20 minutes ago Man City vs Everton LIVE: Result and reaction as City slip again with Pickford saving Haaland penalty

Man City 1-1 Everton: Bernardo Silva gave City the lead but Iliman Ndiaye equalised and Pickford repelled Haaland’s spot-kick to add to City’s woe

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29 minutes ago King George VI Chase meeting: Constitution Hill wins Christmas Hurdle – live

Follow the Boxing Day card with feature race at 2.30pmTalking Horses | Email Tony with your thoughts here1 Leader In The Park 5-1 2 Asta La Pasta 15-8 fav 3 El Rio 11-1Ladbrokes Best Odds Handicap Chase (Kempton, 12.45pm)And they’re off El Rio and Leader In The Park get off to a flying start with Leader In The Park leading in the early stages Es Perfecto has lost places and is now at the back Asta La Pasta travels well Fire Flyer is being ridden along Asta La Pasta moves into third still going smoothly Leader In The Park and Asta La Pasta go for home Leader In The Park has quickened up from the front and though Asta La Pasta travelled strongly the jockey Ben Jones has judged that well from the front and wins on Leader In The Park. Continue reading...

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31 minutes ago Chelsea v Fulham, Newcastle v Aston Villa and more: football clockwatch – live

Live scores | Tables | FixturesGet in touch! You can email Luke hereSavinho has just committed a hilarious mis-kick for City against Everton when apparently attempting a cross. That’s all you need to know.Sporting have appointed Rui Borges as head coach, after the Portuguese champions sacked Joao Pereira on Boxing Day. The new head coach has signed a contract until June 2026, with an option to extend a further year. Continue reading...

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34 minutes ago Scotland’s fox hunting ban under Boxing Day spotlight amid fears law being exploited

Anti-blood sports campaigners have expressed concern so-called 'drag hunting' is being used as a smokescreen to continue the cruel practice.

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45 minutes ago ‘It was like I was reborn’: Sednaya prison’s former inmates adapt to a new Syria

Former prisoners endured hearing fellow inmates being executed – but they are the lucky ones, with 100,000 people still missingOf all the horrors Mohammed Ammar Hamami remembers from his time in the Assad regime’s notorious Sednaya prison, the most vivid is the clanging of metal execution tables being moved around on the floor below.About once every 40 days, prison guards would drag the tables away from under the feet of condemned men. Nooses around their necks and hands tied behind their backs, they would die by hanging. Most of the bodies were burned in Sednaya’s crematorium. Continue reading...

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48 minutes ago My petty gripe: our slovenly attitude to soap dispensers just won’t wash | Elias Visontay

It seemed as though a new era of cleanliness was dawning, but then we just washed our hands of it allRead more petty gripesFor hygiene enthusiasts like me, a silver lining to the dark cloud of the Covid pandemic was the widespread awareness campaign on how to properly wash your hands, and the proliferations of hand sanitiser dispensers at most businesses.Despite this huge leap forward for my community, a laissez-faire attitude to maintaining sanitiser and bathroom soap dispensers since the pandemic lockdowns eased has had dire consequences. Continue reading...

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48 minutes ago In a life of ups and downs, we have come to cherish our dog’s uncomplicated love | Ranjana Srivastava

Every day, we walk Odie along the same paths. He eats the same food at the same time. And yet, for him our bounties feel limitlessThe last patient on my rounds is elderly, cognitively impaired and wonderfully complimentary. The nurse is dedicated. Dutiful interns like mine go places. She loves my dress. We joyfully acknowledge these statements because we dread the next, heartbreaking question: “Do you know I have a dog?”Lizzy is a corgi named after the late Queen. For 10 years, they have lived and grown as one, watching television, pottering in the garden and sleeping side by side. Continue reading...

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48 minutes ago ‘Attention spans are short. People want that dopamine hit’: Jordan Adetunji, the Belfast boy gunning for Grammys glory

Competing against Beyoncé, Future and others in the melodic rap category, the open-minded young vocalist explains how he ‘manifested’ his successFrom BelfastRecommended if you like Drake, Bryson Tiller, Cash CobainUp next New music anticipated in early 2025Standing among legends such as Beyoncé, Future, the Weeknd and Erykah Badu in the nominees for this year’s best melodic rap performance Grammy is Jordan Adetunji (pictured above), a 25-year-old from Belfast. While the Academy defers to Beyoncé at almost every opportunity, Adetunji could nab it with something he made in his bedroom. Continue reading...

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48 minutes ago Dirty water, sentient trees and hope in a climate crisis: 10 environmental long reads to digest over Christmas

In this week’s Down To Earth newsletter: These essential features – chosen by the Guardian’s Long Reads editors, cover everything from dirty water and sentient trees to how to find hope in a climate crisis• Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up here to get the newsletter in fullThis year the Guardian Long Read series celebrates its 10th anniversary. Since we launched in 2014, we’ve run more than 1,000 pieces, on everything from Algerian sheep fighting to the trials and tribulations of Durex’s chief condom guy. Over the years, we’ve also run plenty of great environment stories, and for this special edition of Down to Earth we want to highlight a few of our favourites from the archive.Below we’ve picked 10 of our favourite climate pieces to dig into over the Christmas break – but first, this week’s most important reads.CO2 emissions from new North Sea drilling sites would match 30 years’ worth from UK householdsGhosts of the landscape: how folklore and songs are a k...

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50 minutes ago Chelsea XI vs Fulham: Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Premier League today

Romeo Lavia is still absent, but Marc Cucurella returns

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57 minutes ago Tottenham XI vs Nottingham Forest: Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Premier League

Ange Postecoglou boosted by two key returns for tough City Ground trip on Boxing Day

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62 minutes ago Here are the best deals in the Boxing Day 2024 sales you can’t afford to miss: Sephora, Uggs and more

Time to get your bargain-hunting game face on

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88 minutes ago Man City vs Everton LIVE: Score and latest updates as Iliman Ndiaye goal brings Toffees level

Pep Guardiola’s side have won just one of their last 12 matches as they welcome Sean Dyche’s Everton

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92 minutes ago Chelsea vs Fulham LIVE! Premier League match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction today

Chelsea can close the gap to Liverpool to just one point for at least a few hours

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99 minutes ago Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham LIVE! Premier League match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

Spurs face difficult meeting with former manager Nuno Espirito Santo

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1 hour ago Family tensions can run high over Christmas. Here’s how to make things a little easier | Becca Bland

Approaching disagreements with respect and curiosity can deepen our connections with even difficult relativesBecca Bland is a journalist and researcher with a specialism in family estrangement and social policyThe Christmas period has always tested our ability to spend time with those to whom we may be biologically related, but struggle to relate to philosophically. Divisive world events such as the US election can make matters much worse, and family relationships are increasingly becoming casualties of stark political differences. As a researcher around family estrangement, I know how challenging it can be to keep the goodwill flowing.Take Alexis, for example, who is originally from a rural town in California. He is planning to attend a large Christmas gathering with more than 20 relatives, the majority of whom voted Republican and are strong Donald Trump supporters. As an openly gay man, he struggles with some of the political talk that “the other side” brings to the table during ...

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1 hour ago Pornhub exposes the most searched movie characters of 2024... as expert reveals why you should embrace kinks

Comic book villain Harley Quinn, who has been portrayed by both Margot Robbie and Lady Gaga on the big screen, got the number one spot.

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1 hour ago Pep Guardiola leaves £145m duo out of Man City squad vs Everton on Boxing Day

Pep Guardiola left an England duo who cost Manchester City a staggering £145m in total out of his squad completely for his struggling side's Boxing Day clash at home to Everton

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1 hour ago Scott McKenna savaged by ex Liverpool keeper as Scotland star branded ‘worst player I’ve seen in my life'

Former Copenhagen goalkeeper Kamil Grabara has launched a blistering tirade against the Scotland international, who is now playing in La Liga

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2 hours ago Reform memberships surpasses Tories as Nigel Farage hails 'historic moment' when his party's total goes past Conservatives' 131,680

A digital counter on the Reform website showed its membership tally before lunchtime on Boxing Day ticking past the 131,680 figure declared by the Conservatives earlier this year.

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