THE GLAZERS have reportedly pulled out of their bid to buy a stake in the Manchester Originals.

The majority Manchester United owners were controversially keen on the Hundred franchise

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The Glazers were interested in buying a stake of a Hundred franchise[/caption]

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They wanted to purchase part of the Manchester Originals[/caption]

The cricket side was auctioned on Monday and 71 per cent of it was taken over by the RPSG Group.

The group, who own the Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL, became the first external investor to own most of a Hundred franchise.

The Daily Mail have claimed that the Glazers has expressed a keen interest.

However, it is stated that they were warned against a move by people working in the process.

The Glazers are already viewed as unpopular in the city for their reign of the Red Devils.

Since taking over the Old Trafford side in June 2005, supporters have often chanted in protest of their ownership for the previous two decades.

It is thought that the Glazers instead opted to move for a stake in the London Spirit.

The capital-based team was also up for auction but on Friday had 49 per cent bought by a Silicon Valley coalition for £145million.

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The Orginals are now the highest-valued franchise outside of London following the purchase by RPSG.

The group, owned by billionaire businessman Sanjiv Goenka, bought 49 per cent before being offered another 21 per cent stake.

The offer came from the ground owners in Lancashire for £75m.

RPSG were also keen on a stake in the London Spirit but failed in the auction.

More Hundred franchises in Leeds, Nottingham and Southampton will be auctioned later this week.

COPS investigating the mystery death of a British woman in Sri Lanka are now probing whether chemical exposure at her hostel may have played a role.

The 24-year-old was staying at the Miracle Colombo City Hostel when she suddenly began “vomiting violently” and was rushed to hospital.

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She was tragically pronounced dead shortly after her arrival at the Colombo General Hospital.

A German couple, who had been sharing a room with the unnamed Brit, also fell ill with similar symptoms, including severe vomiting and breathing difficulties.

They reportedly remain in hospital receiving treatment.

Investigators are now looking into whether food poisoning or another cause was behind the Brit’s sudden death, local outlet Hiru News reports.

One line of inquiry is the possible impact of chemical exposure, as the adjacent room at the hostel had reportedly been fumigated with phosphine – a highly toxic pesticide – on January 30.

Phosphine, a colorless and flammable gas, is commonly used to kill bedbugs but is also a potent respiratory toxin.

The room had reportedly been sealed for 72 hours following the treatment.

Authorities have since ordered the hostel to shut down pending a full investigation.

The closure will remain in place until experts determine whether the premises are safe to operate, police said.

Sri Lanka’s Government Analyst’s Department has launched an urgent investigation, and experts were meant to inspect the lodge yesterday.

Officials from the Ministry of Health and a judicial medical officer are also involved in the probe.

Police have taken food samples as part of their ongoing inquiry.

A post-mortem examination will be conducted once the victim’s relatives arrive to formally identify her remains.

A spokesperson for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said: “We are supporting the family of a British woman who has died in Sri Lanka and are in contact with the local authorities.”

The Sun has contacted Miracle Colombo City Hostel for more information.

The case comes just weeks after another British woman and her fiancé were allegedly fatally poisoned by methanol-laced limoncello at their Vietnam hotel.

Newly engaged couple Greta Marie Otteson, 33, and Arno Els Quinton, 36, had reportedly received two bottles of the “homemade” liqueur from a local restaurant on Christmas Eve.

Tragically, their bodies were discovered in separate rooms at the Hoi An Silverbell Villa two days later on Boxing Day — just three weeks after their engagement.

Police launched an urgent investigation and found empty bottles inside the villa, where the couple had been managing the property for 10 months.

Authorities now confirm the pair died from methanol poisoning after drinking contaminated alcohol, suspected to be the homemade limoncello they had purchased.

The tragedy follows a similar case in Laos five weeks earlier, when six people, including 28-year-old British lawyer Simone White, died after consuming tainted vodka shots at a hostel.

THE first porn app has dropped on iPhones through an App Store alternative but Apple has issued a warning to its users.

Apple has always banned pornography from its iOS marketplace but a change in EU laws has allowed the app Hot Tub to become available.

This first-of-a-kind Apple app will be available through the App Store alternative AltStore PAL.

European users will be able to download the Hot Tub app onto their devices from today.

A landmark EU digital law change meant Apple was forced to loosen its grip on the apps users are able to access and download on products like iPhones and iPads.

Since the App Store opened in 2008, Apple has had strict control over what users can download on their devices.

Apple famously prohibited “overtly sexual or pornographic material” on its own iOS store, as Steve Jobs once said it had “a moral responsibility to keep porn off the iPhone”.

Despite this, Apple was forced to change its strict stance after it became the first tech giant to be accused of breaking the EU’s new Digital Markets Act.

This 2022 law forced Apple to allow alternative app stores to be used.

AltStore PAL said the new porn app had been “approved” by the tech giant.

The App Store alternative said it passed all of Apple’s baseline “notarization” checks for fraud, security threats, and functionality checks.

This process however does not involve approving an app’s content.

Despite this, Apple has issued a warning against the new iPhone app.

The tech giant even alleged Hot Tub was a danger to children, in a statement to The Verge.

An Apple spokesperson said: “We are deeply concerned about the safety risks that hardcore porn apps of this type create for EU users, especially kids.

“This app and others like it will undermine consumer trust and confidence in our ecosystem that we have worked for more than a decade to make the best in the world.”

Apple hit back at AltStore PAL’s claims that the Silicon Valley giant had “approved” the porn site.

It added: “Contrary to the false statements made by the marketplace developer, we certainly do not approve of this app and would never offer it in our App Store.

“The truth is that we are required by the European Commission to allow it to be distributed by marketplace operators like AltStore and Epic who may not share our concerns for user safety.”

This development has kicked off a spat between tech giants as AltStore has received backing from Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite.

In a post on X, Epic Games Chief Executive Tim Sweeney said his firm has supported laws like DMA because “when Apple are allowed to be the gatekeeper of competing apps and stores, they grossly misuse that power to disadvantage competition.”

He added that Epic’s own app store in the EU, which rolled out last year, is not carrying the Hot Tub app and has never hosted porn apps.

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