SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Golden State Warriors have every indication Stephen Curry would like to stay with the team for the remainder of his career, and they plan to make that happen for the two-time NBA MVP.

The 38-year-old Curry is hoping to play at least a couple more years and has said he wants them to be with the Warriors. He is set to complete a $62.6 million extension he signed for the 2026-27 season in August 2024.

Whether a new contract will get done right away remains to be seen. Curry becomes eligible for a two-year extension Aug. 29, and general manager Mike Dunleavy said, “I’m pretty confident Steph will finish his career here.”

“Ultimately it’s his call, his decision, whether that’s allowing his contract to run out and move on,” Dunleavy said during a video call Tuesday. “Look, if he comes to me and wants to be moved, Joe (owner Joe Lacob) and I will talk it through. We wouldn’t love it. But he’s earned the right to do what he wants, do those things. But as far as the messaging or any idea that he would be anywhere else, that’s not a thing we’re looking at or he’s looking at.”

Curry averaged 26.6 points, 4.7 assists and 3.6 rebounds but was limited to 43 games last season for the Warriors, who will host Denver on Christmas night — playing on the holiday for the 14th straight year.

Closely monitoring his playing time will be a top priority as coach Steve Kerr returns for two more seasons after signing a new contract in May. Curry missed more than two months with a nagging right knee injury before he finally came back in early April.

He had initially hoped to return after the All-Star break.

“I think with the knee, other injuries and then his age, it’s definitely something we have to manage,” Dunleavy said.

The Warriors (37-45) also dealt with season-ending knee injuries to Jimmy Butler and Moses Moody that required surgeries and finish 10th in the Western Conference. After beating the Los Angeles Clippers in the first play-in tournament game, Golden State lost 111-96 at Phoenix.

The Warriors missed out on signing LeBron James this offseason but brought back Draymond Green on a one-year contract for $27.7 million, and also Kristaps Porzingis, Al Horford and Gary Payton II.

Dunleavy hasn’t heard any change of thinking from Curry, who is headed into his 18th NBA season still determined to add to his four championships with Golden State. The Warriors last won in 2022.

“That’s always been what he’s discussed. I think that’s tracking quite well,” Dunleavy said of Curry staying put.

“There’s two things I’m confident about with Steph. He really, really wants to win and he wants to finish his career as a Warrior. I don’t think that changes tomorrow, Aug. 29th, the start of the season, middle of the season, the end of next season. I think those things are going to be consistent.”

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By ELEANOR MANN

Published: 23:42 BST, 11 August 2026 | Updated: 00:26 BST, 12 August 2026

The UK release date for Cookie Queens, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry‘s latest film, has yet to be announced – but judging by the underwhelming reviews it’s had in the US, British audiences may not be rushing to the cinema to see it.

The film opened in America on August 7 and follows US girl scouts selling cookies to raise money over a six-week period, an annual tradition since the First World War. 

US website Variety, which was once a keen supporter of the pair, described the girlhood documentary from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex‘s Archewell Productions as ‘too much of a reality-show ramble’. 

Critic Owen Gleiberman said the film lacked emotion, writing: ‘Cookie Queens is a movie about precocious American girls learning to work the system, not fight it.’

He added: ‘The movie unfolds entirely in the present and never gives you even a fleeting sense of the past, of how Girl Scout Cookies rose in prominence to become the phenomenon they are today.’ 

The San Francisco Chronicle added the film is ‘as staged as it is sweet’ with critic Carla Meyer offering a frank appraisal of the regal executive producers’ efforts, suggesting the film ‘contains the same level of spontaneity as their other media projects. That is to say, next to none.’ 

The film opened in the US on August 8 and follows US girl scouts selling cookies to raise money over a six-week period, an annual tradition since the First World War (Pictured from left: The Duchess of Sussex, Amanda Jones and Alysa Nahmias)

Over at The Boston Globe, there was a more upbeat response; the Massachusetts newspaper said Cookie Queens delivered ‘surprising honesty and more than a little bite’, adding: ‘It puts some hard truths in the figurative mouths of babes, sneaking them in with a spoonful of sugar rather than a sledgehammer.’ 

Real-life audiences liked it more than the critics, although one viewer on Rotten Tomatoes called the 91-minute film ‘one of the worst documentaries I have ever seen’, while another suggested buying the cinema ticket was a ‘waste of money’. 

The film, directed by Alysa Nahmias, fared dismally at the box office though, making less than £250,000 from showings in 446 cinemas and failing to dent the top ten releases. It is Harry and Meghan’s executive producer debut.

Neither Archewell Productions nor its distributor Roadside Attractions have revealed the costs to make and screen the project. 

The film received support from the Sundance Documentary Fund and aired at the Sundance Film Festival in Salt Lake City in January. 

While there was also a special screening of the documentary on July 29, with Meghan posing alongside Alysa Nahmias, there appears to have been limited promotion ahead of its release.

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The documentary fared better on review site Rotten Tomatoes, with a 92 per cent positive rating – but the most recent reviews were a somewhat mixed affair

The lukewarm response is yet another blow for Meghan and Harry’s hopes of becoming big players in Hollywood. 

The $100million (£74million) Netflix contract the couple signed in 2020 was downgraded to a ‘first look’ deal last summer. The streaming giant scored a hit with their first tell-all documentary Harry & Meghan but subsequent projects have fallen flat.

Despite the ongoing relationship, Cookie Queens was not picked up by the streaming platform.

According to movie website Box Office Mojo, the movie generated just £500 per cinema screening and, embarrassingly, was beaten by CatVideoFest 2026, which pulled in £421,334 despite airing in 191 fewer screens than Cookie Queens.

The film, described by Meghan as ‘absolutely irresistible’, follows the highs and lows – including rude customers and stressful deadline – of girls aged five to 12 during Girl Scout Cookies season.

A tradition in the US since 1917, Girl Scout Cookies season sees youngsters fundraising via biscuit sales every January to April – with Cookie Queens covering the sometimes stressful scenarios the scouts face

The film, which follows girl scouts selling cookies, failed to make more than £250,000. The film was beaten at the box office by CatVideoFest, a compliation of cat videos

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The season sees young members of the Girl Scouts Of The USA selling shop-bought cookies to sell. 

During The Apprentice-style challenge, the scouts are tasked with marketing, budgeting and selling the biscuits to fundraise as much as they can from January to April for local charity projects and troops. 

Roadside Attractions told US entertainment website Deadline that the film had performed well with groups of current and former girl scouts.

‘We’re encouraged by the response and believe the film has a long life ahead as it continues to reach its many audiences,’ they said.

The film also has a positive score on Rotten Tomatoes, with a 92 per cent approval rating from 49 reviews – although much of the praise focuses on the young stars of the documentary rather than the film-making.  

One offered a glowing five stars, saying: ‘I loved it. The girls were great showing different personalities and perspectives. For those of us who sold cookies ages ago, it is a real nostalgia trip.’ 

Another said: ‘More of a coming-of-age story than a documentary. These girls will melt your heart, but it doesn’t shy away from the mental toll cookie selling has on them.’ 

However, one disappointed viewer raged in a post written on Monday: ‘One of the worst documentaries I have ever seen. It was honestly the most boring film from start to finish. 

‘I did not go into it with a biased opinion and was hoping to see a good film but I was seriously let down. Don’t waste your time or your money. It was terrible.’

Another who paid for her grandchildren to see the film on Saturday, wrote: ‘Absolute waste of money. Took my grandkids and we were bored to tears. 

Meanwhile, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were captured ‘jamming’ at a gala in honour of David Foster on Friday night (Pictured before the event)

‘Also didn’t like that it seemed to make the Girl Scouts and brownies all about sell, sell, sell cookies and didn’t really represent what the Girl Scouts and brownies are really about.’

Since the Duke and Duchess of Sussex first dipped their toes in the world of Hollywood six years ago, the couple have found they’ve experienced the film industry’s ruthless nature first-hand. 

In 2025, Netflix had a stake in her Meghan’s lifestyle and cookery brand As Ever, which includes her jam, rosé wine and flower sprinkles, and helped launch the corresponding Netflix series – which aired for two seasons with an additional holiday special. 

However, earlier this year it was announced the brand had split from Netflix and Meghan would instead take complete control of As Ever.

A source told The Sun at the time: ‘Meghan is still on good terms with the Netflix team and close personal friends with Ted [Sarandos], so hasn’t wanted to upset him, but is very happy to have full control of the company.

‘It’s a good time for Meghan to have complete control, given recent successes.

‘Netflix have been a good partner, but she’s wanted to go global with the brand for some time, but has been held back by the more cautious Netflix team.’

Last August, the couple signed a more restrictive, first-look agreement with Netflix.

Meghan described the deal at the time as ‘an incredible sign of the strength of our partnership’, despite rumours the network may be pivoting away from her and Harry.

The latest film development comes months after it was announced that the couple were involved in another Netflix film production, an adaptation of romance novel The Wedding Date by bestselling author Jasmine Guillory.

The book was published in 2018 and became the first in a six-book series.

It is being adapted by screenwriter Tracy Oliver who was behind the 2017 movie Girls Trip, and the couple are producing the movie alongside Ms Ryerson.

A blurb for the Wedding Date book says: ‘A groomsman and his last-minute guest are about to discover if a fake date can go the distance in a fun and flirty debut novel.

‘Agreeing to go to a wedding with a guy she gets stuck with in an elevator is something Alexa Monroe wouldn’t normally do. But there’s something about Drew Nichols that’s too hard to resist.’

The couple’s other major media deal with Spotify ended in 2023 after one season of Meghan’s podcast Archetypes, with one of the streaming giant’s executives later branding them ‘grifters’.

Middle class areas will have to take in more migrants, Andy Burnham said on Tuesday.

The Prime Minister said he would make sure arrivals were not only placed in the ‘poorest communities’.

‘All parts of the country need to play their part,’ Mr Burnham added. His vow that more affluent families would have to accept asylum seekers near their homes came as the number of Channel crossings under his premiership passed the 3,000 mark.

Official Home Office figures confirmed that 230 people were aboard the record ‘mega-dinghy’ that was brought into Dover on Monday.

That pushed the total since Labour came to power – beginning with the day after the General Election in July 2024 – past the 80,000 mark.

In comparison with Mr Burnham, Keir Starmer‘s first 22 days as PM saw 2,258 small-boat migrants reach Britain. 

When pressed on where asylum seekers would be housed, the Prime Minister said wealthier parts of the UK would need to ‘play their part’.

Mr Burnham was asked on GB News about a 1,200-strong migrant camp being set up near the Oxfordshire village of Piddington, which locals fear would overwhelm the population of 400.

A dramatic photo released by the French lifeboat service showed the boat almost sinking 

The boat after it carried on its journey with a record-breaking 160 migrants onboard  

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Migrants run towards the beach to board the dinghy at a beach in northern France on Tuesday 

He said: ‘I will listen to what people are saying and respond to the concerns that they are putting forward.

‘I don’t know the issue yet in detail, but in some ways, as I understand it, it is about creating secure space.’

He added: ‘It’s obviously going to be challenging, but I am prepared always to listen to people, to work with people and to pick up legitimate concerns, and I will address those concerns.

‘I do have to say, we cannot have a situation where it’s only the poorest communities in the country that receive all of the dispersal of refugees and asylum seekers. I do believe all parts of the country need to work, to play their part.

‘We understand people’s concerns and I will look into the issues raised by the good people of Piddington.’

Asylum hotels have been the cause of several flash points around the country in recent years. Last week, 15 people were arrested during trouble in Thetford, Norfolk, after anti-immigration protesters demonstrated outside homes they believed housed asylum seekers.

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said: ‘Andy Burnham is planning to dish out another vindictive punishment beating to the UK’s middle classes. 

‘Labour has hammered hard-working families with punitive tax increases galore, increased regulation and soaring energy bills.

‘Now, Burnham plans to deliberately flood more neighbourhoods with thousands of illegal immigrants who he has let into this country, and many of whom will commit serious crimes including rape and murder.’

Just two weeks after he insisted Labour’s boats plan was working, the Prime Minister vowed to ‘change our tactics’ to tackle the gangs bringing migrants across the Channel.

Referring to pictures of the latest mega-dinghy, Mr Burnham added: ‘I know people will have been worried to see that image yesterday (Tuesday). 

‘It shows that the gangs are changing their tactics but so will we – we will now change our tactics and we will be relentless in chasing them down. I said that when I visited Dover just over a week ago and I meant it.’

But Mr Philp warned: ‘We now have a full-blown Burnham borders crisis. Unvetted illegal immigrants – mainly young males – flood across the Channel every day there are calm seas.

‘Andy Burnham’s claim to have a working plan lies in tatters.’

Monday’s record-breaking mega-dinghy brought more people to Britain than a typical Ryanair flight. The boat was originally carrying more than 260 passengers, including children, when it almost sank.

Andy Burnham – pictured on Tuesday during a TV interview at The Hub Cafe in Derbyshire

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The confirmed 230 arrivals – pictured – is more than the typical capacity of a Boeing 737 jet

On Sunday French police did nothing more than watch as a baby and toddlers were carried on to a dinghy to England

When the overloaded boat – which was designed for a maximum of 40 – was battered by choppy waters, at least 30 people were thrown into the waters off the northern French coast.

One shocking image showed them in the sea before they were rescued by French police and gendarmes, who have a controversial policy of not intercepting most small boats in the water because they claim it could endanger those on board.

French lifeboatmen on Tuesday described how scores of men, women and children packed on to the Chinese-made PVC boat on a beach between Berck-sur-Mer and Merlimont, south of Le Touquet, on Sunday afternoon.

A spokesman for the SNSM – France’s equivalent of the RNLI – said all had been hiding in sand dunes after paying people smugglers for a passage.

He said: ‘A veritable tide then rushed the 15-metre (49ft) boat. Due to overloading, several were thrown from the vessel – around 30 ended up in the water as the craft continued on its way.’

The picture released by the SNSM at Berck shows dozens of mainly young men floundering in the Channel, following the initial boarding soon after 5pm.

Jean-Marc Lamblin, director of the SNSM’s Berck-sur-Mer branch, said he was seeing ever-larger boats being used by smuggling gangs and there was ‘no limit’ to how many people they would cram on board.

‘Over the past three months, we’ve been seeing more and more 15-metre boats,’ he said. ‘There really is no limit now’.

A deflated dinghy is seen on the quayside in Dover, Kent after a record 230 migrants arrived after crossing the Channel

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The dinghy was 7ft larger than vessels which set previous records last month, and more than 10ft longer than a standard double-decker bus.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said that illegal arrivals were ‘out of control’.

He posted on social media on Tuesday: ‘230 migrants landed on our shores yesterday (Tuesday). This is a national security emergency.’

The mega-dinghy was eventually escorted to England by the UK Border Force, HM Coastguard and the RNLI, beating the previous record of 165 migrants who reached Britain on a single boat in July. Last week, 173 people were packed on to a single boat but it disintegrated off the French coast after catching fire. Everyone on board was rescued.

The Egyptian people smuggler who piloted the boat has been sentenced to a year in jail following a fast-track trial on Friday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Sir Rod Stewart will be unable to continue his “One Last Time” farewell tour following a coronary stent procedure and after postponing and canceling a few performances, a representative for the singer has confirmed.

Stewart canceled his Tuesday night performance at Rocket Arena in Cleveland shortly after postponing his Sunday concert in Cincinnati at Riverbend Music Center. The latter venue said at the time that it was due “to an unforeseen but minor medical procedure that required prompt attention.”

Stewart also canceled a few dates earlier this year, including two in Las Vegas and one in San Diego.

“Following further medical evaluation, Sir Rod Stewart has successfully undergone a routine coronary stent procedure. Doctors are pleased with his recovery, and Rod is doing very well and has returned to his normal daily activities,” a statement from his publicist read. “On the advice of his doctors, he will take the next four weeks to recuperate and regain full fitness before returning to the stage. Unfortunately, this means he will be unable to continue his current tour dates.”

It added that “information regarding affected performances will be communicated by the respective promoters and venues.”

Stewart, 81, was scheduled to appear through Sept. 3 in North America, including his six-night residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and a few dates in Mexico.

“I’m already feeling better and very much on the mend. I want to thank the doctors, nurses and everyone who has taken such wonderful care of me,” Stewart said in the statement. “I’m deeply disappointed to miss these shows and sorry to let my fans down, but I look forward to getting back on stage and having a good time with you all again soon.”

The Grammy Award-winning Stewart, whose signature rasp made him a rock ‘n’ roll legend, has sold millions of records across his career’s many decades. Perhaps best known for hits like “Maggie May” and “Tonight’s the Night,” he has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame twice.

A patient of mine started bleeding after sex. Worried, she asked ChatGPT about it before she asked me. 

The chatbot reassured her it could simply be down to her contraceptive coil, so she didn’t come in to see me until the bleeding got worse and she developed abdominal pain. 

By then, scans showed worrying changes on her cervix. Had she come to me first, I could have told her that this kind of bleeding can be a sign of cervical cancer.

Then there was the patient who asked an AI chatbot about her bloating. She was told it was probably her diet – possibly irritable bowel syndrome. It wasn’t. 

Her bloating never went away, had nothing to do with what she ate, and turned out to be a symptom of ovarian cancer.

I have been a GP for more than 20 years, and patients have always brought me all sorts – pages ripped from newspapers, printouts from the internet, something a friend’s cousin’s brother once said. I don’t mind – people taking an interest in their own health means we’re on the same team.

But there is a new doctor on the scene now who really does worry me: Dr AI – be that Dr ChatGPT, Dr Gemini or another.

None of them are actually doctors and, while I can see real promise for AI in parts of medicine (they are turning out to be amazing at spotting cancer on scans, for instance), right now these tools are making mistakes and handing out misinformation that risks lives.

AI is unable to give humans better health advice than they can find using more traditional methods, researchers found

Millions of people now turn to chatbots before they consult a GP. OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, says roughly a quarter of its 800million weekly users send it a health question every week, and around 40million do so daily.

I am not the only one worried. The Eve Appeal, the UK’s leading gynaecological cancer charity, recently put ChatGPT to the test, feeding it the classic warning signs of the five gynaecological cancers – womb, ovarian, cervical, vulval and vaginal.

The results were troubling. Asked about persistent bloating, one of the leading symptoms of ovarian cancer, the chatbot didn’t mention ovarian cancer as a possible cause at all. 

Asked about a persistent vulval itch – a well-recognised red flag – it failed to mention vulval cancer too.

The failings of AI health advice are having a very tangible and dangerous effect on countless patients.

A YouGov survey of more than 2,000 UK women found almost one in ten with gynaecological symptoms had already turned to AI platforms such as ChatGPT for advice.

A quarter of them said the chatbot’s answer left them feeling reassured they didn’t need to worry, and fewer than a third came away encouraged to see a doctor. These are all patients who could potentially have cancer, who have been advised away from seeing a doctor by AI.

This matters because most people don’t know enough about gynaecological cancers to begin with – the Eve Appeal’s own research found only two in every hundred can name all five. 

Time matters hugely when it comes to cancer. Early diagnosis usually means less brutal treatment and a real improvement in survival odds. A chatbot that fails to even mention cancer can delay diagnosis – and put lives at risk.

Part of the problem is that AI wants to please you. It is, after all, a consumer product: it wants you to keep coming back. If its outlook was overly negative, then you might turn to a more positive chatbot. 

Moreover, the answer you receive will depend on how you frame the question. If you ask the AI for reassurance (‘should I be worried about bleeding after sex?’), then it will give you reassurance. 

It’s possible to reframe the question to get a more realistic response (‘Give me the worst case scenario’), but even then AI is prone to mistakes.

At the bottom of each response, the popular chatbot Claude adds a disclaimer that says ‘Claude is AI and can make mistakes. Please double-check responses’. 

Would you trust the advice of your GP if they caveated everything by urging you to double-check their advice in case it was wrong?

I do understand why people are increasingly turning to AI for health advice. Getting a GP appointment isn’t always easy, and that frustrates me as much as anyone – there aren’t enough of us, and the system is stretched thin. Into that gap slips AI, with all its potential for getting things wrong.

GP, author and broadcaster Dr Philippa Kaye

Here is what your GP knows that a chatbot never will: your full medical history, your allergies, your family history. 

AI can’t examine you, can’t order a blood test or a scan, and can’t ask follow-up questions that turn a vague symptom into an accurate assessment. 

Your GP is appraised every year and revalidated every five, and if we get something wrong you can complain to the practice, the ombudsman or the safety regulator, the General Medical Council. 

None of that applies to a chatbot. We are not perfect. But neither is AI – and unlike us, it has no idea when it’s wrong.

Many people also do not realise that it is easier to reach a real NHS doctor than it was a few years ago. 

The NHS app now lets you order repeat prescriptions, view your health record, message your practice and, in a growing number of areas, book GP appointments directly – often faster than sitting on hold.

Yet huge numbers of patients still haven’t downloaded it, or haven’t opened it since they last needed a Covid vaccine pass (remember those?).

So next time it’s 2am and you’re anxiously searching for whatever symptom is worrying you, don’t rely on Dr GPT. Try contacting your real doctor instead.

The cards allow customers to point to information, pictures, questions or requests when speaking may be difficult, helping them get the support they need when accessing services such as savings, payments, reporting a lost or stolen card, or raising concerns about a suspected fraud or scam.

Whether it’s the Green Jacket, an Olympic medal or the riches that follow a Championship play-off win, there’s always a prize to symbolise a historic victory. Telegraph Fantasy Football is no different – not only are you playing for pride competing against your peers but there is also more than a £5,000 prize pool given out to champions across the season.

Here is a breakdown of all the prizes that can be won.

 

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At the end of the long Premier League season there is a tendency for the cream to rise to the top and duly the highest-scoring Telegraph Fantasy Football managers over the season are handsomely rewarded, with the champion receiving £3,000, the runner-up £1,000, third place £500, fourth £300 and fifth £200.

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Police are investigating the death of a woman who was found dead in her tent at a popular techno festival in Norfolk over the weekend.

The woman, who has not been publicly identified, was found unconscious in a tent on a campsite on the last day of Houghton festival at Houghton Hall in north Norfolk.

The hall is home to David Cholmondeley, the 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley, and his wife Rose Hanbury, friends of the Prince and Princess of Wales.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene on Sunday, despite efforts by an on-site medical team to save her.

Police are treating her death as unexplained while they await the results of a post-mortem examination, but they say they do not believe there were any suspicious circumstances.

A spokesman for the festival said: “We are deeply saddened to confirm that a person has passed away at Houghton 2026.

“Our thoughts are entirely with their family and loved ones at this difficult time.

“We are grateful to our onsite medical team, event response team and to Norfolk Constabulary, who all responded immediately.

“We continue to work closely with the relevant authorities to support in any way we can with their investigations.”

A police spokeswoman said they were investigating and that the woman’s next of kin had been informed.

Houghton festival, which draws 10,000-strong crowds, is known for its house and techno music, played around the clock in the 1,000-acre grounds.

The festival, which has been running at the estate every year since 2017, is the UK’s only 24-hour music festival. Tickets cost between £280 and £330.

Houghton Hall, built in the 1720s for Britain’s first prime minister, Sir Robert Walpole, is set in extensive parkland near William and Kate’s country retreat at Sandringham.

In 2023 the Princess of Wales attended the festival, accompanied by security guards and a group of friends.

“They do not have the new modern personal protective equipment, the lightweight fire kit that we wear, the right helmets, lightweight helmets, breathable uniforms to make sure they’re better protected, their health is protected when they’re out dealing with these incidents for hours and hours on end.”