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While Arsenal learned to compete at the highest level, Guardiola continued to evolve.That tension – between adapting and remaining faithful to an idea – defines the 55-year-old’s career.”He starts incorporating new concepts,” said Segura. “Above all defensive transition, that’s where he evolves enormously.”Arteta incorporated more physical profiles than Pep. Pep seeks more technical players… Arteta looks for strength, speed, power.” But there are still plenty of points of convergence. “Both have looked for pieces to improve the offensive transition,” added Segura. “City with [Erling] Haaland… Arteta with [Viktor] Gyokeres.”There is an element where the comparison becomes most revealing. In elite…

Somerset Council has announced that the iconic Watchet Lighthouse will be repainted after being the wrong colour for over 160 years.The red-painted structure breaches international maritime safety regulations, which require sea-facing navigational aids on the starboard side to display green colouring.According to the council, the incorrect paintwork “has the potential to cause confusion for vessels during daylight hours or restricted visibility”.Near-miss incidents involving vessels have been reported as a result of the colour discrepancy.The 22-foot cast-iron lighthouse, which has a hexagonal shape, sits at the entrance to Watchet’s harbour and marina.A 2025 inspection by Trinity House, the UK’s designated lighthouse…

Britons will have to pay £22billion a year to rejoin the European Union, the head of the winning Brexit campaign has said.Lord Elliott of Mickle Fell, who as Matthew Elliott was chief executive of the victorious Vote Leave campaign, also said that polling he has seen shows that most people do not want to rejoin the EU.Polls have repeatedly suggested that most Britons are concerned about the cost and impact of the UK’s decision to leave the EU 10 years ago in June.However, Lord Elliott told GB News’ Chopper’s Political Podcast: “The polling I look at shows that people don’t…

Williams’ cautiousness about going under the knife suggests he still has ambitions to continue on the baize for years to come – and who can blame him. Last October, at the age of 50 years and 206 days, he beat the mark set back in 1982 by fellow Welshman Ray Reardon to become the oldest winner of a ranking event when he triumphed in the Xi’an Grand Prix.Even now, having turned 51 last month, he is ranked sixth in the world going into the World Championship this weekend.. “When I was 45 I said I’d like to see where I…

Rachel Reeves has confirmed she is planning to speed up drilling in the North Sea in a bid to soften the blow of the Iran war on energy bills.The Chancellor said she was looking at ways to “exploit” Britain’s oil and gas resources – and was “pretty intensely” working out technical details.In November, Ms Reeves announced plans for “tie-backs” which would connect new fields to existing drilling infrastructure.Speaking at International Monetary Fund meetings in Washington DC, the Chancellor said the Government was now looking at ways to speed up those plans, with an announcement expected soon.She said: “I announced in…

Few European ties have been as emotionally charged as the 2005 Champions League semi-final between Chelsea and Liverpool.Just under two years after Roman Abramovich’s takeover, Chelsea were assembling a star-studded squad under Jose Mourinho, while the Reds were seeking a return to the top of continental football after two decades.The two-legged tie was decided by a single moment at Anfield – a controversial Luis Garcia goal.Liverpool were adamant the ball had crossed the line before William Gallas cleared on the goalline, but those of a Chelsea persuasion vehemently disagreed. But in the pre-technology era and replays also inconclusive, only referee…

One of the nation’s most iconic manufacturers has confirmed that it will continue to produce vehicles in the UK, just months after cutting hundreds of jobs.Sports car automaker Lotus has described its UK factory in Hethel, Norfolk, as one of its most important facilities, as it expands its lineup of hybrid and electric products.Despite a challenging Q4 in 2025, the British manufacturer remains confident of a strong 2026, especially following the debut of its first plug-in hybrid model, the Eletre X.Last year, Lotus delivered 6,520 vehicles and achieved a total revenue of £383million against a challenging backdrop of global tensions,…

Paralympic champion William Ellard set a new world record time to take gold in the S14 mixed class 100m freestyle final at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships in London.Ellard finished in 50.41 seconds to shave 0.49 seconds off the previous record held by Brazil’s Arthur Xavier Ribeiro.The 20-year-old, who won gold in the S14 200m freestyle and mixed 4x100m freestyle relay at the 2024 Paralympics, has subsequently booked his place at the European Championships in Paris this summer.”It was the aim,” Ellard said when asked if he was targeting the world record. “It would be nice to go 49 [seconds]…

Hull head coach John Cartwright told BBC Radio Humberside:”I’m really disappointed for the players that they didn’t get a result. They gave their everything.”I’m so proud of the playing group. There were another couple of injuries tonight but whoever we put out there just keeps turning up.”Everyone we come [up] against it’s a battle, we give the opposition a fight, but we are just lacking that little bit of class to get over the line.”On his immediate future:”I don’t know. I’ve got a couple of meetings early next week and then we’ll be a little but clearer where we go…

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