How hotels are stopping the 'dawn dash' for sunbeds after man wins payout
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And Ashley Herman, from Watford, told the BBC: "At a hotel in Cyprus, the parasols are numbered. The hotel allocates them, one per two people, at the beginning of the holiday. Each sunbed goes either side of the parasol therefore a family of four gets two parasols and four sun beds. Voila."
'True gentleman', 91, killed in Selston garage bungalow explosion
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Nottinghamshire Police said a body was later discovered in the wreckage. The force said a joint fire and police investigation into the cause of the fire was under way.
Starmer to promise bolder action as leadership threats mount
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Burnham's supporters are hoping a leadership contest can be delayed until he is able to return to Parliament. As things stand, no MP has said they would be prepared to vacate their seat to pave the way for him to return.
Best moments from the Bafta TV Awards
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Netflix drama Adolescence was the big winner at the Bafta Television Awards on Sunday.
At 16, Owen Cooper became the youngest ever winner of the award for best supporting actor for Adolescence.
Stephen Graham was named best leading actor for playing Cooper's on-screen dad, and, in his speech, he encouraged young viewers to believe they could follow a similar path in acting.
Narges Rashidi won best leading actress for playing Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in BBC One's real-life drama Prisoner 951 and dedicated the award to the British-Iranian woman and her family.
The Celebrity Traitors won best reality programme, and host Claudia Winkleman dedicated it to the show's "extraordinary cast who played with dignity, gusto and their entire hearts and we love them".
Australia's right-wing One Nation party scores historic parliamentary win
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During the campaign, Farley said he had "lost a bit of faith" in the major parties. "They say one thing to your face and then go and do something else in parliament," he said.
Stars walk red carpet before Bafta TV Awards ceremony
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'We have no sleep': What it's like to run a round-the-clock celebrity fan page
Fan accounts and celebrity update pages are taking over timelines on platforms such as X and TikTok.
AMVCA 2026: All the film stars and fashionistas who stole the show at Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards
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Speaking after her win, she told the BBC she had hoped to win at least one category, but said her husband had tried to calm her nerves before the ceremony by telling her she could leave with both awards.
Danny Murphy column: 'Only his last changes worked' - how Arteta's gambles finally paid off
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Before we get into any tactical analysis of Arsenal's win over West Ham, we have to address the decision that saw the Hammers' stoppage-time equaliser ruled out.
Anyone who watches football regularly probably thinks the grappling we see at corners and set-plays has gone too far this season.
I think most people are up for punishing it more, because there does seem to be too many occasions where players get away with it.
For Callum Wilson's 95th-minute goal to be disallowed by the video assistant referee (VAR) because of exactly that kind of foul was ironic in many ways, because we've seen Mikel Arteta's side do that type of thing, unpunished, so often.
So, I know why only seeing the officials act now will frustrate a lot of people because it is Arsenal who have benefited, but in isolation it is the right decision.
David Raya was being prevented from lifting his arm upwards by Pablo, and he was also having his shirt pulled from behind by Jean-Clair Todibo to stop him getting off the ground.
In a way there were two fouls there, so although it was a brilliant finish from Wilson and also the kind of dramatic moment that all neutral fans love, the reality is that, fair's fair, that is a foul - whoever you support and wherever your allegiance lies.
It was the right decision, and it also wasn't the only reason that Arsenal won that game.
They got a bit of luck along the way, and there were also some big moments with Raya's save from Mateus Fernandes and Gabriel's block from Wilson, which led to that controversial corner, but the most credit has to go to Arteta.
The life of any manager is that you don't always get your decisions right.
But the mark of a good manager is if you try something and it's not working, then you take some risks - change it up and do something else.
Arteta did that. Three times against West Ham he made a decision with his substitutes and only the last changes he made came off, but that was what won him the game.
His boldness, combined with Arsenal's formidable squad strength that we have spoken about many times in the past few months, meant they could take another big step towards the Premier League title.
Celtic eye own fairytale as Hearts' story continues to captivate
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And so the main event is upon us, the headline act. One week to go and the last of the supporting cast, Rangers, have been ushered to the wings and it's only Hearts and Celtic left in the spotlight now.
A football nation is in thrall regardless of their colours. You don't have to be maroon or green to be stirred by this. You can be blue or tangerine, red or black, claret and amber - everybody has some sort of skin in the game, some reason to be gripped.
A watching audience in the UK, in Europe, and from many points around the globe.
Hearts have spent months dealing with media requests from all sorts of wonderful places, all wanting a piece of the would-be miracle on the Gorgie Road.
That interest will only ratchet upwards now. Celtic have taken care of Rangers and are coming for Hearts. Can Derek McInnes' side hold them off in the final days of a tumultuous campaign?
Why Manchester City would be foolish to let Khadija Shaw leave
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While City fans were clearly delighted with the victory - and Shaw's significant part in it - it would have been tinged with anxiety over her future.
Her performance was a showcase of what Chelsea could get if they manage to win the battle to sign her - and of what City stand to lose if they allow her to leave.
She is set to secure a third successive WSL Golden Boot after scoring 19 goals in 21 appearances and she will be City's top scorer for a fourth year in a row.
The 29-year-old is also just one goal away from becoming the first player in WSL history to score 20 or more goals in three different seasons.
On Friday, she was crowned the Football Writers' Association Women's Footballer of the Year.
Would it be a catastrophe if she left City, given they have spent 10 years building a squad capable of winning the WSL and now hope to go on to dominate?
"I wouldn't say the word catastrophic - I always said she is an amazing player for us," said Jeglertz. "She has been very good this year and has scored a lot of goals and has impact.
"Where we are in July, I don't know. It is not up to me. I'm pretty sure that no matter what players are in my squad in July, the club will definitely give me possibilities to win a title next season. Who that is, we'll see later on.
"Of course, I want her in my team but it's not in my hands."
Former Chelsea midfielder Karen Carney still believes Shaw will be at City next season but wherever she is, she will make a difference.
"She changes [the game]. Who else is out there that can guarantee you this?" said Carney.
"Shaw's the difference-maker. Manchester City were out of it and she had missed a few chances but bang! Goal! They were back in the game."
England vs New Zealand: Tilly Corteen-Coleman and Charlie Dean give reasons for optimism despite familiar failings
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Those words showed maturity but also the teenager's high standards.
Corteen-Coleman perched herself next to England's coaches on the balcony for much of her side's chase. She believed her work for the day was done, but her most consequential moment was still to come.
Ten runs were still needed when she emerged as the last batter to join Dean.
Crucially, she helped Dean run twos and, with solid defence, bettered her previous high score of one not out in The Hundred to finish unbeaten on three and sealed the win.
"I am glad I looked calm because I definitely wasn't," she said.
"The main point for me was to keep it really simple."
Corteen-Coleman did not, of course, complete the win alone.
Central was the role of Dean, who admitted to exposing her team-mate more than she intended by taking singles early in the over, but otherwise played the situation well.
Much has been made of Dean's ability to hold her mettle in chases. There has been some success but failure too - notably in the Mankad ODI at Lord's in 2022 and the second ODI of the Women's Ashes last year.
This time, standing in as England captain for the first time, Dean dragged her side over the line.
If England's training camp with the army last week was supposed to develop leaders, this was Dean's Passing-Out Parade.
"I have worked on having that calmness and being ready in any situation but that mainly came from Deano," added Corteen-Coleman.
"If I came out and she was panicking I would have been under the pump."
Corteen-Coleman emerged with the words of coach Charlotte Edwards in her ears. She told her to back her strengths and keep a clear mind.
That was backed up by Dean in the middle.
"She came out with good clarity," said Dean.
"I said, 'Yorkers have been successful for them so they will probably look to get under your bat'.
"We decided getting forward was the best option.
"Tilly is really proactive with her thinking. She has a good cricket brain."
Arsenal: Gunners are champions in waiting but doing it the hard way
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This season hasn't always been easy on the eye, but Arsenal are now on the brink of their first Premier League title in 22 years.
The Gunners were made to sweat yet again in their dramatic 1-0 win over relegation-threatened West Ham, with Leandro Trossard's score and a disallowed West Ham goal the difference for Mikel Arteta's side.
The vital victory stretched Arsenal's lead to five points ahead of Manchester City, who have a game in hand, and put league silverware in touching distance after three successive second-placed finishes.
Some will say Arteta's side have got here the hard way, while others will argue victories secured when a team does just enough to get over the line is the mark of champions.
The 1-0 win over West Ham was the seventh time this season Arsenal have won by that scoreline in the Premier League.
It wraps up what has been a crucial week for the club, with title rivals Manchester City dropping points in midweek.
Before the win over Fulham last weekend, Arsenal had won just two of their previous eight games in all competitions and suffered back-to-back defeats in the league for the first time during those matches, too.
But now after three successive wins without conceding a goal, one of which secured their place in the Champions League final, Arsenal are on the cusp of history.
"What a moment, what an afternoon, what a week it's been for us," Arteta said.
"So full of emotions, I cannot praise enough the attitude, the desire, the courage and the quality of the team shown throughout this week, because there was so much at stake and today we knew against a team that is fighting for their life, a club with an incredible history, how tough it was going to be."
Plane carrying passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship lands in UK
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"What we've learnt from past experience is they're going to be absolutely shattered. They've probably felt quite traumatised by the whole experience so the thing for us to do is to make sure that they're here, they're safe, they're welcome," Holmes said.
Trump calls Iran response to US proposal to end war 'totally unacceptable'
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It cited two US officials and two other sources - all unnamed - whom it described as briefed on the issues. These sources were reported as saying that many of the terms laid out in the memo would be contingent on a final agreement being reached.
Adolescence makes history at Bafta TV Awards 2026
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"We're not digging holes, we're not digging ditches, we're not saving lives, but we have the opportunity to tell the human condition, and we have the obligation to tell beautiful stories and we need to keep that going," he said.
His father had just been buried. Then West Bank settlers forced him to dig up the body
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"Just recently, some land owned by another of our relatives was invaded by the army and settlers, removing all of the olive trees for no apparent reason," another of the Asasa siblings told me as we looked over the cemetery from a safe distance.
Thousands gather for protest against antisemitism in London
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"This country belongs to you as much as any of us. You are as British as all of us who call this country home. And we will do everything we can to protect you and your community from the extremists who threaten you."
Man charged as three Jewish people assaulted in Enfield
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Det Supt Marco Bardetti, who oversees policing in Enfield and Haringey, said: "The Met has made it abundantly clear that we treat reports of alleged antisemitic hate crime with the utmost seriousness and diligence, as demonstrated by the swift arrest and charge following this incident.
Biggest VAR call ever? Four chaotic minutes that defined the season
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The most consequential decision in the history of the video assistant referee in the Premier League was played out over four minutes 11 seconds of nerve-shredding drama inside London Stadium.
That time span, which felt like an age, became the moment that has the capacity to alter the immediate course of history for Arsenal and West Ham United.
In the wider context, it is the incident and VAR decision that might be seen as the season-defining moment at both ends of the table.
Arsenal were leading 1-0 deep into stoppage time through Leandro Trossard's 83rd-minute goal when West Ham substitute Callum Wilson hammered home a finish in a packed penalty box following a corner.
West Ham celebrated, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta turned away with his head in his hands fearing a vital win had slipped through their fingers with only seconds left - then the protests began.
Has there ever been such drama involving VAR? Have there ever been such consequences riding on a decision in the Premier League?
And the fact it came so late in a tense, high-stakes game made the wait near unbearable for those with a vested interest.
Arsenal insisted goalkeeper David Raya had been fouled by Pablo, with his West Ham opposite number Mads Hermansen flying across in front of him in a blur as a sign of the home side's desperate plight.
Darren England then had to pore over the most significant domestic VAR decision since its inception in 2019 before sending referee Chris Kavanagh to the screen.
VAR decisions have been important before - but none have been quite so heavy, with the consequences potentially giving Arsenal a decisive push towards their first Premier League title in 22 years, while at the same time sending West Ham towards the Championship.
When Wilson's shot crossed the line, West Ham fans exploded in delirium and then everyone held their breath before Arsenal's followers, packed into a corner of the stadium, reacted in similar fashion when the referee announced: "After review, West Ham number 19 committed a foul on the goalkeeper."
And with those few fateful words, Arsenal now hold a position of huge strength five points ahead of Manchester City - having played a game more - while West Ham look increasingly doomed, sitting a point behind Tottenham Hotspur, who play their game in hand at home to Leeds United on Monday.
West Ham and their fans melted into a mutinous fury that continued long after the final whistle, feeling they had been robbed of a vital point in their fight for survival, as Arsenal celebrated a victory of huge importance.
The Beatles: Story of their early years starts filming in Germany
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Fans 'losing patience' with Slot as Liverpool 'lack identity' - Rooney
Speaking on Match of the Day, Wayne Rooney says Liverpool have "no identity" and "the players look disinterested", adding the club's supporters are "losing patience" with manager Arne Slot following their 1-1 draw at home to Chelsea in the Premier League.
Iranian activist tells BBC how fear of war restarting intensifies trauma of repression
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A report issued by HRW last month quoted the words of a senior Iranian police commander, Ahmadreza Radan, who warned: "We will not deem anyone who takes to the streets at the will of the enemies as a protester or anything else, but as the enemy [itself] and will [thus] treat them in the same manner that we would treat the enemy."
British passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship isolating in hospital, says UKHSA
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"What we've learnt from past experience is they're going to be absolutely shattered. They've probably felt quite traumatised by the whole experience so the thing for us to do is to make sure that they're here, they're safe, they're welcome," Holmes said.