36 minutes ago Tearful Francis Ngannou pays tribute to late son after KO win over Renan Ferreira

The 38-year-old triumphed in the opening round and dedicated his win to his son Kobe who passed away in April

Politics

54 minutes ago The Apprentice review – Jeremy Strong is the Trump card in measured biopic of the Donald

The Succession star chills as US lawyer Roy Cohn opposite Sebastian Stan as his grasping protege Donald Trump in Ali Abbasi’s intriguing dramaIt’s not quite an ultra-villain origin story. But nor is Iranian-Danish director Ali Abbasi’s The Apprentice in any way a flattering depiction of its subject, the young(ish) Donald Trump (a horribly convincing Sebastian Stan). The film follows Trump’s early journey, starting as “Little Donnie”, the browbeaten second son of an overbearing father who scoffs that his boy “needs all the help he can get”. But, as the film tells it, the young Donald finds a second father figure in the well-connected and widely feared rightwing lawyer Roy Cohn (Succession star Jeremy Strong, bringing his trademark unblinking gimlet intensity to the performance, with chil...

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66 minutes ago Liam Payne 'forced' to stay in Argentina for one reason before balcony fall death

One Direction's Liam Payne – who tragically fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, earlier this week – was unable to leave the country as planned, sources have claimed

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1 hour ago Karla’s Choice: A John le Carré Novel by Nick Harkaway review – the Circus is back in town

John le Carré’s son does him proud in an excellent spy thriller about a Soviet agent that faithfully bridges two of his father’s classic talesAutumn now seems officially to be John le Carré season, given that this is the fourth year running since the author’s death in 2020 we’ve had a new book by or about him: first came the posthumously published novel Silverview, then an edition of his letters, as well as a memoir by his lover Sue “Suleika” Dawson (The Secret Heart), before last year’s follow-up exposé by his biographer Adam Sisman, The Secret Life of John le Carré, documenting other lovers the espionage writer hadn’t wanted mentioned in his lifetime.Considering the drift of those books, it’s maybe unsurprising if we’ve lost sight of le Carré’s achievements as a novelist, especially i...

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2 hours ago Allegations suggest India is now part of the assassination club | Hannah Ellis

Canada’s PM, Justin Trudeau, claims Indian diplomats are implicated in murders on Canadian soilA gruelling week for Indian diplomacy began with an explosive Canadian press conference on Monday. Senior Canadian police officials accused Indian diplomats of being involved in “criminal” activities on Canadian soil, ranging from homicide and targeted assassinations to extortion, intimidation and coercion against members of the Canadian Sikh community.They alleged that Indian diplomats – including the high commissioner himself – were implicated not only in the high profile killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh activist who was gunned down outside a gurdwara in a suburb of Vancouver last June, but also linked to other murders on Canadian soil. The diplomats had even worked with a gang run by...

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2 hours ago Kate Middleton's hidden heartache behind her smiles at huge royal event

Whenever Kate undertakes official royal engagements she is almost always all smiles, but a royal expert has claimed that there is hidden heartbreak underneath the Princess' polished appearance

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2 hours ago 'My cheating ex and best friend are getting married – they insist I go to the wedding'

A woman has been left baffled after her unfaithful ex-boyfriend and best friend, who are getting married, asked her to be part of their wedding party – and they won't take no for an answer

Society

3 hours ago Marc Marquez defies mosquito mishap to clinch comeback win at Australian MotoGP

Six-time champion Marquez fought back from 13th to win fifth titleJorge Martin finishes second as Ducati secure top five placesSpain’s Marc Marquez has recovered from a nightmare start in which a mosquito infiltrated his visor to sensationally claim his fifth Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix victory.Having fallen back to 13th after wheel-spinning off the start line, six-time world MotoGP champion Marquez produced a flawless ride and finally overtook countryman Jorge Martin with four laps to go at Phillip Island on Sunday. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago How BHP is facing a record London lawsuit over a Brazilian dam disaster

Australian miner is fighting a multi-billion-pound claim brought by about 620,000 alleged victims

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3 hours ago Cristiano Ronaldo's net worth, £19million car collection and retirement claim

Cristiano Ronaldo boasts the car collection and property portfolio that dreams are made of thanks to the net worth he's amassed from his iconic footballer career

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