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Liverpool release SEVEN players after winning Premier League title as Arne Slot prepares for new season

LIVERPOOL have released seven players after winning the Premier League title.

Arne Slot is forming his squad ahead of next season.

Arne Slot, Liverpool manager, wearing a medal.
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Liverpool have released seven players[/caption]

The club confirmed that academy stars Dominic Corness, Louis Enahoro-Marcus, Harry Evers, Lee Jonas, Jakub Ojrzynski, Jacob Poytress and Reece Trueman have all departed.

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Top 10 best fishing spots in Scotland revealed

THE top ten best fishing spots in Scotland have been revealed.

The Times has pulled together a list of the country’s most enjoyable locations.

Arrochar village and Loch Long, Scotland, reflected in calm water.
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View of Arrochar village and Loch Long with reflections in water, Argyll and Bute[/caption]
Evening view of Loch Long in Scotland, with mountains and a calm sea reflecting the golden light.
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Evening over Loch Long looking towards Arrochar, Scotland[/caption]

Loch Leven, Perth & Kinross, was crowned the winner for its patches of sweetgrass.

Elsewhere Loch Long, Argyll and Bute, bags second space, the body of water of huge at 20 miles long.

Loch Doon, Ayrshire, scoops third place and is “excellent” for fly fishing.

In fourth place is Newcastleton, Scottish Borders, with experts claiming September is the “optimum” month.

Meanwhile, Loch A’ Chaorainn, Argyll and Bute, is fourth and boasts stunning scenery.

Fillan River, Perth & Kinross is sixth and is a popular hill walking hub.

And in seventh spot is Avon River, Lothian, it only costs £10 to fish here and has been branded “one of the cheapest”.

Travel north and Achmelvich Beach, Highland is eighth and is a gorgeous location has amazing clear waters.

Nearby Lochan Fada, Highland, is in ninth place with its deep freshwater appeal.

Finally River Don, Aberdeenshire, is tenth and is known as an ideal spot to catch trout.

Elsewhere, The Sun has compiled a round-up of some of the best flower gardens in the UK, including a new lavender destination.

Mayfield Lavender, famed for its organic Banstead lavender farm, will launch a brand-new visitor experience this summer: the Secret Lavender Garden.

The experience will open on June 21 at Mayfield’s Epsom site in Surrey, which is also home to the Glasshouse Café and Gift & Plant Shop.

There will be time sessions in the morning and afternoon for visitors to explore the fragrant lavender, an apple orchard, over 500 fruit trees and local wildlife.

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Fishermen using a boat on Loch Leven Fife, Scotland[/caption]

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The quick ‘cup of tea’ test that could identify if a loved one has early signs of dementia

IT’S well known that forgetfulness and confusion are some of the early warning signs and symptoms of dementia.

But there are smaller, quieter clues that occur in our day-to-day lives making them fairly easy to identify – if you know what to look out for. 

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How someone makes a cup of tea can be an indicator of brain health[/caption]

In the UK a study published in The Lancet earlier this year found that on current trends up to 1.7 million people could be living with dementia in England and Wales by 2040.

This is over 40 per cent more than previously forecast, so catching the disease early more important than ever.

If you are worried about a family member, dementia specialist, Dr Jane Pritchard, Admiral Nurse for The Good Care Group, has recommended trying a quick “cup of tea” test.

While not foolproof, it’s a useful indicator of how well someone’s mind is working – and whether their brain may be starting to decline.

“If you’re concerned and perhaps seeing some of these actions in the home environment, consider asking for a cup of tea,” the nurse told Surrey Live.

She added: “Asking someone to make you a cup of tea will allow you to observe the many steps it takes to make the perfect brew.”

“Have they boiled the kettle? In what order are they following the necessary steps? Have they remembered where the spoon drawer is? Is the tea bag still in there?

“Missed or misplaced steps could mean that an assessment might be helpful.”

If they really struggle, it might suggest something’s not quite right with memory or thinking skills.

It’s not a diagnosis, but it could be an early red flag.

Another popular test is the clock-drawing test, which the NHS has used for decades.

You ask someone to draw a clock face on a blank bit of paper.

They add the numbers one to 12, then draw the hands to show a time – like ten past eleven.

Sounds simple, but it actually takes a lot of brain power.

You need memory, planning skills and visual awareness – things that often fade when dementia sets in.

If the clock looks wonky or the numbers are in the wrong place, it could mean something’s wrong.

Get it right, though, and it almost rules dementia out, according to NHS guidance.

If someone finds it tricky, a chat with their GP is the next step.

Is it ageing or dementia?

Dementia - the most common form of which is Alzheimer's - comes on slowly over time.

As the disease progresses, symptoms can become more severe. 

But at the beginning, the symptoms can be subtle or mistaken for normal memory issues related to ageing.

The US National Institute on Aging gives some examples of what is considered normal forgetfulness in old age, and dementia disease.

You can refer to these above.

For example, it is normal for an ageing person to forget which word to use from time-to-time, but difficulting having conversation would be more indicative of dementia.

Katie Puckering, Head of Alzheimer’s Research UK’s Information Services team, previously told The Sun: “We quite commonly as humans put our car keys somewhere out of the ordinary and it takes longer for us to find them.

“As you get older, it takes longer for you to recall, or you really have to think; What was I doing? Where was I? What distracted me? Was it that I had to let the dog out? And then you find the keys by the back door.

“That process of retrieving the information is just a bit slower in people as they age.

“In dementia, someone may not be able to recall that information and what they did when they came into the house.

“What may also happen is they might put it somewhere it really doesn’t belong. For example, rather than putting the milk back in the fridge, they put the kettle in the fridge.”

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iPhones hit by email chaos as major app freezes and crashes ‘driving users crazy’ – hidden button instantly fixes it

IPHONE users have complained that a mysterious bug is blocking them from accessing their emails.

Numerous people have reported that Apple’s Mail app is crashing and freezing.

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Some say they’re left with a blank screen when trying to access their email[/caption]

It’s thought that the issue may be affecting some iPhone devices with iOS 18.5 installed.

“My mail app is refusing to load anything and just shows a white blank screen,” one person wrote on Reddit.

“I have been having this issue all day. Very frustrating!” another commented.

“This has been happening for a few days now and it’s driving me crazy,” a third yelled.

Apple’s own service status page doesn’t show any problems being investigated currently.

There are some workarounds – though it only appears to work temporary and success is mixed.

Some say simply restarting their iPhone helped for a bit.

Others have had said disabling their iCloud account in the Mail settings worked.

However, this will mean that you can’t access iCloud Mail on your device.

For the time being, it might be better to wait and access your emails manually online via your web browser.

If you have an iCloud Mail account, just go to icloud.com/mail.

For those who have other email accounts and want to try disabling their iCloud Mail from the app for now, go to Settings > Apps > Mail > Mail Accounts.

Just remember you’ll need to add it back again after if you rely on iCloud Mail.

iPhone tricks to try today

Here are some of the best...

  • Typing cursor – When typing, hold down the space bar to turn your keyboard into a trackpad, letting you move around words and sentences more easily
  • Close all Safari tabs – To do this in one go, simply hold the overlapped squares in the bottom right-hand corner, and press close all tabs
  • Delete lots of photos quickly – Hold down on a photo and then drag your finger diagonally in Photos to select lots of images at once, then hit delete
  • Convert currency quickly – Swipe down from the top of your Home screen (or swipe left to right on an iPhone X or later model), then tap in the bar and type a currency (like $200) and it will automatically covert to your local currency
  • Check if you’re due a battery upgrade – Batteries inside smartphones degrade over time. Just go to Settings > Battery > Battery Health, and check out the Maximum Capacity reading. Generally a battery is considered worn when you’re down to 80% capacity. If you’re below, you can buy a battery swap from Apple
  • Move apps around faster – Hold an app until it starts wiggling, then (while still holding) tap other apps, causing them to stack so you can move them around easier

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Nepo baby with rock star dad and Hollywood A-list mum releases song moaning about being rich – can you guess who she is?

IT’S a hard life being part of Hollywood royalty – and this nepo baby pop star-in-the-making wants to make sure everyone knows it. 

But can you guess who this star’s famous family are? 

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Romy Mars sends up life as an A-Lister in her new single[/caption]
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The 18-year-old is primped by stylists in the clip[/caption]
Francis Ford Coppola and his granddaughter Romy Mars at the Cannes Film Festival.
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The pop singer is the daughter of Francis Ford Coppola[/caption]

In a cheeky parody of life in the limelight, new single A-Listers gives the highs and lows of being rich, from someone who has lived in it from the start. 

Romy Mars, 18, dropped the song and music video this week, with A-Lister’s lyrics talking about how empty fame and fortune actually is. 

She croons in the first verse: “Grant all of my wishes, riches to riches, and one day I’ll be bored with everything that I’ve got.

“Get out of fancy clothes right after they get the shot, Recreate scenes from Titanic on a flying bridge yacht.” 

Romy knows the feeling better than most thanks to her famous family on both sides of her genetic line. 

Her mother, Sofia Coppola, is a film director best known for Lost in Translation and Virgin Suicides. 

She follows in the footsteps of her own father, the legendary Godfather director, Francis Ford Coppola. 

Romy’s father is French musician and Phoenix frontman, Thomas Mars, whom Sofia met on the set of the Virgin Suicides in 1999 but got together with in the late 2000’s. 

The pair have been married since 2011, and have two daughters, Romy and Cosima, both of whom have picked up their creative flair. 

In the accompanying music video, Romy is seen being primped and pampered for a photoshoot, in between scenes of a runaway marriage, fighting through a crowd of paparazzi cameras, and spending a day by a pool in a mansion. 

“I love this golden sunny West Coast, sceney plastic world,” she sings. “I miss being a real girl, sure, but I’m not a real girl anymore.” 

After watching the video, fans commented that it reminds them of Paris Hilton’s music career. 

Her launch into music comes two years after she went viral TikTok, making a vodka pasta sauce while declaring: “I’m grounded because I tried to charter a helicopter from New York to Maryland on my dad’s credit card because I wanted to have dinner with my camp friend.” 

The video racked up millions of views before it was eventually deleted, with her parents banning the then-16-year-old from having public social media accounts. 

She’s since leaned into her privileged image, releasing an EP last year titled Stuck Up. 

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Romy is one of Sofia Coppola’s two daughters[/caption]
Romy Croquet at the Megalopolis photocall.
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The teen got in trouble at 16 for ‘trying to charter a private jet to see her friend’[/caption]
Thomas Mars of Phoenix performing at a concert.
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Romy got her musical flair from her dad, French musician Thomas Mars[/caption]
Screenshot from Romy Mars's "A-Lister" music video.
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Romy laments on living in a ‘plastic world’ in the song[/caption]

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Waterford captain reveals ‘important’ message the squad received following LGFA Munster final loss

DEVELOPING the staying power required to go the distance will be essential if Waterford are to maintain their upward trajectory.

That is the assessment of skipper Emma Murray ahead of this weekend’s TG4 All-Ireland Ladies SFC opener against Dublin.

Murray and her team-mates were on course to deliver Waterford’s first Munster title in 23 years in the recent final against All-Ireland champs Kerry.

The Déise held a 0-10 to 0-6 lead entering the closing stages but had their hearts broken as Danielle O’Leary and Mary O’Connell netted late goals.

Murray told SunSport: “Obviously you’re a bit raw after losing a game like that when you know you’ve left a bit of silverware behind you.

“But you eventually see positives from the performance over 40, 50 minutes.

“We’ll certainly have to take huge learnings from it and bring them into our All-Ireland campaign. I suppose it’s about closing out games.

“The momentum shifted to Kerry in that last ten minutes and we struggled to get it back.

“The key message within the panel is the importance of making sure you’re performing for 60-plus minutes.

“The game isn’t over until that whistle goes. You have to sustain your performance until you get there.”

Despite that disappointment, Waterford are a team on the rise.

Wins over Mayo, Tyrone, Kildare and defending champions Armagh helped Tomás Mac an tSaoir’s side to a third-place finish in NFL Division 1.

They also advanced to the provincial decider by getting the better of a Cork team who eliminated them from Brendan Martin Cup contention last year with a ten-point win at the quarter-final stage.

Murray acknowledged: “We finished fourth in Munster last year so getting to a Munster final was huge progress for us.

“For there to only be two points in it against Kerry, and in the round-robin series it was only a point.

“Competing like that with the All-Ireland champions is absolutely where we want to be.”

23 June 2024; Emma Murray of Waterford with the Player of the Match award after the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Senior Championship Round 3 match between Waterford and Donegal at Walsh Park in Waterford. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile
It’s a big campaign ahead for Waterford who have Leitrim and Dublin in the group stages

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Teenager killed in horror pick-up truck crash in Co Kildare as second young man rushed to hospital & busy road closed

A TEENAGER has died in a horror single-vehicle crash involving a pick-up truck in Co Kildare.

The incident took place on the Barrettstown Road in Newbridge shortly after 8pm last night.

The young man, who is aged in his late teens and was a passenger of the pick-up truck, was taken to Naas General Hospital and pronounced dead a short time after the crash.

The Coroner has been informed and a post-mortem examination is expected to take place in due course.

A second man in his late teens, who was driving the vehicle, was taken to Tallaght Hospital for treatment of non life-threatening injuries.

There were no other injuries reported.

Gardai have closed the road to all traffic since the incident last night.

Local diversions have been put in place and drivers have been urged to allow extra time for their journey.

Garda Forensic Collision Investigators will examine the scene of the incident this morning.

Gardai confirmed that investigations into the fatal crash are “ongoing” and urged anyone who may have witnessed the incident to come forward.

In a statement this morning, a garda spokesperson said: “Gardai are appealing for witnesses to this incident to come forward.   

“Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling in the area between 7.45pm and 8.15pm are asked to make this footage available to investigating Gardai.   

“Anyone with any information is asked to contact Newbridge Garda Station on (045) 440180, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.”

FATAL CORK CRASH

Separately, a cyclist who died after being struck by a van in Co Cork has been named locally.

Donal Cashman, aged in his 60s, from Riversfield Estate in Midleton died from injuries he sustained in the road crash.

He was cycling on the N25 at Carrigtwohill towards Midleton when the collision happened at around 4.30pm.

Mr Cashman was a keen cyclist and was on his way home when the accident happened.

He was taken to Cork University Hospital where a post-mortem examination was carried out today.

The male driver of the van, a man in his 60s, received treatment at the scene.

A garda spokesperson said: “Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling in the area between 4.30pm and 5pm today, Wednesday June 4 2025, are asked to make this footage available to investigating Gardai.

“Anyone with any information is asked to contact Midleton Garda Station on 021 462 1550, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.”

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The fatal incident took place on the Barrettstown Road in Newbridge last night[/caption]

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