17 m. ago F1 Mexico GP live: Start time and updates with Verstappen out to threaten Norris

Follow live F1 updates from the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez as the drivers gear up for Friday practice

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18 m. ago ‘Ukraine’s future is our future’, says Starmer, as he vows coalition will take Russian oil and gas off market to choke funding – Europe live

Zelenskyy, Starmer and members of ‘coalition of willing’ give press conferenceA forthcoming trip by German foreign minister, Johann Wadephul, to China has been cancelled amid growing fears that Beijing’s restriction on semiconductor and rare earth exports could paralyse the country’s car industry.“We are postponing the journey to a later time,” the spokesperson told a regular press briefing on Friday. “The Chinese side was ultimately able to confirm only the appointment with the Chinese foreign minister, and could not confirm any other additional appointments,” a foreign ministry spokesperson said. Continue reading...

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23 m. ago Bruno Fernandes still committed to Manchester United before landmark 300th game: football – live

⚽️ Stricken Championship club handed 12-point penalty⚽️ Premier League: 10 things to look out for | Email DavidNottingham Forest: Following an eight-game winless run under Ange Postecoglou, Nottingham Forest kept their first clean sheet for 21 games in beating Porto 2-0 at the City Ground last night, in the process consigning the Portuguese side to defeat for the first time in 12 matches this season. It’s small wonder Sean Dyche, Postecoglou’s replacement, looked pleased with himself and his players afterwards.“When you are on the side you don’t hear every word, you hear a noise and you know if it’s a positive noise or a negative noise,” he said. “I’m not here to judge or question anything, just deliver what I can to the job. It’s nice when they support you from the off, winning helps. Continue reading...

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31 m. ago Still life that never moved: mystery of missing Picasso painting solved

Artwork that vanished en route from Madrid to Granada seemingly never made it on to van in first placeFittingly enough for a still life, it would appear that the small Picasso painting that triggered a police investigation after apparently vanishing while en route from Madrid to Granada for an exhibition earlier this month scarcely moved from its pickup point.Officers from Spain’s Policía Nacional began searching for the gouache and pencil work Naturaleza muerta con guitarra (Still Life with Guitar) after it failed to arrive on a van that was bringing a consignment of loaned exhibits from the capital to the CajaGranada foundation on 3 October. Continue reading...

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37 m. ago New Casino Sites UK: New Online Casinos Ranked For October 2025

We analyse the latest new casino sites in the UK this month, with recommendations for slots players, roulette fans and blackjack enthusiasts

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44 m. ago Friday night pub quiz: Test your general knowledge with these 20 questions

See how you fared in this week's leaderboard

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44 m. ago Liverpool XI vs Brentford: Alexander Isak injury latest, confirmed team news and predicted lineup

Record signing a doubt for trip to west London with Jeremie Frimpong also now sidelined

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45 m. ago Scientists demand cancer warnings on bacon and ham sold in UK

Successive governments criticised for doing ‘virtually nothing’ to reduce risk in decade since cancer link foundBacon and ham sold in the UK should carry cigarette-style labels warning that chemicals in them cause bowel cancer, scientists say.Their demand comes as they criticise successive British governments for doing “virtually nothing” to reduce the risk from nitrites in the decade since they were found to definitely cause cancer. Continue reading...

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45 m. ago ‘His teeth flew out of his mouth and landed in my spaghetti’: 10 first date horror stories

Many have experienced that sinking feeling when reality falls dramatically short of expectationsA first date is unpredictable by nature. Often, you’re meeting up with someone you barely know, or have never met. Will the conversation sparkle or will it fall flat? Will they look like their picture? And what’s their name again?It can be fun meeting someone new, no matter what the outcome. Yet it’s hard not to get one’s hopes up. Many have experienced that sinking feeling when reality falls dramatically short of expectations. Continue reading...

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57 m. ago Where is hot in December? Best holiday destinations for winter sun in 2025

Swerve the Christmas rush at home and get a much-needed vitamin D fix in one of these top-rated winter sun holiday destinations

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63 m. ago East Wing of White House reduced to rubble as part of Trump’s ballroom construction

Despite president’s promise to preserve it, the eastern section of the building is now completely destroyedThe East Wing of the White House has now been completely destroyed to pave way for Donald Trump’s $300m planned gilded ballroom, just days after the administration announced it would happen and contradicting Trump’s earlier promise that the existing building would not be touched.Satellite images on Friday showed the historic building’s eastern section reduced to rubble, to the outrage of historians, former White House officials and much of the public. Continue reading...

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64 m. ago Lost Salvador Dalí painting bought for £150 sold at auction for £45,700

Illustration of ‘old sultan’ by surrealist artist found at a house clearance sale by Cambridge antiques dealerTo the untrained eye, it looks more like an alien has landed on Chewbacca’s head than a masterpiece by Salvador Dalí.But the watercolour and felt-tip painting – bought two years ago for £150 – has been sold at auction for £45,700, after it was identified as a lost illustration of an “old sultan” by the great surrealist artist. Continue reading...

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66 m. ago 'I visited the most attractive café in Europe but the cost of water stunned me'

A woman has shared her experience of visiting the New York Café in the Antara New York Palace Hotel, Budapest, which is considered one of the most beautiful cafés in the world

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67 m. ago Sickly Dogs 2025: These are the 13 breeds of adorable dog predisposed to most health issues

Medical insurance is a must when it comes to having a pet dog - but that’s especially the case for these breeds.

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84 m. ago Letitia James pleads not guilty in Virginia mortgage fraud case

New York attorney general appears in court in Virginia in case brought after Trump called for her prosecutionThe New York state attorney general, Letitia James, pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges of bank fraud and false statements brought after Donald Trump publicly called for her to be prosecuted in a move widely seen as political retribution.“Not guilty judge to both counts,” James told the judge as she made her first appearance in federal district court in Virginia. The case has been assigned to Judge Jamar Walker, who was nominated by Joe Biden. Continue reading...

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87 m. ago London Underground signalling: How does it work and what can go wrong?

Exclusive: After a week of Northern line chaos, Simon Calder explains how the Tube’s communication systems work

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88 m. ago Blue Lights is more than great TV. It might be the best chance Britons have of reckoning with the Troubles | Jonathan Freedland

The reaction to the Bloody Sunday trial makes it clear: those of us outside Northern Ireland just don’t understand the painful legacy of this brutal conflictForgive me if I’ve mentioned him before, but at moments like this I remember a news editor I worked for as a young reporter at the BBC. When it came to the interests of our audience, he said, there was a key fact to bear in mind: “The two most boring words in the English language are ‘Northern Ireland’.”It was an attitude with a long history. In 1924, Viscount Cranbourne, the fifth Marquess of Salisbury, mused that the average English voter has “little interest in, and less understanding of, Irish affairs”. This week brought some evidence that, 101 years later, much of his observation still holds true. But a challenge to it has come from an unlikely quarter, via what might be one of the most compelling TV dramas of recent years. Continue reading...

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95 m. ago Ryanair launches direct flights to 'underrated' Spanish city where it's 21C in November

This city is considered a 'hidden gem' as it gets fewer tourists than hotspots such as Barcelona or Malaga, but it could be the perfect combination city and beach break for autumn

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1 hour ago Trump spares San Francisco from federal law enforcement surge after mayor asks ‘very nicely’

Daniel Lurie, along with Silicon Valley tech leaders, managed to convince the president to stand downDonald Trump rarely has kind words for Democrats, especially those who stand in his way. But on Thursday the president offered something unfamiliar: a compliment.As federal immigration agents mobilized at a US Coast Guard base in the Bay Area, Trump credited San Francisco’s new mayor, Daniel Lurie, for “very nicely” persuading him to stand down from a planned “surge” of federal law enforcement into the city. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Daniel Lurie: the millionaire mayor who got Trump to back off (for now)

San Francisco’s mayor, along with Silicon Valley leaders, managed to stop the president’s law enforcement surgeDonald Trump rarely has kind words for Democrats, especially those who stand in his way. But on Thursday the president offered something unfamiliar: a compliment.As federal agents mobilized at a US Coast Guard base in the Bay Area, Trump credited San Francisco’s new mayor, Daniel Lurie, for “very nicely” persuading him to stand down from a planned immigration enforcement “surge” in the city this weekend. Continue reading...

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