36 minutes ago Frank Lampard gets new managerial job as Chelsea legend returns to the dugout

Coventry City have appointed Frank Lampard as their new head coach, with the former Chelsea and England midfielder returning to management in the Championship

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37 minutes ago Record number of English bathing sites have poor water quality, finds Environment Agency

Of 450 rivers, lakes and beaches in England, 37 did not meet the minimum standard for bathing water quality

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53 minutes ago Big chill grips Britain again: Maps reveal cold weather and 200 flood alerts as temperatures plunge to

Much of the UK woke up to frosty weather today and a Met Office fog warning for parts of western and southern England with visibility under 300ft (100m) until 11am.

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62 minutes ago I thought Britain was worlds away from Trump’s America – until I needed to get an abortion | Anonymous

I quickly learned that the decision to terminate a pregnancy wasn’t purely a matter of 'my body, my choice’ Roughly 36 hours after I first heard about the horrifying Maga taunt “your body, my choice”, I learned that I was pregnant, despite having a contraceptive coil. My relief that I lived in the UK, not the US – where abortion is rapidly becoming illegal or inaccessible at best – was profound. Yet I realised that I had no idea how to access abortion, having complacently assumed that it would always be available if I needed it. Some fraught Googling led me to the British Pregnancy Advisory Service. A couple of days later, I had my first appointment and very quickly learned that it wasn’t purely “my choice”, even in Britain.Of all the words you don’t want to hear by surprise, “transvagi...

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63 minutes ago Shop unveils incredible Jude Bellingham display made entirely out of food

Pret A Manger has revealed a stunning shop display in tribute to the most joyous moments of 2024, including Jude Bellingham's wondergoal for England at Euro 2024

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72 minutes ago Newmains business visited by MSP to learn more about company's sustainable manufacturing

Precision Windows and Doors is a family-owned manufacturer and installer of double glazing windows and doors operating across Scotland since 2004.

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2 hours ago Shoaib Bashir repays faith with four wickets as England chip away at New Zealand

The best first day performance by a slow bowler at this venue since Nathan Lyon in 2016

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2 hours ago Kane Williamson ‘rides luck’ but hits stylish 93 against England at first Test

Country’s record run-scorer in form at first Test New Zealand 319-8 after being put in to batIt would be wrong to say that Kane Williamson looked like a guy making up for lost time on day one in Christchurch, so unhurried was the way he compiled 93 runs. And given his famous ego-free outlook, claiming it was driven by some kind of inner turmoil about missing New Zealand’s historic win in India would be a stretch too.But given his return from a groin injury for this series opener against England nudged out Will Young – player of the series in that 3-0 triumph – it was still a timely performance. Not that anyone in New Zealand was seriously quibbling, with Williamson the country’s record run-scorer. Judging by Young’s relaxed demeanour at training during the build-up, that one-in-all-in K...

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3 hours ago Why was Conor McGregor’s sinister cult of content lauded and rewarded for so long? | Jonathan Liew

It took defeat in civil case against a woman who accused him of rape for brands and fans to disown UFC fighterSome good news at last for Conor McGregor. Probably there’s a way of spinning it as bad news, which is what the scum mainstream media will do. But in the wake of his defeat in a Dublin civil case against a woman who accused him of raping her, as brands and fans scramble to disown him, as murals are hastily painted over across the island, you have to take your pledges of support where you can find them. Step forward: Andrew Tate.“Bullshit ruling against Conor McGregor,” Tate wrote from Romania, where he is facing his own legal issues, including charges of trafficking and rape. “Women sleep with rich men and if that man doesn’t fund their life afterwards, they lie and sue. Their b...

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3 hours ago Ruben Amorim’s Old Trafford debut comes with burning Manchester United question

After Amorim warned United may have to ‘suffer’ as they learn his new style, how soon can his new players look a natural fit?

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