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Thetford youth football pitches wrecked after travellers force entry and camp illegally

  • Travellers forced entry to a Norfolk youth football ground with an angle grinder.
  • Twenty caravans occupied the site for two days before leaving.
  • Club faced a costly, self-funded clean-up and ruined pitches.

A youth football club, Thetford Town Youth FC in Norfolk, was broken into last Friday by a group of travellers who used an angle grinder to force entry and then set up 20 caravans on the site illegally. The incident matters because it left the club facing costly…

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Tess Rowlatt bailed to four-star Melbourne hotel after meth trafficking guilty plea

  • Melbourne woman Tess Rowlatt bailed after admitting meth trafficking.
  • Judge allowed her to stay at a four-star hotel.
  • She criticised the Daily Mail's coverage outside court.

Tess Rowlatt, a 36-year-old Melbourne woman dubbed a "party girl", has been granted bail after pleading guilty to trafficking methamphetamine and dealing with the proceeds of crime. County Court judge Duncan Allen released the repeat drug offender to a "suitable bail address", allowing her to move from a…

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Mass Balance sends autonomous chemistry lab into orbit to study disease proteins

  • UK startup Mass Balance launched an autonomous orbital lab on SpaceX.
  • It aims to study disease-linked proteins hard to image on Earth.
  • Collected data would train an AI model to generate revenue.

British startup Mass Balance has launched an autonomous, self-run chemical laboratory into orbit, aiming to gather data on hard-to-study, disease-causing proteins in the near-absence of gravity. The grapefruit-sized apparatus lifted off aboard a SpaceX transporter on Tuesday morning and matters because it represents an early step towards using…

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Harry attends documentary premiere by antisemitism-accused photographer Misan Harriman

  • Harry attended a London film premiere on his first night back in Britain.
  • The film's subject, Misan Harriman, faces anti-Semitism accusations over online posts.
  • Harry reportedly missed a Buckingham Palace stay after wavering over Charles's offer.

Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, spent his first night back in Britain attending the London premiere of a documentary about photographer Misan Harriman, a close friend of Meghan Markle who has recently been at the centre of accusations of anti-Semitism. The 41-year-old had reportedly hoped to stay…

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England reach World Cup quarter-finals as hosts United States crash out

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  • David Squires cartoons the 2026 World Cup's big moments.
  • England reach the last eight; the US crash out.
  • Features an England game in Mexico and a Trump novelty.

The Guardian's football cartoonist David Squires has published his latest illustrated feature, casting a satirical eye over the major stories of the 2026 World Cup. The cartoon centres on England reaching the quarter-finals (the last eight), contrasted with the hosts the United States being knocked out of the…

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England’s World Cup quarter-final marked by EA Sports FC music playlist

  • EA Sports FC unveils a 50-track English playlist celebrating England's World Cup run.
  • Songs are drawn from over 500 past FIFA and EA Sports FC soundtracks.
  • Similar country playlists cover the USA, Brazil, Germany, with Spain next.

EA Sports has launched a new "Ultimate Mix: England" playlist to celebrate the England men's football team reaching the World Cup quarter-finals after beating Mexico. The playlist gathers 50 English tracks drawn from the back catalogue of EA Sports FC and FIFA game soundtracks, marking how the long-running…

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Graham Platner loses Democratic backing after Maine rape accusation

  • Democrats urged Graham Platner to quit the Maine Senate race.
  • A woman accused him of rape from nearly five years ago.
  • Platner denied the claim; Warren and other backers dropped him.

Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner faced a swift collapse of support on Monday after a woman publicly accused him of rape, prompting senior figures across the party to call on him to suspend his campaign. The revolt matters because Platner had recently won the Democratic primary and…

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