2 h. ago Rashford’s double silences Newcastle’s party and eases Barcelona to victory

A little more than 24 hours before kick-off, Hansi Flick spoke about how lucky he felt to have acquired Marcus Rashford on loan from Manchester United.Barcelona’s manager was not remotely bothered that his stock had fallen so far at Old Trafford. Rashford, he said, was a forward he had long admired and now believed he could help improve. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago 'Hidden gem' beach with clear blue waters is just an hour from major Scottish city

A 'hidden gem' beach with clear blue waters and golden sands is just an hour from a major Scottish city and it's a spot that many people didn't even know existed

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3 h. ago In Whose Name? review – Kanye’s descent makes for grimly compelling watch

More than 3,000 hours of footage filmed since 2018 by a teenager gets turned into a strange, revealing and unsettling look at a fallen star‘What was Kanye West thinking?’ has remained a prevailing question since the Grammy award-winning rapper-producer pulled the rip cord on his spectacular descent into rightwing nihilism more than a decade ago. In Whose Name?, a cinéma vérité take on the tortured musical genius (who goes by just Ye now), offers fans and long-term observers a new artifact to pore over in search of answers – and reason to be disappointed all over again.That’s not a knock on the 104-minute opus, an outcropping of more than 3,000 hours of footage – some of it never before seen, some of it a reverse perspective on the viral stunts and rants that have marked Ye’s dramatic nosedive. Director Nico Ballesteros – who started filming in 2018, at age 18, with nothing to recommend him (his stint as a second assistant director on a Jesus Is King concert video came later) – had s...

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4 h. ago Home Office wins new legal challenge over 'one in, one out' deal 

Labour's 'one in, one out' migrant policy is to face a fresh legal challenge in the High Court this afternoon.

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4 h. ago Cancer patient misses out on wish to make his 29th birthday as he dies aged 28

Emotional tributes have been paid to Mitch Middleton who died peacefully in the early hours of Wednesday morning

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5 h. ago 'Rising star' army major, 36, took his own life because he feared seeking help for work stress would blight his military career, inquest hears

Nick Coles , 36, was found by his wife, Tabitha, hanging in the garage of his home in Andover, Hampshire, in the early hours of August 4, 2023.

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6 h. ago Flamingo Land Resort stabbing horror as man in his 30s rushed to hospital

A man, aged in his 30s, has been rushed to hospital following a stabbing at the Flamingo Land Resort, in Yorkshire, with the attack happening in the early hours of the morning

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6 h. ago ‘If you don’t make a stand now, when would you?’: inside the Together for Palestine concert

Palestinian musicians were joined by stars including Neneh Cherry and Louis Theroux for a massive four-hour fundraising concert in London. Their artistry revealed the strength and breadth of a culture under siegeIt’s a muggy midweek afternoon when a trail of people draped in black and white keffiyeh scarves, Palestine flags and Free Palestine slogan T-shirts begin to trickle into Wembley Arena. In the foyer of the venue, 56-year-old Kiran has just arrived from her home in Milton Keynes.“I’d never protested in my life before October 2023,” she says. “It’s been so horrific to see what’s happening in Gaza, I felt I had to do something since if you don’t make a stand now, when would you ever? Things might feel futile but this is a way to show the world we care and that we stand together more than we are torn apart.”Neneh Cherry performs with Greentea Peng Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Kevin De Bruyne shows true colours hours before Man City vs Napoli clash

The latest Manchester City news as Pep Guardiola's side welcome back club legend Kevin De Bruyne to the Etihad Stadium in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday evening

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7 h. ago Heated airer that ‘warms the house’ and dries 'without worrying about weather'

One shopper raved they'd managed to get clothes washed, dried and put away in a couple of hours instead of 'having heating on full'

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7 h. ago Trump reveals plot to take back Bagram Air Base in chilling warning about China's nuclear power

Speaking alongside British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the president warned the base is an 'hour away' from China's nuclear weapons facilities.

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7 h. ago Home Office faces ANOTHER legal challenge over 'one in, one out' deal 

Labour's 'one in, one out' migrant policy is to face a fresh legal challenge in the High Court this afternoon.

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8 h. ago More than 250,000 displaced from Gaza City in past month, UN figures show

Tens of thousands more forced to flee makeshift homes and shelters daily in face of new Israeli offensiveMore than a quarter of a million people have been displaced from Gaza City in the last month, according to figures from the UN, with tens of thousands more forced to flee makeshift homes and shelters daily in the face of a new Israeli offensive.Multiple strikes by Israeli artillery, tanks and warplanes hit Gaza City again on Thursday as a UN official said “new waves of mass displacement” were under way, after about 60,000 fled the new assault in 72 hours earlier this week. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Roman Kemp reckons pigeons are actually Government spies and 'aren't real birds'

The radio presenter and son of pop icon Martin Kemp has raised eyebrows with his unusual theory that pigeons are actually 24-hour surveillance rather than 'real birds'

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9 h. ago 'After hiking up Snowdon for four hours we couldn't believe what we saw'

A group of friends were left in stitches after they embarked on a four-hour trek up Mount Snowdon in North Wales, only to be greeted by a rather underwhelming sight

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9 h. ago The Young Man by Annie Ernaux audiobook review – anatomy of an affair

The Nobel winner explores the dynamics of her relationship with a student 30 years her junior in an intimate, taboo-breaking memoirIn Annie Ernaux’s autobiographical story, translated by Alison L Strayer, the author recalls a past affair with a student who was 30 years her junior. “Often I have made love to force myself to write I hoped that orgasm, the most violent end to waiting that can be, would make me feel certain that there is no greater pleasure than writing a book.” In other words, she is keen to break her writer’s block. But, to both their surprise, the affair becomes “a relationship that we longed to take to the limit, without really knowing what that meant”.The Young Man is Ernaux’s shortest memoir yet, clocking just over half an hour in audio. But brevity doesn’t impede her ability to get to the heart of the intimate dynamics or external pressures of a situation that many others view as taboo. The couple get disapproving looks in restaurants, which, rather than leaving ...

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9 h. ago The Easylife XL heated airer could save you hundreds of pounds – but how quickly can it dry your clothes?

Perfect for big households, this laundry hero costs just 7p an hour to run

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9 h. ago Strictly star called off wedding hours before ceremony after feeling 'manipulated'

A discussion about being stood up at the altar arose on Thursday's edition of Loose Women, with the panel sharing their thoughts on the topic

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10 h. ago Neighbours' fury after patriotic homeowner paints Union Jack flag on front of his entire house in 'quiet' protest against illegal immigration

Simon Brocklehurst spent 12 hours plastering the huge flag on his four-bed terraced home in Nottinghamshire, leaving locals fearful that property prices will plummet.

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10 h. ago US tariffs disrupting Chinese exports as retailers delay orders

Donald Trump's tariff hikes have been affecting manufacturing exports from China to the US, Inspecs told investors

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