85 m. ago Emma Paton's favourite Ally Pally outfit speaks volumes about stunning Sky Sports presenter

Emma Paton on the sights she has witnessed at Alexandra Palace since taking over as Sky Sports' lead darts presenter

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2 h. ago World Darts Championship final referee is huge Millwall fan with two

One of the longest-serving referees in PDC history will hang up the microphone following the World Championship final

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3 h. ago Gian van Veen has already let slip his true Luke Littler thoughts with 'crying' admission

World No. 3 Gian van Veen has already revealed his true thoughts about Luke Littler ahead of Saturday's World Darts Championship final at Alexandra Palace

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3 h. ago ‘She must be secret Traitor’ says Judy backing up fan theory

Traitors fans believe they may have uncovered the secret traitor on the show’s January 2 episode after noticing similarities in handwriting during the votes.

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3 h. ago Luke Littler vs Gian van Veen: Start time and World Darts Championship final TV channel

Start time, TV channel and streaming details as Luke Littler attempts to defend his world title against Gian van Veen at Alexandra Palace

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3 h. ago The Traitors fans convinced they’ve worked out the Secret Traitor after HUGE ‘giveaway’

THE new Secret Traitor twist has turned the nation into amateur detectives - but fans are convinced they have already cracked the case. Viewers of The Traitors have flooded social media with theories, pointing the finger at one person in particular. The internet sleuths have been analysing every frame and one theory regarding the "female...

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4 h. ago Scotland star Andy Robertson receives heartfelt Christmas gift from fan

Abigail Rudkin says she was “absolutely buzzing” after being asked by Robertson’s wife to create a special artwork celebrating Scotland’s World Cup qualification and paying tribute to his late friend Diogo Jota.

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5 h. ago What time is World Darts Championship final, TV channel and how to watch online

Luke Littler will face Gian van Veen in what is sure to be an electric fight for the title at Alexandra Palace

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5 h. ago Rory McIlroy delivers brutal Man Utd reality check and admits he gave up watching live games

Manchester United fan Rory McIlroy has not watched one of their matches live so far this season, but continues to follow their fortunes from afar under Ruben Amorim

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6 h. ago World Darts Championship prize money: How much will Luke Littler or Gian van Veen win?

A massively increased prize pot raises the stakes even further at Alexandra Palace

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6 h. ago Ebanie Bridges vs Alexis Araiza EXACT time: When are ring walk’s for TONIGHT’S huge fight?

TONIGHT is the night when Ebanie Bridges makes her return to the ring after a two-year hiatus - and fans will need to stay up late to see the action unfold. The Australian superstar suffered a disappointing defeat to Miyo Yoshida in her last fight. However, Bridges is hoping to find her spark in the...

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6 h. ago England have final chance to change narrative in Sydney but it may be too late for McCullum and Stokes regime

England have misjudged nearly every aspect of this Ashes series and its hierarchy must now fight for their future

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7 h. ago ‘Just an unbelievable amount of pollution’: how big a threat is AI to the climate?

Defenders say AI can do good to fight the climate crisis. But spiralling energy and water costs leave experts worriedDuring a golden sunset in Memphis in May, Sharon Wilson pointed a thermal imaging camera at Elon Musk’s flagship datacentre to reveal a planetary threat her eyes could not. Free from pollution controls, the gas-fired turbines that power the world’s biggest AI supercomputer were pumping invisible fumes into the Tennessee sky.“It was jaw-dropping,” said Wilson, a former oil and gas worker from Texas who has documented methane releases for more than a decade and estimates xAI’s Colossus datacentre was spewing more of the planet-heating gas than a large power plant. “Just an unbelievable amount of pollution.” Continue reading...

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7 h. ago What time is World Darts Championship final? How to watch Luke Littler vs Gian van Veen

The Nuke is aiming to win back-to-back titles after reaching third consecutive showpiece at Alexandra Palace

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8 h. ago Bowie: The Final Act – 10 years after his death, the rock god gets a rapturous resurrection

Packed with incredible scenes, this heartbreaking anniversary documentary can’t help but offer up a huge serving of nostalgic bliss There’s a theory that the world spun off its axis with the passing of David Bowie, 10 days into January 2016. It was also two days after his final, death-infused album Blackstar appeared from nowhere. As an artistic statement it was prophetic and impeccably theatrical. A feature-length documentary now shines a black light on that album’s recording, which some call Bowie’s creative resurrection. What does it reveal? And do we want to revisit that place, emotionally?Thankfully, Bowie: The Final Act (Saturday 3 January, 10pm, Channel 4) does not live solely in the catacombs. It begins at the zenith of Bowie’s pop fame: the 1983 Serious Moonlight tour, where the Thin White Duke turned American soul hero. This MTV-approved, Pepsi advert-inducing stardom was the onset of a career-stalling ennui, Bowie’s artistic voice drying out under the bright lights h...

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8 h. ago Ruben Amorim about to test Sir Alex Ferguson's theory on Man Utd's rivalry with Leeds

Ruben Amorim is poised to experience his first taste of the rivalry between Manchester United and Leeds - and should heed the words of Sir Alex Ferguson to help him prepare for what's to come

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8 h. ago World Darts Championship 2027: How to buy tickets and how much they cost

Alexandra Palace is set to host the PDC World Darts Championship again next year, with tickets being increasingly hard to come by

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9 h. ago How the SNP helped turn Reform UK into a political force in Scotland

Both John Swinney and Nigel Farage want the Scottish Parliament election to be a ‘straight fight’ between their two parties

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9 h. ago The hill I will die on: Fan fiction is real literature, whatever the snobs say | Urooj Ashfaq

Yes, it’s messy, derivative and occasionally incomprehensible – but so is lifeFan fiction is democracy in its purest, most chaotic form. It’s the people seizing the means of production. Every “what if?” is a tiny revolution. What if the side character got a backstory? What if the finale didn’t end in heartbreak? What if Harry Styles and Zayn Malik kissed just once, for morale?Of course, many would argue that fan fiction isn’t real literature. It borrows worlds and characters that someone else created. It’s often unedited, published online for free and written by people with no verified experience. To the purists, it lacks originality, polish and commercial value, the hallmarks of what they believe “serious” writing should be.Urooj Ashfaq is a Mumbai-based comedian, writer and actor. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago 'I gave birth — but my baby was then whisked away for emergency heart surgery'

Doctors became concerned for George Morby's breathing and complexion moments after he was born at Portsmouth's Queen Alexandria Hospital, and took him away for surgery

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