M&S has unveiled its first-ever dessert sandwich, the Red Diamond Strawberries & Creme Sandwich, and it’s already causing a stir among food lovers. 

Priced at £2.80, this limited-edition sweet treat combines British summer nostalgia with a touch of Japanese culinary influence, but does it live up to expectations?

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The sandwich is made using M&S’s exclusive Collection British Red Diamond Strawberries, which are known for their sweetness and juiciness, paired with whipped cream cheese and crème fraîche. 

Inspired by Japan’s viral cream-filled sandwiches, often spotted in trendy patisseries, M&S has reimagined the concept with a British twist, reminiscent of the iconic strawberries and cream served at Wimbledon.

M&S has a long history of sandwich innovation, having introduced freshly made sandwiches in the 1920s and revolutionising the UK high street with pre-packed sandwiches in the 1980s. 

Since then, the retailer has sold over four billion sandwiches, making this latest launch a bold new addition to its portfolio.

But is the dessert sandwich a summer sensation or simply a novelty?

Fabulous reporter Leanne Hall decided to put the new creation to the test.

“This new addition to the M&S summer food collection is one you won’t want to miss,” Leanne said. 

“It seems the British retailer has taken inspiration from Japan’s viral cream-filled sandwiches and Wimbledon’s signature dish, strawberries and cream, to create the perfect summer snack. 

“The concept may seem strange, but it works.”

Leanne was initially sceptical about the cream filling, which combines soft cream cheese and crème fraîche, rather than the whipped cream traditionally used in Japanese fruit sandwiches. 

“I was hesitant at first,” she admitted, “but the two worked well together. It had the luxurious texture of clotted cream, which added a richness to the sandwich.”

The strawberries were the standout element. 

“They were excellent – they had a great bite, weren’t soggy, and were packed with flavour,” Leanne said.

However, the bread proved to be divisive. 

“While it did have a sweetness to it, the texture was too bready, and the crusts felt too hard for the soft filling,” she noted.

Despite these minor drawbacks, Leanne believes the dessert sandwich is worth trying.

“For those who love a limited-edition treat – or even a Müller Corner strawberry yoghurt – this is worth a go, especially when enjoying the hot weather in the park.”

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M&S’s strawberry sandwich is currently trending on TikTok as many foodies rush to the stores to get their hands on one.

Some have praised it for being a great “sweet treat” however, others aren’t too pleased that you “only receive half of one sandwich.”

Someone else stated that it was a “crazy thought to know that someone else in the UK currently has the other half to this sandwich.”

There may be no change in leadership in the 20th Congress as Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero and House Speaker Martin Romualdez seem to have the numbers, according to their colleagues. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano said that should the election for Senate president in the next Congress be held today

Fewer June brides, more Valentine vows. June may no longer be the most popular wedding month for Filipino couples as more and more choose to get married in the “love month” of February, according to government data. The Commission on Population and Development (CPD), citing 2023 figures from the Philippine Statistics Authority, said February saw

A SAVVY fashionista has revealed the epic Tesco clothing haul she bagged in the 25% off sale – and urged people to run for a “beautiful” co-ord.

Lara Mercer, from Scotland, regularly shares her shopping hauls and style inspiration on her TikTok page (@laralouisemercer).

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In a recent video, the mum showed off the “perfect for holiday” summer buys she picked up in the supermarket this week.

Tesco’s in-house fashion label, F&F, is renowned for its stylish buys at affordable prices.

But Clubcard users can save an extra 25% on items if they purchase them before Sunday, June 29.

Lara, a size 14, had only nipped to the supermarket to grab bin bags and coffee when she stumbled across the promotional signs in the F&F aisles.

“Why did no one tell me there was 25% off?” she cried.

“Obviously that roped me in, and there was so much [new things]. I didn’t think there would be, I felt like I was only just there last week.

“They had loads of sizes as well. So Monday mornings are a good time to go to Tesco guys.”

First up, she bagged a £25 black and white polka dot satin midi dress which she described as “just beautiful”.

She also found a gold sheer metallic dress for £19.50 that she insists is so pretty you’ll want to wear it by the pool and at night time too.

She gushed: “How beautiful is that? Oh my god. That on holiday, some chunky jewellery.

“It’s got this wee slip dress inside which is perfect so it’s not see-through. So you could probably wear it at night as well. Obsessed. The colour is just everything.

“Guys it’s a win win any time that’s on. It’s just a bargain.”

Next, the Scots fashionista picked up a £22.50 cream crochet mini dress that she said would be the perfect day-to-night outfit if you “get a wee slip dress or Skims underneath”.

Lara styled it with a gold belt to cinch in the waist, and sized up to a large for a comfy look.

But it was two summery co-ords that she was most impressed with.

She bagged a £25 white maxi skirt with a black floral pattern, sizing down to a size 12, and matching bandeau crop top for £14.

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She hailed the outfit as “the perfect co-ord for your holiday”, adding: “How stunning is this? I genuinely love it.

“It’s not anything I would ever wear, especially the long skirt. But I am obsessed. The print, the fit, the black and white. Oh my god, I want to scream.

“How beautiful is that print? Oh my goodness. Love it. Love, love, love.

“And it’s got this stretchy material at the back.”

She also tracked down a pretty sage green high-waisted mini skirt and tie-front waistcoat, priced at £22.50 each.

“Look at the colours of that. That sage green, all embroidered”, she gushed.

“This is going to be the new viral co-ord 100 per cent. It’s stunning. And it’s really good quality, it’s lined as well.

“This is beautiful, I can 100 per cent guarantee this is going to sell out so quick.”

Lara’s haul should have set her back £151 in total, but she managed to get it for just £113.25, saving £37.75.

She said: “When you’ve got the 25% off it makes a good bit of difference.”

And fashion fans were loving her gorgeous picks, with her video racking up 49,000 views.

One gushed: “Love the waistcoat co-ord set and the swimsuit cover up, you have styled so well. Running to Tesco.”

“You look great in all of them”, someone else added.

Meanwhile, a third wrote: “You just keep finding better outfits.”

More supermarket bargains

While you’re in store, you may also want to keep an eye out for the £19.50 ‘chuck on’ summer dress that is “gorgeous on” and comes in three colours.

Fashion fans are in a frenzy over the “prettiest” £35 Tesco dress too – it’s perfect for weddings and comes in on-trend, classy colour.

Elsewhere, shoppers have fallen in love with Tu’s Yellow Striped Tie Detail Midaxi Tea Dress, which is priced at £28.

WHEN John Fogerty walks out on to Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage tomorrow, he will be taking care of unfinished business – in more ways than one.

After a struggle dating back more than 50 years, he finally owns the publishing rights to the much-loved songs he wrote as Creedence Clearwater Revival’s chief creative force.

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“For most of my life, I’ve been angry, hurt and frustrated,” Fogerty tells me.

“Not owning the songs meant that I didn’t control their destiny. I didn’t get to say what movie they’d be in or whether they could be used in a commercial.

“But the unease I’ve felt all these years is now at peace.”

It means he can belt out Proud Mary, Born On The Bayou, Bad Moon Rising and Up Around The Bend with unbridled joy rather than lingering bitterness.

Should the heavens open on Worthy Farm, he will have the perfect response with Who’ll Stop The Rain.

If it stays dry, as is forecast, he can unleash Have You Ever Seen The Rain?

Isn’t that great for an artist who couldn’t bear to sing Creedence songs for the first 25 years of his fight to reclaim his legacy?

As he heads to the Somerset countryside, another motivating factor for Fogerty is that his last visit to Glastonbury, 18 years ago, was less than satisfactory.

Now he says: “I want to go there and kick butt!” A month’s worth of rain fell during festival weekend in 2007, making it the wettest Glastonbury on record and reducing the huge site to a quagmire.

“It rained like a son of a gun,” reports the rock legend who turned 80 in May.

“It was so muddy, and somewhat chaotic, with all these people wearing rubber boots.”

Fogerty recalls playing “very, very well” despite challenging conditions. “But we were almost fighting for survival just to stay above water and put on a good show.”

He continues: “We went on way after our start time and, near the end of our set, a big commotion was going on.

“People were shouting, ‘You have to come off!’ Proud Mary was meant to be our last song but they pulled the power. That didn’t leave a good taste!”

He compares his experience to the festival which took place in August, 1969 — the daddy of them all, Woodstock.

Creedence were one of the headline acts for “3 Days Of Peace & Music” on Max Yasgur’s dairy farm in upstate New York, attended by half a million people.

The band were at the peak of their powers, selling more records that year than any other act in the world, INCLUDING The Beatles.

“The rain and mud very much figured into everything at Woodstock,” he says.

When Creedence finally appeared in the early hours of ­Sunday morning, at least the ­deluge had subsided.

But Fogerty adds: “My frustration with Woodstock was that we went on very late.

“The Grateful Dead had been on for well over an hour, a lot of that time with no music coming from the stage. Half the audience was asleep!”

Fifty-six years later, I’m speaking to Fogerty as he puts past disappointments aside to ensure that his appearance at Sir Michael Eavis’s dairy farm is a rock ’n’ rolling success.

“I want to be great and I’m looking forward to it,” he says, “especially as I’m playing with my sons [Shane and Tyler].”

I’m meeting Fogerty in the dimly lit basement bar of a hotel in the heart of London’s Soho.

The trademark checked flannel shirt is present and correct. He still sports a full head of hair, though perhaps not as impressive as the fulsome mop seen during his early years in the limelight.

Unafraid to be outspoken — just what you’d expect of a rock elder statesman — he soon lights up the room.

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Fogerty is marking the end of his fight to get his songs back with an album called Legacy: The Creedence Clearwater Revival Years.

As with his live shows, it was made in the company of his sons and it summons all the old fire and brimstone.

He says: “It was absolutely wonderful to be making this record with Shane and Tyler — in keeping with the tradition of a father passing on his work to his sons.”

Each track comes with the words John’s Version in brackets after the title, echoing the Taylor’s Version re-recordings by the world’s biggest singing star.

At a time when Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Sting have been selling off their back catalogues for vast sums, Fogerty and a certain Ms Swift have “done the opposite”.

“I even lobbied to call mine Taylor’s Version,” he laughs. “That would have been good marketing.”

On a more serious note, Fogerty says he understands why those other legends have sold their rights.

“Miraculously, they owned their stuff from a young age. They had better representation,” he says.

‘A lifelong quest’

“But it’s been a quest all my life to gain the ownership I never had.”

It all came about because the head of his small record label Fantasy, the late Saul Zaentz, acquired the rights before Creedence Clearwater Revival hit the big time — and wouldn’t let go.

“It was awful,” admits Fogerty. “If it had been RCA or EMI, some huge conglomerate, and we were a little rock band, you might expect that sort of relationship.

“But this became very personal. I knew Saul Zaentz and he was a nothing, like I was a nothing before I started writing those songs.

“A song like Run Through The Jungle hadn’t even been written but it was already owned by Saul because of a piece of paper — the contract I signed.

“So, I had a lot of ill will towards him because he treated me so meanly. He was arrogant and dismissive.”

After years of legal proceedings and despair, Fogerty credits a very special person in his life for helping to get his songs back.

“My dear wife Julie fought for this and made it happen,” he says. “It has changed my life. It has changed everything.”

Now it’s time for a quick Creedence recap.

The four members, Fogerty (lead vocals and guitar), his brother Tom (rhythm guitar), Stu Cook (bass) and Doug Clifford (drums) first got together in 1959.

They met at high school in El Cerrito, a city in the San Francisco Bay Area of California.

As The Blue Velvets, they enjoyed little success and had to endure their name being changed by a record company executive to The Golly***s, which they hated.

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Only when they became Creedence Clearwater Revival in January, 1968, did everything start falling into place — creatively if not contractually, that is.

Their self-titled debut album featured their first hit, a cover of Dale Hawkins’ Suzie Q, and Fogerty’s most significant early composition, Porterville.

He says: “I wrote Porterville while on active duty in the military, marching around in unbearable heat and going into a hallucinating mental state.

“Everything was coming to life in my mind and that was pretty new for me. The song is a bit autobiographical, especially about my father/son situation. It captured my feelings in those times.”

Porterville is the oldest Fogerty song to get a stirring 2025 reboot on his new album.

Many of the other songs first appeared during his golden year of 1969 when inspiration came thick and fast — and THREE top ten albums were released.

He says: “The wonderful thing was that it was all organic and created by the band — not some publicity machine or a record label.

“We didn’t have a manager, we didn’t have a publisher, we weren’t on a big label, so I thought I’d just have to do it with music.

“My bandmates became resistant to all this work but I was the one staying up every night, usually until 4am, writing songs.

“I took it on because, in my mind, I was really the only one of us who could do it.

“I kept kicking myself in the butt instead of going on a vacation or acquiring a bunch of material things. It felt like a matter of life and death.”

The first of the three albums, Bayou Country, served notice of Californian Fogerty’s infatuation with America’s Deep South.

I ask him why he relocated, in his mind at least, to the Mississippi Delta and wrote such songs as Proud Mary and Born On The Bayou.

Fogerty says: “I was doing that intuitively. Starting with Susie Q, the way I played the guitar seemed to have a Southern feel.

“As for the musical stars I loved, the spookier the better. People like Bo Diddley, Howlin’ Wolf and Slim Harpo.

‘Spookier the better’

“There was something so mysterious about what they were doing, almost untouchable, but I wanted to go in there and let it resonate.”

He adds with a wry smile: “I realise this sounds a little strange for a white, middle- class boy but my writing comes from deep inside.”

Fogerty recalls movies set in the South having a big impact — Swamp Water with Dana Andrews and Walter Brennan, The Defiant Ones with Sidney Poitier and Tony Curtis.

He affirms: “At later times in my life, after the band broke up and through all kinds of trends, I’ve always thought that bluesy, supernatural place is where I’m at my best.”

I invite Fogerty to explain how his most famous song, Proud Mary, came into being.

He describes the “happy confluence” of things going on in his life that “miraculously came out in that song”.

“I’d just got my honourable discharge from the army. I was very happy about it,” he says.

“Most of us didn’t want to go into the jungle [in Vietnam] without knowing why and have to fight an unseen person, perhaps die doing it.”

Fogerty remembers the euphoric moment he arrived home: “I immediately went into the house and started playing chords on my little guitar that were slightly reminiscent of Beethoven’s 5th.

“With that happy feeling, I got to a place where I was ‘rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on the river’. I thought, ‘Oh, I like that but what am I writing about?’”

He dived into the songbook he’d been keeping and saw the words “Proud Mary” at the top of the first page.

At the bottom of the page, which yielded Bad Moon Rising and Sinister Purpose as well, was the word “riverboat”.

Cue a lightbulb moment for Fogerty. “I thought, ‘Proud Mary, oh, that’s the name of a boat!’

“There is so much Americana in that idea. Hopes and dreams connected to this boat, which is connected to the Mississippi, which is connected to hundreds of years of folklore.

“I didn’t try to make it happen but it converged right there in the perfect way.”

I was a team player but the idea of relinquishing and letting the others write the songs seemed like career suicide.

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Did Fogerty like the Ike & Tina Turner version of Proud Mary which hit No4 in the US singles chart in 1971?

“I loved it,” he replies. “The first time I heard it, I was in the car. It was dark, somewhere around seven o’clock, so it must have been winter, and it came on the radio.

“I’d been a Tina fan for years. In fact, since hearing It’s Gonna Work Out Fine at a club [in 1961], I was always pulling for her.”

Proud Mary took pride of place on Bayou Country and the hits kept on rolling through the next four Creedence LPs — Green River (1969), Willy And The Poor Boys (1969), Cosmo’s Factory (1970) and Pendulum (1970).

One of Fogerty’s best songs was searing Fortunate Son which took aim at rich families paying for their children to avoid the draft while poor kids went off to fight.

By way of explanation, he says: “I grew up in a lower- middle-class situation — not at poverty level but many times it felt like it.

My parents divorced and my mom had five boys to raise. There was certainly an element of us being behind the eight ball.

“We had a basement that flooded every time it rained. It felt like a semi-prison at times.

“The funny thing is, I’ve earned millions of dollars in my life, right? But I still feel like that kid in that room.”

By the time of 1972’s disastrous Mardi Gras album, which shared songwriting duties rather than rely solely on Fogerty, irreparable cracks appeared — and Creedence split in circumstances that he likens to a bitter divorce.

“I was pretty sure that none of the other fellas could come up with anything like I was doing,” he says. “Before a rehearsal, I’d say, ‘Does anybody have anything?’ They would look at their toes, so I just kept going.

“I was a team player but the idea of relinquishing and letting the others write the songs seemed like career suicide.”

Things came to a head at a band meeting in late 1970 when Fogerty’s brother Tom said he wouldn’t be in the band “if it stays the way it is”.

“I had to relent because I realised there would be no band otherwise. So, I gave everybody what they wanted, then it fell apart anyway.”

Tom Fogerty was first to leave and sadly died aged just 48, never reconciling with his younger brother.

John says: “When Tom left, it broke my heart.

“He was clearly disliking me and even said publicly that Saul Zaentz was his best friend. That hurt me and drove my anger.

“When Tom passed away, we had not come to grips with the situation but, years later, I made a point in my heart and my mind to forgive him.

“I realise we both messed up but I expect to meet Tom in the afterlife, and that everything will be joyful.”

Speaking of joyful, it’s the perfect word to describe John Fogerty’s return to Glastonbury.

Festival-goers will be surprised at how many of his songs they can sing along to.

Big wheel keep on turnin’

Proud Mary keep on burnin’

JOHN FOGERTY

Legacy: The Creedence Clearwater Revival Years

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RTE Fair City viewers have all been left shocked after Liam snatched Ger’s locket and destroyed the photos inside.

On tonight’s episode, with her flight back to Spain booked, Ger visited Sharon to say goodbye.

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Ger asked Dean to tell Georgie to keep his mouth shut about the picture inside of her locket.

The locket contained an SD card containing a picture of well-known gangster Aidan O’Rourke shaking somebody’s hand.

When Liam overheard Dean warning Georgie about the photos inside the locket, he demanded answers from them.

However, when Liam confronted Ger, she tried to throw him off and insisted the picture inside was of her aunt. 

Liam then spotted the locket around Ger’s neck and took the opportunity to snatch it and destroy the SD card.

RTE viewers were all quick to react as the drama unfolded.

Ellen wrote on X: “Sweet Jesus what was that?”

Thomas said: “Ger is bound to be clever enough to have a false card in the locket.”

While Adam added: “There’s no way he’s just gone and destroyed it.”

And John remarked: “Why would she wear the locket down to the pub.”

Elsewhere, Emma told Holly that she managed to secure her the job with the interiors company, despite the failed interview.

A stunned Holly tried to tell her that she had already got another job, but Emma insisted she could leave it for the interiors role as she was eager to get her discounts.

While that was happening, James encountered Mondo and Holly working together and Holly was forced to come clean to Emma.

Cass was enraged when Nikki showed him the comments on his latest video, making fun of the tacky filters and images Kira had added to his stories.

CASS’ DELIGHT

Kira begged him to give her another chance with the videos, insisting that he would have full creative control, but he refused.

Later when a letter arrived from the National Museum asking to authenticate his Michael Collins teaspoon, Kira was thrilled.

Cass, however, was anxious.

Separately, Ray surprised Leo by revealing he had fast-tracked the cab repair, just like Pete asked but they quickly realised it was a setup.

When Ray revealed Pete had orchestrated the plan so that he could be Nora’s boules partner, Nora called it quits with Pete.

Now partnerless again, a dejected Pete apologised to Nora and Ray.

Hughie admitted that his shoulder was too sore to play and suggested that Pete ask Jacinta if he could take over from him.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is offering some 1.2 million hectares of forest lands for sustainable development activities, marking them as “potential investment areas” where years of denudation can be arrested or even reversed. “In the past, a long, long time ago, we had a forest cover that comprised 90 percent of

RTE star Doireann Garrihy has told how she was almost “outed” before announcing her pregnancy.

The 2FM host revealed she was expecting her first child with husband Mark Mehigan back in April – but the star has now admitted the news was close to being leaked before she had the chance to share it herself.

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On a recent episode of her hit podcast, Doireann & Friends, the radio star and her sister, Ailbhe Garrihy discussed their experience with pregnancy.

Ailbhe then asked Doireann to share some of the “crazy” stories she’d never told her—before revealing that she was pregnant.

The Dancing With The Stars host explained: “When I hadn’t announced I was pregnant, one person kept writing to me on Instagram saying ‘I think you have news for your followers’.”

Ailbhe sighed and said: “Ugh that is so annoying.”

Doireann continued: “So when I got that message my brain went into overdrive and I just thought, ‘I’ve been seen in the hospital, I look pregnant, who have a I said it to that has maybe said to someone else?’.

“And this wasn’t like a faceless account, it was a totally normal woman in her 40s.”

Ailbhe remarked: “I just don’t know what goes through people’s minds to send that.”

The TV star agreed: “Exactly, this is the thing. You’ve had experiences like this before too, when people have been like, ‘Oh yeah I knew’, and you have no idea how they knew or found out.

“Surely women need to understand to just say nothing.”

Ailbhe added: “But even if you were spotted in the hospital, you could have been in there for multiple reasons.”

Doireann responded: “That is what I don’t get, there are many reasons why a woman might find themselves in a maternity hospital, it doesn’t automatically mean you are expecting.”

The popular presenter admitted that she had always tried to be “so aware” of the fact that she might bump into someone she knows while getting a scan.

She said: “You just have to act like you don’t see them and if you do see them just say, ‘How’s it going, how are you?’, but never ask why they are there.

“It should be a part of girl code.”

‘COP ON’

The popular presenter went on to suggest that waiting rooms in maternity hospitals should have signs warning people that it is a “confidential place”.

Doireann uploaded a clip of her chat with Ailbhe to Instagram and wrote in her caption: “Since this week’s episode, so many have shared stories about being “outed” by someone who spotted them in a maternity hospital.

“I think it is so wrong and wonder if some sort of etiquette should be formally introduced.”

Fans all agreed with the star’s statement in the comment section.

Aoife wrote: “I really think people should have a bit more cop on.”

Mandy said: “I 100 percent agree. You never really know another woman’s story.”

Julie remarked: “Surely it’s an unwritten rule or common decency??!!”

And Eva added: “I thought it was just general kindness and common sense.”

KYLIAN MBAPPE has accused former club PSG of “moral harassment” as the legal battle took a fresh turn.

France and Real Madrid ace Mbappe is already claiming the French champions owe him £55m from his final year before his free transfer move to Spain.

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But in a separate development, Mbappe, 26, is also arguing PSG ownership attempted to strong arm him into signing a new deal rather than letting his contract run down.

And it means the damaging dispute between the two sides will play out even further.

In the latest twist, Mbappe filed an official complaint with the French courts against PSG last month, with two examining magistrates now appointed to investigate the claims.

Mbappe alleges that the incidents took place in the summer of 2023, ahead of his final year at PSG, when he was excluded from the first-team squad and placed in the club’s “loft” of unwanted players.

His lawyers allege that the move to isolate Mbappe was PSG attempting to coerce him into signing a new deal, with the claim saying that it added up to “psychological pressure” and the “attempted extortion of a signature.”

The new move comes with the wages claim also set to be played out in the courts.

Mbappe claims PSG owe him his final three months’ salary and bonuses from that last season in Paris, with the club insisting he waived the payments as a condition of his release.

Meanwhile, Mbappe is ruled out of Madrid’s final group game in the Club World Cup against Salzburg tonight as he recovers from the bout of gastroenteritis that saw him briefly hospitalised for tests last week.

The France striker has not featured in the tournament so far but will be available for Madrid’s last-16 game on Tuesday.

Mbappe returned to the gym this week in a bid to get back to full fitness before the next round.

Reports in Spain have claimed that he lost between four and five kilograms due to the virus.

It is believed that he may have contracted the illness back in Madrid before flying to the US earlier this month.

The Governance Commission for Government-Owned or -Controlled Corporations (GCG) has approved what it described as a “major revamp” in the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) that will address “long-standing issues” hounding the state-run health insurer. GCG Chair Marius Corpus said the commission approved the restructuring plan on June 25 and gave the state health insurer