42 m. ago Pulp review – Jarvis Cocker’s captivating comeback turns a rapt crowd rapturous

OVO Hydro, GlasgowOn a kitschy 1970s chatshow set, the Sheffield band play hits from across their career – and fans welcome their just-released album tracks like old friendsA thick velvet curtain cocoons the stage as a cool disembodied voice projects over the audience: “This is an encore. An encore occurs because the audience wants more.” Since their initial breakup in 2002, Pulp have re-formed twice, for sold-out tours and festival sets played to loyal, rapturous audiences. Tonight, the stakes are higher: for the first time in 24 years, Pulp have a new album, More, released just one day before tonight’s opening show. The audience want more – but do they want More?Any anxiety about new material is quashed when set opener and comeback single Spike Island is received like an old friend. Jarvis Cocker rises from the back of the stage flanked by cardboard cutouts of his bandmates – recognisable from the cover of 1995’s Different Class – before joining their real-life counterparts, guita...

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86 m. ago Harry Kane admits England ‘got away with it’ against Andorra

Kane’s goal was all Thomas Tuchel’s side had to show for their outing against FIFA’s 173rd-ranked team

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1 hour ago Drug kingpin executed in Costa del Sol bar was 'becoming more powerful than his boss... and rival cartels who viewed him as "top dog" put £250k bounty on his head'

Ross Monaghan, 43, long associated with Glasgow 's violent Lyons crime family, was assassinated alongside fellow mobster Eddie Lyons Jr, 46, in Spain.

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1 hour ago 'Real reason' for Freddy Brazier 'moving in' with gran with dad Jeff 'livid

As it has been reported that Freddy Brazier is living with his grandmother Jackiey Budden, a source has revealed the real reason for the alleged family feud as dad Jeff is 'livid'.

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1 hour ago Craig Bellamy: ‘I loved living in Brussels it gave me freedom and allowed me to breathe’

Coach learned his trade under Vincent Kompany at Anderlecht, now he leads Wales back to Belgium for a World Cup qualifierThe last of Craig Bellamy’s 78 Wales caps came in Brussels in October 2013 and although that 1-1 draw concluded an underwhelming World Cup qualifying campaign, the Belgian capital is where he considers his coaching career achieved liftoff. He spent a little more than two years working at Anderlecht alongside his former Manchester City teammate Vincent Kompany, first as the under-21 coach and then as Kompany’s assistant, a springboard that has led him to representing his country at the King Baudouin Stadium for another qualifier, this time as a manager.It is a city Bellamy remembers fondly, despite leaving Anderlecht in September 2021, before the end of his contract, to return to Cardiff to deal with depression after struggling being away from his family. “I loved living in Brussels,” he says. “It gave me a good step back. I was completely unrecognisable – no one h...

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2 h. ago Russell Martin was shellshocked by Rangers as player but I've spoken to him and he knows what isn't acceptable as boss

Graham Dorrans was a team-mate of Martin's at Ibrox, Norwich City and for Scotland

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2 h. ago Matcha fans go wild for new strawberry flavour sold in Tesco – you just add milk

A brand new matcha drink has launched in Tesco stores meaning you can easily make your own matcha drinks at home for a lot cheaper than in coffee shops. The new product has divided opinion

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2 h. ago Gemma Collins reveals why 'you couldn't pay her' to go back to Spain and the surprising budget hotel chain she's a fan of

TOWIE star, Gemma Collins, 44, reveals she once splashed out £40,000 on a family holiday to Greece - but says she's just as happy staying in a Premier Inn,

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2 h. ago 'Entitled friend blocked me online after I didn't help her move home'

Moving home can be an incredibly stressful experience but, if you're lucky, friends and family are on hand to help. One man had a "brilliant" response to an old friend's "entitled" moving request

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3 h. ago Female traveller reveals reason she feels safer in Spain than in the UK

Mother-of-two Carley Chaplin, who moved with her family to near Barcelona more than 18 months ago, has revealed why she feels safer in her adopted country than her homeland.

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3 h. ago Drug kingpin gunned down in Costa del Sol bar with Scottish gangster was 'seen as top dog by rival cartels'

Ross Monaghan, 43, long associated with Glasgow 's violent Lyons crime family, was assassinated alongside fellow mobster Eddie Lyons Jr, 46, in Spain.

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3 h. ago Wynne Evans' family reaction to Strictly controversy before BBC show axe

The former face of Go.Compare offered insight into his girlfriend and daughter's thoughts on the infamous Strictly scandal.

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4 h. ago Joe Swash in 'bizarre' confession about family life with Stacey Solomon

Former EastEnders star Joe Swash has lifted the lid on family life with wife Stacey Solomon and their six children.

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4 h. ago Freddy Brazier spotted in public for first time since revealing he is going to rehab

Jeff Brazier's son Freddy revealed recently that he has been addicted to 'smoking' from the age of 12 and will be seeking treatment to 'get clean' and is hoping to mend his family relationships

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4 h. ago England make dominant start to Charlotte Edwards era — but India will provide true test of their progress

An overmatched West Indies were duly dispatched in a 6-0 clean sweep, but tougher tasks are to come for Nat Sciver-Brunt’s side

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5 h. ago Joe Swash says 'what's the point' as he shares important Stacey Solomon marriage update

Joe Swash and Stacey Solomon invited cameras into their lives for a BBC reality show, with viewers seeing the highs and lows of their family life

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5 h. ago Bruno Fernandes staying means Manchester United face all kinds of trade

Signing Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo are leaps of faith, as is hoping Ruben Amorim can solve all the problemsIn publicly rejecting the overtures of the Saudi Pro League, Bruno Fernandes has made it clear he wants to continue playing football at the highest level. That he wants to challenge for trophies. That he has no interest in wasting what remains of his peak years jogging around aimlessly in the service of a vast public relations project, providing lucrative content for a cruel and heartless regime. Despite all this, he’s more than happy to remain at Manchester United for now.There were other angles to this decision. In a sense, Al-Hilal’s courtship of Fernandes represented a kind of catch-22 for United, desperate to reinforce their underperforming squad while remaining compliant with profitability and sustainability rules. Only a player who truly loved United could contemplate leaving in order to help balance the books. But in signalling his willingness to leave, Fernandes me...

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5 h. ago Looted from Syria, sold on Facebook: antiquities smuggling surges after fall of Assad

Collapse of once-feared security apparatus, coupled with widespread poverty, has triggered a gold rushThey come by night. Armed with pickaxes, shovels and jackhammers, looters disturb the dead. Under the cover of darkness, men exhume graves buried more than 2,000 years ago in Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra, searching for treasure.By day, the destruction caused by grave robbers is apparent. Three-metre-deep holes mar the landscape of Palmyra, where ancient burial crypts lure people with the promise of funerary gold and ancient artefacts that fetch thousands of dollars. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Father of toddler who vanished 44 years ago reveals heartache as more than 100 women have claimed to be his missing daughter

Richard Lee, the father of toddler Katrice who vanished more than 40 years ago told the BBC how more than 100 people have contacted the family over the years claiming to be his missing child.

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6 h. ago Joe Swash says 'what's the point' branding part of marriage to Stacey Solomon 'bizarre'

Former EastEnders star Joe Swash has opened up on family life with wife Stacey Solomon and their six children as he admits one part of their marriage is 'bizarre'

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