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An Observer investigation has found that more than 100 nursery schools in England with severe deficiencies have been described as inadequate by inspectors, and it has been found that several have links to privately held companies. Poorly trained staff, chaotic management and a number of incidents that endangered the safety of children were cited in …

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Macca, Greta and two sexy kangaroos: Saturday in Glastonbury – in pictures The Guardian Greta Thunberg gives a weather warning to the BBC in Glastonbury Greta Thunberg goes to Glastonbury: a teenage climate change activist, now 19, will head to the Daily Mail festival Glastonbury: Greta Thunberg Appears at Music Festival to Urge Society to …

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CRISTIANO RONALDO could return to Portugal after his first club, Sporting de Lisboa, exclaimed him for returning home. The 37-year-old Old Trafford icon joined Manchester United last August from Italian giants Juventus. 4 Ronaldo’s future at Man Utd remains in the air with Sporting ready to re-sign himCredit: Getty 4 The Portuguese striker left Sporting …

Cristiano Ronaldo was contacted by Sporting for the return transfer with the club leaders confident of poaching the star of Man Utd Read More »

Chelsea owner Todd Boehly has held talks with Manchester United legend Cristiano Ronaldo, according to a respected source. A new era is taking shape at Chelsea after Boehly took over the club. He now holds the position of president and will act as sporting director on an interim basis this summer. As such, he will …

Cristiano Ronaldo’s latest: Chelsea owner Todd Boehly meets agent Jorge Mendes amid the prospect of an impressive departure from Man Utd Read More »

German consumers could face a tripling of gas prices in the coming months following the acceleration of Russian deliveries to Europe, a senior energy official said. Moscow reduced gas flow through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline by 40% last week, citing technical reasons that Berlin rules out as a pretext, causing a four- to six-fold …

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Polish fighters reportedly died in fighting for the separatist Donetsk region (Photos: EPA / Getty) Russia claims that nearly 100 Polish fighters have died in the struggle for the separatist states of Ukraine. While the war in Ukraine continues to advance in the eastern region of the country, tensions between the Kremlin and Europe are …

Russia says it has killed 80 Polish fighters in warning of the NATO member Read More »

It was known as “the destroyer escort that fought like an battleship”: a small but powerful World War II ship, whose crew heroically faced the Japanese during the largest naval engagement in history. Now, almost eight decades after its loss, the hull marked by the battle of the USS Samuel B Roberts, known as the …

The small ship that fell fighting is the deepest shipwreck to date Read More »

Talks in recent hours have been productive in attempts to make Frenkie de Jong a Manchester United player, according to reports. Erik ten Hag is eager to sign Barcelona’s De Jong after coaching the Ajax midfielder. Manchester United need at least one new midfielder after the departures of Paul Pogba, Nemanja Matic, Jesse Lingard and …

Ten Hag’s “premise” pays off, with Man Utd “totally optimistic” about signing Frenkie de Jong next week after talks Read More »

Yorkshire Three Peaks walkers pulling stones from BBC walls and slopes

A ferry chain broke yesterday evening (Friday, June 24) at the Torpoint Ferry and left the river crossing service with only two ferries. The “technical problem” will cause interruptions until Monday morning, when it is planned to resume a three-ferry service. The ferry seemed to deviate from the course and apparently had to be moved …

Torpoint Ferry drifted after chain breaks with service said to be affected until Monday Read More »