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Littler has averaged more than 109 in all four matches in this year’s tournament as he looks to join Taylor and Michael van Gerwen as the only back-to-back winners of the Matchplay.The run is also continuing his sublime form in longer-format matches – this win extending the streak to 28 successive wins in games with 20 or more legs. His last defeat over a match of that duration was when he burst on to the scene in the 2024 World Championship and lost to Luke Humphries in the final.That gives an indication of the challenge that Price will face on…

The Sunday Times says, external Prime Minister Andy Burnham will give England’s metropolitan mayors a share of income tax to spend in their cities, in devolution plans to be announced next week. It says the policy will be driven from the new Number 10 North office in Manchester.Writing in the Sunday Mirror, external about his government’s priorities, Burnham says “if I’ve learnt anything from my time in politics, it’s that ‘it can’t be done’ is usually just another way of saying ‘we’ve stopped trying’.” In an article justifying policy decisions that have been taken so far, he adds, “our job…

Chasing her dream of becoming a world tennis champion, teen athlete Maristella Torrecampo and her father took a gruelling 13-hour bus from her sleepy hillside hometown for her latest match in Manila.The 14-year-old’s mum and four siblings could not join to watch her play; her crowdfunded budget was only enough for two round-trip bus tickets and a few days’ worth of meals.Barely rested from the long journey, and with only her father cheering her on, Torrecampo crushed her Omani opponent in straight sets 6-1, 6-1 on that sweltering Tuesday afternoon at the Rizal Stadium, keeping alive her dream of following…

Plans to open a seventh barbershop within a half-mile stretch of road have sparked debate about the future of a town centre.Farhad Hassan said he had applied to convert a former dog-grooming salon on Chapel Street in Leigh, Greater Manchester, because he knew the trade, having worked in the industry for about 10 years, and he had an existing customer base.But Josh Brown, who co-owns nearby Nellie’s Bistro, said local people “just need something different” from what was already on offer.Customer Jan, 68, said she remembered Chapel Street being busier and boasting a variety of shops and car showrooms.”It used…

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When Kelsey first arrived at secondary school, she said she wanted to be almost anywhere else but there.She struggled with friendships, clashed with teachers and often tried to avoid coming into school.But after a week’s work experience placement at Whipsnade Zoo, in Bedfordshire, her outlook could not be more different.She said it made her a “completely different person” – more confident, with a “good group of friends” and a greater sense of purpose about where her education could lead her.Children across the UK are strongly encouraged to do work experience while at school. In England, the government published new legal…

Shanahan missed the chance for a second chunk of metal in the last race of the night as she competed in the 4x100m mixed relay team who finished fifth, though they did set a new Scottish record.Part of the team was, surprisingly, poster boy Scott. He received a hero’s welcome as he returned, racing second after Evan Jones and before Evie Davies, but ultimately the field was too strong.Earlier in the evening, Sean McCann finished eighth in the men’s 400m freestyle final, Lucy Grieve was seventh in the women’s 50m butterfly final and Matthew Ward broke the men’s 50m backstroke…

The Rightmove data suggests that fewer tenants are proactively filtering for pet-friendly properties when searching for a home. While pets remain the most common searched-for term overall – ahead of gardens, garages and furnishings, the lead at the top is shrinking.Renter searches for properties that allow pets fell by 54% in May and 52% in June compared with the same months a year earlier, according to the figures shared with the . Falls had accelerated through this year, as the changes got closer and were then introduced.Marc von Grundherr, director of agency Benham and Reeves, said some tenants have only…

Another dramatic and emotional night in Anthony Joshua’s boxing career ultimately ended as just about everyone expected it would – with the countdown under way to a super-fight against Tyson Fury later in the year.Joshua, 36, improved his record to 30-4, but he was almost on the end of one of the biggest shocks in his sport’s history when he was knocked down twice by little-known Albanian Kristian Prenga inside the first round.The Briton regrouped in the second round to land a flurry of hard right hands, sending Prenga crashing to the canvas and getting the win he came to…