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People gathered across the UK to celebrate the summer solstice – marking the longest day of the year. Crowds cheered at an event in Stonehenge, as an orange sun rose from behind the monument, which was attended by a record-breaking 25,000 people. A timelapse video shows the sun rising behind clouds in Babbacombe, Devon, as...

Hundreds of people have welcomed the summer solstice from a lido. Organisers said about 400 swimmers watched the sun rise at 04:45 BST from Tinside Lido in Plymouth on Saturday. The summer solstice marks the beginning of the astronomical summer and is the longest day of the year. Stephanie Lewis of Plymouth Active, the council-owned...

Osman, who was given his Everton debut by Moyes in 2003, believes that Everton must retain key players such as Jarrad Branthwaite, James Tarkowski and Jordan Pickford, while recruiting more leaders to bolster a rapidly thinning squad. “A Moyes dressing room is hard, demanding,” he said. “Having spoke to a couple of the squad, they...

A new community event with live music, talks, workshops, stalls, refreshments and family-friendly activities is being launched on Saturday 19 July at St Thomas Church. Love St Thomas Summer Festival will be headlined by Revelation Roots, with other musical performances by Poco Drom, Tano Taiko, Mum’s Choir Exeter and Walking Wounded. There will be talks...

Uefa’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) and the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) are financial regulations intended to make clubs sustainable. FFP is designed to prevent clubs that compete in European competitions from not spending more than they earn, while PSR demands clubs operate within their financial means and avoid excessive losses. Premier League...

England head coach Charlotte Edwards has confirmed that captain Nat Sciver-Brunt is unlikely to bowl this summer. All-rounder Sciver-Brunt, 32, has been recovering from a long-standing Achilles problem which worsened during England’s thrashing by Australia in the Women’s Ashes at the start of the year. She subsequently played a starring role in Mumbai Indians’ Women’s...