3 hours ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Sandi's Great British Woodland Restoration on Channel 4: Great to see your passion for trees, Sandi, but leave the chainsaws alone

Readers, I watched through my fingers. Sandi Toksvig , 66-years-old and unsteady on her pins after a bout of bronchial pneumonia , should not be wielding a chainsaw.

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8 hours ago Everton SACK manager Sean Dyche just THREE HOURS before FA Cup tie as club captain Seamus Coleman takes charge tonight

The Toffees are in another fight against relegation but the timing of Sean Dyche's dismissal will raise eyebrows with it coming so close to kick-off at Goodison Park on Thursday night.

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10 hours ago Another Celtic exit, Rangers eye 29y/o, Hibs deal, debut clear, grim reality for one club

The latest transfer stories across Scottish football

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19 hours ago Mallorca’s Cyle Larin: ‘Some players dive with the pressure but I like it’

Club’s top scorer has his sights set on the Spanish Super Cup but harbours ambitions of playing in the Premier League“Pair of extra socks, pair of extra boxers”, and that, Cyle Larin says, is pretty much that. Well, it is normally. This time, it is a little different. There is a smile and Real Mallorca’s top scorer this season, Canada’s top scorer of all time, says: “Win that first game and you got to stay longer.”More boxers, more socks, maybe more history too. Win that first game, Thursday night’s Spanish Super Cup semi-final, and they will still be there on Sunday night, 5,000km from home and 90 minutes from the third trophy in their 108 years. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago The Traitors star storms out of the castle in hysterics after shocking scenes saw her close friend banished

The model, 26, who goes by Livi in the show, could not contain her emotions when her bestie Tyler Smith was made to leave after receiving the most number of votes.

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3 hours ago Leighton Baines praises Everton response after victory on ‘difficult day’

The club’s new owners the Friedkin Group look set to bring back David Moyes.

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8 hours ago St Helens' Morgan Knowles opens up on future plans and explains club feeling 'different'

England international, 28, is starting his testimonial year with the Super League giants and hasn't ruled out spending his entire career at the club

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11 hours ago Barcelona dealt financial sucker punch as Jurgen Klopp's Red Bull empire strike Atletico Madrid deal

The energy drinks giant company blanked the Catalan club as they seek to raise funds

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3 hours ago Burned homes and rattled nerves: Altadena residents grapple with toll of deadly LA blaze

Intense winds scattered embers across huge swaths of land, burning down some houses while leaving some unscathedTell us: how have the California wildfires affected you?Ash was falling gently over the Historic Highlands neighborhood of Pasadena, California, on Thursday as residents began to grapple with the toll of the Eaton fire still being fought in the mountains above.This area was under an evacuation order on Wednesday, and the next day the streets were still littered with fallen branches from Tuesday night’s intense windstorm. The fire broke out early in the evening and spread rapidly amid the powerful gusts, killing at least four people and destroying more than 5,000 structures in the area, which also includes the Altadena and Sierra Madre neighborhoods. As of Thursday afternoon, the blaze had burned 13,690 acres and remained 0% contained. Continue reading...

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4 hours ago Titanique review – camp musical sails into silliness with Céline Dion onboard

Criterion theatre, LondonIt goes on and on but this madcap spoof of the blockbuster film has a sparkling cast, including Lauren Drew as Dion and Layton Williams as the icebergImagine James Cameron’s 1997 disaster film romance Titanic as a camp musical spoof narrated by Céline Dion, who famously sang its signature number. Every character onboard this ill-fated liner is a closet-door short of coming out – including Jack and Rose. Then add enough smutty double entendres and rapid cultural references to bedazzle a pantomime dame, alongside a score of mainly Dion songs (My Heart Will Go On is set to electric guitar).You might come close to preparing yourself for this madcap musical fantasia which has fetched up from off-Broadway to reprise (ruin?) the love story between Rose (Kat Ronney) – who is engaged to rich Cal (Jordan Luke Gage), with Grindr on his phone – and the poor artist Jack (Rob Houchen). Continue reading...

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9 hours ago Everton SACK manager Sean Dyche just three hours BEFORE they play in the FA Cup, as club captain Seamus Coleman takes charge tonight

The Toffees are in another fight against relegation but the timing of Sean Dyche's dismissal will raise eyebrows with it coming so close to kick-off at Goodison Park on Thursday night.

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12 hours ago SFA pitch transfer market shake up as Premiership club cooperation deals floated to secure youngster pathway

SFA chief football officer Andy Gould is looking to improve pathways up to first team level

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4 hours ago ABC star leaves The View panel stunned as he films LA fires outside relatives burnt house

A reporter left fans of The View shocked this week as he revealed he was broadcasting live from the outside of his aunt's burned-down home during the LA wildfires.

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5 hours ago Fulham too good for Watford but FA Cup the real loser as it becomes Thursday night afterthought

FULHAM 4-1 WATFORD: The Premier League outfit proved to be too good for their Championship opponents, but this match should never have been played when it was

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10 hours ago Everton SACK manager Sean Dyche, just three hours BEFORE they play in the FA Cup, as club captain Seamus Coleman takes charge tonight

Everton have sacked Sean Dyche as their manager just three hours before their FA Cup third-round tie against Peterborough United on Thursday night.

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14 hours ago Club World Cup gives Man City perfect £40m transfer solution for new target

Manchester City have been linked with Palmeiras central defender Vitor Reis in the January transfer window.

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4 hours ago Coronation Street return from dead twist 'sealed' for Tina McIntyre after 11 years

Coronation Street fans are convinced that a beloved character will be making a return from the dead after Rob Donovan's return to the cobbles was confirmed

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5 hours ago Beto and Ndiaye see off Peterborough as Everton’s caretakers pick up slack

Another new era for Everton, this one promising stability, and another managerial search is under way after the sacking of Sean Dyche. The Friedkin Group, the club’s new owners, were at least spared the ignominy of seeing their new investment exit the FA Cup against League One opposition.Beto, on paper the most expensive signing of the Dyche era, and Iliman Ndiaye, one of the few pluses, scored the goals that took Everton into the fourth round at the expense of Peterborough United. Darren Ferguson’s side competed admirably without seriously threatening to add upset to Everton’s latest sense of turmoil. Continue reading...

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12 hours ago Liverpool's familiar problem causes fresh headache for Arne Slot as boss forced into U

Liverpool's preparations for Saturday's FA Cup third round clash against Accrington Stanley suffered a blow during their journey back from the Carabao Cup defeat to Tottenham

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16 hours ago Where Kobbie Mainoo’s £200k wage demand would leave him compared to Man Utd stars

Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo is reportedly demanding £200,000 a week to sign a new contract, which has the potential to put him among the club's top earners

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5 hours ago Everton star Armando Broja left needing oxygen after injury leaves him in agony

Everton striker Armando Broja suffered a nasty injury in the closing stages of his side's FA Cup third-round tie against League One side Peterborough United on Thursday night

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6 hours ago Real Madrid vs Mallorca LIVE! Spanish Super Cup result, match stream and latest updates today

Jude Bellingham leads charge as Carlo Ancelotti’s side leave it late

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13 hours ago British Airways frequent flyers react to controversial Executive Club changes

Plane Talk: ’Spend, spend, spend’ is the message from BA to passengers who crave elite status with the airline

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6 hours ago New Orleans truck attack victims sue city for neglecting to protect them

Lawsuit claims contractors and city failed to implement an effective system for deterring a known threat, the suit saysSix people who were injured and the father of a man who was killed in the New Year’s truck attack filed a lawsuit Thursday against the city of New Orleans and two contractors, claiming they failed to protect revelers from an army veteran who sped around a police blockade and raced down Bourbon Street, killing 14 people and injuring at least 30.The attack by Shamsud-Din Jabbar was tragic but preventable, leaving the six victims with broken bones, physical suffering and mental anguish and killing Brandon Taylor, according to the lawsuit filed in Orleans parish civil district court by Matthew Hemmer with the Morris Bart law firm. Jabbar was killed in a shootout with police. Continue reading...

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6 hours ago Love Island: All Stars' Curtis Pritchard insists he's 'excited' for a post

Love Island: All Stars ' Curtis Pritchard has revealed he's 'excited' to reunite with ex-girlfriend Amy Hart once he leaves the villa.

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15 hours ago Coleen Rooney reveals attacks forced family to leave Liverpool after Wayne joined Manchester United

Family had car windows smashed and house spray-painted after he made £30m move

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7 hours ago Hollywood stars blast State Farm for leaving thousands without coverage amid Los Angeles fires

Hundreds of displaced Californians are now facing hefty bills to clean up and rebuild their properties after major insurance companies canceled their fire coverage last year.

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7 hours ago The One Show interrupted by Carol Kirkwood as she leaves special guests in tears

The One Show was cancelled today to make way for a special edition of the show, led by weather presenter Carol Kirkwood, who left guests in tears after surprising them

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19 hours ago Coleen Rooney reveals her family had to flee Liverpool when husband Wayne's move to Man United from boyhood club Everton sparked attacks on their house and cars

After shining on the international stage for England at Euro 2004, United came calling and Wayne opted to leave his boyhood club to join the Red Devils.

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7 hours ago Coronation Street Rob Donovan's return and who he killed as Marc Baylis rejoins ITV soap

Coronation Street's Rob Donovan, played by actor Marc Baylis, is back on the ITV soap for the first time since 2017 - but why is Carla Connor's brother in prison?

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8 hours ago Exactly what could be causing the '80 per cent rise' in horrible illness leaving people 'wiped out', according to top GP

One top GP says 'what we're seeing is whole families being wiped out for a good week'

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7 hours ago Dancing on Ice's Michaela Strachan on crutches after nasty injury just weeks before show

Dancing on Ice star Michaela Strachan has revealed that she suffered a nasty injury before she even stepped into the rink, leaving the Winterwatch presenter on crutches

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9 hours ago Everton v Peterborough, Fulham v Watford, and more: FA Cup third round – live

Sean Dyche sacked as Everton manager by new ownersLive scoreboard | Read Football Daily | And email Taha“Don’t you think that club statement is rather cold?” writes Phil Grey. “No gratitude expressed for keeping Everton up for two more seasons through extraordinarily difficult circumstances. No warm wishes for the future.”I thought that, too, having kept them up despite a points deduction. Dyche will bounce back, in his standard no-nonsense style. Continue reading...

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7 hours ago Dyche dismissal is a risk that puts Everton’s need to stay up in sharp focus | Jonathan Wilson

Manager’s sacking is no shock given his dour football but successor has a perilous task. Could Moyes be the right fit?It was life, but was it living? Everton have lost only four of their past 16 games in all competitions. They have kept five clean sheets in their past eight games and in the past month have frustrated Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City. They’ve taken 17 points from 19 games this season, which the past decade of the Premier League would suggest, if repeated in the second half of the season, would leave them right on the edge of relegation.Given the trend is for the relegated three to get fewer and fewer points, the sense is that, even with Wolves and Ipswich showing signs of improvement, they would probably have survived if Sean Dyche had stayed. Continue reading...

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9 hours ago Luke Littler jets off to Spanish beach to celebrate World Darts Championship victory

The 17-year-old is still settling into life as the champion of the world on the back of his 7-3 victory over Michael ven Gerwen at Ally Pally last Friday.

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11 hours ago Plymouth chief hits back at Wayne Rooney claim after Man United legend's sacking changes plans

Wayne Rooney was sacked as Plymouth head coach earlier this month after a torrid run of results, and club chief Simon Hallett has hit back at claims he was a publicity stunt

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9 hours ago ITV Coronation Street exit 'sealed' for beloved character as fans 'work out' fate

Coronation Street fans are convinced another character could be set to leave the cobbles very soon after it was announced that two stars have quit in real life.

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11 hours ago Premier League club 'WILL keep picking star accused of rape despite police passing evidence to CPS'

The Premier League star facing rape accusations will continue to be picked for his club after the Metropolitan Police confirmed on Wednesday that it had passed on evidence to the CPS. 

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9 hours ago Rising F1 star Franco Colapinto joins Alpine after striking agreement with Williams

Franco Colapinto has left Williams for Alpine, with the 21-year-old Argentine signing on as the team's test and reserve driver for the upcoming Formula One season

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11 hours ago Richard Hammond's wife feared he would leave after horror crash rendered her 'unrecognisable'

Motoring journalist and TV presenter Richard Hammond suffered serious head injuries following the 319mph accident at the RAF Elvington airfield near York. His wife spoke movingly of the fear she would lose him

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9 hours ago Ronnie O'Sullivan sees red as he smashes cue on table before pulling out of competition

Ronnie O'Sullivan took out his frustrations on his cue during a Championship League group match against Robert Milkins before withdrawing from the tournament

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12 hours ago Flying electric vehicle 'straight out of Star Wars' reaches 65mph as it soars higher than the Statue of Liberty

It may look like something from the Star Wars films, but this new single-person flying vehicle will launch in the real world next month. The Manta M4 can take off from land and sea.

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10 hours ago Sue Cleaver to step outside her ‘comfort zone’ after leaving Coronation Street

The actor, who plays Eileen Grimshaw, announced she was leaving the show after 25 years earlier this month.

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12 hours ago Rob Edwards departs Luton after four straight defeats in ‘tough decision’

Edwards guided the Hatters into the Premier League but the club have been in poor form since returning to the Championship

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10 hours ago Next Everton manager odds as David Moyes and ex AC Milan boss emerge as candidates to replace Sean Dyche

Dyche was axed by the Goodison Park club just hours before the FA Cup clash with Peterborough

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12 hours ago ‘We will glorify war – and scorn for women’: Marinetti, the futurist Mussolini sidekick who outdid Elon Musk

He was the brilliant yet alarming writer of the Futurist Manifesto, a bohemian poet jailed with Mussolini who helped forge the modern world. As a new show re-examines his troubling legacy, we explore the Italian troublemaker’s extraordinary lifeFilippo Tommaso Marinetti was the Elon Musk of the early 20th century, combining a joy in technological innovation with an appetite for illiberal politics. Where Musk builds rockets, Marinetti celebrated those shiny new inventions, the aeroplane and the motor car. The Futurist Manifesto, which he wrote when the movement existed only in his head, begins with a rhapsodic account of a fast drive that ends in a crash, which delights him more than the Winged Victory of Samothrace, the famous Greek sculpture in the Louvre. Machines, he believes, make all previous art irrelevant. Futurism will hymn the hard new beauty.Marinetti’s role in the making of the modern world is insufficiently recognised, presumably because he was so contentious and offensi...

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10 hours ago Coronation Street's Sue Cleaver shares real reason for soap exit after 25 years

Sue has spoken more about her decision to leave Corrie during her latest appearance on Loose Women

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12 hours ago Man United could face Jesse Lingard transfer repeat after shock Marcus Rashford enquiry

Manchester United transfer news as West Ham United are the latest club to be linked with a January swoop for wantaway England forward Marcus Rashford.

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10 hours ago Manchester United Women begin FA Cup defence as Man City aim to turn the page after defeats

The fourth round of the Women's FA Cup takes centre stage this weekend and both Man United and Manchester City will be looking to avoid upsets.

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12 hours ago Next Luton manager odds as Stephen Robinson and Celtic legend among favourites to replace sacked Rob Edwards

Rob Edwards' sacking by the Championship strugglers could open the door for some familiar faces in the Scottish game

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10 hours ago Tonight's rugby news as hopeful says no contact with Wales and Anscombe absence leaves Gatland sweating

The latest headlines from Wales and around the world

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12 hours ago Inside Wrexham owner Rob McElhenney's glitzy LA neighbourhood as wildfires rage

Wrexham co-owner Rob McElhenney has spoken out after wildfires broke out in his Los Angeles neighbourhood, with the 'It's Always Sunny' creator confirming that his family are safe

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11 hours ago Renée Slegers in the frame as Arsenal Women’s search for manager nears end

Interim head coach has overseen 10 wins from 11 matchesNumerous coaches from around the world consideredArsenal’s interim head coach, Renée Slegers, is among the candidates in the final round of interviews as the club’s recruitment of a permanent successor to Jonas Eidevall nears its conclusion.The Dutchwoman has overseen 10 wins from 11 unbeaten matches since stepping into the role after Eidevall’s resignation on 15 October. According to multiple sources, Arsenal could conclude their recruitment process before their next Women’s Super League fixture, at home to Crystal Palace, a week on Sunday. Slegers is preparing the side to host Bristol City in the Women’s FA Cup fourth round this Sunday and has never ruled herself in or out when asked in press conferences. Continue reading...

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