PEP GUARDIOLA was spotted with his youngest daughter Valentina ahead of Manchester City’s Club World Cup opener.

The club got off to the perfect start by beating Moroccan side Wydad Casablanca 2-0 yesterday.

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Guardiola, 54, was in a relaxed mood ahead of the game at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.

The manager relaxed in the dugout while his players took a stroll onto the pitch after arriving at the stadium.

He was joined by daughter Valentina, 17, and they were sat next to each other chatting.

It led to fans joking that she was a “new member of the coaching staff”.

Valentina is the youngest of Guardiola’s three kids with now estranged wife Cristina Serra.

Their eldest Maria, 24, is a model and influencer with over 100,000 followers on Instagram.

Son Marius, 22, has a number of businesses registered in his name but prefers to keep a low profile.

The Sun exclusively revealed in February that Guardiola had begun divorce proceedings with wife Cristina.

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City‘s boss and the fashion entrepreneur were together for 30 years.

Guardiola’s family make rare public appearances, but they are occasionally seen on the pitch celebrating titles with him.

They joined in with the party after the club won the Premier League two years ago.

Valentina watched last night’s game from the stands as Phil Foden and Jeremy Doku scored the goals.

City face Al-Ain from the UAE next on Monday before a blockbuster clash against Juventus a week today.

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Pep Guardiola seen with his wife Cristina Serra and his daughter Maria (left) and Valentina (right)[/caption]

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Valentina went onto the pitch to celebrated the 2022/23 Premier League title with her dad[/caption]

FUMING Love Island fans have threatened to call Ofcom after Malisha Jordan was brutally dumped last night. 

Earlier this week Love Island bombshell Harrison Solomon arrived and took Malisha and Toni Laites on separate dates. 

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Harrison arrived earlier this week as the latest bombshell[/caption]

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He took Toni and Malisha on dates and had to pick who would stay in the villa[/caption]

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He picked Toni – meaning Malisha was dumped from the show[/caption]

Harrison had to pick who he would bring back to the villa, with the other girl being dumped immediately. 

And Malisha didn’t even get to say goodbye, as Harrison was seen last night returning with Toni. 

Fans rushed to social media to hit out at the cruel exit, with one writing: “Y’all need to go ahead and complain to ofcom for how they treating Malisha bc this crazy.”

Another said: “Malisha leaving was cruel and a waste of her time. 

“I can guarantee the producers told her to gun for Dejon and when she did she got voted off without a chance to say bye.”

And a third added: “Man ngl they did Malisha dirty dumped from the island and no goodbye and it seems like all girls are happy she’s gone idk man doesn’t sit right with me.”

Previously – after watching both dates play out – fans immediately picked up on a HUGE clue who Harrison was going to choose to couple up with, and who would be dumped.

During his date with Toni, it was revealed that they both attended the same college in Florida, which fans thought made it “obvious” he was going to pick her.

Malisha – who clashed with Meg Moore during her time in the villa – said after her exit: “I don’t regret anything, I did what I needed to do as a bombshell.

“Sometimes the reactions were a bit uncalled for.

“I did go into the first chat with an open mind and I said I don’t want to have any arguments.

“Then it just got heated. I’m not here for the drama… a lot of it was miscommunication.”

LOCALS are celebrating the rebuilding of their town high street after it was dubbed “soulless” and in desperate need of change.

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Residents can’t wait for their high street to receive a long overdue upgrade[/caption]

In 1947,  East Kilbride held the title of Scotland’s first ever ‘new town’, however, less than 80 years later, it is being knocked down. 

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Located just south of Glasgow, the proposals for the town centre could see more than a third of the town demolished. 

This would make way for an impressive new supermarket measuring 40,000 feet, a hotel and a public square. 

Local, Danny Fitzpatrick, 33, told the Metro: “The town has had some really tough times in the last two decades, but I hope and believe there is a kind of renaissance on the horizon.” 

Danny was born and raised in the town and feels hopeful about the South Lanarkshire Council’s new proposals. 

As he reflected on growing up in the area, he explained that the town used to be an “epicentre.” 

But added: “It isn’t a shadow of what it used to be.”

In 1930, East Kilbride was home to just 900 residents.

But thanks to being selected as one of the five new towns in Scotland to serve as the solution to the post-war housing shortage, over the span of a few decades the town completely transformed.

Now with a population of roughly 75,000 the post-war scheme equipped the once small village with council offices, a police station, and even Scotland’s first Olympic size swimming pool. 

It has even been affectionately nicknamed “Polo Mint City,” due to its extensive roundabout system. 

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Architects hope this will help the town rediscover its identity[/caption]

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Today, all traces of the town’s industrial heritage have gone[/caption]

However, over the last 20 years, East Kilbride has been suffering, with many businesses closing and locals labelling the town centre “grim.”

Among those to pack up and leave the area were the Motorola factory in 2009, Rolls-Royce in 2015, and the main shopping centre in 2022. 

But Danny remains optimistic, saying: “The Rolls-Royce days may be over, but I think the future is good for EK.” 

The council plans to spend a staggering £62,200,000 on the project, in a bid to make use of the more than 500,000 square feet of empty space across East Kilbride. 

Threesixty Architecture, the company fronting these new plans, argue that the last decade has seen towns across the UK suffer. 

Worsened even further by Covid, they claim that retail is on the decline, leaving areas like East Kilbride to suffer. 

The document reads: “The master plan is the opportunity for the town to rediscover its identity and purpose.”

The Sun has approached South Lanarkshire Council and Threesixty Architecture for comment.

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LORD Henry Mount Charles has passed away at the age of 74 his family have confirmed today.

He passed away “peacefully” yesterday after a battle with cancer.

Lord Henry was well known as the custodian of Slane Castle in Co Meath.

Over the years he has facilitated several concerts at the venue which was his ancestral home.

Legends such as U2, Rolling Stones, Brue Springsteen, Queen and Madonna have performed at the site.

Harry Styles and even Oasis have also performed at the outdoor venue.

Lord Henry took over the venue in 1976 when he was just 25 years old.

In a public statement his family said the well known figure in the music and events scene fought a “valiant battle with cancer”.

They said: “It is with profound sadness that the family of Lord Henry Mount Charles, The Marquess Conyngham announce his peaceful passing in the late hours of June 18th following a long and valiant battle with cancer.

“A beloved husband, father, grandfather, and custodian of Slane Castle, Lord Henry’s courage, and unwavering spirit inspired all who knew him.”

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TWO prolific Rochdale grooming fiends are still living in the UK – because Pakistan refuses to take them back.

Qari Abdul Rauf and Adil Khan were part of a nine-strong gang of Asian men convicted of sex offences against vulnerable girls in 2012.

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Qari Abdul Rauf is still living in the UK[/caption]

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He and fellow grooming gang member Adil Khan have dodged deportation[/caption]

Up to 47 girls as young as 12 were plied with alcohol and drugs and gang-raped across Rochdale during a two-year reign of terror.

Then-Home Secretary Theresa May ordered the pair to be sent back to Pakistan in 2014 as it would as it would be “conducive to the public good”.

But ten years later, Rauf and Khan still remain in Rochdale where their victims are forced to live alongside them.

It has now emerged Pakistan is refusing to take the predators back, The Telegraph reports.

An official claimed it would be “extremely difficult” to take back the dangerous criminals.

The battle has also been further complicated by Rauf and Khan renouncing their Pakistani citizenship.

After they both exploited a loophole by ripping up their passports, they became “stateless”, which can block a deportation.

Rauf and fellow gang leader Khan, who got a 13-year-old girl pregnant, lost a lengthy fight in 2018 against deportation alongside a third member of the gang, Abdul Aziz.

They subsequently launched another bid – insisting the order breaches their human rights as they both have wives and children in the UK.

Their appeals were rejected but both have remained in Britain ever since.

Sources for the Interior Ministry have said “progress” could be made if the UK were to take part in talks.

They also suggested returning direct flights to the UK by its national airline PIA, which were suspended for safety reasons, could help.

But UK officials said this suggestion had not been raised in discussions.

The subject of grooming gangs has been thrust back into the spotlight this week following a bombshell report by Baroness Casey.

The scathing review found councils, police and the Home Office repeatedly “shied away” from dealing with uncomfortable questions on the ethnicity of rapists who targeted young girls.

Rauf and Khan were ringleaders of a prolific grooming gang in Rochdale, which has been plagued by sexual exploitation.

Khan got a 13-year-old girl pregnant and trafficked another girl, 15, to others – using violence when she complained.

He was sentenced to eight years in 2012 and released on licence four years later.

Dad-of-five Rauf trafficked a 15-year-old girl and raped her in a secluded area before taking her to a flat in Rochdale where others had sex with her.

He was caged for six years and released in November 2014 after serving two years and six months of his sentence.

A Home Office spokesman said it would do “everything in our power” to deport foreign nationals who commit “heinous” crimes in the UK.

He added: “The UK and Pakistan are working in partnership on shared migration and return priorities.

“Both countries recognise and respect our common obligations to return those with no right to remain in our respective countries.”

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Rauf was locked up for six years for his vile crimes[/caption]

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He remains in Rochdale where his victims are forced to see him[/caption]

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Abdul Aziz was allowed to stay in the UK because he had torn up his passport[/caption]

NEARLY every food brand has hopped on the Dubai chocolate trend – and I tried out the most recent one that has gone viral online.

Made up of a concoction of pistachio cream mixed with shredded filo pastry, all coated in a silky chocolate case – it’s no surprise this choccie bar has taken the world by storm.

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I went to Borough Market to try out the new viral ice cream[/caption]

Chocaholics across the globe are so enamoured by it that Dubai’s Duty Free sold an eye-watering $22million (£16million) of the bars in just the first three months of 2025.

And now, the viral creation has landed in London’s Borough Market, served in ice cream form.

After clocking the gelato treat on social media – several chocolate-y scoops dripping in lashings of pistachio sauce and served in a pistachio-rimmed cone – I couldn’t resist giving it a try.

Afterall, we are in the midst of a heatwave and what better way to cool off?

The treat hails from a small cafe, Gelateria 3Bis, at the edge of the market, which also sells flakey pastries and baked goods.

I was pleasantly surprised to find no queue on a Tuesday lunchtime in 25C sunshine, but perhaps I should have taken that as a sign of things to come.

Behind the counter were neat slices of apple and almond tart, slathered in a shiny glaze (£3.50); wedges of a crumbly looking walnut tart (also £3.50); and stacks of cannolis with thick ricotta filling oozing out of each case (£2).

They certainly got my stomach gurgling.

“One Dubai chocolate please,” I say.

I practically drooled as the lady leaned into the metal tub to scoop the chocolate-y mixture into my cone, waiting for the pistachio magic to happen.

But then, nothing. That was it – and a rather naked-looking gelato was handed over to me.

Where was my pistachio sauce? Where were the sprinkles I’d seen decadently splashed over the top?

And, more importantly, where was the pistachio and filo filling that makes Dubai chocolate what it is?

After shelling out a staggering £6.50, I walked away realising that this was a classic case of Insta vs reality trickery.

Perhaps I had misordered, I thought. But it couldn’t be that. I’d even mentioned that I’d seen it advertised on the cafe’s Instagram.

Unlike the sensation I’d seen on social media, my two-scoop treat was lacking in decadence.

I’d been asked if I wanted a ‘special cone’, not realising that the pistachio cone I’d seen wasn’t part of this category – it had apparently been placed in a league of its own.

The special cones cost an additional £1.50 and are essentially just a traditional waffle cone dipped in chocolate and then covered in some form of topping like hazelnut or sprinkles.

I’m not sure why the pistachio hadn’t been offered to me, but when I saw the price – over £2 – I was a little relieved.

In terms of flavour, it hit the mark for a decent chocolate gelato: creamy, smooth and indulgent, but not too sweet.

And after tucking in, I did notice the odd fleck of green accompanied by a few pastry shards, but these were minimal and the pistachio flavour did not come through at all.

I didn’t have time to ponder over how little filling was in there, though, as my scoops were melting rapidly.

This is the sign of a well-made gelato, I am told, but this seemed a bit extreme.

Barely a minute had passed and I was already frantically wiping the melt from my hands and arm.

As for the cone, the chocolate rim added a little extra zing to the overall flavour. But I wouldn’t be willing to shell out an additional £1.50 again.

Perhaps I can’t blame it all on the ice cream itself. Maybe the sauce costs extra and the sprinkles do too.

But i couldn’t see it advertised on the boards and the fact that staff didn’t point it out to me when I ordered seems an oversight, not least to say, financially-daft.

I reckon if I’d have had the full shebang I would have ended up forking out close to a tenner.

So, Dubai chocolate ice cream? Let’s not spoil something good.

Especially not for prices like this.

Here are three other ways to enjoy the Dubai chocolate trend.

RTE star Patrick Kilety has shared a heartwarming clip from his visit to a major Irish children’s hospice.

The Late Late Show host revealed that the Laura Lynn children‘s hospice was the recipient of this year’s Toy Show Appeal grant award.

Patrick took a trip down to Laura Lynn during the week to meet some of its incredible patients and team members.

In a clip posted to the official Late Late Show Instagram, Kielty stood outside the hospice with a beaming smile on his face.

The TV star said: “A lot of people ask me, ‘Where does the Toy Show Appeal money go to?’, and I can tell you that it goes to amazing places like this.

“Today we are here at Laura Lynn to see how your incredible money makes a difference.”

The video then revealed short snippets of the host meeting young kids who were being treated in the hospice.

The kids all looked delighted to meet Patrick, as well as their nurses and doctors.

Later on, the dad-of-two was happy to grab a musical instrument and sing some songs with the kids.

As a group of patients and nurses sang, Don’t Worry, Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin, Patrick rattled a tambourine and belted out the tune.

The funny man then stood up in front of the group and dramatically played a beat on a drum, making everyone erupt into fits of laughter.

After a lovely day spent at Laura Lynn, Patrick jumped in for a photo with a group of nurses outside the building.

The group all grinned from ear-to-ear as Kielty posed in the middle.

A caption over the video wrote: “Today RTÉ and @communityfoundationireland are announcing the 169 recipients of the #RTEToyShowAppeal grant awards in 2025, with the lives of Irish children right across the country set to be changed for good in a variety of ways.

“All of this is possible due to the remarkable generosity of RTÉ viewers of last December’s Late Late Toy Show.

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“The kindhearted response from The Late Late Toy Show viewers to the appeal will help transform the lives of over one million children, young people and their families in Ireland.

“Every county on the island benefiting from grants totalling 5 million euro.”

And fans all flocked to the comment section to share their love for the charity.

Richard wrote: “Such important work.”

Miriam said: “A very special place with wonderful children at the heart.”

Andy remarked: “Wonderful charity.”

And Mandy added: “A deserving recipient.”

BEACHGOERS are being warned to be on the lookout for a mysterious “alien-like” creature after one was discovered on a UK beach.

“Sea mice” are marine worms with a furry appearance that are unlike anything else in the sea and can grow up to six inches long.

A dog walker found one of the strange critters recently on a beach in Wales.

They are active predators, hunting small crabs and other worms on the seabed – but are often washed ashore.

It comes after beachgoers were urged not to pick up cone snails’ shells as their venom can cause instant paralysis or even death.

While they are not typically harmful to humans, “sea mice”, which get their scientific name from Aphrodite, the Greek Goddess of Love, have sharp bristles that can cause irritation if they pierce the skin.

Simon Parker recently discovered one of the creatures on a Welsh beach prompting discussion on social media due to its curious appearance.

Compared by many to a fossil and even an “alien”, the sighting has left many admitting that they had never seen anything quite like it.

Simon was left flabbergasted after discovering one of the six-inch long creatures at Pensarn Beach, Conwy, and turned to tech to determine exactly what it was.

Uncertain of its identity and intrigued by its green-flashing fringe he used Google Lens to determine it was a sea mouse.

“I found it at the water’s edge just after low tide,” he told Wales Online.

“Unfortunately it didn’t appear to be alive. The sea mouse was approximately five or six inches long with brightly coloured bristles down the sides.”

Sea mice are not a rare species but their sightings are infrequent, often being washed ashore during stormy weather or left behind by exceptionally low tides.

Another of them was located in March on Oxwich beach in Swansea.

The Wildlife Trusts say the sea mouse is “unlike anything else in the sea”.

Despite its potential to reach 20cm in length and 6cm in width this intriguing find is in fact a type of marine worm.

Although it has a tendency to bury itself head-first in the sand this creature boasts a remarkable set of skills.

Its spines typically have a deep red sheen, serving as a warning to potential predators.

However when exposed to light, they flash blue, green, and gold, giving the worm a dazzling, iridescent appearance. 

This phenomenon, known as pseudo-birefringence, is the only known example of “photonic engineering” in nature, says the WT.

The spines process light with nearly 100% efficiency – a necessity in the dimly-lit depths of the sea.

Some researchers believe that this unique ability could lead to the development of new communication technologies.

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