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How to bet on the 2026 World Cup: Football betting markets explained

June 5, 2026 No Comments

Our beginner’s guide to how to bet on the 2026 World Cup - the main match markets, outright bets and offers that enhance them

Gaming

Remedy says Control Resonant’s shapeshifting weapon was conceptualized for the first game when it considered enabling Jesse’s gun to turn into a sword — ‘We really needed to make sure that this is something that works and is fun on a very visceral level’

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Inside the “disappearing battery” revolution — how forest-powered supercapacitors could keep wireless sensors running for years

Culture

Madonna reveals release date for star-studded Confessions II – The Film

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Ex-Google CEO is key to Ukraine’s most formidable drone weapon to date – $5000 Hornet can carry 5Kg of explosives on a 200Km, one-way trip

News

Springwatch’s Michaela Strachan details ‘traumatic’ off-air fight with Chris Packham

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The Aion V is a £36k family EV with a limo-style twist: RAY MASSEY tests it

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Three jailed over heist of ancient golden helmet from Dutch museum

The men are sentenced to 47 months each for stealing the 2,500-year-old Romanian Coțofenești helmet.

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Singer Fally Ipupa’s pride at being given major DR Congo honour

He follows the late great Papa Wemba in becoming a knight of the National Order of the Leopard.

Staff Writer June 5, 2026

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Nearly 50 people die of thirst in Sahara desert after lorry breaks down

Only two survived after trekking more than 50km (30 miles) across the desert to alert the authorities.

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Ukraine strikes cargo ships and admits Romania drone blast as Putin prepares for key speech

Ukraine says it struck five ships carrying illegal cargo in the Sea of Azov and in coastal waters of Russian-occupied territories.

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Fury in France after child murder suspect’s criminal record released

A man suspected of murdering an 11-year-old girl had previously been identified as a potential child molester, records show.

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Culture

Madonna reveals release date for star-studded Confessions II – The Film

Madonna announced the news ahead of its world premiere at the annual Tribeca Film Festival.

Betting

BetMGM World Cup 2026 offer: Bet £10, get £40 in free bets

BetMGM have a range of World Cup betting offers for the 2026 tournament. We’ve taken a look at the pick of the bunch

Football

Spain 4-0 England: Lionesses’ World Cup qualification hopes dented after crushing defeat

Beaten Euros finalists took revenge for last year’s penalty defeat

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Newcastle want Spanish winger Victor Munoz to replace Anthony Gordon

June 05, 2026

Newcastle United are looking into signing exciting young Spanish winger Victor Munoz and believe he would be the perfect replacement for Anthony Gordon.

Has steaming the Lord’s pitch led to a clatter of wickets?

June 05, 2026

The ball dominated the bat across the first two innings of the Lord’s Test, with England and New Zealand both bundled out inside the first 70 overs of the game.

Hickory Lad a Woodcote wonder for Phillip Makin

June 05, 2026

And Katie Scott also enjoys a big winner on Oaks day.

From 'a work in progress' to 'he will get us playing': Experts react as Liverpool appoint Andoni Iraola

June 05, 2026

Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher remains unconvinced

Albion defender linked with summer move to Serie A

June 05, 2026

Diego Coppola is being linked with a possible return to Serie A.

Daniel Levy to sell most of Tottenham stake to American tech billionaire

June 05, 2026

Former chairman Levy stepped down from Spurs last September

Rafael Leao issues transfer plea as Arsenal and Manchester United ponder move

June 05, 2026

Portuguese winger’s club future in flux as World Cup looms

Katie Taylor to face Flora Pili in Croke Park farewell

June 05, 2026

The 39-year-old had announced in February she intended to end her “amazing journey” back on home soil

Lifestyle

Springwatch’s Michaela Strachan details ‘traumatic’ off-air fight with Chris Packham

June 5, 2026

Strachan admitted the ‘heated’ clash with her co-star left their colleagues in shock

Sarah Michelle Gellar leads tributes to Buffy co-star Anthony Head: ‘I’m not OK’

June 5, 2026

The English actor was best known as librarian Rupert Giles in the cult US supernatural TV series.

Love Island pro footballer says ‘family comes first’ after quitting show

June 5, 2026

George Knight, 28, joined the ITV reality programme in Tuesday’s episode.

Technology

Quote of the day by former Apple design chief Jony Ive: “When something exceeds your ability to understand how it works it sort of becomes magical” — wisdom on the power of simplicity

June 5, 2026

The man responsible for designing some of the most elegant devices in the world believed in how amazing technology needn’t be complex

9 dog-care gadgets that are so clever they deserve a treat — including an ingenious on-the-go water solution and a ‘canine FitBit’

June 5, 2026

I've delved into the world of pet tech to find the most useful canine gadgets.

It was always the plan to make a Dylan-focused game, says Control Resonant art director, but creating a ‘high level’ world came first — ‘We create the world, and then there are opportunities to have these different lenses into it, or different stories’

June 5, 2026

Remedy Entertainment has confirmed that it was always the plan to make a Control game starring Dylan.

Politics

No10 hits back as JD Vance blames Henry Nowak’s murder on ‘mass invasion of migrants’

The US politician claimed Mr Nowak would be alive if European elites had resisted ‘the politics of self-hatred and the mass invasion of migrants’.

Trump’s legal team object to revealing financial records in BBC defamation case

The broadcaster’s lawyers dismissed claims of a ‘fishing expedition’, saying the details are needed to assess the president’s claim.

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West End play about feminist activist will BAN mobile phones to protect actors during nude scene

Labour’s ‘deeply concerning’ plans to extend new rights to unmarried couples will lead to more family breakdowns, pro-marriage campaigners warn

Most expensive footballers revealed: Lamine Yamal is worth TWICE as much as Kylian Mbappe, the Bournemouth talent with a £86m price tag – and which two shock England stars are valued higher than Jude Bellingham?

Body found in search for missing 11-year-old in France is confirmed to be schoolgirl: Police arrest classmate’s father, 41

‘He let me rot whilst he enjoyed his freedom’: Andrew Malkinson says he’s ‘insulted’ sex offender received ‘softer’ sentence for 2003 rape for which he was wrongly jailed for 17 years