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Bryan Mbeumo: Manchester United’s second bid worth £62.5mfor forward rejected by Brentford

Bryan Mbeumo: Manchester United’s second bid worth £62.5mfor forward rejected by Brentford

Manchester United have had an improved bid worth up to £62.5m for Bryan Mbeumo rejected by Brentford. United have bid £55m plus £7.5m in add-ons for the 25-year-old. They had a bid of £45m plus up to £10m in add-ons for the Cameroon forward turned down earlier this month. United are looking to add goals […]

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Health alerts come into force ahead of second heatwave

Health alerts come into force ahead of second heatwave

Simon King Lead weather presenter EPA/Shutterstock/Getty Images Heat health alerts have come into force across most of England as the country braces for a second summer heatwave. An amber alert covers the East Midlands, south-east, south-west, east and London – meaning various health services and the whole population could be affected by the heat, according

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Prime minister’s benefit cuts U-turn leaves backbenchers feeling bruised

Prime minister’s benefit cuts U-turn leaves backbenchers feeling bruised

Henry Zeffman Chief Political Correspondent Reuters “What an absolute bloody shambles!” When we tell you that this is the unvarnished view of a Labour MP now willing to back the Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s benefits plans, you get a sense of how much anger this row has provoked and is still provoking. And there are

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Fifa Club World Cup: How much have Man City and Chelsea earned so far?

Fifa Club World Cup: How much have Man City and Chelsea earned so far?

If Manchester City win the tournament they would land about £92m in total – but Chelsea would earn slightly less. The potential prize money was initially reported as £97m but the exchange rate between US dollars and British pounds has changed since then. Teams get a participation fee for playing, which for European teams varies

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GHF boss defends Gaza aid operation after hundreds of Palestinians killed near sites

GHF boss defends Gaza aid operation after hundreds of Palestinians killed near sites

The head of a controversial US and Israeli-backed aid group has defended its work after repeated incidents of killings and injuries of Palestinians seeking aid. Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) boss Johnnie Moore told the BBC World Service’s Newshour he was not denying deaths near aid sites, but said “100% of those casualties are being attributed

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyers make final arguments to jurors

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyers make final arguments to jurors

Madeline Halpert & Sakshi Venkatraman BBC News, New York Reuters Mr Agnifilo framed Combs’ victims as willing participants in so-called freak-offs The sex trafficking and racketeering case against hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was “badly, badly exaggerated”, his lawyer told a panel of 12 New York jurors on Friday. In his closing, Marc Agnifilo argued

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The push to turn a backyard tackle game into a global sport

The push to turn a backyard tackle game into a global sport

Lana Lam and Tiffanie Turnbull BBC News, Sydney Watch: People compete in Auckland RUNIT championship league event “Defender ready?” calls the host. A thumbs up and moments later, two burly men – with no protective gear – run full speed at each other before they clash, the unmistakable sound of flesh and bone crunching. The

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West Indies vs Australia: Josh Hazlewood takes 5-43 as hosts lose 10 wickets in final session in Barbados

West Indies vs Australia: Josh Hazlewood takes 5-43 as hosts lose 10 wickets in final session in Barbados

West Indies coach Daren Sammy met with match referee Javagal Srinath after play on day two to discuss concerns about some of the decisions made by TV umpire Adrian Holdstock during the match. Sammy said after play on Thursday that he was unhappy with some of the dismissals, external given by the South African using

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Doechii’s Glastonbury slot is all part of her five-year plan

Doechii’s Glastonbury slot is all part of her five-year plan

Mark Savage Music Correspondent Getty Images Doechii is the stage name of Florida-born rapper and musician Jaylah Ji’mya Hickmon In 2023, Doechii announced she was three years into her five-year plan for becoming one of the biggest names in music. “By year five I want to be at my peak,” she told Billboard magazine. “I

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