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Best of Brakfast Episode 174 Yana Bolder
Spain have won the World Cup after scoring a late extra-time winner against Argentina.
Despite some late panic in the penalty box, Spain dominated much of the match, finishing the game with twenty shots on goal. The victory secures their second World Cup triumph, echoing their historic 2010 win against the Netherlands in South Africa.
A US service member has been killed following an Iranian attack in northern Iraq during a controlled detonation of unexploded drone ordnance.
The death comes a day after two American soldiers were killed in Jordan. US Central Command confirmed it has found unidentified remains at the Jordan site, as strikes continue for an eighth day.
Fire crews are battling a large blaze on Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh.
A huge plume of white smoke could be seen from as far away as Fife after the fire broke out below Salisbury Crags at around twenty to seven on Sunday evening. Six appliances are in attendance, with emergency services reporting no casualties at this stage.
Andy Burnham will pledge to bring stable and responsible politics to Britain in his first speech as prime minister.
Speaking outside Downing Street, he will say he is acutely conscious of being the sixth leader in a decade. He will describe the moment as one of reflection and resolution, promising that political stability must deliver tangible improvements to people’s lives and give Britain more breathing space.
Ryan Fox has won The Open after completing the largest thirty-six-hole comeback by position to win a men’s major in history.
The golfer was seven shots off the lead after an opening round of seventy-two and started round three tied for fifty-second. However, he shot a historic sixty-two on Saturday, matching the joint-lowest round in men’s major history, to secure his victory.
British-Australian actor Terence Donovan, known for roles in Neighbours and Home and Away, has died aged ninety.
His son, the actor Jason Donovan, confirmed his London-born father passed away peacefully in Melbourne on Saturday night. The actor was also well known for his appearances in Australian police dramas Division Four and Cop Shop during the nineteen-seventies and eighties.
Andy Burnham will stand by promises made in Labour’s 2024 election manifesto but will be bolder and more ambitious, according to the party’s deputy leader.
Lucy Powell said his leadership would clear the decks of distractions to focus on the economy. Burnham will replace Sir Keir Starmer as prime minister on Monday after meeting King Charles.
Russia has carried out a wave of ballistic missile strikes on Ukrainian cities, killing five people and wounding at least thirty-five.
Four people died in Kharkiv and one in Kyiv. President Volodymyr Zelensky described it as one of the most massive ballistic attacks on the capital, adding that Ukraine has struck three Russian oil tankers in the Black Sea.
The former owner of British Steel says it will pursue the UK government for compensation after the firm was nationalised.
The UK took control of the Scunthorpe steelworks a year ago, fully nationalising it on Thursday. China’s Jingye Group says it will seek full compensation, while the government states an independent assessor will determine what is payable.
England have won a stunning game of football against France by six goals to four.
Kylian Mbappe became the World Cup’s all-time leading scorer with twenty-two goals as France pressed hard in the second half, but goals from Rice, Konsa, Saka and Bellingham secured the match for England before their journey home.
Andrew and Tristan Tate have been arrested in the United States on an extradition request from the UK.
The social media influencers were taken into custody in Miami on a sealed warrant. The Crown Prosecution Service says it will bring further charges against the brothers, including rape and human trafficking, after identifying four additional alleged victims.
The EU’s new border system has nearly tripled passport control times for British travellers, according to a Rome airport official.
The warning comes as Ryanair told passengers heading to Europe to prepare for extended waits this summer. Border police in Portugal noted the technology suffered from bugs, but the European Commission insisted disruption remains limited.
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