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TOTTENHAM ARE HAPPY TO HAVE SON – Son has been at Tottenham since 2015 and is under contract through 2026 Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank said he is ‘happy’ that club captain Son Heung-Min is still a Spurs player. The South Korean has been linked with a summer transfer away from the club with Los Angeles FC said to have offered 15 million pounds. Son, has been at Tottenham since 2015 and is under contract with the Premier League side through 2026. The South Korean international recorded 11 goals and 12 assists in 46 matches last season for the Europa…

JOAO FELIX TO JOIN RONALDO IN SAUDI – Reports say the transfer could cost up to 43.7 million pounds Portugal forward Joao Felix has joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr from Club World Cup winners Chelsea on a two-year contract, the two teams said. Neither club disclosed any financial details of the deal, but reports say the transfer could cost up to 43.7 million pounds, consisting of an initial 26.2 million fee plus 17.5 million in potential add-ons. Felix moved from Benfica to Atletico Madrid in 2019 when he was only 19 and then joined Chelsea on loan for the…

TRUMP SAYS RUSSIA FACES TARIFFS IN 10 DAYS – This is if Moscow shows no progress toward ending its more than three-year-long war in Ukraine U.S. President Donald Trump said that the United States would start imposing tariffs and other measures on Russia “10 days from today” if Moscow showed no progress toward ending its more than three-year-long war in Ukraine. Trump first announced on Monday that he was shortening the initial 50-day deadline he set a month ago for action from Moscow, and mentioned a new deadline of 10 to 12 days. On Tuesday, he told reporters he had…

AUSTRALIA WIDENS TEEN SOCIAL MEDIA BAN  – Ban set to take effect in December  Australian PM Anthony Albanese reassured parents on Wednesday (July 30) as he announced the government will add YouTube to sites covered by its world-first ban on social media for teenagers, reversing an earlier decision to exempt the Alphabet-owned video-sharing site and potentially setting up a legal challenge. Albanese said, “We want Australian parents and families to know that we’ve got your back.” The decision came after the internet regulator urged the government last week to overturn the YouTube carve-out, citing a survey that found 37% of…

CHRISTIAN MOTHER WINS RIGHT TO ADOPT  – She was initially barred due to her biblical views on gender and sexuality In a landmark victory being hailed as a “huge win for religious freedom,” a Christian mother of five in the U.S. state of Oregon has been granted the green light to begin adopting children—despite initially being barred due to her biblical views on gender and sexuality. Jessica Bates, a devout Christian and widowed mother of five, had long desired to open her heart and home to more children through adoption. But Oregon’s Department of Human Services insisted that prospective adoptive…

UBER LOSES UK SUPREME COURT APPEAL OVER TAX ON RIVAL APPS-Veezu Chief legal officer says it is a triumph for UK private hire sector Uber has lost its Supreme Court appeal today against rival operators in a bid to make them subject to a 20% VAT charge on their profit margins outside of London. Uber had sought a declaration that rival private-hire taxi operators enter into a contract with passengers, meaning operators must charge a 20% value-added tax (VAT) outside London, as Uber is required to do. Uber brought the case after a 2021 Supreme Court ruling that Uber drivers…

GOOGLE RELEASES AI MODE SEARCHES – Huge drop in traffic expected from some prominent websites Google is launching a new “AI mode” for its search engine in the UK, replacing traditional link-based results with AI-generated answers.  This shift is expected to significantly impact websites that depend on Google traffic, especially as the company already controls over 90% of British search queries.  The AI feature functions like a chatbot, offering direct answers without requiring users to click on external sites.  It marks a major departure from Google’s classic “10 blue links” approach. The new tool will assist with tasks like restaurant…

BAILEY THWARTS REEVES IN ROW OVER REVOLUT – BoE chief intervened as Reeves sought to aid Revolut’s UK banking ambitions Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey blocked a meeting between fintech giant Revolut and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), reportedly arranged by Chancellor Rachel Reeves to support the firm’s bid for full UK banking status. The cancelled meeting aimed to discuss Revolut’s long-delayed licence application, which remains in the “mobilisation” phase. The move follows Revolut CEO Nikolay Storonsky’s criticism of Britain’s “bureaucratic” regulators and comes amid concern at the Bank over political interference.  Revolut, valued at $65bn, has been encouraged…

EE TO LAUNCH MONITORED ‘SAFER SIMS FOR TEENS’ –  Monitored SIM-only plans for mobile phones will start from £7 per month in August EE today announced its new plans for monitored SIM-only plans for mobile phones, which it says will restrict the internet for teens  The plan which is launching next month, will reportedly be available on all smartphones. The three 30-day SIM-only plans, are tiered with different levels of controls and will start from £7 per month EE which says it is the UK’s first major network provider to unveil a range of under-18s smartphone plans, in-store appointments offering…

NEW ZEALAND’S NEW BILL SEEKS TO CURB ENROLMENT FOR VOTES-  AG Judith Collins says the bill is inconsistent with the country’s Bill of Rights The New Zealand government today introduced a law that will prevent people from enrolling to vote on election day and bar prisoners from casting their ballot while in jail, in a move critics say could reduce voter participation. The proposed law, which passed its first of three readings in parliament on Tuesday, will allow people to enrol to vote only up to 13 days before an election. Currently, potential voters can enrol up to and on…