Manchester City cheated Premier League rules, the Commission found. Did it also cheat HMRC? We've examined the decision and leaked Mancini documents. We think City likely failed to pay £12m in tax. There should be a criminal investigation. Thread:
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We are getting closer and closer to the day when I can just buy a DSLR that runs Android apps
Huawei made a whole camera to attach to its latest phone
This 24-240mm zoom lens has its own sensor too.
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So glad I took a punt on watching this stupid, brilliant show. Excited to have two more seasons en route.
'Reacher' Gets Season 6 Renewal at Prime Video Before Season 5 Even Wraps Production
The Alan Ritchson series "Reacher" has reached more than 200 million viewers worldwide to date. Season 5 is currently filming.
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New(ish) for paid subscribers this week: a reminder of my favourite taco spots in London to visit once Sonora is gone for good
My favourite London tacos in 2026
RIP Sonora
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Got a lot to do today, but I might just spend it reading every word I can about the City mess instead
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 6d agoHow drawn-out saga of Manchester City’s alleged cheating came to this
do you think the senior royals of the other six emirates of the uae have a group chat where they're all dunking on abu dhabi over the man city thing right now.
I ended up in Escocesa by chance, after taco plans went awry, but what a happy accident it was: great tapas, with some September specials from the Canary Islands on when we went, in a lively, vibrant dining room
Escocesa, N16
Spanish seafood in Stoke Newington
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Is anyone out there *still* waiting to receive a Trump phone? Would love to figure out if every buyer got one in the end.
I never got to play with last year's 17 Pro phones, hope the international launch means I can get my hands on one of these.
The Verge@theverge.com · last wk.An international launch is coming later this year. www.theverge.com/tech/999253/...
I really hope Googlebooks can become more than just expensive Chromebooks. The blueprint is there, but software support has to follow next. If it does, I'll be one of the buyers putting money down.
Googlebooks feel like the first laptops built for Android owners
My next laptop might be a Googlebook.
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Allow me to sing the praises of Otto, a Berlin restaurant I have fallen deeply for
Otto, Berlin
A new Berlin favourite
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Very excited for this. I agree that Cregger is at his best when he's not trying so damn hard to be clever about it, so I'm hopeful this is about how I'm going to feel about the film
'Resident Evil' Review: Zach Cregger's Heart-Stopping Video Game Movie Is His Best Yet
Zach Cregger makes the first great Resident Evil movie, a truly great video game movie and his best film yet all at once.
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Whose turn is it to do the pedantic bit about the name?
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2w ago‘If you’re building Frankenstein, stop’: JD Vance dismisses calls for AI regulation
I preferred TV Glow, but still had a great time with Camp Miasma
A ★★★★ review of Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026)
This doesn't hit the heights of I Saw the TV Glow, I think because it lacks the raw emotional punch. Instead this is much more about flesh and fluids, for better or worse. It's good fun along the way,...
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I’ve spent a decade visiting Berlin almost annually; here are the restaurants, bars, and coffee shops I go back to time and time again
My favourite places to eat and drink in Berlin in 2026
From a decade’s worth of work trips
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What is this comment from the Labour MP? No, the issue here isn't that the attempted pogrom had the wrong targets!
Leftback@leftback.bsky.social · 3w agoWell at least we've heard the worst of this story oh wait the mob got into the hotel onto the floor the players were on and were knocking on bedroom doors. I think I'm moving to rage now. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I've tested every major Android foldable so far this year. Nothing in the iPhone Duo's hardware has really caught my attention, but the software looks much more exciting
The iPhone Duo’s hardware doesn’t look special, but its software might be
iOS 27 may be the iPhone Duo’s greatest advantage.
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Just when I thought I was out...
The Trump phone just got a $250 price hike
RAMageddon comes for us all.
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I’ve got no real point of reference for Yunnanese food, but I really enjoyed the unexpected — and at moments fiercely fiery — cooking at Cloud Land
Cloud Land, EC3
Sky high
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dear god.. a flavor scientist at the Cheetos factory has published a blog post saying no one is prepared for how "dangerously cheesy" they are
Eric Lipton NYT@ericlipton.nytimes.com · 3w agoOpenAI’s top scientist, in a blog post on Sunday, warns that artificial intelligence is evolving so rapidly that it is becoming increasingly difficult for humans to understand and control it. Here is the post: openai.com/index/an-ali... And a couple of small excerpts--clear warnings.
I got to try Xiaomi's new foldable last week, and it basically delivers what I wanted from the Z Fold 8
The Verge@theverge.com · 3w agoA triple camera, big battery, and new Arm GPU make the 18 Fold a phone to be reckoned with. www.theverge.com/tech/991008/...
When blackshirts are marching through the streets of Dover and Portsmouth, the focus shouldn’t be on the disruption they cause, but on their fascist ideology and deliberate intimidation of migrants and people of colour. [1/2]
The AfD and Reform immigration policies are almost identical. There is no plausible reason for considering one far right and the other not.
Adam Bienkov@adambienkov.bsky.social · 3w agoWatching BBC News and it's striking to hear the presenters repeatedly referring to the AfD as "far-right" whilst refusing to ever say the same about the hundreds of actual masked blackshirts currently swarming British ports
Technology is cool, too bad they made it evil
Got any IFA questions? Now's your chance - @jp2e.bsky.social and I will be answering subscriber questions on the site for the next hour
We spent the week testing IFA’s best (and weirdest) gadgets, ask us anything
We’ve seen everything from smart home to smartphones. What do you want to know?
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