Oscar-tipped film The Brutalist is the latest stage in the cultural rehabilitation of what was once architecture’s most reviled style but is now winning a new generation of admirersThis week an Oscar-tipped film, The Brutalist, opens in Britain. It’s a three-and-a-half-hour-plus saga in which Adrien Brody plays the brilliant but tormented fictional Hungarian architect László Tóth, a Holocaust survivor struggling to make a life in the postwar US. He’s a singular, solitary, single-minded genius, always working alone, in the mould of Gary Cooper in the 1949 film of Ayn Rand’s book The Fountainhead and Adam Driver in last year’s Megalopolis. Tóth is, like them, forever fighting the misunderstanding and spite of mean-spirited adversaries. He would rather shovel coal (as Cooper’s Howard Roark drilled stone in a quarry) than compromise his principles.The film’s title is a dramatic stage on the redemption arc of what was architecture’s most reviled style. Its makers evidently felt that the ...

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Dutch defender Matthijs de Ligt has played for European giants Ajax, Juventus and Bayern Munich, and joined Manchester United from the German giants in the summer

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Erling Haaland's new enormous Manchester City contract is being celebrated by some fans of the club as evidence that they are set to escape serious punishment - but we just don't know

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Ex-Chelsea, Manchester City and England defender set to step into the ring on March 29

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Broke and out of contract at Motherwell, the Scot took a risk in seeking a trial at Dortmund only to become an European Cup winner within 12 monthsThis is a story in three parts. The unlikely tale of how Paul Lambert signed for Borussia Dortmund in 1996. Why Lambert is still revered there, despite making only 64 appearances. And the sad story of why he had to leave Germany in 1997, although not everyone would describe a Glasgow-born footballer signing for Celtic in such gloomy terms.That’s not to say Lambert hasn’t achieved a lot elsewhere. He won a Scottish Cup with St Mirren, helped Motherwell into Europe and captained Scotland and Celtic, where he won four league titles. He has managed some of England’s biggest teams: Aston Villa, Norwich City and controversially their rivals Ipswich. He has four children and seems happy away from management with his second wife, Kara, their two large Belgian Malinois dogs and numerous chickens at their home outside Nottingham. But we’re here to ...

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Flying some 140 million miles to Mars is one of NASA's biggest plans so far and a space expert has revealed exactly how resilient and dedicated astronauts need to be.

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Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean announced they will retire at the end of the year after 50 years as a skating partnership and will leave their roles as head judges on Dancing on Ice

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If you fancy traveling outside the Welsh capital for a great dinner out there are some brilliant options

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The Masked Singer fans were left stunned during Saturday night's episode as they thought they'd worked out the identity of one contestant, Teeth - who they now believe is a woman.

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Man United legend Denis Law passed away aged 84 on Friday and there are plans to pay tribute at Old Trafford.

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Manchester City's answer to their relative struggles is to splash the cash in the January transfer window, with £250million committed to re-energising Pep Guardiola's squad, and scrapping plans to wait for the club's new director of football

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January window continues to ramp up with some major deals possible

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Just days after the Royal opening of Forest Bank Prison dozens of hooded inmates lit fires and barricaded themselves in their wing during a seven hour riot

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Russian-born UK citizen and Tory party activist Sergei Cristo fought to make MI5 sit up and take notice of the Russian political interference operation now threatening democracy in Britain – and around the worldIn the dark days of the spring in 2022, as Russian troops terrorised Bucha and every day brought shocking new scenes of Ukrainians fleeing for their lives, I rang an old acquaintance, Sergei Cristo. Cristo is a Russian-born British citizen and I prepared for what I suspected might be a long conversation: he is a talker. He was born in Rostov-on-Don in southern Russia, but he moved to Britain when he was 19 and it’s fair to say we’re not the most obvious of allies. He loves the royal family and is a passionate Conservative party activist. He used to be on the committee of a donor club for young Conservatives, “and then I became vice-chairman, I knew the cabinet, I knew the leader, everybody”.He’s not kidding. He has photos of himself with everyone from Margaret Thatcher to Bor...

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The transfer window is in full swing with clubs in the Premier League and across Europe seeking deals

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EXCLUSIVE: Mark Listwan is a card collector that recently purchased a one-of-one Gold Grail Cristiano Ronaldo card for £11,000 — I caught up with the man himself to talk about what it means to me

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Our opinion on the latest Manchester United news and transfer gossip ahead of the Red Devils' clash against Brighton

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Manchester City will be reunited with another of their academy success stories this weekend - but could Liam Delap ever return to the Etihad and why did he leave in the first place?

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Moving from a one-bedroom flat in Wimbledon to a three-bedroom Georgian conversion in Bath was a no-brainer

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Liverpool could be set for a busy January transfer window, with Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold both linked with moves away from Anfield as they stall on new contracts

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Manchester United transfer news as Tyrell Malacia reportedly on the verge of leaving Old Trafford this month

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The Hoops full-back is gearing up for one of the club's biggest European games when the Swiss rock up on Wednesday night

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Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk still hasn't signed a new contract with the club, leading to fresh rumours that he could still head to pastures new in the summer

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The Masked Singer UK has finally revealed the identity of Tattoo leaving fans shocked.

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The horrific incident occurred at Astun Ski Resort in the heart of the Aragon Valley in north-eastern Spain, leaving several people trapped.

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John Obi Mikel famously signed for Chelsea in 2006 after initially agreeing to join Manchester United, and the midfielder has now revealed just how much the Red Devils wanted him

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It was revealed by MailOnline the Zara and Sam had split last month after five years together with Zara recently revealing has has moved out of their Chelsea home.

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It was revealed by MailOnline the Zara and Sam had split last month after five years together with the Strictly stunner,28,  recently revealing has has moved out of their Chelsea home.

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Not many can resist rejecting Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United, but John Obi Mikel did in favour of Chelsea after an infamous transfer saga

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Mikel Arteta could only watch on as Arsenal went through every emotion in the 2-2 draw with Aston Villa after leading 2-0 before the hour mark

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Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are heading to Colombia

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TikTok has become an unexpected teacher of criminality, exposing young people to 'attitudes and behaviours which normalise everyday dishonesty and everyday cheating' boffins reckon

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LEICESTER 0-2 FULHAM: Ruud van Nistelrooy was appointed at the King Power in November less three weeks after leaving Manchester United and his reign has already turned sour

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At least 30 people have been injured, many seriously, in a chairlift accident at the Spanish ski resort of Astún, in the Pyrenees mountain range, emergency services and local media reported

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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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The YouTuber-turned-boxer hasn't fought since suffering defeat by Tommy Fury in 2023, but is now finally scheduled to make a sensational return to the ring against ex-Chelsea left-back Bridge

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Gerwyn Price has proved he is a man of many talents after appearing to post a 147 break to add to the many nine darters he has hit in his darts career

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The Masked Singer unmasked another contestant on Saturday night's episode, with T'Pau singer Carol Decker revealed to have been underneath the Tattoo costume on the ITV show

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has completed his move to Besiktas on Saturday after leaving Manchester United in 2021

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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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Carol Decker was revealed this week as Tattoo

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Villa boss Unai Emery has strong record against his former club

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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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Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca called on "reserved guy" Reece James to show more personality in the dressing room in October and now the captain is back from injury he can see improvements

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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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Manchester United were advised to sign seven players by their former scouts but the club opted against a move for any of them, meaning City then took full advantage

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The Masked Singer unmasked its second contestant of the series on Saturday night

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The seventh season of fantasy drama Outlander has ended with a shocking cliffhanger, and heartbreaking scenes that have had viewers begging for updates on the final eighth season

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Discovery of two injured servicemen sent from Pyongyang and disguised as Russian fighters blows apart myth that Zelenskyy’s fight is solely with MoscowThe news was sensational. It travelled quickly among Ukrainian soldiers fighting in Russia’s Kursk region. “I heard from a friend of a friend,” one officer, Vitalii Ovcharenko, recalled. “This was half an hour after it happened. My friend said: ‘We’ve got a North Korean prisoner! He’s in shock but OK.’ I said: ‘Wow.’” Ovcharenko added: “Everyone wanted a selfie. They wrapped him in a blanket and gave him tea.”Last week’s capture of two North Korean servicemen was an extraordinary moment in Russia’s bloody war against Ukraine. The Kremlin has taken elaborate steps to conceal the presence of 12,000 elite troops sent in autumn by Pyongyang to Russia. At camps in the Far East they were given Russian equipment: uniforms, rifles and fake military documents. Continue reading...

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Tattoo was the latest contestant to leave The Masked Singer

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Popular Netflix show You will return for its fifth and final season this year after their showrunner stepped down from the role – leaving fans conflicted over the news

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Their tantric sex life has been a hot topic for decades, after famously claiming to bed each other for hours on end back in the nineties.

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Mikel Arteta looked like he had seen a ghost. With his side leading 2-0 against Aston Villa thanks to goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz, the Arsenal manager must have felt they were within touching distance of a cathartic victory that would keep up the pressure on Liverpool.But having seen the Premier League leaders seal a dramatic late victory over Brentford earlier in the afternoon, once again Unai Emery had other plans against his former club. Arteta could only watch on in horror as Youri Tielemens pulled one back before Ollie Watkins volleyed home the equaliser to the delight of the Villa supporters and their manager, who celebrated wildly at the final whistle as he did back in March after a 2-0 victory here that eventually proved terminal to Arsenal’s title challenge last season. Yet even when it seemed they might have won it late on through Mikel Merino, Arsenal’s joy was short-lived as VAR ruled Havertz had diverted the Spaniard’s effort in with his arm to ensure ...

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January window is ramping up with some major deals possible

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Sir Rod Stewart has paid tribute to Manchester United legend Denis Law after the club announced his passing on Friday night.

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Emmerdale has starred various cast members over the years since it launched, including Duncan Preston, who played Doug Potts, the father of long-running character Laurel Thomas

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Manchester United are looking at options in the market to improve their squad as the January transfer window reaches the halfway point

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The reality star, 28, is appearing on the spin-off version of the ITV2 show and when series two contestant Tina, 29, arrived on Friday night, he made a confession/

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Queen musician Brian May revealed that he'd suffered a stroke in September, and actress Anita Dobson revealed how he was faring months later - alongside describing their major lifestyle change

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The former Wales international will leave his role with Canada after nearly eight years in charge

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The news of Erling Haaland's new contract has given Manchester City fans a huge boost amid a disappointing season while club staff and players have already been told of new faces joining the squad

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FRANK WARREN COLUMN: Tyson Fury announced he is retiring from boxing this week after losing his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk and he'll leave the sport as one of the best ever heavyweights

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

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Arsenal have pulled themselves back into the Premier League title race but Mikel Arteta may need the club to dip into the transfer market this month to bolster his options if they want to be crowned champions

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Dele Alli has found a new club in Italy after being released by Everton in the summer following a disappointing and injury-hit spell with the Premier League side

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Many superstars who once won the hearts of Liverpool supporters have left for pastures new in years gone by. For quite a few, however, it didn't quite go to plan

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