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Keeper Martinez may ‘step aside’ from Argentina
Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez has said he is considering whether it is “time to step aside” from international football following his side’s 1-0 defeat by Spain in the World Cup final. The 33-year-old, who was named the tournament’s best goalkeeper when Argentina lifted the trophy in 2022, played every minute of this year’s campaign but…
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Row escalates in Ukraine over army chief’s future
A political crisis in Ukraine over the future of army chief General Oleksandr Syrskyi has deepened, following President Zelensky’s decision last week to dismiss the popular defence minister, Mykhailo Fedorov. Organisers of daily protests in Kyiv, held near the presidential palace, have threatened to launch an open-ended nationwide protest if Syrskyi is not dismissed and…
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SWFC in Europe: Demands, man-handling and a boyish joy – Inside Owls latest session – thestar.co.uk
I wasn’t able to retrieve the full text of this article — the Google News link redirects to a consent wall, and thestar.co.uk blocks direct fetching (403 Forbidden), as does a reader-proxy fallback, which only surfaced the headline and a single opening fragment. **What I could confirm:** the article is titled “Demands, man-handling and a…
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Ryan Adams cancels entirety of European tour
Musician Ryan Adams has cancelled his entire European tour, citing illness. The news will disappoint fans who had bought tickets for the shows, though no further details on the nature of his illness or a timeline for rescheduling have been made available. Beyond the confirmation that the tour has been scrapped due to Adams being…
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EAVE & Storyboard Collective Among Organizations Attached To ARTEF’s Main Character Initiative For Unproduced Screenplays
ARTEF, the Anti-Racism Think Tank for European Film, has launched a pan-European initiative called Main Character to discover unproduced feature fiction screenplays offering perspectives currently missing from European screens. The scheme, unveiled at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, has already attracted support from organisations including EAVE, Storyboard Collective, WIFT Sweden and the European Women’s…
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No PS5 Version of Heavy Rain Dev’s PS2 Classic Indigo Prophecy, as Sony Mucks Up Again
Sony has clarified that a planned re-release of Quantic Dream’s PS2 crime thriller Indigo Prophecy (known as Fahrenheit in Europe) will not, in fact, arrive on PS5 as originally suggested. Despite earlier PlayStation Blog wording implying the game would be rebuilt using Sony’s new emulator with native PS5 support, the version going live is actually…
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From youth mobility to food exports: the outstanding EU dilemmas facing Burnham
Andy Burnham, Britain’s new prime minister, is set to face the same unresolved dilemmas in the UK-EU relationship that confronted his predecessors, with an EU-UK summit scheduled for the autumn expected to bring these tensions into focus. Although European leaders including Ursula von der Leyen and Friedrich Merz have offered warm congratulations and invitations, analysts…
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How good are service stations on UK’s best roads? From Europe’s largest truck stop, to farm shops, a scratch kitchen serving local produce… and the country’s top-rated McDonald’s
A Daily Mail feature looks at the standard of service stations found on some of Britain’s best roads, assessing what is on offer beyond the usual fuel pumps and fast-food outlets. It points to notable examples such as what is described as Europe’s largest truck stop, sites featuring farm shops and a “scratch kitchen” preparing…
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David Squires on … Spain winning the World Cup final in the shadow of Trump
This piece is a David Squires cartoon strip for the Guardian, offering a satirical, illustrated take on Spain’s victory in the 2026 World Cup final. Rather than a conventional news report, it uses comic-style panels to reflect on the match and its surrounding spectacle, with particular focus on Donald Trump’s presence at the event. The…