2 hours ago Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv pulls back 100,000 mortar rounds after failures

Investigation after troops complained of misfires; Russian Oreshnik missile carried no explosives, say Ukrainian officials. What we know on day 1,008 Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Restaurateur 'King of Mayfair' Richard Caring launching major campaign to help victims of domestic violence

The Caring Family Foundation (TCFF) has pledged a whopping £225,000 in new grants which will be distributed by the end of the year to deliver a massive boost

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4 hours ago Pep Guardiola admits Man City deserve to boo after Champions League collapse

Manchester City threw a three-goal lead away against Feyenoord in the final 15 minutes to add to their recent woes and stretch their run without a win to six matches in all competitions

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5 hours ago Alan Shearer doesn't hold back in rant on 'weak' Man City after Feyenoord embarrassment

Manchester City’s crisis continued in their Champions League clash against Feyenoord after racing into a 3-0 lead against the Dutch side only to be pegged back after a late collapse

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5 hours ago ITV I'm A Celebrity campmate sets camp on fire in major show blunder as another star goes missing

ITV viewers watched as the I'm A Celebrity camp descended into chaos when a fire broke out and one of the stars went missing

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5 hours ago US lawmakers urge Biden to pardon Assange to send ‘clear message’ on media freedom

Exclusive: James McGovern and Thomas Massie warn US president they are ‘deeply concerned’ the Wikileaks founder’s plea deal sets worrying precedentFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPresident Joe Biden has been urged to pardon Julian Assange by two US congressmen who warn they are “deeply concerned” the Wikileaks founder’s guilty plea deal sets a precedent for prosecuting journalists and whistleblowers with espionage offences.James McGovern, a progressive Democrat from Massachusetts, and Thomas Massie, a libertarian Republican from Kentucky, wrote to the president with the bipartisan request to pardon the Australian publisher earlier in November. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago Saka and Arsenal blow away Sporting to banish doubts on road in Europe

This was some response to charges of being shot shy. Arsenal’s lack of cutting edge on foreign trips had been the pre-match talking point but it turned out they had saved up a hiding for the continent’s form team.Sporting had no answer to a masterful first-half display that was reflected accurately by strikes from Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz and Gabriel Magalhães, all of whom exposed a grievously flaky backline. While the hosts were given hope by Gonçalo Inácio early in a more competitive second period they had too much to do. Arsenal went back through the gears when it mattered, Bukayo Saka’s penalty and a Leandro Trossard header dealing their ambitions of swift passage to the knockout stage a significant boost. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago Bolsonaro allies nearly launched military coup in 2022, police report says

Senior Brazil military figures backed plot to seize power after Bolsonaro’s election defeat, federal documents allegeBrazil came within a whisker of a far-right military coup and the assassination of a supreme court judge just days before President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took power in January 2023, a federal police report has claimed.The report about the alleged plot to help the rightwing populist Jair Bolsonaro cling to power was made public on Tuesday, and paints a chilling portrait of how close one of the world’s largest democracies came to being plunged back into authoritarian rule. Continue reading...

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6 hours ago Dog who fell 50ft down abandoned mine shaft rescued by California firefighters

Firefighter was lowered into shaft and dog, who was ‘a good sport’, was ‘secured and raised out’, authorities saidFirefighters fetched a dog from an abandoned mine shaft in northern California after it fell 50ft.Firefighters were called around 3.40am last Thursday to a mine located in El Dorado county, roughly 68 miles east of Sacramento. Continue reading...

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