5 h. ago World Cup’s dynamic pricing model lays bare Fifa’s singular motive: profit, at all costs

At one point not long ago, the world governing body at least tried to look like it cared about growing the game worldwide. Not any moreIf there’s the tiniest sliver of an upside to the latest news about ticketing for the 2026 World Cup, it’s that we can finally dispense with the pretense that Fifa is interested in growing the game any more.Fifa confirmed on Wednesday that it will, for the first time, use a dynamic ticket pricing model for the tournament, which will be co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada. While tickets will initially range from $60 for the cheap seats in some group-stage matches to $6,730 for the best vantage point at the final, those prices will then be algorithmically handed over to the market to respond to demand, which will probably cause them to skyrocket. After all, the first tranche of tickets goes on sale through an application and lottery system next week, but the World Cup draw will not take place until December. The gap between ticket sales a...

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14 h. ago How FIFA’s ‘dynamic’ pricing for 2026 World Cup tickets will see tickets priced $60 to $6,000

FIFA said the percentage of stadium seats set at its cheapest price points will “not be insignificant”

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22 h. ago Katie Price beams in the studio ahead of music comeback after surprise chart success

Former glamour model Katie Price returned to the studio to make more music after her 2017 track, I Got U, topped the iTunes chart this week

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22 h. ago Fifa says 2026 World Cup tickets will start at $60 but dynamic pricing looms

Dynamic pricing has drawn complaints in other areasStart of sales process for tournament will begin next weekFifa has confirmed that it will employ dynamic pricing for tickets to the 2026 World Cup from the beginning of the sales process, which starts next week. The system was also used for this year’s Club World Cup and, in the UK, drew widespread complaints from fans buying tickets for Oasis’s comeback tour.The use of dynamic pricing was one of a few new details Fifa officials discussed around ticketing for the World Cup one week before sales open, including the first collection of prices. The cheapest tickets will start at $60 (£44), with the most expensive, for a prime spot at the final, starting at $6,730 (£5,760). Fifa did not provide any price points in between those two. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Katie Price to release 'hit' song with X Factor legend after sudden chart success

Former glamour model Katie Price had been back in the studio writing new music before her sudden chart success with 2017 track I Got U - and she's set to release a brand-new track with an X Factor legend

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4 d. ago Katie Price reveals reason she doesn't live with boyfriend JJ Slater amid split fears

Former glamour model Katie Price has been dating Married At First Sight UK star JJ Slater since February 2024 but the couple have recently sparked split fears

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4 d. ago Katie Price says she would be in rehab due to exes drama if she hadn't made change

Former glamour model Katie Price has admitted she would have been in rehab following the recent drama with her exes Peter Andre and Alex Reid if she hadn't made a change

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6 d. ago iPhone price plummets to £249 ahead of iPhone 17 launch next month

New iPhones are coming next month, which has driven down the price of last year's model in favour of bargain hunters

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7 d. ago Vogue Williams reveals she's had same cosmetic work as Katie Price in shock confession

TV presenter Vogue Williams has revealed her latest cosmetic work as she followed in the footsteps of former glamour model Katie Price, who had another facelift this month

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1 week ago Love’s Labour by Stephen Grosz review – the truth about relationships

In a series of revelatory case studies, a psychoanalyst lays bare the messy reality of romantic loveA maths lecturer, convinced his wife is cheating, will not check the CCTV footage that might confirm his fears but instead keeps a private tally of the number of pubic hairs she sheds in her underwear. One hair is “OK, acceptable”, more is evidence that she has been “having it off”, he says, unaware that he uses these delusions of her infidelity to protect himself from the dangers of intimacy. A high-flying Fulbright scholar becomes a sex worker to avenge the father she hates. An ex-nun discovers that her decades of religious seclusion were driven by an unconscious fear of pregnancy. A troubled young woman, seeking redress for her psychological losses, steals large sums of money that she will never spend.In Love’s Labour, the London-based, American-born psychoanalyst Stephen Grosz offers an antidote to the pat, sanitised love stories we absorb through rom...

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1 week ago Mushroom lunch survivor forgives Erin Patterson, saying she has ‘become the victim of my kindness’

Ian Wilkinson tells supreme court he is ‘no longer Erin Patterson’s victim’ but is ‘compelled to seek justice’ for three murdered family membersErin Patterson plea hearing LIVE: Patterson in tears as victims bereaved by her deadly mushroom lunch lay bare their griefIan Wilkinson says he forgives Erin Patterson for trying to murder him but cannot offer her forgiveness for killing three other people with poisoned beef wellingtons, a Victorian court has heard.Wilkinson, a pastor whose wife, sister-in-law and brother-in-law were killed by Patterson after they were served the lunch in 2023, told the supreme court in Melbourne on Monday that he had not fully recovered from the death cap mushroom poisoning he suffered. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Is 'Saint' Peter Andre REALLY an angel? Katie Price's ex mocked her disabled son Harvey and told Junior not to kiss boys...as her mum reveals her true feelings about him

Peter Andre has long been portrayed as the nice guy after his short-lived marriage to glamour model Katie Price imploded - but the resurfacing of clips from their reality show has challenged that narrative.

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1 week ago Declaration of famine in Gaza lays bare Israel’s disregard for humanitarian duty

The IPC’s findings that a quarter of Palestinians in Gaza are starving should mark an urgent turning point in this warThe declaration on Friday of widespread famine in Gaza by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) should mark a turning point in the war. The IPC, which represents a fastidious survey of available data, is regarded as the international gold standard in nutritional crises.Long-criticised by humanitarians in other emergencies for its overabundance of caution, the IPC’s declaration of Level 5 – “catastrophic” hunger – in Gaza is a significant moment. Famine, under the IPC’s exacting criteria, requires three critical thresholds to be passed: extreme food deprivation, acute malnutrition and starvation-related deaths, all of which are now visible in Gaza. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ghislaine Maxwell's secret agenda: She plays the victim over Epstein's impotence, her intimate condition, and 9/11 heartbreak but there's a blatant ulterior motive

Ghislaine Maxwell paints herself as the ultimate victim in a newly released interview that lays bare her humiliations at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein.

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1 week ago Apple fans rush to buy MacBook Pro for £300 less in rare deal that beats Amazon

Shoppers looking to pick up an Apple MacBook Pro without spending a whopping £500, shouldn't snooze on this rare deal which has seen the model plummet to a fraction of that price

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1 week ago Katie Price reveals how often she really sees Princess and why she doesn't picture kids

Former glamour model Katie Price has slammed social media photo opportunities as she revealed why she hasn't been seen with her kids amid her ongoing family fallout

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1 week ago Used electric car sales triple in two years as plunging prices make second

A two-year-old EV is now losing more than half of its original value, while the average petrol, diesel and hybrid model retains around three quarters of its first purchase price.

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2 w. ago Katie Price 'won't remain silent' as she makes vow ahead of next step

Former glamour model Katie Price has found herself embroiled in a controversy after her ex-husband Alex Reid leaked a video of her counting wads of cash amid her bankruptcy

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2 w. ago Princess Andre's fears for her mother Katie Price as glamour model's legs look so thin they could 'snap'

The former glamour model, 47, has sparked concerns among fans over her rapid weight loss in recent months, revealing she weighed just 7st 12lb back in June.

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2 w. ago Peter Andre 'devastated' as Katie Price puts pressure on Princess and blames her for feud

Peter Andre is reportedly devastated his daughter Princess is being blamed for the supposed feud between her and former glamour model Katie Price

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