86 minutes ago Charles and Camilla to join Sydney church congregation as Australia tour begins

The royal couple will attend a Sunday service at St Thomas’ Anglican Church in north Sydney.

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2 hours ago Sir Alex Ferguson would have approved after Man Utd youngsters inspire Brentford comeback

Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson wasn't present to see his old club come from behind to deliver an important come-from-behind victory over Brentford

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4 hours ago Bournemouth end Arsenal's unbeaten start after William Saliba red card

BOURNEMOUTH 2-0 ARSENAL: The Gunners were aiming to reclaim top spot in the Premier League on the South Coast but goals from Ryan Christie and Justin Kluivert secured victory for the Cherries

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7 hours ago ‘The bully of the bird table’: how the humble starling conquered the world

Some celebrate them, others despise them. Yet this mimicking, competitive and acrobatic songbird still exerts a powerful fascinationA stream of people heads steadily down the path, towards the viewpoint over the reedbed. As I walk alongside them, I’m reminded of a crowd ­heading to a football match, or a ­gathering of medieval pilgrims hoping for a miracle.There is usually a moment, about 20 minutes before sunset, when the gathering falls strangely silent, anticipating what we are about to witness. Then, just as some are ­wondering if they’ve come to the wrong place, or on the wrong day, the first birds appear in the far ­distance. A small flock of starlings, flying determinedly in our ­direction. A collective sigh of relief ripples through the crowd. We can relax. Continue re...

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8 hours ago Mohammed Kudus and Julen Lopetegui in telling moment after crazy West Ham red card

TOTTENHAM 4-1 WEST HAM: Spurs ran riot in the second half to demolish their London rivals while Mohammed Kudus saw red in a moment of madness, having opened the scoring for the Hammers in a fiery derby

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8 hours ago Tottenham dismantle feeble West Ham after bouncing back from early scare

Ange Postecoglou was there to see another defensive implosion, but this time he was not the coach who will have to deal with the fallout. For Tottenham, there was merely glee in becoming the latest side to exposing a multitude of flaws in Julen Lopetegui’s so-called revolution at West Ham.The idea of Lopetegui as a tactical mastermind was never harder to take seriously than during a game in which his execrable team were obliterated by three goals in the space of eight mad second-half minutes. If there was resistance from West Ham, who were fortunate only to lose 4-1, it was limited to Mohammed Kudus seeing red for attempting to fight at least three Spurs players during the dying stages. Otherwise, though? There is only one word for it: surrender. Continue reading...

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23 hours ago Steve Bruce: Blackpool confirm manager will miss Barnsley match after death of four

League One club send their condolences following the tragic passing of baby Madison

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25 hours ago Struijk leads Leeds to victory to end Sheffield United’s unbeaten start

When Leeds were looking for a hero, their captain Pascal Struijk showed leadership to set his side on the way to inflicting a first defeat of the Championship season on Sheffield United.After many of his attack-minded colleagues had failed to produce a finish Struijk ignited a tense affair, thrashing home a corner before Mateo Joseph added another late on to send Leeds second in the table. The Dutch defender had kept Sheffield United quiet all night but was the man to create the noise in Yorkshire before Joseph capped off the night. Continue reading...

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44 hours ago Ruth Langsford brushes off her divorce from Eamonn Holmes as she supports close friend Vanessa Feltz at her book launch

But despite the couple's split, Ruth seemed in good spirits as she attended the book launch on Thursday.

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