17 minutes ago Police hunt hoaxer after 'widespread disruption' and controlled explosion in Chester city centre

'It appears to have been malicious and we are doing everything we can to find the person responsible'

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19 minutes ago What Pep Guardiola has told Man City squad about his future beyond two

Pep Guardiola hints at staying beyond 2027 as he tells Manchester City players his new two-year contract extension might be just the start

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38 minutes ago Jeff Jarvis: ‘Elon Musk’s investment in Twitter seemed insane, but it gave him this power’

The US media pundit on the dangers of overregulation online, why he’s more frightened of the tech bros than AI itself, and how to reclaim the web by getting rid of the geeksJeff Jarvis was born in 1954 and studied journalism at Illinois’s Northwestern University. He worked as a TV critic and created the magazine Entertainment Weekly, later leading the online arm of US media company Advance Publications. Since 2001, he has been blogging at Buzzmachine.com and in 2005 he became an associate professor at City University of New York’s graduate school of journalism, directing its new media programme before retiring last year. Jarvis, who lives in New York, is the co-host of the podcasts This Week in Google and AI Inside.What made you want to write your new book, The Web We Weave?My glib answ...

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67 minutes ago BBC Holby City's Rosie Marcel announces retirement from acting after losing 'mind' several times

Holby City actress Rosie Marcel, who starred as Jac Naylor on the BBC series for 16 years, has announced her retirement from acting after a 'really tough' few years

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81 minutes ago Chelsea: Malo Gusto and Pedro Neto absences explained before Leicester clash

Enzo Maresca returns to the King Power Stadium looking to move within a point of second-place Manchester City

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85 minutes ago Murder arrest after man dies and another critically injured in Birmingham shooting

One man, in his 20s, was found in a car but was pronounced dead at the scene, West Midlands Police said.

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98 minutes ago Islamic State is primed to be thorn in the side of incoming Trump administration

The terrorist group has been looking to be active this holiday season, with online chatter about attacks increasingAmid a presidential campaign with foreign policy discussions more focused on the wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Lebanon, the Islamic State stayed under the radar while calling on supporters and operatives to attack Americans on election day.The FBI thwarted a serious plot in Oklahoma City only weeks before the vote, prompting a similar public reaction to news involving the terror group that has become customary of late: is the Islamic State a renewed threat? Continue reading...

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98 minutes ago Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for lemongrass tofu with noodles | The new vegan

Fried tofu in a zippy, salty-sour sauce and tangled in a bed of noodlesI went to Bath recently to do an event at Topping & Company for my new book, Dinner, and fell so in love with the city that I seriously thought about moving there. I forced myself to think about what I’d miss about London, and Kingsland Road, with all of its Vietnamese cafes, immediately popped into my head. I’d miss walking past all those windows steamed up from the hot pots and pho, and the smell of lemongrass in the air. All that thinking made me very hungry, and today’s recipe is the result. Perhaps if I can recreate those smells and steamed windows in my own kitchen one day, I could move. We’ll see Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Pep Guardiola admits Man City exit could be months away despite signing new deal

Pep Guardiola agreed a new two-year deal with Manchester City to end speculation over his future - but the Spaniard has admitted the situation could change again if results do not improve after four straight defeats

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1 hour ago Chelsea hoping to capitalise on another Man City transfer call to land next Cole Palmer

Chelsea are considering a swoop for Liam Delap - who is the latest young player to thrive after leaving Manchester City - with the striker impressing at Ipswich

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