56 m. ago Steven Gerrard managerial record vs Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney as clear winner emerges

Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard is nearing a return to management after holding talks about a possible return to Rangers following the sacking of Russell Martin at Ibrox

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1 hour ago Female Met police officer 'ran a spray tanning business while claiming mental health issues stopped her reporting for duty'

PC Jennifer Stowers, based within Central West Command Unit, faces a misconduct hearing after being accused of running the firm via Instagram between May 18, 2023 and April 2, 2025.

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4 h. ago Prince Harry makes new bid to have UK security funded by taxpayers reinstated

Prince Harry has written to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to ask that the Royal and VIP Executive Committee (Ravec) carry out a risk management board (RMB) for him

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4 h. ago London City Council and mayor clash over ethics board appointments

London City Council and mayor clash over ethics board appointments  WKYT

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5 h. ago Ricky Hatton's manager wants 'truth out' over cause of death after discovering boxer's body

Boxing legend Ricky Hatton was laid to rest today after passing away last month at the age of 46, with his manager Paul Speak among the mourners in attendance

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6 h. ago White House announces federal worker layoffs as shutdown nears third week

AFL-CIO vows to take issue to court as AFSCME union leader warns of ‘devastating effects’ for AmericansUS politics live – latest updatesThe White House announced layoffs of federal workers on Friday, making good on a threat it had made in response to the US government shutdown, which now appears set to stretch into a third straight week.Russell Vought, the director of the White House office of management and budget, wrote on social media that “RIFs have begun”, referring to the government’s reduction-in-force procedure to let employees go. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Nationwide supplier that sold books to libraries for community use closes down after 200 years

Library book distributor Baker & Taylor reportely started laying off 520 employees without providing severance this week after a failed ReaderLink deal

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7 h. ago Bellingham must accept Tuchel’s collective structure or risk England exile | Jacob Steinberg

Manager learned at PSG to ignore star power in pursuit of a winning formula that prioritises brotherhoodThomas Tuchel once stood on the touchline at Anfield, watching in disbelief as his self-indulgent Paris Saint-Germain players refused to put in the hard yards against Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool. “Guys, what is this?” he said, but there was never going to be a reaction from individuals with too much power and not enough respect for the basic concepts of teamwork.Intensity? Tracking back? Not for us, thanks. Too many wanted to do their own thing and it ground Tuchel down in the end. The German is a coach who wants structure, identity, sacrifice and energy. At PSG, though, he saw how individualism can bring a dressing room down. How could Tuchel make his mark when he had players who would moan if a teammate looked at them the wrong way? Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Bonnie Blue claims she also gets love from the ladies after Bang Bus tour

The adult star, infamous for her bonking stunt, insists she gives female fans more of her time because they are "noisier", whereas the boys just say "you're hot" and move on

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7 h. ago Ardbeg appoints first female distillery manager in almost 200 years

The Islay distillery has its first female manager in modern times.

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7 h. ago Ricky Hatton's manager wants 'truth out' about cause of death after finding his body

Ricky Hatton was laid to rest today, nearly a month after he was found dead at his home in Greater Manchester, with his manager Paul Speak among the mourners

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8 h. ago Michael Owen makes spiky comment about Man United icon's treatment of Ruben Amorim

Some of Ruben Amorim's former players and pundits have been questioning the Manchester United manager's tactics, but Michael Owen believes that the scrutiny is 'embarrassing'

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8 h. ago Trump's hatchet man says 'substantial' bloodbath now underway in federal workforce

Russ Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, said on the social media site X that the 'RIFs have begun,' referring to reduction-in-force plans.

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8 h. ago Unintended victim of poisoned drinks plot by evil GP tells how his hair began falling out after drinking deadly thallium

Project manager Torquil Gundlach, 51, was gifted a bottle of Smirnoff from his father-in-law Patrick O'Hara, with both men unaware it had been tampered with by family doctor Thomas Kwan.

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9 h. ago Budget office says 'substantial' firings of federal workers have started in government shutdown

The White House budget office says that mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown continues

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9 h. ago ‘We were the original punks’: the rebel women revitalising local music scenes

A thriving movement is reclaiming the genre and bringing more diverse audiences to live venuesAsk Cathy Loughead the most punk thing she’s ever done, and she doesn’t miss a beat: “I went on stage with my neck broken in two places. I couldn’t bounce around, so I blinged the brace up instead. That was a great gig.”Loughead is part of a growing movement of women redefining punk. When Riot Women, Sally Wainwright’s new BBC drama spotlighting female punk, airs this Sunday, it will reflect a scene that’s already thriving far beyond television. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Sky Vegas Welcome offer: 50 No Deposit Free Spins + Stake £10 Get 200 Free Spins

Everything you need to know about the latest welcome offer from Sky Vegas, a popular UK casino from a well-known brand

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9 h. ago The Guide #212: The Taylor Swift backlash has me asking: how much good music can one artist really produce?

In this week’s newsletter: The mixed response to The Life of a Showgirl is proof that even the biggest star isn’t immune to creative burnoutAmid the flood of discourse around Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl, one recurring sentiment jumped out: that the album – which many critics have declared a misstep in Swift’s otherwise consistently solid discography – felt hurried, hasty, rushed. “The Life of a Showgirl Is 40 Minutes of Elevator Music Rushed Out to Break a Beatles Record”, read the particularly savage headline of a piece on Collider. In the Guardian music desk’s excellent round table on the album, just about every panellist expressed a wish that Swift would take a break from the constant churn of releasing records, in order to recapture a lost spark.And it has been quite the churn. Since 2019 Swift has on average released an album a year, and that’s not counting the Taylor’s Version re-records of her older albums. All of this managed alongside a certain billion-dollar-gros...

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10 h. ago Trump officials cancel major solar project in latest hit to renewable energy

Esmeralda 7 would have been one of biggest solar power projects and produced enough energy to power 2m homesThe Trump administration has killed a massive proposed solar power project in Nevada that would have been one of the largest in the world, indicating that the White House plans to attack not only wind power but all renewable energy.On Thursday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) changed the status of the Esmeralda 7 project to say its environmental review has been “cancelled”, climate publication Heatmap first reported. The agency provided no explanation and did not respond to a request for comment. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago The John Stones moment that highlights Man City contract dilemma

John Stones managed 80 minutes for England against Wales on Thursday night but the Manchester City defender did suffer an injury scare.

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