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SWFC: Comparisons, retro feel and reaction: Owls release home kit for 26/27 campaign – thestar.co.uk
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club (the Owls) have unveiled their new home kit for the 2026/27 season, prompting comparison and debate among supporters. The launch matters to fans as the annual home shirt reveal is a notable moment for the club’s identity and merchandise ahead of the new campaign. According to the headline, the design carries…
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French bureaucrats ban British round-the-world adventurer from swimming the Channel to complete last leg of his epic 36,000-mile 28-year odyssey
British adventurer Karl Bushby, 57, is close to completing a 36,000-mile round-the-world journey begun in 1998, but French officials look set to block him from swimming the English Channel to finish the final leg. The ex-paratrooper, who has already been refused permission by Eurotunnel to walk under the sea, now faces objections from French coastguards,…
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‘SNL’ On ITV? Sky Already Plotting How To Megaphone Originals On Its New $2.1B Network
Sky is drawing up plans to broadcast its original series, including The Day of the Jackal and Saturday Night Live UK, on ITV following its £1.6 billion ($2.1 billion) acquisition of ITV’s network and streaming arm, Deadline reports. Although the Comcast-owned deal still faces lengthy regulatory scrutiny before completing next year, Sky has already held…
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Wilson delighted boss Bellamy staying with Wales
Wales captain Harry Wilson has said he is delighted that head coach Craig Bellamy is staying with the national side after the manager’s proposed move to Championship club Burnley fell through. Bellamy had looked set to take charge at Turf Moor in June but could not reach an agreement with the relegated club, and Wilson…
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England’s big chances and France’s shots: how World Cup quarter-finalists’ stats line up
The Guardian has published a data-led preview of the 2026 World Cup quarter-finals, highlighting one statistical strength for each of the eight remaining teams. Drawing on Opta metrics, it names France, Spain, Argentina and England as the most likely, in that order, to reach the semi-finals, while arguing that every side has numbers working in…
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Britain’s dysfunctional dynamic: the public wants change, but those in power always tell them it’s not possible | Andy Beckett
In this Guardian comment piece, Andy Beckett argues that Britain is trapped in a self-defeating political cycle: voters are desperate for change, yet whenever serious reform is proposed, the media, big business and Westminster swiftly brand it too costly, too vague or too disruptive, and it dies. He contends that the perception of risk is…
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‘Best player England has developed’: Olise’s rise from Hayes to the World Cup
Michael Olise, the Bayern Munich and France playmaker, has emerged as one of the standout performers at the 2026 World Cup, providing five assists — more than any other player in the tournament — and establishing himself as a Ballon d’Or contender. The article traces his path from a housing estate in Hayes, west London,…
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UK housing market downturn eases but sentiment remains ‘fragile’, surveyors say – business live
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors reports that the UK housing market downturn is easing, though sentiment among surveyors remains “fragile”, according to the day’s business coverage. The headline development, however, is a heavy fall in AstraZeneca shares, which dropped around 9%, after its heart disease drug Wainua failed a late-stage clinical trial, dragging the…
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Massive Whitestone solar farm plan ‘achieves important milestone’
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ECB block Lord’s plan for Euro Nations Cup
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has blocked plans to stage the final of a proposed Euro Nations Cup, a T20 tournament for European nations, at Lord’s. The concept, developed by the cricket boards of Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands, had the backing of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), which was willing to make…