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Wimbledon strawberry towels sell out as players pocket hundreds
Wimbledon’s limited-edition red “strawberry towels” have become a runaway hit, with fans queuing outside shops at the All England Club to buy the £40 items and some reselling them online for a significant profit. The tournament sold 6,330 of the red towels on site during the first week, nearly matching the 7,423 sales of the…
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Scotland’s World Cup bank holiday remarks by Susanna Reid cleared by Ofcom
Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid has been cleared by the broadcasting regulator Ofcom after her on-air comments about Scotland’s extra World Cup bank holiday drew more than 500 viewer complaints. During an episode of the ITV programme on 9 June, Reid described the additional day off granted to Scottish public sector workers as “outrageous”,…
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England win over Mexico watched by peak 9.1 million overnight
A peak audience of 9.1 million people watched England’s dramatic World Cup win over Mexico on BBC TV and BBC iPlayer on Monday, despite the match kicking off at 02:00 BST. The overnight broadcast drew an average audience of 7.8 million, making it the biggest UK television audience ever recorded for a live broadcast between…
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Air Force sergeant stationed in England spared jail over child abuse images
Jarik Lofthus, 33, posted online that he was ‘interested in everything, all ages including babies’ before he admitted possessing pornography of children as young as four.
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Sheffield Wednesday secure loan signing of Leeds forward Harry Gray
‘Crazy’ – why Leeds United star Harry Gray chose Sheffield Wednesday over rivals for loan move thestar.co.uk
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Sheffield Wednesday close to sealing signing of Championship forward
Medical Complete: Sheffield Wednesday set to confirm Championship star transfer Yahoo Sports UK
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BTS return to the UK after seven years with sold-out Tottenham stadium concert
South Korean pop titans BTS returned to the UK for their first major performance in seven years, taking over Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with a high-energy set that showcased the group’s musical range across rap, pop, and
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England’s Kane and Bellingham forge new anthem-worthy attacking partnership
With 10 of England’s 11 goals at the World Cup scored by either Harry Kane or Jude Bellingham, BBC Sport looks at how dependent on them the team is.
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Arthur Fery becomes last Briton standing in Wimbledon quarter-finals
France-born British player Arthur Fery, aged 23, has become the last British singles player standing at Wimbledon after reaching the men’s quarter-finals as a wildcard. His run matters because it is an unexpected success story on home soil for a player who grew up close to the All England Club in south-west London and played…
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Bank of England moves to relax bank capital rules amid AI stability concerns
Bank of England financial policy committee members voice concern on trimming lenders’ financial buffersBusiness live – latest updatesThe Bank of England is planning to loosen capital requirements for major UK lenders, even as policymakers expressed concern about the threat to financial stability from rapid AI developments and debt-fuelled stock investments.The central bank said on Tuesday…