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World Cup rings for winners as Trump attendance confirmed

  • World Cup winners will receive Fifa’s new commemorative rings.
  • Trump will attend and present the trophy.
  • His earlier intervention remains controversial.

Fifa will give World Cup winner’s rings to the Argentina or Spain squad after Sunday’s 2026 final at MetLife Stadium, marking an American-style addition to football’s biggest tournament. Donald Trump is expected to attend and present the trophy, drawing renewed attention to his controversial relationship with Fifa president…

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Marcela Moreira appointed Country Director for Brazil at Believe

  • Believe appoints Marcela Moreira to lead its Brazilian operations.
  • Brazil’s recorded-music revenues grew 14.1% in 2025.
  • Moreira brings over 16 years of music-industry experience.

Believe has appointed Marcela Moreira as Country Director for Brazil, with responsibility for its Artist Services, Label & Artist Solutions and TuneCore operations. The hire underlines the company’s focus on Brazil as a strategically important and rapidly growing music market, while also increasing women’s representation in senior industry…

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‘Rivals’ Star Annabel Scholey Joins Netflix Thriller Series ‘The Lord’s Day’ Alongside Damson Idris and Harry Lawtey (EXCLUSIVE)

  • Annabel Scholey joins Netflix’s UK-made thriller “The Lord’s Day”.
  • Damson Idris leads a six-part Parliament siege drama.
  • Bad Wolf is producing the Michael Dobbs adaptation.

Annabel Scholey has joined the cast of Netflix’s forthcoming thriller series “The Lord’s Day”, which is currently filming in the UK. The six-part drama centres on a siege during the State Opening of Parliament, giving Scholey a significant role alongside leading actor and executive producer Damson Idris. The…

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SARAH VINE: My teeth were, quite frankly, a mess. It’s taken nine months and thousands of pounds but now I have gleaming, anti-ageing gnashers – and have cured my fear of the dentist

  • Columnist Sarah Vine had her teeth fully rebuilt at 59.
  • Treatment took nine months and cost thousands of pounds.
  • Fixed decades of dental problems and cured her dentist phobia.

Daily Mail columnist Sarah Vine describes undergoing an extensive dental reconstruction at the age of 59, after decades of poor tooth health left her mouth, in her words, "no longer fit for purpose". The piece is a personal account of how cosmetic and restorative dental work can transform…

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What I want other childless mothers like me to know: My longed-for baby daughter died at 6 weeks – after 5 miscarriages and £20K on IVF. No one tells you what to expect after such a loss. HELEN RICHARDSON

  • Mother's baby died at 6 weeks after 5 miscarriages and £20k IVF
  • Amelie born with serious congenital condition, died after major surgery
  • Writer wants to raise awareness of rainbow babies who don't survive

In a personal essay, Helen Richardson, a senior assistant headteacher from the UK, describes the loss of her daughter Amelie, who died aged six weeks after being born with a serious congenital condition. Richardson had endured five miscarriages and spent around £20,000 on IVF before finally becoming a…

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Why the whopping £1.6million payout for the Thames Water CEO spells disaster for Britain’s future: ALEX BRUMMER

  • Thames Water boosted CEO Chris Weston's pay to £1.16 million despite poor performance.
  • Firm paid £4 million-plus in bonuses while holding £18.5 billion of debt.
  • Row fuels calls for nationalisation as Andy Burnham becomes PM.

Thames Water has come under fire after revealing it paid more than £4 million in bonuses to its top officers and increased chief executive Chris Weston's pay to £1.16 million, a 9.4 per cent rise, despite the utility's poor record on leaks, sewage pollution and reliability. The disclosure…

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‘I’m not into leather at all!’: John Wood on privately photographing Glasgow’s gay underground, and the comparisons with Robert Mapplethorpe

  • Glasgow photographer John Wood, 79, gets first solo exhibition
  • Archive documents the city's private gay leather scene, 1982-2002
  • Work draws Mapplethorpe comparisons, though Wood wasn't part of that scene

John Wood, a 79-year-old former telecoms engineer, is holding his first ever solo photography exhibition at Celine gallery in Glasgow, revealing a private archive of erotic portraits documenting the city's gay leather subculture. Taken secretly over two decades in a converted attic in Glasgow's West End, the images…

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Norma Winstone and NDR Radio Orchestra: A Timeless Place review | John Fordham’s jazz album of the month

  • Norma Winstone's archived 1990 NDR Radio Orchestra recording gets released as A Timeless Place.
  • Reviewer John Fordham calls it her jazz album of the month.
  • Highlights include I Loves You, Porgy and the title track The Peacocks.

John Fordham reviews A Timeless Place, a newly released 1990 radio broadcast recording by English jazz vocalist Norma Winstone with Hanover's NDR Radio Orchestra, praising it as capturing the singer at her peerless best. Winstone, now in her 80s and celebrated across a 60-year career with landmark albums,…

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New prostate cancer therapy used by Jeremy Clarkson cuts side-effects risk

  • New prostate cancer therapy reportedly cuts side-effects risk
  • Jeremy Clarkson has used the treatment
  • Full article details were unavailable in the source text

A new prostate cancer treatment has been reported to reduce the risk of side-effects associated with more conventional therapies, drawing attention after it emerged that broadcaster Jeremy Clarkson had used the treatment himself. The development is significant because prostate cancer therapies, including surgery and radiotherapy, are commonly associated…

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BBC drops portion of Trump defamation suit against BBC Studios

  • Trump drops BBC Studios from his $10bn defamation suit
  • Core case against the BBC over Panorama edit continues
  • US government reportedly considering joining Trump's lawsuit

Donald Trump has dropped the portion of his $10 billion defamation lawsuit that targeted BBC Studios, the corporation's commercial arm, while continuing to pursue the BBC itself over its edited Panorama documentary. Court filings confirmed all claims against the "Studios Defendants" were dismissed with prejudice, with each side…

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