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Fury as Infantino sets deadline for $35 million offer to members in FIFA World Cup investor plan
The proposal revealed on Tuesday and backed by Joshua Kushner's investment firm Thrive Capital was met with immediate fury by Infantino’s former colleagues at European soccer body UEFA, which said the World Cup “is not FIFA’s to sell.”

Russell T Davies says death of late husband has been his 'greatest loss'
The Doctor Who writer spoke about the death of Andrew Smith, who died in 2018 from a brain tumour.

‘Lost a legend’: Derek Williams, international Kiwi cameraman has died
Williams had covered a lot of notable world events in Asia, such as the Vietnam War, Tiananmen Square massacre, the first Iraq War and massacres in Beirut.

French DJ ?and electropop ?musician Kavinsky dies aged 51
He had a hit with his track Nightfall, which featured on the Drive soundtrack and at the Paris Olympics.

Data centres could pay hundreds of millions in deposits for power demands
The regulator said a fee of between £237,500 to £712,500 per megawatt should be charged for upcoming projects.

Checkmarx launches Fusion hybrid scanning tool for AI code
The hybrid system aims to help security teams spot serious flaws in AI-generated code faster, as production code becomes harder to review.

Sources: German auto giant BMW to cut 8,000 jobs worldwide

Biggest overhaul of gun regulations in decades passes into law
Changes include a new firearms regulator removing police from oversight duties, restrictions for gang members and a host of new offences and penalties.

Grealish misses Man City tour despite training return
Jack Grealish will not make his return in a Manchester City shirt after being left out of the club's pre-season tour of Asia as he continues to recover from a foot injury.

Diomande's rapid and remarkable rise to Real Madrid
Yan Diomande has quickly gone from being a relatively unknown winger to the brink of becoming Real Madrid's record signing.

I’ve built PCs for years. These 5 cheap tools make every build suck less
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Oscar-winning songwriter Glen Hansard killed in crash
Hansard, who was 56, won the best song Oscar for the 2007 low-budget musical film Once.

Protect your files with my favorite free encrypted cloud storage app
Google Drive and Dropbox are fine for storing your everyday files, but if you’re looking for a privacy-first alternative, check out Filen. It’s an end-to-end encrypted cloud storage service that gives you 10GB of free storage and makes security the default instead of an extra feature. The big selling point is...

Government repeals Holidays Act, 'simpler' leave bill becomes law
The legislation means annual and sick leave will now be accrued in hours, rather than days.

Parliament passes major overhaul of annual and sick leave
Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden said the new Employment Leave Bill was a “simple and straightforward” system for employers and workers.

Government's 'simpler, fairer' leave bill passes, Holidays Act repealed
The legislation, which repeals the Holidays Act 2003, means annual and sick leave will now be accrued in hours, rather than days.

The athlete who has never held her Olympic medal
The story of Cameroon Olympic medallist Madias Ngake's remarkable journey from sleeping rough and seeking asylum to competing for England at Glasgow 2026.

Villa offer glimpse into future despite friendly loss
Youngsters Brian Madjo and George Hemmings scored in Aston Villa's defeat to Real Sociedad.

Five things we've learned from first half of F1 season
BBC F1 correspondent Andrew Benson analyses the five key things we've learned from the 2026 season so far.