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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 Craig Bellamy is a candidate to become the new Burnley manager after Vincent Kompany completed his surprise move to Bayern Munich. The former Wales international striker, who was Kompany’s assistant at Turf Moor and was on his former Manchester City teammate’s backroom staff at Anderlecht, will not follow him to Germany. And he will be a contender to take over at the relegated club as they look for an immediate return to the Premier League. While several…

I am a food and drink wholesaler, supplying thousands of products to thousands of convenience retailers across the West Midlands and, despite the advances of technology over the years, there is no denying wholesaling is a traditional business. From its most humble beginnings, it has centred around people, and this is still the case today.People buy from people. It’s a simple, fundamental rule of business and yet, so many industries are slowly but surely moving away from this as technology continues to advance at pace. But I have to ask, at what cost? There is no doubt that technology has been…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsIsrael has said it is now in effective control of Gaza’s entire land border, having taken over key a buffer zone along the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt.The Israeli military has also continued deadly raids on Rafah in southern Gaza despite an order from the UN’s top court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to end attacks on the city, where half of Gaza’s 2.3 million people had previously taken refuge.In a televised…

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 Olympiacos won their first major European trophy as Ayoub El Kaabi’s late extra-time winner inflicted a second straight Europa Conference League final defeat on Fiorentina.A forgettable final sparked into life with just four minutes of extra time remaining as El Kaabi turned home the only goal of a game taking place at the home of Olympiacos’ rivals AEK Athens.While the Greek side could celebrate becoming the first team from their country to win a European trophy, Fiorentina…

You’ve got a breakthrough new product or service idea, and you want to take it to the world and become the next global billionaire. So, what’s stopping you?For small start-up and SME level businesses, while the personal and financial rewards are certainly clear and enticing, the hurdles to success often seem daunting or even overwhelming. So, you decide to seek comfort and consolation in yet another expensive, quaffable enough cappuccino and muffin at the ubiquitous big-brand global coffee-shop franchise around the corner, as you resign yourself to a life of simply dreaming about what might have been.Guess what? The billionaire behind that…

This is the moment lightning strikes the Empire State Building in New York City.Dramatic video shows lightning strike the city’s iconic skyscraper on Wednesday night (29 May) as thunderstorms hit Manhattan.A lightning bolt also struck the One World Trade Center.According to its website, the Empire State Building is hit by lightning 25 times per year on average.Its antenna is designed to absorb the shock of a lightning bolt, so the building itself and the people inside are safe from electrocution. Source link

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 The description many another would apply to Jude Bellingham is one he bestows upon a teammate. “The best in the world,” he said of Vinicius Jr in May. And October. Carlo Ancelotti agrees; as the Italian is the diplomat supreme, it was unlikely to cause ructions in the Real Madrid dressing room when he nominated the winger, even though he overlooked Bellingham in the process.And if the Brazilian could prove a more controversial choice again next season,…

In digital marketing, metrics are a key component to any campaign – or so the industry has always believed. And while it was right, things have developed significantly. From click-through rates to open rates, marketers meticulously track every data point, in the hope of gauging successful campaigns. Then they optimise strategies based on findings.However, amidst all the statistics it’s crucial to be able to distinguish between what we in the trade call ‘vanity metrics’ versus detailed, actionable insights. This is where, as experts in digital marketing, including all there is to know about emails and performance, with Go Live Data,…

Five key moments from Donald Trump’s hush money trialSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailDonald Trump’s historic hush money trial has been turned over to the jury putting the first-ever criminal case against a US president in the hands of his fellow New Yorkers.Deliberations began late on Wednesday morning and — after four questions from jurors regarding specific testimony — will continue on Thursday at 9.30am.In closing arguments, defense lawyer Todd Blanche hammered the credibility of Mr Trump’s ex-“fixer” Michael Cohen, the trial’s star witness,…

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 Luke Shaw and Harry Maguire have linked up with Gareth Southgate’s squad early as the England duo bid to prove their fitness for this summer’s European Championship.With the June 16 group opener against Serbia looming large, the Euro 2020 runners-up convened in County Durham on Wednesday for the start of their pre-tournament training camp.Shaw and Maguire have reported to England’s training base at Middlesbrough’s Rockliffe Park, where only six of Southgate’s long list were absent.Real Madrid star…