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Liverpool to begin their title defence against Bournemouth Liverpool will kick off their Premier League title defence with a home game against Bournemouth on Friday, August 15. Arne Slot’s side have the chance to secure the first points of the new season at Anfield as they launch the 2025-26 campaign. Thomas Frank’s first match as Tottenham boss will come the following day at home against newly-promoted Burnley, while Sunderland’s return to the top flight also begins at home on August 16 against West Ham. The third newcomers, Leeds, have been given the Monday night slot for a clash with Everton at Elland Road. Other fixtures on the opening weekend see Aston Villa face Newcastle at Villa Park in the early kick-off on the Saturday, while Manchester City travel to Wolves later the same day. Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United have been handed an immediate challenging test with a home game against Arsenal on Sunday, August 17. Everton’s first Premier League match at their new Hill Dickinson S...

That's according to the Office for National Statistics UK inflation was higher than expected in May as rising food prices offset a drop in air fares and transport costs, new official figures show. The rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation fell to 3.4% in May from 3.5% in April, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. However, the ONS said that an error in vehicle tax data collected meant April’s CPI rate should have been 3.4% – but that it was not revising the official figure. Most economists were expecting the CPI rate to come in at 3.3% for May as price rises cooled following a raft of bill increases the previous month, that pushed inflation to the highest level in more than a year. The ONS said that food and non-alcoholic drink prices rose by 4.4% in the year to May – the highest level in more than a year. Cupboard items like sugar, jam and chocolate as well as ice cream saw the biggest monthly price hikes, while meat costs also rose. Furthermore, the latest datas...

That's according to the National Electricity System Operator The risk of Britain having power outages this winter is lower than it has been for the past six years, according to forecasts by the public body responsible for keeping the lights on. The National Electricity System Operator (Neso) said there is set to be enough electricity to meet demand over the colder winter months. In its early winter outlook, Neso anticipates an average operational margin – the difference between supply of electricity and demand for it – of 6.6 gigawatts (GW) from the end of October to the end of March. This is the highest expected margin since the 2019-2020 winter and is greater than the 5.2 GW forecast last year. The publicly-owned operator is tasked with ensuring that the supply of and demand for electricity always remains balanced. If supply cannot meet demand then the country risks blackouts. An increase in the margin has been driven by several factors, Neso said, including growth in electricity...

  That's according to Pamela Anderson Pamela Anderson has said she wants to challenge beauty norms and thinks the use of AI and filters on photographs has led to people becoming “boring-looking”. The actress, who stars in forthcoming film The Naked Gun, said she feels “freedom” in walking a red carpet without make-up on. She told Harper’s Bazaar: “I think that with AI technology and filters, people are becoming kind of boring-looking. I want to challenge beauty norms. I’ve always been a rebel. “It’s freedom to know you can walk on a red carpet without a stitch of make-up on. I mean, why can’t I? Men do it all the time.” Anderson, whose career has been experiencing a resurgence in recent years, appears in The Naked Gun reboot alongside Irish actor Liam Neeson – due to be released this summer. “It’s going to show a different side of me,” she told the magazine. “I feel every film I do lately is healing various parts of me. And you need a big, messy life to draw from if you want to mak...

  The major cyberattack in May on the Co-op left shelves bare, with hackers als o stealing members' personal data. Co-op is offering its members a 25% discount on a £40 shop as a "thank you" gesture after a major cyberattack caused disruption in stores. The retailer's stock was affected due to the attack in May, leaving shelves bare, and payments were disrupted. Hackers also stole personal data including members' names and contact details. Image: Empty shelves in a Co-op branch in Manchester last month. Pic: PA Co-op was among several retailers like Marks & Spencer (M&S) and Harrods to have been hit by a  cyberattack  recently, with bosses at M&S saying the incident was  likely to cost the business around £300m . Co-op announced the offer to its 6.5 million members who supported the business during the cyberattack as its 2,300 food stores returned to usual trading. The offer runs from 18 to 24 June and can be used by members, including new ones, once. ...

    The winning numbers from Tuesday's draw - which had rolled over several times - were 13, 22, 23, 44 and 49, with lucky stars 3 and 5. A single ticket-holder from Ireland has won the 250 million euro EuroMillions jackpot, the Irish National Lottery said. Ireland's  lottery   said it was the "biggest ever  EuroMillions   jackpot," and its chief executive said it would reveal the winning location soon. The winning numbers from Tuesday's draw - which had rolled over several times - were 13, 22, 23, 44 and 49, with lucky stars 3 and 5. The EuroMillions jackpot is capped once it reaches 250 million euros - or £208m. According to the EuroMillions website, Tuesday's jackpot was £213.65 million. It added there were a total of 3,959,140 winners. In total, more than 92,000 players in Ireland won prizes in the EuroMillions and Plus games. Irish National Lottery chief executive Cian Murphy said: "We are absolutely thrilled to see this incredible and record win for...

  Heidi Alexander will blame the Tories for "wasting billions" as official reports reveal a "litany of failure" over the troubled project. The government will announce another delay to the beleaguered HS2 project on Wednesday, saying the latest target is now impossible. Sky News understands that Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander will announce that the London to Birmingham line will no longer be ready to open by 2033. It is not clear what the new target date will be. Ms Alexander is expected to blame the Tories for a "litany of failure" that drove the costs up by £37bn since 2012, when the high-speed rail network was approved by the coalition government. As first reported by  The Telegraph , she is also expected to raise concerns that taxpayers may have been defrauded by subcontractors and pledge that "consequences will be felt". Ms Alexander's announcement will come alongside the findings of two reviews into HS2, looking into what went wron...