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England fans to get bank holiday if Three Lions win World Cup, Starmer suggests


The outgoing Prime Minister has all but confirmed that, should Thomas Tuchel’s side bring football home, England fans will be able to celebrate with a day off work. Speaking from the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkiye, Sir Keir hinted that he would grant the bunk-off bonanza should England put an end to 60 years of hurt. In this scenario, the 26 heroes in white would be crowned world champions on Sunday June 19, before parading through central London on Friday July 24, in a nationwide day off.

https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/england-world-cup-bank-holiday-keir-starmer-5HjddMx_2/


Show a liberal a Lime bike and he will show you his soul


These days it can be hard to know what a liberal really believes. Thankfully a simple test throws light on their soul. It is similar to the one Hermann Rorschach designed in the 1920s.

https://www.economist.com/business/2026/07/01/show-a-liberal-a-lime-bike-and-he-will-show-you-his-soul


‘Separate in name and power’: How America reinvented English


In August 1813, he wrote an impassioned letter to his friend John Waldo about the blossoming of new terms in fertile terrain of the 37-year-old United States of America.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260630-how-america-reinvented-english

Mexico batters Ecuador and everything else you need to know about Tuesday’s World Cup action


Tuesday started with drama and ended with two nations looking primed for deep runs in this World Cup as Norway, France and Mexico all booked places in the next round.

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/30/sport/world-cup-round-of-32-tuesday


My First Job in Fashion: Tommy Hilfiger


My first job in fashion was when I was 13 years old. I was working as a stock boy in a sporting goods shop in my hometown Elmira, New York. We sold football jerseys, basketball jerseys, all the equipment, and it was all made with such high-quality materials. I was obsessed.

 

https://www.vogue.com/article/my-first-job-in-fashion-tommy-hilfiger