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American football star Travis Kelce has revealed how he keeps his Love Story with pop superstar Taylor Swift under wraps. Speaking to the Bussin’ With The Boys podcast, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end said that while privacy was important, he was “proud” of his musician girlfriend. “You want to keep things private, but at the same time, like, I’m not here to hide anything. That’s my girl, you know what I mean? That’s my lady, so it’s like… I’m proud of that,” Kelce, 34, said. Image: Kelce kisses Taylor Swift after the Super Bowl in February. Pic: AP “I’m not…

Combined losses across Premier League clubs in the 2022-23 season grew by 16% despite a rise in revenue to £6bn for the first time, according to a closely-watched annual review of football finances.The report by Deloitte’s Sports Business Group showed pre-tax losses for top flight clubs of £685m over the period – a season won by Manchester City. Wages and costs associated with player transfers were blamed for the red figure.Concerns for sustainability continue to dominate the English Football League (EFL) Championship too.Money latest:Major mortgage lender cuts rates There was some progress, as spending on wages fell below revenue for…

Two astronauts were set to exit the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday on a mission to gather living organisms growing on the facility.However, the spacewalk was aborted after water leaked from an astronaut’s spacesuit. Astronauts Tracy Dyson and Mike Barratt opened the hatch to the space station’s airlock when Dyson reported water leaking from her spacesuit’s cooling system.The leak occurred when Dyson switched her spacesuit to battery power.The astronauts hadn’t floated outside yet. “There’s literally water everywhere here now,” Mr Barratt said.NASA astronauts Tracy Dyson and Matt Dominick attempted the operation on 13 May but had to abort it…

The number of music festivals cancelled, postponed or closed for good this year has risen to 50, according to a representative body for independent events.The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) shared the latest figure as Geronimo, a family festival held in Cheshire, announced the event is “no more”, having become an “unsustainable financial risk” due to “a huge percentage of festival-goers holding off booking until the last week”. In a statement shared on social media, organisers said ticketholders for this year’s event, which was due to be held from 23 to 26 August, will be refunded. “We hope you will…

Only a few thousand miles on the clock but your car keeps breaking down? Insurance bumping up with every garage visit? You’re not the only one…Money blog reader Adam, from Derbyshire, asked: “I own a 2022 Range Rover Evoque (hybrid), the car has done 11,000 miles and I have owned it from brand new. It has been back to Land Rover dealership six times for the same issue that has still not been resolved and the car is unusable as this issue is the hybrid system does not want to engage. I can’t sell it because the value has halved…

A family from Florida is suing NASA after their home was damaged by debris which fell to Earth from the International Space Station.Law firm Cranfill Sumner, acting for the family, said the case against the agency is the first of its kind – and will “form the foundation” for similar claims in the future as space debris had become a “real and serious issue”. The object smashed into the home of Alejandro Otero in March, creating a hole in the roof and flooring.Mr Otero’s son, Daniel, was at home at the time but was not injured.The family wants $80,000 (£63,000)…

Singer Charli XCX has warned her fans to stop chanting “Taylor is dead” at her gigs.The British star shared a statement on social media following reports that members of the audience were shouting about Taylor Swift at a gig in Sao Paulo, Brazil. “Can the people who do this please stop. Online or at my shows,” Charli wrote after the chanting was highlighted by one of her fans. Image: Taylor Swift has just performed three Eras tour shows at Wembley. Pic: Ian West/PA She added: “It is the opposite of what I want and it disturbs me that anyone would…

Disruption and long queues continued at Manchester Airport after a major power cut grounded all flights from two terminals.The airport issued a statement on Monday morning saying that operations were back up and running and urged passengers to “prepare to travel as usual”. But thousands remained affected early on Monday, with some waiting for alternative flights and others who managed to take off finding their luggage was not put on the plane.Some travellers were complaining about long queues for bag drop-offs and a significant number of planes were still delayed. Image: Passengers queue at the airport following a power cut.…

The Prince of Wales has thanked Taylor Swift for a “great concert” as he shared a photo of the pop superstar taking a selfie with him and his children George and Charlotte.Watching the US singer perform at Wembley Stadium, the future king was also spotted shaking his arms to Shake It Off as he celebrated his 42nd birthday. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 0:22 Prince William ‘shakes it off’ with dance moves at Swift gig “Thank you Taylor Swift for a great evening,” Prince William wrote on Instagram.Swift posted her selfie with William, George and…

Voters have been left in the dark over how the major parties will be able to fund their spending commitments, a respected thinktank has said, offering just “thin gruel”.The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) took aim at what it has long described as a “conspiracy of silence” from both the Conservatives and Labour on how they could meet the challenges they identify, such as reducing NHS waiting lists. Launching its report on the crucial documents, IFS director Paul Johnson warned that spending on many public services would likely need to be cut over the next parliament unless government debt was…