59 h. ago Now is the perfect time to visit Europe’s hottest city break destination

Temperatures reach the mid-20s around this time of year

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2 d. ago When is Pope Francis’ funeral? Timeline and what to expect from Vatican ceremony

The late pope will break from tradition with a burial at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome

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3 d. ago Pope Francis latest: Cardinals gather in Rome to set funeral date after Vatican reveals cause of death

A statement released by the Holy See said his death was confirmed using an echocardiogram

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3 d. ago Pope Francis latest: Cardinals gather to discuss funeral plans after Vatican confirms cause of death

A statement released by the Holy See said his death was confirmed using an echocardiogram

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3 d. ago Pope Francis latest: Cardinals gather to discuss funeral plans after Vatican confirms the cause of death

A statement released by the Holy See said his death was confirmed using an echocardiogram

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3 d. ago ‘Honest folk are paying for this’: the fight against Britain’s billion

From raids on marijuana farms to illegal bitcoin miners, suppliers are finding new ways to tackle the rise in gas and electricity theftMore British households struggling with bills will resort to energy theft, campaigners sayBy the time a team of police officers and engineers stormed a disused office block in Wigan, Greater Manchester, on a November morning last year, the building had been abandoned.Left behind were rooms filled with thousands of cannabis plants: a nursery on the first floor, the growing crop on the second, and leaves drying out on the third. The criminal gang behind the marijuana farm is thought to have fled after the grid operator cut off the stolen electricity used to power scores of LED lamps. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Man Utd star left match as son, 3, seriously injured falling through glass staircase

Victor Lindelof was forced to rush away from Old Trafford at half-time of Manchester United's Europa League comeback with Lyon and the reason has now been revealed

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5 d. ago DWP State Pension update – why you could still be waiting for key letter

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been issuing letters to all State Pension recipients in Great Britain, which outline the new payment rates for 2025/26

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5 d. ago Manchester United XI vs Wolves: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news and injury latest for Premier League

Ruben Amorim likely to ring the changes after epic extra-time thriller against Lyon in the Europa League

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5 d. ago Hypocrisy row over plans to send failed asylum seekers to 'return hubs' overseas after Starmer scrapped Tory Rwanda scheme

Conservatives responded with fury to reports that ministers could pay countries in the Balkans to take Britain's failed asylum seekers - comparing it to the Rwanda scheme which Sir Keir Starmer scrapped.

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7 d. ago Arsenal v Lyon: five key factors in the Women’s Champions League semi

Joe Montemurro and Renée Slegers are reunited but can they find a way to stop each other’s array of attacking talent?The former Arsenal manager Joe Montemurro, who left the club at the end of the 2020-21 season, returns to the Emirates Stadium when Arsenal host the eight-time European champions Lyon on Saturday in their Champions League semi-final first leg. Montemurro, who led Arsenal to a first Women’s Super League title in seven years in 2019, was previously back in N5 in 2023, where his Juventus team lost 1-0 in the Champions League. Arsenal look very different, on and off the pitch, to the club he left. They upped their investment in and commitment to the women’s side after a review towards the end of Montemurro’s tenure, but a face familiar to him sits in the home dugout. While with Arsenal Montemurro was paired with Renée Slegers on the Uefa coach mentor programme in the early stages of the former Netherlands international’s coaching journey. Montemurro describes her as “a pe...

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7 d. ago Rio Ferdinand makes bold Manchester United 'name on the trophy' claim after 'miracle' comeback

Manchester United came from 4-2 down in extra-time to beat Lyon 5-4 in the Europa League quarter-final second leg and progress to the semi-finals, with skipper Harry Maguire scoring the winner

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7 d. ago Manchester United XI vs Wolves: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup and injury latest for Premier League

Ruben Amorim likely to ring the changes after epic extra-time thriller against Lyon in the Europa League

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7 d. ago Harry Maguire admits Lyon celebration helped inspire incredible Man Utd comeback

Manchester United's Europa League campaign looked to be ending after they went two goals down in extra time, before Old Trafford experienced one of the great European comebacks

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7 d. ago Manchester United and Spurs save their seasons; big day in EFL: football – live

Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekendHave any thoughts? Send them over to Yara via emailAny stats nerds around? Because United accomplished a few feats that no ever side has done before. Commit these to memory because I reckon they will be asked at a few pub quizzes around the country this weekend.Harry Maguire’s goal was the first 120th-minute winning goal scored in Europa League history and the first in a major European tie since Atlético Madrid beat Liverpool at Anfield in March 2020.It was only the second 5-4 win in Manchester United’s history, along with their 5-4 victory over Arsenal in the top-flight in February 1958.Manchester United’s 5-4 win over Lyon was also the first game in major European football history to see five goals scored in extra-time.Manchester United have lost only one of their last 30 Europa League matches at Old Trafford. They have also won their last five home Europa League matches.This was the first nine-goal game in Europa League histor...

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7 d. ago Party like it’s 1999: Amorim uses treble as ‘inspiration’ for crazy Lyon comeback

‘I was watching the 1999 documentary A great night’United score three in extra time to win 7-6 on aggregateAfter Manchester United scored three times in the last seven minutes of extra time to knock Lyon out and progress to a Europa League semi-final versus Athletic Bilbao, Ruben Amorim stated he had drawn on the 1999 Champions League final triumph over Bayern Munich.Losing 1-0 going into added time goals from Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjær claimed European glory for United 26 years ago. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Harry Maguire is Man Utd's unlikely hero as Old Trafford 'has its greatest ever night'

Manchester United have survived an all-time European clash as they beat Lyon thanks to a late Harry Maguire header deep into extra-time on Thursday

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8 d. ago Global economic growth will slow amid Trump tariffs, IMF warns – as it happened

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as ECB reduces main interest rate from 2.5% to 2.25%, the seventh cut in a yearTrump attacks Fed chair Jerome Powell for not lowering interest ratesECB cuts rates for third time this year as Europe braces for Trump tariffsDonald Trump is awake. And he has strongly criticised monetary policy by the Federal Reserve, saying the end of Jerome Powell’s tenure as chair “cannot come fast enough”.In a post on Truth Social, the social network he owns, Trump said that Powell had been too slow to cut interest rates – contrasting its hesistance because of perceived inflationary pressures with the European Central Bank (ECB).The ECB is expected to cut interest rates for the 7th time, and yet, “Too Late” Jerome Powell of the Fed, who is always TOO LATE AND WRONG, yesterday issued a report which was another, and typical, complete “mess!” Oil prices are down, groceries (even eggs!) are down, and the USA is getting RICH ON TARIFFS. ...

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8 d. ago Global economic growth will slow amid Trump tariffs, IMF warns – business live

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as ECB reduces main interest rate from 2.5% to 2.25%, the seventh cut in a yearTrump attacks Fed chair Jerome Powell for not lowering interest ratesECB cuts rates for third time this year as Europe braces for Trump tariffsDonald Trump is awake. And he has strongly criticised monetary policy by the Federal Reserve, saying the end of Jerome Powell’s tenure as chair “cannot come fast enough”.In a post on Truth Social, the social network he owns, Trump said that Powell had been too slow to cut interest rates – contrasting its hesistance because of perceived inflationary pressures with the European Central Bank (ECB).The ECB is expected to cut interest rates for the 7th time, and yet, “Too Late” Jerome Powell of the Fed, who is always TOO LATE AND WRONG, yesterday issued a report which was another, and typical, complete “mess!” Oil prices are down, groceries (even eggs!) are down, and the USA is getting RICH ON TARIFFS. ...

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8 d. ago European Central Bank cuts interest rates for the seventh time as global trade tensions escalate

The European Central Bank cut interest rates Thursday for the seventh time to counter worries about economic growth fueled by President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught

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