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Sourcing some additional fans might feel like a relatively minor cost overall, but for those hosting, catering and supplying weddings, the financial impact of coping with this summer’s heatwaves has spiralled.”It has affected the industry massively. You are talking into the thousands [of pounds] for businesses,” says Michelle Miles, board adviser to the UK Wedding Association and founder of the Sustainable Wedding Alliance.One of the biggest costs wedding venues are facing is the equipment and energy costs of trying to keep a space and food cool, she says.”[Some] venues are having to bring in air conditioning units; they are at…

Serena and Venus Williams have been given a wildcard entry for the women’s doubles at the Cincinnati Open.The sisters were scheduled to play together at Wimbledon in July until Serena, 44, picked up a knee injury in her singles comeback loss to Australia’s Maya Joint.The WTA 1000 event which runs from 11-23 August in Ohio will be the first time the siblings have played doubles together since the 2022 US Open.It could also pave the way for Serena to return to play in the US Open this year.Her third-round loss at New York’s Flushing Meadows four years ago had been…

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Eighteen-year-olds will be able to buy half price train tickets for most services when railcard rules are changed later this month, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced.It’s an extension of the 16-17 Saver railcard which currently expires when the holder turns 18. From 17 August, they will be valid for a full year from the date of purchase. It means 17-year-olds will be able to buy the railcard up until the day before they turn 18, making it valid until the day before they turn 19.The existing rule meant more than 70,000 students each year were an average of…

Alexandra Eala became the first Filipino to win a WTA singles title as she beat top seed Jessica Pegula in a delayed Washington Open final.The WTA showpiece was postponed from Sunday to Monday because of bad weather in the US capital.Rain and lightning meant the start was pushed back on Sunday, before world number three Pegula took the first set 6-4.Eala, 21, was leading 2-1 in the second set when further bad weather meant play was halted and then cancelled for the rest of the day.And after play resumed on Monday, Pegula won just three more games as Eala wrapped…

Semenyo joined City from Bournemouth for £65m in the January transfer window, with Guardiola fighting off competition from rivals Manchester United, Liverpool, Tottenham and Chelsea for his signature.The player says interest first came in early December with “a lot of talks” taking place, before he made the decision the following month that he wanted to join City.”I owe them everything to be honest,” Semenyo said of former club Bournemouth. “They helped my Premier League career flourish and obviously the management, the staff behind the scenes, they were all amazing, they made everything so smooth.”Semenyo scored a total of 21 goals…

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In a separate statement, Lissie Harper, PC Harper’s widow, said it was “disgusting” that his killers could be eligible for early release.She said she was “beyond appalled and bristling with anger to hear that Andrew’s killers are soon to be free to roam the streets”.Thames Valley Police Chief Constable Jason Hogg said the decision not to exclude them was “demoralising for all police officers”.The Sentencing Act was amended in January, with the eligibility for early release based on the length of fixed sentence, rather than the type of offence.The act already excluded some of the most serious and dangerous offenders,…

Fenerbahce prepared to break the bank for Marcus Rashford, RB Leipzig hold out on Real Madrid over Yan Diomande deal, Arsenal open talks for Bruno Guimaraes.Fenerbahce are ready to break the bank to lure Manchester United and England forward Marcus Rashford, 28, to Turkey this summer. (Sun), externalIvory Coast winger Yan Diomande, 19, will not attend RB Leipzig’s pre-season training camp, with the club holding out for a 130m euros fee (£111m) in negotiations with Real Madrid. (Athletic – subcription required), externalArsenal have opened talks with Newcastle over the transfer of Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimaraes, 28, who they hope to…

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