79 minutes ago European football: Lewandowski brace inspires Barcelona rout of Sevilla

Striker scores twice in 5-1 win for La Liga leadersNapoli squeeze past Empoli 1-0 thanks to penaltyRobert Lewandowski and Pablo Torre each scored twice to help leaders Barcelona thrash visitors Sevilla 5-1 in La Liga on Sunday.Barça were dominant throughout the encounter at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium and effectively killed off the game with three goals in 15 first-half minutes starting with a Lewandowski penalty after Raphinha was fouled in the 24th minute. Pedri fired a bullet strike from the edge of the box into the top corner to double their lead and Lewandowski slotted a first-time effort from close range to net the third for the Catalan side. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Rasmus Hojlund can be the solution to Manchester United’s goalscoring problem – but he needs help

The 21-year-old netted the winner against Brentford with a clinical finish that showed his potential in front of goal

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2 hours ago Brit hiker collapses and dies on hike as horrified wife and friends watch on

In a horrific turn of events, a man suffered a shock heart attack while on a hike in Spain alongside his wife and two of their friends, who scrambled to find help for the 73-year-old

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2 hours ago Parents 'shocked' after kids soft play centre uses realistic 'body bags' as Halloween decorations

Pictures taken on Sunday at the Rugrats and Halfpints centre in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, showed the decorations resembling human bodies, covered in black plastic and hanging upside down from a structure

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3 hours ago Calmer weather helps contain Oakland, California, fire that forced evacuations

Firefighting crews took advantage of calmer weather Sunday to increase containment of a small wildfire in Oakland, California, that burned two homes

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5 hours ago A new 'father of IVF'? Automated fertility robots outperform human doctors in embryo success

Researchers have now proven that factory-style robotics can help conceive human life via in vitro fertilization (IFV) - with 10 times the precision of human doctors

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5 hours ago Children’s soft play centre apologises over ‘body bag’ Halloween decorations

Rugrats and Halfpints in Cirencester removes accessories resembling human corpses covered in plastic after parents complainA children’s soft play centre has removed its hanging “body bag” Halloween decorations after concerns were raised by parents.Rugrats and Halfpints in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, has also apologised over the accessories resembling human corpses covered in black plastic. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago New Zealand beat South Africa to win Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup final – as it happened

Amelia Kerr defies cramp and South Africa to inspire New Zealand to their first T20 World Cup trophyHere come the umpires, here come the teams for the anthems, hand in hand with the children mascots. The Kiwis are in fine voice tonight and Sophie Devine grins wolfishly at the end.Now South Africa’s turn, hands across their chests, with the best anthem in cricket. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago Bill Gates says threat posed by AI is as serious as nuclear war and bio

The multi-billionaire said he finds AI “both wondrous and a little bit scary - but also pointed out the benefits of AI such as helping people access medical care and education

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6 hours ago New Zealand beat South Africa to win Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup final – live reaction

Over-by-over updates from the final, 3pm BST startSign up for The Spin | And you can email TanyaHere come the umpires, here come the teams for the anthems, hand in hand with the children mascots. The Kiwis are in fine voice tonight and Sophie Devine grins wolfishly at the end.Now South Africa’s turn, hands across their chests, with the best anthem in cricket. Continue reading...

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