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Tring Pound Meadow's tennis courts have received £50,000 in investment

Amid widespread backlash to the all-female Blue Origin space flight, a source exclusively reveals to DailyMail.com that Katy Perry regrets 'making a public spectacle' out of the mission.

The blaze took over Bob and Paula Hessian's home, which dates back to the 17th century, on the evening of April 5 in Weston-on-the-Green, Oxfordshire.

It was all filmed on her Ring doorbell camera

New research suggests Oda Ujiharu, long derided as feudal Japan's most ineffective military leader, may have been mischaracterized. The Sengoku-period daimyo, who ruled from Oda Castle in present-day Ibaraki Prefecture, lost his fortress an unprecedented nine times to rival clans -- but recaptured it eight times, often with inferior forces. "His refusal to accept defeat and his iron will to get up and keep fighting is why many historians reject the 'weakest samurai warlord' nickname and instead refer to him as 'The Phoenix,'" notes the research published in Tokyo Weekender. While Ujiharu's battlefield decisions appear strategically baffling -- repeatedly abandoning castle defenses for open combat -- some researchers propose these actions were deliberately taken to protect peasant settlements from the devastation of prolonged sieges. From the article: Ujiharu's blind charges may actually have had a noble purpose. Japanese battles involving castles almost always turned into sieges, and those always ended the same way: with the nearby fields and peasant settlements being either destroyed to try and draw the lord out of the castle or looted to feed the occupying army. Some researchers believe that Ujiharu was trying to avoid a siege to save his subjects. Despite numerous military setbacks, Ujiharu maintained remarkable loyalty from his subordinates. Historical records indicate that after his initial campaigns, attempts to bribe or threaten his retainers to defect consistently failed. The daimyo demonstrated considerable diplomatic acumen, forming multiple alliances with former enemies throughout his career. His downfall came only after hesitating to pledge allegiance to Toyotomi Hideyoshi during Japan's unification, resulting in his lands being confiscated.

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Jason Knauf, the former chief executive of The Royal Foundation, has been named the next CEO of The Earthshot Prize, Kensington Palace revealed today.

Holland took over the J league club in December,  just months after Southgate stepped down as England manager following defeat in the Euro 2024 final.

Jeniffer Campbell had alleged her manager Alexandra Jacobs racially discriminated against her by using the phrase to refer to her writing, suggesting that it be 'safer and blander'.

While some families will be racing to get on the road or on a flight this Good Friday, droves of people lined for an hour to get their hands on a tasty meal from a chip shop in South Tyneside.

Some residents defended their village - while others said that it's not a nice place to live

It comes after 'exceptional' Storm Hans battered Europe with extreme weather, leaving a path of destruction in its wake.

The two shameless burglars were seen on camera breaking through steel gate and attached the bright blue trailer to a Land Rover and driving away.

The Duke of Sussex was confirmed for the awards on Thursday, where he will appear alongside the likes of Morgan Freeman , John Travolta and multiple NASA astronauts.

The 27-year-old was found buried under the snow at the entrance to the resort on Thursday before emergency services dashed him to Grenoble Hospital where he was declared dead on Friday.

Keem Woodlands made the confession in a video posted to his TikTok where he showed his girlfriend in hospital as he watched Arsenal vs. Real Madrid.

The unidentified man reportedly clashed with a flight attendant shortly after boarding a flight yesterday.

A ground-breaking project to suck carbon out of the sea has started operating on England's south coast. From a report: The small pilot scheme, known as SeaCURE, is funded by the UK government as part of its search for technologies that fight climate change. [...] These projects, known as carbon capture, usually focus either on capturing emissions at source or pulling them from the air. What makes SeaCure interesting is that it is testing whether it might be more efficient to pull planet-warming carbon from the sea, since it is present in greater concentrations in water than in the air.

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Opposition councillor raises concerns about how 'words are cheap but action is expensive and far more difficult'

Rumours of a romance between Ana de Armas and Tom Cruise have been gaining momentum - but should the actress be wary of the Top Gun star's relationship history?

It has been nominated for the best fish and chips award in Deliveroo's restaurant awards