7 h. ago Another win for the Lionesses! Retail sales clawed back ground in July amid sunshine and women's Euros triumph

Sales volumes were up 0.6 per cent in July, a stronger performance than most analysts had expected.

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6 d. ago Never mind the flag bans, where are the policies? Assessing 100 days of Reform

Some are happy to see new faces in the chambers but many are frustrated with a lack of improvements on the ground since party’s sweeping victories“This motion is bizarre to say the least,” said a bemused Doncaster Labour councillor as Reform proposed that the council fly no flags apart from the union flag from its buildings.It would not just mean no Pride flag on Pride Day, a debate heard. It would mean no white rose flag on Yorkshire Day, no Rovers flag celebrating the football team winning the league, no St George’s flag marking England’s Lionesses’ Euros triumph, and no green flags celebrating municipal park management achievements in the city’s green spaces. The motion was “a waste of time and a waste of resources”, one councillor said. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Who can Liverpool face in Champions League draw today? Dream and nightmare scenario revealed

Reds’s summer spending raises hopes of seventh European triumph

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8 d. ago Champions League draw: Premier League boast record numbers as pots and fixture dates confirmed

The Premier League will have six teams in this year's Champions League owing to their five qualification places and Tottenham's Europa League triumph ahead of Thursday's draw

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9 d. ago Who can Liverpool face in Champions League? Dream and nightmare draw revealed

Reds’s summer spending raises hopes of seventh European triumph

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2 w. ago Chloe Kelly won’t change anything in vow to keep good times rolling at Arsenal

Kelly's stardom reached new heights when she fired home the decisive spot-kick in England's shootout triumph over Spain at last month's European Championships.

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last month Football transfer rumours: Liverpool’s Harvey Elliott on his way to Leipzig?

Today’s rumours are counting the cloudsIt has been one of the great conundrums of this window, leaving people pontificating over what Harvey Elliott should do next. The midfielder was, arguably, the leading light in England’s European Under-21 Championship triumph but it still feels like minutes will be hard to come by at Liverpool. Many have suggested he would suit the Bundesliga and RB Leipzig seem to think the same and have got in touch with Liverpool to see if something can be worked out.Supposedly Newcastle have a plan B if they do not land Benjamin Sesko from Leipzig, although considering they have missed out on so many players this summer, it is more like a plan T. The latest contingency walks, talks and gets booked just like Nicolas Jackson, mainly because it is the Chelsea striker. There is a parallel universe where Sesko hot foots it to St James’ Park, leaving Manchester United light of a No 9, which would then see them bid for Jackson to fill the void. But it does not end...

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