England’s World Cup win over Mexico at 2am breaks viewing records across BBC pred 18 urami in 15 minutami Audience of 9.1 million watch live and on iPlayer despite kick-off time, with 48m requests for digital content on MondayEngland’s triumph over Mexico in the World Cup attracted a peak live audience of 9.1 million on BBC One and BBC iPlayer despite kicking off at 2am BST – the biggest television audience ever for a live UK broadcast at that hour.The dramatic 3-2 win drove the biggest day ever recorded for BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and app and for BBC Sport’s social video views, the broadcaster said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Key Democratic figures call on Graham Platner to ‘immediately’ withdraw from Senate race – US politics live pred 18 urami in 16 minutami Maine’s party leadership calls for Platner to withdraw after after sexual assault allegation emergesSign up for the Breaking News US emailDonald Trump, once again, said he was “very disappointed” in Nato member countries today while fielding questions from reporters in Ankara.While meeting with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Trump repeated his frustration with the alliance, and said that if the Nato summit “weren’t held in Turkey, where my friend happens to be a very strong leader, a very strong person, it’s possible that I wouldn’t have attended”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Prince Harry begins visit to the UK as ruling expected in court battle with Daily Mail publisher – latest updates pred 18 urami in 17 minutami Result of court case against Associated Newspapers Limited expected this afternoon The high court judgment is expected shortly. There is no court hearing but a written judgment will be published online by Justice Nicklin instead. Stay with us as we bring you the latest.Prince Harry has arrived at Chatham House for the first in a series of week-long events celebrating his Invictus Games and ahead of an imminent court ruling. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Blind woman ‘livid’ after Wetherspoons pub asks for guide dog’s ID pred 18 urami in 21 minutami Chain apologises after staff at Hartlepool pub demand proof customer’s companion is genuine guide dogA blind woman felt compelled to leave a Wetherspoons pub after staff demanded proof that her guide dog, Rosie, was a genuine guide dog.Joanne Hewitson, 31, said she was “livid” and “shaking” after her experience going for breakfast at a pub in Hartlepool. The pub chain has apologised for the incident, with a spokesperson saying an error was made. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
United Airlines must face lawsuit over 'window seats' that lack windows pred 18 urami in 25 minutami Passengers say they paid extra for outside views but were seated beside blank cabin walls insteadA federal judge on Monday rejected United Airlines’ bid to dismiss a lawsuit by passengers who complained they paid extra money to sit in window seats – only to discover their seats had no actual windows.US district judge James Donato in San Francisco rejected United’s defense that “window” referred to the location of a seat relative to the cabin wall and aisle, and the carrier also contended it never contractually promised that seats in the window position would have views outside. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Medicaid billing allowed to resume for Planned Parenthood after being cut off pred 18 urami in 28 minutami Defunding, mandated in Trump’s 2025 policy, has been blamed for closure of clinics as well as reduction in screenings for cancer and STDsPlanned Parenthood and two smaller regional abortion providers are resuming billing Medicaid for services other than abortion after being cut off for most of a year.The defunding, which was mandated in Donald Trump’s big tax and policy in July 2025, has been blamed in the closure of multiple clinics as well as a reduction in the number of Planned Parenthood patients being screened for breast cancer or tested for sexually transmitted infections. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Belgium unites to enjoy national team’s World Cup success over USA and Trump pred 18 urami in 32 minutami Fans across Belgium watched 4-1 win in early hoursVictory ‘a real slap in the face for Trump and Infantino’Belgium fans reacted with jubilation after the national team trounced the USA in a World Cup game that was overshadowed by the controversy over Donald Trump’s lobbying to overturn the suspension of the striker Falorin Balogun.Belgium’s prime minister, Bart De Wever, has yet to comment on the national team’s triumph, but the official Instagram account of his cat offered a sardonic, albeit indirect sign of satisfaction. Maximus, De Wever’s beloved cat, was shown lying on a rug holding a soft toy in the image of the US president. “I slept really well last night. And you?” reads the speech bubble in Dutch. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
New York man sues ICE for sending officers to his house after he emailed agency head pred 18 urami in 37 minutami David Streever had emailed acting ICE director after an immigration officer fatally shot Minneapolis resident Renee GoodAn upstate New York resident sued US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for sending federal officers to his house with a warning over an email he sent to the agency’s one-time head.David Streever, who is a US citizen, was on a trip to Finland when two officers showed up to his Rochester home in June and presented his wife with a warning notice informing him that the email he sent months earlier was considered a threat, his attorneys said. Streever sent the email in January to Todd Lyons, then the acting director of ICE, after an immigration officer fatally shot Minneapolis resident Renee Good in a confrontation caught on video during an anti-ICE demonstration. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
