6 h. ago Alan Carr says fans will see 'a different side to him' on The Celebrity Traitors... and insists there will be 'no comedy' as he plans to win hit show by relying on his old call centre skills

The comedian, 49, has confessed his strategy to not using comedy and honing in on his former days of working in a call center in a bid to win the popular BBC game show.

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14 h. ago Jimmy Thelin hails Aberdeen for surviving 'difficult times' as he sets them challenge after breakthrough win

Thelin wants his Dons to kick on after sealing their long awaited first league game of the season

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15 h. ago Aberdeen finally win a game as Jimmy Thelin pressure eases after Dundee demolition

A Jesper Karlsson double and first goals in red for Adil Aouchiche and Emmanuel Gyamfi did the damage against the Dark Blues

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36 h. ago Mason Mount insists Manchester United '100% behind' Ruben Amorim

The Red Devils’ win over Sunderland has eased the pressure on their under-fire head coach

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36 h. ago The secrets of Glasner’s success and why Palace system would be lost in translation elsewhere | Jonathan Wilson

Why does a system that has drawn so much scepticism at Manchester United work so well at Crystal Palace?Some fixtures just don’t sound right. Maybe it’s just about conceivable that, had things gone slightly differently in the 70s, Malcolm Allison or Terry Venables could have been leading their side behind the Iron Curtain for a crack at Valeriy Lobanovskyi’s cybernauts, but Dynamo Kyiv against Crystal Palace is still a clash that provokes a double-take. It feels like a category error: how can those two clubs possibly be in the same competition?But this is the modern world. Ukraine is battling invasion, its teams diminished. The Premier League is extremely rich. And Crystal Palace are managed by one of the rising talents of the European game. They didn’t just play each other on Thursday, but Palace won with a degree of comfort. It was their third straight win, their 19th consecutive game without defeat. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago Arsenal prove key squad issue is solved as title question looms over Mikel Arteta

Arsenal 2-0 West Ham: Eberechi Eze and Bukayo Saka shone in a comfortable win on Mikel Arteta’s 300th game in charge

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38 h. ago Senne Lammens moment in Man Utd win speaks volumes as Ruben Amorim gets timely boost

Manchester United eased the pressure on Ruben Amorim with a 2-0 win over Sunderland at Old Trafford, with new keeper Senne Lammens impressing on his debut for the Red Devils

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39 h. ago Declan Rice reaction speaks volumes as Arsenal ace in injury scare ahead of England games

Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice was forced off in the second half of the 2-0 win over West Ham after scoring the opening goal of the game at the Emirates Stadium

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39 h. ago Senne Lammens reaction suggests Man United might finally have something they've been missing

Manchester United secured a vital win that eased the pressure on embattled boss Ruben Amorim as his side saw out a comfortable 2-0 win over Sunderland at Old Trafford.

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39 h. ago Man Utd beat Sunderland to ease the pressure on boss Ruben Amorim

Mason Mount and Benjamin Sesko were on target for the hosts in the first half at Old Trafford.

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39 h. ago Sesko eases pressure on Amorim as Manchester United avoid Sunderland slip

Ruben Amorim will be pleased the only storm Manchester United had to navigate was provided by the skies. The head coach witnessed a rare comfortable victory against Sunderland to alleviate the pressure on him for a fortnight at least.Mason Mount and Benjamin Sesko scored their first home Premier League goals for the club, although having joined two years apart, it indicates some of the problems Amorim has been dealing with. Apart from a brief scare on a penalty that never was, life was straightforward for United as they secured a third win and first cleansheet of the season amid downpours and gales but, like the Old Trafford roof, the hosts did their job. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Man United v Sunderland live: Mason Mount strikes early to ease pressure on Ruben Amorim in Premier League match

United will look to bounce back from defeat at Brentford as they host newly promoted Sunderland at Old Trafford

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45 h. ago Man United vs Sunderland LIVE Amorim latest plus early team news and kick off time

Manchester United face Sunderland in the Premier League today in a game they'll be desperate to win after a poor start to the season.

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45 h. ago Man United vs Sunderland LIVE Premier League score and goal updates as Senne Lammens starts

Manchester United face Sunderland in the Premier League today in a game they'll be desperate to win after a poor start to the season.

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52 h. ago Jimmy Thelin fesses up to 'crucial' moment in Aberdeen season as one hoodoo cleared

The Swede has seen a massive improvement and wants to see that first league win.

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68 h. ago Aberdeen 'clear the air' and hope to catch another bus after Conference League display

Dons’ goal now is to get that elusive Premiership win to ease pressure on Thelin

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69 h. ago Weather tracker: wet conditions raise risk of flooding in south

Warnings issued for Serbia, Romania and Greek islands amid forecast of prolonged rainfall and strong winds While storms and hurricanes have churned in the Atlantic and eastern Pacific, Europe has faced extreme conditions of its own. A low-pressure system that developed over the Mediterranean midweek moved north-east into south-eastern Europe on Thursday, bringing widespread showers, thunderstorms and prolonged rainfall.The system is expected to persist into Friday, with models on indicating 48-hour totals of 80-130mm of rain across much of the Balkans. Red weather warnings were issued for Serbia, south-west Romania, north-east Greece, and the Dodecanese and North Aegean Islands, highlighting the risk of flooding and threat to life. Strong winds also closed schools on Zakynthos in the Ionian Islands. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Jimmy Thelin sees Euro improvements but now he wants to see Aberdeen take massive Premiership strides

The Dons won plaudits against Shakhtar Donetsk and now they go looking for a first Premiership win against Dundee.

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3 d. ago Man United will know Ruben Amorim's fate before Sunderland match amid sack pressure

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim heads into perhaps his most important match in charge of the club this weekend knowing only a win will ease pressure on him

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3 d. ago Aberdeen reaction: Jimmy Thelin addresses Shakhtar display and Marko Lazetic performance

Passion pleases Thelin but disappointment over goals conceded

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