50 m. ago Marc Guehi delivers perfect Man City message after transfer confirmed

Manchester City have completed the £20million capture of the England international

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87 m. ago Man Utd news: Michael Carrick bins Ruben Amorim idea and senior aces pull team

Manchester United's interim reign under Michael Carrick got of to the perfect start with a convincing victory over Manchester City at Old Trafford

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91 m. ago Why can’t women enjoy Heated Rivalry without being treated with contempt? | Zoe Williams

The TV hit has cracked open a rich seam of misogyny: romance is written off as a weird thing that women like, and the audience is dismissed as ‘wine moms’I’ve never heard anything more sexist in my life than the (mounting) reasons why women supposedly love the hit TV drama Heated Rivalry. Quick recap: if you’re a woman, or even if you’re not and don’t yet love it: Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) are two professional ice hockey players on rival teams. It matters that they’re hockey players, beyond the athletic perfection of their “insanely oiled, slick bodies” (as my friend, Eve, who’s 21, put it). And it matters that Rozanov is Russian, because the obstacles are real: he cannot be gay – think about the sponsorship, think about the fans, think about the oppressive patriarchal regime. Think about it for two seconds and this can not happen; and it achingly doesn’t, and almost does, and does, then doesn’t happen, over years.Heated Rivalry dropped in C...

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2 h. ago Zoe Ball weeps while listening to heartbreaking story of a listener's mother's 'perfect' death

Zoe Ball broke down on her podcast after a listener told the story of her mother's death - two years after the presenter's own mum's tragic passing. 

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3 h. ago Dusk's 'trendy' floor lamp that 'complements any room' on sale for just £47

This tripod floor lamp is said to "add a hint of effortless cool" to any living space.

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3 h. ago Tomi Lahren calls Rep. Ilhan Omar the ‘perfect poster child’ for closing the border

Democrat attacked by Fox News host for referring to the country as the ‘U.S. Goddamn States’ in a diatribe against ICE agents’ actions in Minnesota

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4 h. ago Sex, death and parrots: Julian Barnes’s best fiction – ranked!

As the Booker prize-winning author prepares to publish his final novel at 80, we assess his finest workDuffy is the first in a series of crime novels about a bisexual private eye that Barnes published under the pseudonym Dan Kavanagh. It came out the same year as Barnes’s debut novel proper, Metroland, but where that took seven years to write, this took 10 days. Not that it shows: this “refreshingly nasty” (as Barnes’s friend Martin Amis put it) crime caper is beguilingly well written, with passages that display all of Barnes’s perception and wit. The plot of reverse blackmail and the shocking climax only add to the fun.Sample line “Two in the morning is when sounds travel for ever, when a sticky window makes a soft squeak and three Panda cars hear it from miles away.” Continue reading...

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4 h. ago I swap stock for a better ingredient that makes my chicken soup much tastier

Soup is a comforting winter dish that can be made in a variety of ways, and this simple ingredient swap transforms traditional chicken noodle soup into a more flavourful and nutritious meal

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4 h. ago Bacon will be perfectly crispy if you add one ingredient to the pan

Learn how to cook extra crispy bacon using water instead of oil with this game-changing method from America's Test Kitchen that delivers delicious results

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6 h. ago Stacey Solomon's £16 spring bedding set is perfect for brightening up Blue Monday

Stacey Solomon has launched her new spring/summer collection with George at Asda with 225 pieces of homeware with prices starting from just £1

Economics

8 h. ago A 10p masterpiece! The golden age of crisp packet design, from Chipsticks to Frazzles to Hedgehogs

Aliens drawn by a 2000AD artist, graphics echoing the Dark Side of the Moon cover, Dennis the Menace fronting bacon and baked bean flavour we pop open a new 140-page celebration of the weirdest, wildest crisp bags everWould you eat a smoky spider flavour Monster Munch? What about a Bovril crisp, cooked up to celebrate the release of Back to the Future? Then there’s hedgehog flavour – and even a Wallace and Gromit corn snack designed to capture the unique taste of moon cheese, which the duo rocketed off to collect in A Grand Day Out.All these salty, crunchy and perhaps even tasty snacks are celebrated in UK Crisp Packets 1970-2000, a 140-page compendium that delves into the colourful, often strange and occasionally wild world of crisp packet design. The book will come as a heavy hit of nostalgia for many people, featuring various childhood favourites – Chipsticks, Frazzles, Snaps – along with the lesser known and the rare. Continue reading...

Politics

9 h. ago Keir Starmer to address nation this morning in Downing Street after Trump tariff row

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will speak to the nation following his comments against US President Donald Trump's threat to add a 10% tariff on all goods until a Greenland deal is made

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10 h. ago Seafood cawl and ale rarebit: Luke Selby’s recipes for Welsh winter warmers

A hearty seafood stew of haddock, leeks and barley, and an almost indecently rich and comforting cheesy rarebit For me, the best winter cooking is about comfort, warmth and connection – food that feels familiar, yet still tells a story. I’ve always been drawn to dishes that celebrate simple, honest ingredients and local tradition, and these two recipes are inspired by that spirit, and by a childhood spent doing lots of fishing in Wales. The seafood cawl is a lighter, coastal take on the Welsh classic, while the rarebit is rich and nostalgic. Both are designed to be cooked slowly and shared generously, and an ode to home kitchens, good produce and quiet moments around the table. Continue reading...

Society

10 h. ago Cheap, comforting winter dinners: Budget recipes that feel indulgent

Winter is long and money is tight, but that doesn’t mean dinner should be dull. In this month’s Budget Bites, we’re bringing you cheap, comforting recipes that make the most of humble ingredients and cosy flavours – without compromise

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11 h. ago Ed Zitron on big tech, backlash, boom and bust: ‘AI has taught us that people are excited to replace human beings’

His blunt, brash scepticism has made the podcaster and writer something of a cult figure. But as concern over large language models builds, he’s no longer the outsider he once wasIf some time in an entirely possible future they come to make a movie about “how the AI bubble burst”, Ed Zitron will doubtless be a main character. He’s the perfect outsider figure: the eccentric loner who saw all this coming and screamed from the sidelines that the sky was falling, but nobody would listen. Just as Christian Bale portrayed Michael Burry, the investor who predicted the 2008 financial crash, in The Big Short, you can well imagine Robert Pattinson fighting Paul Mescal, say, to portray Zitron, the animated, colourfully obnoxious but doggedly detail-oriented Brit, who’s become one of big tech’s noisiest critics.This is not to say the AI bubble will burst, necessarily, but against a tidal wave of AI boosterism, Zitron’s blunt, brash scepticism has made him something of a cult figure. His tech ne...

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12 h. ago 'Genius' crime thriller perfect for Ocean's 11 fans now streaming on Netflix

Fans say the film is better than its critic ratings

Sport

12 h. ago I never add butter or oil to my scrambled eggs – 1 ingredient is key to making it tastier

Scrambled eggs are a breakfast favourite, and I've discovered how to make them perfectly creamy without using butter or oil.

Events

16 h. ago Sydney harbour shark attack: police warn against swimming and say heavy rain created ‘perfect storm’ before boy bitten

Police praise fast actions and bravery of boy’s friends as he faces ‘fight for his life’ in hospitalFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA 12-year-old boy is in for the “fight of his life” after being attacked by a large shark while swimming in Sydney Harbour on Sunday afternoon.NSW police said the boy was jumping off a popular rock ledge near Nielsen park in Sydney’s east about 4.20pm on Sunday with friends when the attack, possibly by a bull shark, took place. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Glasgow Warriors' full house maps home route to Champions Cup final as Maro Itoje loses cool with scrum

Smith men continue perfect European form

Society

22 h. ago Former Celebrity SAS winner names Strictly stars 'perfect' for show

Celebrity SAS continues tonight on Channel 4

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