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A hosepipe ban has been expanded to cover 2.4 million people across the south of England after record-breaking temperatures.South East Water’s ban now includes parts of Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire – an extra 1.5m customers. A ban in parts of Kent has been in force since 3 July.Douglas Whitfield, SEW’s water supply director, said it was “deeply sorry” and “incredibly grateful to everyone helping us protect water supplies” after exceptionally hot and dry weather.Eastbourne MP Josh Babarinde said he was “appalled”, calling it “the direct result of years of underinvestment in upgrading infrastructure and building resilience”.Under the restrictions, households…

Kieran McGeeney will remain as Armagh manager for the 2027 season after he was ratified at a county committee meeting on Monday night.McGeeney will remain the longest serving inter-county manager as he approaches his 13th season at the helm of his native county.He joined Paul Grimley’s management team for the 2014 season before being installed as manager for the following year.The Mullaghbawn native guided Armagh to the 2024 All-Ireland title, completing a personal double having won Sam Maguire as captain in 2002.McGeeney’s 12th season at the helm saw him guide the Orchard county to a long awaited Ulster title, the…

Suggestions around Rashford have been that he is relaxed about the prospect of returning to training at United.For a start, there is not the same confrontational relationship between the player and his coach.Ruben Amorim fell out with the forward within weeks of his arrival from Sporting Lisbon. Amorim eventually exiled him, which triggered a loan move to Aston Villa. Then the head coach put Rashford in his ‘bomb squad’, along with Alejandro Garnacho, Antony, Tyrell Malacia and Jadon Sancho, when pre-season training began last summer. The other four players have all now left the club.Amorim’s replacement, Michael Carrick, is a…

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Separately, in a letter to MPs in June, Ofcom said it would examine the findings of Channel 4’s review into welfare on the show, and would “urgently” consider whether any further action is required.At the time, the watchdog called the allegations exposed by Panorama “shocking and deeply disturbing”.Earlier this month, News revealed that a cast member from the show had been arrested on suspicion of rape following the Panorama programme.The individual is not being named; nor is the alleged victim. Anyone who makes an allegation of rape is entitled to anonymity by law.Billed as a “bold social experiment”, Married at…

Ben Earl has called for a change to the Nations Championship format after England’s “brutal” schedule in the summer leg of the inaugural competition.England had to play three Tests in three different continents on successive weekends and accumulated 25,000 miles of travel.Victory over Argentina on Saturday keeps Steve Borthwick’s team in the hunt for a place in the final on 29 November at Twickenham’s Allianz Stadium.However, four long haul and four short haul flights in the past four weeks have contributed to players losing sleep and a reduced training schedule.”It’s been brutal, there’s no two ways about it,” England number…

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A three-year-old girl drowned in a swimming pool during a family holiday in Majorca, an inquest has heard. Eleri Ellesmere was discovered unresponsive in the water pool at their private villa near the town of Pollensa on the evening of 24 June. The toddler was taken by ambulance to the Spanish island’s main hospital, 44 miles (70km) away in the capital, Palma. She died there the following day. A full inquest will be held in April next year.The inquest opening on Monday heard Eleri and her family, from New Tredegar in Caerphilly county, were staying at a rented villa with…

Former Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran has joined Benfica on a season-long loan from Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr.The Portuguese giants will be the seventh club of Duran’s career at the age of just 22, following recent stints with Fenerbahce and Zenit St Petersburg.Benfica will pay a £5.19m (6.1m euros) loan fee for the Colombia international with the option to make the move permanent for £25.5m (30m euros) at the end of the 2026-27 season.”I am happy! I continue to say that it is the biggest club in Portugal. I am very grateful to be here,” said Duran.”I have very high…

Andy Burnham has made ending rough sleeping in the country his first policy pledge as the new prime minister.Making his first speech in Downing Street, Burnham said he wanted the government to be “investing in people’s success rather than paying for failure”.The government said an additional £340m will be provided to support the policy, which is expected to provide 1,200 homes and “intensive support” for at least 3,000 people in England over a five-year period.When he became Greater Manchester mayor in 2017, Burnham pledged to end rough sleeping in the area by 2020, external. Figures published in 2025 showed rough…