36 m. ago A mortifying moment at a family barbecue told a dad everything he needed to know

"I didn't want to become another statistic"

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54 m. ago The Steven Gerrard confession that told Rangers board where priorities lie as one bit of unfinished business remains

Gerrard would love to deliver more silverware but his final media address last time out hinted it's a European run he really craves

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1 hour ago Clive Tyldesley: ‘I’ve only been drunk twice and once was with the England women’s team’

Veteran commentator answers your questions on famous lines, favourite stadiums and being told ‘Not for me, Clive’What is the best sporting accomplishment or achievement you have commentated on and did you ever harbour personal ambitions to be a professional in any sport? Tony MedlockI was never good enough at any sport to kid myself that I had a career at elite level. My parents would have told you that from an early age any sporting ambitions I entertained were in the area I ended up in; describing and commentating on top-level sport. I always resist any grading of goals or players or matches because I have a belief that sport belongs in its moment. Sport creates memories – we can recall vividly where we were, who we were with, what we were thinking, when our team won a trophy or an athlete won an Olympic gold medal or Shane Lowry sunk a putt to seal the Ryder Cup. Those moments are very personal, and the job of the commentator is to try to add something to the memory of those mome...

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1 hour ago A World Cup preying on Fomo: Fifa’s 2026 ticket scheme is a late

Dynamic pricing, crypto detritus and corporate doublespeak have made the task of buying 2026 World Cup tickets a grim case study in the monetization of emotionWhen the first tickets for the 2026 World Cup went on sale last week, millions of fans joined online queues only to discover what Gianni Infantino’s assurance that “the world will be welcome” really means. The cheapest face-value seat for next summer’s final, somewhere in the gods of New Jersey’s 82,500-seat MetLife Stadium where the players are specks and the football’s a rumor, comes at a cost of $2,030 (oxygen tank not included). Most upper-deck seats range from $2,790 to $4,210, according to customers who finally glimpsed the prices that had been closely guarded. The much-touted $60 tickets for group-stage games, propped up by Fifa as evidence of affordability, exist only as comically tiny green smudges on the edge of digital seating maps, little more than mirages of inclusivity.Fifa had kept the costs under wraps until th...

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1 hour ago Winter is coming: England’s cricketers fly out for long tour that will decide Ashes and World Cup

Four decades ago Mike Gatting lamented 30-game schedule and while improvements were made, players will be weary of gruelling season aheadA meteorologist would say that England’s winter will start this year at midnight on 1 December; an astronomer would point a few weeks later to the 21st, perhaps even the moment at precisely 3.03pm when the northern hemisphere is tilted furthest away from the sun, the least sun-kissed moment of its least sunny day. But a cricket fan might go a little earlier, perhaps as soon as next Saturday at about 7.15am. Leaves might still be clinging to trees as yet unbothered by frost, but that is when the national side is scheduled to play its first fixture of a hectic touring schedule, and by the time it all ends the Ashes will have been decided, a World Cup will have been won, and it will be spring.For the players involved in all formats, these moments will bring a combination of excitement and perhaps also a bit of dread. The T20 squad departed for New Zea...

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1 hour ago Baggy, skinny or neither? Why ‘Goldilocks’ jeans are having a moment

Straight-cut denims are fast becoming the timeless antidote to fashion’s relentless trend cycleWhen it comes to fashion power struggles, there is no greater battle than the one between baggy and skinny jeans. But now a new style is emerging, or is it an old one?Goldilocks jeans – ie straight cut – have made a comeback. Think Robert Redford in Three Days of the Condor, rather than Jeremy Clarkson’s bootcut Top Gear era or an indie band’s painted-on pip-squeezers. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Hollyoaks O.B star Darren Jefferies now eight years after final appearance

The former Hollyoaks star appeared on a rival soap after bowing out of the Channel 4 show

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1 hour ago Strictly's La Voix reveals surprising thing she saw the Queen do at secret royal party

EXCLUSIVE: Strictly Come Dancing’s La Voix said she is one of the few people to have witnessed such a "normal" moment from the late Queen Elizabeth II

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1 hour ago Horrifying moment 12 thugs storm a property after battering down door with motorbike

The gang were captured on CCTVstorming the house armed with baseball bats and axes allegedly over a drug debt, as the terrified occupants make a hasty escape to safety

Events

1 hour ago Scientists reveal the exact date when technology will surpass human intelligence

Many scientists believe that the singularity - the moment when artificial intelligence first surpasses humanity - is now not a matter of 'if' but 'when'.

Science

3 h. ago Incredible moment hero sister jumps into action to help save brother from choking

A big sister came the rescue in Texas when her brother suddenly started choking while they were playing on a trampoline.

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3 h. ago Man United latest: Dressing room claim made as bidder confirms takeover interest

We're rounding up the very latest news from Old Trafford as Manchester United prepare to return to Premier League action following the second international break of the new season

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3 h. ago The Freak: script of Charlie Chaplin’s unfinished final film to be published

Exclusive: Fantasy about ‘a beautiful creature with wings’ has been compiled from drafts, storyboards and sketchesHe rose from the slums of Victorian London to become arguably cinema’s first great comic artist, with The Great Dictator and Limelight among his masterpieces.Now the script of Charlie Chaplin’s unfinished final film is to be published, having been pieced together from drafts, storyboards and sketches, on which he had been working before his death in 1977, at the age of 88. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Meera Sodha’s recipe for za’atar roast vegetables with whipped feta | Meera Sodha recipes

Toss spiced roast veg with creamy butter beans, fresh mint and zesty lemon, then pile it all high on a big platterThis year, I bought three oval platters: a small, silver-plated one from a local charity shop on which I serve crisps to make them look fancy; a medium-sized splattered enamel one for everyday everything; and a very large, stainless-steel one for dinner parties. I’m not sure why this happened, but I can tell you that I love the energy that platters give to a table, and the gentle sense of pomp and ceremony they lend even the simplest of meals. My love for the platter has dictated today’s recipe, a final fling with the very last of the summer vegetables served over whipped feta. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Moment young men 'ransack' car parked on Edinburgh driveway captured on CCTV

Police have launched a probe after the incident happened on Lanark Road in the Clovenstone area in Edinburgh.

Transport

7 h. ago Death Row killer tucks into final meal after killing girl, 15, inside her home

Death Row killer Roy Lee Ward was executed for the brutal murder of 15-year-old Stacy Payne, a Heritage Hills High School cheerleader and honour student whose life was cut short in her own home

Events

8 h. ago Brad Pitt, 61, takes MAJOR step in relationship with girlfriend Ines de Ramon, 32... after bitter Angelina Jolie divorce

The couple have been together since 2022, but waited until the the 2024 Venice Film Festival to make their red carpet debut.

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8 h. ago AMANDA PLATELL: I hope Harry and Meghan enjoy their last utterly deluded moment in the limelight. It's about to come crashing down

They say that Brits have a different sense of humour to the Americans. Ours is more nuanced, theirs more brash.

Events

9 h. ago Trump floats 'everlasting success' beyond Gaza as delicate peace deal enters final stages

Donald Trump claims the Israel and Hamas peace deal will bring an everlasting peace to the Middle East, where residents have been dancing in the streets celebrating the deal.

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9 h. ago Terrified mother's final screams caught on tape as abductor prepared to murder her

Denise Amber Lee, 21, should have been at home with her two young sons. When her husband returned, his children were alone and his wife was missing.

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