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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 Gareth Southgate says he is facing a “complicated” Euro 2024 selection choice given England’s potential fitness and availability issues heading into the summer.This is the first time since the 2018 World Cup that the 57-cap former defender is having to pick a 23-man squad for a major tournament after it was expanded to 26 following the coronavirus pandemic.But Southgate could name even more than that at the provisional squad announcement on May 21 as the England boss…

DHL is a Business Reporter client.The past few years have seen numerous challenges for businesses, with unexpected political and environmental events and constant change. Yet amid this upheaval, opportunities have emerged for businesses to establish or expand to an international customer base, which has helped to mitigate disruption. The Covid-19 pandemic showed businesses the disadvantages of relying solely on physical stores, while a key lesson from the recent economic volatility experienced is that it’s risky for businesses to depend exclusively on one market.Having an e-commerce presence and an ability to go global can put businesses on a path to growth…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USA mail carrier is reportedly among the dead after a mass-stabbing in Rockford, Illinois.Four people were killed, while five others were injured, in the attack in the area of the 2300 block of Holmes Street at around 1.15pm on Wednesday.Rockford Police Chief Carla Redd said her department received multiple calls to “multiple scenes”.When officers arrived, they found three victims deceased, while another was declared dead on arrival in the hospital.One of the others in the hospital…

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 As Chelsea returned to the Women’s Champions League semi-finals, the celebrations were cut rather short. “We expect to be here,” a weary Emma Hayes concluded. Hayes admitted she was tired, and with another game to now think about, another plan to formulate, it was no surprise how quickly Chelsea needed to move on after this comfortable aggregate win over Ajax. For Hayes, the prospect of a 41st game in Chelsea’s season remains alive and stretches ahead, the…

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 emailsThere’s something nightmarish about the spectacle of Michael Jackson being endlessly, profitably exhumed by his estate: hologram appearances, posthumous albums, a forthcoming biopic, and now this fourth stage show about his life (following the West End’s Thriller Live, and two Cirque du Soleil extravaganzas). But miraculously, MJ the Musical doesn’t feel like just another cash grab – and that’s all thanks to the formidable writing muscle of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage (Sweat, Clyde’s), who…

Soax is a Business Reporter client.Data extraction is at a premium for retailers, and the spotlight is now on the transformative capabilities of datacentre proxies.Data-driven e-commerce businesses need access to huge amounts of data, and they need to be able to quickly and reliably extract it. Datacentre proxies can be used to collect pricing information, monitor worldwide product availability and manage potential brand infringements more quickly and at a better price point than other kinds of proxies.Although datacentre proxies may be less effective at evading bot-blocking measures compared with residential proxies, they still have their place in the data professional’s…

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailThe federal judge overseeing an attempt by Hunter Biden to dismiss tax charges against him appeared sceptical of arguments put forward by lawyers for the president’s son in Los Angeles, saying there was little evidence that special counsel David Weiss had been influenced by Republicans.The office of Mr Weiss has accused 54-year-old Mr Biden of not paying taxes on millions in income from business dealings abroad. Mr Biden, who was not present at the hearing on Wednesday, pleaded…

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 Gareth Southgate said the door is still open for Ben White to play at Euro 2024 but it is up to the Arsenal defender to make the first move if he wants to resurrect his England career.White, who has won four caps and has been in England’s last two tournament squads, has made himself unavailable for international selection since returning early from the 2022 World Cup.Southgate has admitted he would have called up the former Brighton and…

Soax is a Business Reporter client.Login attempt blocks are intended to prevent unauthorised access to the social media accounts for your business. But could they end up costing you sales and customers?Businesses are increasingly using social media teams to manage accounts for Instagram, LinkedIn, Reddit, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter) and TikTok. At the same time, remote work is on the rise – with 16 per cent of all UK workers working from home, and 28 per cent working a hybrid model (ONS).This increase in remote-working marketing teams raises a new struggle in social media management: the “suspicious login attempt”. As…

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USTwo of the six construction workers presumed dead after a massive container ship collided with Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge have now been identified.Miguel Luna and Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval were named by family members as being among the workers on the bridge who went missing after the structure collapsed into the river below.The missing men are “hard-working, humble men,” according to a fellow employee of Brawner Builders, which had hired construction workers to refill potholes…