2 hours ago Time for Tyson Fury to consider leaving the stage after Usyk defeat dims aura

The Briton stayed the distance against Oleksandr Usyk but after back-to-back defeats what is left for the 36-year-old to prove?In the end everyone runs out of road. It was probably necessary for Tyson Fury to say he was robbed in the Kingdom Arena on Saturday night. Boxing demands this level of irrationality. Logical multimillionaires do not willingly schedule a brain-jarring, soul‑shredding half-hour beating from one of the most effective practitioners of controlled violence ever to walk the planet. A basic suspension of reason is required. Without it no one would ever step in the ring.So Fury will maintain that all three judges were wrong to award a unanimous points decision in Oleksandr Usyk’s favour after 12 thrillingly intense rounds in Riyadh. Last time out Fury said he lost because of the war in Ukraine. This time he said it was because of Christmas. Nobody was robbed here. Fury, the challenger, needed to go out and actively take the heavyweight belts. In the event the c...

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3 hours ago The best pictures as the Coca Cola truck turns up in Cardiff with huge crowds flocking to see it

The Coca-Cola truck has become a Christmas tradition for lots of people in Cardiff

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3 hours ago Tyson Fury and the question of legacy after honourable Usyk defeat dims aura

The Briton stayed the distance against Oleksandr Usyk but after back-to-back defeats what is left for the 36-year-old to prove?In the end everyone runs out of road. It was probably necessary for Tyson Fury to say he was robbed in the Kingdom Arena on Saturday night. Boxing demands this level of irrationality. Logical multimillionaires do not willingly schedule a brain-jarring, soul‑shredding half-hour beating from one of the most effective practitioners of controlled violence ever to walk the planet. A basic suspension of reason is required. Without it nobody would ever step in the ring.So Fury will maintain that all three judges were wrong to award a unanimous points decision in Oleksandr Usyk’s favour after 12 thrillingly intense rounds in Riyadh. Last time out Fury said he lost because of the war in Ukraine. This time he said it was because of Christmas. Nobody was robbed here. Fury, the challenger, needed to go out and actively take the heavyweight belts. In the event the c...

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3 hours ago UK's most dangerous killer Robert Maudsley to spend Christmas underground in a glass box

Robert Maudsley, 71, has spent the last 50 Christmases in solitary confinement at HMP Wakefield after being convicted of four murders and deemed too dangerous to be around other prisoners

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5 hours ago Brian Whitelock: A judge's damning words in full to a double murderer who will die in prison after killing his neighbour

Giving Brian Whitelock a whole-life sentence for the murder of his neighbour Wendy Buckney, the judge said the defendant had stripped the pensioner and beaten her to death for his own pleasure

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5 hours ago The towns with the MOST barbers as Britain is hit by explosion of high street salons

Across England and Wales, with its population of 60,854,727, there are now 44,995 barber shops and salons - one for every 1,352 people on average.

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5 hours ago Behind the lavish Christmas displays he lies shivering alone in a red tent

The Manchester Evening News spoke to people facing life on the streets this Christmas

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6 hours ago Urgent recall alert for festive foods from Tesco and Aldi: Full list of affected items

Supermarkets including Tesco, Aldi and Morrisons have issued urgent recalls on a range of festive treats after it was discovered they could be 'unsafe' to consume

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6 hours ago A row over a playing field fence is dividing opinions in a Welsh village

It said the pitches needed protection from damage and dog mess but people who want public access to the land aren't happy

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6 hours ago Tonight's rugby news as Toby Booth breaks silence and England hit by Feyi

The latest rugby news from Wales and beyond

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