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Mayo claim famous All-Ireland title to end curse and dethrone champions Kerry

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For 75 years they carried it like an unwanted inheritance.

One generation passed it to the next. Fathers handed it to sons. Grandparents told stories about 1951 because there was nothing newer to celebrate. Eleven All-Ireland final defeats. Two draws. Countless journeys home from Croke Park with the same hollow feeling in the pit of the stomach.

The curse.

Forget the ghosts. Forget the funerals in Foxford. Forget the talk of fate and destiny and all the nonsense that grew around Mayo football because nobody could explain how one county could suffer so often and survive.

Well, now they can.

Because the curse is over.

Dead.

Buried somewhere beneath the Hogan Stand where, on an unforgettable afternoon, a team too young to care about history ripped it apart with football that was fearless, furious and utterly irresistible.

The county that had become shorthand for glorious failure finally discovered what glory actually felt like.

Mayo are All-Ireland champions.

And somewhere tonight, every man, woman and child who had spent a lifetime waiting can finally exhale.

They didn’t edge Kerry. They didn’t steal it.

They overwhelmed them. They wore all white and for the first 15 minutes played like Spurs and then for the remaining 55 impersonated Real Madrid.

They hunted in packs, tackled like demons and shot almost every time the opportunity presented itself. It was football played at breakneck speed, with conviction, with courage and, above all, without fear.

At the heart of it all was a forward line that Kerry simply could not contain.

Kobe McDonald.

Darragh Beirne.

Ryan O’Donoghue.

Together they produced 1-11 and enough moments of brilliance to ensure this day will be remembered long after the scoreboard has faded from memory.

If this truly was McDonald’s farewell before swapping Crossmolina for Melbourne and St Kilda, then he could scarcely have scripted it better.

Every touch crackled with danger.

Mayo’s Jordan Flynn and Kobe McDonald lift the Sam Maguire Cup (Image: ©INPHO/Tom Maher)

Every run dragged defenders into places they never wanted to go.

He played like a young man who had absolutely nothing to lose and everything to gain.

Fearlessness has become an overused sporting cliché.

Not here.

Not today.

McDonald demanded the ball in impossible places, turned experienced defenders inside out and lit up Croke Park in a way only the very special footballers can.

Australia may be getting a remarkable athlete.

Mayo have just witnessed the perfect goodbye.

Ryan O’Donoghue, meanwhile, was everything a leader should be, Mayo’s best player, scorer of 0-7 and creator of Darragh Beirne’s goal.

The scores came, naturally.

They always seem to these days.

But it was his composure when chaos threatened that separated him from everyone else.

When Kerry surged into that early lead, O’Donoghue steadied Mayo.

His two pointer on 24 minutes cut in to Kerry’s lead. His second two-pointer eight minutes from time put them five up.

When they needed to create something, he did that too – his surging run on 39 minutes leading to David McBrien having the awareness to tap the ball to his right into open space.

Waited for it, Darragh Beirne produced perhaps the finest finish of his young career, gliding into space and finishing with the authority of a man completely untouched by the enormity of the occasion.

Suddenly questions were asked that Kerry never answered.

Mind you, the Kingdom came roaring from the traps.

They usually do.

David Clifford looked determined to remind everyone why he remains the finest footballer of his generation.

He was magnificent.

One goal.

Six points.

The sort of performance that would have won countless All-Irelands in another era.

But football remains the ultimate team game.

Mayo’s Kobe McDonald and Ryan O’Donoghue celebrate after the All-Ireland final

And while David dazzled, too many of his team mates never did.

That mattered.

Massively.

Mayo had clearly studied every second of Kerry’s Championship.

They knew Donegal had shown the blueprint.

Don’t allow Paudie Clifford time to lift his head. Eoin McGreal forced him deeper and deeper.

Yes, Paudie still scored two points from play. But with the Cliffords it is about damage limitation.

Instead of spraying passes into dangerous areas, Paudie found himself turning backwards, sideways, anywhere except towards Mayo’s goal.

It contained – to an extent – Kerry’s greatest creative weapon.

And with few others in green and gold stepping up to the plate, the Kingdom looked strangely ordinary.

David still burned brightly.

But even superstars need ammunition.

Mayo’s intensity without the ball bordered on ferocious.

They tackled as though every turnover was worth two points.

Sometimes it probably was.

Every loose ball was chased.

Every mistake punished.

Every Kerry attack felt like hard labour.

Then, when possession changed hands, there was no hesitation.

Shoot.

Shoot again.

Shoot from everywhere.

They dropped seven attempts short and hit nine wides.

Yet they didn’t allow their heads to drop.

This was football played by a team convinced history belonged to them.

Andy Moran deserves enormous credit.

He inherited expectation and inherited baggage.

He leaves this season as the manager who finally smashed both.

Throughout the Championship he spoke about improvement instead of history.

His players believed him.

More importantly, they believed in themselves.

They kept losing kick-outs in the first quarter so they addressed this issue by getting Jack Livingstone to angle his shots to the sidelines.

They were 1-4 to 0-1 behind after 15 minutes so they changed tactics again. Kobe dropped deeper. O’Donoghue followed him.

And from there they started running at Kerry’s defenders. And those greybeards started showing their age. Others, such as Gavin White, showed the effect of injury-affected seasons.

They outscored Kerry 1-19 to 0-13 over from the 15th minute onwards – Carney kicking a couple of two pointers, eight different players getting on the scoresheet.

When the final whistle sounded, the years collapsed into one glorious explosion of noise.

Supporters who had travelled the country for decades without ever seeing this moment hugged complete strangers.

Grown men cried.

Children stared in disbelief.

Some simply stood motionless, perhaps wondering if this was finally real.

It was.

The wait had ended.

Seventy-five years.

Gone.

And perhaps that’s the greatest lesson from all of this.

History feels impossibly heavy until somebody finally decides to ignore it.

Mayo ignored it.

Then they defeated it.

At long last, the county that became famous for losing an All-Ireland final knows what it feels like to win one.

And doesn’t that sound infinitely better?

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why showing off repairs is better than hiding them

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why showing off repairs is better than hiding them

Fast fashion is inexpensive, so when clothes become worn or damaged, replacing them often seems easier than repairing them.

Clothes are often worn just seven to ten times before they are thrown away. And 92 million tonnes of textile waste is burnt or ends up in landfill every year.

Repairing clothes can be one of the most significant ways to reduce their environmental impact. Extending a garment’s life by just nine more months can reduce its carbon, water and waste footprints by up to 20%.

But people can be put off repairing their clothes due to cost, lack of sewing skills, equipment and time.

Historically, repair has been associated with wartime necessity and domestic drudgery – such as darning socks. Wearing repaired clothing has historically been viewed as a sign of financial hardship, so people tried to make their repairs as invisible as possible to avoid stigma.

Increased uptake in repair is still often linked to economic pressures, but public attitudes to repair are changing.

Today, we are not just embracing hidden repairs – some people are actively showing them off through visible mending.

Visible mending involves repairing worn patches, tears and holes in clothes using techniques and materials that are deliberately noticeable – such as colourful stitching, embroidery and decorative patches – so that the repair is highlighted rather than hidden.

Kintsugi is a Japanese mending technique.
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Visible repair has been linked to the centuries-old Japanese repair technique kintsugi – where broken pottery is fixed using a lacquered resin and decorated with gold. This emphasises damage as an important part of an object’s history. It has inspired the non-commercial fashion brand, Golden Joinery, to invite people to visibly mend holes and rips in their clothing with golden thread.

Visible mending has also been inspired by sashiko, a 400-year-old Japanese folk embroidery. Its repeated running stitches were traditionally used to strengthen work clothing but are now used to add decorative geometric patterns to clothing and home textiles repairs. This adds beauty to something damaged.

Although visible mending was once seen as a quiet, grassroots resistance movement to fast fashion, its popularity is growing rapidly.

Alongside a host of books published on the topic, the movement has grown quickly on social media with users tagging and showing off their repairs. The hashtag #VisibleMending has more than 56 million views on TikTok.

Plus, clothing haul videos, in which people show off their latest fast-fashion purchases, are being contested by mended haul videos where clothing repairs are shown off instead.

person's hands sewing blue stitches into dark grey fabric — *Shashiko* is a Japanese embroidery technique that is popular with the visible mending movement.
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Embracing visible repair

Some retailers are also promoting visible repair.

Second Cashmere, a sustainable cashmere brand in Glasgow, sells recycled cashmere and restored knitwear to give clothes headed to landfill a second life. They help customers extend the lives of their cashmere by selling mending kits and provide a repair service where customers can have their items repaired invisibly or visibly.

The outdoor clothing brand Patagonia also offers a product repair service.

Patagonia inspires their customers to adopt a DIY approach to their own repairs at home – offering repair kits, replacement trims, spare parts plus repair guides and video tutorials. Their worn wear programme encourages customers to embrace the marks of repair as an important part of a garment’s story. Customers are invited to show off their patched up and repaired items with pride.

Researchers have argued that brand repair initiatives such as these are beneficial because they can turn passive consumers into active participants in the life of their products. Plus they can reduce replacement rates and increase consumer confidence in the brand’s support for sustainability.

Decorative stitching is often seen as a symbolic demonstration of sustainability values and resistance to disposable fast fashion. It’s also an expression of personal character and creativity. Visible repair demonstrates how repair is shifting from a cultural stigma that must be hidden to something that’s celebrated.

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The Joke Behind Ryan Reynolds’ Surprise Deadpool Suit

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The Joke Behind Ryan Reynolds' Surprise Deadpool Suit

Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds crashed an Avengers: Doomsday panel at San Diego’s recent Comic-Con event.

Hiding amongst the crowd in a face-concealing grey suit, the La La Land actor joked he was a man named Ricky who was “cosplaying hard” and suggested to his fellow Marvel stars that he’d like a role in the upcoming Marvel flick.

Rumours have long swirled about a possible Deadpool appearance in Avengers: Doomsday, though Reynolds’s crash appearance didn’t confirm whether or not he’d actually star in the film.

But amidst all the furore, fans – some of whom took pictures with Reynolds before realising he was underneath the anti-hero’s off-hue suit – might have missed a joke the actor himself referenced on his Instagram page.

sdcc attendees were taking pics of ryan reynolds running around in the gray deadpool suit without knowing it Was Actually Him i’m dead pic.twitter.com/H2bdHkZZgq
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Deadpool’s usual costume is red and black. But at Comic-Con, Reynolds unveiled a new grey look for the character.

This, it turns out, is denim. And along with the flag it bears on the front, it references Reynolds’ identity.

The actor, who is Canadian, shared a Story of himself in the suit with the hashtag #JeanPool.

And speaking to Robert Downey Jr. on the panel, he said: “I’m not wearing the Doom mask over this mask because I didn’t want to ruin the lines of my Canadian tuxedo”.

A Canadian tuxedo refers to double-denim outfits (think that iconic Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake look).

Ryan Reynolds in denim Deadpool suot

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A closer look at the faded flag on Deadpool’s chest reveals he’s wearing the flag of his home country, too.

Though the shock of his appearance might have distracted fans from the joke, at least they can console themselves that another Deadpool film is in the works.

Only time will tell whether its star’s suit will be red and black or blue…

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Ann Widdecombe funeral details as church issues statement

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Funeral details for former Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe are still being finalised, as Buckfast Abbey confirmed it is working closely with her family on arrangements

Funeral arrangements for former Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe are still being finalised following her passing in July. Her death has become a matter of national significance, given her prominent political legacy and the harrowing circumstances surrounding it.

Westminster Magistrates’ Court was told last week that Widdecombe died after being struck 21 times on the head with a hammer. A provisional cause of death was recorded as a “blunt force injury to the head”, the court was informed.

Joshua Kerry, from Rotherham, was detained on suspicion of murder on July 11. He was subsequently re-arrested on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism, though no charge relating to this offence has been brought against him.

A provisional trial date has been set for June 8, 2027, reports Chronicle Live.

Widdecombe’s family has pressed ahead with funeral preparations, working closely with Buckfast Abbey, where she was a devoted regular worshipper. Fr Abbot and the Monastic Community of Buckfast have issued a statement confirming they “continue to hold Ann Widdecombe, her family and loved ones in our prayers during this difficult time”

Following her death, Buckfast Abbey, nestled on the edge of Dartmoor National Park, released a statement in which Fr Abbot and the Monastic Community expressed they were “deeply saddened to hear of the death of Ann Widdecombe in such tragic and disturbing circumstances”. Ann was a regular fixture at the Abbey Church, faithfully attending Sunday Solemn Mass alongside Holy Week and Easter celebrations.

The statement went on: “Many in our worshipping community knew her as a kind and warm character. She will be missed and fondly remembered.

“Ann was a woman of profound faith, a faith which found expression in the public forum of politics. Ann was unafraid to express her unwavering convictions, formed through her Roman Catholic faith.

“She had a sharp intellect and was a dedicated public servant. Fr Abbot and the Monastic Community extend their heartfelt condolences to her family and friends.”

In a communiqué released on Sunday, 26th July, Fr Abbot confirmed the church was liaising “closely with the family regarding funeral arrangements” and would share further details “in due course, when appropriate”.

Fr Abbot and the Monastic Community expressed that they were “grateful for the many messages of sympathy and support that have been received.”

Buckfast Abbey houses a community of Roman Catholic Benedictine monks who follow the ancient Rule of St Benedict. The location holds considerable historical significance, with the original abbey established in 1018 AD by King Cnut.

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Broadcaster And Naturalist Bill Oddie Has Died, Aged 85

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Broadcaster And Naturalist Bill Oddie Has Died, Aged 85

Writer, broadcaster, comedian, and naturalist Bill Oddie has died aged 85.

The former member of comedy trio, The Goodies, went on to present the BBC’s Springwatch and Autumnwatch, among other nature and bird-based programmes, where he became a beloved fixture.

In a statement, David Foster, Bill’s agent, said: “It is with deep sadness that I announce the passing of Bill Oddie, the country’s best-loved birder.

“Bill was a multitalented celebrity – wildlife presenter, broadcaster, comedian, writer, songwriter, musician and conservationist. Yet it was never fame that he valued.”

Comedian and television presenter Bill Oddie

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Foster continued: “Instead he encouraged us to respect and protect the environment. He taught us the wonder of it. He protested, lobbied and campaigned for it. He led the way and people of all ages and backgrounds responded to his call. And such a massive contribution to conservation will never be forgotten.

“As Bill’s agent I witnessed close-hand his intelligence and wit. He was my friend and it was an honour and a privilege to represent him for so many years. I will miss him terribly.

“My thoughts and love are with Bill’s wife, Laura, and his daughters Bonnie, Kate and Rosie, who have asked not to be contacted at this sad time. Please respect their wishes.”

The Rochdale-born performer and broadcaster met fellow The Goodies stars Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden during his time at Cambridge University.

Oddie is survived by his wife, Laura, and three daughters.

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Tip Toe Creator Discusses Filming The Intense Finale

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Tip Toe Creator Discusses Filming The Intense Finale

Content note: the following contains descriptions of a very violent scene.

Throughout Russell T Davies’ Tip Toe, viewers are shown a clip of character Leo (played by Alan Cumming)’s body hanging from a lamppost. This is the end of the show: the series depicts the events that lead up to the horrific lynching.

The brutal scene was “difficult” to film, the show’s creator told HuffPost UK previously.

And in a new interview with The Independent, Russell explained how the moment was shot without alarming the public.

“It took about three days to film as we had to be very careful with it,” he told the publication.

“There was a school nearby that broke up at 3:30pm, so we had to stop at that point every single day. We were next to quite a major A road, so we had to erect huge screens to block off the set, otherwise, cars driving along would have seen a man hanging, and we could have caused an accident.”

He continued, “It was all very complicated and meticulously planned – we had to build that lamppost.

“We had Alan Cumming, a stuntman, and a dummy. When the crew first hoisted the dummy up into the air, absolute silence fell over the entire street. Everyone stopped what they were doing and just stood there, as the enormity of it hit us.”

Despite the “terrible” nature of the scene, Russell added, it was “lovely” to shoot because of the “care and dedication” the team had for one another.

And a timing trick helped to make the shoot less daunting, too.

“Our producer Phil Collinson did one of the cleverest things I’ve ever seen, which is that he arranged for the hanging to be done just before the shoot’s one-week break, so that everyone could let go of it and shake it off. It gave people time to recover from something that was genuinely traumatic,” said the It’s A Sin writer.

“For Alan, filming it, he had to be at the centre of a lot of hostility. Even though it’s acting, you still have to be held back and have a rope put around your neck, and so he was absolutely delighted it was over.

“That’s one of the reasons why we didn’t do the shoot chronologically; we didn’t want to shoot that last, because it would have been a horrible way for him to have left it and not a nice way to remember it.”

Lastly, he explained, Channel 4 worked with the team to ensure viewers had enough warning about the troubling scene.

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What Happens When Lightning Strikes A Plane In Flight?

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What Happens When Lightning Strikes A Plane In Flight?

I’m not an anxious flyer, but even I have to admit that the idea of a plane being struck by lightning mid-air terrifies me.

Perhaps it shouldn’t – after all, the National Weather Service of America said most commercial planes “are hit by lightning an average of one or two times a year.”

But why does it happen, and is it even dangerous for the passengers and crew inside?

There’s a LOT more lightning than I realised

Most lightning strikes to planes occur at altitudes between 5,000 and 15,000 feet, Simple Flying shared. That’s because takeoff and landing is when the vehicles pass through clouds, which are electrically charged.

Edward Rupke, senior engineer at Lightning Technologies, Inc. told Scientific American that planes actually trigger lightning strikes as they pass through non-striking, but electrically-charged, clouds.

“Actually, aircraft often initiate the strike because their presence enhances the ambient electric fields typical for thunderstorms and facilitates electrical breakdown through air,” the US National Weather Service explained.

The strike attaches itself to an extremity like the nose or tip of the plane first. Then, the electricity moves along the outer “skin” of the plane as it flies through the strike, eventually leaving the body of the plane when it leaves the polarity.

Is it dangerous?

It used to be. 1967 was the last noted commercial plane crash due to a lightning strike – the contact caused the fuel tank to explode.

Nowadays, however, planes are made from seamless aluminium or even more advanced composite materials that conduct electricity well enough to keep them away from the sensitive parts of the plane.

Occasionally, pilots might notice flickering lights or very brief interference.

“When it is suspected that a plane was hit by lightning, there is a mandatory inspection for damage, which can delay flights and be quite expensive,” the US National Weather Service revealed.

So, for that reason, pilots try to steer clear of thunderstorms.

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BBC Radio 1 star Gemma Cairney gives birth! DJ welcomes her second child with partner Cameron McAllister and shares sweet snaps of newborn

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BBC Radio 1 star Gemma Cairney revealed she has given birth to her second child as she shared sweet photos to Instagram on Sunday

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Published: 10:11 BST, 27 July 2026 | Updated: 10:32 BST, 27 July 2026

BBC Radio 1 star Gemma Cairney revealed she has given birth to her second child as she shared sweet photos to Instagram on Sunday.

The presenter, 41, and her partner Cameron McAllister – who first became parents in August 2024 – welcomed the newest addition to their family last week.

Gemma beamed as she cuddled her newborn – whose identity has not been publicly revealed – and a funny picture of Cameron dressed in scrubs in the hospital.

She wrote: ‘Had another baby this week with the most beautiful goober of a man that I ever was to meet after travelling the world to find him. LOVE YOU @cameronmac815 and this miracle family.

‘*Posted from a sofa of in the haze of restful ecstasy and a multitude of painkillers* (sic)’

Gemma’s celebrity pals including Davina McCall, Fearne Cotton and Paloma Faith showed the couple with congratulatory messages.

BBC Radio 1 star Gemma Cairney revealed she has given birth to her second child as she shared sweet photos to Instagram on Sunday

Gemma beamed as she cuddled her newborn – whose identity has not been publicly revealed – and a funny picture of Cameron dressed in scrubs in the hospital

In April, Gemma announced she was pregnant with her second child by posting a sweet shot of the blossoming bump to her Instagram account.

Gemma’s photo showed her sunbathing with her blouse lifted to show off the bump, with the caption: ‘Together we sunbathe ‘n dream (sic)’.

The presenter announced she had welcomed her first child in August 2024 as she took to Instagram to share a snap of herself and Cameron cradling their new arrival.

Captioning her sweet post, Gemma revealed that their baby was born two weeks ago before gushing that she’d ‘never felt love like this’.

She penned: ‘TWO WEEKS of the best madness, blessings, bliss, breathes, prayers, tears & momentous delirium.

‘I can’t offer enough thanks to our friends / kin, midwives, soothsayers, staunch support!’

She continued: ‘Never ever felt love like this. We are a fresh fam of 3, yipeeeeeeeee.’

Gemma has been keeping her followers updated with her pregnancy in recent months on Instagram.

Two months prior, the glowing mother-to-be cradled her bump while posing in a glam black dress.

Speaking about her changing body, she wrote in the caption: ‘Our bodies are outstanding ya know, I’m rollin’ in awe of mine and yours.’

While in May, she shared a snap of her silhouette against a window as she looked down at her growing stomach.

Geamma’s celebrity pals including Davina McCall, Fearne Cotton and Paloma Faith showed the couple with congratulatory messages

Gemma announced she is expecting her second child in April

Speaking about her changing body, she wrote in the caption: ‘Our bodies are outstanding ya know, I’m rollin’ in awe of mine and yours.’

She penned: ‘What an extraordinary time. Making, growing, connecting.’

Gemma met partner Cameron in Malawi, where Cameron, who owns an independent coffee project, sources his beans from smallholder farmers.

Gemma kickstarted her career on Kiss FM and Channel 4 Radio before moving over to the BBC, going on to join Radio 1Xtra in 2008.

The broadcaster has also hosted Glastonbury over the years and even had her own weekday afternoon show back in 2011.

The Birmingham-born presenter, who is now based in Scotland, has also hosted radio documentaries and also launched a successful production company

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The new Canada-US bridge over the Detroit River is set to open

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The new Canada-US bridge over the Detroit River is set to open

DETROIT (AP) — Traffic is set to start flowing Monday across a new bridge over the Detroit River that will serve as a critical route for trade, jobs and tourism between Canada and the U.S.

Last week, Canada celebrated the Gordie Howe International Bridge with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Windsor, Ontario, to mark the completion of the multibillion-dollar, multiyear project.

U.S. and Michigan representatives were uninvited from Friday’s gathering after President Donald Trump suddenly announced 50% tariffs on Canadian goods entering America.

The bridge is named for Howe, a Canadian icon known as “Mr. Hockey” who wore No. 9 while playing on the other side of the Detroit River for the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings. He died in 2016.

More than 70% of Canada’s exports go to the U.S., making America its largest trade partner, and Detroit is the No. 1 port for truck traffic on the U.S.-Canada border, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.

For nearly a century, the privately-owned Ambassador Bridge has been the only route for large commercial trucks moving between the U.S. and Canada at Detroit. Businesses say the new six-lane span will be faster and less expensive.

The span is 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) long and rises 151 feet (46 meters) above the river at its highest point. Pedestrians and bicyclists carrying proper identification will be able to cross it for free in a few weeks.

Construction on the new bridge began in 2018 but took years, partly because of a global slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Canada paid to build the bridge at an estimated cost of $6.4 billion. A recent agreement says Canada will share some toll revenue with the U.S. government for 15 years.

Trump praised his administration for that deal in a social media post while the Ontario event was in progress. “We changed the terms,” he said.

Michigan will also get a share, but not until Canada’s costs are recovered, likely decades from now.

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Ant McPartlin shows off incredibly buff tattooed body after naked encounter

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Ant McPartlin washed all the awkwardness of his massage encounter away as he was spotted enjoying a dip in the sea during a beach day in Portugal

10:11, 27 Jul 2026Updated 10:11, 27 Jul 2026

Ant McPartlin is clearly making the most of his trip to Portugal as he unveiled his honed new physique while enjoying a dip in the sea.

The 50-year-old jetted on a much-needed holiday with wife Anne-Marie Corbett and pals before preparations get underway for the upcoming series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here in Australia.

In new pictures, he was seen showing off his collection of tattoos while having a swim – opting for a pair of striped blue trunks and chunky black sunglasses.

One snap showed the dad-of-one laughing as he stood in the water, while another saw him vaping and chatting to a friend, before leaving the beach with a trolley.

Despite taking some time off, it wasn’t a complete holiday for the ITV host as he found time to record his Belta Box podcast with best pal Declan Donnelly – where he confessed to having a very embarrassing situation during the trip.

Speaking to his co-host in the latest episode, which was filmed remotely while they were both away, Ant revealed that his masseuse walked in on him completely naked before a relaxing message, making things extremely awkward.

Unpacking the scene, he explained that he went to a “really good” Thai massage parlour with his wife, following a recommendation – but they were given a warning over stripping off.

“A friend of ours said, ‘Be careful, when you go there, they come in really quickly’,” he recalled. “So I go in and I’m getting changed. The middle door slides open. My wife’s in this one, I’m in this one. She quickly whips the dress off, pops the paper knickers on, jumps on the bed.

“I take my clothes off, I struggle to kind of get all the buttons done on my shirt.”

Attempting to speed things up, he pulled his shirt over his head instead of unbuttoning it, and then removed his pants.

“So I’m leaning over the bed to get the paper knickers and inadvertently flick the paper knickers off the bed to the other side of the bed. And I’m naked and everything’s hanging out,” he continued, recalling his struggle with the disposable underwear.

“They land on the ground. I’m standing like this to put my leg in, my leg’s up. As I’m doing that, the door opens and [the masseuse] comes in. She can see everything and we just stare at each other for a bit too long. I went ‘not yet!’”

While he did eventually return to the parlour, he confessed that the pair “couldn’t look each other in the eye” after the excruciating moment…

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Two people die after being pulled from sea at famous beach

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The families of the two people have been informed and a report is being prepared for the coroner

Two people have died after being pulled from the sea at a beach in Cornwall after a late night emergency on Sunday. A man and a woman were pronounced dead at the scene on Fistral Beach at around 9.45pm on Sunday, July 26.

Emergency services including the ambulance service and police were called to the scene after the coastguard recovered the two bodies from the sea after being called around 9.30pm. The families of the two people have been informed and a report is being prepared for the coroner.

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Coastguard Rescue Teams from Newquay, Padstow and St Agnes, lifeboats from Newquay RNLI and an HM Coastguard helicopter were sent to the scene.

A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said: “Police were called by the South Western Ambulance Service at around 9.45pm on Sunday 26 July following reports that two people had been recovered from the water at Fistral Beach, Newquay.

“Emergency services attended and a cordon was put in place, which has since been removed.

“Sadly, a man and a woman were pronounced deceased at the scene. Their families have been informed, and our thoughts are with them at this extremely difficult time.”

A spokesperson for the coastguard said: “HM Coastguard has been responding to an incident in the South Fistral area, Newquay, overnight.

“First informed at around 9.30pm (26 July), Coastguard Rescue Teams from Newquay, Padstow and St Agnes, lifeboats from Newquay RNLI and an HM Coastguard helicopter were sent to the scene, alongside other emergency services.”

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