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France Reaches World Cup Semi-Finals as Violent Unrest Erupts in London
France secured a spot in the World Cup semi-finals with a decisive 2-0 quarter-final victory over Morocco in Boston. The result triggered violent unrest in London, where police forces clashed with football supporters dur
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France maul meek Morocco to reach semi-finals | World Cup Daily – video
France have become the first team to reach the semi-finals of the 2026 World Cup, comfortably defeating Morocco 2-0 in their quarter-final. The victory is discussed on the Guardian’s World Cup Daily video, where the panel reflects on a controlled French performance against opponents described as lacklustre. The episode, running to around 39 minutes, features…
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Fears grow for missing 14-year-old girl who has not been seen for two weeks as family friend says: ‘We just want you home safe’
Bedfordshire Police and the family of a missing 14-year-old girl named Lexi have issued a fresh appeal for information, as she has now not been seen for two weeks. A close family friend, Jessica Fensome, recorded a video message urging Lexi to make contact and return home, stressing that she is “not in any trouble”…
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“They had us swear on a stack of Bibles that no more flags would be burnt. I did it one more time”: Prog icon Keith Emerson and the world’s first instrumental protest song
This article recounts a 2011 interview — five years before his death — in which prog-rock keyboardist Keith Emerson explained why his 1960s band The Nice burned the American flag on stage and how it affected their career. The band’s confrontational 1968 reworking of Leonard Bernstein’s *America* is presented as what Emerson called the first…
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Baby Rose: Yearnalism review – gloriously cinematic soul from the edge of emotional collapse
The Guardian has published a review of *Yearnalism*, the third album by US soul singer Baby Rose (Jasmine Rose Wilson), released on Secretly Canadian. The reviewer praises the record as a “gloriously cinematic” work in which Rose deploys her “fraying contralto” to convey the highs and lows of relationships as though on the verge of…
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Sheffield United cast eyes over free agent defender with 374 Premier League appearances – Yahoo Sports UK
The article’s usable content could not be retrieved, as the supplied text consists only of a Google sign-in and cookie-consent page rather than the story itself. Consequently, none of the substance behind the headline — Sheffield United reportedly considering a move for a free-agent defender who has made 374 Premier League appearances — is available…
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Meghan will bring Archie and Lilibet to the UK to join Harry this weekend but won’t be seen in public
Prince Harry may be joined by his wife Meghan and their two children, Archie and Lilibet, in the UK by this weekend, according to reports. The Duchess of Sussex and the children are not expected to appear at any public engagements, and talks about a possible reunion between the family and King Charles remain ongoing.…
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Wild Gods: The Glorious Abysmal review – truly fascinating songs born of tweed-beating and psychedelic trips
The Guardian reviews The Glorious Abysmal, the debut release from Wild Gods, a new project by Argyll musician Jamie Livingstone, who regularly collaborates with Scottish electronic producer Barry Can’t Swim. The album is drawn from the waulking songs of the Hebrides — communal songs traditionally sung by women as they beat and softened tweed —…
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SWFC News: Wednesday admirers of Wrexham midfielder – but deal looks tricky – thestar.co.uk
The article, from The Star, reports that Sheffield Wednesday are among the clubs said to be admiring a midfielder at Wrexham, but it suggests any move to sign the player would be complicated. The piece frames the situation as an ongoing transfer story of interest to Wednesday supporters, though the difficulty of striking a deal…
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Urgent recall for popular lunchbox snack over fears it contains rubber
A popular children’s lunchbox snack, Chickadees, has been recalled in Australia over fears it may be contaminated with rubber. Food Standards Australia issued the recall on Friday, citing “the presence of foreign matter”, and has warned customers not to eat the product. The affected snacks were sold nationwide, both in-store and online, through Woolworths, Coles…