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"Gisèle has demonstrated to the world that it's not for the victims of sexual abuse to feel shame"

Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast in history, describes the impact Gisèle Pelicot, the woman at the centre of the largest rape trial in French history, has had on the world.

#Newsnight

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The staircase safety rule costing the UK 90,000 new homes The need for a second staircase, brought in by the Conservatives after the Grenfell Tower disaster, have frustrated housebuilders, who claim it is unnecessary

Second staircases in buildings under 30m height will save one life every 6,153 years, but this requirement is reducing housebuilding, so 90,000 fewer homes built over 5 years.

Meanwhile 74 children have died from poor conditions temporary accommodation in 5 years.

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Pep Guardiola says the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti are indefensible as he insists he cannot stay silent about such issues:
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He earns £500,000 per day. That's £100,000-a-day for every rape and sexual assault accusation that's made it into the public domain since he was 19.

Pep Guardiola calls world leaders 'cowards' for 'abandoning' people in Gaza

Pep Guardiola has called those in power 'cowards' for killing innocent people and for 'abandoning' children in Gaza as he gave a passionate speech in support of Palestinian

Meat consumption update, please.

@arsenalvisionpodcast.com…. Trap. Game.

@arsenalvisionpodcast.com trap game??

I am terrible at football – but love playing. Can I change my game completely in my mid-30s? For fifteen years I have been devoted to the sport, but can still barely tackle or shoot. I decided to get a coach and give him the challenge of a lifetime

I am terrible at football – but love playing. Can I change my game completely in my mid-30s?

In "celebration" of thr Pepto Bismol ad now being on the radio, I took some popular radio-friendly songs and added the "Diarrhea" guy.

@arseblog.com odds on you releasing a charity arsecast vinyl with highlights of the year?

Let me know if you find one please….

What would you’ve done? More a reflection of the game state than his management style IMO

BBC recap fella losing his mind here

Still have it?

Same formation, we’ve just sacrificed a bit of control in the middle of the park moving Rice back to the 6.

Things to remember next time some idiot from Reform or the Tories starts trying to tell you green energy drives up prices.

In some ways I am overanalysing and missing the point, that great players find a way, but I really think he was arsenals greatest ever £105m mistake

Not a paid subscriber so apologies I can’t read - I remain convinced that Arsenal stumbled upon him in the #8 - Havertz was always destined for the left #8 role and it was Rice’s brief period in the #6 with Partey inverting in from RB that exposed some of his weaknesses, distributing out from deep

Right to buy in reverse: how Brighton is tackling its social housing crisis | Richard Partington The council is rolling back Thatcher’s flagship policy by buying stock from private landlords. Other local authorities should take note

Right to buy in reverse: how Brighton is tackling its social housing crisis | Richard Partington

Got to the front after 12 hours and it’d sold out 🙃

Pep Guardiola’s ideology is dead. So where does football go next? After 15 years of dominance, Guardiola’s ideas of pressing and possession which gripped the game have unravelled, giving way to fast transitions and set-piece duels. Is this football’s ‘end of history...

Football's "end of history" moment

For 16 years, Guardiola's "positional" game was THE best practice in a homogenised sport

Now it's not

As everyone including Pep looks to individual magic, set pieces, counters, there's new uncertainty about what next
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Firstly, thank you for the Irish bar prompt. There were many iced cold beers. Too many. Secondly, can you talk me through the Mosquera sub at the end? What was going on there? Zubi didn’t look fatigued judging from his run off… was it to use big Gabi as an auxiliary CF? Or take the draw?

The Telegraph Rayner tax scandal - £40k tax dodge - Statement Angela Rayner dodges £40,000 stamp duty Deputy Prime Minister reduces tax bill for Hove flat by declaring it as her main residence [Photo: Angela Rayner pictured at the weekend in Hove, where she has just bought a flat Credit: Dan Charity/The Sun on Sunday] Robert Mendick Chief Reporter. Amy Gibbons Political Correspondent 29 August 2025 8:57am BST

The Telegraph Money > Property > Second homes How to avoid tax on your second home From stamp duty to council tax, shield your wealth from Labour's tightening net [Photo of houses around a bay - Areas such as Cornwall have added a premium to council tax bills for second homes Credit: iStockphoto] Fran Ivens Senior Money Writer 29 August 2025 1:21pm BST

On the same day in the Telegraph:

What actually happens when a player faces a late fitness test the morning of a game? Are they not able to fully train that week and asked to do a number of exercises the morning of the game to prove that they can play? Or is it just over the top bollocks for ‘we’ll see if he feels better tomorrow’?

Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him