Tell us: what would you like to see on a redesigned bank note?

Banknotes issued by the Bank of England are to have a major redesign for the first time in more than 50 years.Historic figures such as Winston Churchill and Jane Austen feature on the current banknotes, but the Bank of England is proposing that the next series could move on to a new theme.We’d like to hear your suggestions for a new theme, whether it’s a historical figure or event, a piece of architecture, technology, culture, sport or a landscape.You can tell us who you'd like to see on the redesigned bank note and why using this form.Please include as much detail as possible

Greggs feels the heat as shoppers shun pastries in hot June

The UK’s biggest bakery chain, Greggs, has said last month’s heatwave harmed its sales and profits as customers went off the idea of hot pastries in the unusually high temperatures.Shares in Greggs slumped almost 13% as investors reacted to the profit warning a day after the UK experienced the hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures reaching almost 35C. ​​The group said sales at the 2,085 shops it operates directly grew 2.6% in the six months to 28 June. However, “good progress in May [was] followed by slower growth … as high temperatures impacted consumer spending purchasing patterns”

AI companies start winning the copyright fight

Hello, and welcome to TechScape. If you need me after this newsletter publishes, I will be busy poring over photos from Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s wedding, the gaudiest and most star-studded affair to disrupt technology news this year. I found it a tacky and spectacular affair. Everyone who was anyone was there, except for Charlize Theron, who, unprompted, said on Monday: “I think we might be the only people who did not get an invite to the Bezos wedding. But that’s OK, because they suck and we’re cool

China hosts first fully autonomous AI robot football match

They think it’s all over … for human footballers at least.The pitch wasn’t the only artificial element on display at a football match in China on Saturday. Four teams of humanoid robots took on each other in Beijing, in games of three-a-side powered by artificial intelligence.While the modern game has faced accusations of becoming near-robotic in its obsession with tactical perfection, the games in China showed that AI won’t be taking Kylian Mbappé’s job just yet.Footage of the humanoid kickabout showed the robots struggling to kick the ball or stay upright, performing pratfalls that would have earned their flesh-and-blood counterparts a yellow card for diving

Surrey v Durham, Somerset v Notts, and more: county cricket day four – live

Around the grounds:At last a wicket at Southampton! Tilak Varma prods forward to Callum Parkinson and is snaffled at short leg, after an excellent 47. Hampshire 140-4.They’ve taken an early lunch at Hove after bad light shortened the morning session. Warwicks 108-1, fifty for Al Davies.Somerset lost Lammonby, flapping to midwicket, to give Patterson-White his third wicket

Wimbledon 2025: Alcaraz, Sabalenka, Raducanu and Boulter in action on day three – live

Royal Box roll call. It’s a rather eclectic mix today, ranging from the England head coach Thomas Tuchel, to the Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, wrestler John Cena and Glastonbury headliner Olivia Rodrigo. If it wasn’t for the Centre Court roof, I’d love to see what entertainment they’d put on between them during the rain breaks.Game on! The net has been put up on Court 3, where Sonay Kartal, the British No 3, will be playing Bulgaria’s Viktoriya Tomova. There’s similar action around the grounds, with Madison Keys, João Fonseca, Learner Tien, Leylah Fernandez and Karen Khachanov also due to weave and wind their way to the outside courts shortly, though the skies are still fairly grey