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Mark Zuckerberg buys 440-acre Strancally castle estate in Ireland

By Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent

Meta chief executive paid roughly €20m for gothic-style mansion built in 1830 and its surroundings It stretches the definition of pied-à-terre but Mark Zuckerberg now has a pad in Ireland: Strancally castle. The Meta chief executive and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have bought the gothic-style mansion and its 178-hectare (440-acre) estate in county Waterford to use as a base during visits to Ireland. Continue reading...

Reform’s new economic adviser has called for end of pensioners’ triple lock

By Kiran Stacey Policy editor

Exclusive: Mitchell Palmer has also argued for privatising the NHS and immigration as way of cutting poverty Reform UK’s new economic adviser has previously called the pensions triple lock unsustainable, advocated privatising the NHS and welcomed migration as a poverty alleviation tool, the Guardian can reveal. Robert Jenrick, Reform’s economic spokesperson, has appointed Mitchell Palmer, a rightwing economist at the

Rebecca Hendin on the return of Harry and Meghan – cartoon

By Rebecca Hendin

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JD Sports boss is still struggling to turn up the heat on a tepid trainer market

By Nils Pratley

Latest profit warning is particularly disappointing in a World Cup year, which should have given the global business a sporty buzz JD Sports cuts £50m from profit forecast as cost of living pressures hit trainer sales It was a slower quarter for “high-heat footwear product”, said JD Sports. It didn’t mean it was struggling to shift sandals during a heatwave. Rather, it was referring coyly to the big global trainer br

Football Daily | The Balogun affair and Premier League’s battle with conspiracy theorists

By Barry Glendenning

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! While Football Daily remains open to the idea that Stanley Kubrick directed the moon landings and the Pentagon is hiding grey aliens in Area 51, we have never had much truck with tinfoil hat-wearing conspiracy theorists when it comes to officiating in football. While refereeing a match in which all 22 participants are expert gaslighters will inevitably lead to mista

Michael Carrick rejects ‘ridiculous’ talk of easy start to Manchester United season

By Jamie Jackson

United face promoted sides Hull and Ipswich ‘It’s not favourable. It’s an easy thing to throw out there’ Michael Carrick has dismissed suggestions that Manchester United’s opening two games against Hull and Ipswich represent a favourable start to the season. United travel to Hull for Saturday’s opening match before hosting Ipswich a week on Sunday. Both sides were promoted from the Championship. Carrick is adamant ne

Mary Heilmann obituary

By Charles Darwent

Playful American painter whose works were informed by her previous focus on ceramics and sculpture Visitors to Mary Heilmann’s show at the Whitechapel Gallery in 2016 were offered the novel experience of looking at art while scooting about on wheeled wooden chairs. These, too, turned out to be artworks. One, Sunny Chair for the Whitechapel, had been made by Heilmann for the occasion. Rough-hewn from plywood, backed i

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Charity campaigner’s death after microlight crash was accidental, coroner rules

By Raphael Boyd

Claire Lomas died of severe injuries five weeks after aircraft crashed into rocks off runway while filming Apple video in Jordan The death of a disability campaigner after a microlight crash while filming a TV programme for Apple was an accident, a coroner has concluded. An inquest heard on Thursday that Claire Lomas, 44, died of severe traumatic injuries on 22 August 2024, five weeks after a light aircraft she had b

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Australian rider says she was nearly hit by car at Tour of Britain Women

By Guardian sport

Maeve Plouffe says incident on Wednesday was ‘scary’ Josh Tarling to ride in Vuelta in memory of brother Fin The Australian rider Maeve Plouffe has said she was nearly hit by a non-race car during the opening stage of the Tour of Britain Women. With cycling still coming to terms with the death at the Volta a Portugal of the 19-year-old British rider Finlay Tarling, killed last week in a collision with a vehicle that

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Surrey v Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire v Durham and more: county cricket – live

By Tanya Aldred at Derby

Updates as County Championship returns Sign up for the Spin | Mail Tanya No play at three grounds for now: Old Trafford, Edgbaston, and here at Derby where thunder has just rolled alluringly. Arrive at Derby in teeming rain. Apparently Ben Stokes had a net at 8.30am but it all looks very soggy now. Continue reading...

Why are Prince Harry and Meghan moving back to the UK? – The Latest

By Presented by Nosheen Iqbal with Aaron Sharp; produced by Bryony Moore and Leonore Schick; senior producer Ryan Ramgobin

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are planning to return to live in Britain, six years after leaving for the US: a decision that was subject to intense media scrutiny. The couple and their two children are expected to relocate later in August to a non-royal residence. Nosheen Iqbal speaks to senior national news editor Aaron Sharp Continue reading...

Terry Dyson, only Spurs player to score north London derby hat-trick, dies at 91

By PA Media

Tottenham salute ‘key part’ of 1960-61 Double side Winger also won Cup Winners’ Cup in 1963 Tottenham’s 1961 Double-winner Terry Dyson has died at the age of 91. The Premier League club confirmed Dyson’s death on Thursday and paid tribute to their former winger, who made 209 appearances and scored 55 goals for Spurs in a 10-year spell. Dyson was part of Bill Nicholson’s 1960-61 side, the first English team in the 20t

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Lack of water storage is an urgent national security issue | Letters

By Guardian Staff

Readers respond to the crisis facing Britain caused by the lack of reservoir capacity and hotter summers Your reporters came up with a good list of urgent climate policies in response to Andy Burnham’s somewhat surreal statement focusing on the sale of disposable barbecues following a Cobra meeting (From grey water to cool spaces: 10 climate crisis policies Britain needs right now, 12 August), but they missed out the

Ministers are in denial about the scale of the crises we face | Letter

By Guardian Staff

Having just 20 Defra staff working on climate adaptations show the government is not taking the challenges of heatwaves, wildfires and droughts seriously, writes Dr Amy McDonnell This (Just 20 of 6,600 Defra staff working on climate adaptation amid drought and wildfires, 12 August) is a shocking revelation from a government that has repeatedly assured us it understands the risk of the breakdown of nature and climate.

Unite’s mixed message on global heating | Letters

By Guardian Staff

The Unite union’s support for new North Sea oil and gas extraction is questioned by Edward Jackson. Plus a letter from Alan Gray Of the mass walkouts of transport drivers in parts of London where temperatures have hit 34C, John Harris says: “Everything is being led by the union Unite” (Andy Burnham has barely acknowledged the climate crisis. If only Britain’s workers had that luxury, 16 August). This action makes per

International students bring much more than money to the UK | Letters

By Guardian Staff

Catriona McCarthy says enduring personal and professional connections should not be overlooked, while Graham Thompson says university leaders should shoulder some responsibility for their plight The financial pressures described by university leaders (UK universities face ‘financial crisis’ amid collapse in international students, 14 August) are both clear and serious, yet there are wider consequences of declining in

Why is the Trump administration causing turmoil in the bond markets? | Richard Partington

By Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent

As yields are dragged higher in the UK, Europe and Japan, the impact for consumers and businesses will be far-reaching ‘Starve the beast’? The $40tn cost of Republicans’ false promises to cut spending Government borrowing costs around the world have surged to the highest levels in decades amid growing fears over US bond market turmoil. Anxiety about Donald Trump’s handling of the US economy, and concern that the US p

Specsavers pays £12m dividend to parent company after jump in earnings

By Sarah Butler

Pre-tax profits rose at high street opticians to £429.7m in the year to February while sales rose 7% to £4.3bn Specsavers has paid £12m to its parent company controlled by its founders Doug and Dame Mary Perkins after the high street optician’s profits increased by more than a quarter. The group operates nearly 3,000 optometry, audiology and ophthalmology businesses globally in at least eight countries, including mor

‘Enzo is a Chelsea player,’ says Alonso but doesn’t guarantee Fernández’s future

By Jacob Steinberg

Midfielder linked with £120m move to Manchester City Chelsea still interested in Bournemouth’s Alex Scott Xabi Alonso has refused to offer any guarantee that Chelsea will hold firm if Manchester City try to sign Enzo Fernández. Fernández’s future remains up in the air and the prospect of him leaving Stamford Bridge has not gone away, even though Chelsea’s unofficial deadline for clubs to make written bids of £120m fo

US man sentenced to 77 years for child sexual abuse tied to online extremist group

By Edward Helmore

Kyle Spitze of Tennessee faced federal charges for targeting girls online as part of ‘764 network’ investigated by FBI A 27-year-old Tennessee man described by the US justice department as a “nihilistic violent extremist” was sentenced to 77 years in prison on Wednesday for his targeting of girls online as part of the 764 network, an online group the FBI calls a form of “modern-day terrorism”. Kyle Spitze of Friendsv

Marvel’s Wolverine: Spider-Man developers turn to a more cutthroat character

By Alex Spencer

Even film-makers have been inspired by Insomniac’s take on Spidey. But the studio’s tried and tested format might not fit a superhero with such sharp claws The recent Marvel’s Spider-Man games have become so tightly interwoven with the character’s core that they’ve been cited, by both actor Tom Holland and director Destin Daniel Cretton, as an influence on this year’s blockbuster film Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Now t

Horse racing: Kalpana claims Yorkshire Oaks at Ebor Festival – as it happened

By Greg Wood at York

The King George winner held off outsiders Sparan Nua and Sugar Island to earn a Group One victory at York There’s a jockey change in this race, by the way, as Tony Piccone’s flight from France to ride Tokaido was cancelled. Clifford Lee steps in to chase a share of the £300k first prize. 2.25 York, Harry’s Half Million by Goffs, 6f, 2yo Continue reading...

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Ukrainian publishers call for support after Russian attacks destroy 10m books

By Emma Loffhagen

The country risks ‘the collapse of the entire book ecosystem’ following destruction of warehouses in July and August, say Ukrainian publishers The Ukrainian Book Institute has called on the international publishing community to support Ukrainian publishers after Russian attacks in July and early August destroyed about 10m books and a significant share of the country’s book production capacity. The institute said the

Maracanã to host opening game and final at next year’s Women’s World Cup

By Tom Garry

Stadium has hosted two men’s World Cup finals Arena Itaquera in São Paulo will host 10 matches The Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro will host the opening game and the final of next year’s Women’s World Cup. The 78,838-capacity stadium, which hosted the finals of the 1950 and 2014 men’s World Cups as well as the finals of the Olympic football competitions in 2016, will be the venue for Brazil’s opening Group A match on 24 J

Tell us: what small accomplishment brings you joy?

By Guardian community team

It’s not always about the big things we achieve, sometimes the little accomplishments can be enjoyable. Tell us about yours here Sometimes it’s the smallest accomplishments which bring the biggest joy. Something as simple as reorganising your cutlery drawer, for example, or repairing garden fence can prove surprisingly satisfying; it needn’t be just running a marathon or writing a novel provide a sense of achievement