Similarly, the Sunday Telegraph is dominated by an image of an emotional Gabriel, and reads: “Arsenal’s Champions League dream dies”. It leads with a story accusing UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer of “watering down” checks on welfare benefits claimants, as new rules come into effect this week which will allow people to receive a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for four years after their initial assessment, and then a further six years after a review. The paper says claimants face reviews as often as every nine months under the current system. It writes that officials are warning that urgent changes to the welfare assessment system are needed, with the record number of people claiming PIPs costing the British taxpayer £26bn a year.
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) May 30, 2026
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The Champions League final takes place tonight, Saturday, May 30, in Budapest, Hungary, with kick-off at 5pm.
Arsenal are looking to win the competition for the first time in their history, having reached the final only once before, in 2006.
They faced Barcelona in Paris and even took the lead before going on to lose 2-1.
They have also reached the semi-finals twice before, once in 2009 and again last year, where they lost to PSG.
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PSG are looking to win the competition for a second year in a row, having won it for the first time in 2025, beating Inter Milan 5-0.
Why is the Champions League final on at 5pm this year?
Both the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League finals kicked off at 8pm UK time this year, which saw two English teams, Aston Villa and Crystal Palace, both win.
The Champions League final has always been played at 8pm UK time too, since it moved to Saturday in 2010.
The Champions League final takes place at the Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary (Image: Adam Davy/PA Wire)
UEFA have confirmed that the kick-off time has been changed to “enhance the overall matchday experience for fans, teams and host cities”.
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It follows complaints from supporters in previous years around logistical issues, for example, in 2023, when Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City team did not receive the trophy after beating Inter Milan until 00:15 because of a 10pm kick-off.
As a result, thousands of fans struggled to return from Ataturk Stadium to Istanbul.
A statement from UEFA said: “Our goal is to make matchday a truly enjoyable experience for everyone who wants to be part of the excitement, while creating a welcoming atmosphere that makes it easy for families and children to attend the biggest and most important club football match of the season.
“For travelling supporters, it will mean improved access to public transport – especially after the match – and a safer, more convenient journey back from the stadium.
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“For the host cities, it will boost the positive economic impact of the event by giving fans the possibility to continue their celebrations.
“The new kick-off time also aligns with a more accessible broadcasting window, helping the final reach an even broader television and digital audience worldwide, with a particular focus on engaging younger viewers.”
Fans have been soaking in the atmopshere in Budapest ahead of the final (Image: Mike Egerton/PA Wire)
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin adds: “With this change, we are placing the fans’ experience at the heart of our planning.
“The UEFA Champions League final is the highlight of the football season, and the new kick-off time will make it even more accessible, inclusive, and impactful for everyone involved.
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“While a 21:00 CET kick-off is well suited for midweek matches, an earlier kick-off on a Saturday for the final means an earlier finish – regardless of extra time or penalties – and offers fans the opportunity to enjoy the rest of the evening with friends and family, reflecting on the game of the season.”
Is the Champions League final free in the UK? How to watch
For the first time in its 34-year history, UK fans will not be able to watch the Champions League final without paying extra for it.
Anyone wanting to watch the action will need to be subscribed to HBO Max.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who supports Arsenal, wrote to TNT Sports to ask them to make the coverage free for UK viewers.
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However, TNT Sports said the option of a £4.99 month-long subscription to HBO Max to watch the games was “exceptional value”.
A TNT Sports spokesman said: “It has been a privilege to bring UEFA club competitions to sports fans across the UK throughout the season.
“Having three Premier League clubs reach the finals shows the strength of English football and something that we are proud to continue to support.
“We have made all three UEFA finals this year available from just £4.99, the price for a month-long subscription to HBO Max that also includes the great entertainment on the service.
“This represents exceptional value for fans to watch the conclusion of the competitions.”
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Will you be watching the Champions League final tonight? Let us know in the comments.
Get ready for a new week (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk)
A new month dawns, giving us a clean slate, followed by the shift of Mercury into Cancer, which brings family and home themes under the spotlight.
This may mean nostalgic memories surface and you want to recreate what was once so magical.
Summer isn’t far away now either — lazier days, longer nights, an invitation to be playful and have more fun. Let’s accelerate towards that lovely feeling now; a practice run if you like!
Let the tarot cards guide us towards the real fun awaiting us this week. What person, place or activity is going to give us a real good time?
Or, come join my magical, mystical tarot club, free for a whole month when you sign up using this link.
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Aries
March 21 to April 20
Get the party started (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk)
Tarot card for Aries for this week: Seven of Cups
Meaning: The good times this week are already living inside your imagination — you are the zodiac’s ultimate party starter, after all. So, all you need to do is get what you are dreaming of doing into your real life. Tell them about it. Book it. Reserve it. Share it. Organise it.
Don’t worry about folk saying no thanks, or laughing, or belittling your idea. People are actually envious of your big dreams, your larger than life ideas, and your uncanny ability to pull it all off! Do something that will make this week a week to remember forever! I dare you.
You’re radiating main character energy right now (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk)
Tarot card for Taurus for this week: Judgement
Meaning: You just want to do something for yourself, possibly by yourself (or with a mirror soul), and enjoy it without anyone judging, interfering or wanting a piece of the action or your time. Is that too much to ask? No it is not, Taurus.
Judgement wants you to be authentic and fully present, to invest in something that you alone crave doing and want to enjoy. A spa day, shopping, reading in a cosy spot, going on a hike, getting a major makeover, signing up to a class or course that fascinates you. Do it. Enjoy it. Embrace it. Make yourself the main character.
You might have a secret admirer (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk)
Tarot card for Gemini for this week: Ten of Cups
Meaning: Your love life and inner circle is where it’s all at this week, Gemini, it is your sign’s season after all, so you’re kind of the centre of attention — rightly so! You may find yourself falling (deeper) in love, wandering out with a new friend who feels like a soulmate, receiving news of a secret admirer that makes you feel excited, or creating an alliance with someone at work and knowing you’ve got each other’s backs.
Folks underestimate your loyalty, your steadfast devotion to people and ability to enhance their life. You’re an asset, a treasure, and a gem of a person. Act like it, know it, believe it, and enjoy the fruits of it this week.
Put your blinkers on and do you (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk)
Tarot card for Cancer for this week: Eight of Swords
Meaning: The good time for you this week is found by switching off the ‘overthinking’ and ‘assumption’ gears in your brain. All the way off. Stop assuming you know what folk really think about you. In fact, stop caring too!
Your self worth and inner value comes from your own perspective and understanding of your nature, progress and struggles. All you can do is measure the version of you now with the past version — do you think you’re growing, learning, improving? If so, celebrate and keep going. If not, don’t worry, just set a small goal this week that will take you from A to B, in some way. Prove you can do it. And repeat.
Meaning: Take a break this week! Kick back, switch on the ‘out of office’ (mentally if not physically), and make your leisure time feel like a true vacation… sunbathing, cocktails, late nights, long walks, romantic gestures, ‘what if’ thinking and ideas.
You have been working so hard recently, investing a lot of mental energy into something, and you’re closer to a mini burnout than you may realise. Sidestep that outcome by simply resting, enjoying your time, turning away from the problems for a while (some may resolve themselves, and you’ll return to what’s left with a clearer head and new set of ideas). Vacation time.
Make the most of this lucky streak (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk)
Tarot card for Virgo for this week: The Sun
Meaning: The Sun promises that you are due to have a wonderful week, maybe the best of 2026 so far! A bold promise, yes, but this is a great card. It’s like a portal is opening up in front of you — and if you’re bold enough to take a leap and jump through it, you will land in a realm of success, joy and happiness.
What bold leap can you take? Maybe it’s a pitch, an idea launched, an application, a trip booked, a date arranged, a person welcomed, a decision made. Something that represents hope and optimism for you, that represents a move forwards to a better place. You are being blessed with good fortune this week, use it to make a wonderful step to a brighter future.
Your task this week is to embrace the joy of life (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk)
Tarot card for Libra for this week: Three of Cups
Meaning:You are the good time, this week, Libra! Ruled by Venus, you’re blessed with beauty, pleasure and wealth. You innately know how to be good company and how to make sure folk have a good time. So, your mission this week is to be social, to get around as many folk as you know and like.
Don’t make this a chore. Truly choose to spend time with people you love, have missed, or know match your upbeat vibes. Do new things together to create new memories and connections. Visit magical places, try something offbeat, do the luxury option, test the new venue in town. Live life well with folk you like. It can all be that simple.
Fence-sitting won’t cut it here (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk)
Tarot card for Scorpio for this week: Two of Swords
Meaning: The good times are waiting for you, this week, on the other side of a big decision you’ve been putting off making or even facing up to. Not like you, because you’re typically a fearless progressive, always moving forwards with your ambitions. Maybe this is a head vs heart decision. Maybe you feel truly torn between options. Procrastination isn’t, however, helping matters. You may lose out altogether if you don’t ‘pick a side’ soon.
So, dedicate the first half of this week to researching, discussing and executing your preferred choice. Don’t overthink. You can always make a new choice if it proves to be wrong. Don’t worry. And then spend the second half of the week enjoying yourself and toasting your good judgement! I have a feeling you will do the right thing!
Tarot card for Sagittarius for this week: The Chariot
Meaning: If this week is all about enjoying yourself then The Chariot is a very apt card for you. It represents travel: journeys, outings, new vehicles, adventures, quests, holidays and major moves in home and/or location. You adore moving around, broadening your horizons, seeing new places and this card is a strong invitation to do so!
The Chariot also represents purpose and aligning your place or home with what you want your life to be about. Are you in the right place? Would a move open up fresh options? Consider carefully. You could be focused on travel very soon, certainly by July.
They’ll soon realise their mistake (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk)
Tarot card for Capricorn for this week: Three of Swords
Meaning: The route to contentment, peace and simply feeling happy in your own skin this week is to surgically remove the known thorns in your side. And you know what (or who) they are.
The Three of Swords is permission to ghost, block and withdraw. Do what is necessary to distance yourself from toxicity, in all its guises. A toxic situation will change you long before you could change it. If you’ve been treated badly, lied to, betrayed, backstabbed, or cast aside… walk away. Give them the gift of your absolute absence. They deserve it.
A childlike creative energy flows through you this week (Picture: Getty/Metro.co.uk)
Tarot card for Aquarius for this week: Page of Cups
Meaning: Your inner child knows that summer is on the way and is already awake with plenty of ideas for fun! Tune into your childhood memories, photos, music, friendships and hobbies this week with the wide-eyed, wholesome Page of Cups.
Get creative with how you could reinvent and repurpose something from your past for your present. Nostalgia is a lovely feeling and sometimes a signal that something from long ago can still be meaningful and useful and rewarding for you in the here and now. Tune in.
Tarot card for Pisces for this week: Nine of Wands
Meaning: Pisces, deploy a simple trick this week. Do the hard work first. Get up early, be first to it, and get the bad chores, the worst tasks, the dreaded stuff, out of the way. This is how you’ll have fun this week.
When you dread doing something, it infects your whole realm, your overall mood. Remove that fly from your ointment by resolving to do whatever it is that feels heavy or difficult way ahead of schedule. The Nine of Wands promises it will go a lot easier and quicker than you imagine, which will be a cause for celebration in and of itself.
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As a large amount of debris is on the motorway, the traffic remains held with delays on approach. A spokesperson for National Highways said: “The collision has left a significant amount of debris in the carriageway.
“We are working alongside police to get this cleared so we can open a lane running past the scene. We have no confirmed ETA for this at present.”
Chen Jiao has a curious job: transforming visitors to resemble empresses from ancient China as young people explore a revival of traditional culture.
She is one of hundreds of makeup artists working at studios in Beijing near the Forbidden City, once home to the emperors of China’s last two dynasties, Ming and Qing.
Every day, visitors arrive to dress in robes richly embroidered with phoenixes and adorn themselves with jade and pearl pendants and gold fingernail guards like those worn in imperial China. Makeup is carefully applied, and their hair is styled and decorated with tassels and hairpins.
The average cost is 300 yuan ($45), though prices can exceed 1,000 yuan (more than $150).
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Once dressed up, people go to the walls and moat surrounding the Forbidden City to pose for photos and videos to share on social media. Blending echoes of ancient times with modernity, some pair their historic costumes with sneakers and sunglasses and drink bubble tea.
“It can get very busy during peak seasons, especially public holidays and weekends,” Chen said.
Recently, she began work at 6 a.m. and transformed around two dozen young women in a single day. There is no off-season for makeup artists, only a brief lull when the Forbidden City closes, she said.
Recent years have seen a trend among young people for immersive experiences in historical Chinese costume, which in Beijing is mainly inspired by the country’s last two dynasties.
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The Ming dynasty, which ruled for more than 270 years until 1644, built the Forbidden City and reinforced the Great Wall. The Qing dynasty, ruled by the Manchu people, itself collapsed in 1912, ending more than two millennia of imperial rule.
Chen Xiao is among the tourists who now come for the the styling activities at Beijing’s historical sites.. A college student from the eastern province of Shandong, Chen traveled overnight to the capital during the recent Qingming holiday.
“I feel like if you’re at a specific location, you should wear something that fits the setting,” Chen said, wearing a pink outfit typically associated with a “Gege,” or Qing dynasty princess.
The building where Chen Jiao’s studio is located illustrates the rapid growth. Around 2020, only a handful of costume styling studios operated there. Now there are more than 100, according to local media.
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“Young Chinese people have discovered the aesthetic appeal of traditional clothing while learning about China’s rich cultural heritage,” said Cai Zehong, founder of Hanfu Beijing, one of the earliest ancient-costume associations created by enthusiasts to promote traditions and cultures by the majority Han ethnicity.
The long popularity of historical costume dramas in China has contributed to the trend.
“I’ve watched a lot of historical costume dramas,” Chen Xiao said. “I think I’ve definitely been influenced by those shows. Lately, I’ve been quite into Qing dynasty history.
Liu Ruitong, a college student visiting from Hebei province, opted for a black Ming-style costume.
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“I think this look feels very elegant and dignified, especially in its color palette. I chose black because it pairs beautifully with the Forbidden City and with traditional Chinese scenery in general.” Liu said.
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Associated Press video journalist Wu Jia in Beijing contributed to this report.
The freehold residential development at Crossley Court, Clarence Street, is fully let, generating an annual income of around £156,000, with an additional £4,800 from four parking spaces that are let separately.
The modern property is being marketed by Milburns Commercial Ltd, on High Petergate, who say: “The property represents an incredible investment opportunity with all 13 properties let.”
Crossley Court apartments on Clarence Street, York, for sale – the block of 13 apartments is being marketed by Milburns Commercial Ltd.
It was built about 19 years ago, and features six two-bedroom apartments and seven one-bedroom apartments, all self-contained with their own kitchens and bathrooms. It is arranged across two blocks with a central courtyard, offering a total of eight parking spaces.
The property has a front entrance onto Clarence Street by foot with access for vehicles from Brook Street at the rear.
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A block of 13 apartments at Crossley Court, Clarence Street, York, is being marketed by Milburns Commercial Ltd. Photo: Milburns Commercial Ltd
Five of the parking spaces are located within the courtyard, while three are positioned to the rear and currently let on a separate annual income. The development also includes a communal lobby and stairwell, secure bin storage and a bike store.
The site sits less than a mile from York city centre, with access to both York St John University and York Hospital nearby.
According to the marketing details, the property presents an investment opportunity with a gross yield of 6.72% on residential lets and parking. As a freehold, it also offers potential for conversion to short-term or holiday letting, which could increase income.
The sight of Gabriel wiping away tears as PSG’s players celebrated with the trophy will be one that lingers long in the memory of Arsenal supporters.
The Brazilian, one of Mikel Arteta’s first signings after taking charge in December 2019, has been a driving force behind the club’s rise back to the summit of English football and their Premier League title triumph this season.
He started 48 of Arsenal‘s 63 matches across all competitions and contributed nine goals and assists – more than both Martin Odegaard and Gabriel Jesus.
While rival fans may focus on his miss in Budapest, Arsenal supporters will remember the countless occasions he delivered for his side, including a dramatic 96th-minute winner against Newcastle United in September.
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“I’ve just listened to Declan Rice talking about how he has run out of words to describe Gabriel because he has been so important and so good for Arsenal all season, and over the past few years as well,” former Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha told BBC Sport.
“So for him to be the one who misses the penalty that costs them the Champions League final is heartbreaking.
“But I think everyone will rally around him because Arsenal would not have won the Premier League without him. He has been invaluable and, quite rightly, is in the conversation for PFA Player of the Year.
“The pressure is always there in a shootout. You can practice penalties in training, but in a Champions League final you can never truly prepare for that moment. Unfortunately, he has experienced what every player dreads – missing the penalty that decides a final.”
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Former England defender Upson added: “It’s one of those moments that will be remembered for years, a cruel blow for a player who has been a tower of strength for Arsenal.
“Gabriel gave everything for his team. He showed the mentality and courage to step forward and take responsibility, which is all you can ask of any player.
“It is desperately sad for him, but he strikes me as someone who will recover quickly and use it as motivation. He still has a huge summer ahead with Brazil.”
For one night, Gabriel was the face of Arsenal‘s heartbreak. It should not detract from the fact he was also one of the main reasons they got there in the first place.
Arsenal saw huge penalty appeals turned down during extra time of their Champions League final defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.
In a tense, but enthralling game, the two sides could not be separated after 120 minutes.
Kai Havertz put the Gunners in the lead after just six minutes, firing high into the roof of the net from close range to stun the French giants.
It was then a case of PSG attack versus Arsenal defence, but the holders had to rely on an Ousmane Dembele penalty to level the scores, after Cristhian Mosquera has brought down Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
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The scores remained 1-1 deep into extra time, and beyond Noni Madeuke’s claims over a foul from Nuno Mendes.
Noni Madueke appeals for a foul
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The pair tussled into the box and both fell to the floor, but referee Daniel Siebert immediately waved away the protests from Arsenal players and Mikel Arteta.
Rice chased the referee back up the pitch to earn himself a booking, before Arteta – lively usually but almost apoplectic on the touchline – was also shown a yellow card for his remonstrations.
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The entire Arsenal bench were on their feet as PSG passed the ball amongst themselves, with every player and staff member seemingly waiting for Video Assistant Referee Bastian Dankert to tell the referee to review his decision.
Why Arsenal were not awarded a penalty in Champions League final
But it never came as VAR deemed the referee’s on-field decision not worthy of intervention.
VAR will only intervene if it believes the referee has made a clear and obvious error.
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Dankert, along with his assistant referee Robert Schröder and assistant referee support Carlos del Cerro Grande, seemingly agreed with the referee’s decision of no foul.
TNT Sports co-commentor Ally McCoist said of the incident: “I’m not sure it’s a clear and obvious error but I’ve seen them given. I think I’m giving that you know.”
Declan Rice earned a yellow card for his protests
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Former Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere added: “I’ve seen them given and if it was given I don’t think we would’ve said it wasn’t a penalty. And players know, Declan was fuming.”
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Former Premier League referee Graham Scott agreed with the decision, telling The Athletic: “There will be plenty of comments along the line of ‘I’ve seen them given’, and I doubt a VAR would have seen enough to overturn a penalty had one been awarded.
“But ultimately I would rather defend the referee for keeping out of this one than try to build a defence had he succumbed to pressure and pointed to the spot.”
Lynette Hooker vanished last month while she and her husband, Brian Hooker, were vacationing on their sailboat in the Bahamas.
The American woman vanished while the couple was riding back to their sailboat in a dinghy in the Sea of Abaco.
The U.S. Coast Guard seized the couple’s boat, named “Soulmate,” after it departed from the Bahamas. It was docked in Fort Pierce, Florida, before being moved to Fort Lauderdale, and will be searched for any clues concerning Lynette Hooker’s disappearance.
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“Any sort of digital devices that you can take, any computer systems that you can extract, anything of that sort, will be taken in,” Nicole Parker, a former FBI special agent and Fox News contributor, told the network.
The FBI will search for evidence connected to Lynette Hooker’s disappearance in the Bahamas and on the sailboat she shared with her husband, Brian Hooker (Facebook/Lynette Hooker)
Bahamian officials also reportedly approved the U.S. to send a dive team to investigate the waters where Lynette Hooker vanished, according to Fox News Digital.
The team is being sent to search for evidence and, to retrieve Lynette Hooker’s body, if possible.
The new search area was selected based on GPS data recovered from the boat. According to investigators, the GPS data contradicts the location Brian Hooker provided, which pointed them to a different part of the Sea of Abaco.
He told investigators that his wife fell out of their dinghy during their trip back to their sailboat. Brian Hooker said had the key to the engine on her when she fell out, forcing him to paddle the vessel to shore before he could report her missing.
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Brian Hooker, who denies any wrongdoing, has been released from Bahamian custody since the incident occurred. He was detained on April 8 during the initial investigation and was released five days later.
“I’ve never harmed Lynette, and I would never harm Lynette, and I want to find Lynette,” he told NBC News in April.
Karli Aylesworth, Lynette’s daughter, told NBC News that her mother and Hooker had a “history of not getting along, especially when they drink.”
Lynette Hooker, left, and her husband, Brian Hooker, right, during a boat trip (Facebook/Lynette Hooker)
Lynette Hooker was arrested on assault and batter/simple assault charges in 2015. A police report stemming from that incident showed that both she and her husband had accused each other of assault.
A warrant for her arrest was ultimately denied for “insufficient evidence as to who started the assault.”
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Brian Hooker has not been charged with any crimes nor has he been accused of wrongdoing.
The Independent has requested comment from his attorney.
Terrel Butler, Hooker’s attorney, previously told The Independent that he “categorically and unequivocally denies any wrongdoing” and that he has been cooperating with authorities.
“His primary concern and source of intense frustration is his inability to continue the search for his wife of 25 years,” Butler said. “The trauma of her disappearance, coupled with his current detention as a suspect, has left him in an extremely fragile state.”
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Before the tragedy, the couple ran a YouTube travel called “The Sailing Hookers” in which they documented their travel experiences.
Arsenal will celebrate their Premier League title win on Sunday in front of their supporters in north London.
“If you’d offered them at the start of the season – that they would win the Premier League title and lose the Champions League final by a penalty kick, then it is not a bad season, it is a great season and I mean a really great season,” Pat Nevin told BBC Sport.
“Let’s remember they have lost tonight but they are the Premier League winners,” Onouha added.
“They have got their parade to look forward to and I don’t think there will be any fewer people turning up tomorrow just because they have lost the Champions League final.
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“I think the club is in a great position, the manager has been there for many years now and he has a bunch of players who are still very very hungry, even though they have been successful.”
The review of the Arsenal squad will come in the summer but this team has progressed so much from the one that Arteta took over in 2019.
Bukayo Saka is the last player left from that squad and Arteta said it has been a “joy” to share this season with his players and staff.
Arsenal have looked at how they could generate money in the coming transfer window by potential player sales.
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There is also a group of exciting youngsters, including 19-year-old Myles Lewis-Skelly – who started in Budapest – Ethan Nwaneri, 19, and 16-year-olds Max Dowman and Marli Salmon who could emerge as first-team regulars in the coming seasons.
“It is cruel for Arsenal fans, but it is inevitable that this club win the Champions League,” European football expert Julien Laurens said on 5 Live.
“Mikel Arteta will see the positives because that is the kind of guy he is. Arsenal are getting closer and closer.”
And for Arteta, despite the pain, says he is ready to celebrate what has been a big step for his Arsenal side.
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“I already know how they [the fans] feel about the team. I want to thank them for everything they’ve done for us throughout the season.”
“Difficult moments like this, they’ve been with us. It’s been a joy to see the reaction they’ve had when we’ve been able to win a league after 22 years.
“It hurts a lot for them not to win it today because I can’t even imagine what would have happened.
“We all had a huge desire to win it and tomorrow we’ll have a great day, I’m sure.”
The streetwear brand founded over 21 years ago has plunged into administration after making millions in profit during the pandemic and being worn by celebrities
A UK fashion brand, worn by the likes of Rihanna, has collapsed into administration after generating millions in profit in recent years.
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Trapstar, founded in 2005, was loved by many celebs, with Stormzy also being seen in some of the brand’s clothing.
Now, administrators have been appointed as the business was unable to find financial backing.
Administrators from Interpath Advisory were appointed on Friday after a two-month long effort to gain financial support.
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The streetwear brand grew in popularity amid the Covid pandemic, generating a whopping £40m in 2022 according to reports.
A spokesperson for the brand told the Sun : “Management have advised that recent revenue decline has primarily been driven by working capital constraints impacting inventory availability, rather than any underlying demand or brand performance.”
According to reports there is interest from potential buyers as the brand seeks to help combat challenges.
As the business goes through the insolvency process it is thought that Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group may place a possible bid.
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The retailer released limited editions drops and was stocked in several department stores when operational, including Selfridges on Oxford Street.
The brand has 57 employees according to its latest accounts.
Despite revenue decreasing, in 2024 the firm’s revenue sat at £17million.
Profits also decreased over time with the firm going from turning over £7.4million to just £1.2million in 2023.
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The four directors of the brand receive a combined yearly remuneration of £3.6million.
The Mirror contacted Trapstar for further comment.
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