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North America is a big place and the World Cup will be hosted across 16 cities, spanning four time zones and three countries, at locations up to 2,800 miles apart. All of that, plus the heat at that time of the year, provided an additional layer of complication when it came to deciding kick-off times. There are also 05:00 BST games in Vancouver (Australia versus European Play-Off C winner on Saturday, 13 June) and Guadalupe, Mexico (Tunisia versus Japan on Saturday, 20 June). In total there will be 35 group-stage games that kick-off between 00:00 BST and 05:00 BST, which is almost half of the 72 fixtures for that stage of the tournament. The most common kick-off time is 20:00 BST, with 12 group-stage games taking place then.

December 07, 2025 19:20 UTC

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December 07, 2025 18:02 UTC

MUMBAI: The sinking of the passenger-cargo liner, SS Tilawa, which sailed from Mumbai in 1942, was commemorated on the 83rd anniversary at a public function in Leicester, UK, recently. Three days earlier, SS Tilawa, owned by the British India Steam Navigation Company, set sail from the Mumbai dock en route to Mombasa, Maputo, and Durban. After scanning the waters for two days, HMS Birmingham and SS Carthage rescued the majority of the 958 people on board. "Interestingly, five months after Tilawa's sinking, the same Japanese crew and submarine rescued and provided safe passage to Indian freedom fighter, Subhas Chandra. "The first micro museum dedicated to HMS Kelly and SS Tilawa in Hebburn, Newcastle, has been planned.

December 07, 2025 17:41 UTC

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December 07, 2025 16:34 UTC

Within days, Collier noted, the photo – and the Gaza photographer’s framing of it – was published by the BBC, Daily Express, Sky News, CNN, The Guardian, Daily Mail, New York Times, The Times and many others, in a manner reinforcing the false child starvation narrative. The medical records Collier obtained noted that Mohammed also suffers from hypoxemia (low oxygen in the blood), possibly linked to a suspected genetic disorder. In fact, we were able to convince the Guardian to revise a caption under a photo of the boy to note that he suffers from cerebral palsy. Shortly after our X post, the photo of the sick boy was removed from the article, and the paragraph with the grossly misleading sentence about Gaza was completely deleted. However, contrary to normal journalistic practices, editors failed to add an addendum explaining the corrections.

December 07, 2025 14:35 UTC

South Wilts Grammar School, on Stratford Road, was given the prestigious accolade for the first time in the newspaper's Parent Power Guide 2026. South Wilts, a girls' grammar school with a coeducational sixth form, described the award as a reflection of its “exceptional and continually improving academic outcomes, the breadth and quality of opportunities offered beyond the classroom, and the remarkable achievements of students across all areas of school life”. The school is delighted with the recognition (Image: South Wilts Grammar School)South Wilts headteacher Dr Amanda Smith said: “We are absolutely delighted to receive this award. Helen Davies, editor of The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide, said: “The educational landscape is testing – budget challenges, rising student mental health issues, special educational needs and an increasingly uncertain future. Parent Power enables parents to compare the performance of a school with others in the same area and nationally.

December 07, 2025 14:22 UTC

The university, recently named The Times and Sunday Times Specialist University of the Year 2026, will use the funding from bank HSBC to support the completion of the new 3,151 sq. m. University Learning Hub and other strategic developments.

December 07, 2025 11:46 UTC

Scottish supporters have reacted with fury following today's announcement of their 2026 World Cup kick-off times, with the opening fixture against Haiti scheduled for 2am UK time. Scottish supporters have reacted with fury following today's announcement of their 2026 World Cup kick-off times | GETTYColin Wilkinson from the Scottish Licensed Trade Association expressed enthusiasm about the opportunity for venues across the country. The World Cup draw took place in Washington on Friday | GETTYDespite the scheduling frustrations, Scotland manager Steve Clarke struck an optimistic tone about the draw itself following Friday's ceremony in Washington. "One of the big things in my head was no European teams - so we are playing three top sides from three different continents of the world, and that's what the World Cup is all about," he explained. Scott McTominay scored a bicycle kick | PAScotland's return to the World Cup marks their first appearance in the finals since 1998.

December 07, 2025 10:33 UTC

The children of the Church of England’s most prolific serial abuser have revealed how their father tore their family apart. John Smyth groomed and abused more than 100 boys and young men from the 1970s until his death in 2018, a church report found. He was accused of attacking boys he had met at the camp in Dorset at his Winchester home during the 1970s and 1980s. His victims reported receiving as many as 800 lashes of the cane, sometimes causing them to bleed. In the documentary, PJ and his siblings recall the life of torment caused by their father and confront their mother to ask her why she remained loyal to her husband for so long.

December 07, 2025 08:00 UTC

The iconic tune imagines a parent flinging a "jeely piece" from the top of a tower block to a hungry child below. He led a varied life as a teacher, singer, and songwriter, and later became a bookseller while collecting folk songs. Adam McNaughtan, author of the kids song, "The Jelly Piece Song" outside the Mitchellhill Road flats, castlemilk which was the inspiration for his song. “The Jeely Piece song is a perfect example of him seeing the story of these people who had moved into the flats. “These songs have been taken forward into the folk music of today.”READ NEXT: 9 high-rise demolitions that reshaped Glasgow's skylineThe Mitchellhill Road flats in Castlemilk inspired the Jeely Piece song, but have since been demolished.

December 07, 2025 03:02 UTC