8 h. ago Ayrshire pupils making laughs on way to national joke telling competition final

Ayrshire pupils have been named among the finalists by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.

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5 d. ago Man Utd news: Harry Maguire makes Europa League vow as United given huge final boost

Manchester United won 3-0 away to Athletic Bilbao on Thursday night to leave themselves in pole position to return to the city for the final of the competition on May 21

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7 d. ago Arran apprentice makes final of Screwfix Trade Apprentice competition

Aspiring carpenter Finn MacArthur, 22, has been selected as a finalist in the Screwfix Trade Apprentice 2025 competition.

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7 d. ago Europa League glory will not rescue Manchester United’s season, warns Amorim

Manager says addressing wider problems matters more Amorim confident United ‘are prepared’ for Athletic tieRuben Amorim has said even winning the Europa League will not save Manchester United’s season, the head coach stating that only “good decisions” can transform his side in the long term.United are at Athletic Bilbao for Thursday’s Europa League semi-final first leg, conscious that claiming the competition will conclude a troubled campaign with silverware and Champions League qualification. With United in 14th and certain to finish in their lowest position in the Premier League, it would also give Amorim a trophy after taking over in late October. However, the Portuguese is clear it would not make the campaign a success. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Arsenal news: Gunners register 'concrete' transfer interest as bust

Arsenal's success over Real Madrid has ensured the Gunners still have a chance at silverware this season as they prepare to face Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-final of the competition

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3 w. ago Man Utd news: Andre Onana decision taken as contact made for new goalscorer

Manchester United take on Lyon in the Europa League on Wednesday night hoping to win a place in the competition's semi-final to salvage something from Ruben Amorim's first months in charge

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3 w. ago Europa League anthem mistakenly played before Aston Villa vs PSG

The music for the second-tier competition was blared erroneously ahead of the Champions League quarter-final

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3 w. ago Bernhard Langer keeps the faith right to the end of a classy Masters farewell

Two-time champion said the tournament was instrumental in him becoming a Christian after missing the cut on FridayYou expect to find Jim Nantz waiting for the Masters champion in Butler Cabin on Sunday evening, but it must be a surprise to find God is in there with him, too. But, as Bernhard Langer explained after finishing his 136th and final competitive round at the Masters on Friday evening, apparently that’s what happened to him when he won the tournament for the first time in 1985, back when it was Brent Musburger asking the questions on CBS. In one of the more extraordinary revelations, Langer told the press that he saw the light right by the side of the 18th green here at Augusta National.“I never mentioned it to the public but this tournament actually was very instrumental in me becoming a Christian,” Langer said, in a somewhat incongruous reply to a question about the fact that he was the last man to win a major using a persimmon driver. Apparently the club went by the name...

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4 w. ago Pillion, Phoenician and Panahi: superb lineup set to extend Cannes’ Oscar

After a tricky few years, the world’s pre-eminent film festival has come roaring back and is set to feature new work by Kelly Reichardt, another Joachim Trier drama starring Renate Reinsve and Cannes icons the Dardenne brothersThe Cannes film festival selection has been unveiled by its director Thierry Frémaux, with all its auteur heavyweights and cineaste silverback gorillas, including new work by Kelly Reichardt, Julia Ducournau, Ari Aster, Wes Anderson, Joachim Trier and Carla Simón. Tom Cruise’s final Mission: Impossible movie is showing out of competition; Robert De Niro is getting an honorary Palme d’Or – and probably treating audiences to a characteristically tightlipped onstage interview – and Bono arrives at the red carpet for Andrew Dominik’s documentary Bono: Stories of Surrender. Actor turned director Scarlett Johansson comes to Cannes with her Eleanor the Great, a quirky New York tale starring veteran player June Squibb.There is also, of course, an appearance from the B...

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