2 hours ago Lightning Luke Littler savours special darts homecoming as he admits something that should have happened still hasn't

The Nuke is off to a flier in Milton Keynes as he demolished Andy Baetens to set up a clash with James Wade

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6 hours ago Gynaecologist is suspended for refusing to treat a trans patient and saying he is only qualified to deal with 'real women'

Dr Victor Acharian refused to see the 26-year-old patient, who attended the gynaecological appointment with her boyfriend, in August 2023.

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5 hours ago Scream brings iconic character back from the dead for new movie amid planned fan boycott

Scream, which was first released in 1996, is returning next year with an iconic character who died in the first movie after some major changes to the production of the seventh instalment

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43 minutes ago Mother allowed her partner to beat her two year old daughter until she suffered severe brain damage

Amy Skelton (pictured), 28, left her two-year-old child alone with her partner Steven Silkstone in her home for just 26 minutes on August 10, 2017.

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14 hours ago Stephen Bunting addresses claims he celebrated Masters win with 'night of passion'

Darts hero Stephen Bunting has reacted to claims he celebrated his Masters triumph last year in style as he addressed plans to have a third child

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2 hours ago Marcus Smith needs more to work with from England than his own magic moments | Ugo Monye

If England can tighten up and not rely on individual brilliance, they’ll have a chance in their Six Nations clash with IrelandNot long ago you wouldn’t have thought of England as a team who produce many magic moments. Their approach at the 2023 World Cup was certainly different but, as we saw in the autumn, England can produce something from nothing. My worry is that they can be too reliant on those moments. Marcus Smith is a magician, capable of some spellbinding stuff, but there are only so many rabbits he can pull out of a hat.Put simply, England have some room for improvement in terms of precision from their launch plays. To win in Dublin for the first time since 2019 they need to show better shape and patterns, which in turn give Marcus more opportunities to do his stuff. In the autumn most of what Marcus showcased wasn’t as a result of shape or patterns, it was instinct – darting down the blindside, leading counterattacks or picking off an intercept against New Zealand. Contin...

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10 hours ago Damon Heta calls out World Championship sponsor for not paying £60k nine

Damon Heta stunned the Ally Pally crowd at the PDC World Darts Championship in December when he hit a perfect nine-dart leg - but he's yet to receive his £60,000 prize

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8 hours ago Father recalls 'darkest hours of his life' after being told to say final goodbyes to his baby boy during emergency open

Joe Silver, 32, who lives in Harrogate with his wife of five years, Charlotte, also 32, said their first and only child, Billy, was not breathing when he was born four weeks prematurely.

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66 minutes ago Obesity risk is 20 per cent higher for toddlers who eat too much ultra

Eaten when a boy is aged three, these kinds of products were linked to obesity by the time the child reached five.

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2 hours ago James Wade dismisses Luke Littler assumption as 'laughable' and brands darts stars outside of the two Lukes 'lazy'

Wade reckons there's a 'gap in the market' and is confident he can exploit it to win titles

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16 hours ago Rashford has heart set on Barcelona but deal rests on exits from La Liga club

Rashford has rejected teams including TottenhamManchester United keen on Mathys Tel as replacementMarcus Rashford has his heart set on a loan move to Barcelona before Monday’s transfer deadline but a deal will go through only if the Catalan club can offload up to two players.Rashford has rejected offers from several other clubs including Tottenham because of his determination to join Barcelona. Under La Liga’s squad cost limit rules Barcelona will have to generate funds to be able to spend the money required to sign Rashford from Manchester United. They are prepared in principle to cover most or all of Rashford’s £375,000-a-week salary. Continue reading...

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9 hours ago Inside the world of professional autograph hunters: Kids are paid by parents to skip school and get players to sign shirts

A footballer with multiple Champions League winners medals recalls how he often encountered the same young boy waiting at the gates of a Premier League club's training ground.

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2 hours ago Gary Anderson crashes out of Winmau World Masters as Dimitri Van den Bergh smashes the Flying Scotsman

The Belgian was too hot for the Scot as he was six straight legs to book his spot in the next round

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9 hours ago Michael Smith suffering from arthritis as darts champion makes statement on injury hell

Michael Smith was beaten 3-1 by Danny Noppert in the first round of the Winmau World Masters on Thursday, and the former world champion has since opened up on his injury struggles

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4 hours ago Young woman in court after spamming boyfriend's ex with videos of her farting

Rhiannon Evans, 25, was accused of harassing her boyfriend's ex by sending 'inappropriate' videos of her farting. It is believed to be the first case of 'cyber farting' in Britain

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8 hours ago Woman, 26, accused of having sexual relationship with boy, 13, during the holidays

Angel Sexton, of Palm Coast, Florida, ‘said she would leave her husband for the boy’ police said

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14 hours ago Former world darts champion Michael Smith reveals he is suffering from arthritis in his throwing hand

Smith made the revelation after losing in the first round of the revamped World Masters on Thursday night

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4 hours ago All we know about about adult star who died after balcony fall as police release update

The boyfriend of Anna Beatriz Pereira Alves, known by her stage name Anna Polly, has said 'if anyone is to blame, they will pay' after she was found dead after 'a threesome'

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9 hours ago Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade reveals 2023 kidney surgery to remove tumor later found to be cancerous

Hall of Fame player Dwyane Wade says doctors performed a December 2023 surgery on his kidney to remove a tumor later determined to be cancerous

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6 hours ago Renee Zellweger told 'stop or you're going to die' in alarming warning from doctors

Renée Zellweger, who tonight appears on The Graham Norton Show, is set to reprise her best-loved role in Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy. But there's one question she refuses to answer

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9 hours ago Compulsory and voluntary insurance excess explained as 60% of drivers admit they don't understand

The compulsory excess is determined by the insurer and cannot be altered, while the voluntary excess is chosen by the policyholder.

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7 hours ago Driver who crashed into boy at bus stop sentenced to two years in detention

James Doherty, 18, pleaded guilty to a charge of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

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9 hours ago Value Scope: Each way horse racing tips from Steve Jones for Saturday on ITV

You are spoilt for choice as our man makes five recommendations from the TV cards at Sandown and Musselburgh with Dartmoor Pirate his main pick

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8 hours ago Childhood friends died in American Airlines crash flying back from annual hunting trip

Michael Stovall, Steve Johnson, Jonathan Boyd, Jesse Pitcher and Tommy Clagett have been named as being among the 64 victims who lost their lives on Flight 5342 on Wednesday night.

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9 hours ago Arsenal XI vs Man City: Raya injury latest, predicted lineup and confirmed team news for Premier League

Gunners face nervous wait over first-choice goalkeeper

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9 hours ago Dad strangled son's girlfriend to death then went and bought a custard slice

Richard Jones, 50, faces life in prison after killing 30-year-old mum-of-two Sophie Evans - because he believed she and her boyfriend, his son Jamie Davies, were scamming him

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10 hours ago Peter Wright learning to swim for fitness drive as Snakebite talks walkout music, ditching the dancing and Donald Trump

Snakebite is out to prolong his career at the top with a fitness drive

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9 hours ago Everything we know about adult star murder probe and boyfriend's heartfelt promise

Onlyfans model Anna Beatriz Pereira Alves, known online as Anna Polly, was found lifeless in the courtyard of a Rio de Janeiro hotel last Thursday. Police are keeping an open mind about the 'complex' case

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11 hours ago Meet the woman who lives without money: ‘I feel more secure than when I was earning’

Ten years ago, Jo Nemeth quit her job and closed her bank account. Today, she’s more committed than ever to her moneyless lifeGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailSharon Brodie clearly remembers her first Christmas with her good friend Jo Nemeth. It was 2016 and also her first Christmas without her husband, Monty, who had died suddenly a month earlier.“I didn’t even want to be alive,” says Brodie from her home in Lismore, northern New South Wales. “I definitely didn’t want to go to the shops or buy presents or do anything. But Jo had come to stay with us [Brodie and her two teenage boys] to help out, and on Christmas Eve I told her my gift to her was that we could go dumpster diving, which I’d never done before – and we did, that night. Continue reading...

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10 hours ago Driver who crashed into boy, four, at bus stop sentenced to two years in detention

James Doherty, 18, pleaded guilty to a charge of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

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11 hours ago I'm a little known darts star who's beat Luke Littler 4 times – and I'm not stopping there

Andy Baetens is aiming to blow away The Nuke on Friday night

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11 hours ago 'Naked' teacher who had car sex with boy before fleeing cops and crashing sentenced

Substitute teacher Erin Ward, 45, was spotted having sex in the backseat of her car with a 17-year-old student by Douglas County deputies in Omaha, Nebraska, last April

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11 hours ago UK’s position on China ‘inconsistent and erratic’ – alleged spy linked to Andrew

Yang Tengbo said allegations against him are ‘entirely unfounded’.

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11 hours ago 'Naked' teacher who had 'relations' with boy before fleeing cops and crashing sentenced

Substitute teacher Erin Ward, 45, was spotted having sex in the backseat of her car with a 17-year-old student by Douglas County deputies in Omaha, Nebraska, last April

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11 hours ago Gary Anderson hurt his shoulder chopping down TREES but he's back and firing for the Masters

The Scottish star is back after shoulder issue chopping down trees ruined his Worlds

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11 hours ago Dimitri Van den Bergh lost fight with a coffee table and kept injury secret for 18 months

The Belgian star suffered a DIY mishap but is now pain free for 2025

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13 hours ago Brits boycott popular holiday destination as it becomes 'complete ghost town'

Josh Daly recently posted a video on TikTok where he admitted Antalya, in Turkey, is "dead". People seem to think there's a reason why it's becoming so quiet

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18 hours ago 'My boy fell 200ft to his death, then they tried to say it was his fault'

Ben Leonard fell to his death at Great Orme in Llandudno on the trip in 2018 - but his mum Jackie says the Scout leaders are 'still not facing the facts'

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13 hours ago Man City star 'ruins child's birthday' by refusing to sign shirt for one reason

Manchester City midfielder James McAtee was offered a shirt to sign for a young fan after the Champions League win over Club Brugge - but he appeared to take issue with the boy's coat

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15 hours ago 'We're goosed and it's soul destroying' – Inside the life of a darts star at the top level

William O'Connor determined to make 2025 his year despite tough circuit

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16 hours ago Gerwyn Price admits he's WORST loser in darts as he reveals mind games helping him back to the top

The Welsh star was honest as he talks of sports psychology helping him out

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17 hours ago Luke Littler wowed darts fans straight away with what he did on Bullseye debut

Bullseye referee Richard Ashdown opens up on what it was like working with Luke Littler and Andrew Flintoff on the reboot of the iconic darts game show

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17 hours ago Winmau World Darts Masters 2025 order of play: full schedule and start times as golden boy Luke Littler star on Day 2

The main main is in action on the second day at Milton Keynes with Scot Gary Anderson also taking to the oche

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