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Scarratt joins England coaching team permanently
England’s record points-scorer Emily Scarratt has agreed to join the Red Roses coaching set-up on a permanent basis, having initially taken on the role as lead attack and backs coach on an interim footing for this year’s Women’s Six Nations. Her move underlines the growing role former players are taking in coaching the women’s game,…
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‘Hang em by the neck, Hardy’: Rare notebook of 40 unfiltered Horatio Nelson commands in 1799 – including ordering the execution of a mutinous British sailor
A rare notebook containing 40 unedited commands issued by Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson in 1799 has emerged, offering a candid glimpse into the naval hero’s blunt, often ruthless leadership style aboard his ship. Among the instructions is a chillingly direct order to execute a mutinous sailor, telling his subordinate Thomas Hardy to “hang em by the…
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Elon Musk hits out after mayoral candidate suspended from working in NHS over ‘offensive’ social media posts about grooming gangs
Elon Musk has criticised the suspension of a mayoral candidate from their National Health Service role after the individual made social media posts about grooming gangs that were deemed offensive. The billionaire’s intervention has drawn renewed attention to the long-running and highly sensitive debate in Britain over how grooming gang scandals are discussed publicly, and…
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Harry Potter 25th Anniversary 4K Steelbook Box Set Preorders Go Live at Amazon in the UK
Amazon UK has opened preorders for a new Harry Potter 25th Anniversary Steelbook Collection, a 4K UHD box set bringing together all eight films to mark the franchise’s 25th anniversary, ahead of its release on 5 October 2026. The set is also listed in Canada via Amazon and Gruv, but there is currently no indication…
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A tournament that crossed borders: crunching the numbers on the diaspora World Cup
Diaspora players have never had a bigger impact on the World Cup than at this year’s tournament, with nearly a quarter of all squad members representing a country different from the one they were born in. The trend, highlighted by France’s Michael Olise, who broke Pelé’s assist record while playing for one of four nations…
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Jessica Morgan named new Tate director – with ‘big pay cut‘ to take job
Jessica Morgan has been confirmed as the new director of Tate, returning to the arts organisation where she previously spent more than a decade as a curator, at a critical time in its history. She replaces Maria Balshaw, who departed this spring after nine years in charge, and moves from her current role leading New…
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DEELA Thrills With Double Single ‘Dey Play! / Gbona’
Nigerian-British artist DEELA has released a double single, ‘Dey Play! / Gbona’, marking a new phase after a busy run that has seen her support Amaarae’s London and Paris shows and feature on Little Simz’s EP ‘SUGAR GIRL’. The release follows her 2025 EP ‘WICKED’ and a collaboration with South African DJ and producer Vanco,…
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Britain does not have enough water for more data centres: Industry says Labour’s AI growth plans do not ‘make a single mention’ of water and are ‘fatally flawed’
The UK’s water industry has warned that Britain lacks sufficient water supplies to support the government’s planned expansion of data centres, arguing that Labour’s AI growth strategy is “fatally flawed” because it fails to account for water usage. Industry figures say the policy does not “make a single mention” of water, despite data centres requiring…
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Voices: It’s time to reset the UK’s ambition when it comes to aid – and show we can be a force for good
An MP writes ahead of the UK’s 2026 G20 presidency to argue that successive cuts to the UK aid budget are causing real harm abroad and undermining Britain’s role as a reliable global partner. Drawing on a visit to a refugee camp in Ethiopia, the author describes how a deaf nine-year-old girl, Amina, lost access…
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Oasis overtake The Beatles in all-time UK album chart
Oasis’s 1995 album (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? has overtaken The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band to claim third place on the Official Charts Company’s all-time UK albums list, driven by renewed interest following the band’s 2025 reunion tour. The milestone, published to mark the 70th anniversary of the weekly UK album chart,…