20 m. ago Crystal Palace XI vs Aston Villa: Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for FA Cup today

Crystal Palace will look to progress to the FA Cup final for just the third time

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24 m. ago England v France: Women’s Six Nations grand slam decider – live

Live news from the 4.45pm BST kick-off at TwickenhamSarah Rendell’s preview | And you can drop Luke an emailThere are two games to think about at Twickenham on Saturday, the one the Red Roses will play in, and the one they want to play in. The first is their grand slam decider against France, which kicks off at 4.45pm. The second – at the same venue, five months and one day later – is the World Cup final which, if everything goes as the team hopes at the Stadium of Light, Franklin’s Gardens, Ashton Gate and the other grounds they will visit between now and then, will be the next game they play at the home of English rugby.Mitchell makes nine changes. The women’s world player of the year, Ellie Kildunne, is ruled out by injury so Gloucester-Hartpury’s Emma Sing will start at full-back. Continue reading...

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47 m. ago Tom Hardy admits filming in Wales for Netflix thriller was 'challenging'

Havoc is the biggest feature film that has been shot entirely in Wales

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65 m. ago Why three tiny knitted hearts are priceless in helping mother’s grief

Lisa Coleman will always treasure the memory of her ‘little brave soldier’ son’s short life

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1 hour ago Telling the incredible tale of Anna Politkovskaya has taught me one thing: I could never be that brave | Maxine Peake

She faced endless opposition and threats to her life. This has become a reality for far too many journalistsMaxine Peake is an actor who appears in the new film Words of WarWhat drives someone to become a journalist? A good journalist, someone whose keyboard is a tool for exposing injustice, a truth-seeker who would risk life and limb to report their experiences back to the world? I know I couldn’t do it. I’ve interviewed people for a research project and was hopeless. I found myself shying away from asking the really difficult questions. There’s no way I could confront a corrupt official, or race to file a breaking story before a hostile regime tried to silence me, possibly for ever. I like to think of myself as the kind of person who would speak truth to power, but would I really, if my life was in the balance?One of the many privileges of being an actor is that it affords you the opportunity to dip your toes into other worlds and experiences from the safest possible distance. In ...

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2 h. ago Celtic on verge of title, Bayern v Mainz, Newcastle v Ipswich, and more: football – live

Rolling updates on the Premier League and beyondLive scores | Latest tables | Fixtures | And email BarryLeague One: There are two early kick-offs to report on in League One, where Leyton Orient are beating Wycombe Wanderers courtesy of Randell Williams’ strike in the 66th minute. In the West Country, Bristol Rovers are losing 1-0 at home to Reading.Should Wycombe lose to Leyton Orient, Wrexham will secure automatic promotion later today with a win over Charlton Athletic. As things stand, Leyton Orient occupy the final playoff spot, while Readingare in seventh place. Defeat for Bristol Rovers will leave them in the relegation zone, level on points with Burton Albion on the other side of the thick black line, having played two games more. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Nurse who knocked down and killed mother, 28, while speeding at 60mph and using Snapchat on her phone is jailed for nine years

Romeesa Ahmed, 27, hit Athira Anilkumar Laly Kumari with her car in February 2023 as she rushed home from a night shift, before ploughing into a bus shelter and injuring a man.

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2 h. ago Like many mothers, I struggled with breastfeeding. Now we know we’re not ‘failures’ | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

A study shows the impact of feeding challenges on maternal mental health. With official help in short supply, it’s time to support each otherAnyone who has struggled mentally knows it is often only with time and recovery that you can challenge the destructive thought patterns that once plagued you. That said, hindsight can also be a strange thing. While collecting Republic of Parenthood columns for a book, I spent time revisiting my old articles about my struggles with breastfeeding. I felt vindicated, as some of the things I wrote have since been confirmed.This week, the largest ever qualitative study on how difficulties with breastfeeding affects mothers’ mental health has been published in Scientific Reports. More than 2,000 mothers were surveyed with 65% reporting difficulties with infant latching, “which seemed to impact mental health”.. Feeling like “a bad mum” and “like I had failed my baby” were some of the common reasons given by participants.Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett is a Gua...

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3 h. ago DeepMind UK staff seek to unionise and challenge defence deals and Israel links

Move by employees at Google’s AI arm follows discontent after weapons and surveillance pledge is dropped

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4 h. ago Cardiff City v West Brom Live: Score updates from huge clash

The Bluebirds aim to keep their faint hopes of survival alive with a crunch home tie against the Baggies

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4 h. ago Wrexham v Charlton LIVE: Wycombe defeat opens door for historic promotion as Ryan Reynolds celebrates

Follow live updates as Wrexham take on Charlton at the Racecourse with promotion to the Championship on the line

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5 h. ago Lily Phillips hopes to die 'while having sex' as OnlyFans star declares she'll continue doing sex work even as 'a grandma'

The 23-year-old from Derbyshire has shot to fame in recent months after completing gruelling sex challenges - most notoriously, sleeping with 101 men in a day.

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5 h. ago Ilkay Gundogan’s Wembley return is reminder of how dominant Man City were – and can be again

The former City captain won the FA Cup in his last outing at Wembley in 2023 and aims to end his team’s ‘bad season’ by winning the trophy once more

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5 h. ago Nottingham Forest legend Tony Woodcock on the magic of Brian Clough's miracles

Never again will a team rise from mid-table obscurity in the second tier to win the title and European Cup like Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest, but Trent end legend Tony Woodcock says they can dare to dream again

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5 h. ago Hot Chicks review: Powerful play an important message to parents on dangers of drug gangs

Cardiff-born playwright Rebecca Jade Hammond's 75-minute show issues a warning on the dangers for young people in society

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6 h. ago Nottingham Forest seize on 'humiliating' Man City ticket situation as Nuno Espirito Santo makes plea

Manchester City will be up against an enlivened Nottingham Forest end at Wembley having struggled to sell out their own allocation for Sunday's FA Cup semi-final.

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6 h. ago Dundee Utd vs Celtic LIVE score and goal updates from Premiership clash at Tannadice

Avoiding defeat will see Brendan Rodgers' side crowned champions while Jim Goodwin's men chase third spot in the table

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6 h. ago Dundee Utd vs Celtic LIVE as Jota and Nicolas Kuhn handed Tannadice starts

Avoiding defeat will see Brendan Rodgers' side crowned champions while Jim Goodwin's men chase third spot in the table

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6 h. ago Dundee United vs Celtic LIVE score and goal updates from the Premiership clash at Tannadice

Avoiding defeat will see Brendan Rodgers' side crowned champions while Jim Goodwin's men chase third spot in the table

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6 h. ago Dundee United vs Celtic LIVE as Nicolas Kuhn grabs second to get 4 in a row party in full swing at Tannadice

Avoiding defeat will see Brendan Rodgers' side crowned champions while Jim Goodwin's men chase third spot in the table

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