1 hour ago Man Utd set unwanted Premier League record in miserable Bournemouth defeat

Manchester United's set piece problems continued as Bournemouth were able to take advantage during their 3-0 success at Old Trafford - dealing the Red Devils backline some unwanted history

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1 hour ago Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer left in stitches over having to make Chelsea U

Not many pegged Chelsea to be title challengers this season, but their exceptional form under Enzo Maresca means Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer had to consider changing their minds

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2 hours ago Celtic rue missed chances as stubborn Dundee United hold league leaders

Celtic dropped Premiership points for only the second time this season in a goalless draw against a diligent Dundee United. In his first match at Tannadice as Celtic’s manager, Brendan Rodgers watched his much-changed side dominate possession for the vast majority of the game but fail to find a way past a resolute defence.It was the first points dropped since a 2-2 draw against Aberdeen in October and means Celtic finished the day nine points ahead of Rangers at the top. Celtic remain unbeaten domestically as they prepare for home games against Motherwell and St Johnstone before the Old Firm clash at Rangers on 2 January. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago The tunnel hidden deep underground that links two ancient north Wales communities

Bangor and Bethesda were linked by a railway in the late 19th and 20th centuries

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3 hours ago Pitch perfect: why listening to cricket on radio soothes a world that won’t hear sense

Waves crashing. Cicadas singing. And always the burble of cricket on the radio, unifying summers and people with its gentle pleasures for an uncertain worldMy father was a man of his generation, which meant when summer rolled around and the cricket season started, he insisted on muting Channel Nine’s coverage and blasting the ABC’s radio commentary instead.Ours was a complicated relationship but one thing for which I’ll be forever grateful was the way my father shared his love for Test cricket with me. I grew up as a cricket obsessive. My love for the game survived childhood, adolescence, and even the realisation that, given I was batting No 11 for South Melbourne under-12s, my dream to open the batting for Australia was unlikely to be fulfilled. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago The family business that has told staff they only need to work four days a week

"It means people get to spend more time with their friends and families with longer weekends, they see no decrease in wages"

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4 hours ago Couple's home renovation turns into 'horror movie' after finding hidden room under floor

A man has described how he and his wife bought their first home and started renovating it to make the space their own – only to find a hidden room that sent shivers down their spines

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4 hours ago I had 25 addresses in 20 years – but now I’ve created the beginnings of a new life | Jay Bernard

Gentrification and the cruelties of the rental market kept forcing me to move. This Christmas, I know I’ll find happiness wherever I amIn our end of year series, writers and public figures remember the place or time when they felt most at homeAfter a while, you want to live alone. And then it happens and you discover everything that’s difficult about it. You realise that you didn’t really want to live alone, you were just sad and alienated in your old life.The pandemic reshuffled society in a way that could not be anticipated. Sometimes it feels as though the life I now have has come about because I stepped through a portal to a parallel world. There is a disconcerting jump cut between life before Covid-19 and life now. In the history of unstable housing that characterised my 20s and early 30s, and about which I feel nothing but regret, there was a moment when it changed from an unquestioned, if depressing reality, to something emblematic.Jay Bernard is a writer and artist Continue ...

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5 hours ago 'One of the nicer whiskies available' gets price slashed by 30% last week before Christmas

Just because Christmas is getting closer and closer doesn't mean you've missed your chance to score a single scotch whisky

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5 hours ago Couple's life turns into 'horror movie' after finding surprise under concrete floor

A man got the shock of his life after discovering a hidden surprise underneath his concrete floor – and now he doesn't know whether he should inform the police

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