Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. More infoGraeme Souness revealed Alan Hansen looks set to make a full recovery after fears over the Scotland and Liverpool legend when he was taken into hospital with a serious illness. Souness told how he spoke to his old international and Anfield team-mate and said the fact he was giving him a ribbing proves he’s fighting back. “I’ve been speaking to his son and Janet his wife and I’ve been phoning his phone, his phone number. So I sat down and got the courage to phone back and HE answered the phoned.

Anti-government protesters converged on Jerusalem on Monday, calling for new elections in an effort to replace the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Discontent is mounting about the conduct of the war in Gaza and anti-government groups are calling for a week of daily protests. Netanyahu has dissolved the Israeli war cabinet that had been overseeing the conflict in Gaza, rebuffing his far-right allies who had been seeking seats, and apparently moving to solidify his grasp on decision-making over the fighting with Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon

The Sunday Music Drop is a weekly radio series hosted by the KQED weekend news team. In each segment, we feature a song from a local musician or band with an upcoming show and hear about what inspires their music. West Oakland-based multidisciplinary artist, student and experimental saxophonist Zekarias Musele Thompson is, in their own words, “concerned with humanity’s conceptual and emotional organizational structures and how we bring them into material form.” This, almost by definition, demands a multifaceted approach, one that spans sound, image, performance and facilitation, involving photography, writing, sonic composition and collaborative performances. Thompson covers it all and seeks to bring about a sense of “deep, empathic listening.”Thompson has presented their work in exhibitions and concerts across the Bay Area and in Iceland, having collaborated with dozens of artists. They are a cofounder of Working Name Studios, “a collectively owned and organized arts institution with the mission of building institutional stability and equity for underrepresented creative practices, ideas, and people.”

A full transcript will be available 1–2 workdays after the episode’s publication. San Francisco’s mayor’s race kicked into high gear after 5 candidates took to the stage for their first debate last Wednesday evening. Today, in Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez’s last act as a KQED journalist, he opens up his reporter’s notebook to break down his key takeaways from the debate, and what it told us about the upcoming race ahead.

Severe flooding in Porto Alegre, Brazil, disproportionately impacted the city's Black residents, exacerbating existing inequalities and causing widespread displacement and damage. In short:Torrential rains flooded Marcelo Moreira Ferreira’s home in Porto Alegre, forcing him and his family to evacuate. Research shows the hardest-hit areas have a high proportion of Afro-Brazilian residents, highlighting systemic inequality. Key quote:“I’m afraid the water will rise again, but we came back because it’s the only place we have.”— Marcelo Moreira Ferreira, residentWhy this matters:Flooding in Porto Alegre reveals deep-seated racial and socio-economic disparities, with Black communities facing the harshest consequences. Rising global temperatures and altered precipitation patterns are contributing to more extreme and unpredictable weather, posing a growing threat to vulnerable populations.

Ukrainian FA president Andriy Shevchenko presented the shell-blasted seats of a Kharkiv stadium built for Euro 2012 in Munich, hours before Ukraine took to the pitch for the first time during Euro 2024. The UAF said the Sonyachny stadium had been destroyed by Russian shells in 2022. The aim of the display is to bring a stark reminder to these Euros that Ukrainian forces have been engaged in Europe's bloodiest fighting since the second world war, and civilian life in the country has been upended. Ukraine display destroyed stand in Germany as a reminder to Europe

Nigel Farage has said Reform UK will not form a government this general election, adding that the campaign is the 'first important step on the road to 2029'. Farage launched his party’s policies, which he called a contract rather than a manifesto, in Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales. The Reform leader said: 'Our ambition is to establish a bridgehead in parliament and to become a real opposition to a Labour government'

Datchet’s Liquid Leisure water park has been fined £80,000 over the death of an 11-year-old girl at the venue. Croydon schoolgirl Kyra Hill drowned after getting into difficulty in the water at the aqua park on August 6, 2022. In the aftermath of Kyra’s tragic death, Windsor and Maidenhead council launched a health and safety investigation. First and foremost, we would again like express our condolences to the family and friends of Kyra Hill, who tragically lost her life at Liquid Leisure. Where there are breaches, as in this case, the council investigates, gathers evidence and undertakes enforcement.”Liquid Leisure must also pay a victim surcharge of £2,000.

Speaking to the media after attending a signing ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra with Chinese premier Li Qiang, the first Chinese premier to visit Australia since 2017, prime minister Anthony Albanese said Australia and China had 'renewed' and 'revitalised' their engagement, reaching agreement across a series of arrangements that will 'shape and drive our practical cooperation'. 'We also exchanged views today on our region and the world, building our understanding of our respective positions and perspectives,' Albanese said. 'I've made it clear as nations with different histories, political systems and values, we will cooperate with China where we can, disagree where we must, and engage in the national interest'► Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube

On January 1, 1966, 19-year-old Alex Cleghorn, of Penilee, was walking along Govan Road with his older brothers William and David. As the family lived in the Penilee district, which is about two miles from Govan Road, where were they first-footing from? "Had they celebrated Hogmanay at home and set off towards Govan Road – and why? “It states that Alex had disappeared on the section of Govan Road between Rathlin Street and McKechnie Street,” says Andy. The mystery still stands.”Get in touch with Times Past if you can solve the mystery - email ann.fotheringham@glasgowtimes.co.uk or write to Ann Fotheringham, Glasgow Times, 125 Fullerton Drive, Glasgow G32 8FG.

Pictures of a triumphant Jude Bellingham celebrating his winning header for England feature on several front pages. The Daily Mirror plays on his shirt number, calling him "perfect ten"., externalPuns inspired by The Beatles are well represented. "Hey Jude," says the Daily Telegraph. Separately, the Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho has attacked Labour's net zero plans, external. Writing in the Daily Telegraph, she said the party's policy of blocking new oil and gas exploration would take Britain "back to the dark ages".

The panel, entitled “Housing for All: Alameda’s Plan to Improve Housing Accessibility,” included Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Director of Housing Development Sylvia Martinez, and Samuel Kevy, Field Representative for Assemblymember Mia Bonta. The students’ Housing and Homelessness Project (HHP) report urged increased efforts toward housing affordability and resources and sought to put pressure on legislators regarding bills on accessible housing. He noted that the state estimates 2.5 to 3 million new housing units are needed by 2030, with 1 million of those units to be affordable housing. For information on affordable housing in Alameda County, visit the Alameda County Housing Portal. For information about City of Alameda resources, visit the Housing Authority of the City of Alameda website.

The average price for a cinematic ticket in the United States has hit $8.73 - a new all-time high according to the National Association of Theatre Owners. The new average was calculated from data collected from every cinema in the US, and every screening held at them. There has been a year-on-year rise of 1.4%, despite the enormous success last year of films like 'Jurassic World’ and 'Furious 7’ - which each grossed over $1 billion. In the UK the average price is £7.17, which marks a 48% rise over the decade and works out at $9.47 (via The Guardian). https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jul/19/us-cinema-ticket-prices-record-highIn China, where the box office is due to overtake that of the US, the average price works out at $6.50.

Brexiteer Nigel Farage said Monday that his hard-right Reform UK party intends to use next month's general election to ultimately supplant the ruling Conservatives as Britain's main opposition party. That's not possible in this election," said Farage as he launched his party's election pledges in Merthyr Tydfil, in south Wales. Farage claimed Reform was "running very fast to catch up" with the main parties and was increasing its support among younger voters. "Our ambition is to establish a bridgehead in parliament, and to become a real opposition to a Labour government." With the Brexit Party now renamed Reform UK, he has ruled out a similar agreement this time.

A Reform UK candidate who is standing in the same constituency as women and equalities minister Kemi Badenoch has resigned from the party after it emerged he previously called on people to vote for the BNP. When approached by the paper regarding the blog post, Mr StClair-Armstrong said: "I've got no excuses for that. In separate comments to the BBC, Mr StClair-Armstrong said he had "never supported the BNP" and had been forced to stand down by Reform UK. A Reform UK spokesman told The Times: "Mr StClair-Armstrong has tendered his resignation as a member of Reform UK due to the revelation of unacceptable historic social media comments and we have accepted his resignation." As the deadline for nominations has passed, Mr StClair-Armstrong will appear on the ballot as the Reform UK candidate, but will stand as an independent if he is elected.