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‘Shining light’ – qualities Billy Mitchell will bring to SWFC as he closes in on move – thestar.co.uk

  • Wednesday are nearing a free transfer for midfielder Billy Mitchell.
  • Mitchell would add energy and defensive discipline in midfield.
  • He leaves Millwall with substantial Championship experience.

Sheffield Wednesday are reported to be close to signing former Millwall midfielder Billy Mitchell on a free transfer. The potential move would strengthen the Owls’ midfield during their rebuild for League One, adding a player valued for his energy, discipline and defensive work rather than attacking output. Mitchell,…

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Coffin to lie in state as Bonnie Tyler’s funeral details announced

  • Bonnie Tyler's funeral arrangements in Wales are now fully confirmed
  • Public procession through Mumbles and Skewen on 15–17 August
  • Family requests charity donations instead of flowers

Full arrangements for Bonnie Tyler's funeral in Wales have been confirmed, giving fans the chance to pay their respects along the funeral route before a private family service. Her coffin will be brought back to her home in Mumbles on Saturday, 15 August, at 3.30pm BST, with the…

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White House BACKS Argentina players in row over Falklands banner after World Cup semi-final win over England

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  • White House backs Argentina players over Falklands banner row
  • Row followed Argentina's World Cup semi-final win over England
  • Adds political tension to England-Argentina football rivalry

The White House has intervened in a diplomatic row after Argentina players displayed a banner referencing the Falkland Islands following their World Cup semi-final victory over England, with Donald Trump's World Cup chief publicly backing the Argentine squad. The intervention adds a political dimension to what was already…

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Indian activist on hunger strike for 20 days forcibly taken to hospital

  • Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk was forcibly removed from a 20-day hunger strike and hospitalised by authorities citing medical concerns and a court directive
  • He had been protesting with an online educational reform movement demanding exam irregularities be addressed and the prime minister resign
  • The movement's founder began his own indefinite fast; activists reaffirmed plans to march to parliament despite the activist's removal

Sonam Wangchuk had urged people to join a protest march to parliament on 20 July.

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Tuchel takes blame for England defeat, calls loss a lasting scar

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  • Tuchel accepts responsibility for England's World Cup semi-final defeat by Argentina
  • England blew a 1-0 lead, losing 2-1 in the final minutes
  • Coach says team became "too passive" but has no regrets over decisions

England head coach Thomas Tuchel has defended his tactical decisions during the World Cup semi-final defeat by Argentina, telling reporters "if you need someone to blame, I take the responsibility" while insisting he had no regrets. Speaking ahead of England's third-place play-off against France in Miami, Tuchel called…

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‘They made him a defensive player’ – Trump questions Kane role in semi

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  • Trump criticised Tuchel for using Kane defensively in the semi-final loss
  • England lost 2-1 to Argentina after Messi-inspired comeback
  • Trump also touted his role in reversing Balogun's red-card suspension

US President Donald Trump has waded into criticism of England manager Thomas Tuchel's tactics after their 2-1 World Cup semi-final defeat by Argentina, questioning why Harry Kane was shifted into a defensive role during the closing stages. England had led through an Anthony Gordon goal before Tuchel switched…

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Family of Sikh mother, 24, stabbed to death as she slept in bed with newborn shocked by ‘hooliganism and violence’ in UK as they plead for her body to be returned to India

  • Sikh mother, 24, stabbed to death while sleeping with her newborn
  • Family shocked by violence, call it "hooliganism"
  • They are pleading for her body to be returned to India

A 24-year-old Sikh mother was stabbed to death in the UK while she slept in bed with her newborn baby, prompting her grieving family to speak out about the shock and horror of losing her to violence in a country far from home. The family have described being…

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One second he was propped on the window ledge. The next he’d gone: Devastated family reveal what really happened to British two-year-old who fell to his death from five-star Cyprus hotel… and his father’s anguish in hellhole prison

  • British toddler died falling from a Cyprus hotel window ledge
  • Family recount the moment he disappeared
  • His father remains held in a Cypriot prison, family describe hardship

The family of a two-year-old British boy who died after falling from a hotel window in Cyprus have described the moment he disappeared from a window ledge, as his father continues to be held in a Cypriot prison over the tragedy. The case has drawn attention both to…

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The secrets of Toby Carvery revealed: It’s a British staple and now HARRY WALLOP spends 24 hours at the restaurant to uncover all its mysteries… from the strict formula for meat to the Yorkshire puddings that start as powder

  • Journalist spent 24 hours inside a Toby Carvery investigating its methods
  • Meat is carved and portioned to a strict standardised formula
  • Yorkshire puddings reportedly start out as a powdered mix

Daily Mail journalist Harry Wallop spent 24 hours behind the scenes at a Toby Carvery to investigate how Britain's best-known carvery chain operates, from meat preparation to how its trademark trimmings are made. The piece taps into the enduring popularity of the carvery format as a British dining…

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The Oxfordshire village planning to declare independence from Britain: As furious locals hit out at plans to dump 1,250 single male asylum seekers on them, ROBERT HARDMAN reveals extraordinary measures they’re taking

  • Oxfordshire village protests plan to house 1,250 single male asylum seekers
  • Residents consider symbolic "declaration of independence" from Britain
  • Anger centres on lack of consultation and disproportionate scale for village

A West Oxfordshire village is exploring drastic, largely symbolic measures — reportedly including a mock "declaration of independence" — after residents learned of government plans to house up to 1,250 single male asylum seekers nearby. Locals argue the scale of the proposed accommodation is wildly disproportionate to the…

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