Author: Truth Times News Desk

As England prepare to face Argentina on Wednesday, attention has turned to what exactly players are drinking during the World Cup’s mandatory hydration breaks. Under head coach Thomas Tuchel, England’s sports science team has reportedly built a heat-management strategy around a specialist thermoregulation drink called CoreCtrl, alongside a custom Lucozade electrolyte mix, as extreme temperatures at several tournament venues shape team preparation. FIFA introduced mandatory hydration breaks at the 2026 World Cup specifically because of the high temperatures expected at a number of venues across the tournament. Under the rules, players take two three-minute breaks per match, with the referee…

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has told MPs that low economic growth remains the “big issue” facing Britain, delivering the warning just days before Andy Burnham is confirmed to take over from Sir Keir Starmer as prime minister. Bailey’s comments came alongside fresh concerns over renewed instability in the Middle East, after tensions between the US and Iran pushed oil prices to a monthly high on Tuesday. Speaking to MPs on the Treasury Committee, Bailey said Britain’s underlying economic problem is not tied to any one government, but reflects a much longer-running trend. “The overall message I would give…

A same-sex couple in Canada are suing the surrogate who carried their son, after she declined to terminate the pregnancy following the discovery of a cleft lip and possible genetic conditions. The couple filed a civil claim against the surrogate in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice two years after the pregnancy, seeking C$600,000 (£318,000) in damages, according to the National Post. Testing during the pregnancy had revealed the baby had a cleft lip, a possible cleft palate, and a minor heart defect, prompting the couple to ask the surrogate to undergo an abortion. She refused. According to Sally Rhoads-Heinrich,…

Four Green Party councillors, including three Hackney Council cabinet members, attended a pro-trans rally outside the borough’s town hall where protesters stabbed an effigy of incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham with darts. The demonstration took place on 9 July, the same day police discovered the body of former Conservative minister Ann Widdecombe at her Devon home, though her death was not made public until the following day. The protest, held outside Hackney Town Hall in East London, was organised to press the council into refusing to implement guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission on single-sex spaces, which states…

More than half a million households stopped paying the BBC licence fee over the past year, according to the corporation’s own annual report published today, marking the sharpest decline in payers since the pandemic. The drop leaves just 23.3 million people paying the fee, the lowest figure since 1999, as the broadcaster warns that its funding model is becoming increasingly unsustainable. The BBC’s annual report shows the number of people not paying the licence fee grew by 539,000 over the past year, down from 23.8 million to 23.3 million payers. It is the steepest annual fall since the Covid pandemic,…

Manchester United have confirmed the signing of goalkeeper Karl Darlow on a free transfer, adding experienced cover to their goalkeeping ranks as the club continues its summer rebuild. The move comes as Altay Bayindir edges closer to leaving Old Trafford, with United having already completed a separate £50million deal for Chelsea midfielder Andrey Santos earlier this week. Darlow, 35, joins United after his contract with Leeds United expired at the end of last season, signing a deal that runs until June 2028 with the option for a further year. The Wales international brings substantial experience to the club, having made…

A decorated British Army veteran is expected to walk free from a Georgian prison this week after agreeing to a plea deal over the possession of prescription medication. Former paratrooper Matthew “Des” Desmond, 49, will admit importing narcotics and pay a £28,000 fine, despite having documentation proving the drugs were legally prescribed in the UK for a spinal injury sustained during a jump in Afghanistan. Desmond appeared at Tbilisi City Court on Monday, walking in slowly and visibly in pain before smiling at relatives who had travelled to Georgia to support him. His lawyer, Jaba Kochlamazashvili, told the court a…

Two of Brad Pitt’s children, Zahara and Maddox, have taken formal legal steps to remove “Pitt” from their surnames, according to court documents obtained by the Daily Mail. Notices confirming their petitions were published in the Los Angeles Daily Journal throughout June and July, as part of a legal process required under California law before a name change can be finalised. Zahara’s notice states: “Petitioner Zahara Marley Joley-Pitt filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt to Zahara Marley Jolie.” A similar notice was filed on behalf of her brother, reading: “Petitioner…

A senior executive at robotics startup 1X has publicly accused Wired magazine of misrepresenting an exclusive interview about the company’s humanoid household robot, claiming the publication turned the story into one about “sexualizing robotics.” Dar Sleeper, the company’s vice president of product and design, said he felt “pretty betrayed” by the coverage after granting the magazine exclusive access to the launch of 1X’s new robotic hands. Writing on X over the weekend, Sleeper said he had been blindsided by the direction Wired’s story took. “I gave Wired the exclusive on our hands launch, and they wrote a really weird article…

Five members of the same family were killed and two others critically wounded in a series of shootings across East St Louis, Illinois, on Sunday, in what police have described as a “targeted” attack rather than random violence. Two teenagers, one of them related to the victims, have since been taken into custody, though no charges had been filed as of Monday morning. The attacks unfolded across three separate locations in the southwest Illinois city: a public housing complex, a park and a private residence, according to police. The five people killed were identified as Patricia May, 74, Cherie May,…