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Carlo Ancelotti was entering unknown territory.Despite having previously worked with 43 Brazilian players throughout his coaching career, the Italian manager had been in the South American country just once before – back in the early 2000s on a scouting mission as Juventus boss.So when, after much back and forth, he reached an agreement in May 2025 to lead Brazil as their first ever foreign coach at a World Cup, he knew he had to hit the ground running.And so he did.At one of his initial meetings in Rio de Janeiro, Ancelotti noticed plenty of the local staff at the CBF…
For more than 30 years he was a cherished member of the BBC radio and TV commentary team. His knowledge was unsurpassed, his humour never diminished.We gave him the tag of ‘Tight Yorkshireman’ – always the last to get to the bar to buy a drink, we’d joke, and he’d play up to that role. But, that was a myth. He was the most generous fella you could meet.And, he was certainly always the last to leave the bar once the drinks were in because he loved the stories, the memories and the opinions we’d all share about our great…
After coming to power in April, PM Peter Magyar had given Sulyok a deadline of Sunday to leave office.Published On 1 Jun 20261 Jun 2026Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar has promised to amend the constitution to remove the president and other officials appointed under populist former Prime Minister Viktor Orban.Magyar on Monday called President Tamas Sulyok Orban’s “puppet” and said he should resign from the position, but the president has repeatedly rejected the prime minister’s requests that he stand down.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listMagyar and his Tizsa party won an overwhelming victory in elections in April. With…
It has been more than four years since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, expanding its occupation of Ukrainian lands, which started in 2014. In the chaos and violence of the first months of the invasion, families were separated, and childcare institutions were cut off from the control of the central authorities in Kyiv. As a result, the occupation forces forcibly transferred more than 20,000 Ukrainian children to Russia.Russian officials claimed that they did not abduct Ukrainian children, but “saved” them through humanitarian evacuations. However, international investigations have since found that many such transfers were unlawful under international humanitarian law.…
Rachel Reeves is examining how to attract funds from private investors to accelerate the government’s development of new towns in England.The chancellor has begun talks with some of the UK’s biggest banks and investment funds about building infrastructure for new towns based on public-private partnerships (PPP) – a successor to the much-criticised Tony Blair-era private finance initiative (PFI).Treasury officials have commissioned a research paper from the British Infrastructure Taskforce, a group of leading investors, to establish how private contracts that are likely to be extensive, covering homes and amenities, can support new town developments.The move, first reported by the Telegraph,…
The Atlantic hurricane season has just begun and runs from Monday to November 30 with storm activity peaking in mid-September.During this period, warm ocean waters and atmospheric shifts feed and accelerate tropical storms and hurricanes that mainly threaten the Caribbean and the East and Gulf coasts of the United States.This year, forecasters at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicted a quieter‑than‑usual Atlantic hurricane season, largely due to a phenomenon called El Nino. They see a 55 percent chance of below‑normal activity, a 35 percent chance of near‑normal and a 10 percent chance of above‑normal.What is El Nino,…
Former England captain and manager Kevin Keegan has revealed he has stage four cancer.Stage four is the most advanced stage of cancer, and means the disease has spread to other parts of the body.Keegan’s family originally disclosed he was battling cancer in January, after the 75-year-old had “further evaluation of ongoing abdominal symptoms” in hospital.The football world has since rallied around the two-time European footballer of the year, who has been undergoing treatment in recent months.In one of his first public appearances since the news, Keegan was handed an emotional standing ovation as he returned to Newcastle for a live…
Footage from social media shows the moment glass doors outside a shopping centre in Nanning, southern China, shattered as fans waited to see actor Zhang Linghe on Sunday. The 28-year-old, who stars in Chinese historial drama Pursuit of Jade, was due to appear at a Molsion eyewear event. Other videos from social media show packed crowds gathered around balconies within the mall. Organisers later cancelled the in-person event and moved it online. In a statement on Sunday night, Linghe’s studio said: “The brand event originally scheduled for today has been temporarily rescheduled, and we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused.…
The Israeli military has captured Lebanon’s Beaufort Castle, a medieval hilltop fortress in the country’s south, amid an expanded military offensive against the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.The capture, announced on Sunday, comes amid fighting despite a “ceasefire” between Israel and Lebanon, which Israel has repeatedly violated.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“The Israeli flag is once again flying over the peaks overlooking the Galilee communities,” Defence Minister Israel Katz said at a memorial ceremony for fallen soldiers of the 1982 war with Lebanon, according to The Times of Israel newspaper.“Our heroic soldiers have captured Beaufort once again and will…
According to France, the tanker, which had sailed from Murmansk, was trying to ‘skirt international sanctions’.By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP and APPublished On 1 Jun 20261 Jun 2026The French navy with support from the United Kingdom has intercepted an oil tanker suspected of being part of Russia’s sanctions-busting “shadow fleet”.French President Emmanuel Macron announced the interception in a post on X on Monday, saying the Tagor was boarded on Sunday in the Atlantic.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe post included a video showing a person rappelling from a helicopter onto a ship.“It is unacceptable that boats skirt international…