2 hours ago Tennis star collapses in shower before match at Australian Open: 'Everything was black'

French tennis star Corentin Moutet has revealed that he passed out while in the shower less than an hour before walking onto court to play Learner Tien at the Australian Open.

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2 hours ago Tiny pieces of plastic that break off from shopping bags and packaging blamed for rise of deadly heart disease, dementia and several cancers

Experts believe the prevalence of microplastics, such as those in plastic bags, can be linked to health conditions as they can cause superbugs to mutate

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47 minutes ago Draper v Alcaraz LIVE: Australian Open 2025 scores and updates plus Djokovic v Lehecka

The British No 1 faces a stiff task as Alcaraz looks to continue his chase for a career grand slam before Djokovic is in action later

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41 minutes ago When does Jack Draper play Carlos Alcaraz at Australian Open and is it on TV?

The British No 1 is through to the Australian Open fourth round for the first time and will play Alcaraz for the fourth time

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17 hours ago How scientists with disabilities are making research labs and fieldwork more accessible

Disabled scientists are trying to make research labs and fieldwork more accessible

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4 hours ago Chrystia Freeland’s campaign to lead Canada starts with humblebrag: ‘Trump doesn’t like me’

Former deputy prime minister kicks off run for top job with video of Trump disparaging her for being tough negotiatorChrystia Freeland, Canada’s former deputy prime minister, kicked off her bid to lead Canada by boasting: “Donald Trump doesn’t like me very much” in a campaign video that quickly went viral.For Freeland, who led Canada’s re-negotiation of the North American Free Trade agreement (Nafta) with the United States and Mexico during Trump’s first term, video of Trump disparaging her for being a tough negotiator is a selling point. Continue reading...

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22 hours ago $285 million Florida mansion becomes one of America's priciest home listings... but there is a giant catch

A remarkable new listing has landed on the market in Florida, which is among the most expensive in American history. 

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4 hours ago Anthony Taylor 'fine' as fighter taken out on wheelchair following Misfits Boxing 20 knockout by Darren Till

The American is fine after a scary incident following his Misfits Boxing 20 bout

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49 minutes ago Australian Open 2025: Gauff levels against Bencic; Sabalenka cruises; Draper v Alcaraz to come – live

Updates from Day 8 of tennis at Melbourne ParkGauff v Bencic in action; Draper v Alcaraz to comeThree break point opportunities and four deuces later, Mirra Andreeva has failed in her first genuine chance to break Aryna Sabalenka. Again, despite the teenager returning with precision, she’s undone by the guile of her older rival, a drop shot sealing it.Sabalenka retains the break advantage and now leads this match 6-1, 4-2. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago Arsenal misfit told he's 'lost the crowd' after display in Aston Villa draw

Arsenal threw away a two-goal lead against Aston Villa on Saturday, denting their Premier League title hopes and seeing star Raheem Sterling come in for more criticism

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8 hours ago 'Not little boys': Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers hails one player as he lifts lid on talks

Manager delighted with response of American after softness against Dundee

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2 hours ago Sausage rolls trigger crisis for Brit bosses with wild 'food poisoning' claims

EXCLUSIVE: From tin opening injuries from food poisoning to dirty snags, sausages top the list of reasons why employees bunk off work - with number of banger-related days off growing

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5 hours ago Trump reveals the three themes of his inauguration speech and hints at two early trips

President-elect will reportedly focus on ‘unity, strength and fairness,’ a contrast from his ‘American carnage’ message to the nation in 2017

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14 hours ago Tyrrell Hatton’s response to tee box outburst sums him up as LIV Golf shines on fiery Tour return

Tyrrell Hatton is just one shot back heading into the final round of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic, after once again making his emotions clear whilst competing on Saturday

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2 hours ago Australian Open 2025: Gauff v Bencic under way. Draper v Alcaraz to come – live

Updates from Day 8 of tennis at Melbourne ParkGauff v Bencic in action; Draper v Alcaraz to comeThree break point opportunities and four deuces later, Mirra Andreeva has failed in her first genuine chance to break Aryna Sabalenka. Again, despite the teenager returning with precision, she’s undone by the guile of her older rival, a drop shot sealing it.Sabalenka retains the break advantage and now leads this match 6-1, 4-2. Continue reading...

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15 hours ago The unearthed wild cycling trail bringing visitors to the Romanian countryside

Eastern Europe’s answer to the Camino de Santiago is best explored on two wheels, says Damien Gabet, as he follows a new route that is giving people a reason to return to the countryside

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3 hours ago Australian Open 2025: Sabalenka v Andreeva under way; Draper v Alcaraz to come – live

Updates from Day 8 of tennis at Melbourne ParkSabalenka and Gauff in action early; Draper v Alcaraz to comeAndreeva strikes back! Sabalenka was going for the throat in that game, pummelling returns in a bid to bgreak the teenager a second time. Instead Andreeva stayed calm and made it five points in a row to get things back to 3-2 in the second set. That was the Russian’s best game of the match so far. Is it a turning point?Double trouble for Mirra Andreeva. She has lost her second serving game and is unravelling on Rod Laver Arena with even foot faults creeping in. Continue reading...

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6 hours ago USA’s Agyemang and Miljevic score on debut in friendly win over Venezuela

US beat Venezuela 3-1 in friendly at Fort LauderdaleSix Americans make debut before crowd of 18,008Patrick Agyemang and Matko Miljevic scored in their international debuts, Jack McGlynn got his first national team goal and the United States beat Venezuela 3-1 on Saturday in a friendly between teams missing their regular starters.McGlynn and Agyemang scored about two minutes apart late in the first half and Miljevic, whose third-minute penalty kick was saved, struck in the 64th minute. Continue reading...

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19 hours ago Channel Nine presenter Tony Jones enrages Australian Open fans with 'disrespectful' chant about tennis champ Novak Djokovic

Channel 9 sports journalist Tony Jones mocked Novak Djokovic in front of hundreds of cheering fans who were none-the-wiser on Friday night.

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6 hours ago Vanity Fair blasts Harry and Meghan with 10 bombshell revelations since quitting firm

The popular fashion magazine has put Prince Harry and Meghan on blast for their actions over the past five years, criticising their life living the 'American dream' and their Netflix and Spotify cash grabs

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11 hours ago Chris Riddell on the new American Gothic, starring Donald Trump and Elon Musk – cartoon

What will become of liberty when these two take control of the United States of America?You can buy a copy of this cartoon Continue reading...

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9 hours ago Garden gnome lovers urged by cops to set up cameras after wild new crime trend

EXCLUSIVE For the year up to March 2024, a whopping 517,000 items have been nicked from gardens, with over 200 of these being garden gnomes and other ornaments - they’re surprisingly popular targets

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11 hours ago Lamar Jackson sends defiant message as NFL MVP candidate looks to down Buffalo Bills

Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills meet in a match up of bona-fide Super Bowl contenders, with MVP candidate Lamar Jackson looking to beat both the Bills and the elements in upstate New York

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12 hours ago I’ve covered deadly wildfires for seven years. It doesn’t have to be this way | Dani Anguiano

While the LA fires have been described as unprecedented, here in California we have experience with this kind of fireOver the last seven years, I have covered three of the four deadliest wildfires in modern US history. From the smoldering, forested lots of Paradise to the leveled Lahaina homes overlooking the Pacific, I’ve documented the stories of people who ran for their lives, held the hands of badly burned fire victims and trudged alongside families searching for their missing loved ones.But nothing prepared me for the overwhelming sense of loss that permeates Altadena in the aftermath of the Eaton fire. It’s not just the figures, though they are shocking – nearly 7,000 homes burned and at least 16 dead. Instead, it is the thought that kept returning to me as I surveyed the blackened remnants of homes and so many lives laid bare: it did not have to be this way.Dani Anguiano is a reporter for Guardian US and the coauthor of Fire in Paradise: An American Tragedy Continue reading...

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12 hours ago Championship match delayed after medical emergency as club issues statement

"There’s been a delay to kick-off at Fratton Park due to a medical emergency in the crowd."

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14 hours ago The landlord and the LA fires: how my friend’s loss revealed a new hierarchy of who gets help

GoFundMe is now the backbone of American comeback stories. But the people with better connections get lifted up firstI love my landlord. I don’t mean that I find him charming, though I do. I mean I moved on to a swath of dirt in Los Angeles county with three ancient cabins on it, and over the course of six years, went from pleasantries in the driveway to saying: “Love you Jeri, bye!” on the phone.When I moved into one of the rickety structures on his unlandscaped property in Topanga Canyon, one of the last hippie enclaves just north of the Pacific Palisades, I was the latest in a very long line of tenants. It was a bucolic slice of land and it had to be, because without the scenery, you would notice the three cabins were one good gust away from falling down the cliff.Kelton Wright writes ShangriLogs, a diary from another fire country in Colorado Continue reading...

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12 hours ago Tears and a public walkout: Gladiator star Paul Mescal and pop singer Gracie Abrams' emotional night in London restaurant sparks breakup concern

Gladiator star Paul Mescal was spotted in a North London restaurant 'head in hands' as his American pop star girlfriend Grace Abrams sat across from him 'in fits of tears' before she stormed out.

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15 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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12 hours ago Stephen Hendry PREDICTS sensational Shaun Murphy 147 as snooker pundit gobsmacked at prophetic moment

The crowd could not contain their excitement as The Magician waved his wand

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15 hours ago Keeping blood pressure under control is critical. There's a new option for tough cases

About half of U.S. adults have high blood pressure and too few have it under control

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13 hours ago Are we a racist society? The majority of us say no – but science begs to differ

Although greater awareness of prejudice would suggest we are less bigoted than ever, empirical evidence indicates notQ&A with Keon West, author of The Science of RacismDo we still have a problem with racism? If you ask the average person even the most basic question about it – “Does racism still exist?” – half the population will say it doesn’t. According to a recent Guardian poll of British adults, more than half thought ethnic minorities faced less or the same discrimination as White people in most areas of life, such as the news, TV or films, the workplace, access to finance and jobs, and access to university or good schooling. Results in the US are similar. A 2021 Gallup poll revealed that slightly more than half of the White American population believe “racism against Black [people is] widespread in the US”. In the meantime, according to the same poll, slightly less than half of the White American population believe “racism against Whites [is] widespread in the US”. An earl...

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19 hours ago Revealed: The secret to Jack Draper's  remarkable physical improvement

MATTHEW LAMBERT IN MELBOURNE: It is quite the turnaround for a man whose fitness, by his own admission, could not be relied upon in the early years of his career.

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13 hours ago Championship clash delayed due to medical emergency as club issue statement

Portsmouth's match against Middlesbrough was halted immediately after kick-off due to a medical emergency in the crowd with the fixture delayed for over 30 minutes

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22 hours ago Jack Draper breathing easier after marathon route to Carlos Alcaraz clash

The 15th seed has come through three five-set matches at Melbourne Park.

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14 hours ago Male stripper shares what women really get upto at hen parties – and it's 'wild'

Nath Wyld, 31, has been a male stripper for 10 years and has seen all sorts of things at hen parties. He's now dished the dirt on what women really get up to

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22 hours ago Emma Raducanu crushed by ruthless Iga Swiatek as Australian Open dreams come crashing down

The British number two lost 11 games in a row in a 6-1 6-0 hammering as the Pole showed her class

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14 hours ago Championship roundup: Cardiff sink Swansea as Hull grasp vital victory

Callum Robinson hits double in fiery 3-0 derby triumphQPR deepen Plymouth woes with Kolli grabbing only goalCardiff claimed their biggest South Wales derby win for nearly 60 years with a 3-0 Championship victory at home to Swansea.Callum Robinson’s brace at the start of the second half put Cardiff in command and Dimitrios Goutas thundered home a header off the underside of the crossbar to ram home their superiority. It ended a run of six games without home joy for Cardiff and secured the biggest league victory over their arch-rivals since winning 5-0 at Ninian Park in April 1965.This roundup will update later after the 3pm kick-offs Continue reading...

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15 hours ago The wild animals next door: Interactive map reveals where 2,700 dangerous exotic pets are being kept in the UK

As semi-tame lynx are captured roaming in the Cairngorms, experts have raised concerns that Britain's exotic pets could be putting animals and humans at risk.

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15 hours ago 'I'm a male stripper – this is what women really get up to at hen parties'

EXCLUSIVE: Nath Wyld has worked as a stripper for the best part of a decade, and he said hen parties can be just as wild as stag dos. After all, he's seen a lot in his time

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15 hours ago Never have stale crisps again nine invaluable things I’ve learned from TikTok

As the platform bows out in the US, here is my carefully curated list of the best things it’s taught meChinese rival app Xiaohongshu is overwhelmed by ‘TikTok refugees’ in USThe average TikTok user spends almost one hour each day on the app. However, the screen time of American users is about to be rapidly reduced, as the app is set to be banned in the USA.On Friday the US Supreme Court rejected an appeal against a law that would see the social media platform banned over national security concerns. TikTok’s China-based parent company ByteDance had challenged the law, arguing that it violates free speech protections for more than 170 million users in the US. However, in an unanimous vote the ruling was upheld meaning the app must now find an approved buyer for an American version by Sunday or be blocked.The outgoing US President Joe Biden has said he will not be enforcing the ban, instead leaving it up to President-elect Donald Trump’s administration. While there are rumours the ban ...

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15 hours ago Australian Open 2025: Kecmanovic v Rune in fifth set, Keys beats jeered Collins – live

Alex de Minaur beats Francisco Cerundolo on day sevenNo 2 seed Swiatek breezes past Raducanu 6-1, 6-0Any thoughts? Get in touch with Rob on emailEmma Raducanu and Iga Swiatek have completed their warm-ups on Rod Laver Arena and we’re about to get under way. But hang on, the second seed is have a word to the match official and seems to be concerned about a lack of towels. Well, I guess that sets the tone for what should be a heated clash in steamy conditions.There is plenty of action on the court to keep us entertained but it can be easy to forget the impact that tennis can have on families in the present day, let alone across generations.It’s been an odd experience. Esna died in 1966 so has always been an ethereal presence – a long-skirted woman with Princess Leia buns in an ageing photograph who my mother would chide me with when asking why I was so terrible at sport. Continue reading...

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16 hours ago Emma Raducanu stays positive but has ‘no excuses’ after Australian Open rout

British No 2 beaten 6-1, 6-0 by Iga Swiatek in third round‘Given the preparation I had, I have to be grateful’Emma Raducanu says she leaves Melbourne positive about her progress and development despite suffering the heaviest defeat of her grand slam career to Iga Swiatek, the No 2 seed, in the third round of the Australian Open.“Three weeks ago when I was in Auckland, at the end of last year, I was doing pool rehab. I think to be on a tennis court playing matches and competing is something I have to be grateful for. I started hitting when I came here 18 days ago. I have to take a positive that I was able to beat two top opponents in the first two rounds,” said Raducanu. Continue reading...

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