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The Range launches ‘easy to store’ paddling pool for just £8.99 – it’s perfect for keeping kids cool in the hot weather

SHOPPERS are flocking to get their hands on the perfect paddling pool to keep kids cool this summer.

At just £8.99, it folds away effortlessly, making storage easy for the colder months.

Inflatable paddling pool with Paw Patrol design.
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The Range is selling a Paw Patrol paddling pool for under £10[/caption]

The three ring pool is decorated with your kids’ favourite Paw Patrol characters, making splash time even more fun.

The pool is available with free click and collect, or home delivery.

The Range’s website states that the inflatable design makes the pool easy to store, providing entertainment for countless summers.

The pool is 28.5cm high, 100cm wide and has a depth of 100cm.

If the Paw Patrol pool is out of your budget, The Range has you covered with its kiddy pool for just £1.99.

The Range is just one of many stores flogging bargain paddling pools this summer.

Aldi also has an activity pool with inflatable slide for £24.99 for little ones aged 18 months and up.

The Range is also selling a sea-themed pool with slide for £34.99 from £49.99.

Over at Poundland, the store is selling a larger pool for children aged 24 months and above for £12.

You can buy direct online or search for your nearest store using the store finder tool on its website.

For older children, a bigger pool is a good idea for play.

The Bestway 9ft pool is suitable for kids aged six and above and costs £35 from Argos.

The model also comes with a repair patch so you can fix up if gets a small hole from play.

On cloudier days, you could also use the inflatable as a sand or ball pit.

You can make pools more of a semi-permanent feature in the summer with sturdier steel-framed models.

These are also ideal for older and more boisterous pool users who can quickly end up breaking more flimsy models.

However, bear in mind that you’ll still need to regularly change water – every two to three days – to avoid the water harbouring bacteria.

A great value option is the Crystal 12ft round steel frame swimming pool has a reinforced three-layer liner to help with durability.

You can get it for £77.99 from B&Q online – it’s not available for click and collect, you’ll need to order it for home delivery.

How to save money on summer essentials

SUNNIER days and warmer weather will leave many of us wanting to kit out gardens and outdoor areas.

Sun Savers Editor Lana Clements explains how to get a great deal on summer essentials…

It pays to know how to bag big savings on the likes of hot tubs paddling pools, egg chairs and outside bars.

Many retailers have flash sales across entire ranges – often this ties into payday at the end of the month or Bank Holiday weekends.

Sign up to the mailing lists of your favourite brands and you’ll be first to know of special offers. It can be worth following retailers on social media too.

Keep a close eye on the specialbuys at Aldi and middle of Lidl drops which drop a couple of times a week and usually mean great value seasonal items such as beach gear and paddling pools.

If you are not in a hurry to buy an item, try adding it to the shopping cart and leaving it for a couple of days.

Sometimes big brands will try to tempt you into the sale by offering you a discount.

Always check if you can get cashback before paying. It’s especially worth using sites such as Topcashback, Quidco and app Jamdoughnut when buying bigger ticket items such as garden furniture as you’ll get a nice kickback.

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‘The best news’ – Limerick All-Ireland winner & stunning partner get engaged in dream exotic location

KEVIN Downes and partner Grace Sheahan have gotten engaged in the plush surroundings of the French Pyrenees.

The overjoyed couple shared photos to Instagram announcing their life-changing milestone.

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Kevin was part of Limerick’s 2018 All-Ireland winning panel[/caption]
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The pair beamed in several fab photos[/caption]
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Collioure on the south-east coast of France provided the idyllic backdrop[/caption]
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Grace showed off her gorgeous ring in this close-up shot[/caption]

They captioned it simply with the date of their engagement which was June 8.

The happy reveal prompted countless well-wishes with TJ Reid’s wife Niamh De Brún-Reid as well as David Clifford’s girlfriend Shauna O’Connor among the many to congratulate them.

Shauna hailed: “Omg the best news!!! Massive congratulations, so so happy for ye! Enjoy the celebrations xx.”

In a similar vein, Amy Murphy praised: “The best news for the cutest two!”

Lastly, Eve Dervan joked: “Still crying!”

Downes was part of the Treaty’s panel in 2018 when they won what was a breakthrough All-Ireland – their first since 1973.

The 33-year-old has also won the ultimate honour with his club as Na Piarsaigh stormed to the club All-Ireland crown in 2016.

The club posted a congratulatory message of its own on social media.

It read: “Huge congrats to our senior hurling star Kevin Downes and his partner Grace on their engagement over the weekend.”

The 2025 Limerick panel look well-equipped to get their hands back on Liam MacCarthy on July 20’s showpiece.

Though their six-year reign as Munster kingpins was ended last week by Cork in dramatic fashion, they remain most people’s favourites to wind up climbing the Hogan Stand steps.

If they do reach yet another All-Ireland final, a third Championship match-up with the Rebels could well be in store too.

In the wake of some social media videos showing celebrating Cork celebrations mocking their Treaty foes, it would contain enough narrative power to equal any Hollywood script.

MULLANE WARNING

Earlier this Waterford great John Mullane warned Pat Ryan’s charges that they may come to regret singing about Limerick “f***ing off home” in one pub recording.

Speaking on the Indo GAA podcast, he said: “Just watching the celebrations after the match, I think the Limerick players were going in and (John) Kiely called them back, and he got the whole Limerick players to sit through the celebrations.

“You’re even seeing some of the videos circulating…

“Now it’s fantastic to see the Cork players and management celebrating in the manner in which they are, and they’re fully entitled to celebrate.

“To win a Munster Championship is so hard, you should rightly celebrate it in the manner in which it deserves to be celebrated.

“But if you’re a Limerick player and you’re on that Limerick management team, you’re watching those celebrations.

“And you’re seeing some of those videos circulating around, knowing that we should’ve won that match.

“I can only imagine how peed off some of those Limerick players were on Saturday night, knowing what Limerick City would’ve been like if they’d won.

“There’s a lot of fuel there now, there’s a lot of fuel now there that they can go and use in their favour.

“It’s just set up lovely if these teams meet in six weeks’ time. Even the little drama at half-time added to it all too.

“There’s even a bit of…I wouldn’t say hatred…but there’s probably a bit of dislike brewing among the supporters.”

The Rebels’ collective mood was sure to have been particularly jubilant since they’d been walloped by 16 points when the two sides had met just 20 days previously.

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‘What are her neighbours thinking?!’ people gasp as woman takes out her rubbish out ‘with no trousers on’

IF there’s one thing we’ve learned over the years, it’s to never buy bottoms in the same shade as your skin.

Why, you may wonder? Because you’ll end up looking like you’ve forgotten to throw on trousers.

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‘Curvy’ mum Jade went viral on Instagram for all the wrong reasons[/caption]
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Her bottom half appears entirely naked, thanks to her flesh-coloured wide leg bottoms[/caption]

Over on Instagram, a mind-bending video has one viral for that very reason.

It’s all very innocent, showing mum Jade Kennedy Gonzalez taking out the rubbish from her back garden.

However, at first glance, it looks shockingly explicit.

Her bottom half appears entirely naked, thanks to her flesh-coloured wide leg bottoms.

In the now-viral clip, which has racked up close to an astronomical 20million views, the mum had paired the bottoms with black Crocs, as well as an oversized T-shirt.

”Today’s your lucky day! You get to watch me take out the trash for half a minute!” said Jade, who regularly shows off her ”curvy” figure online.

Unsurprisingly, the head-scratching post has racked up thousands of comments, with many left totally baffled.

One message included: ”I wouldn’t wear that color pants, makes you look like you don’t have any on.”

Another viewer wrote: ”I thought she was naked.”

Someone else agreed, writing: ”This colour of trousers should be illegal.”

Meanwhile, others were more concerned about the people living nearby.

”What are her neighbours thinking?”

‘No trousers on’

Recently, one jet-setter also left people gobsmacked after she appeared to board the plane with ”no trousers on”.

A video of the passenger was shared on Instagram by radio host Shellian, who joked that she must have been listening to Dexta Daps’ song No Underwear.

Woman in orange dress attempting to board a plane without pants.
A woman left fellow travellers stunned as she appeared to be trying to board a plane with “no trousers on”
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Woman in orange swimsuit attempting to board a plane without pants.
But others insisted she was definitely “naked” from the waist down
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“What is this going on?” she raged.

“Lord give me strength. I see no drawers!”

Referring to the airline the woman was travelling on, Shellian added: “Are you going to let this happen?

“You need to ban some s**t. This ain’t right. She have on no drawers.”

Why the latest fashion trends are a disaster for real women’s bodies

Fabulous’ Fashion Editor Clemmie Fieldsend explains why she, as a size 10, is struggling to add this season’s latest trends to her wardrobe.

“If if I was to wear the season’s styles, I’d look stupid.

My job as Fashion Editor is to know what’s hot and what’s not, what’s in shops and what people are wearing. But this season, stores seem flooded with looks I find unwearable — and I’m sure many more ‘normal’ people do, too.

For example, I wouldn’t be caught dead in the love handles-baring low-rise jeans that are dominating the High Street.

And I recently saw a picture of the stunning Sydney Sweeney in a pair — with boyish-looking boxers poking out the top, and matching bandeau crop top. Despite her beauty, I thought the White Lotus star looked daft.

And I had to ask myself: ‘What reinforcements has she got holding up her boobs?’

The other thing irritating me about fashion is, if it’s not open at the back, it’s open at the front.

While I’m all for body confidence and wearing what you want, there’s no way I’m standing on a packed train, or visiting the office, with my stomach, bra and boobs on show. I’d hate to put anyone off their corn flakes.

Right now, Zara is the worst offender. When its models aren’t crouching awkwardly on top of kitchen stoves they are wearing crocheted flared trousers and spaghetti-strapped sequin crop tops.

I’m a 33-year-old M&S woman. From underwear to outerwear, I love them and look to them every week to see what’s trending.

They’re really nailing waistcoats at the moment. Simple and stylish, they’ve got them in cotton, linen and a rainbow of colours.”

However, in the comments section people were divided as to what was going on, with many insisting the woman was wearing skin-coloured leggings.

“You can see a crease at the back of the knee,” one wrote.

“Also, human skin has dimples, uneven discolouration in random spots, cellulite and jiggling.”

But others hit back, as they were certain that the female passenger was naked, after her dress rode up.

“If it was leggings you wouldn’t see the separation of her butt cheeks,” one wrote.

“They are not leggings!”

“Take a photo, zoom in, she doesn’t have pants on! She is buck naked!” another laughed.

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Liverpool AGREE Premier League record Florian Wirtz transfer as Reds beat Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Man City to ace

FLORIAN WIRTZ ‘s record-breaking transfer to Liverpool has been agreed.

The Premier League champions have completed the capture of the in-demand German playmaker from Bayer Leverkusen, it’s understood.

Florian Wirtz of Bayer Leverkusen celebrates a goal.
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Florian Wirtz has completed his blockbuster move to Liverpool[/caption]
Florian Wirtz of Bayer Leverkusen celebrating a goal.
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The Reds fought off interest from Real Madrid, Bayern and Man City[/caption]

The deal is £100million up front with £16.5m in add-ons – making it a Premier League record transfer.

Wirtz has enjoyed back-to-back stunning seasons in the Bundesliga.

His form has made the 22-year-old one of the most sought-after stars in Europe.

Liverpool went toe-to-toe with Bayern Munich to land the German international.

Kop chiefs convinced Wirtz his future lay at Anfield rather than Bavaria.

And Real Madrid and Manchester City were also interested in securing Wirtz’s signature.

The attacking midfielder has posted double-digit goals and assists in each of the last two Bundesliga seasons.

Wirtz joins the Reds after bagging 10 goals for Leverkusen as they finished second in the table behind Bayern.

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Love Island lines up three stunning female bombshells to cause chaos – and they’re already in the villa

A TEMPTING trio of new bombshells have strutted into the Love Island villa. 

Viewers are holding their breath to see if Blu or Shea will step down and relinquish their spot in the villa after last night’s savage recoupling twist. 

Woman in blue bikini at the beach.
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Love Island bombshell Malisha Jordan[/caption]
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The Sun previously revealed Sydney native Emily Morann is heading into the villa[/caption]
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Londoner Yasmin Pettet has also nabbed a spot as a bombshell[/caption]

The Sun has revealed that one boy has already left following that moment but kept their ID secret to hold the surprise for fans. 

But that lad will be gutted to have missed out on the triple whammy of beauties who landed last night. 

Yasmin Pettet, Malisha Jordan and Emily Morann slow-mo walked into the love nest to shake-up Villa action. 

Not much is known about Londoner Yasmmin, as she’s wiped her social media, bar from a few glamorous snaps shared in recent weeks.

Yasmin is seen hanging out in posh restaurants across the capital, mainly around Kensington and Notting Hill.

She certainly has the credentials for life in the villa, with a bikini body that will make heads swivel.

Pretty Malisha Jordan has just 15 photos on her Instagram – all of them stunning snaps from her travels abroad.

She’s spent time in Italy, Egypt, Dubai and and Marrakesh.

Emily Moran, who lives in Sydney, Australia, has also jetted to Majorca and is set to scramble the boys’ heads.

A source said: “Emily’s originally from Aberdare, the same town as Nicole Samuel from last year’s show.

“Her ex-boyfriend is tall dark and handsome so she’ll have plenty of options when she does make it into the villa.

“She’s been unlucky in love since moving Down Under and is hoping to find Mr Right with a little help from Maya Jama and the British public.”

It comes after a devastating twist left Blu and Shea vulnerable.

Last night the girls were given the power to decide who they wanted to recouple with.

The girls then stood up to make their decision one by one and pick their guy – until only Shea and Blu remained.

However, in a MAJOR twist Dejon then received a text which read: “Blue and Shea, you are now single. Between you both you should now decided who should stay and who should go.”

But both lads said they were determined to stay.

Blu confidently said: “I ain’t f****** leaving,” as Shea echoed: “I ain’t either.”

The episode then ended, and caused fans watching at home to come up with a theory about who will go home.

Taking to X, one fan said: “Surely Shea should stay and let Blu go home.”

While another added: “Please can someone escort Blu off the premises.”

This one said: “Blu has been in the villa for 4days and did nothing pack your bags sir!”

For all the latest on Love Island keep up to date with our live blog.

Blu Chegini and Shea Mannings on Love Island.
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Love Island fans say they know who will be dumped out of Blu and Shea[/caption]
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Blu and Shea have to battle it out to survive in the villa after last night’s twist[/caption]

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