2 h. ago XL Bully shot dead by police after dog found dangerously out of control on residential street

An XL Bully was shot dead by armed police in Sheffield after the dog ran loose and reportedly attacked a woman.

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2 h. ago Liverpool icon Ryan Babel selling home that nightmare Everton tenant 'built nightclub in'

Ryan Babel first bought the house in the hopes of making a tidy profit on top of his footballing salary, but his dream soon turned into a nightmare thanks to one of his teammates

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2 h. ago Andrew Flintoff reveals candid chat with Ricky Hatton that 'changed' his outlook

The former cricketer shared that Ricky Hatton spoke openly about his struggles

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2 h. ago The Guardian view on the US and Venezuela: Trump’s ‘war on drugs’ ramps up military threats to Maduro | Editorial

Hawks want regime change. Democrats and others are right to warn against illegal and unauthorised use of forceThe drumbeat is growing louder. Covert operations are supposed to remain just that, but on Wednesday Donald Trump confirmed that he had approved secret CIA actions in Venezuela and suggested that he was considering strikes on its territory. These comments follow the administration’s extrajudicial killings at sea: attacks on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean that have left at least 27 dead – a frightening new precedent denounced by UN experts as illegal. The US has already built up forces in the region, with about 6,500 troops now stationed there. “No to war in the Caribbean No to regime change No to coups d’état orchestrated by the CIA,” railed Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s dictator, after Mr Trump’s remarks.The US president’s repeated claim that each boat strike saves 25,000 American lives is even more preposterous than it first sounds. The fentanyl that killed 48,000 peopl...

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2 h. ago Four dead as Kenyan security forces fire on crowds mourning Raila Odinga

Thousands gather in Nairobi to pay respects to veteran opposition leader, prompting chaotic scenes at stadiumFour people have been killed in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, after security forces fired shots and teargas to disperse huge crowds at a stadium where the body of the opposition leader Raila Odinga was lying in state.Odinga, a major figure in Kenyan politics for decades who was once a political prisoner and ran unsuccessfully for president five times, died on Wednesday aged 80 in India, where he had been receiving medical treatment. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Andrew Flintoff says chat with Ricky Hatton made him feel ‘obliged’ to open up

The presenter was taken to hospital with facial and rib injuries following a crash at the Top Gear test track in Surrey in December 2022.

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3 h. ago The latest Prince Andrew abuse claims are a new low for the Royal Family. In this form, it can’t survive | Simon Jenkins

‘The Firm’ as a modernising strategy was already falling apart, but with the shocking allegations so fully in the public domain, it has now collapsedThe royal family was always a disaster waiting to happen. Its creation as a marketable entity in the 1960s by the late Queen Elizabeth II was meant to “modernise” the monarchy for the 20th century. It worked, but only up to a point. Her son Prince Andrew has long been its biggest liability, this week in trouble yet again due to his alleged behaviour within that ghoulish circle, the friends of Jeffrey Epstein.King Charles now has a decision to make as to how far he can allow his brother’s past behaviour to tarnish the family’s image. That image is the essence of royalty. Monarchy has no other authentication. The constitutional position of head of state in a democracy is subject to the will of parliament, but also to the “will” of the people. It was the latter will that forced the abdication of Edward VIII in 1936 over marrying a divorcee...

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3 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: Want to know why Labour has no hope of stopping the small boats? Meet the windy dullard in charge of border security

Martin Hewitt appeared at a parliamentary committee yesterday.To his CBE and QPM there should perhaps be added the OPD, the Order of Prize Dribblers.

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4 h. ago Footage of Met officers shows ‘nothing much has changed’, says Doreen Lawrence

A landmark report into her son’s murder, published in 1999, found the UK’s largest force to be ‘institutionally racist’.

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5 h. ago After the Hunt review – Julia Roberts is brilliant, but this post

Andrew Garfield is menacing and Ayo Edebiri is miscast in this Yale University button-pusher that marks a slight setback for the typically wonderful Luca Guadagnino

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5 h. ago Andrew Flintoff reveals feeling of ‘guilt’ after death of Ricky Hatton

Former world welterweight champion Hatton, 46, was found hanged at his home in Hyde on September 14, Stockport Coroner’s Court was told on Thursday.

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5 h. ago Voices: ‘Fantasy economics’: Readers warn of housing chaos if stamp duty is scrapped

Our community is divided over Kemi Badenoch’s pledge to scrap stamp duty, with one warning it would ‘do absolutely nothing for renters or those already priced out’

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6 h. ago Prince Andrew told Virginia Giuffre 'my daughters are a little younger than you' before having sex, she claims in autobiography

Ms Giuffre, who took her own life six months ago, said she felt 'like Cinderella' when she was introduced to the Duke of York at Ghislaine Maxwell's London townhouse in March 2001.

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6 h. ago Incinerator in Welsh town at the centre of major planning row set for demolition People argued for years about building this in a Welsh town, now it's set to be ripped down

Vale of Glamorgan Council was locked in a long running planning dispute with the company behind the incinerator in Barry over the way the site had been built

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6 h. ago People argued for years about building this in a Welsh town, now it's set to be ripped down

Vale of Glamorgan Council was locked in a long running planning dispute with the company behind the incinerator in Barry over the way the site had been built

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6 h. ago 'Man Utd said I'd end up working at McDonald's – or they'd buy me back for £100million'

This Manchester United academy prospect was once tipped to be a future star, but after being let go aged 20 now plies his trade in Step 3 of the non-league pyramid

Economics

6 h. ago North Lanarkshire Council grants permission in principle for three detached houses to be built near Wishaw Main Street

The committee unanimously agreed with recommendations to grant the application, despite 17 objections having been received.

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6 h. ago St Andrew’s Hospice preparing for latest Light Up a Life campaign

People have the opportunity to dedicate a light on local Christmas trees throughout Lanarkshire in memory, or honour, of a loved one.

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7 h. ago Bill Belichick built an empire on control. But UNC is letting chaos reign | Andrew Lawrence

The NFL’s great tactician was meant to elevate North Carolina football. Instead, his rigid ways, fraying staff and tone-deafness have made the Tar Heels a cautionary taleIt used to be that there was no stronger brand in football than a “Bill Belichick-coached” outfit. For most of his nearly 50 years in the pros, the phrase connoted teams that prepared for every scenario, executed directions to perfection and met all the moments in between to secure victory time and again. But since the NFL turned its back on Belichick, who stepped down to the college ranks and took the head job at North Carolina seemingly for appearances, the Belichick-coached team slogan has become less of a mark of excellence than a bright warning label for a program run amok.The concerns at this juncture, still short of midway through Belichick’s freshman season, are overwhelming. The misleading record, the stark images of home fans deserting a blowout loss to Clemson before half-time, the dramatic talent deficit...

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7 h. ago Princess Eugenie breaks tradition of annual birthday posts for her mother Sarah Ferguson as she fails to publicly celebrate Duchess's 66th amid Jeffrey Epstein scandal

The King's niece, 35, was silent on social media while the Duchess of York celebrated her 66th birthday amid the ongoing Epstein scandal engulfing her and the Prince Andrew.

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