2 h. ago Chelsea’s Maresca says Manchester City links are ‘100% speculation’: football – live

⚽ All the latest news going into the weekend programme⚽ Premier League: 10 things to look out for | Mail MichaelAfcon kicks on Sunday, which is rather exciting. Morocco v Comoros is the first game and Osasu Obayiuwana has penned this preview for your eyes only.An email from Dave Estherby. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago BBC Breakfast presenter interrupts live broadcast as he tells guest 'stop talking'

BBC Breakfast presenter Charlie Stayt told minister Chris Bryant to stop talking after he gave a lengthy answer about Brussels sprouts and Christmas dinner

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3 h. ago BBC Breakfast presenter interrupts live broadcast as he cuts off guest

BBC Breakfast presenter Charlie Stayt told minister Chris Bryant to stop talking after he gave a lengthy answer about Brussels sprouts and Christmas dinner

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4 h. ago Ruben Amorim press conference LIVE: Man United injury updates plus team news and Bruno Fernandes latest

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim will address the media today after yet another busy week at Old Trafford both on and off the pitch.

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4 h. ago AD FEATURE: Close out the year with tickets to these fantastic live shows in Manchester in 2026

All Time Low, Lily Allen, Ocean Colour Scene, and Clubland will be performing at local arenas next year

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27 h. ago LIVE: Major disruption after flooding hits railway near Manchester

Services are being hit by delays and possible cancellations

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27 h. ago Major disruption after flooding hits railway near Manchester

Services are being hit by delays and possible cancellations

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27 h. ago M67 LIVE: Greater Manchester motorway CLOSED after lorry crash

It's not yet known when the road will reopen

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39 h. ago Manchester City vs Brentford live: Cherki stunner helps hosts into Carabao Cup semi

Man City 2-0 Brentford: A superb Cherki finish and deflected Savinho effort gave City a win in the League Cup quarter-finals

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41 h. ago Manchester City vs Brentford live: Cherki stunner gives hosts lead in Carabao Cup quarter

Pep Guardiola looks to take his side into another League Cup semi-final as City face Brentford at the Etihad

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42 h. ago Lotto results LIVE: Winning numbers for tonight's £5.1M double rollover draw on Wednesday, December 17

Live results checker for tonight's £5.1M Lotto draw

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42 h. ago Manchester City v Brentford, Newcastle v Fulham: Carabao Cup quarter

⚽ Carabao Cup updates, 7.30pm/8.15pm GMT kick-offs⚽ Live scoreboard | Follow us on Bluesky | Email ScottManchester City name the same League Cup team they selected at Swansea City in the previous round, with the exceptions of the injured Jeremy Doku and the Afcon-bound pair of Rayan Ait-Nouri and Omar Marmoush. Still plenty of attacking power in the shape of Rayan Cherki and Savinho, but just in case things go belly up, Erling Haaland, Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden are on the bench.Manchester City: Trafford, Lewis, Khusanov, Ake, O’Reilly, Gonzalez, Reijnders, Bobb, Cherki, Savinho, Mukasa.Subs: Donnarumma, Dias, Haaland, Silva, Gvardiol, Nunes, Foden, Gray, Mfuni. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Wolfsburg v Chelsea, Leuven v Arsenal, Juventus v Manchester United: WCL league phase finale – live

⚽ Women’s Champions League updates, 8pm GMT starts⚽ Live scoreboard | Follow us on Bluesky | And email YaraIt is all to play for in the last games of the Women’s Champions League league stage. Teams who finish in the top four after today’s games will book their spot straight into the quarter-finals, teams that fall from fifth to twelfth place will enter a two-leg knockout playoff and teams in 13th to 18th are eliminated.All of the nine fixtures will kick-off simultaneously at 8pm GMT. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Susie Wiles interview might be a useful distraction from how poorly things are going for Americans

The incendiary quotes don’t disguise how dissatisfied people are about jobs, inflation or the cost of livingThis was originally published in This Week in Trumpland; sign up to receive it in your inbox every WednesdaySo it appears Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, agrees with many of us: she thinks Donald Trump’s cabinet is bonkers.From that bombshell Vanity Fair interview, which featured some truly terrifying close-up photos, we learned that Wiles considers JD Vance to have been “a conspiracy theorist for a decade”. She believes Elon Musk to be an “odd, odd duck”. Russell Vought, head of the Office of Management and Budget, is, in Wiles’ view, “a right-wing absolute zealot”.“If we’re judging by these numbers, Americans are completely dissatisfied with the way things are happening in this country.” Continue reading...

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51 h. ago LIVE updates as street taped off after incident outside Bury school

Police are on the scene and a cordon is in place

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52 h. ago LIVE M60 crash updates as two lanes shut and spark rush hour congestion

Drivers are facing delays

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52 h. ago LIVE M6 traffic updates as lanes closed following two crashes and vehicle fire

Three separate incidents are causing delays

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3 d. ago Bob Geldof ‘delighted’ Live Aid musical will tour UK and Ireland

Just For One Day – The Live Aid Musical will visit cities including Cardiff, Manchester and Edinburgh in 2027.

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3 d. ago Man United transfer news LIVE: Kobbie Mainoo message, Daniel Munoz interest, Joshua Zirkzee exit

Catch all the latest Manchester United transfer news and updates ahead of another busy day, as Ruben Amorim prepares for the January transfer window and reflects on a busy period.

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3 d. ago Manchester United vs Bournemouth LIVE: Premier League result, latest updates and reaction after eight

Five-goal second half sends Old Trafford into rapture

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