33 minutes ago Steve Borthwick wants replacements to help England finish with a flourish

The head coach has been devising ways to ensure his team come on strong in the final quarter.

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23 hours ago Barry Keoghan visits Bulgaria alongside Foreign Secretary David Lammy to launch Children's Care campaign across the globe as actor aims to 'improve the system'

The duo made childcare reform 'a priority' during their visit - as they are set to lead a campaign together that advocates for a family-based care, with Barry stressing 'no child should be left behind'.

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2 hours ago Manchester United £150m transfer theory raised after spectacular Jude Bellingham claim

Real Madrid and England star Jude Bellingham was previously wanted by Man United before signing for Borussia Dortmund from Birmingham City in 2020.

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5 hours ago Former England and Chelsea footballer to make huge career change and fight KSI

YouTuber-turned-boxer KSI hasn't fought for more than a year, but the 31-year-old could be in line to make a return against an unlikely opponent in the form of Wayne Bridge

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48 minutes ago Gladiators host Barney Walsh’s ‘nepo baby’ fightback and past court appearance

Barney Walsh, the son of popular TV presenter Bradley Walsh, has also starred in Casualty

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25 hours ago iOS 18.3 release date: iPhone updates new features including a massive change to Apple Intelligence

At least eight new features or bug fixes are in the pipeline as Apple gets ready to launch its next major software update

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5 hours ago California pals Tien, 19, and Michelsen, 20, are 2 of 4 US men in the Australian Open's 4th round

Two friends from California, Learner Tien and Alex Michelsen, have both reached the fourth round at the Australian Open

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9 hours ago 'I was sold by Man Utd after just one game and their loss was Liverpool's gain'

Manchester United passed up the opportunity to sign one of England’s greatest talents of a generation before he went on to win the league with Liverpool

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32 hours ago UFC 311 star Jiri Prochazka shaves head in ‘solidarity’ with fan in cancer battle

As Ashley McGarity was losing her hair to chemo, she reportedly shaved it to look like her favourite fighter

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4 hours ago Dancing on Ice judge Christopher Dean's life off screen including relationship with co

Christopher Dean is best known as one half of iconic ice dancing duo Torvill and Dean, but off screen fans are surprised to learn of the Dancing on Ice judge's romantic history

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7 hours ago 'I'm a Brit living in Australia – one thing about their food is totally wrong'

A British man who has been living in Australia has shared the one thing he's found the most baffling about the culture – and it's all to do with a difference in their food

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4 hours ago BREAKING: Former Tottenham star who won FA Cup twice dies aged 64 after long illness

Garry Brooke starred in a trophy-laded spell for Tottenham in the 1980s, as the former midfielder won the FA Cup twice and the UEFA Cup in 1984. The club said they were "deeply saddened" to learn of his death aged 64

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7 hours ago Wayne Rooney in talks over Match of the Day role as BBC eye punditry return

Wayne Rooney is reportedly in talks over a return to Match of the Day as the BBC look to bring the former England captain on board as a pundit from next season

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4 hours ago Former Tottenham star who won FA Cup twice dies aged 64 after long illness

Garry Brooke starred in a trophy-laded spell for Tottenham in the 1980s, as the former midfielder won the FA Cup twice and the UEFA Cup in 1984. The club said they were "deeply saddened" to learn of his death aged 64

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10 hours ago Relax, Australia: confected outrage about Sam Konstas hides the real issue | Barney Ronay

The energy expended on my ‘Ashes war of words’ would be better directed at the fight for the future of Test cricketAustralia: an apology. Earlier this week I wrote an article that compared one of that nation’s brightest sporting stars to a comedic figure with a short-lived pop celebrity lifespan, causing outrage among Australia’s media and elite cricketers. It was cheap, disrespectful and unfair. It is now time to make amends. Raygun, I’m sorry. I’m sorry I compared you to Sam Konstas.Joke! Just a joke. It was all just a joke. In fact, it was a single line buried 1,400 words into a 1,700-word article about the future of Test cricket. Referring to the fevered public reaction to Konstas scoring an unorthodox half-century on his Test debut, I wrote: “There was a sense during the India series of Konstas being installed as a cricketing version of Raygun the Olympic breakdancer, a fun, gimmicky approximation of the real thing.” Continue reading...

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4 hours ago Sex, drugs and a lot more than rock’n’roll: 50 years of Triple J, Australia’s youth radio station

On this day in 1975, 2JJ – which later became Triple J – started broadcasting, exposing Australia to banned songs, swear words and radical politics. Those who were there reflect on the anarchy and the legacyFifty years since the launch of 2JJ, or Double Jay – the station that became Triple J in 1981 – radio’s former enfant terrible is now legacy media. Once the cornerstone of Australian popular music and youth culture, it risks irrelevance as listener numbers dwindle in the face of social media and streaming services. Or, as its defenders will argue, maybe the critics are simply nostalgic for when Australia’s youth radio station was aimed at them: there is a saying within the ABC that on the second day that Double Jay was on air, someone rang up and complained that it wasn’t as good as it used to be.When Double Jay launched at 11am on Sunday 19 January 1975, the brief from Arthur Wyndam, then ABC’s head of radio, was that the station should: give public concerts, expose the public t...

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4 hours ago How quickly do firefighters attend blazes in your area? Interactive map lays bare the 5

Laying bare the 'emergency' facing 999 crews, statistics show teams took 8m 1s on average to attend home fires in 2023/24 across England as a whole.

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11 hours ago Who spent 40% of last year at the top of the UK singles chart? The Saturday quiz

From the Companions of Artemis to The Rubber-Keyed Wonder, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 Who spent 40% of last year at the top of the UK singles chart?2 What Japanese model is the best-selling car ever?3 The Rubber-Keyed Wonder is a film about which computer?4 Which dynasty gave its name to a distinctive jaw?5 Which network televises the proceeding of the US federal government?6 HO and OO are common scales of what?7 Which former English head of state died in 1712, aged 85?8 Which Asian country is known as the graveyard of empires?What links: 9 Helô Pinheiro; Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes; Astrud Gilberto?10 Pastoral; utility; working; toy?11 Benfica; Birmingham City; Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs; County Mayo?12 White (US); Blue (South Korea, formerly); Pink (Argentina)?13 Anne Boleyn; Edith Cavell; Olivia Colman; Diana, Princess of Wales; Elizabeth Fry?14 Companions of Artemis; East Sussex cliffs; Moscow skyscrapers; Tottenham trees?15 Ash; eth; ethel;...

Politics

8 hours ago Denis Law's death marks the end of Man United's immortalised Holy Trinity

JEFF POWELL: On the balmy summer's afternoon in 1966 when England won their only World Cup the greatest of all Scotland's goalscorers was keeping his head down on a Manchester golf course.

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11 hours ago Rio Ferdinand lauds England ace Ella Toone as she overcomes 'personal tragedy' to shine

Ella Toone prepares for the Manchester Derby as her Manchester United side take on Manchester City in the Women's Super League tomorrow - with just one point separating the two teams in the division

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17 hours ago US and Turks and Caicos to inquire into failed SpaceX launch leading to debris

Starship test sent orange-glowing shards streaking over northern Caribbean and forced airlines to divert flightsThe US Federal Aviation Administration and officials from the Turks and Caicos Islands have launched investigations into SpaceX’s explosive Starship rocket test that sent debris streaking over the northern Caribbean and forced airlines to divert dozens of flights.“There are no reports of public injury, and the FAA is working with SpaceX and appropriate authorities to confirm reports of public property damage on Turks and Caicos,” said the FAA, which oversees private rocket launch activity. Continue reading...

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14 hours ago Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz vows to get a tattoo of a kangaroo after the Australia Open

Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz is planning on leaving Australian with a permanent memento, but there is one big condition behind his pledge to get a tattoo of a kangaroo

Politics

23 hours ago Shock NHS hospitals probe finds deaths of 56 babies may have been preventable

Two maternity units at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals are rated 'good' by England's healthcare regulator - but a BBC investigation reveals poor care may have contributed to 27 stillbirths, 29 neonatal deaths and two maternal deaths

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14 hours ago Micah Richards broke 'golden rule of punditry' to pull up Man Utd star while on TV

EXCLUSIVE: Some of Micah Richards' former team-mates are still playing football today, but that does not mean the former Manchester City, Aston Villa and England defender goes easy on them

Politics

23 hours ago Police launch investigation into HUNDREDS of surgery deaths at one of the South

Police have launched an investigation into more than 200 cases of death or injury in Sussex, it is reported.

Events

15 hours ago 'I used to prank call Peter Crouch's house – he found out when I interviewed him years later'

NBC Sports presenter Rebecca Lowe, who also hosts the 'It's Called Soccer!' podcast, has opened up about living near ex-England striker Peter Crouch when she was at school

Politics

26 hours ago ‘It was built for this’: how design helped spare some homes from the LA wildfires

As fires set LA ablaze, some houses are left standing amid ashes thanks to concrete walls, class A wood – and luckWhen last week’s fires in Los Angeles set parts of the city ablaze, one viral image was of a lone house in Pacific Palisades that was left standing while all of the homes around it were destroyed.Architect Greg Chasen said luck was the main factor in the home’s survival, but the brand-new build had some design features that also helped: a vegetation-free zone around the yard fenced off by a solid concrete perimeter wall, a metal roof with a fire-resistant underlayment, class A wood and a front-gabled design without multiple roof lines. Continue reading...

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21 hours ago Half of new hospitals promised by Boris Johnson will not be built for years

Exclusive: Labour to announce delay to many of 40 planned projects as costs spiral to estimated £30bnAt least half the 40 new hospitals promised by Boris Johnson will not be built until the 2040s, the Guardian has learned, in a move described as “devastating” for staff and patients.Labour is preparing to announce that many of the crumbling NHS hospitals in England due to be replaced by 2030 are in effect being removed from the building programme’s timeframe. Continue reading...

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26 hours ago Erskine veterans urge Buddies to lace up trainers for this year's Kiltwalk

Erskine’s beloved mascot Arasgain, helped launch the charity appeal.

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23 hours ago Half of new hospitals promised by Boris Johnson will not be built for decades

Exclusive: Labour to announce removal of many of 40 planned projects as costs spiral to estimated £30bnAt least half the 40 new hospitals promised by Boris Johnson will not be built until the 2040s, the Guardian has learned, in a move described as “devastating” for staff and patients.Labour is preparing to announce that many of the crumbling NHS hospitals in England due to be replaced by 2030 are in effect being removed from the building programme. Continue reading...

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26 hours ago Missing schoolgirl, 14, last spotted in her uniform 24 hours ago as police launch hunt

Tiffany, 14, from Bedworth, Warwickshire, was last seen at 3.30pm on Thursday (16/1) and police have asked locals to 'call 999 as soon as possible' if they spot her

Events

26 hours ago Anthony Watson: Former England and Lions rugby star retires aged 30 on medical grounds

Persistent back issue causes Leicester wing to hang up his boots

Politics

26 hours ago SpaceX launch accident likely caused by fire that sent trails of flaming debris near the Caribbean

SpaceX suspects a fire may have caused its Starship to break apart during liftoff and send trails of flaming debris near the Caribbean

Events

26 hours ago Skin is in: as sales of thong bikinis rise, is body confidence also growing?

A Sydney council’s ban on ‘inappropriate’ swimwear stirs a wider debate over complex feelings about women’s bottomsWhen it comes to clothing advice for women, the “rules” are endless. They range from sizeist – “avoid horizontal stripes if you have a wider frame”, to ageist – “don’t wear a crop top over 50”. Now Australia is weighing in. A council in Greater Sydney has banned thong and g-string bikinis at its public swimming pools causing outrage among pool users and stirring a wider debate about the policing of women’s bodies.In a now-deleted post on Facebook clarifying its swim-attire rules, Blue Mountains leisure centres stated that skimpy swimwear was “inappropriate” at its facilities. The guidelines were posted after pool users queried posters at centres warning that “revealing swimwear/thongs” were not to be worn. Continue reading...

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28 hours ago Missed chances to probe patient safety during Letby attack spree, inquiry told

Professor Sir Stephen Powis, national medical director for NHS England, gave evidence to the Thirlwall Inquiry on Friday.

Events

27 hours ago Chrystia Freeland will run to replace Trudeau as Canada’s prime minister

Ex-journalist and senior government minister dubbed a ‘nasty woman’ by Trump aims to lead ailing Liberal partyA former journalist turned senior government minister – who was dubbed a “nasty woman” by Donald Trump after bruising trade negotiations with the US – has announced that she will run for leadership of Canada’s ailing Liberal party.Chrystia Freeland declared her intention to become the next Liberal leader – and the country’s next prime minister – on Friday with a post on social media, with plans for a formal campaign launch in Toronto on Sunday. Continue reading...

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28 hours ago Callum Parslow: White supremacist with Hitler tattoo who stabbed asylum seeker jailed for life

Callum Ulysses Parslow, who has been jailed for life, tried to post on social media in the minutes after the attack saying he "just did my duty to England" after attacking his victim

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28 hours ago Sydney’s unusual sewerage system to blame for faecal and fat balls on beaches, experts claim

City invented Australia’s beach culture, environmentalist Richard Gosden says, but all this time ‘it’s been conducted in diluted sewage’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt’s the height of summer in Sydney, a time when tourists and locals are usually flocking to the city’s famous beaches.But nine beaches were shut to the public this week – including well-known Manly – after more ball-shaped debris washed ashore.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...

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28 hours ago Anthony Watson happy with achievements as injury brings end to playing career

The Leicester wing won 56 England caps and played in five Lions Tests.

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28 hours ago Jo Potter responds to Rangers and Celtic move to England speculation – 'Who knows?'

The Old Firm sides have been linked with a shocking shake up to Scottish football

Politics

28 hours ago Inside block of flats where woman 'murdered' and girl, 2, left badly injured

"It was chaos. We heard screaming and shouting. It was definitely a woman. Ashford is a peaceful area but that block is problematic."

Events

29 hours ago New Pompeii excavation reveals a large private thermal complex built 2,000 years ago

Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried by ash and lava in 70 AD, has unearthed a new treasure: a private bathhouse built 2,000 years ago

Politics

28 hours ago Loodunnit mystery deepens: Gang steals 25 portable toilets in night raid just three days after 13 were swiped 150 miles away

Southern and eastern England appears to be in the grip of a bizarre crime wave after 25 portable toilets were stolen from a depot in Ipswich, just three days after a near-identical incident in Oxfordshire.

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30 hours ago Stirling sees launch of new city centre 'wayfinding' project to boost footfall

The new project hopes to improve signage, highlight the city’s rich heritage and encourage sustainable travel while promoting local businesses.

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29 hours ago Little girl, 3, drowns on holiday in Bali as devastated family issues urgent warning

Janaa Al Easawi, from western Sydney in Australia, was found unconscious in a swimming pool at a villa in Seminyak, Bali on Thursday by her father, who tried to resuscitate her

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