year on Britain’s most wanted list
Barry Philip Foster, 51, a former Channel 4 actor from the long-running series Brookside, has been arrested in Spain after being one of Britain’s Most Wanted. Foster was wanted to serve an eight-and-a-half-year prison sentence for running a network of fake modelling agencies and photography studios that defrauded victims, who were promised professional modelling work…
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Noahkai Banks, top dual-national prospect, chooses Germany in blow to USMNT
Nineteen-year-old dual-national defender Noahkai Banks has chosen to represent Germany instead of the United States, marking a significant blow to the USMNT’s plans. Germany U-21 manager Antonio Di Salvo announced the decision, noting that Banks and fellow dual-national Louey Ben Farhat had “chosen to represent Germany” after prolonged discussions. Born in Honolulu to an American…
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Russian hybrid attacks against Europe intensifying, says Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron says Russian hybrid attacks targeting Europe and France have intensified, aiming to intimidate countries and weaken their support for Ukraine. He has ordered plans to protect critical infrastructure and sensitive defence and technology sites, warning that recent attacks would not go unanswered. Macron cited alleged Russian involvement in a drone attack…
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Burnham faces demands to come clean with Brits about Russian ‘shadow war’ and hike defence spending – as France, Poland and Germany step up warnings
Andy Burnham and the Labour Government are facing pressure from Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage to explain how Britain will respond to Russia’s alleged “shadow war” against NATO countries. The calls follow warnings that Moscow could use drones, rockets and other hybrid tactics to intimidate European states supporting Ukraine, with…
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Brit who has seizures since violent mugging now fights for life after having a fit during family holiday to overcome the trauma and smashing his head
Paul Grant, a 43-year-old British man, is fighting for his life in a Spanish hospital after suffering a severe seizure during a family holiday in Lanzarote. The seizure caused him to hit his head against a wall in his hotel room, resulting in catastrophic head injuries requiring emergency surgery. This incident is particularly tragic because…
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Burnham scrambles to revive stalling EU ‘reset’ bid in talks with Irish PM – as Brussels plays hardball on trade and youth free movement
Prime Minister Andy Burnham met with Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Manchester to advance negotiations on deeper UK-EU relations, a bid that has been struggling amid rigid demands from Brussels. The meeting aims to revive momentum for a planned EU-UK summit, currently targeted for later this year after being delayed from July, with the goal…
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Russians begin voting in staged election Putin is guaranteed to win – with parties that support his war the only ones allowed to enter
Russia began a three-day parliamentary election on Friday, with polling stations opening first in the Far East before progressing through the country’s eleven time zones. President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party is all but certain to win the vote for the 450 Duma seats, the first such election since the invasion of Ukraine in February…
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Paul, John… and Yvonne? The French novelist asking: what if a woman had written the Beatles’ greatest hits?
Celebrated French thriller writer Michel Bussi has released a new novel, Code Yesterday, which imagines that all the Beatles’ greatest hits were actually written by a French-born woman named Yvonne McKenzie. The fictional premise serves as a commentary on the historical exclusion of women from classic rock music and songwriting, with Bussi noting that he…