6 h. ago EastEnders LIVE: Mark Fowler Jr returns as fans notice huge plot hole

Mark Fowler Jr's return gets fully underway tonight, but his reason for coming back - to support Vicki - seems fishy

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14 h. ago Alex Honnold thanked for ‘bringing Taiwan to the international stage’ with Netflix skyscraper live stunt

Ropeless ascent of Taipei 101 draws global attention and praise for Honnold’s bravery – but also questions over the ethics of such a stunt

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16 h. ago Australian Open 2026: Shelton v Ruud; Swiatek swats aside Inglis, Sinner defeats Darderi – live

All the latest Melbourne updates as last 16 continues Pegula ends Keys’ reign | Follow on Bluesky | Mail DanielDown break point at 0-2 1-2, Darderi locates an ace, but he must soon handle another, Sinner dashing in to put away a volley having cracked a forehand to the corner. But a netted return restores deuce and from there he closes out the game before celebrating by petulantly throwing down a towel next to his coach. Meantime, Swiatek is doing all she can to prevent Inglis getting on the board, an overhead dispatched with prejudice saving game point at 3-0.Swiatek breaks Inglis immediately for 2-0 and though, as she seeks to consolidate, she’s taken to deuce, she eventually prevails. She can play a lot better than this – and if she wins, against Rybakina, she’ll have to. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Australian Open 2026: Luciano Darderi v Jannik Sinner, Maddison Inglis v Iga Swiatek – live

All the latest Melbourne updates as last 16 continues Pegula ends Keys’ reign | Follow on Bluesky | Mail DanielThey’re away now, Swiatek holding, while on Court, Sinner serves out to lead a ticking Darderi 6-1 6-3.Inglis, passed over for a wildcard, saved a match point in the first round of qualifying, then played a decider in the last, and this is an amazing occasion for her: an Australia Day headline slot against a great in the making. Having struggled on tour for years, she now receives £243,000 – great stuff, though she did get lucky with Naomi Osaka’s withdrawal. I can’t say I wasn’t looking forward to seeing her against Swiatek, but Inglis changing her life is a pleasant consolation. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago ‘I got lucky’: Jannik Sinner overcomes cramp and extreme heat to hold off spirited Spizzirri

Australian Open reigning champion beats world No 85 by 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4Italian makes most of suspension in play in win at Melbourne ParkThe grim expression across Jannik Sinner’s face as he limped gingerly to the bathroom said enough. As play was briefly suspended in the overbearing Australian heat, the two-time defending champion was suffering from full-body cramps and at serious risk of also enduring one of the great Australian Open upsets in recent memory.Sinner, the second seed, survived thanks to the combined force of his supreme mental toughness and a significant amount of luck, holding off a spirited challenge from Eliot Spizzirri to reach the fourth round at Melbourne Park with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 win. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Australian Open 2026: Sinner beats the heat and Spizzirri, Keys and Pegula ease through – as it happened

Keys, Pegula, and Anisimova all cruise into fourth round Defending champion overcomes cramp amid extreme heatPliskova 0-1 Keys (9)* The 186cm Czech intersperses a trademark ace between a series of unforced errors to hand Keys a couple of break points. She saves the first but Keys secures the early advantage with a lovely in-to-out forehand winner. The champion has started strongly, striking the ball cleanly from the baseline. Pliskova, by contrast, looks a bit flat-footed and lacking timing.The players are out on RLA. Key’s’s neon green Nike outfit is irridescent in the bright sunshine. Pliskova is serving in orange Adidas. Continue reading...

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69 h. ago Australian Open 2026: Sinner beats the heat and Spizzirri, Keys and Pegula ease through – live

Updates from day seven at Melbourne Park Play suspended on outside courts amid extreme heat Any thoughts? Get in touch with an emailPliskova 0-1 Keys (9)* The 186cm Czech intersperses a trademark ace between a series of unforced errors to hand Keys a couple of break points. She saves the first but Keys secures the early advantage with a lovely in-to-out forehand winner. The champion has started strongly, striking the ball cleanly from the baseline. Pliskova, by contrast, looks a bit flat-footed and lacking timing.The players are out on RLA. Key’s’s neon green Nike outfit is irridescent in the bright sunshine. Pliskova is serving in orange Adidas. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Australian Open 2026: Sinner levels with Spizzirri, Keys and Pegula ease through – live

Updates from day seven at Melbourne Park Spizzirri v Sinner, Keys beats Pliskova on Rod Laver Arena Any thoughts? Get in touch with an emailPliskova 0-1 Keys (9)* The 186cm Czech intersperses a trademark ace between a series of unforced errors to hand Keys a couple of break points. She saves the first but Keys secures the early advantage with a lovely in-to-out forehand winner. The champion has started strongly, striking the ball cleanly from the baseline. Pliskova, by contrast, looks a bit flat-footed and lacking timing.The players are out on RLA. Key’s’s neon green Nike outfit is irridescent in the bright sunshine. Pliskova is serving in orange Adidas. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Australian Open 2026: Sinner trails Spizzirri, Keys and Pegula ease through – live

Updates from day seven at Melbourne Park Spizzirri v Sinner, Keys beats Pliskova on Rod Laver Arena Any thoughts? Get in touch with an emailPliskova 0-1 Keys (9)* The 186cm Czech intersperses a trademark ace between a series of unforced errors to hand Keys a couple of break points. She saves the first but Keys secures the early advantage with a lovely in-to-out forehand winner. The champion has started strongly, striking the ball cleanly from the baseline. Pliskova, by contrast, looks a bit flat-footed and lacking timing.The players are out on RLA. Key’s’s neon green Nike outfit is irridescent in the bright sunshine. Pliskova is serving in orange Adidas. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Australian Open 2026: Sinner and Spizzirri in action, Keys and Pegula ease through – live

Updates from day seven at Melbourne Park Spizzirri v Sinner, Keys beats Pliskova on Rod Laver Arena Any thoughts? Get in touch with an emailPliskova 0-1 Keys (9)* The 186cm Czech intersperses a trademark ace between a series of unforced errors to hand Keys a couple of break points. She saves the first but Keys secures the early advantage with a lovely in-to-out forehand winner. The champion has started strongly, striking the ball cleanly from the baseline. Pliskova, by contrast, looks a bit flat-footed and lacking timing.The players are out on RLA. Key’s’s neon green Nike outfit is irridescent in the bright sunshine. Pliskova is serving in orange Adidas. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Australian Open 2026: Keys beats Pliskova, defending champion Sinner next – live

Updates from day seven at Melbourne Park Spizzirri v Sinner, Keys defeats Pliskova 6-3 6-3 on Rod Laver Arena Any thoughts? Get in touch with an emailPliskova 0-1 Keys (9)* The 186cm Czech intersperses a trademark ace between a series of unforced errors to hand Keys a couple of break points. She saves the first but Keys secures the early advantage with a lovely in-to-out forehand winner. The champion has started strongly, striking the ball cleanly from the baseline. Pliskova, by contrast, looks a bit flat-footed and lacking timing.The players are out on RLA. Key’s’s neon green Nike outfit is irridescent in the bright sunshine. Pliskova is serving in orange Adidas. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Australian Open 2026: Keys and Pliskova in action, defending champion Sinner next – live

Updates from day seven at Melbourne Park Pliskova v Keys, then Spizzirri v Sinner on Rod Laver Arena Any thoughts? Get in touch with an emailPliskova 0-1 Keys (9)* The 186cm Czech intersperses a trademark ace between a series of unforced errors to hand Keys a couple of break points. She saves the first but Keys secures the early advantage with a lovely in-to-out forehand winner. The champion has started strongly, striking the ball cleanly from the baseline. Pliskova, by contrast, looks a bit flat-footed and lacking timing.The players are out on RLA. Key's’s neon green Nike outfit is irridescent in the bright sunshine. Pliskova is serving in orange Adidas. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Winter storm live updates: East Coast’s major cities could see a foot of snow as system moves across the US

Millions of Americans are expected to face heavy snow, ice and freezing temperatures

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3 d. ago Australian Open 2026: Zverev v Norrie, Tiafoe v De Minaur; Svitolina eases through – live

Updates from the evening session at Melbourne Park Mboko sets up Sabalenka clash after win | Mail KatyNorrie and Zverev are going through the pre-match formalities. The umpire tells the players to smile big for the cameras. Not sure how easy that is for Norrie, given the British No 2, the last Brit standing in the singles, has lost to Zverev in all six of their previous meetings. The last time they played at the Australian Open was in 2024, when Norrie was denied 7-6 in the fifth set. But Norrie will at least take something from the fact he was able to push Zverev all the way then, and the fact that this is a night match, with slightly slower conditions, may help Norrie, because the rallies will be longer and more attritional and that’s what he loves.Up next: we’ve got De Minaur v Tiafoe on Rod Laver and Norrie v Zverev on John Cain and Svitolina v Shnaider on Margaret Court. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Australian Open 2026: Alcaraz eases into fourth round after Sabalenka wins tense match – live

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz defeats Corentin Moutet of France in three sets after women’s No 1 Aryna Sabalenka also progressedSabalenka (1) 5-6 7-6 (7-4) Potapova* Potapova moves ahead. Wowee.Hawkeye shows us that the barest of margins has seen her go long to give up the first point but she brings it back level on the next after an unforced error from Sabalenka. A big forearm winner then gets the Austrian ahead, which is followed by a backhand driven beyond Sabalenka and a big serve that cannot be returned to tee up the hold. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Australian Open 2026: Sinner and Osaka advance, Bencic crashes out – as it happened

Jannik Sinner continued his title defence, Naomi Osaka won a tetchy contest and qualifier Nikola Bartunkova shocked Belinda BencicCilic has punched his ticket into round three for the first time since 2022, with the 37-year-old and 2014 US Open champ taking out the 21st seed Shapovalov in straight sets. Decent win, that. He’ll face the winner of Casper Ruud v Jaume Munar.Stan is still alive! He’s broken Gea in the final game of the fourth set to snatch it 7-5, finishing off with a vicious backhand winner down the line. It’s got to be one of the most devastating shots in tennis hasn’t it? I don’t think even Federer’s single-handed backhand quite had the equal beauty and brutality that Wawrinka’s does. They’re going to a fifth. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Australian Open 2026: Bencic crashes out, Ruud through, Sinner and Osaka advance – live

Updates from the evening session at Melbourne Park Qualifier Inglis through | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail KatyCilic has punched his ticket into round three for the first time since 2022, with the 37-year-old and 2014 US Open champ taking out the 21st seed Shapovalov in straight sets. Decent win, that. He’ll face the winner of Casper Ruud v Jaume Munar.Stan is still alive! He’s broken Gea in the final game of the fourth set to snatch it 7-5, finishing off with a vicious backhand winner down the line. It’s got to be one of the most devastating shots in tennis hasn’t it? I don’t think even Federer’s single-handed backhand quite had the equal beauty and brutality that Wawrinka’s does. They’re going to a fifth. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Australian Open 2026: Bencic crashes out, Ruud in action, Sinner and Osaka advance – live

Updates from the evening session at Melbourne Park Qualifier Inglis through | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail KatyCilic has punched his ticket into round three for the first time since 2022, with the 37-year-old and 2014 US Open champ taking out the 21st seed Shapovalov in straight sets. Decent win, that. He’ll face the winner of Casper Ruud v Jaume Munar.Stan is still alive! He’s broken Gea in the final game of the fourth set to snatch it 7-5, finishing off with a vicious backhand winner down the line. It’s got to be one of the most devastating shots in tennis hasn’t it? I don’t think even Federer’s single-handed backhand quite had the equal beauty and brutality that Wawrinka’s does. They’re going to a fifth. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Australian Open 2026: Sinner and Osaka advance, Wawrinka wins in five sets – live

Updates from the evening session at Melbourne Park Qualifier Inglis through | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail KatyCilic has punched his ticket into round three for the first time since 2022, with the 37-year-old and 2014 US Open champ taking out the 21st seed Shapovalov in straight sets. Decent win, that. He’ll face the winner of Casper Ruud v Jaume Munar.Stan is still alive! He’s broken Gea in the final game of the fourth set to snatch it 7-5, finishing off with a vicious backhand winner down the line. It’s got to be one of the most devastating shots in tennis hasn’t it? I don’t think even Federer’s single-handed backhand quite had the equal beauty and brutality that Wawrinka’s does. They’re going to a fifth. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Australian Open 2026: Sinner and Osaka in action, Wawrinka wins in five sets – live

Updates from the evening session at Melbourne Park Qualifier Inglis through | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail KatyCilic has punched his ticket into round three for the first time since 2022, with the 37-year-old and 2014 US Open champ taking out the 21st seed Shapovalov in straight sets. Decent win, that. He’ll face the winner of Casper Ruud v Jaume Munar.Stan is still alive! He’s broken Gea in the final game of the fourth set to snatch it 7-5, finishing off with a vicious backhand winner down the line. It’s got to be one of the most devastating shots in tennis hasn’t it? I don’t think even Federer’s single-handed backhand quite had the equal beauty and brutality that Wawrinka’s does. They’re going to a fifth. Continue reading...

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