67 minutes ago ‘Knitting is a lifeline’: young people turn to craft to cast off gloom

A new generation of enthusiasts say they are putting down their phones and picking up needlesEleanor Eden, 24, recently swapped a “pretty chronic social media addition” with crochet and knitting. During the Covid pandemic, it became “easy to spend all day” looking at screens, and knitting was her escape hatch.Eden, a junior legal secretary from Manchester, is one of a new wave of young people cutting back on screen time and taking up knitting, sewing and embroidery instead. “It feels a million times more productive and better for my mental health,” she says. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago Australia v England: Women’s Ashes first cricket T20 international – live

Match in Sydney begins at 7.15pm (AEDT)/8.15am (GMT)Share your thoughts with Tanya via emailHere they come! Sophia Dunkley looking happy on her first outing this series and England are opening with Freya Kemp who is also in her first Ashes game of the Australian summer.This was a thoughtful piece from Raf earlier this week – Jon-ball isn’t working. Continue reading...

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15 hours ago Shaun Murphy staves off Kyren Wilson comeback to win Masters and £350k prize money

Shaun 'the Magician' Murphy came into the second session of the 2025 Masters final at Alexandra Palace boasting a 6-2 lead over Kyren Wilson, the world champion

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92 minutes ago Shaun Murphy singles out best 'rest' player in the world as Masters champion settles debate

Murphy defeated world champion Kyren Wilson to win his first Triple Crown event in a decade

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94 minutes ago Ruud van Nistelrooy needs Leicester support after 'don't feel sorry for anybody' admission

The ex-Manchester United forward and manager is struggling as Leicester City boss

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3 hours ago World Indoor Bowls 2025 Prize money: How much the bowlers win, history, format, television schedule

It’s the biggest tournament of the year for the sport - where Scotland tend to excel.

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77 minutes ago Goretzka grabs chance to remind Bayern what he – and they – used to be | Andy Brassell

Midfielder starred for leaders but his future lies away from club that plays in different style to when he was in his pompThere were times in the past when it seemed like he would do this forever; there were other times when it felt like he would never do it again. Leon Goretzka breaking a game open for Bayern Munich in his own special way doesn’t feel like it should be headline news but it is, and it was a timely intervention for the Bundesliga leaders on a rare quiet day for Harry Kane.On a day when Wolfsburg were what they rarely are on visits to the Allianz Arena – a genuine irritant – and when Kane wasn’t able to bail Bayern out, they needed some practical rigour to see them over the line, and Goretzka provided it. Not predictably so, however. Having once been one of the avowed cornerstones of present and future Bayern, Goretzka is in the unusual position of having to prove himself all over again, though not necessarily to his current employers. Continue reading...

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22 hours ago Bizarre 185ft tall unfinished property dubbed the Dr Seuss House has 300 mile views

The Goose Creek Tower in Alaska was originally intended to be a two-storey log cabin but now stands at 185ft tall. Locals have dubbed the tower the 'Dr Seuss House'

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16 hours ago The Traitors star reveals terrifying show secret that could lead contestants to be fined £100,000

The Traitors is due to climax this month as the current batch of faithfuls and traitors battle to win a huge cash prize - but they could end up in a lot of trouble if they breach their NDA

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2 hours ago Dropped Rangers star keen for Manchester United chance as key player faces Old Trafford suspension

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2 hours ago Martin Clunes’ 'bizarre' Welsh accent criticised by fans in new ITV1 drama Out There

Clunes stars alongside a Welsh cast in the new ITV1 drama, Out There, but many fans were disappointed with Martin Clunes' Welsh accent with one saying, 'can you all just stop?'

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5 hours ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Sarah Hadland celebrates 'win' with new partner after declaring love for Vito Coppola

The actress has returned to dancing for the first time since making the final of the BBC One dance contest back in December

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78 minutes ago Jannik Sinner toughs out medical episode against Rune to reach Australian Open last eight

World No 1 sees off Holger Rune 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2Italian will face either Alex de Minaur in last eightIt took the double blow of illness and the oppressive conditions of a blistering Melbourne summer for Jannik Sinner to look uncomfortable on a hard, acrylic-based tennis court for the first time in well over a year. Throughout the 2024 season, Sinner not only held his opponents in a chokehold on the biggest stages, he had often done so with his typical calm, neutral expression barely changing. As Sinner methodically compiled significant titles throughout the 2024 season, he made his immense efforts appear to be routine.Three sets into his highly anticipated intragenerational tussle with Holger Rune, though, Sinner was clearly uncomfortable. He limped gingerly between points, his hands shook as he sat down at the change of ends and, most importantly, his unforced errors piled up. Down two break points at 1-1 in set three, Sinner was in trouble. Continue reading...

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23 hours ago Is THIS Britain's skinniest home? Bizarre property with a wall just THREE FEET wide is compared to New York icon by bemused locals

A block of flats in the Fishponds area of Bristol is only just wide enough for a toilet cistern. The unusual skinny shape has baffled and amused neighbours.

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20 hours ago Marks and Spencer's £35 knitted jacket feels so much like a 'cloud', shoppers want all colours

"Soft versatile cardigan to wear with many different outfits."

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3 hours ago Coach of English rugby team plays for the opposition in bizarre circumstances

Craig Hampson lined up against the team he coaches on a weekly basis

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3 hours ago Novak Djokovic comments row escalates as complaint made to Human Rights Commission

The war of words between Novak Djokovic and Tony Jones has escalated with an official complaint being made to the Human Rights Commission as the Australian Open threatens to be overshadowed

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17 hours ago Dancing on Ice fans heartbroken as first celebrity eliminated from contest

"I feel, personally, there's been a lot going on with me that I've been struggling with, so I couldn't completely focus."

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99 minutes ago When is Djokovic vs Alcaraz? Start time and how to watch Australian Open tennis live on TV

Biggest match of the tournament so far in Melbourne

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35 hours ago How to live healthily ever after! Scientists try bizarre new method to tempt children into eating their greens

Experts at Humboldt University in Berlin , helped by colleagues at the University of Nairobi tested the power of storytelling in helping children to make healthier food choices

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24 hours ago Tyrrell Hatton banks £1.3 million bonus and crucial Ryder Cup boost with landmark win

Tyrrell Hatton won his fifth Rolex Series event on his DP World Tour, clinching the Hero Dubai Desert Classic to get his 2025 season underway in perfect fashion

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3 hours ago ‘Inside I was doing the Mario jump’ – how one artist became a key player in Nintendo’s story

Takaya Imamura worked at Nintendo for 32 years before leaving to create his own game, Omega Six. He shares anecdotes from those pivotal years at the creative giantIn 1889 in Kyoto, craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi founded a hanafuda playing card company. He called it Nintendo – a phrase whose meaning is lost to time according to Nintendo’s own historians, but which can be translated as “leave luck up to heaven”. In the 1970s, Nintendo eventually transitioned from paper games to electronic ones, making its own luck in the process. It has been a permanent fixture in living rooms across the world ever since.For budding artist Takaya Imamura, an art student who had been captivated by Metroid and Super Mario Bros 3 in the 1980s, working at Nintendo was a dream. “Back in 1985 when Super Mario came out in Japan, everybody was playing it,” he recalls. “I was at an art university, studying design at the time. Back then, game design wasn’t a thing people didn’t even know what game creators were.” ...

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4 hours ago Adam Thomas 'feels bad' after leaving fans in stitches with warning to women vying for his twin's attention

The Waterloo Road star has been sharing regular updates since his brother Scott Thomas returned to the Love Island villa

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37 hours ago Has Vogue reached a new low? Readers erupt over 'dreadful' dresses featured in iconic fashion magazine after Australian bride's wedding

Bride Eliza Murray turned heads for all the wrong reasons on Friday when her December wedding to fiancé Ed Powys in Sydney featured in Vogue Australia.

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1 hour ago I drank kefir for a month and it made me feel like a superhuman – what’s the secret behind this gut

Could this fermented drink hold the key to better health?

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35 hours ago Dizzy spells blight the lives of millions of Britons. Now Dr ELLIE CANNON, who's suffering herself, reveals the causes, explains what treatments work

It started with the odd sensation of feeling off-balance and stopped me in my tracks. I put those initial woozy moments down to the lingering effects of my bug. It would pass, I told myself.

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3 hours ago Coach Murray’s influence and TV rows – Alcaraz v Djokovic talking points

Tuesday’s clash has the hallmarks of a blockbuster.

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5 hours ago Why are lone homes left standing after the Los Angeles fires? It’s not entirely luck

Emails and videos of burned buildings in Los Angeles versus those still standing have been flying back and forth among architects, builders and fire safety specialists

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The return of Donald Trump to the White House sets the scene for a wild ride on financial markets over the next four years. But how can investors protect themselves - or profit - from the turmoil?

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4 hours ago Ukraine's Elina Svitolina extends winning streak against Russian players with ‘fighting spirit’

The Ukrainian spoke of her added motivation after beating Veronika Kudermetova to reach the quarter-finals

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5 hours ago Why are lone homes left standing after the Los Angeles fires? It's not entirely luck

Emails and videos of burned buildings in Los Angeles versus those still standing have been flying back and forth among architects, builders and fire safety specialists

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2 hours ago Richarlison defends 'bizarre' shirtless lap of honour after Tottenham beaten by Everton

Richarlison chose to conduct a lap of honour at Everton without his shirt on after Tottenham had been beaten 3-2 at Goodison Park with the forward's antics surprising many

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22 hours ago Manchester United vs Brighton LIVE! Premier League result, match stream, latest updates today

Ruben Amorim looking to win back-to-back league games

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7 hours ago Airdrieonians striker delighted to give fans something to cheer about after cup win

The former Dundee United kid netted in their 5-1 win over Dumbarton

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2 hours ago I was a Rangers trialist but rejected Steven Gerrard to join Celtic in one of the most bizarre moves of all time

The Hoops tapped into the American market in January 2019 to land two up-and-coming college graduates

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23 hours ago Manchester United vs Brighton LIVE: Premier League score and goal updates as Yankuba Minteh breaks deadlock

United look for a second win on the bounce after a subpar performance against Southampton

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7 hours ago Revealed: The bizarre and heartwarming story behind Novak Djokovic's decision to wear a very strange shirt at the Australian Open

Novak Djokovic may be at the centre of a media storm at the Australian Open , but the Serbian champion still found time to deliver one of the most wholesome moments of the tournament.

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2 hours ago Where can I watch the Australian Open? TV channel and how to stream online

The opening grand slam of the season kicks off another blockbuster tennis year

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23 hours ago Manchester United vs Brighton LIVE! Premier League match stream, latest score and goal updates today

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14 hours ago Shaun Murphy in ‘shock’ after surviving Wilson fightback to win Masters

Shaun Murphy beats Kyren Wilson 10-7Murphy credits coach Peter Ebdon for triumphShaun Murphy claimed Masters success for a second time after a superb 10-7 victory over Kyren Wilson in a thrilling final at Alexandra Palace.Murphy had been irresistible all week and produced only the sixth maximum break in the tournament’s history in his semi-final win over Mark Allen. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Merab Dvalishvili could have had ‘leg amputated’ before UFC 311 win over Umar Nurmagomev

Dvalishvili fought through a back injury and staph infection to beat Nurmagomedov, who broke his own hand during the bout

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23 hours ago Everton vs Tottenham LIVE! Premier League match stream, latest score and goal updates today

Struggling Spurs without Dominic Solanke as they desperately seek a win at Goodison Park

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16 hours ago Katie Price sets record straight after troubling JJ Slater split rumours surfaced

Katie Price had posted a message about 'finally finding herself' and feeling "no longer afraid of losing others" - sparking fans to fear her relationship with JJ Slater is over

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3 hours ago Now that's a COOL job! Chefs, plumbers, and electricians are being recruited to work at the South Pole

If you feel the need for a change of scenery, a job living on the South Pole with the British Antarctic Survey could be just what you need.

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25 hours ago Manchester United vs Brighton LIVE! Premier League match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

Ruben Amorim looking to win back-to-back league games

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19 hours ago Calamitous Man Utd must face a shocking reality – this might be their worst ever team

Man Utd 1-3 Brighton: Ruben Amorim’s side struggled once again, finding new ways to concede in chaotic fashion as the Seagulls grabbed a third successive win at Old Trafford

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3 hours ago Shaun Murphy 'channel's Lionel Messi' and sleeps with Masters trophy after snooker win

Shaun Murphy made sure to keep his Masters trophy safe following his victory over Kyren Wilson by sleeping with it just as Lionel Messi once did

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28 hours ago Djokovic v Lehecka LIVE: Australian Open 2025 scores and updates after Draper falls to Alcaraz

The British No 1 was left hobbled after a brutal run to the last 16 and called time after two sets against the classy Alcaraz, who could meet Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals

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19 hours ago Shaun Murphy's net worth, 'life saving' surgery and two divorces after story shocked snooker

The former world champion is looking to win his second Masters title as he takes on Kyren Wilson in the final

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3 hours ago Australian Open 2025: Michelsen v De Minaur, Swiatek sweeps past Lys – live

Updates from ninth day of tennis at Melbourne ParkChannel Nine’s Tony Jones apologises to Novak DjokovicSign up for the Recap | And you can drop Daniel a mailBack on Court, Shelton leads Monfils 4-2 in their third-set breaker and if he sees it out, might the Frenchman retire? I could see him convincing himself he’s good for one more set, but two?Lys starts well, narrowly missing a backhand down the line that would’ve given her a break, before Swiatek secures her hold through deuce. She’s never gone further than the semis here, which is in some way surprising – the balls bounce slower and lower than on other hard courts, meaning the surface is more clay-like than at Flushing Meadow, where she won in 2022. And though, in 2023, it took Elena Rybakina to beat her in Melbourme, last term it was Linda Noskova. I’d be surprised if she got past Coco Gauff or Aryna Sabalenka, likely final opponents, but she’s got a good chance of getting there given standing in her way are Kasatkina or Navar...

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31 hours ago Draper v Alcaraz LIVE: Australian Open 2025 scores and updates before Djokovic returns

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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20 hours ago The bizarre story of the boy who posed as a spy online to incite his own murder

A schoolboy of 14 plotted his own death in an internet chatroom in a dizzying case described at the time as one of the most bizarre murder plots in British legal history

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3 hours ago Australian Open LIVE: Novak Djokovic responds to apology over ‘offensive’ comments ahead of Carlos Alcaraz clash

Djokovic will play Alcaraz on Tuesday but a dispute with an Australian broadcaster has caught the headlines

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33 hours 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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20 hours ago Lewis Dunk makes shocking admission after Brighton win vs Manchester United

Brighton skipper Lewis Dunk felt his team were worthy winners against Man United on Sunday.

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4 hours ago Emotional Jamie Theakston, 54, reveals it feels 'very special' to be back presenting Heart FM after being declared cancer free as he returns to work after four

Jamie Theakston made an emotional return to host his Heart FM Breakfast show on Monday morning - after taking a four month break from work while he battled  laryngeal cancer.

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21 hours ago Zara McDermott opens up about 'awkward' TV moment with Sam Thompson before their split

The former couple's scenes left BBC viewers feeling 'awkward'

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23 hours ago Why are lone homes left standing after the fires? It's not entirely luck

Emails and videos of burned buildings in Los Angeles versus those still standing have been flying back and forth among architects, builders and fire safety specialists around the world

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4 hours ago Australian Open: TV presenter issues Novak Djokovic apology for 'offensive' comments

24-time Grand Slam winner boycotted on-court interview with Channel 9 after comments made by Tony Jones

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26 hours ago Thomas Partey makes Arsenal title feelings clear and admits watching late Liverpool drama

The Gunners dropped two vital points in the Premier League title race on Saturday as they let a two-goal lead slip against Aston Villa, after Liverpool's late win at Brentford

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5 hours ago Novak Djokovic gets his apologies and is ready to focus on Carlos Alcaraz at the Australian Open

Novak Djokovic has received the apologies he wanted from the Australian Open’s local broadcaster and its employee who insulted him on the air

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26 hours ago Jack Draper provides injury update after retiring against Carlos Alcaraz: 'It's a ticking time bomb’

The 23-year-old called it quits trailing 7-5 6-1 on Rod Laver Arena

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5 hours ago How Trump won America back: The two major voting forces that catapulted Donald back into the White House

Donald Trump is the first President in over 130 years - and only the second in history - to win a non-consecutive second term as he pulled off an extraordinary victory.

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26 hours ago ‘Should we grieve, rejoice or cry?’: Palestinians in Gaza react to ceasefire

Celebrations break out across the territory but many are worried ceasefire will break down and war will resumeIsrael-Gaza war – latest updatesPalestinians in Gaza celebrated the ceasefire that came into effect at 9.15am GMT on Sunday, describing “the most beautiful joy in the world” after 15 months of devastating war that has killed tens of thousands there and laid waste to swaths of the territory.“I feel very beautiful. We hope that God will complete this joy and that we return to our homes and lands safely. This is the most beautiful joy in the world, thank God,” said Moaz Qirqiz, 46. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago Novak Djokovic v Carlos Alcaraz start time and how to watch Australian Open quarter

Djokovic and Alcaraz meet in the quarter-finals with grand slam history on the line once again

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27 hours ago Jack Draper says hip injury a ‘ticking time bomb’ and recovery is priority

British No1 forced to retire on match against Alcaraz‘I had tendinitis in my hip it hasn’t gone away’Jack Draper called his hip injury at the Australian Open a “ticking time bomb” and insisted that he must prioritise his recovery to avoid a long-term injury after being forced to retire from his fourth round match against Carlos Alcaraz.After battling through three brilliant five-set wins to reach the second week for the first time in his career, Draper was forced to retire against Alcaraz on Sunday while trailing 7-5, 6-1. “I had tendinitis in my hip, which I had to get MRI looked at and stuff,” he said. “I have had a history of problems in that area. It hasn’t gone away. I’m still dealing with that. Obviously in the preseason, it [went] into my back and I couldn’t walk and it was really difficult. I have come here and I have been managing that. Continue reading...

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