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Manchester United analysis; Premier League reaction, Erik ten Hag, transfers, Cristiano Ronaldo

Manchester United analysis; Premier League reaction, Erik ten Hag, transfers, Cristiano Ronaldo

Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville has slammed his old clubs “unacceptable” effort to sign new players, after they sunk to a 113-year-old on Sunday night.

After a sixth-place finish in the Premier League last season, the Red Devils failed to make their mark in the summer transfer market.

United have signed just three players under new manager Erik ten Hag, including 30-year-old Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen.

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Paul Pogba, Edinson Cavani, Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard are among the list of players who have left Old Trafford during the English summer, while Cristiano Ronaldo is heavily rumored to follow suit.

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner was benched for United’s season opener against Brighton on Monday morning (AEST), and has reportedly requested a transfer away from Old Trafford.

Manchester United are now rumored to be chasing the services of former West Ham and Stoke striker Marko Arnautovic, who played under ten Hag at Dutch club Twente 13 years ago.

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However, Untied have reportedly had their bid for the 33-year-old rejected by Bologna.

After a quiet transfer window, Neville has called United the “easiest team to play” in the Premier League after their history making loss to Brighton.

“Anyone who has watched those Manchester United players he has been handed will recognize that is a familiar performance and the people above him should have known that it was an unacceptable situation to hand Erik ten Hag that squad,” Neville told Sky Sports.

“It needed improving more than it has been. There is still time in the window but he needed three or four weeks more to work with them.

“Every coach comes in thinking they can do better than the last coach with the players at his disposal as they believe they are a better coach and that is probably the case with this. But the reality is, he’s seen what those players are capable of today.

Christian Eriksen cuts a rejected figure.
Christian Eriksen cuts a rejected figure.Source: Getty Images

“I don’t think any Manchester United fan or pundit that has watched this team over the last 12 months, with the same players playing in the same positions, expected anything different than what we saw.

“The reality is those players need replacing or supported more by better players.”

It was a forgettable season opener for the Red Devils who hadn’t lost to Brighton at home in a competitive match, dating back to the FA Cup in 1909.

The first-ever meeting between the two clubs was a 1-0 win to United at Manchester’s Bank Street on January 16 of that year.

While a new season brings optimism and excitement, but frustration began to mount from the opening whistle for United fans after the hosts came frightening close to conceding inside 30 seconds.

But after missing chances of their own throughout the first half, the Red Devils went behind 2-0 after two quick goals to Pascal Gross.

While an own goal from midfielder Alexis Mac Allister gave the hosts a glimmer of hope with 20 minutes to play, it just wasn’t to be.

Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United.Source: Getty Images

Premier League icon Paul Scholes took aim at United after a “shocking” first-half set his old club up for defeat.

United may have controlled the match with 62.9 per cent of possession, but only managed two more shots on target than their English rivals.

Scholes believes the Red Devils need to improve their midfield as he called out two underperforming players.

“(Scott) McTominay was always trying to run with the ball, ridiculous. The quality in the middle of the pitch was really poor,” Scholes said.

“The quality in the middle of the pitch was nowhere near good enough but we’ve seen that for the last few years with these two players.

“With Fred and McTominay, he (ten Tag) is going to have to go with just one of them but eve none of them is probably too many.

“Fred gives the ball away all the time and McTominay’s trying to run with the ball constantly and then gives it away. Pass it to your best players! It’s not that difficult. It’s criminal on a day like today.”

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Two United fans reached their boiling points during the match, as they began to fight in the South Stand at Old Trafford.

Nearby fans watched on in shock as the pair began to wrestle with each other, with one of the men appearing to grab the other by the throat.

Another person seemed to step between the two men in an attempt to break up their row, as more supported turn to face the pair instead of the match.

A third Manchester United legend, Roy Keane, has also been critical in saying the “DNA” of the club wasn’t there anymore.

“You talk about pre-season, I saw a lot of PR nonsense coming out of Manchester United during the games and I still saw the same problems,” Roy Keane told Sky Sports.

“It’s the same characters, same personalities, especially in midfield.

“There are elements of talent in the squad but when they have setback they don’t deal with it. I go back to the DNA of the club and culture at the training ground, it’s not there. I don’t see personalities, I don’t see characters.

“It’s not all about throwing money at it but if these players aren’t up to it and good enough for Manchester United.”

Meanwhile, cross-town rivals Manchester City got their title defense off to a dream start with a 2-0 win over West Ham.

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Australia

24-hour trade plan next step in Parramatta’s revival

24-hour trade plan next step in Parramatta's revival

If endorsed by the council, the updated controls will apply to designated areas that have an existing night-time activity or potential to grow as night-time areas – including parts of the Parramatta CBD, Harris Park, Epping, Westmead, Granville and Wentworth Point .

Davis said services such as hairdressers could be made more accessible under the proposed rules.

“The times people are available to go and get a haircut aren’t in the standard nine-to-five hours,” Davis said. “[Extending trading hours] allows people to access services at other times of the day.”

While broadly supportive of the proposed changes, The Sun-Herald spoke with several hairdressers in Parramatta who indicated they wouldn’t stay open later until they saw more late-night customers.

Davis said the proposal would future-proof Parramatta and give businesses the option to expand trade in a way that suits their customers.

“It’s that point of difference which will give them a distinct economic advantage,” she said.

Parramatta Chamber of Commerce president Luke Magee agreed that extending trading hours for businesses such as hairdressers and nail salons would make it easier for parents to access these services.

The new rules are hoped to breathe new life into Parramatta's CBD.

The new rules are hoped to breathe new life into Parramatta’s CBD. Credit:Dean Sewell

“People can put their kids to bed, have dinner and just go out and get the beauty treatment done after the family is sleeping,” he said.

But Magee said it was important to have a sensitive approach to regulation that accounted for both the need to foster nightlife and limit noise, particularly in residential areas.

“If buildings aren’t built to a high specification with double glazing and all that, and you’ve got nightclubs across the road, that’s certainly an issue,” he said. “It’s about finding a balance.”

With its robust student population, Davis said encouraging a night-time economy in Parramatta would also give young people more to do.

“People want that ability to jump in the lift, go downstairs and have a great experience.”

“We need to provide those night-time experiences that are affordable, diverse, vibrant, safe and which interest people under 35,” she said. “[Young people] want to go out, go shopping and eating and have good entertainment facilities all in one place.”

University of New England director Robert Field said extended trading hours would also provide additional job opportunities for students.

“When the economy changes and works longer hours, it allows more job opportunities for people as well,” he said. “Extending the night-time economy allows for more flexibility in work.”

While an extension to trading hours wouldn’t directly impact the university, which already opens until 9pm on weekdays to cater for a predominantly adult student population, Field said the update would have indirect benefits such as helping people to avoid peak hours on public transport.

“If you can avoid those super busy times by staying back a bit later, accessing the benefits of extra hours [such as] shopping, dining or studying, you’re not going to have to be on a jam-packed train.”

With a population that has grown 10 per cent in five years, and many living in high-density housing, Davis said there’s demand for convenient access to a range of services in Parramatta.

“People want that ability to jump in the lift, go downstairs and have a great experience whether that’s going to their public library, meeting with their friends to play pool or grabbing a coffee,” she said.

Davis said it was important to cater to the diverse needs of Parramatta’s communities but also to attract visitors from other suburbs with its unique offering.

“People in Parramatta really want their diversity reflected in the offerings available to them, from the food they eat to the clothes they’re buying and access to great public art and cultural events,” she said.

“People can go to North Sydney and Chatswood if they just want shiny towns but Parramatta has a wonderful mix of multicultural communities, great parklands and employment opportunities,” Davis said.

While she acknowledged that changes to the control plan wouldn’t immediately translate to a 24-hour economy, Davis said there was a clear appetite for reform.

“This isn’t going to be something that happens overnight, but it will provide certainty for development applications,” she said.

“Our growing community has got a taste for change. They want to see those possibilities and those opportunities for a diverse and vibrant night-time economy, not just across the CBD but across the local government area.

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Jreij said for Parramatta to remain the second-biggest CBD in NSW, the city needed to look to places such as New York and London, which have a thriving nightlife. “We really have to look and think big for Parramatta’s future,” he said.

If the plan is approved, the updated controls will take effect within 28 days of endorsement.

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At least 68 migrants arrived in NYC on buses sent by Texas Gov. Abbott over the weekend

At least 68 migrants arrived in NYC on buses sent by Texas Gov. Abbott over the weekend

Fifty-four asylum seekers arrived in New York Friday onboard a bus from Texas, according to the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs.

Abbott’s office indicated that New York is now a designated “drop-off location for the busing strategy as part of the governor’s response to the Biden administration’s open border policies overwhelming Texas communities,” according to a statement released Friday announcing the arrival of the first bus .

“It’s unimaginable, what the governor in Texas has done,” Adams told reporters Sunday. “When you think about this country, a country that has always been open to those who were fleeing persecution and other intolerable conditions, we’ve always welcomed that. And this governor is not doing that in Texas, but we are going to set the right message, the right tone, of being here for these families.”

A fierce critic of the Biden administration’s immigration policies, Abbott began sending hundreds of willing migrants on buses to Washington, DC, earlier this year as an affront to the administration. Abbott’s office has said that “to board a bus or flight, a migrant must volunteer to be transported and show documentation from DHS.”
More than 5,100 migrants have arrived in Washington from Texas on more than 135 buses, according to the governor’s office.

“In addition to Washington, DC, New York City is the ideal destination for these migrants, who can receive the abundance of city services and housing that Mayor Eric Adams has boasted about within the sanctuary city,” Abbott said Friday.

Manuel Castro, commissioner of the mayor’s immigrant affairs office, told CNN New York is a right-to-shelter city, so anyone who needs shelter may receive it. However, the city has “exhausted” its regular shelter space, so it has leased additional space at hotels, he said.

“These are families, these are people,” Castro said. “They have a right to be here as asylum-seekers and New York is here to welcome them. They frankly need a lot of support. They’ve traveled a long way to get here.”

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Around 40 people were expected to arrive Sunday, Adams said, adding that it is not known if others got off the bus before it arrived in New York.

Some of the migrants who did arrive Sunday told the mayor they had relatives in other cities and did not plan to come to New York.

Some families “wanted to go to other locations and they were not allowed to do so,” Adams said Sunday. “They were forced on the bus with the understanding that they were going to other locations that they wanted to go to, and when they tried to explain, they were not allowed to do so.”

Families whose desired destination was not New York said it took three days to get to the city from Texas, according to Castro, who also met with them, noting many “were hungry and thirsty, with small children.”

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Adams issued an emergency declaration last week to “rapidly procure shelter and other services” for people seeking asylum in the city. Those who want to stay in New York will go to shelters, and volunteer groups will be helping “those who want to go somewhere else” to travel to another location, the mayor said.

New York Taxi Workers Alliance executive director Bhairavi Desai told CNN they had 19 yellow cabs and Uber cars ready to voluntarily transport refugees arriving from Texas from the bus stop to shelters or to homes of friends or family in the area Sunday morning.

“Everyone we saw looked exhausted by the journey. Many people looked relieved to finally reach safety but there were also people crying from the trauma,” Desai said.

“It’s wrong, and in our melting pot city, it won’t work,” Desai added. “We wanted to do our part to let new neighbors know that they’re welcome here, and in NYC there are people who will help.”

Around 4,000 asylum seekers have entered the New York City shelter system since late May, according to Adams, who said the influence is the primary driver of around a 10% increase in the city’s Department of Homeless Services’ census. New York’s shelter system is currently receiving more than 100 asylum seekers looking for some form of housing per day, on average, according to the homeless service’s department.

CNN has asked the mayor’s office for the total number of migrants the city is processing from Texas.

Generally, eleven migrants are processed by federal authorities and released from custody, they are allowed to move throughout the country while they go through immigration court proceedings. They are often released in Texas and other border states, and then continue on journeys to other parts of the country.

An immigration judge will ultimately decide if they are allowed to remain in the US or be deported.

CNN’s Maria Santana contributed to this report.

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How to future-proof your home and increase its value

How to future-proof your home and increase its value

He said Australia was lagging places like Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai, where these features have become more standard in homes. Many of his clients already ask for similar “smart home” upgrades.

He said many of his clients were leaving Shanghai and relocating to Sydney but were surprised by what was on offer, telling him: “I didn’t come to Sydney to downgrade. Can you find me properties with these features?”

Envirotecture director and architect Andy Marlow said the majority of Australian homes under construction were already out of date.

“These buildings are not fit for purpose now, and they are definitely not fit for purpose in the future. We’re baking in a lot of carbon emissions,” Marlow said.

The embodied carbon (the energy produced to build the homes) and the operational carbon (the energy produced to run the homes) were contributing to emissions and creating health problems, he said, which also creates the “lock in effect”.

“It’s immensely scary that people live in buildings that don’t work. We get cranky when the ferry doesn’t work but we’re spending billions on houses that don’t work.”

Andy Marlow, Envirotecture director and architect

“When you build something that is substandard, which is basically our entire housing stock, it is very unlikely someone will fix that soon,” he said.

Marlow said the key to future-proofing homes was building healthy and comfortable dwellings through good insulation, good quality air and good reliable ventilation, noting that products and designs already exist for these features, such as double-glazed windows, which should become standard.

“Single glazing is just crap. Science shows us that single glazing will get condensation on it, it’s just physics,” he said, which creates mold and asthma.

“Everything has been solved, every technical problem has been fixed. There’s a wonderful bit of evidence out of California, where they mandated double glazing and within nine months it was cheaper than single glazing.

Solar panels and battery storage are other features to future-proof homes, experts say.

Solar panels and battery storage are other features to future-proof homes, experts say.Credit:Rich Pedroncelli

“It’s immensely scary that people live in buildings that don’t work. We get cranky when the ferry doesn’t work, but we’re spending billions on houses that don’t work,” he said.

Professor Alan March, from the University of Melbourne’s school of design planning, said Australia’s housing stock was out of date because of the structural problems with a property market that views homes as a vehicle for wealth creation rather than for good shelter.

“The land value and the overall value is so inflated that people are not so interested in the interior and actual benefit they receive from the structure itself as to secure the number, the numeric value, and so that changes the nature of the housing market towards wealth building, or just avoidance of renting,” March said.

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“We then have structures that are not built to last long periods of time, even though we live in them for a long period of time, so they go through repeated renovations, which is not uncommon. Then energy saving features, garbage disposal units and these aspects are not particularly integrated into our structures.”

He said the mass home building market constructed almost identical homes across Australia, despite the continent’s vast, varying climate.

“One future-proofing feature that is potentially very important is heat wave resilience and adaptability,” he said. “Natural ventilation, good quality ventilation, the ability to retrofit cooling systems if they’re not already there or integrate solar panels with batteries.”

He said while the building code could be modified to build homes that were more amenable to different climates, the building and construction industry was conservative and would remain so, given the recent COVID-induced financial challenges.

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Australia

COVID-19 Australia’s ‘third biggest killer’, new data finds

Lockdowns are over, vaccines are widely available, but COVID-19 simply isn’t going anywhere.

In fact, new data predicts the virus will be the third-biggest killer in Australia for the financial year that ended in July 2022.

The Actuaries Institute said deaths from COVID-19 – as distinct from people dying “with” the virus – reached 7100 for the first seven months of the year.

COVID-19 continues to take a deadly toll on Australia. (Bianca DeMarchi)

Only heart disease and dementia are expected to have taken a bigger toll on the Australian population.

COVID-19 will even outstrip deaths from cardiovascular diseases, such as strokes, and lung cancer.

The Institute tallied up the daily reports from state and territory health departments to find 9,550 deaths of people with COVID-19 from January to July.

This included a grim record of 1934 deaths in July alone.

The Institute estimated that of these, COVID-19 could be considered a cause of death in about 7,100 cases.

COVID-19 is also affecting “excess deaths” from other conditions, according to the Institute’s modelling, based on mortality data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

“Excess deaths” are deaths above what would be expected in a non-pandemic year, though COVID-19 is not expected to have directly contributed.

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Over the course of the pandemic, excess deaths from all causes have been two per cent higher than expected according to the Institute model – the figure reflecting the lower deaths from respiratory disease during the first two years.

“This is valuable data for our public health policy-makers and should be informing our flexible, safe and pragmatic public health response,” chief executive Elayne Grace said.

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams blasts Texas Gov. Greg Abbott after second bus of migrants arrives: ‘This is horrific’

NYC Mayor Eric Adams blasts Texas Gov. Greg Abbott after second bus of migrants arrives: 'This is horrific'

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams blasted Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday after a second bus full of illegal migrants arrived at his doorstep.

Adams gave a news conference Sunday morning at the Port Authority where he greeted an incoming bus of around 40 migrants — only 14 of whom disembarked in the Big Apple.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, left, and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, left, and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
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“This is horrific when you think about what the governor is doing,” Adams said, noting that many of the arriving families did not realize they were coming to New York City.

“We’re finding that some of the families are on the bus that wanted to go to other locations, and they were not allowed to do so,” the mayor said. “They were forced on the bus with the understanding that they were going to other locations that they wanted to go to, and when they tried to explain they were not allowed to do so.”

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His comments follow the first arrival of around 50 migrants at a Port Authority in New York City on Friday. The bus arrived on the orders of Abbott, who has been shipping border-crossers into liberal cities to bring attention to the issue of illegal immigration in his own state.

Adams has accused the governor of using innocent people “as political pawns to manufacture a crisis.”

On Sunday, he complained that Abbott’s administration was not giving New York City a proper heads-up when the migrants will be arriving.

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“They’re not letting us know when the buses are leaving. They’re not letting us know what are the needs of the people on the bus,” Adams said. “They are not giving us any information, so we’re unable to really provide the service to people en route.”

Abbott has also been sending illegal immigrants to Washington, DC, since April to protest the Biden administration’s refusal to act on the border crisis plaguing Texas.

“In addition to Washington, DC, New York City is the ideal destination for these migrants, who can receive the abundance of city services and housing that Mayor Eric Adams has boasted about within the sanctuary city,” Abbott said in a statement on Friday.

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He added: “I hope he follows through on his promise of welcoming all migrants with open arms so that our overrun and overwhelmed border towns can find relief.”

Fox News’ Timothy HJ Nerozzi contributed to this report.

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Business

Sydney Pork Rolls cop heat for charging its patrons 20 cents just to CUT a roll in half

A photo posted to Reddit showed Vietnamese restaurant Sydney Pork Rolls' list of surcharges if customers want to add extra salad, chilli, meat, ham, egg, pate and mayo

Cost of living gone crazy? Café cops heat for charging its patrons 20 cents just to CUT a roll in half – but they have a simple explanation

  • Vietnamese restaurant Sydney Pork Rolls has a list of extra surcharges
  • One of them is 20 cents for the restaurant staff to cut your banh mi in half
  • The café told FEMAIL that due to staff shortages they needed to charge extra
  • They separate the halved rolls into different paper bags

By Matilda Rudd For Daily Mail Australia

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An Australian sandwich shop has copped criticism for charging a 20 cent surcharge just to cut their famous banh mi rolls in half.

A photo posted to Reddit showed Vietnamese restaurant Sydney Pork Rolls’ list of surcharges if customers want to add extra salad, chilli, meat, ham, egg, pate and mayo.

A banh mi is traditionally a short baguette with thin, crisp crust and savory ingredients inside, including pickled carrot and cucumber.

Purchasing one banh mi from the store in Haymarket, Sydney, ranges in price from $5.50 and $8.50. Extra salad will set you back 50 cents, while extra meat, ham and egg is $1.50 on top of the regular price.

Even an extra bag will cost you 10 cents, although it’s not clear why you’d need to purchase an extra one.

A photo posted to Reddit showed Vietnamese restaurant Sydney Pork Rolls' list of surcharges if customers want to add extra salad, chilli, meat, ham, egg, pate and mayo

A photo posted to Reddit showed Vietnamese restaurant Sydney Pork Rolls’ list of surcharges if customers want to add extra salad, chilli, meat, ham, egg, pate and mayo

WHAT IS A BANH MI?

A banh mi is traditionally a short baguette with thin, crisp crust and savory ingredients inside, including pickled carrot and cucumber.

At the bottom of the list is a surcharge titled ‘request roll cut in half’ which totals 20 cents and it has baffled frequent customers with its vagueness.

‘Which way to cut in half?’ one Reddit user commented. ‘Long ways? Sideways? Across ways? So many questions here.’

’50 cents to ask why it costs 20 cents to cut,’ said another.

‘With a two-second cut… that equals $360p/hr. I’m getting into the sandwich biz,’ one comment read.

‘They should ask “would you like to cut it in half?” like a fast food worker upselling (by) asking if “you want fries with that”,’ said another.

The sandwich bar told FEMAIL that the purpose of charging the extra 20 cents was because it does take them time to cut the sandwiches just right.

'They should ask "would you like to cut it in half?" like a fast food worker upselling (by) asking if "you want fries with that",' said another

‘They should ask “would you like to cut it in half?” like a fast food worker upselling (by) asking if “you want fries with that”,’ said another

‘Due to a shortage of staff it does take some time for us to cut it in half so it costs more for us in service time,’ a spokesperson said.

‘When we cut it in half we will wrap them separately so the filling doesn’t come out so this requires extra time and an extra paper bag.’

Others on Reddit agreed with the extra cost and said the restaurant was well within their rights to charge.

‘Getting it cut in half means the two halves are wrapped and packaged separately. It’s completely reasonable to charge extra,’ one user posted.

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Technology

Samsung introduces Bora Purple to its Galaxy 22 range

Samsung introduces Bora Purple to its Galaxy 22 range

Fans of nicely colored phones are in luck: Samsung has announced the Galaxy 22 will soon come in Bora Purple, along with a bonus for those who pre-order the new style.

Named after the Korean word for purple, the Bora Purple Galaxy 22’s color is somewhere between a shade of lilac and lavender. In fact, previous purple-shaded Samsung gadgets include an Orchid Gray Galaxy S8, Lilac Purple Galaxy S9, Violet S22 series, and the Lavender Z Flip 3.

Samsung launched the Galaxy S22 range locally in March 2022, consisting of the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22+, and Galaxy S22 Ultra devices. As was confirmed at the Samsung Unpacked event earlier in the year, the Galaxy S22 Ultra replaced the phone-tablet hybrid Galaxy Note model. For now, only the base model Galaxy S22 will receive Bora Purple as a new color option, with pre-orders open from now until 10 August. Pre-orders include a pair of purple Galaxy Buds2 – valued by Samsung at $219 – at no extra cost. The Bora Purple S22 range will then go on sale on 11 August.

Bora Purple adds to the Phantom Black, Phantom White, Green and Pink Gold colors available for the Samsung Galaxy S22. Although only currently announced for the standard model, Sonia Chang – VP of Global Brand Marketing Group, MX Business at Samsung Electronics – indicated the color will come to more devices in the future.

“Whether you’re a K-pop star or a lifelong purple lover, the Galaxy S22 Bora Purple was made for you,” Chang said. “We are excited to introduce Bora Purple, first for the S22 but also for exciting new Galaxy devices later this year.”

Samsung Galaxy S22 range price and specifications

Model Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra Galaxy S22+ Galaxy S22
RRP $1849 (128GB), $1999 (256GB), $2149 (512GB) $1549 (128GB), $1649 (256GB) $1249 (128GB), $1349 (258GB)
Size 6.8-inch QHD+, Edge 6.6-inch FHD+, Flat 6.1-inch FHD+, Flat
Camera 12MP Ultra Wide Camera
• F2.2, FOV 120˚108MP Wide Camera
• Dual Pixel AF, F1.8, FOV 85˚10MP Telephoto Camera
• 3x Optical Zoom, F2.4, FOV 36˚10MP Telephoto Camera
• 10x Optical Zoom, F4.9, FOV 11˚40MP Front Camera
• F2.2, FOV 80˚
Space Zoom up to 100x		 12MP Ultra Wide Camera
• F2.2, FOV 120˚50MP Wide Camera
• Dual Pixel AF, OIS, F1.8, FOV 85˚10MP Telephoto Camera
• 3x Optical Zoom, OIS, F2.4, FOV 36˚ 10MP Front Camera
• F2.2, FOV 80˚
Space Zoom up to 30x		 12MP Ultra Wide Camera
• F2.2, FOV 120˚50MP Wide Camera
• Dual Pixel AF, OIS, F1.8, FOV 85˚10MP Telephoto Camera
• 3x Optical Zoom, OIS, F2.4, FOV 36˚ 10MP Front Camera
• F2.2, FOV 80˚
Battery 5,000mAh
45W charging		 4,500mAh
45W charging		 3,700mAh
25W charging
Wifi WiFi 6E WiFi 6E WiFi 6

This announcement from Samsung seems to be a small tease ahead of the company’s next Samsung Unpacked event which will take place on 10 August. GadgetGuy will share the latest reveals from the event as they happen, so keep your eyes peeled.

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Entertainment

Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall rattled by woman’s foot act on plane

Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall rattled by woman's foot act on plane

Passengers have to put up with a lot of things on flights, but if there is one thing that no one should have to deal with, it’s bare feet in your face.

Whether it’s near you or in your peripheral vision it’s an act that happens unfortunately all too often.

The latest traveler to be confronted by another flyer’s feet was Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall – and she was so shocked by what she had witnessed on a flight, she recorded a TikTok and shared it with her 1.9 million TikTok followers to also feel her pain.

“Breathtaking views at 38,000 – feet,” she British singer captioned the video.

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Jade filmed herself looking stunned before flipping the phone to show a woman a few rows in front with her leg stretched so high, her foot was touching the overhead locker.

In the two days since she posted it, it has already clocked almost five million views and over 13,000 comments with many grossed out by the act.

“I’d be screaming if I’d seen this,” one person wrote.

“I want to cry,” said another, while a third yelled: “WHY DID SHE START POINTING THEM?”

One user described it as “absolutely foul”.

“People are so wrong on a plane – morals, manners and politeness go out the window.”

Others were more concerned for Jade.

“I hope you are OK after experiencing this Jade,” one person joked, to which the star responded: “A little rattled but I’m OK hun.”

“Imagine you did this in a plane and ended up on Jade Thirlwall’s TikTok,” another said.

A cabin crew member also chimed in saying it is her “greatest fear”.

“’Madam, please may you remove your toes from the ceiling?’” she joked.

Others complimented the woman on her manicured toes while some wished they were “that flexible”.

“I’d be p**sing myself trying not to laugh,” one user added.

Some couldn’t believe the man sitting next to her was completely unfazed.

“The fact the person next to them is talking to them like this is a normal occurrence,” they wrote.

However, as much as the passenger’s foot act was the center of attention, fans also couldn’t help but applaud the singer for sitting in economy, particularly given her popular and successful British band Little Mix has a net worth of £48 million ($ A83 million), according to The Sunday Times Rich List 2020.

“Humble queen not flying private,” one fan commented.

“Imagine being on the same plane as Jade Thirlwall,” another wrote.

It is unclear where Jade was flying to or from, but it comes after she had her phone stolen in Ibiza.

“Shoutout to whoever stole my phone. Not having one for a little while was truly bliss. Anyways, here’s me being a basic b**ch in Ibiza a cutla weeks ago,” she said in an Instagram post alongside a selfie on the party island.

It appears Jade is no stranger to flying on commercial flights.

“I was sat next to her in the airport and didn’t want to bother her for a pic. Regretted it ever since,” one fan wrote.

As for the bare feet, it’s also not the first time something like this has happened.

In May, a passenger was left horrified when another flyer shoved their bare feet onto their seat’s armrest during a flight.

The traveler was flying from Melbourne to Adelaide when the incident occurred

A video shows a person looking at the camera in horror before zooming in on the bare feet poking through from the seat behind and on the armrest.

The passenger then appears to notice they are being filmed and quickly whips their feet back.

Experts have also warned travelers to never be barefoot on a plane.

California-based podiatrist Ebonie Vincent, who is also behind the US TV series, My Feet Are Killing Mesaid that being barefoot leaves travelers exposed to bad bacteria.

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Commonwealth Games 2022 Cycling | English cyclist slams ‘rubbish’ tactics of winning Aussies

An English cyclist who finished 24th in the women’s road race has accused the Australian team – who won gold and bronze – of riding a “rubbish” race.

Georgia Baker executed a superb ride over the 112km course to win in a time of two hours, 44 minutes and 36 seconds. She was followed home by Scotland’s Neah Evans and another Aussie Sarah Roy, who worked her tail off her to deliver a gold medal for Baker, then held on for bronze.

After finishing well out of the medals, England rider Anna Henderson unloaded on the strategy carried out by the Australian competitors.

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“It was a rubbish race. The Australians had a really boring race plan,” she said.

“I thought, ‘You’re strong enough to win the race, and be in the break and win the sprint. So why don’t you race in the race?’

“I wanted it to be active because I knew it was a course for that.

“The Australians just played it really boring, didn’t really make a show of it.”

Ruby Roseman-Gannon, Alex Manly and Roy set the pace for Baker, before the Tasmanian poured out a long surge on route to glory.

Unlike the seeingthing Henderson, Baker spoke glowingly of the Australian tactics.

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“The girls did an amazing job covering all the moves,” Baker said.

“For them to nail the final lead out made my ride so easy. I finished with fresh legs and that was the goal. I did the sprint and got my hands across the line.

“If it was going to be a bunch sprint I would be sprinting. If it was going to be an aggressive and hard race where the other nations were going to make it super hard, then potentially Alex would be sprinting.

“We made the call out there with about 20km to go and I was feeling good, so we stuck to the plan and the girls (the Australians) led me out beautifully.”

An Australian has won the women’s road race at the last two Commonwealth Games, with Chloe Hosking capturing gold on the Gold Coast in 2018.

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