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Liverpool were beaten 1-0 by Preston in a behind-closed-doors friendly on Friday.The Reds do not play their first official pre-season fixture until July 27, when they face Real Betis, but life under new boss Arne Slot has got underway and they faced Preston as their training ground.A different lineup was used in each half, with Mohamed Salah and Dominik Szoboszlai among those to feature in the first period, while Stefan Bajcetic, who endured injury problems for much of last season, played the second-half.Championship side Preston picked up a narrow win, with Robbie Brady’s strike the only goal of the match.Salah...

Mohamed Salah and Dominik Szoboszlai among starters as Liverpool lose to Preston in behind-closed-doors match

Alex Iwobi has always loved music and throughout his career it has proved an escape from the spotlight of being a Premier League footballer.On days off, the Fulham midfielder often heads to the recording studio with friends and together they pass the time rapping and making music.“It’s a certain way of just expressing yourself and letting yourself be,” Iwobi tells Standard Sport.“It’s a hobby, a way to escape from football. It’s just a sense of freedom and being someone else - not just Alex the footballer.”This summer, however, what started as a hobby evolved into much more as Iwobi became...

Alex Iwobi interview: 'I'm more than a footballer - I'm human, like everyone else'

 Erik ten Hag has revealed he held “confrontational” talks with the Manchester United hierarchy last month, telling the club he should walk away if they did not share the same “vision’ on the team’s direction.The Dutchman had initially looked set to be sacked after a frustrating season in which United finished eighth in the Premier League, but he then led them to an FA Cup final win over Manchester City.United considered several managers as potential replacements earlier in the summer, with Kieran McKenna, Thomas Tuchel and Mauricio Pochettino among those in the hunt, but the decision was eventually made...

Erik ten Hag reveals Manchester United ultimatum during 'confrontational' talks over future

 Gareth Southgate’s resignation on Tuesday after eight years as England manager gives the FA a problem they had hoped to avoid.FA chiefs wanted Southgate to stay on for the 2026 World Cup, unwavering in their belief he remained the best man for the job.Instead, his exit has accelerated the process of finding his successor, which was already bubbling away behind the scenes.While high-profile names such as Eddie Howe, Graham Potter and, more outlandishly, Pep Guardiola have been mooted this week as debate builds over who could be next, the lesser-discussed Lee Carsley must be taken seriously as a highly-plausible...

Next England manager: Why Lee Carsley deserves to be in the mix to replace Gareth Southgate

A group of seven men involved in the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old in south London in an apparent drugs dispute have been jailed for more than 150 years.Kai McGinley was travelling with two friends in a Mini which was deliberately hit by a Land Rover in Erith, south-east London, on February 9 last year.Other members of the group also involved in the “targeted” attack then jumped out of a Peugeot and fired one or two shotguns at point blank range into the victim’s Mini, the Old Bailey heard.Kai was pronounced dead at the scene, while friends William Burton and...

Kai McGinley killing: Seven men jailed for more than 150 years after Erith shooting

A killer caught on CCTV fleeing a fatal stabbing on a bicycle is facing years in jail.Jurejs Vankovs knifed defenceless 49-year-old Michael Murphy on Cranwood Street, Hackney in the early hours of Boxing Day. The pair, who were known to each other, had been in a row between a group of up to ten people which escalated into violence.Vankovs, 39, chased Mr Murphy who fell to the ground at 3am on December 26 last year.As the victim raised a leg to defend himself while prone on the ground, his attacker was seen making a stabbing motion towards him. Mr Murphy...

Killer fled on bike after Boxing Day stabbing of ‘defenceless’ man in Hackney

A coroner told a trial that he feared for the safety of his family after a group of people accused of a plot to kidnap him turned up at his court looking for him.Lincoln Brookes, senior coroner for Essex, said he received a series of “very bizarre” letters in 2022 before receiving emails in April 2023 stating that “corporal punishment may be administered”.He described the emails, which claimed to be warrants “for seizure of goods and persons”, as “troubling” and “upsetting”.Mark Christopher, 58, of Forest Gate, east London, Matthew Martin, 47, of Plaistow, east London, Shiza Harper, 45, of South...

Coroner feared for safety of his family over alleged kidnap plot, court told

Armed officers swooped on a residential street in south London after witnesses saw a gunman shoot at a group of boys from a car. Police were scrambled at just before 9.30pm on Wednesday to reports of a shot fired in Adelaide Close, Lambeth.Specialist search teams were dispatched to the scene and a bullet casing was recovered.Officers are trawling through CCTV footage form around the scene in the hunt for the shooter. No arrests have been made.“A Met statement said: “An investigation is under way after a firearm was discharged in a residential street in Lambeth.“Police were called at 21:24hrs on...

Armed officers scrambled to residential street in Lambeth after gunman fires at boys from car

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Virginia fans of The Bold and the Beautiful are pretty much unified in their expectations of what will happen between Thomas Forrester (Matthew Atkinson) and Paris Buckingham (Diamond White), who recently announced their engagement.

The Bold and the Beautiful fans believe Thomas will dump Paris for Hope

A police officer has been stabbed in Paris near luxury shops on the Champs-Elysees. The attack came just over a week before the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics.French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin posted on X that the attack happened in the 8th arrondissement of Paris while police were “responding to a call from officers securing a store.”Police said the attacker was “neutralised” but is understood to be still alive. The condition of the officer has not been revealed.Speaking in front of the flagship Louis Vuitton store on the Champs-Elysees after the stabbing, Paris police chief Laurent Nunez said the assailant...

French police officer stabbed in Paris as attacker 'neutralised' outside luxury store

Allow me to attach a trigger warning to this. If you’re reading over lunch, put it aside now. For professional celebrity bestie, Derek Blasberg, is MIA following an incident said to have taken place at Gwyneth Paltrow’s Hamptons guesthouse. To quote Popbitch: a guest ‘of Gwynnie’s catastrophically shat themselves in bed, then fled back to the city before they had to face the music’. The site claims that the incident is part of a wider epidemic of ‘Ozempic-induced diarrhoea’. Blasberg, rumoured to be the culprit, is yet to confirm or deny this involuntary dirty protest.I hereby declare this an epochal...

So sorry to be the Ozempic party pooper…

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(MA) Meet Winks, an adorable and incredibly strong puppy with a heartbreaking origin. Winks was found unmoving on the side of a road with severe injuries. He had several very infected wounds and was barely holding on when his rescuers rushed him to the vet. Once there, x-rays revealed the horrifying truth that Winks had been shot numerous times around his face and neck. These injuries resulted in him having his eye removed. Despite that, Winks has made a miraculous and full recovery. He certainly does not let his handicap slow him down at his new foster home. Winks was truly given a second chance at life, and now all he needs is a family to call his own.

10-Month-Old Dog Who Was Hit In Face Several Times Now Searching For Family

Virginia fans of The Bold and the Beautiful, if you were watching earlier this week when Tom Star (Clint Howard died), you know that Li Finnegan (Naomi Matsuda) did not honor her Hippocratic Oath as a physician to "do no harm".

The Bold and the Beautiful shocker: Dr. Li Finnegan broke her Hippocratic Oath by watching Tom die

A Welsh angler will have to pay a fine of more than £2,500 after being caught illegally taking a salmon and stuffing it up his sleeve.Stephen Samuel, of Cwmavon, Port Talbot, was caught killing and taking a salmon from a fishery on the River Teifi in south Wales on July 30 last year.He attempted to hide the fish, but was caught by a fellow angler, who informed the police and environment body Natural Resources Wales (NRW).Samuel, 64, appeared at Llanelli Magistrates’ Court on July 12, and was fined a total of £2,580.NRW said Samuel was spotted by a member of the Llandysul Angling...

Welsh angler fined after being caught with salmon up his sleeve

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Just look at that beautiful pup! Lima is an adorable 5-month-old Husky who is smart, friendly, and a total sweetheart. It’s hard to believe this sweet girl was brought to FAAS after being abandoned in a grocery store parking lot, tied to a pole with an electrical cord used as a leash. She was just a few months old.

Lima is Looking for Love

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Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, recently introduced a six-year-old French bulldog named Joannie who is looking for her forever home. The local animal rescue explains: “Joannie was found as a stray extremely emaciated and less than half her current weight now. She was missing fur on her body, face and ears. She has been nursed back to health and is doing wonderfully. While her age and exact history is unknown, it is clear she has mothered more than enough litters in her short lifetime.”

Meet Joannie: The "Extreme Snuggler" French Bulldog Looking For Love

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has urged people to “bear with” GPs amid a major IT outage that has caused “considerable disruption” to appointment bookings and other services.Thousands of GP practices have been affected, with NHS England confirming there has been an issue with the EMIS Web system, which is understood to be used by about 60% of practices in England.There have also been issues with administrative systems in some hospitals while some ambulance services have reported a surge in demand.The PA news agency understands that around 3,700 GP practices may be affected. People trying to access the NHS app have...

Streeting urges patients to ‘bear with’ GPs as outage sparks major disruption

Britain’s biggest train company has warned passengers to expect disruption due to “widespread IT issues”.Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) – parent company of Southern, Thameslink, Gatwick Express and Great Northern – issued an alert on the brands’ social media channels.The message stated: “We are currently experiencing widespread IT issues across our entire network.⚠️ We are currently experiencing widespread IT issues across our entire network. Our IT teams are actively investigating to determine the root cause of the problem.We are unable to access driver diagrams at certain locations, leading to potential short-notice cancellations,…— Thameslink (@TLRailUK) July 19, 2024“Our IT teams are actively...

Britain’s biggest train firm warns of disruption due to ‘widespread IT issues’

Businesses and institutions around the world have been been knocked offline after a major IT outage.In the UK, Sky News is off air, while Britain’s biggest train company warned passengers to expect disruption because of “widespread IT issues”.Around the world banks, supermarkets and other major institutions reported computer issues disrupting services, with some airlines warning of delays and some airports grounding flights.Overnight, Microsoft confirmed it was investigating an issue with its services and apps, with the tech giant’s service health website warning of “service degradation” that meant users may not be able to access many of the company’s most popular...

Global IT outage knocks airlines, banks and others offline

Regulator Ofcom said that it would ban mobile phone carriers and broadband providers from linking prices to high inflation figures in the middle of a customer’s contract.New rules from the watchdog, confirmed on Friday, will force companies to be upfront by telling their customer in pounds and pence about any price rises included in their contract.Many major phone, broadband and pay TV companies now link their price rises to future inflation rates. That “unfairly” puts the burden of shouldering inflation costs onto customers, Ofcom said.It said that people “cannot predict” inflation and “do not understand (it) well.”We are banning mid-contract...

Mobile carriers banned from hiking prices mid-contract based on inflation

 England kept their Euro 2024 hopes alive with the most incredible late turnaround to break Slovakian hearts in Gelsenkirchen.The pre-tournament favourites had looked to be crashing to a humiliating exit from the last 16 after another utterly abject display that followed their hugely underwhelming group stage showing, with Gareth Southgate seemingly mere seconds away from the possible embarrassing end of his eventful eight-year reign in charge with echoes of the Iceland debacle at Euro 2016 that curtailed Roy Hodgson’s tenure.England had failed to muster a single shot on target in response to Ivan Schranz's smart first-half goal at Arena...

England 2-1 Slovakia (aet): Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane keep Euro 2024 hopes alive in incredible comeback

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