66 m. ago Arsenal transfer news: William Saliba asking price clear as star wants out

Arsenal are set for a busy transfer window with a number of incomings and outgoings expected at the Emirates Stadium, with Real Madrid eyeing a move for William Saliba

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67 m. ago Rowback on winter fuel payment cuts not denied by Health Secretary Wes Streeting after Labour's election blows

But he said there was no ‘formal review’ under way in Government

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73 m. ago Bungling burglar screamed 'help me, I'm stuck' to homeowner after getting lodged in window

Cops arrived to the property in Hanley, Staffordshire to find 55-year-old Tony Barnett stuck in the window, from where he had woken up the neighbours while trying to rob their home

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76 m. ago Tragic last post from British Superbikes rider emerges after fatal crash

Shane Richardson and Owen Jenner both died at a British Superbikes event on Monday at Oulton Park in Cheshire, as an 11-bike collision at the start of the race ended in tragedy

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83 m. ago Streeting backs winter fuel cuts despite disastrous local elections for Labour

The health secretary said winter fuel payment cuts had allowed Labour to invest in the NHS

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1 hour ago Friedrich Merz set to take office as German chancellor – Europe live

CDU/CSU leader set to be sworn in to replace outgoing Olaf ScholzIf, as we expect, Merz wins the vote in the first round, the Bundestag session will be adjourned, and he will travel to see the country’s president Frank-Walter Steinmeier to get a certificate of his appointment.He will then come back to the Bundestag to take the oath of office, and later formally confirm his ministerial appointments (both with the president and the parliament). Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Aimee Lou Wood says she criticised SNL sketch to not ‘spiral inwardly’

The sketch show apologised following Wood’s Instagram post going viral.

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1 hour ago Rubbish behaviour! A third of motorcyclists have been hit by litter tossed out of car windows

Chris Palmer from Exeter (inset) says he's been hit by litter thrown at him - including cigarette butts - while riding his BMW as 37% of bikers complain about being pelted.

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2 h. ago Rihanna, Madonna and Lauryn Hill: The best dressed at the Met Gala 2025

Stars including Diana Ross, Demi Moore and Lewis Hamilton showcased some stylish outfits.

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2 h. ago Met Gala 2025: Best, worst and wackiest looks on the red carpet — Rihanna, A$AP Rocky, Dua Lipa, Anna Wintour

Fashion’s elite arrived at the steps of the Met Gala 2025

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2 h. ago Untameable darts crowds tell us about the future of sport – and maybe society too | Jonathan Liew

Booing and flashpoints are commonplace in a sport further along on a journey that others are taking to varying degreesLet me tell you the moment I realised Boris Johnson was fucked. It was late 2021 and there had been some talk about parties in Downing Street during Covid, but in these febrile siloed times, when the entirety of human existence has blurred into a single personalised scrolling feed, who even knows what constitutes “the news” any more? Who knows what fragments of reality ever emerge from Westminster’s furiously spinning vortex of unintelligible jargon: prorogue, backstop, Aukus, Slapps? What is a Morgan McSweeney and what time does it start?But then came the magical night, a few days before Christmas, when the darts crowd turned. As Florian Hempel swept to a routine first-round win against Martin Schindler (bit of an upset, to be honest, but you never write off Flo at the Palace), Alexandra Palace rocked to strains of “Boris is a cunt”. Fans held up signs reading “Work...

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2 h. ago Saudi domination of Asian Champions League a concern after Al

Riyad Mahrez and Roberto Firmino starred in tournament but unbalanced format reflects political power in continentIt’s been quite a journey for Roberto Firmino, Riyad Mahrez and Al-Ahli, who lifted the AFC Champions League Elite trophy for the first time just before midnight on Saturday in front of 60,000 fans in Jeddah after a 2-0 win over Kawasaki Frontale of Japan.Firmino has not been registered in the Saudi Pro League (SPL), where teams are allowed only 10 foreign players, this year. The former Liverpool man’s spot was taken by Galeno, his fellow Brazilian signed from Porto in January for around £45m. In Asia, however, there are no such restrictions and “Bobby” has come back into the fold and played so well that he was named tournament’s MVP. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Heartbreaking final post from British Superbikes rider emerges just hours after fatal crash on live TV which left two dead

The horrific incident saw eleven riders fall at turn one of the race on Monday evening. Medical personnel quickly rushed to the scene and the British Superbikes event at Oulton Parkwas cancelled.

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2 h. ago Rider's heartbreaking social media post hours before he died in Oulton Park crash

Owen Jenner, 21, was one of two riders to suffer fatal injuries after the 11-bike crash on the first lap of the British Supersport Championship race at Oulton Park on Monday.

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2 h. ago Inside the Met Gala! Famous stars risk the wrath of Anna Wintour as they break her golden rule on fashion's biggest night

Celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Sydney Sweeney, Rihanna and Gigi Hadid flocked to New York City on Monday night to attend the invite-only 2025 Met Gala.

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3 h. ago Mark Twain by Ron Chernow review – the story of America’s first literary celebrity, from the author of Hamilton

A definitive new biography takes in adventures on the Mississippi, racist stereotypes and get-rich-quick schemesIn his lifetime, Mark Twain was the greatest literary celebrity the world had ever known. In the US, he hobnobbed with presidents; on his many travels, he would dine privately with the German kaiser, the Austrian emperor, or the Prince of Wales. Visiting England to collect an honorary degree from Oxford University, he was cheered off his ship by the stevedores of the London docks, before making his way to Windsor Castle for tea with the king and queen.He was the bracing, irreverently humorous voice of America. Like Charles Dickens, whom he heard read from his own work in New York, he became a performer as well as an author. In London he was feted when he read passages from his travelogue of the Wild West, Roughing It. Everyone loved the “twang of his drawl”. He went on to take his work in progress, Huckleberry Finn, round more than 100 American towns and cities, earning ha...

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3 h. ago Football news: Man Utd take brutal transfer stance as Liverpool give Alexander

The summer transfer window is just around the corner and Manchester United are plotting a major overhaul of Ruben Amorim's squad, while Liverpool are ready for life without Trent Alexander-Arnold

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3 h. ago Antony explains biggest difference from Man Utd after shining yet again for Real Betis

Antony scored a sensational 91st-minute winner for Real Betis on Sunday to boost their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League, continuing his great form on loan from Manchester United

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3 h. ago Arsene Wenger forgot about his previous Europa League comments

The spotlight has been put on the Europa League winners getting Champions League qualification, as Man United close in on a place in the final.

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3 h. ago ‘Full of Sith’: Luke Skywalker’s Mark Hamill piles on Trump for bungled Star Wars post

Luke Skywalker weighs in on derided Trump post

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