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Chelsea sign Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers for club-record £117m

  • Chelsea sign Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa for club-record £117m
  • Biggest-ever fee for an English player, surpassing Elliot Anderson's £116m
  • Middlesbrough to earn at least £20.4m via sell-on clause

Chelsea have agreed a club-record £117m deal to sign England midfielder Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa, making him the most expensive transfer for an English player and the costliest signing in Chelsea's history. The move comes as new manager Xabi Alonso reshapes his squad ahead of the new…

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WNBA coach predictably bends the knee to the fake outrage mob over Angel Reese’s racism claim

  • Tempo coach Sandy Brondello apologised to Angel Reese over a racism claim.
  • Incident followed a collision between Reese and Nyara Sabally in Friday's game.
  • Article criticises the apology as caving to unwarranted online outrage.

Toronto Tempo head coach Sandy Brondello apologised to Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese after being accused of using a racist term during a WNBA game on Friday. The Fox News/OutKick opinion piece frames the apology as capitulation to what it calls a "fake outrage mob", arguing Reese's accusation…

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URIAH HEEP’s MICK BOX Says Ongoing ‘Farewell’ Tour Is ‘More Of A Slowdown Rather Than An Absolute ‘Finish Finish”

  • Uriah Heep's farewell tour is a slowdown, not a definite finish
  • Brexit and post-COVID travel costs are hampering long tours
  • Mick Box says a new studio album is still likely

Uriah Heep guitarist Mick Box has said the British progressive rock band's ongoing "Magician's Farewell" tour is best understood as a gradual slowdown rather than a definitive end, in a new interview with Metal Mayhem ROC. The tour was announced in September 2024 and began in early 2025,…

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Jim Acosta urges TV networks to stop airing some Trump speeches live, calls them ‘totally nuts’

  • Jim Acosta says live Trump speeches without fact-checkers are "totally nuts"
  • Follows ABC and NBC skipping Trump's primetime address live
  • Republicans call the snub "shameful"; Carville says it was a mistake

Former CNN anchor Jim Acosta has urged television networks to stop airing some of President Donald Trump's speeches live, arguing it would be "totally nuts" for broadcasters to do so without fact-checkers on hand to challenge inaccurate claims in real time. His comments follow a row over how…

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Water bosses get multi-million pound payments that will NOT be hit by regulator’s power to ban bonuses

  • Water bosses to get big payouts despite regulator's bonus ban powers
  • Payments reportedly structured to avoid being classed as bonuses
  • Full article detail unavailable; based on headline only

Water company executives are set to receive multi-million pound payments that will fall outside the reach of a regulator's new power to ban bonuses, according to reporting by the Daily Mail. The article's headline highlights that despite public and political pressure over executive pay in the scandal-hit water…

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Iran missile and drone strikes kill two US troops, one missing

  • Iran strikes kill two US troops in Jordan, one still missing
  • US death toll in conflict with Iran now stands at 16
  • Trump administration vows retaliatory strikes against Iran

Iran has carried out missile and drone strikes on a US airbase in Jordan, killing two American service members and leaving a third missing, in a sharp escalation of the confrontation between Washington and Tehran. The Trump administration has vowed to "punish" Iran with a fresh barrage of…

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Hungary’s president agrees to stand down after parliament backs removal

  • Hungary's President Sulyok agrees to resign after constitutional amendment
  • New PM Magyar's Tisza party forced the change through parliament
  • Amendment also curbs long-serving Fidesz MPs and reshapes top court

Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok has agreed to step down after parliament passed a constitutional amendment ending his term, following pressure from Prime Minister Péter Magyar's Tisza party. Sulyok, widely regarded as a loyalist of former prime minister Viktor Orbán, had five days to sign the change or face…

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Spain’s final training session before World Cup final cancelled

  • Spain's pre-final training session cancelled due to thunderstorms in New Jersey.
  • Argentina trained nearby after only a 45-minute delay.
  • Spain face Argentina in Sunday's final at 20:00 BST.

Spain's final training session before the World Cup final was cancelled after heavy thunderstorms hit New York and New Jersey on Saturday, forcing the team indoors under US storm safety protocol. The disruption comes just a day before Spain face defending champions Argentina in Sunday's final, meaning Luis…

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3 Carly Simon Songs That Were Inspired by Her Relationship With James Taylor

  • Carly Simon wrote several songs inspired by husband James Taylor
  • Couple married in 1972, divorced in 1983
  • Songs include "The Right Thing To Do" and "We're So Close"

The article, published by American Songwriter, looks back at three songs written by Carly Simon that were inspired by her relationship with fellow musician James Taylor, whom she married in November 1972 and divorced in 1983. It draws on Simon's own recollections, including a 2015 interview with People…

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BTS’ ‘NORMAL’ Music Video Sets Spotify Single-Day Streaming Record

  • BTS' "NORMAL" video breaks Spotify's single-day K-pop streaming record
  • Video is exclusive to Spotify for its first 48 hours
  • Comes amid ARIRANG world tour and FIFA halftime show plans

BTS' music video for their single "NORMAL" has become the most-streamed K-pop music video in a single day in Spotify's history, the streaming platform announced on 17 July. The milestone extends the South Korean group's already extensive list of Spotify records and comes amid a busy promotional period…

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