78 minutes ago Five things Erik ten Hag learned as Man Utd survive controversial scare to beat Brentford

A dominant second half performance from Manchester United secured a much needed victory for Erik ten Hag who lives to fight another day after a scare against Brentford

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2 hours ago Sydney Sweeney to play boxing icon shot and stabbed by husband in evil murder attempt

Hollywood star Sydney Sweeney is set to portray legendary women's boxing champion Christy Martin, who was nearly murdered by her husband in a horrific attack, then married one of her biggest rivals

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2 hours ago The podcast Kill List doesn’t reflect badly on the internet – it reflects badly on us | John Naughton

A gripping audio series about a killer-for-hire scam on the dark web is a reminder of how technology holds up a mirror to human natureThis column comes to you as a break from listening to a riveting podcast series called Kill List. It’s about a secret website that journalist and author Carl Miller discovered on the dark web, the slimy underbelly of the internet. The site essentially runs what one might call an “assassination market” or a murder-for-hire service. Customers identify and profile someone whom they wish to have killed and pay (in bitcoin, natch) for the service they require. Hence the title of the podcast series.The story starts in 2020 in the early days of the pandemic lockdown when a gifted IT expert and hacker, Chris Monteiro, was browsing the site and found a security vu...

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2 hours ago Covid XEC symptoms: Coronavirus signs to look out for in new deadly variant hitting UK

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) warned members of the public that the XEC strain of the disease is spreading in the UK with cases increasing at a high rate

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3 hours ago Woman 'raped by man in children's playground' after being approached by group in Canterbury

Police hunting man aged 18 or 19 after park assault

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4 hours ago Sir Keir Starmer sparks backlash after 'removing Shakespeare portrait from No 10 wall'

The 18th-century portrait of the Bard has been put into storage triggering criticism from conservatives

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4 hours ago "Yung Filly made promise to my terminally ill son then told him to 'shut up'"

Kelly Greaves said Yung Filly promised her son Mason that she would support him and play Fortnite with him, but after that, he ignored the child and even told him to 'shut up'

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4 hours ago Voices: Labour were right to break their promise on taxes – we should all be paying more

... and the Conservatives are the last people who can complain, writes John Rentoul

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7 hours ago Mum showed airport security her holiday snaps – moments later they arrested her

Larissa Lins, 27, was arrested at Manchester Airport after arriving from Brazil - she told officers she had travelled to the UK to 'research nice places' but they weren't fooled

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