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The Carabao Cup first-round draw helps mark the start of the new domestic football season (PA)With the country in the grip of international competition fever over Euro 2024, we may feel like the start of the 2024/25 season is something in the distant future. However, this morning sees the draw for the first round of the Carabao Cup, with teams from the Championship to League Two learning their opponents at the start of what they hope will be a dream cup run. The draw takes place at 11.30am, with a regionalised system meaning that teams are drawn against other sides…

At ustwo studios, every employee is an owner. We call them Partners. As Partners, our employees act collectively like entrepreneurs to focus on growth.In 2022, our founders John “Sinx” Sinclair and Matthew “Mills” Miller transitioned the majority of their equity in ustwo studios to the employees. This was made possible by an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) as a mechanism for transferring the majority of the equity from the owners to the employees, current and future. The innovative legal framework was put in place by the UK’s Finance Act 2014, and over 1,000 companies have become employee-owned since its inception. An…

Sign up to our free fortnightly newsletter from The Independent’s Race Correspondent Nadine WhiteSign up to our free fortnightly newsletter The Race ReportRacism and intolerance are rising in France, fuelled by the war in Gaza and far-right ideas in public debate.These are the findings from France’s human rights commission, the CNCDH, in an annual report published on Thursday.The far-right National Rally (RN) is leading in the polls for upcoming legislative elections, running on a platform that proposes restricting the rights of immigrants in France, which the CNCDH has said is in “frontal opposition to the principles of equality, fraternity and…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter It took 36 games to get rid of eight teams. It will take 15 more to dispense with another 15. There can be a lopsided element to Euro 2024, taking a long time to remove one-third of sides, then rushing to expel the others. The last few days have been laced with reprieves for those who occupied third place; the way 16 of 24 advanced meant Slovenia and Slovakia could settle for draws in their final group…

It’s fair to say that Go Live Data is the fast becoming the UK’s frontrunner in delivering comprehensive, integrated marketing solutions that guide clients through the entire customer journey. Specialising in such, the team of twenty professionals provide corporate and SME clients with marketing and data services that optimise B2B marketing campaigns, boost engagement and drive business growth. As after all, isn’t that what marketing and data companies are supposed to do?Going a step beyond to most competitors in their approach, Go Live Data’s view on B2B marketing is rooted in the concept of an integrated customer journey, involving the…

Donald Trump tells rally crowd Joe Biden will come to the debate ‘jacked up’ after getting ‘a shot in the a**’Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailDonald Trump and Joe Biden are due to face each on the debate stage in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday evening in their first head-to-head of the 2024 election cycle.The encounter will take place at 9pm ET and be broadcast live from CNN’s studios, with the network’s anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash serving as moderators.The debate promises to…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Belgium will face France in the last 16 of Euro 2024 following a 0-0 draw with Ukraine, who crashed out of the tournament.The Red Devils limped through Group E, finishing second behind Romania.That means they will meet France next as Ukraine exited on goal difference and become the first team to depart the extended European Championship at the group stage with four points.Belgium will need a big improvement against the 2022 World Cup runners-up as they were…

Truck rams gates of Bolivia presidential palaceThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USAn attempted military coup in Bolivia by the country’s sacked General Juan Jose Zuniga was thwarted on Wednesday as armed forces withdrew from the presidential palace in La Paz and president Luis Arce called for public and international support to defend democracy.“We need the Bolivian people to mobilize and organize themselves against this coup d’état and in favor of democracy,” he said.“We cannot allow, once again, attempted coups to claim…

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for freeSign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter England will play Slovakia in the Euro 2024 last 16 on Sunday.Gareth Southgate’s side topped Group C despite recording underwhelming draws against Denmark and Slovenia after winning their opener against Serbia.That 1-0 triumph came in Gelsenkirchen, where the Euro 2020 runners-up will return this weekend to take on Francesco Calzona’s side.Slovakia finished among the four best third-placed sides and were confirmed as England’s opponents upon the conclusion of the group stage on Wednesday night.Idris Elba and Labour…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailParis Hilton has testified to Congress that she was sexually abused and force-fed medication during the time she endured in youth residential treatment facilities.Hilton, a long-time advocate for children’s welfare and regulation of such facilities, appeared before the House Committee on Ways and Means on Wednesday. The hearing focused on strengthening the child welfare system, and featured testimony from several expert witnesses including Hilton.The heiress spoke about the time she spent as a child in youth residential facilities,…