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From Showtime to Insurance Time: how the LA Lakers became a $12.5bn hedge fund play

By Aaron Timms

Bob Iger and Josh Kushner’s $12.5bn bid to buy the Lakers shows that NBA teams are no longer family dynasties, but quick flips for private equity sharks For years, the NBA was built on the alliance of patient money and marketing pizzazz, and no team captured that curious mixture better than the Los Angeles Lakers. Through Showtime in the 1980s and the dominance of the Shaq-Kobe years, the Lakers became the benchmark

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See the Light: Tracey Emin and Steve McQueen illuminate Durham gallery’s revival

By Mark Brown North of England correspondent

Art of international significance planned for £17m redevelopment of museum whose closure sparked uproar Works by Tracey Emin, Steve McQueen and Olafur Eliasson have gone on display at a new contemporary art gallery and museum in north-east England which aims to show works of international significance. The Light is a £17m redevelopment of a museum in Durham that closed 10 years ago to local uproar. Continue reading..

Uefa and Concacaf discuss joint Nations League in latest challenge to Fifa

By Exclusive by Matt Hughes

Biennial tournament could launch as early as 2028 Confederations are seeking to oust Gianni Infantino Uefa and Concacaf have begun talks about setting up a combined Nations League tournament featuring all 96 European and North and Central American and Caribbean countries, in another direct challenge to Fifa. The Guardian has learned that having come together to push for Gianni Infantino’s removal in the light of the

Teacher censured for falsifying letter of professional standing

By Stephen Farrell

Secondary school teacher who began his career in England and Northern Ireland altered document, panel finds

Tottenham close on deals for Manchester City’s Savinho and Omar Marmoush for €186m

By Jamie Jackson

Summer spending on De Zerbi’s Spurs squad over €400m

Tadej Pogacar looks unstoppable as he sets sights on another slice of history at Vuelta

By Jeremy Whittle

Slovenian is aiming to become the ninth rider to win all three Grand Tours, and it doesn’t look like anyone can stop him Who’s coming second? That’s the question being most frequently asked as the peloton convenes for the final Grand Tour of 2026, the Vuelta a España, which rolls away from the start line in Monaco on Saturday. The unrelenting Tadej Pogacar, making his first appearance in the Spanish race since 2019,

Footage shows clash with French police on beach as dinghy tries to leave for UK

By Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

Film emerges as France says it has stopped 185 small boat ‘events’ in three months since new £660m deal with UK Footage has captured the moment French police officers clashed with people on a beach in northern France as the authorities tried to intercept a dinghy attempting to reach the UK. Men wearing lifejackets appear to throw objects at the police to try to keep them away from their dinghy. The officers then use

'A concern' that teen killed in M9 crash in Tusla care

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The CEO of the Children's Rights Alliance has said that it is a concern that one of the five teenagers killed in the M9 crash last weekend was in the care of Tusla.

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H Is for Hawk to Doctor Strange: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

By Simon Wardell

Claire Foy finds a winged companion in an incredibly moving drama, plus Benedict Cumberbatch’s magical psychedelic spectacle from Marvel Getting up close and personal with animals can be a life-affirming way of feeling at one with nature. It can also be a way of avoiding the messier everyday of being human. For Helen Macdonald (a febrile Claire Foy), in Philippa Lowthorpe’s adaptation of Macdonald’s bestselling memoi

Cut cost of loans for solar panels on UK homes, ministers urged

By Fiona Harvey Environment editor

Report says ‘solar bonds’ could fund wider access to clean energy, reducing household bills Solar panels could be cheaper for people on lower incomes if the government stepped in to reduce the cost of loans, a report argues. Solar panel installations can save households hundreds of pounds a year in energy bills, but at an initial cost of about £5,000 to £10,000 they are beyond the reach of many households. Continue r

London boroughs challenge PM on council tax hikes

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It follows reforms meaning more money is directed to deprived areas while wealthy areas get less.

Tottenham close on deals for Manchester City’s Savinho and Omar Marmoush

By Jamie Jackson

Separate deals worth a combined £160m Summer spending on De Zerbi’s squad nears £400m Manchester City are close to agreeing the transfer of Savinho to Tottenham for £85m, with a separate deal of around £75m for the arrival of Omar Marmoush from the FA Cup-winners to the north London club also being worked on. Savinho signed for the City Football Group in summer 2022 for 40m euros (£30.8m), first joining Troyes, so th

Ludwig season 2 on BBC One: Peep Show with added murder and fantastic fed-up chemistry

By Ed Power

Television: David Mitchell is sublimely awkward as John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor, a nerdish genius with dreadful people skills and a talent for unpicking arcane crimes

Estimated cost of Irish Rail control centre rises

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Irish Rail's National Train Control Centre (NTCC) project, that includes a new traffic management system, is now projected to come up to €57m over-budget.

Leaderless Oldham Council faces government takeover

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The Greater Manchester authority has been in no overall control since the local elections in May.

Four men arrested over burglaries after gardaí stop car with false registration plates

By Órla Ryan

Gloves and face coverings were recovered from the Volvo S40 in Dublin

Leaving Cert results: One of the most beloved subjects proves, yet again, to be one of the hardest

By Peter McGuire

Physics and chemistry are often perceived as difficult subjects, but they tend to have a high H1 rate

Chess: Magnus Carlsen wins Esports World Cup in Paris without losing a game

By Leonard Barden

Norway’s world No 1 outclassed the field and won the $250,000 first prize at the four-day event in France Magnus Carlsen, Norway’s world No 1, triumphed again last weekend when he won the 2026 Esports World Cup, staged over four days at the prestigious venue of the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. Carlsen retained his title from Riyadh 2025 and took home a monster first prize of $250,000 (£183,000). The time limit was

Why dodgy doors are the latest casualty of the UK heatwaves

By Esther Addley

Sticking or unlockable doors are yet another problem caused by the hot summer, but winter can also bring difficulties Thursday was another busy day for Alan Hickman, a Bournemouth-based locksmith who works in the area around the New Forest (“though I’m currently dodging the bit between Ringwood and Eastleigh because that’s closed because of the forest fires ”). Speaking on his way to see a man who can’t close his pat

We’ll never be royals: the California town where Prince Harry and Meghan lived says goodbye

By Uwa Ede-Osifo in Montecito, California

As the couple plans their return to the UK, Montecito’s whirlwind stint on the global stage may be coming to an end The bucolic coastal California town of Montecito was thrust into the limelight six years ago as the backdrop for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s second act following an acrimonious split from Buckingham Palace. But as the couple plans their return to the United Kingdom, Montecito’s whirlwind stint on t

PSG are the best team in Europe. The rest of Ligue 1 are just trying to survive

By Luke Entwistle

Success for most French clubs is staying afloat financially and developing players for buyers in the Premier League By Get French Football News On the eve of a new Ligue 1 season, many clubs seem a little distracted. Even those accustomed to competing at the top have concerns that transcend the pitch. In a league that contains the greatest team on the continent, the focus of the majority of clubs has shifted to survi

I put myself in the prime minister’s shoes – and learned some uncomfortable lessons | Zoe Williams

By Zoe Williams

On the political survival game everyone in Westminster’s playing, I discovered an unnerving reflection of our country’s atmosphere of mistrust No 10: Full Confidence is the game all the lobby journalists and backbenchers are playing on their phones. Westminster hasn’t been so united by an app since the early 2010s, when everyone was trying to figure out what David Cameron saw in Angry Birds. The game is quite engross

Week in wildlife: Bat in a toilet, a speeding gull and a bird with shoes

By Pejman Faratin

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world Continue reading...

New rules, managers and pundits: what’s different this Premier League season?

By Sarah Rendell

A crackdown on time wasting, a record number of new people in charge, and some new faces on Match of the Day The 2026-27 Premier League season kicks off on Friday and while the familiar rivalries return, the English top flight has some alterations this campaign. From evolved rules to new faces and broadcast changes, there is plenty to catch up on before a ball is kicked. Marco Rose – Bournemouth Xabi Alonso – Chelsea

Jimmy Cricket's son remembers him as 'family man'

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Comedian Jimmy Cricket's son has remembered his father as "a family man, a hero, a champion" as he led his funeral service.