2 h. ago Inside Sam Thompson's love life after Zara McDermott split as he joins Louis Tomlinson at Soccer Aid

TV personality Sam Thompson is due to complete an epic challenge for UNICEF ahead of this month's Soccer Aid and here we take a look inside his love life

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3 h. ago I love the graffiti I see in Paris – but tagging is just visual manspreading | Alexander Hurst

Call me a middle-class ‘bobo’, but inspired street art has nothing in common with sprayed-on assertions of ‘me, me, me’Among the layers of life in Paris that energise me, I might list: peeling back the city’s music scene all the way to figuring out where, and when, the musicians go to jam together; the unassuming flair of even a basic brasserie; the way one can pivot, in the span of a week, from an art gallery opening to a friend’s concert to another friend’s restaurant to discover his Corsican-influenced menu, and end it by lingering on a terrace, “remaking the world” with others who challenge you – calmly – to see something a different way.Among the things about this city that exhaust me are the people who cram their way into the Métro without letting you step out first (seriously, what neurons are misfiring in the heads of these people?), and the sheer prevalence of tags. It’s when you leave Paris for a bit and come back that you realise how many tags there are. How swaths of a c...

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3 h. ago Spec your private jet at Gulfstream’s refurbished London Design Centre

Spec your private jet at Gulfstream’s refurbished London Design Centre  wallpaper.com

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6 h. ago Emotional moment Sam Thompson is told he's raised over £1million for Unicef as he completes day four of gruelling 260

Sam Thompson was overcome with emotion as he was told he raised £1,169,922.42 for Unicef on day four of his gruelling 260-mile Soccer Aid challenge.

Economics

6 h. ago Harvard demands federal judge block Donald Trump's ban on foreign students in new claim

Harvard University is challenging President Donald Trump 's effort to block foreign students from attending the Ivy League schoo.

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6 h. ago Britain's 'bendiest' road is so difficult to drive motorists are told to avoid

For cyclists, the challenge of the road is part of its appeal, but for motorists — especially those in larger vehicles — delays and difficulties are so common, they are almost to be expected

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7 h. ago Not pretty, not fun but Socceroos slog ends with miraculous win amid late drama | Joey Lynch

All it took was a split second – and a swing of Aziz Behich’s right boot – for the sins of the previous 90 minutes in Perth to be washed awayAt half-time of Australia’s 1-0 win over Japan, a smash-and-grab to end all smash-and-grabs that all but punches their tickets to the 2026 World Cup, the Socceroos staff had a clear message for their players. They’d been handily outplayed to that point, lucky to get out of their own half let alone fashion something resembling a threat on their opponent’s goal, as a second-string Samurai Blue outfit dominated almost every meaningful statistic except the only one that mattered.There was a feeling of disappointment over a perceived lack of toughness from the home side, a view that they were second best in every challenge, losing their duels and missing out on every second ball. But there was no sense of panic. “The coaches were just like, ‘stay calm’, keep moving it, keep moving it,” said Connor Metcalfe. “And if we have to score in the 90th minut...

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9 h. ago Beyoncé brings 'Energy,' epic mute challenge to first London show

Beyoncé brings 'Energy,' epic mute challenge to first London show  USA Today

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9 h. ago Why Marjorie Taylor Greene now plans to vote no on Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

Trump has faced challenges getting his “big, beautiful bill” through Congress.

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12 h. ago Popular councillor resigns after being diagnosed with a brain tumour

Dawn Wood said she has been forced to step down 'because of significant health challenges linked to a brain tumour'

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12 h. ago How much has Sam Thompson raised with Soccer Aid challenge for Unicef so far?

Sam's journey will come to an end at Manchester United stadium Old Trafford

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13 h. ago Sabalenka ends Swiatek’s reign on clay to set up French Open final against Gauff

World No1 wins 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-0 as champion crumblesGauff ends Boisson’s fairytale run with 6-1, 6-2 routAfter successfully devoting the past few years of her life to becoming a more well-rounded player and mentally durable individual, Aryna Sabalenka arrived on court for her second French Open semi-final certain that she was finally ready for more. No challenge, not even the task of ending an era of total dominance at Roland Garros, felt beyond her.In the face of her greatest rival on the court Iga Swiatek has made her own, Sabalenka converted her phenomenal form and fortitude into one of the most significant victories of her career as she held her nerve in three delicious, tension filled sets to topple the four-time French Open champion 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-0 and reach the final at Roland Garros for the first time in her career. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Donald Trump says he and Friedrich Merz are ‘unhappy’ about Russian invasion of Ukraine at White House meeting – Europe live

US president says ‘I think we’re going to be successful at stopping bloodshed’ as he meets German chancellor in Oval OfficeUK trade secretary Jonathan Reynolds has also called for reforms of the WTO including changes to the much-criticised dispute resolutions system which can also take years to settle disputes between trading nations.“We do recognise that reforming and repositioning the WTO so that it can respond more effectively to the challenges of today is the only way to safeguard long term stability and growth tomorrow. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Victims of rape can challenge CPS if case dropped under new review scheme

One woman recently successfully sued the CPS for £35,000 after her case was dropped on the eve of her trial

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16 h. ago Djokovic has nowhere to hide against relentless Sinner in Paris showdown

The 38-year-old can prove he still remains at the top but his opponent seems to have his, and everyone else’s, number‘These kind of matchups and challenges in a way extract the best out of me,” said Novak Djokovic, smiling, as the clock ticked into the early hours of Thursday morning. Djokovic had demonstrated that sentiment in real time as he spectacularly rose to the occasion against the third-best player in the world, utilising the full breadth of his complete, unprecedented game to defeat Alexander Zverev and return to the semi-finals of the French Open, where he will face Jannik Sinner.“Playing best-of-five, late stages of a grand slam against No 1 in the world, you can’t get more motivated than that for me at this age,” said Djokovic. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Rape victims who face having their court cases dropped to be given the right to demand a review by a fresh prosecutor

Rape victims will have the chance to challenge a prosecutor's decision to drop their court case for the first time under a new pilot.

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17 h. ago Procter & Gamble to cut up to 7,000 jobs amid economic and tariff pressure

The Tide detergent and Pampers maker plans global restructuring as US consumers pull back and trade costs riseProcter & Gamble will cut up to 7,000 jobs, or approximately 6% of its global workforce, in the next two years as the maker of Tide detergent and Pampers diapers wrestles with tariff-related costs and customers who have grown anxious about the economy. The job cuts, announced at the Deutsche Bank consumer conference in Paris on Thursday, make up about 15% of its current non-manufacturing workforce, said chief financial officer Andre Schulten. “This restructuring program is an important step toward ensuring our ability to deliver our long-term algorithm over the coming two to three years,” Schulten said. “It does not, however, remove the near-term challenges that we currently face.” Procter & Gamble, based in Cincinnati, had approximately 108,000 employees worldwide in June 2024. The cuts are part of a broader restructuring program. Procter & Gamble will also end ...

Economics

17 h. ago Where and what time to see Sam Thompson cross finish line of five

Sam Thompson is currently completing a gruelling charity challenge to raise money for UNICEF

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17 h. ago Pep Guardiola reveals surprise Man City motivation and hints at one challenge he has left

Manchester City are coming off the back of an underwhelming campaign but Pep Guardiola is raring to go again in 2025/26.

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18 h. ago Farage Reform UK gunning for shock breakthrough in Scotland in 'two horse' by

Reform UK is trying to jump from 0.2% of the vote to challenge the Scottish National Party and Labour for the Hamilton Larkhall and Stonehouse seat

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