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World Cup Mayhem Makes Manchester United Options Investors Go Wild

Manchester United’s options volume on Thursday was x times the 30-day average. The news of a new 100,000-seat stadium is the likely cause. Investors have gone wild for MANU’s July 17 $25 call. Should you play along?

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Man jailed for assault on police officers and customer at Manchester airport

Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 21, convicted over 2024 incident of which footage was widely shared on social media

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Andy Burnham’s long coup: the chaotic year-long project to return him to Westminster

Story of the key figures, decisions, planning and missteps in push to line up Greater Manchester mayor for PM

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Burnham joins campaign launch for Labour’s Manchester mayor candidate

The Makerfield MP, and likely successor to Sir Keir Starmer in Downing Street, was at the launch for Labour’s Bev Craig.

Evening Standard

Will Elliot Anderson play against Panama despite Manchester City medical?

The England midfielder has been working on getting his transfer to Manchester City completed

FourFourTwo

Why Andy Burnham’s radical plan relies on the Treasury being a friend of devolution

Andy Burnham has built his reputation on championing regional devolution – as Greater Manchester’s mayor he was celebrated as the “king of the north”. If, as now seems likely, he becomes prime minister next month, a “devolution blitz” is expected to follow. But it will only succeed if Burnham can…

The Conversation

Ai Weiwei pushes Manchester’s buttons, a ceramicist makes it personal and frames get reframed – the week in art

Weiwei goes big while tackling colonialism, a group show has a fun theme and Xanthe Somers’s stoneware fools the eye – all in your weekly dispatch

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Who Was Callum Kerr? Father of Three Dies After Mid-Flight Incident on Jet2 Plane

Callum Kerr, a father of three, died after being restrained on a Jet2 flight from Cyprus to Manchester. Investigations by police and the IOPC are ongoing.

International Business Times UK

Manchester heatwave: 35°C forecast, prepare for scorching temperatures and gradual cooling

Manchester braces for a scorching 35°C heatwave today, June 26, with clear skies and high humidity. Residents are urged to stay hydrated and limit outdoor activity during peak hours. A welcome cooling trend begins tomorrow, with temperatures gradually dropping throughout the week, offering a more temperate climate by the weekend…

The Times of India

Running buses in Manchester is no preparation for the international stage, Major warns Burnham

Exclusive: In an interview for Independent TV with editor-in-chief Geordie Greig, former prime minister John Major warned that being mayor of Manchester will not prepare Andy Burnham for challenges on the global stage

The Independent UK

England star undergoes US medical as Manchester City break transfer record: report

England's Elliot Anderson is Manchester City-bound after a seemingly record-breaking transfer fee agreement

FourFourTwo

Major wildfire rips through moorland close to Greater Manchester

Blaze on Tintwistle Moor, Glossop, has burned more than 500 square metres, forcing road closures and smoke warning

The Guardian - UK

Man dies after being restrained by passengers on flight from Cyprus to UK

A police investigation is underway after the death of Callum Kerr on the flight from Larnaca to Manchester

The Independent UK

‘Act on the evidence outside the window’: Andy Burnham urged to stick to net zero targets if he becomes PM

Burnham is coming under pressure from some to ditch net zero targets but this could be highly damaging on many levels

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Police investigating death of man on Jet2 flight from Larnaca to Manchester

Officers looking into reports Callum Kerr was ‘behaving aggressively’ and that passengers restrained him

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham plans to move parts of No 10 operation to Manchester

Makerfield MP considering northern base for PM’s office among measures to devolve power away from London

MusicRadar

“Just because some of your university friends defaulted to it at karaoke doesn’t act as a strike against it”: A music professor breaks down the theory behind Oasis’s Wonderwall

We put Wonderwall under the musical microscope and explore how the song became a standard for beginner guitarists

The Independent UK

In The Room | Why Andy Burnham might not be ready for No 10

Andy Burnham’s camp is caught between euphoria and fear. After his victory in the Makerfield by-election and Keir Starmer’s resignation, the path to No 10 appears to have opened up for the former Manchester mayor.

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The Guardian - UK

Bev Craig to stand as Labour candidate for Greater Manchester mayor

Leader of city council braces for bitter fight with Reform UK in byelection for Andy Burnham’s replacement

The Guardian - UK

Welcome to the Andy Burnham show: the Westminster frenzy sucking up the British media’s attention

Despite Friday’s awful rail crash, it was the PM-in-waiting’s journey from Manchester to London that dominated the headlines, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Fortune

Team USA’s goalkeeper passed on Manchester United, the club that helped shape David Beckham’s career, for Harvard—and has zero regrets

Instead of joining the English club known for David Beckham, Matt Freese picked Harvard—but says the unconventional path is his secret goalkeeping weapon.

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham is ‘recipe the country needs’, says Douglas Alexander

Scotland’s Secretary of State said Mr Burnham has ‘shown himself to be a winner’ as the former Manchester mayor revealed a leadership bid.

Newsroom.co.nz

Sir Keir stammers to an end – can the King of the North restore UK stability?

Analysis: Manchester mayor Andy Burnham’s favourite record is ‘The Queen is Dead’; now he too could accede unopposed to power. Jonathan Milne assesses what it means for relations with NZ and the Commonwealth.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Andy Burnham poised for No 10, support for multiculturalism falls, Messi sets a record

Former Manchester mayor likely to be new PM after Keir Starmer says he will stand aside; Lowy survey says people are losing faith in the prevailing order

The Independent UK

Burnham laughs off Monty Python heckle as he’s sworn in as MP

Andy Burnham was sworn in as an MP on Monday after winning last week’s Makerfield by-election. Burnham travelled down to Westminster from Manchester earlier in the day, shortly after Keir Starmer confirmed he was resigning as prime minister. Burnham is widely expected to be the next prime minister after receiving…

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