The trousers can easily be styled for a range of occasions.

If you are travelling abroad this summer, you might be looking for the perfect airport outfit. It can be hard to find an outfit that will be comfortable to wear while travelling but also looks stylish.

Tesco’s clothing brand, F&F, has just released the F&F Edit Tie Hem Balloon Trousers in Cream that would be ideal for travelling in but can also be dressed up for going out. The elasticated waistband “offers day-long comfort” while the pleated accents give them a more “stylish” edge.

The “laidback” trousers have been designed with tie hems and a balloon leg silhouette. The trousers are currently being sold for £19.50 and can also be bought in brown and black.

The chic trousers were shared in an Instagram post to the Tesco F&F page, which currently has 892K followers. The post was captioned: “Overpacked and unbothered. #StyleItOut #FandFClothing.”

If you want to pick up a pair of the trousers in any of the three colours, you can go to the Tesco website to browse all of its clothes. If you prefer to shop in person, you can visit a Tesco store with a clothing department.

If these trousers are not what you are looking for, Boden has lots of alternative choices. There are these Islington Linen Crop Trousers that reviews say are “excellent” or these Regent Wide Leg Trousers, which can be worn with the matching Relaxed Sleeveless Shell Top.

New Look also has a few options in stock for the summer. There are these Brown Polka Dot Tie Waist Wide Leg Trousers that are an on-trend choice or these Black Wide Drawstring Waist Cuffed Trousers that reviews say are “so flattering”.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Reporters and the public will be allowed to attend a key upcoming hearing for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk, after a Utah judge on Monday denied a defense request to restrict access.

Tyler Robinson’s defense team had asked Judge Tony Graf to close portions of the preliminary hearing on July 6-10, when prosecutors must show they have enough evidence to warrant a trial. It will mark the most significant presentation of evidence to date in a case that has so far focused on matters of media access.

“The public and the media enjoy a presumptive right to access court proceedings, including preliminary hearings,” Graf said during his ruling. He said the defense hadn’t shown that presenting the evidence publicly would deny Robinson a fair trial.

Robinson’s lawyers have tried to guard against media coverage that they say sometimes misrepresents their client, as his case has drawn tremendous public attention. The 23-year-old from southwestern Utah is charged with aggravated murder in the Sept. 10 assassination of Kirk on the Utah Valley University campus.

Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty if Robinson is convicted. He has not yet entered a plea.

Prosecutors argued that the preliminary hearing should remain open, but they agreed with the defense that media should be limited from viewing or copying some exhibits that could be used in a future trial. They plan to introduce forensic analyses, surveillance video, recordings of witness statements, autopsy findings and alleged messages from Robinson admitting to the crime.

Authorities have said DNA consistent with Robinson’s was found on the trigger of the rifle used to kill Kirk, the fired cartridge casing, two unfired cartridges and a towel used to wrap the rifle. Prosecutors also have said Robinson left a note for his romantic partner that read, “I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I’m going to take it.”

Graf also granted defense attorneys’ request for a hearing on June 12 in which they will argue that prosecutors should be punished for comments they made in the media. Robinson’s lawyers have said one prosecutor, Christopher Ballard, essentially went on a “media tour” in which he made “expressions of opinion as to Mr. Robinson’s guilt.”

Prosecutors responded to the claims last month, saying Ballard had a right to correct misinformation in the media about an inconclusive, preliminary finding by ballistics experts, which led to speculation about Robinson’s possible exoneration. They said Ballard did not make any statement of opinion about guilt.

Anthony Joshua has hit out at Tyson Fury for taking encouragement from Daniel Dubois’s performance against “AJ”, as the former world heavyweight champions slowly prepare to square off.

Joshua, 36, and Fury, 37, are contracted to fight each other at an unknown date later this year, but Joshua must first get past Kristian Prenga on 25 July.

Ahead of that bout in Saudi Arabia, Joshua took part in a press conference with his Albanian opponent, 35, in London on Monday. But beforehand, Joshua spoke to The Independent and other outlets about a range of topics.

Fury was one such topic, as it was put to Joshua that the “Gypsy King” recently made comments about Dubois’s 2024 knockout of AJ.

Fury said last month: “Dubois fought ‘Big Baby’ [Jarrell] Miller, stopped him, never put him down. Then he fought [Filip] Hrgovic, stopped him, never put him down. He fought [Fabio] Wardley […] stopped him, never put him down. He hit [Oleksandr] Usyk with some big bombs, never put him over, but yet he fights Anthony Joshua and pummels him, puts him to the floor five times.”

Dubois in fact dropped Joshua four times in their bout, while AJ was ruled to have slipped in a separate moment. In any case, Fury continued: “I’m not saying Anthony Joshua’s chinless, but they’re the facts. Take it as you wish and as you will. Everybody else never went over, not a singular person – Big Baby Miller, Hrgovic, Usyk or Wardley, but Joshua goes down five times. Chinny, get up!”

Joshua responded on Monday by saying: “I just felt like, as a boss, you can’t ride the next man’s success. It’s Dubois’s success. How are you sitting there thinking that, because Dubois had success, ‘Yeah, that’s what part of what I’m doing’?

“It shows the type of mentality that he has. That’s not a boss; a boss is gonna create his own lane and talk about what he’s done and what he’s achieved.

“We could all talk about what [Francis] Ngannou done to him, we can talk about what Usyk done to him, we can talk about loads of comparisons. But for him to talk about Dubois’s success and use it as his own, shows me that he’s a d***-rider.”

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Joshua was referring to Fury’s 2023 bout with Ngannou, a mixed-martial-arts champion who had never boxed professionally before taking on Fury. Ngannou dropped the Briton and arguably should have been declared a decision winner, but he ultimately lost on points – and was then KOed by Joshua in 2024. Later in 2024, Fury twice lost to Usyk on points, just as Joshua did once in 2021 and once in 2022.

Joshua has in fact been training with Usyk in Ukraine in recent months. When asked whether he had learned any tricks from Usyk on how to beat Fury, Joshua said: “I’ve fought Alex, and he didn’t need to do that with me. What I’m saying is, what Alex does to Fury… we’re all different characters.

“Maybe [I’d ask about those things], but… I know he read Fury’s book before he fought him, and you learn a lot about someone when you get to understand their psyche.

“So yeah, I will definitely look at Fury’s psyche, but my true battle is in the ring – it’s not in a press conference. Yeah, I will [buy his book]. I’ll get someone to nick it!” Joshua laughed.

Fury is eyeing his own warm-up fight for his clash with Joshua, having expressed a desire to box in Dublin on 1 August. He last fought in April, outpointing Arslanbek Makhmudov in Tottenham, with Joshua watching from ringside.

Meanwhile, AJ’s last outing was a December stoppage of YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in six rounds. Ten days later, Joshua survived a car crash in Nigeria, an accident that claimed the lives of his teammates Sina Ghami and Latif “Latz” Ayodele.

It’s not the end of the process but a considerable step nonetheless

Council chiefs in Carmarthenshire have unanimously backed revised plans for a new special school in Llanelli. The new Ysgol Heol Goffa will be built by Ysgol Pen Rhos, nearly four miles from its current home, and cater for 150 pupils aged three to 19 with severe learning difficulties or profound and multiple learning difficulties.

If, when and where the new school would be built has been the subject of debate and controversy for years, especially when a previous proposal for a new Ysgol Heol Goffa was dropped by the council in 2024 on cost grounds.

An independent review of specialist education in the Llanelli area was then commissioned by the council. Stay informed on Carms news by signing up to our newsletter here

Cllr Glynog Davies, cabinet member for education, told cabinet colleagues on June 1 that the school has offered excellent education but needed more space. “We need to change sites,” he said, adding that the planned new school would have 30 places more than the previously proposed one.

Cllr Davies said he was confident the Welsh Government would support the project and provide 75% of the funding needed. “The scheme I’m proposing is an excellent one,” he said.

A scrutiny meeting about the proposal last month heard it was expected to cost £35 million to build, with the council in line for a 25% contribution. Planning permission and Welsh Government funding will be needed and the aim is for it to open in September 2029.

Ysgol Heol Goffa had 132 pupils on its roll as of January this year and a capacity of 118. The cost per pupil, given the additional support required, is £29,595 per year.

Cllr Edward Thomas seconded the proposal at the cabinet meeting. “I’m sure that parents and children and staff at Heol Goffa will be looking forward to an enlarged school with greater capacity,” he said.

Navigating Britain’s interests “through the Trump administration will require super-human skills and luck and a massive team effort”, he said, adding: “For me it would be the last thing I do in public life and it would be a huge honour to serve you and the Government in this role. So if you are up for it, so am I.”

Netflix is set to release a film adaptation of the bestselling and beloved novel

The star and director behind ‘Netflix’s most chilling’ true crime thriller is preparing to helm an adaptation of a much-loved novel.

Anna Kendrick has been announced as director for the forthcoming film based on a bestselling book. Following its publication, it captured readers’ hearts and became a social media sensation.

The streaming platform is now developing a screen version of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. Released in 2017, it earned a nomination for a Goodreads Choice Award for Best Historical Fiction that year.

Penned by Taylor Jenkins Reid, the novel comprises seven sections, each named for one of Hugo’s spouses, documenting her journey through marriages and romantic entanglements. According to Deadline, the adaptation centres on a young reporter’s long-anticipated interview with Evelyn Hugo, an ageing Hollywood icon.

Mirroring the source material, she lifts the veil on her seven unions, and while recounting tales of Tinseltown scandals, infidelities and heartbreak, she exposes startling revelations about her own existence and those in her orbit, reports the Mirror.

On Goodreads, one admirer wrote: “This is genuinely one of the most remarkable novels I have ever read. It is a favourite of the year, it will be a favourite of all time.”

A fellow reader commented: “Wow! This book came in and knocked me off my feet.” Netflix has been developing the adaptation since 2022, with Kendrick becoming the third director to join the production. The screenplay has been penned by Liz Tigelaar, who previously served as showrunner for the miniseries Little Fires Everywhere, and has writing credits on programmes including Once Upon A Time, Revenge, and Nashville.

This marks only Kendrick’s second directorial effort, though she made a significant impact with her debut feature, Woman of the Hour. The true crime thriller was also distributed by Netflix.

It garnered critical acclaim while becoming one of the platform’s most-viewed titles following its launch. Released in 2024, it holds an impressive 91% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Woman of the Hour drew inspiration from the crimes of Rodney Alcala. Kendrick also features in the film as an aspiring actress who encounters a notorious serial killer in 1970s Los Angeles after both appear on an episode of The Dating Game.

Viewers described it as “unsettling” and “one of the most chilling true crime thrillers on Netflix”. Kendrick has not commented on the upcoming project but has spoken out about her move into the director’s chair before.

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Following the release of Woman of the Hour, she told Netflix: “. Kendrick hasn’t yet commented on the forthcoming project, though she has previously discussed her transition into directing.

After Woman of the Hour’s release, she told Netflix: “My favourite thing about making my first movie was that every person from every department that I interacted with, I got to say to them, ‘This is the first time I’ve done this once, and it’s with you. So I’m hoping that I can ask you a million questions.’

“I led with being vulnerable about what I felt like I didn’t know and what I needed to know and learn. That really helped me avoid, I think, the worst thing you can do, which is pretending you know what’s going on when you don’t. You can plan and plan and plan, and there will be something that like you could not possibly have accounted for.”

Woman of the Hour is streaming on Netflix, Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is coming soon.

The current succession policy prevents residing family members from succeeding a tenancy following the death of the tenant when it has previously occurred

A call has been made to end the Housing Executive turfing out family members after tenant deaths.

Sinn Féin has forwarded a notice of motion regarding the Northern Ireland Housing Executive’s tenancy succession policy, which will be heard at a committee later in June.

The motion, proposed by Court District Electoral Area Councillor Claire Canavan, highlights that the current Northern Ireland Housing Executive succession policy prevents family members who have lived long-term in a property from succeeding a tenancy following the death of the tenant. This happens where succession has already previously occurred, for example, between husband and wife.

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The Housing Executive allows a secure tenancy to be passed on to a surviving husband or wife, civil partner, or family member after a tenant’s death. But succession is limited strictly to once per property. If the deceased tenant had previously inherited the home, a second statutory succession is generally not permitted.

Sinn Féin said: “This policy can lead to unnecessary displacement, eviction, hardship, and further breakdown of family units.”

The motion states: “The council notes the ongoing housing crisis across the North and the increasing demand for permanent social housing. (It notes) that many families live for long periods in Housing Executive properties and develop vital community roots.

“The council believes that housing policy should prioritise stability for families and communities. Family members or partners who have contributed to and depend on the household should not face eviction due to restrictive succession rules. Social housing should be managed in a way that balances fairness, community stability, and objective housing needs.”

The motion has been referred to the People and Communities Committee on Tuesday June 9, where it will be adopted or declined, and may go to a vote.

If successful the council will write to the Minister of the Department for Communities calling on him to undertake a legislative review of the NIHE tenancy succession policy. The council will “request the introduction of safeguards to prevent unnecessary eviction or relocation following the death of a tenant, particularly where long-term residence and established community ties exist.”

It would ask the minister to support “the development of a fair and community-aligned succession policy that protects households while ensuring that social housing is allocated on the basis of objective need.”

The motion also calls for engagement with residents’ groups, community organisations, and elected representatives in the development of any revised succession policy.

According to Housing Executive policy, if a legal succession is not possible as the home was already inherited once, the Housing Executive may still consider a “policy succession” or use discretionary powers in exceptional cases. This may apply to a person who gave up their own tenancy or sold a home to move in and care for the deceased, and they may be granted a policy succession.

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The long-range forecast for Wales predicts when it could become hot again

The weather so far this year has smashed records with Wales seeing the warmest spring since 1884 and the hottest May day during last week’s heatwave. But it is not time to put your fans away yet as the Met Office has forecast more heat this month as we head into summer.

An early and record-breaking heatwave at the end of May meant that this year Wales and England experienced the warmest spring. Across the UK some areas saw six consecutive days above 30°C, giving a taste of what the summer may bring.

Each month of spring were some of the warmest on record, beginning with a joint tenth warmest March, followed by the seventh warmest April and then a May that finished up as the joint third warmest.

Met Office scientists have said the records being broken show “the longer-term warming” of the world with more “extreme conditions” happening more often. For the biggest stories in Wales first sign up to our daily newsletter here

Met Office scientist Dr Emily Carlisle said: “This spring highlights both the natural variability of the UK’s weather and the longer-term warming we are observing. While conditions varied through the season, all three months of meteorological spring recorded mean temperatures within the UK’s top ten warmest on record.

“While we expect fluctuations from year to year, this spring shows some of the changes we’re seeing in our weather patterns, with more extreme conditions becoming more frequent.”

As well as high temperatures, rainfall patterns have also seen a change with spring rainfall decreasing by 14% from the long-term meteorological average for the UK.

Met Office scientists also found that breaking the 32.8°C May record is around three times more likely now in our current climate than it would have been in a natural climate not impacted by greenhouse gas emissions.

This week the weather has taken a turn with rain returning for many across Wales after a yellow thunderstorm warning was issued on Thursday, May 28.

Showers and longer spells of rain are expected to continue throughout the first two weeks of June and temperatures are “likely to be near normal overall”, claims the Met Office.

However, the long term forecast from Tuesday, June 16, until Tuesday, June 30, states that whilst “heavy showers and thunderstorms become more probable”, Wales may also see higher temperatures and hotter weather.

The forecast states: “The start of the period is likely to be relatively settled, with high pressure in the vicinity of the UK bringing drier conditions to most parts of the UK.

“However some showers or spells of rain are still possible. Winds will mostly be light with temperatures probably above normal. Towards the end of June, low pressure may begin to have more of an influence, especially across the south where heavy showers and thunderstorms become more probable. It may also become hot in parts of the south.”

Arteta has been central to the club’s planning for next season with the Gunners targeting a central midfielder, forward and full-back in the transfer market.

But it will not be straightforward.

Given last season’s £250m spend on new players, a number of player renewals and lucrative bonuses paid to players in lieu of their Premier League success, the club are mindful of ensuring finances are balanced during the close season.

For the forward position, three players are known to be on the shortlist – Aston Villa‘s Morgan Rogers, Bournemouth‘s Eli Junior Kroupi and Atletico Madrid’s Julian Alvarez.

Rogers and Kroupi are expected to cost in excess of £80m each, while Barcelona target Alvarez is being valued at more than £120m.

Any move for Rogers, Kroupi or Alvarez could be facilitated by exits in forward areas with the club open to offers for Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli while Leandro Trossard’s deal expires in 12 months.

The future of academy graduate Ethan Nwaneri, who has returned from a loan spell at Marseille, is also unclear with the club giving serious consideration to a homegrown sale this summer, which would represent pure profit on the balance sheet.

Arsenal are also set to listen to offers for Christian Norgaard and Ben White, while Fabio Vieira and Reiss Nelson can also leave. Jakub Kiwior has already been sold to Porto for £14.7m.

A move for Rogers has been discussed, but with Martin Odegaard and Eberechi Eze, who can play in the central attacking areas, already in the squad there have been questions raised over whether a move for the England international is a priority.

Though, with Rogers able to operate from the left, it has been noted that his versatility would be an asset.

The interest in the 23-year-old is genuine, though the Gunners are not the only club in the running for Rogers with Manchester United also monitoring the forward’s situation.

Rogers, according to multiple sources, is open to joining Arsenal ahead of next season.

Kroupi is another opportunity Arsenal have explored after the 19-year-old scored 13 times in the Premier League, a record for a teenage debutant.

The club’s dream forward signing is Alvarez – though Barcelona have a serious interest in the Argentina attacker.

The club have also moved for Leicester’s teenage forward Jeremy Monga, 16, in recent weeks.

Monga is viewed as one of the leading young prospects in English football and has been courted by a host of clubs.

The teenager is understood to be open to joining Arsenal but it is unclear at this stage whether a departure from Leicester would require a tribunal.