FIFA’s attempt to hype Women’s World Cup ticket sales didn’t go exactly as planned. The sport’s governing body gave the impression that tickets for the tournament in France were hard to come by when it boasted to the public a month ago: “You can still buy tickets for a few matches.” But with the opening […]
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The price for a share of Beyond Meat almost tripled on the first day of trading in May and that was just a taste of what was to come. The price has surged between 570% and 650% and on Tuesday, industry analysts with J.P. Morgan had enough, but not for fear that there isn’t more
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Image copyright Getty Images The government has said the BBC must “do more to support older people” after the announcement that most over-75s will no longer get free TV licences. Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright said he was “very disappointed” that the corporation had reached the decision. But Labour deputy leader Tom Watson said the government
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Image copyright Getty Images Shares in Ted Baker lost more than a quarter of their value on Tuesday morning after the firm said profits would fall short of expectations. In response to the profit warning, investors sold off shares wiping more than £150m from the company’s value. The fashion house blamed “extremely difficult” trading conditions
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David Ortiz was back in Boston for medical care after authorities said the former Red Sox slugger affectionately known as Big Papi was ambushed by a gunman at a bar in his native Dominican Republic. A plane carrying the 43-year-old retired athlete landed Monday night after a flight from the Dominican, the team said. Ortiz
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The first debate of the Democratic presidential primary will be moderated by Savannah Guthrie, Lester Holt, Chuck Todd, José Díaz-Balart of Telemundo, and the MSNBC commentator Rachel Maddow, NBC News announced on Tuesday. The two-night event, set for June 26 and 27 in Miami, is the first nationally televised clash of the sprawling Democratic field
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Jen Wight lived in fear of mental illness after her elder sister, Jo, was sectioned when they were teenagers. But by the age of 36 she had a good job, was happily married and had just given birth to a healthy baby. It seemed that she had been worrying for no reason. People always said
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Image copyright ITV2 Love Island contestant Sherif Lanre has left the show after nine days for breaking “villa rules.” His exit from the show was “mutually agreed” between Sherif and producers, according to a spokesperson for ITV, who make the show. Sherif says his departure is due to his own “poor judgement.” “I broke the
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Image copyright Getty Images Shopping centre owner Intu is planning to vote against Sir Philip Green’s revised proposals to save his Arcadia retail empire. It is understood the owner of Lakeside shopping centre does not feel Sir Philip’s offer to seek less severe cuts in rent from landlords goes far enough. If the proposals are
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The 52 Places Traveler On the island of Texel, part of the Frisian archipelago, the 52 Places Traveler finds a place of quiet charms and a meal that sparks an obsession. June 11, 2019 Our columnist, Sebastian Modak, is visiting each destination on our 52 Places to Go in 2019 list. He arrived in the
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