2 hours ago Sporting v Arsenal, Bayern Munich v PSG, and more: Champions League – live

Champions League updates, fifth round of gamesLive scoreboard | Man City v Feyenoord | Email NiallMilan are taking care of business in Bratislava, with Rafael Leão putting them 2-1 up before Tammy Abraham pounced on a woeful backpass to make it three. Up the road in Prague, it’s Sparta 0-4 Atlético, Álvarez (again) and Griezmann adding the second-half goals.More team news, starting in Catalonia Continue reading...

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3 hours 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.

Politics

4 hours ago Sir Jim Ratcliffe's ruthless approach pays off as Man Utd reveal financial boost

Manchester United released their latest quarterly financial figures on Tuesday and the impact of Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Ineos' methods have had now been revealed

Economics

6 hours ago A very British omnishambles: how The Play That Goes Wrong conquered the world

This farce about a gaffe-laden am-dram whodunnit was born above a pub. How did it become one of Britain’s greatest ever exports, the toast of more than 50 countries? Our writer hits the continent to solve the mysteryA bunch of twerps are floundering in the spotlight, striving to bluff their way through disaster. The vibe is not quite keep calm and carry on, more like carry on regardless. It could be a scene from any number of recent British political calamities. But this is the premise of the deliriously funny The Play That Goes Wrong, about a hapless am-dram troupe staging a whodunnit.Despite having its premiere in a tiny room above a London pub, there is nothing amateurish about the Olivier award-winning comedy – one of the longest-running shows currently in the West End. It spawned a...

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6 hours ago 'Scream Queen' Samara Weaving joins remake of 'ultraviolent and hilarious' Netflix horror

Samara Weaving will star in an upcoming remake of The Trip, a thriller based on the Norwegian horror-comedy which is available to stream on Netflix

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7 hours ago Killer tries to escape prison twice in one day using homemade handcuff keys – and gets hands on officer’s gun

Michael McLellan, 40, was convicted of murdering 13-year-old Hania Noelia Aguilar in North Carolina

Events

7 hours ago BBC Christmas TV schedule confirmed with EastEnders bombshell and beloved comedy return

The BBC has confirmed its Christmas TV schedule for 2022, with some highly anticipated programmes set to air over the festive period including the last ever episode of Gavin and Stacey.

Events

12 hours ago Sweethearts review – charming teen comedy updates When Harry Met Sally

Nico Hiraga and Kiernan Shipka play friends who decide to dump their partners at Thanksgiving in this sweet, and often spicy, winnerThe week of Thanksgiving promises turkey, mashed potatoes, awkward reunions, soul-searching and, like clockwork, the annual “turkey dumping” of one unlucky half of couples who ill-advisedly attempted the transition from high school to college. Sweethearts, a new movie from Max (a service that bats higher than the streaming service average when it comes to teen comedies), makes a meal out of this inauspicious Thanksgiving tradition that’s plenty spicy and enough sweet.Directed by Jordan Weiss, creator of the erstwhile Hulu series Dollface, from a script co-written with Dan Brier, Sweethearts lays out the basic ingredients succinctly, in a clever intro invoki...

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13 hours ago Death In Paradise's secrets revealed by its new star: ANNA SAMSON tells of her 'juicy' role, why she'll be different as lead DI and castmate who does 'the last thing you need' on set

The latest spin-off from the crime comedy Death in Paradise has its first female lead. ANNA SAMSON tells Sophie Heawood why it feels so good to break the mould.

Society