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Thomas Frank admits ‘it’s difficult to enjoy’ being Tottenham head coach

  • Frank likens challenges at Spurs to running a marathon

  • Tottenham booed off after goalless draw at Brentford

Thomas Frank has admitted he is not enjoying his job at Tottenham. The head coach is dealing with numerous problems as he navigates what always stood to be a transitional season, the most insistent being his team’s lack of creativity.

Spurs were booed off after Thursday’s 0-0 draw at Brentford by the travelling support, who also chanted “boring, boring Tottenham”. But Frank is confident he will come to look back on the first half of his debut campaign more fondly once – and not if – his squad emerges on the other side, stronger and wiser for the suffering. Tottenham are 12th in the Premier League – their next game is at home to Sunderland on Sunday and Frank leant into a marathon-running analogy when he was asked whether he was enjoying the challenge to which he has signed up.

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© Photograph: Dave Shopland/Shutterstock

© Photograph: Dave Shopland/Shutterstock

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Search under way for two people missing off Withernsea coast

Emergency services continuing operation off east Yorkshire after a 67-year-old man was confirmed dead

A search is under way for two people believed to be missing off Withernsea in the East Riding of Yorkshire, HM Coastguard said.

Emergency services were called just after 3pm and ambulances, helicopters and aircraft were among those to brave “horrendous conditions”, with waves reportedly reaching almost 10ft during the day.

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© Photograph: Darrin Stevens

© Photograph: Darrin Stevens

© Photograph: Darrin Stevens

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BBC settles with 7 October survivors for filming home ‘without permission’

Jewish family say crew did not seek consent to film inside their home days after it was wrecked by Hamas in southern Israel

The BBC has said it has reached a settlement with a Jewish family who survived Hamas’s 7 October attacks in southern Israel after a news crew filmed inside their destroyed home.

The reporting team, which included senior correspondent Jeremy Bowen, entered the Horenstein family’s home in the days after the attacks in 2023.

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© Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian

© Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian

© Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian

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