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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Edward Elliot

Why helicopters carrying Trump and Starmer at G7 event have disrupted Brighton’s pre-season plans

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (left) and U.S. President Donald Trump pose for a family photo during the G7 summit in Evian, France - (PA)

Brighton's pre-season plans have been altered after pitches they intended to use in France were rendered unusable by helicopter landings during last month's G7 summit.

The club, initially set to train in Evian-les-Bains, near the Swiss border, from July 23 to August 1, has now relocated to Austria.

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