Swedish activist Greta Thunberg has been pictured on a plane after Israel’s Foreign Ministry said they had deported her. Thunberg was one of 12 people on board the Madleen ship, which was seized by the military while attempting to breach Israel’s blockade of Gaza.
England’s friendly against Senegal on Tuesday is taking place at the City Ground in Nottingham as Wembley enters concert season.
The Three Lions traditionally play their home matches at the national stadium, but their final match of this season will be staged at Nottingham Forest’s home ground.
Wembley will host seven concerts in the next month, then another 19 – plus Oleksandr Usyk v Daniel Dubois – before England’s next match there, which is against Wales on 9 October.
The World Cup qualifier against Andorra in September will be held at Villa Park.
The last time the City Ground hosted England’s first team was in March 1909, when they were 2-0 winners over Wales in a Home Championship match.
Speaking after the announcement of the friendly, England boss Thomas Tuchel said: “Facing a strong African team in a passionate city with rich football heritage can only help us on the road to the World Cup.
Last June, England played Bosnia and Herzegovina at Newcastle’s St James’ Park.
Since 2018, they have also played home matches at Old Trafford, Molineux, the Riverside Stadium, St Mary’s, the King Power Stadium and Elland Road.
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H&M shoppers could get £5 off their next purchase using a little-known scheme that encourages customers to return unwanted clothes. The retailer’s website says that H&M members who take part can get 20 points and a £5 digital voucher to spend on a £25 purchase.
You need to sign up for membership and fill a bag with unwanted clothes, and you’ll receive a voucher to spend in-store or online. The fashion retailer says: “Bring your unwanted textiles to us. We’ll make sure they get re-worn, reused or recycled. Earn 20 points and a £5 digital voucher.”
It doesn’t matter if the items weren’t purchased from H&M. However, they should be clean. H&M explains: “H&M has recycling boxes in all clothing stores around the world. Bring your clean, previously loved clothing or textiles to one of our stores—they can be from any brand.
“Drop off your unwanted textiles in a H&M store in the garment-collecting box — usually next to the cash desks, and you’ll be rewarded with a voucher.”
The retailer says its customers have gathered over 172,000 tonnes of preloved clothing and textiles since 2013. “Through collecting, sorting, reselling, repurposing and recycling, we can give many of these items a second life,” it adds.
H&M’s membership is free, but there are age restrictions. As per the website’s FAQ section, you have to be 18 to join or 16 with consent from your parent or legal guardian.
Several shoppers have shared their success using the scheme on social media. In one popular video, a shopper who posts on TikTok as @kally_209 said the tip has saved her a lot of money.
She told followers: “Come with me to recycle old clothes at H&M in exchange for vouchers. Now, this process is really simple and easy. I do it a couple of times a year, and it definitely saves me a lot of money as I buy a lot of my kids’ clothes from H&M.”
Walking shoppers through the steps, she added: “There’s only really three conditions, the first being they only accept recycling bags of clothes, so no footwear; the second being that you must be a H&M member and have the app; and the third being you can only recycle a maximum of six bags every six months.”
Kally found her experience simple and thought it was well worth the effort. “It’s really simple, you just bag up your old clothes, take them into store, let a staff member know you’re here to recycle goods. They’ll take you to the drop-off box, you drop your bags in there, and then they’ll give you a QR code to scan,” she shared.
“Now, you get one voucher per bag you recycle. So I had three bags this time, so I got three vouchers. They’ll pop up in your app under my benefits and then my vouchers, and you get a £5 voucher for every £25 purchase. It definitely saves you a lot of money.”
H&M’s website states: “When you bring a bag of textiles to an H&M store for recycling, you will earn 20 points and receive a £5 digital voucher that can be spent online or in store. The transaction must be £25, excluding any delivery costs, before you apply the voucher.
“Vouchers can be used in store by scanning the code in your account at the till. Vouchers can be used online by applying the discount at checkout or in the basket.”
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James Argent doesn’t appear to have lost many friends in the wake of his legal troubles in Spain. Carol Wright, mother of Argent’s pal Mark Wright, has become the latest big name to publicly support the disgraced former TOWIE star.
Argent, 37, was handed a suspended prison sentence for a gender violence offence against his then partner, former Miss Sweden, Nicoline Artursson, while holidaying in Spain in Mijas, near Malaga, on 5 May. He admitted the offence and was given a six-month prison sentence, suspended for two years.
Nicoline broke her silence on the incident last week, with Argent continuing to perform across Spain and mingle at star-studded event. Argent recently took to the dance floor alongside his old cast mate Megan McKenna, 32, to celebrate her nuptials with footballer Oliver Burke, 28.
Argent shared a nostalgic video on Instagram from the wedding bash and captioned it: “Congratulations to the beautiful Bride, My dear friend @meganmckenna who got married to the lovely @oliverjburke yesterday. I can’t tell you how much it meant to me, That you wanted me there on your special Wedding day. We danced together just like old times in Nu Bar Loughton when we were kids.
“We always supported each other in those TOWIE days & remained friends ever since. You’ve blossomed into an amazing woman. You’re a fantastic mum & you’re going to make a great wife! And your a much better singer than me haha. Love ya.”
Shortly after, Mark Wright’s mum Carl, 64, commented to express her affection, saying: “Love this. Xxx.” Adding a shower of love hearts and applause emojis, she clearly enjoyed the trip down memory lane.
Carol’s message to Argent comes as Nicoline opens up about the incident with her ex. She recently took to social media to share her thoughts on what had transpired in a lengthy and emotional post titled ‘All that glitters, where is the gold?
In a heartfelt post on social media, Nicoline shared her emotional ordeal: “It’s now been a month. I still can’t believe it. My fractures on my body have finally healed but I’m wounded inside. I’ve been quiet long enough. Silence protects no one – and it almost destroyed me.”
Describing the dark turn her relationship took, she wrote, “What started as a love story sadly turned into something else. Behind the pictures, promises and the plans for a life together – the beautiful days – changed into sadness with emotional manipulation and eventually physical harm.”
While not pointing fingers at any of Arg’s former partners specifically, Nicoline mentioned that Arg had “unresolved ties to his past”. Highlighting an intrusive third wheel in their romance, she stated, “There were too many people in our relationship” – referring to herself, Arg and his ex – and levelled allegations against the unnamed ex and her family for causing “targeted emotional distress”.
Nicoline continued to express her deep sense of betrayal, adding: “I loved deeply, believed in our future and stood by someone I thought would protect me and instead I was left alone and harmed in ways I never imagined. I was not only failed by him but deeply affected by the presence of unresolved ties to his past.”
Further detailing her frustration, she said, “Yes I posted an Instagram story with a simple yes or no question about if your ex should be a part of your present relationship. I felt there were too many people in our relationship: me, my boyfriend and his ex. ‘Three’s a crowd’, they say. I asked so many times if we could be just the two of us, but the answer was a strong NO … Everybody knows that real friends support you and want to see you happy. So I posted a story on Instagram.”
She later revealed that Arg had vowed to her he would “put a stop” to the ongoing issues. In her detailed statement, she said: “After being together for one year my boyfriend finally promised me that he would have boundaries. He would put a stop to all that had been going on for months. But he didn’t.
“Instead he broke the promise … The rest is history. I was brutally thrown out of our new home in the middle of the night wearing only my pyjamas. I opened the door to let him in and only minutes after I found myself laying down on the stairs outside our house. My clothes and belongings were being thrown out from the balcony down on me. I was injured.”
Nicoline then expressed gratitude towards her neighbours for their assistance. She stated: “Thanks to incredible neighbours who heard and saw what happened and acted, I got help. They called police, brought me to safety and ensured the incident was taken seriously.”
She wrapped up her message by saying: “A gentleman does not abuse you and end up in jail and call you the love of his life. A gentleman does not blame you for his actions. A gentleman will confide in his partner, family and close circle of friends, keeping them close and safe. A gentleman chooses you always and leaves the past in the past – including exes.
“Life is to be lived together and not to please people who want to take advantage of you. At the end of the day, fame can only do so much – it’s all about being strong and growing together. Life is simply not a reality TV show, life is real. I have tried to understand why. I have cried so many tears thinking about the way he chose to hurt me. He said he loved me and I believed him and here we are.”
She continued: “There is now a legal record of what happened. Violence has no excuse – no matter how much love preceded it. To those who questioned me for staying as long as I did: I stayed because I believed in love. I believed he and we could grow, could heal, could choose peace. But love doesn’t survive in chaos. And it cannot survive where violence lives.
“To every woman reading this: if you’ve ever questioned your worth, your safety or your sanity in a relationship – this is your sign. You deserved to be loved with care and integrity. And you are not alone. To the men: real strength is protection. Real love is safe. Be the kind of man who lifts women up – not one who breaks them down, neither by violence or silence.
“To the future: never say never. I will get the little family I’ve always dreamed of and have my dream wedding to symbolise and celebrate true love in front of my dear family and friends.”
She penned a powerful message, stating: “I’m healing now. Slowly, bravely and unapologetically. I will rise and I will use my voice – not for vengeance but for truth. For every woman who’s been silenced by someone who said ‘I love you’ and then proved otherwise. This is not just my story. It’s a reminder: abuse – whether emotional, psychological or physical – has no place in love.”
For confidential support, call the 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Freephone Helpline on 0808 2000 247 or visit womensaid.co.uk If you or your family have lost a friend or family member through fatal domestic abuse, AAFDA (Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse) can offer specialist and expert support and advocacy. For more info visit www.aafda.org.uk
Noel Gallagher says Paul ‘Guigsy’ McGuigan was “relieved” to leave Oasis and is unlikely to be jealous of the Oasis Live 25 shows.
Guigsy and drummer Tony McCarroll will be the two original band members missing from the tour when it kicks off next month. Guigsy was photographed last year living in London but in a new book Noel lays bare Guigsy’s feelings towards the end of his time in Oasis.
Speaking to journalist John Robb, Noel said: “Success hit Guigsy the hardest. He was not ready for it at all. When we started we were on the same level musically but when I got at the turbocharger and I was writing all the songs and when they were orchestral things the rest of them thought ‘Where am I going to fit in with all this orchestral sh*t and I don’t blame them for that.”
Noel adds he thought it was “a relief for Guigsy to be away from all that’.
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He said: “Guigsy would be constantly stoned and he would not says a word for two days or be very nervous doing gigs. It was a relief for him when he decided to call it a day. Not that I have ever spoken to him about it but I knew he was going to be alright sitting in the garden, watching cricket and smoking weed without having me and Liam arguing. I guess it was a relief for Guigsy to be away from all that!”
Bonehead would also leave the band at the same time in August 1999, but has returned for the 2025 reunion.
Drummer McCarroll has not been invited to play live, having been effectively forced out of the band after the first album Definitely Maybe. But he is on friendly terms again with Liam and attended one of his solo shows last year.
On X he tweeted he would love to come on and play Supersonic at Heaton Park if he was invited.
The Oasis Live 25 shows kick off in Cardiff next month before heading to Heaton Park for several weekends. They’ll also play Wembley before heading off on a World tour.
It was Guigsy who first started the group The Rain in the 1980s, with bandmates Paul “Bonehead” Arthur and Tony on drums, before Liam Gallagher joined and then brought along his brother Noel, 56. The group went on to change their name to Oasis, who were famously signed at King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow, Scotland – and the rest is history.
In August 1994, the group released their debut album Definitely Maybe, which catapulted them to superstardom. But for the original lineup, this was short-lived, with Tony departing soon after in 1995, before Bonehead and Guigsy quit in 1999.
To mark its 30th anniversary last year, Liam and Bonehead played Definitely Maybe in its entirety at concerts which sold out in minutes.
Liam declared the album “the most important album of the ‘90s bar none”. He added to fans: “I wouldn’t be anywhere without it and neither would you.”
Greenland’s application for membership of Concacaf has been unanimously rejected.
The world’s largest island, which has never played competitive international football, has a population of 57,000 and is a sovereign territory of Denmark but is geographically part of North America.
It is unable to join Uefa because the European governing body only admits countries recognised by the United Nations, but there is no such requirement for Concacaf, which governs North and Central America and the Caribbean.
Greenland plays non-Fifa sanctioned friendlies but hopes of competitive international football for the first time were dashed at a meeting in Miami before the Gold Cup.
“Based on a thorough assessment conducted by the Concacaf administration and Council, and in accordance with the Concacaf Statutes, the Member Associations reviewed the membership application submitted by the Greenlandic Football Association and unanimously rejected it,” said a Concacaf statement.
President Donald Trump has made repeated calls for the US to take control of the territory, which has caused outrage in both Denmark and Greenland.
Greenland covers an area greater than the size of western Europe, but 81% of its land mass is covered by sheet ice.
According to the country’s tourism website, Greenland has 76 football clubs and 5,500 registered players, around 10% of the population.
However, the harsh Arctic climate means football can only be played outside for five months of the year and on gravel pitches or artificial turf.