4 h. ago The 1975 at Glastonbury 2025 review: at (what they think is) their very best

The band played a set that prioritised fan favourites over crowd pleasers to a half empty Pyramid Stage

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4 d. ago Liverpool's two Marc Guehi alternatives emerge as Reds wait on Crystal Palace decision

Arne Slot has prioritised signing a new centre-back, with Virgil van Dijk set to turn 34 this summer and Ibrahima Konate entering the last year of his contract, and Marc Guehi has emerged as a target

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2 w. ago Rachel Reeves seized her moment – whatever the future brings, Labour’s economic course is now set | Martin Kettle

The chancellor is no mere technocrat: her spending review revealed a visceral commitment to social and economic mobilityThe consensus has long been that the 2025 spending review would be a defining moment for Keir Starmer’s government. For once, the consensus proved spot-on. The government’s main priorities were set out on Wednesday in a blizzard of Commons announcements from Rachel Reeves, some economically substantive, others more for show. The upshot is that the shape of the British state, as Labour intends it, is now decided until the eve of the next election.There are further crossroads still to come, some of them major, as the years covered by the review unroll. Taxes are likely to rise, probably as soon as the autumn budget, to pay for Reeves’s big ticket boosts on Wednesday for defence, health and housing. Council tax could rise too, with possibly dramatic results. The review’s emphasis on capital spending means current spending could be squeezed again, perhaps heralding pay...

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3 w. ago 'Extinguish rot': Exiting Rangers chief takes strong position on Ibrox takeover

Johnston lifts lid on negotiations and prediction for future

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4 w. ago New Rangers takeover chiefs tell fans their three point plan as San Francisco 49ers’ Ibrox priorities set

The long running takeover saga has finally been completed as the bosses turn focus to getting a head coach on board.

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last month Rangers takeover chiefs handed ominous warnings from Dave King as Davide Ancelotti and transfer muscle tackled

King has a feeling of deja vu with the club in the midst of a major transition

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