1 hour ago Tyson Fury reveals retirement stance one day after suffering Oleksandr Uysk defeat

Just a day after suffering the second defeat of his professional career at the hands of Oleksandr Usyk, Tyson Fury has outlined his stance on potentially retiring

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2 hours ago ‘Perfect paternalistic nonsense’: why Father of the Bride is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers revealing their favourite mood-lifting films is an ode to the 1991 comedy in which Steve Martin is a farcically over-protective fatherI should hate this film. A possessive father loses the plot at the notion that his 22-year-old daughter – a sophisticated architecture student just back from a semester in Rome – is engaged to a man he hasn’t met. After she tells him the news at dinner, we see her saying it a second time through his eyes, as a seven-year-old. When the groom arrives, dad almost has an aneurysm at him daring to put his hand on her leg, and starts watching America’s Most Wanted every night looking for his face. He goes so cuckoo bananas over the prospect of their wedding that he loses it at the supermarket and briefly ends up in jail. “I was no longer the man in my little girl’s life,” he rues. It is paternalistic nonsense, and it is perfect.I first watched the 1991 remake of Father of the Bride (FOTB) as a kid because it is my dad’s f...

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2 hours ago Rare 'holy grail' 50p coins in circulation could be worth hundreds says expert

A coin expert has revealed two 50p pieces that are "holy grails" for collectors and are worth around £250 together

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2 hours ago BBC radio legend dies suddenly after playing tennis as wife shares touching tribute

BBC Radio presenter David Arscott sadly passed away aged 81 after a game of tennis, with his wife of many years, Jill, sharing a touching tribute as she looked back on his successful career

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2 hours ago Female takeaway driver, 19, was on wrong side of the road when she ploughed into 82

Elderly Margaret Clarke - a 'very successful bowler' - was struck by 19-year-old Nicola Brokane in Sandwich in Kent before she went flying 'up into the air'.

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6 hours ago Luigi Mangione, suspect in killing the UnitedHealthcare CEO, is being housed in same prison as Diddy

The Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York is known for having ‘dangerous’ and ‘barbaric’ conditions

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6 hours ago Annabel Sutherland’s sizzling summer continues as Australia ease to win over New Zealand

Third ODI: Australia 290 all out (49 overs); New Zealand 215Player of series Sutherland takes 3-39 and makes 42 in WellingtonAnnabel Sutherland’s superb summer has continued, this time starring with the ball to help Australia claim a 2-0 series victory over New Zealand with a 75-run win. After Ashleigh Gardner’s career-best ODI score of 74 hit Australia to 290 in Wellington, Sutherland bagged 3-39 as the hosts were all out for 215.The win wrapped up Australia’s last match before next month’s multi-format Ashes, and completed two dominations of New Zealand in the three-match Rose Bowl series after game one was washed out. Continue reading...

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18 hours ago Amanda Bynes puts on a racy display in daring top as she pursues her new career in fashion by hosting a star

The actress, 38, hosted the LA event braless wearing a black top which featured a cut out panel down the center.

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18 hours ago Home Alone legend unrecognisable as he reveals new career away from Hollywood

A Home Alone legend looks unrecognisable more than three decades since the release of the Christmas classic, and the star has even embarked on a completely different career

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