As a football coach, Thomas Tuchel has done things differently to many of his colleagues.

For example, it is extremely rare for lower league footballers to become the head coaches of top sides. But that’s what Tuchel did, playing as a defender in Germany’s bottom tiers, before going on to manage elite teams like Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea.

It’s also unusual for youth team coaches to become coaches to senior sides, or to make the leap from coaching relatively small clubs to some of the bigger clubs in the world. Tuchel, England’s head coach, has made these switches too, and in doing so has demonstrated two particular managerial skills: awareness and adaptability.

The two qualities complement each other. A strong sense of awareness is required to effectively assess situations and players, and then recognise how and when a team might need to change its approach. It requires the ability to evolve and mature.

And a distinct aspiration for Tuchel is not to remain the same coach that he has been in the past. He has said: “[You] need to constantly adapt your style to what is needed, and to your group, and to change yourself, and to develop and to grow.”

He is also known for his perfectionism and dedication. And according to a former colleague, his total commitment to a cause can galvanise a group if it is harnessed correctly.

The colleague said: “Extraordinarily good coaches like him are very intense, that’s part of the deal. They live and breathe football, and that attitude transmits to the team.

“They want to do everything well, and that creates a strong feel for the collective. Everybody wants to give their all, every day, every game. That’s why teams immediately get better once he starts working with them.”

Tuchel retains very high expectations of performance. He does not mask his displeasure on the sidelines, and is not afraid to tell players when they are not playing well. But his methods involve much more than direct criticism.

For instance, after visiting a professor at Mainz University in Germany, Tuchel became an advocate of a technique known as “differential learning”, which emphasises variation rather than repetition of movement in football training. It also involves presenting players with a wide variety of obstacles that demand constant adjustment, while embracing the fact that players and opposing teams are all different.

So Tuchel began to tailor practice sessions to continually challenge and stretch his players. There would be extreme variation in pitch sizes for example, or particularly difficult drills.

Tuchel said of this more creative style of training: “That influenced me a lot, because it changed my role as a coach completely.

“With this [approach] there is no right and wrong. I’m just responsible for the ideas and principles of how we play. Within those they are free to find their own solutions.”

The overall idea for Tuchel is that training ends up being so testing and so demanding, that competitive matches seem comparatively easier to cope with.

Shape-shifter, trophy winner?

Tactical versatility has also been a defining feature of Tuchel’s method. He is well known for his in-game changes, where a side might switch formation six times during a match. He wanted his players to learn to constantly adapt to new roles, shapes and systems.

However, Tuchel has recently explained that if you switch formation too often, players can be conditioned to always look to the coach for a solution. Instead they should be concentrating on how they flexibly apply fundamental defensive and attacking principles, regardless of changes in tactics.

So again, Tuuchel is open to change. He wants to empower his team to make adjustments, without always looking to him for the answers.

To him, awareness and adaptability are crucial qualities required for effective management. This means having the confidence to follow a well-formulated course of action, but also the modesty to appreciate the limits of your capabilities and remain receptive to alternative solutions.

As Tuchel has commented: “I can do it my way, but I never want to say, ‘I know how it’s done.‘

“I know nothing. I just try my things, and every day is new. There are lots of people out there in business who say they know how it’s done. But there’s not just one way to do things. You have to adapt.”

England play Argentina in the men’s World Cup semi-final at 8pm on Wednesday evening (July 15), as they bid to reach Sunday’s final – which would be their first since 1966.

North Yorkshire Police is urging fans to be responsible while cheering on the Three Lions.

The force said officers will be on “high-visibility patrols so that everyone can celebrate (or commiserate) in the right spirit”.

“We won’t tolerate anti-social or criminal behaviour, and licensed premises showing the match will be working with us to ensure a safe and enjoyable event,” a force spokesperson said.

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They said police will also be out targeting drink drivers, warning they can “expect firm enforcement action”.

“Remember, the effects of alcohol and drugs can remain long after the final whistle has blown,” the police spokesperson said.

“One of the biggest myths around drink-driving is that a few hours’ sleep is enough to sober up.

“In reality, alcohol can stay in your system for much longer than people think, meaning you could still be over the legal limit when you wake up tomorrow.”

They added: “Let’s make tonight a match to remember, for the right reasons!”

ITV has revealed its broadcasting plans for the World Cup final – with or without England.

The station will broadcast the World Cup half-time show at the New York New Jersey Stadium in full, it said, as well as match analysis.

The interval performance is the first of its kind for the international football tournament and will feature Madonna, Shakira, BTS, Burna Boy and Justin Bieber.

The BBC is set to announce plans for Sunday’s broadcast in due course.

Rumours suggest the half-time line-up might break Fifa’s rules by extending the interval from a typical 15 minutes to up to 25 minutes.

Many were also concerned that the spectacle would replace the broadcaster’s analysis by pundits.

Half-time entertainment has become a major feature of sporting events in the US, notably during the Super Bowl.

The performance at the World Cup final will be curated by Coldplay frontman Chris Martin and will also feature Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel, the PS 22 Chorus and characters from Sesame Street and The Muppets.

The show will be staged in support of the Fifa Global Citizen Education Fund, an initiative working to raise 100 million US dollars (£75 million) to expand access to education and football for children around the world.

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has described the performance as a “groundbreaking spectacle” that will “celebrate football, music and our shared values, ensuring a legacy that transcends the final whistle”.

It was also announced that Hollywood actor Tom Cruise, popstar Robbie Williams and US singer Jennifer Hudson will perform during the closing ceremony.

The event will take place 90 minutes before kick-off and will also feature performances from Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger, Italian singer-songwriter Laura Pausini and streamer IShowSpeed – with Hudson set to deliver a rendition of the US national anthem.

The final on Sunday will see Spain face the winning team from Wednesday’s semi-final between England and Argentina.

The latest instalment of one of football’s biggest rivalries takes place in Atlanta on Wednesday, with a spot in the World Cup final against Spain on the line.

Zendaya left fans speechless by channeling her inner Greek goddess at the New York City premiere of The Odyssey.

The 29-year-old Dune actor, who stars in the upcoming Christopher Nolan epic as the Greek goddess Athena, wore a feather-covered, sculptural floor-length white gown sourced from French fashion house Matières Fécales on Tuesday’s red carpet at AMC Lincoln Square Theater.

Zendaya’s gown featured an asymmetrical strapless neckline, a feathered train, large angel wings and a thigh-high slit on the left leg.

The bodice was made up of corsetry that cinched her waist and accentuated her hips. Her hair was styled in a tousled fishtail braid to add to the whimsical look.

She wore a natural makeup look, accompanied by a pair of long diamond earrings from the Swiss diamond maker Chopard.

The look has been adored by fans online, with one person writing on Instagram: “JAW. ON. THE. FLOOR.”

“I GASPEDDDDDDD,” another wrote, as another said: “I cannot get over how stunning she is. Truly ethereal.”

“She is everything. Beauty, grace, ethereal,” said one fan. “I thought she was not about to top the last one??!!! How dare me…”

Zendaya has worn a number of showstopping looks to promote The Odyssey.

She was seen in another ethereal look ahead of the premiere earlier in the day, wearing a flowing nude gown sourced from Pamela Rolland, described as “an antique gold pleated silk chiffon Grecian gown from the Fall 2026 Runway Collection,” while leaving her New York City hotel, according to a press release.

Last week, she dazzled at the London premiere wearing a straight-off-the-runway Schiaparelli gown, which featured a similar sculptural white bodice.

The movie follows Odysseus’s decade-long journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War as he battles monsters, gods and other mythical foes while his wife Penelope fends off suitors and his son Telemachus searches for him.

The film has already been tipped for awards season success, after the initial verdict from critics was overwhelmingly positive, with many describing it as Nolan’s biggest and most ambitious work to date.

Matt Damon stars as Odysseus, Anne Hathaway as Penelope and Zendaya’s husband Tom Holland as Telemachus. The cast also includes Robert Pattinson as the suitor Antinous, Charlize Theron as Calypso, Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy, as well as Jon Bernthal, Benny Safdie, John Leguizamo, Himesh Patel, Samantha Morton, Mia Goth, Elliot Page, and Bill Irwin.

The Independent’s chief film and TV correspondent Jacob Stolworthy described it as “Nolan’s biggest film to date”.

“This film has about triple the number of huge set pieces than any of Nolan’s previous films, and every single one of them is breathtaking in their own way,” he said.

“In The Odyssey, Nolan showcases visual trickery in a way you’ve never seen before.”

Serious hostilities between the US and Iran have resumed. On July 8, Donald Trump said that the ceasefire agreed by the two countries in June was “over”. Since then, he has ordered the US military to carry out intensive airstrikes on Iran and has reimposed an economic blockade of the country.

The US president has also begun to recycle threats he made earlier in the war. These include striking civilian targets and seizing Iran’s Kharg Island, which is host to most of its oil refining capacity.

Hope within the White House of achieving a deal to address Iran’s nuclear capabilities is fading. But Trump is hoping that his latest moves will force Iran to relinquish its control of the Strait of Hormuz, allowing global energy markets to return to normal.

There’s just one problem: none of these things have worked before, and there is no reason to think they will work now. In fact, Trump’s return to the same playbook that has previously failed to end the war on terms acceptable to the US shows just how limited his options have become.

The war began with an attempt by Trump and the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to damage Iran’s nuclear capabilities and perhaps topple its regime. However, the conflict’s centre of gravity has since shifted.

Nuclear matters have taken a back seat to the issue of whether shipping through the strait will in the future operate only under what Iran’s chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has called “Iranian arrangements”. This means ships will only be allowed to transit on Tehran’s terms.

The US rejects the idea of Iranian control of the strait and wants a return to the situation of free transit that existed before the war. Yet, after all of these months, it has still not figured out a way to achieve this goal at an acceptable cost. To understand why, it is helpful to break down US options into three groups: military, diplomatic and economic.

Trump’s limited options

Militarily, nobody fully controls the Strait of Hormuz. It is a contested zone into which various countries can project military power. However, Iran does not need to control the strait entirely to achieve its aim. It only needs to continue to pose enough of a credible threat to vessels that they are too worried to transit.

Iran’s ability to menace shipping in the strait stems from its stockpile of missiles, drones and fast boats. These are relatively easy to conceal and launch, and the CIA assesses that Iran still has healthy supplies of them. To stop these capabilities, the US would have to seize a vast swathe of Iranian territory, risking great casualties. And even then, success would not be guaranteed.

Seizing Iran’s Kharg Island would likewise be highly risky. Occupying it may be easy initially, but any US forces stationed there would be exposed to Iranian attacks. A lengthy occupation would probably cost lives, making it hard to hold on to the island long enough to use as leverage in negotiations.

As cynical – and probably illegal – as military strikes on civilian targets would be, Trump perhaps thinks they might force Tehran to the table. But they also might not and risk kicking off a round of Iranian retaliation, which could do much greater damage to energy and civilian targets across the Gulf.

The risks and probable futility of these military options are what have pushed Trump to instead explore a diplomatic solution to the conflict over the past few months. But success here has also proven elusive, and it is likely to continue to do so.

The results of diplomacy usually reflect the state of the battlefield. With the US lacking any credible military option to neutralise Iranian influence in the Strait of Hormuz, there is little reason for Tehran to relinquish it.

Mohsen Rezaee, an adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, recently referred to Iran’s influence in the strait as “more important than dozens of nuclear bombs”. His statement reflects the importance the waterway has taken on in the country’s strategic calculations.

Being able to control shipping through the strait gives Iran leverage against the US. It will not give this up without a very good reason.

Economic tools

A lengthy economic blockade of Iranian ports is perhaps the most effective way Trump has to inflict pain on the Iranian government, whose domestic support may fray in a prolonged economic crisis. Economic grievances, including high inflation, contributed to a wave of unrest in Iran in early 2026 that was met with brutal repression.

However, the economic pain cuts both ways. While the blockade is in place, Iran is unlikely to allow oil and gas to transit the strait. That raises global energy prices, which is a perilous political proposition for Trump, too.

Imposing the blockade is costly in another way for the US – it requires a permanent military deployment to enforce. Given the competing demands made on the US military from other missions, such as deployments in Europe and the Indo-Pacific, this blockade cannot be kept in place forever.

Yet when the blockade is lifted and US forces leave the region, Iran will still be physically next to the Strait of Hormuz, able to menace shipping anew.

Ultimately, Trump has backed himself into a corner from which there is no apparent escape. For all the immense military power available to the US, there are limits to what it can achieve. In this war of his own making, Trump is running hard and fast into them.

Emergency services were on the scene between junctions 45 and 44 near the A64 junction, close to Hazelwood, on Wednesday (July 15).

West Yorkshire Police said the crash was a “damage only collision involving three vehicles”, meaning no one was injured.

The AA first reported the crash at 10.30am, saying the collision had closed two lanes of the A1(M) southbound with drivers facing hour-long delays.

National Highways confirmed at 12.15pm that the road had fully reopened with delays starting to ease.

By 2pm the AA was no longer reporting delays in the area.

The crash came days after a collision elsewhere on the A1(M) caused a “significant spillage” which resulted in delays for drivers, according to National Highways.

One lane of the A1 southbound was closed between junctions 38 for Wakefield and 39 for Doncaster after the crash on Sunday.

The incident on Sunday resulted in 45-minute delays and meant part of the A1 had to be resurfaced, National Highways said.

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Published: 14:46 BST, 15 July 2026 | Updated: 15:10 BST, 15 July 2026

Jennifer Lopez remains saddled with the Los Angeles mansion she and Ben Affleck acquired as their marital home for nearly $61 million.

Lopez, 56, and Affleck, 53, started trying to sell the house in June 2024, two months before she filed for divorce on their second wedding anniversary.

They have been struggling in vain to find a buyer, and Affleck ultimately gave up his entire stake in the property this April, turning his interest over to Lopez.

Now insiders have revealed that Lopez found a potential buyer who paid a ‘substantial’ deposit, only to then withdraw from the deal on Tuesday, via TMZ.

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Located in the luxurious Beverly Crest area on the Westside of Los Angeles, the sprawling 46,000 sq ft estate has 12 bedrooms and 24 bathrooms.

The Daily Mail has contacted a representative for Lopez for comment. 

Jennifer Lopez remains saddled with the $61 million Los Angeles mansion she and Ben Affleck acquired as their marital home 

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Online listings are no longer available for the impressive 12-bedroom, 24-bathroom estate, leaving fans to wonder what Lopez and Affleck’s next move might be

Affleck and Lopez bought the house in 2023, months after they tied the knot in August 2022 in the throes of a rekindled romance with its roots in the early 2000s.

By June 2024, when they began trying to sell, Affleck and Lopez were in the midst of a swirl of rumors that their marriage was skidding towards implosion.

That August, the month of the divorce filing, Affleck acquired a $20 million bachelor pad in the Pacific Palisades and promptly decamped there.

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The house happened to be blocks from the residence of his first ex-wife Jennifer Garner, with whom he co-parents his children Violet, 20, Fin, 17, and Samuel, 14. 

Meanwhile, after her divorce from Affleck was finalized in February 2025, Lopez bought a $21 million property in the Kardashian enclave of Calabasas.

However she not only reportedly kept living in the Beverly Crest mansion she had shared with Affleck, but also subjected it to an extensive remodel.

‘Jennifer is renovating the home to her satisfaction,’ a source exclusively informed the Daily Mail last year. ‘She is spending a lot of money because it’s big: there is the main house, the pool house and a guest house.’ 

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When Lopez and Affleck first listed their property amid the disintegration of their marriage, they set a staggering asking price of $68 million.

There followed a failed escrow, and then a year in which they were unable to secure another buyer, after which they took the house off the market last July.

Although they put the house back up for sale that September, this time brutally marked down to $52 million, they delisted it once again in January.

EXCLUSIVE: Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi has revealed who he wants to become the next Doctor as he opens up whether the show is set to come back

Former Time Lord Peter Capaldi says the next Doctor Who should be a complete unknown.

The sci-fi series faces an uncertain future after the Christmas special was axed for the second year in a row, while screenwriter and TV producer Russell T Davies announced his departure in June.

Capaldi, 68, who played the Doctor from 2013 to 2017 said there’s no doubt that that the show will return but bosses need to rethink their plan for the next leading star.

Peter revealed he’d love to see an unknown actor step into the role: “I think it would be lovely. I’d like to see someone who nobody knew, rather than us all plucking names on people that we’ve seen. I’d like to see something that’s a totally unknown quantity.”

The role is vacant after Ncuti Gatwa, the fifteenth doctor, who appeared in the series from 2023 until 2025, quit. Viewers saw Gatwa’s Doctor regenerate into Billie Piper, who previously played companion Rose Tyler to Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant’s incarnations of The Doctor in the last episode.

However, since the Christmas special has been cancelled it’s unclear if Billie is set to play the next doctor, or if this was a red herring for fans, so the future of the series is very much up in the air.

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When asked if there were any names he could think of who would impress in the role, he admitted there were “lots of names” but it would be “inappropriate” for him to throw any into the mix publicly.

With the announcement that the Christmas special would not go ahead, Russell T Davies also announced his decision to leave Doctor Who once again. “And so GOODBYE from me to Doctor Who but HELLO to a big new future for the show, as the BBC announces it’s putting the show out to tender,” he said at the time.

This led to speculation that Doctor Who would be cancelled entirely, this rumour Peter was happy to shut down.

“Oh, I think it’s coming back.. It is happening, and I look forward to seeing it,” he confirmed to the Mirror.

Revealing the perks of being the Doctor, Peter said: “I mean, it’s just an amazing job. You get to go into work every day and blow up dogs or flying tires, and also when kids meet you when you’re in the heat of it and you’re in the middle of being Doctor Who, they’re meeting Doctor Who, and that is an extraordinary privilege to be on the other side of that. Their eyes widen and they look at you as if as if you’re Santa Claus or something, and it’s incredible.”

In recent years the actor, who broke out in BBC political comedy The Thick of It, has ventured into other areas including music and even performed at Glastonbury Festival in 2025,

He joined fellow Scots Franz Ferdinand on stage to sing their smash hit Take Me Out. He revealed this was the first time he’d ever attended Glastonbury and still feels like a ‘dream’.

“Every time I think about it, it’s like a dream really. I’m not really sure this really happened to have it in my head. It’s just my current dream. Cold breeze on the stage. Everything was harsh and quite a setting. I mean I was really quite frightened because I never. I’ve been to Glastonbury before.”

He described his music as a passion project: ” Well, it’s really something that I’m doing for fun. It’s not about trying to get into the charts or change my career.”

For that reason he can stay detached, without concerns about chart performance: “It doesn’t matter what happens to my music. You know what? If people like it, that’s fine. If they don’t like it, that’s fine. Also, because I’m not doing it in order to claw my way into using industry, I’m doing it because I love this.”

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Emergency services, including the air ambulance, were called to Bearpark Colliery Woods near Durham just before 11.45am on Wednesday (July 15).

The scene of the incident at Bear Park Colliery Woods near Durham today (Image: PAUL WILLIS)

Police have now confirmed the man, a forester, was taken to hospital by paramedics.

An eyewitness said they saw the air ambulance circling before heading to the woods, where emergency services had gathered.

The scene of the incident at Bear Park Colliery Woods near Durham today (Image: PAUL WILLIS)

They told the Northern Echo: “I was at my parents house and watched the air ambulance circling so decided to go have a look.

“I got down to Bear Park Colliery Woods and saw a crowd, an ambulance, the air ambulance, and so many police.

“I got down there and spoke to the emergency services there, who said a worker was injured with a chainsaw in a freak accident, but I don’t know how bad it is.”

The scene of the incident at Bear Park Colliery Woods near Durham today (Image: PAUL WILLIS)

The scene of the incident at Bear Park Colliery Woods near Durham today (Image: PAUL WILLIS)

A spokesperson for GNAAS said: “Our critical care team was activated at 11.33am to reports of an industrial incident in Bearpark Colliery Woods. We had two doctors and a paramedic on board our aircraft and they arrived on scene at 11.48am.

“Our team worked alongside the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) to assess and treat a patient.

“The patient was taken to hospital by a NEAS road crew, accompanied by our team.”

The scene of the incident at Bear Park Colliery Woods near Durham today (Image: PAUL WILLIS)

A spokesperson for North East Ambulance Service said: “We were called to a person injured in Bear Park Colliery Woods, Durham, at 11.21am on 15 July.

“We dispatched a double crewed ambulance, a duty officer, a specialist paramedic, two vehicles from our Hazardous Area Response Team and were supported by Great North Air Ambulance Service. One patient was taken by road to the Royal Victoria Infirmary.”

The scene of the incident at Bear Park Colliery Woods near Durham today (Image: PAUL WILLIS)

A spokesperson for Durham Constabulary said: “We were called just before 11.45am to reports of a forester being injured whilst working in Bear Park Colliery Woods.

“Officers assisted the ambulance service who transported the man to hospital.”

The Northern Echo has contacted Durham County Council for a comment.

The theft happened in Lansdown Road, Google, between 10pm last Sunday (July 12) and 7.30am the following day, Humberside Police said.

A force spokesperson said the shed’s lock was broken and meat was stolen out of a freezer.

They urged anyone with information about the incident to contact Humberside Police, saying: “If you have any CCTV footage (including video doorbell), saw anyone acting suspiciously in the area around this time or have any information about the offenders please contact the police on the non-emergency number 101 quoting occurrence ref: 26000097424.

“Alternatively you could call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. You don’t have to leave your name and you may even receive a reward.

“You can also provide information anonymously on the Crimestoppers website.”