53 minutes ago Man City boss Pep Guardiola delivers passionate reaction to Thomas Tuchel's appointment as England manager

City manager was heavily linked with the Three Lions post prior to this week’s big announcement

Society

75 minutes ago Robbie Williams pleads with public in tribute to Liam Payne: ‘Even famous strangers need compassion’

Pop legend calls for more kindness and empathy from public, and discusses his history of addictionRobbie Williams has shared an impassioned tribute to the One Direction singer Liam Payne, who died this week after falling from a balcony in a Buenos Aires hotel.Williams acted as a mentor to One Direction when the band competed on The X Factor in 2010, and continued a friendship with Payne and the group. Continue reading...

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80 minutes ago Sir Alex Ferguson reveals the real reason he quit Man Utd after 27 years

Sir Alex Ferguson spent 27 years as Manchester United manager before retiring at the end of the 2012/13 season, and the legendary boss has now opened up on his decision

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81 minutes ago Liam Payne's 'emotional' final single Teardrops back in the charts week after album was put on hold

Singer had said that emotional song was snapshot into his mindset at the time

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1 hour ago Liam Payne hinted at heartbreaking reason for Cheryl split before tragic death

Liam Payne's relationship with ex Cheryl was put under strain after the birth of their son Bear - and the former One Direction singer was brutally honest about the toll it took on him

Events

1 hour ago 9 monkeys who died in Hong Kong's zoo in 2 days had been infected with melioidosis, officials say

Nine monkeys who died in Hong Kong’s oldest zoo in two days this week had been infected with an endemic disease, possibly after some digging work near their cages, officials said on Friday

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1 hour ago China’s economy grows at a 4.6% rate in the last quarter, falls short of the official target

China has reported that its economy expanded at a slower-than-expected rate of 4.6% in the July-September quarter

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2 hours ago Is this the happiest dog in the world? Meet the canine who puts a smile on bin workers' faces every week

Maddie, a Golden Retriever from Belfast , is itching to get outside the front door every Friday to see her favourite people - the bin men.

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2 hours ago First he urged women to put family first. Now Harrison Butker’s the latest angry rich guy with a Pac | Arwa Mahdawi

The Kansas City Chiefs kicker became a hero on the right after a speech in May. Suddenly Fox News is OK with athletes in politicsIn a segment last week, Laura Ingraham could barely contain her glee when she announced that Harrison Butker had decided to venture into politics: a “move sure to drive the liberals crazy”.Butker, for those who aren’t aware, is a kicker with the Kansas City Chiefs – who are famous in non-sporty circles for being the team that Taylor Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce, plays for. As well as being the highest-paid kicker in the NFL and the owner of a very impressive beard, Butker is what a polite person might call “traditional” and a more direct person might call “Taliban-adjacent”. He essentially thinks women should stay at home making sandwiches for their husband...

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2 hours ago Fabian Hürzeler: ‘When I see myself on the sideline I sometimes think: are you crazy?’

Brighton manager on his work for an art dealer, competitive board games and why being as young as his players helpsTo understand Fabian Hürzeler’s journey to becoming the youngest permanent manager in the history of the Premier League, it is instructive to go back to 2016, when he was cutting his teeth as player-manager of the German fifth-tier side Pipinsried. Struggling to make ends meet after the bold decision to give up his professional playing career at the age of 23 to concentrate on coaching, he started working for an art dealer in Munich.“When I sold one picture or one painting in a month, I was done,” Brighton’s manager says. “So I watched a lot of football games during this time. That was also a reason why I got fired. The owner recognised that I’m watching more football durin...

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