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  • Fifa: Ex-Spurs player Ramon Vega intends to stand in 2027 presidential election

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/4be4/live/ca7e0f20-c24f-11f1-ab30-1f92d324dff9.jpg”] Ex-Spurs player Vega set to run for Fifa president Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Ramon Vega made 23 appearances for Switzerland between 1993 and 2001 ByDan Roan, Sports editor and Mark Fleming, BBC Sport Senior Journalist Published 7 October 2026 Former Tottenham Hotspur defender Ramon Vega says he intends to stand as a candidate in next…

  • Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo: Two icons, a glorious farewell & an acrimonious ending

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/9db8/live/302f0ab0-c244-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png”] Two icons, a glorious farewell and a potentially bitter ending Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Messi and Ronaldo are considered two of the greatest players ever ByJess Anderson BBC Sport journalist Published 7 October 2026 On a night where one football legend received a grand farewell from his country, about 6,000 miles…

  • Boots sold in £7bn deal to Canadian billionaire family

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/882a/live/37402510-c257-11f1-ab30-1f92d324dff9.jpg”] Getty Images Boots, the High Street pharmacy and retail chain, has been sold in an $8.9bn (£6.7bn) deal to Canada’s billionaire Weston family. Wittington Investments, the holding company, confirmed it had agreed to buy the 177-year-old retailer on Wednesday from US private equity firm Sycamore Partners and the Pessina family. Boots started…

  • Ex-bankers jailed for rigging rates have convictions quashed

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/f749/live/38a2e400-c244-11f1-b2a8-994b2a5598cb.jpg”] Getty Images Five former Barclays traders sentenced in one of the biggest scandals of the financial crisis have had their convictions overturned following a long-running legal battle. Jay Merchant, Jonathan Mathew, Philippe Moryoussef, Alex Pabon, Colin Bermingham were convicted following trials for manipulating the interest rates used for loans between banks. But…

  • Manchester City: Senior football figures concerned club could play in Champions League next season

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/4178/live/d0fead80-c25b-11f1-8e03-f92ed21a25ff.jpg”] Senior figures worried about Man City being in next season’s Champions League Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Manchester City won the Champions League in 2023 with a 1-0 win over Inter Milan ByDale Johnson, Football issues correspondent and Dan Roan, Sports editor Published 7 October 2026 Senior figures within English football are concerned that Manchester City…

  • Xbox bets on Gears of War: E-Day in battle of gaming giants

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/2e7d/live/3002b9d0-c260-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.jpg”] Xbox Game Studios Gears of War E-Day was expected to be available on multiple consoles but has been released as an Xbox exclusive Gears of War, one of the video games that helped Microsoft’s Xbox to win over millions of fans, is back. Prequel E-Day takes players back to where it all…

  • Royal Mail plans to cut 2,500 head office and support function jobs

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/f14c/live/dee1ef00-c235-11f1-be2f-0fbd447d6e43.jpg”] Getty Images Royal Mail said posties are protected from the proposed cuts Royal Mail has announced plans to cut 2,500 head office and other supporting roles by the end of 2027 as it battles competition and falling demand for letter deliveries. The cuts at the postal service will represent about 2% of…

  • Ted Lasso’s Hannah Waddingham to star in Gavin and Stacey’s duo’s The Choir

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/28c5/live/aa3f8c70-c236-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.jpg”] PA Media The Choir is Ruth Jones and James Corden’s first project together since the Gavin and Stacey finale on Christmas Day 2024 Gavin and Stacey co-creators Ruth Jones and James Corden have revealed details about their new TV comedy drama series The Choir. The eight-episode show will air on Apple TV…

  • Carrie: Is Prime Video’s adaptation still relevant in 2026?

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/c413/live/31fc5740-c1ad-11f1-93a9-f546f29a5f8e.jpg”] Prime Video Summer H Howell plays Carrie in the new adaptation of the Stephen King novel Adaptations, remakes and reboots are all the rage right now, and there’s often one question that crops up – why? See also “what’s the point?” and “do we need another one?” whenever a story is resurrected…

  • Oscar-winning On the Waterfront actress Eva Marie Saint dies aged 102

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/98d6/live/7a402d70-c229-11f1-babe-4199b0e7ccea.jpg”] Reuters Eve Marie Saint has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Eva Marie Saint, the Oscar-winning actress who starred in Hollywood classics such as On the Waterfront and North by Northwest, has died aged 102. Saint won the Academy Award for best supporting actress for her movie debut in director…