31 minutes ago Ruben Amorim steps up Viktor Gyokeres chase as Man Utd scout three players

Ruben Amorim wants to reunite with Viktor Gyokeres at Manchester United, but the Portuguese coach would also like to snare two other top players from Sporting Lisbon

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37 minutes ago Universal Pictures RESPOND to claim Ariana Grande was paid more than Cynthia Erivo on Wicked

Despite rumors of a huge pay gap between the two leading stars of Wicked, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are said to have been paid equally.

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42 minutes ago From Airplane! to The Naked Gun, Jim Abrahams was a pioneer of spoof comedy

The writer and director, who died this week, helped to define what big screen spoofs would look like in the decades afterJim Abrahams, co-creator of Airplane! and The Naked Gun, dies aged 80Very few people can honestly claim to have changed the direction of comedy, but Jim Abrahams – who died this week – is one of them. Thanks to the procession of spoof movies he made, both alone and with his fellow writer-directors David and Jerry Zucker, Abrahams helped to carve out a brand new genre of comedy; equal parts straight-faced and scattergun.The most enduring Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker (ZAZ) film remains Airplane! After leveraging the show they honed at University of Wisconsin–Madison into the entertaining if directionless sketch film The Kentucky Fried Movie, the trio came across the 1957...

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58 minutes ago Drivers at mercy of cowboy parking firms: Motorists are handed 41,000 tickets every day by private firms

Shocking figures reveal ruthless private companies issued 3.8million tickets to drivers between July and September - or one every two seconds on average.

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69 minutes ago Liam Payne's tragic final texts and 'heavy drinking' detailed in new reports following his death

Liam Payne sent a series of texts to his friend Roger Nores in the hours before his tragic death, according to new reports - which have also revealed his hotel partying

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87 minutes ago Man Utd's Viktor Gyokeres transfer alternative already warned off January move

Manchester United have long been linked with a move for Sporting Lisbon star Viktor Gyokeres and despite a perfect alternative being available, he has already been warned off a move

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97 minutes ago Drivers will be charged £4 to use Silvertown and Blackwall tunnels at peak times, TfL confirms

Mayor Sadiq Khan’s £2bn scheme means drivers will be charged to use Blackwall tunnel for first time in 130 years

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1 hour ago TUV MP rejects minister’s assurances smoking ban will apply in Northern Ireland

Health minister Andrew Gwynne sought to assure TUV leader Jim Allister that the Bill would apply in Northern Ireland.

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1 hour ago The Guardian view on Donald Trump’s tariffs: protectionism is no longer taboo in politics | Editorial

US trade policies since 2016 highlight a broader global retreat from globalisation, driven by geopolitical tensions and shifting economic prioritiesDonald Trump’s broadside against America’s three largest trading partners, with whom it runs a $500bn trade deficit, should surprise no one. Since 2016, both Mr Trump and Mr Biden have departed from established norms in international trade. The two presidencies diverged significantly in approach: Mr Biden emphasised systemic reform while Mr Trump relied on rhetoric and theatrics. Although both administrations faced criticism for driving up costs through tariffs and industrial policy, global events were primarily behind rising prices.Mr Trump’s self-declared fondness for tariffs is closely tied to his ability to autho...

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2 hours ago Liam Payne's last texts and whiskey binges told as explosive new details of final hours emerge

The ex-One Direction star Liam Payne reportedly issued series of requests along with a devastating text message just hours before his tragic death.

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