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The relationship between Uefa and Fifa has been tense during the World Cup, with the governing bodies clashing over the Folarin Balogun incident and other issues.Uefa, Europe’s football governing body, said the decision not to uphold Balogun’s ban had “crossed a red line”, branding it “unprecedented, incomprehensible and unjustifiable”.Fifa has faced criticism for the high cost of tickets to watch World Cup matches under its dynamic pricing system, and its response to Somali referee Omar Artan being denied entry to the US to officiate at the tournament.The Liberal Democrats said these examples showed Fifa was “too far gone”.Infantino defended ticket…
U.S. Navy warships transit the Arabian Sea in close formation as CENTCOM forces continue to promote regional security and stability, June 30, 2026.Source: US NavyThe U.S. military said early Saturday it ended a seventh straight night of strikes against Iran, as Kuwait and Bahrain reported attacks by Iranian projectiles and commercial shipping continued to face disruptions.The fragile truce signed by the U.S. and Iran last month showed further signs of unravelling as the latest round of fighting continued. The interim agreement was intended to reopen the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz and end the conflict which began with U.S. and Israeli strikes on…
Andy Burnham will announce plans for new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea when he becomes prime minister on Monday, the BBC has been told.The Labour Party’s 2024 manifesto – which the new leader said he would follow – had pledged to not issue new licences but to honour existing ones.At the heart of the debate are two oil and gas fields in Scotland – Rosebank and Jackdaw – which regulators approved in 2022 and 2023 under the then Conservative government, but were overturned in 2025 after a legal challenge.The announcement will form part of a flurry of…
Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the EU trade myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.The US is pressing the EU to publicly commit to a detailed plan to roll back import rules and regulations disliked by Washington one year after striking a trade deal to reduce tariffs imposed by Donald Trump.Brussels and Washington concluded a broad trade agreement last August under which the EU cut duties on industrial goods and some farm products, while the US lowered tariffs on many EU goods, including cars, to 15 per cent.But the two sides also said they would “work…
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The owner of UK retailer Superdrug is considering delaying its planned stock market listing until next year, pushing back what would be one of the biggest London market debuts in recent years.Hong Kong-based AS Watson, part of the conglomerate CK Hutchison, had been aiming for a dual listing in London and Hong Kong this autumn with plans to raise about $2bn in a flotation that would value the business at about $30bn.A delay to the initial public offering of such a well-known…
The MP who succeeded Ann Widdecombe has called for a memorial to the 78-year-old to be installed in Parliament.Helen Grant, who replaced Widdecombe as MP for Maidstone and the Weald in the 2010 general election, has written to the Speaker of the House of Commons for his support. The House of Commons has been approached for comment.Widdecombe, a former Conservative minister turned Reform UK spokeswoman, was found dead at her home in Devon last week and a 28-year-old white British man has been arrested on suspicion of her murder.Earlier this week, counter terrorism police said that she was killed in…
Accusations of foul play have swirled around this year’s tournament — but England fan Gideon Rachman still can’t get enough Source link
Traders work in the S&P options pit at the Cboe Global Markets exchange in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. Christopher Dilts | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesIf the S&P 500 is to make a new record, it may require the “Magnificent Seven” to get back into gear and, according to a new survey of options positioning across the most-actively traded stocks in the S&P 500, that’s exactly what might happen this earnings season. The analysis, which compares the price of one standard deviation out-of-the-money calls to the price of their equivalent puts, and compares that figure to its…
The social care system in England – which is delivered mainly by independent providers rather than the NHS – is widely perceived as underfunded and unfair.Public funding is means tested and it is estimated, external that there are two million older people in England now living with some unmet need for social care.And around 10% of people aged 65 and over face lifetime care costs above £100,000 for their care.Burnham has himself described it as a “broken” system., externalAnd , externalhe made an attempt to reform it, external when he was health secretary in Gordon Brown’s cabinet, though his plan…