5 h. ago Man arrested for upskirting at Beyoncé concert as police announce extra patrols at summer gigs

The number of stadium concerts in London has more than doubled this year, prompting police to shift their focus to major music events

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6 h. ago Government pledges £900m of sport investment in boost to Euro 2028 and Tour de France plans

Investment will also be made to upgrade grassroots facilities

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6 h. ago Major sporting events and grassroots sport to receive £900 million funding

At least £400 million will also be invested in new and upgraded grassroots sport facilities.

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6 h. ago DCMS announces £900m funding for grassroots sport and major events including Euros and Tour de France

The government has promised to make significant investment in hosting global sporting competitions over the next four years

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44 h. ago Europeans may as well start learning Russian if Ukraine does not get more support, Kaja Kallas warns – Europe live

EU foreign policy chief says Russia is a direct threat to Europe and has plan for long term aggressionMeanwhile, Russian president Vladimir Putin is set to take questions from international journalists on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Associated Press reported.Putin scheduled a roundtable session with senior news leaders of international news agencies, including the Associated Press.On Ukraine, the European Union is doing its part here too, not least because Ukraine is Europe’s first line of defence. We know that Russia responds to strength and nothing else.We have to do more for Ukraine, for our own security too.To quote my friend Nato secretary general Mark Rutte: if we don’t help Ukraine further, we should all start learning Russian. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago George Ford reveals future plans as he approaches 100 England caps

Ford is in England camp ahead of their game against a France XV this weekend and the tour of Argentina and USA this summer

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3 d. ago Exact date UK will be hotter than Barcelona as 32C heatwave bakes Brits

Temperatures in London could end up exceeding those in typically sweltering parts of Europe, including Lisbon in Portugal, Barcelona in Spain, and Nice in France

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3 d. ago Brits face £1,700 fine if caught in popular European holiday spots with prohibited item

Travellers who use a prohibited item in popular holiday destinations could face fines of up to £1,700, as tighter restrictions are enforced in more European locations, including on their beaches

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3 d. ago Women's Euro 2025: When does Euro 2025 start? Matches, start date, host and opening fixtures

Everything you need to know about the Women’s Euro 2025, including start date, fixtures and host

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3 d. ago easyJet expands UK flights with 11 new routes to European hotspots this summer

easyJet has expanded its flight offering with 11 new routes to multiple popular destinations across Europe including Nice in the south of France, Prague and Rhodes

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4 d. ago ‘When I stopped racing I thought, who am I?’: Pippa York on leaving her old life behind

The Tour de France stage winner talks in detail for the first time about transitioning when her cycling career ended, growing up in the Gorbals and alienation in the pelotonPippa York used to be Robert Millar, a stage winner and king of the mountains in the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia. Millar was also a podium finisher, in both the Vuelta a España and the Giro, a British national champion, and Tour of Britain winner. But Millar had also wanted to be a girl since the age of five, a secret that remained buried throughout childhood in Glasgow, the subsequent racing career, and beyond, into mid-life.In her new book, The Escape, written in collaboration with David Walsh, the 66-year-old unflinchingly documents the long and painful process towards transition and the isolation, fear and loneliness that went with it. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Tadej Pogacar completes Critérium du Dauphiné victory with podium finish

Slovenian beats rival Jonas Vingegaard into second placeFrance’s Lenny Martinez wins eighth and final stageTadej Pogacar wrapped up the Critérium du Dauphiné on Sunday with a podium finish in the eighth and final stage, which was won by France’s Lenny Martinez.A winner of three stages in total, the Slovene dominated the 77th edition of the Dauphine to top the overall classification by 59sec ahead of the Dane Jonas Vingegaard – three weeks before the start of his Tour de France title defence. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Messi shows glimpses of his genius on Fifa’s stage of fakery as Club World Cup begins

A largely incoherent Inter Miami was held to a scoreless draw by Al Ahly as the opening ceremony outshined the football on the pitchWell, this was at least a first. Gianni was right on that front. On a clammy, boisterous, vaguely hallucinogenic night at the Hard Rock Stadium, the opening act of Fifa’s billion dollar death star, the newly bulked and tanned Club World Cup, did produce something genuinely new. This was surely the first major sporting event where the opening ceremony was infinitely more entertaining, and indeed comprehensible as a basic human activity, than the sporting spectacle that followed.By the end the best team in Africa, Al Ahly, had drawn 0-0 with a largely incoherent Inter Miami, a team that looked in the first half like people who had a dim idea what this sport is meant to look like, but who were also struggling through a terrible wall-eyed hangover to remember which way is forward. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Full list of dates, fixtures, kick

Lionel Messi's Inter Miami get the Club World Cup underway with teams from six major confederations, including 12 European sides, set to battle it out in new big money tournament

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6 d. ago Gareth Southgate an apology, please come back as all is forgiven

Wardy's Wagers gives you the best bets of the week, including a Finnish surprise win in the Under-21 Euros and a cracking horse tip at York

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7 d. ago Attack dogs: how Europe supplies Israel with brutal canine weapons

Military dogs involved in attacks on Palestinian civilians – including children – are likely to have been exported from European countries, investigation findsWarning: readers may find some of the details in this piece distressingIt was only seconds after soldiers entered the Hashash family’s home in the Balata refugee camp in the West Bank that the dog attack began. As military raids rolled out across her neighbourhood one morning in February 2023, Amani Hashash says she took her four children into a bedroom. When she heard Israeli military coming into their home she called out that they were inside and posed no threat.Moments later the bedroom door was opened and a large, unmuzzled dog launched itself into the room, plunging its teeth into her three-year-old son, Ibrahim, who was asleep in her lap. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago The disease rife in England causing major issues for one of Wales' largest events

A ban on travelling animals has been put in place for the Royal Welsh Show

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7 d. ago ‘I was turned away from a major work event because I had my baby with me’

London Tech Week said the flagship event had not ‘been designed to incorporate the particular needs, facilities and safeguards that under-16s require’

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7 d. ago UK shoppers issued warning over using popular payment method for 'events and major purchases'

Pay by bank may not carry the same protections as other payment methods

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8 d. ago Kate Middleton's secret pep talk with 'disappointed' Louis during major royal event

In years past, Prince Louis has stolen the show during rare appearances on the Buckingham Palace balcony. In 2023, the young prince delighted in impersonating the RAF flypast, earning him a serious talk from his parents

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