93 m. ago PDC World Darts Championship 2026 Today: Monday second round schedule, prize money, results, odds

It’s day 12 at the world’s biggest and richest darts competition - with more second round action taking place.

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95 m. ago State of play: who holds the power in the video games industry in 2025?

This year has brought us many brilliant video games – but as wealth continues to concentrate, and games are used to exert economic and political influence, we need to keep an eye on the top playersI love playing video games, but what interests me most as a journalist are the ways in which games intersect with real life. One of the joys of spending 20 years on this beat has been meeting hundreds of people whose lives have been meaningfully enhanced by games, and as their cultural influence has grown, these stories have become more and more plentiful.There is another side to this, however. A couple of decades ago, video games were mostly either ignored or vilified by governments and mainstream culture, leading to an underdog mentality that has persisted even as games have become a nearly $200bn industry. As their popularity has grown, so have their political and cultural relevance. And the ways in which games intersect with real life are now coloured by the economic and political real...

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1 hour ago Inside Helen Flanagan's very racy Christmas after taking aim at ex Scott Sinclair

Helen Flanagan has stunned fans with a slew of Christmas-themed lingerie shots for Anne Summers - following her angry swipe at ex Scott Sinclair for missing their son's nativity play

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3 h. ago World Darts Championship Day 12 order of play: Full Monday schedule and start times as Luke Humphries returns

Full Monday schedule and start times as Luke Humphries returns in his bid to try and regain the title from Luke Littler.

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4 h. ago Childbirth under attack: how women and babies became targets in conflicts around the world

Guardian investigation reveals at least 119 direct attacks on hospitals and delivery wards since start of wars in Ukraine, Gaza and SudanThirty women were sheltering in the Saudi maternity hospital in El Fasher, Sudan, on 28 October when the massacre began. Some had just given birth and others were still in labour.Working at the hospital that night, lab technician Abdo-Rabo Ahmed, 28, was one of the few known survivors. “I heard the voices of women and children screaming,” he says. “They were killing everybody inside the hospital. Those of us who were able to run, did.” Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Match the celeb to the panto – and other puzzlers in our bumper Christmas culture quiz

From corny adverts to snowy murder plots, test your knowledge with these seasonal questions• In the mood for more? For all our crosswords and sudoku, as well as our new football game, On the Ball, and film quiz, Film Reveal, download the Guardian app. Available in the Apple App Store and Google Play. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago ‘Slightly haunted but manageable’: new signs cause confusion – and delight – in Christchurch

Six absurdist signs resembling official city council information boards have popped up across New Zealand’s second-largest cityOutside an abandoned building in New Zealand’s second-biggest city, a sign reads “slightly haunted but manageable”. In the middle of a busy shopping strip, pedestrians are warned to keep to a 2.83km/h walking speed. In another part of the Christchurch, one piece of signage declares simply “don’t”.The baffling boards are not an overzealous new council initiative, but a piece of art designed to “play with the way we take authority and signage so seriously”. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Brian May to play unreleased Queen song that ‘no one has ever heard’

The 78-year-old songwriter will play Not For Sale (Polar Bear) for the first time on Monday

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11 h. ago Brian May to broadcast unreleased Queen track that ‘no one has ever heard’

The 78-year old songwriter will play Not for Sale (Polar Bear) for the first time during a special festive broadcast on Planet Rock on Monday.

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11 h. ago Brian May confirms Queen will release a previously unheard track for Christmas

The song, written by May, was originally recorded in 1974 during sessions for the band's second studio album, Queen II, but failed to make the final track-listing.

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12 h. ago Legendary band’s unreleased track ‘no one has ever heard’ to be played publicly for first time ahead of new album

AN unreleased track by rock legends Queen that “no one has ever heard” will be played publicly for the first time today. Guitarist Sir Brian May, 78, will broadcast Not For Sale (Polar Bear) on radio station Planet Rock. It was originally recorded during the sessions for the band’s 1974 album, Queen II, but did...

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13 h. ago Bay City Rollers legend Stuart ‘Woody’ Wood reveals he was robbed by gig promoter – forcing him to pay for free

BAY City Rollers legend Stuart ‘Woody’ Wood claims a Grinch-style promoter went Bye Bye with his gig cash — forcing the 70s pin-up to play for free. The musician, 68, performed at the Beat Generator venue in Dundee on Friday night on the last leg of his band’s UK tour. But just hours before going...

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13 h. ago Amadeus review – this Mozart series is a pale, petty version of the movie it’s based on

Will Sharpe and Paul Bettany’s new TV drama is flat, airless and banal. It’s a crass affair with a thin, half-hearted performance from SharpeHere’s my position. If you are going to create a miniseries about the life, death and music of one of the defining geniuses of the last 1,000 years of western civilisation, and if you are going to use as your source material a script for a great play that was made into a near-perfect film beloved by almost everyone for its wit and immense, profound themes rendered accessible and moving, and for the fact that it had two of the most extraordinary performances ever committed to what may still then have been celluloid – well, you had better be pretty damn sure that you are bringing something new, exciting, different, richer, cleverer, even more illuminating to the table. Otherwise you are going to look like a bit of a berk.And so, my friends, to the new six-part drama Amadeus, about the life, death and music of Wolfgang A Mozart, one of the definin...

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14 h. ago ITV Royal Variety Performance viewers left 'very emotional' by Jessie J’s performance amid cancer battle

The singer performed a candid song about the death of her close friend at the annual event

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14 h. ago EastEnders character Debbie Bates returns alongside Barry Evans and Pat Butcher

The character, played by Nicola Duffett, is among the shock returns to the soap.

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15 h. ago Revealed: The 'WORST chart toppers' at Christmas... is your favourite on the list?

On the opposite side of the coin, Kylie Minogue nabbed the top spot in the festive charts with her song 'XMAS' over Wham's 'Last Christmas'. Find out which songs made the list.

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16 h. ago Joe Cullen accuses Mensur Suljovic of ‘cheating’ during their second

Suljovic is notorious for his slow play on the circuit and Cullen could not handle it.

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16 h. ago ‘White Christmas’ isn’t really about Christmas at all — the sad story behind America’s favorite festive song

The beloved song was highly requested by troops during WWII

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17 h. ago Iconic darts referee praises Luke Littler for helping him gain £17,000 earnings boost

The play-caller claims that Luke Littler's impact on the sport's popularity helped him earn an extra £30,000 last year

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17 h. ago Couple arrested over 'having sex on raft' after beachgoers heard woman moaning

WARNING, EXPLICIT CONTENT: A Danish tourist and a Thai woman have been arrested after their alleged sexual acts on a raft platform in the sea drew the attention of people on a popular nearby beach in Pattaya

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