25 m. ago Luke Littler 'is a bit of a lightweight', claims darts rival as he reveals what the 18

Since turning 18 in January, the reigning world champion can drink alcohol and he reportedly has been brought into the fold of more senior players.

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25 m. ago Schoolboy cyclist, 11, died in crash after 'veering sharply' into path of bus after its driver beeped horn and tried to overtake, inquest told

Lucas Ashton was riding his bike in Bolton, Greater Manchester, when he was killed in a bus crash on December 30, 2022.

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26 m. ago Trump insists Starmer ‘very happy’ with tariffs as UK prepares for retaliation

Treasury minister says UK disappointed with decision to impose tariffs when asked if Trump was right to say Britain is pleased with its treatment

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27 m. ago Container ship owner launches legal action over North Sea crash

Ernst Russ, which owns Portuguese-registered Solong, said this is part of the ‘usual process for large maritime casualties’.

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31 m. ago Mikel Arteta can only be judged as Arsenal manager after one thing happens, says Sol Campbell

Sol Campbell has given his assessment of Mikel Arteta's Arsenal reign as the Gunners again look set to fall short in the Premier League title race, this time to Liverpool

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35 m. ago Britain set for warmest day of the year so far as temperatures reach 24C with parts of UK hotter than Ibiza as wildfires break out amid barbecue warning

Much of the UK will be dry and sunny throughout today, with the Met Office expecting the weather in central England to be closer to typical conditions in July as temperatures soar to 24C (75F).

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42 m. ago Tai Woffinden: Wife of British speedway legend in coma releases heartbreaking statement

Tai Woffinden remains in a serious condition in a Poland hospital after crash last weekend left him with a series of injuries as wife Faye says "our hearts are heavy"

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44 m. ago Prince Andrew 'unsurprised' by accuser Virginia Giuffre's car crash claims, friends of Duke say

The campaigner, who accused the Duke of York of sexually abusing her when she was 17, revealed she had ‘days to live’ following the collision with a school bus in Australia

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46 m. ago Women’s chess takes centre stage with World and European titles up for grabs

Ju Wenjun and Tan Zhongyi are playing in Shanghai for the world crown, while 136 players, six of them from England, compete in Rhodes for the European championshipWomen’s chess takes centre stage this week. In Shanghai and Chongqing, there is an all-Chinese 12-game match for the women’s world crown between Ju Wenjun, 34, the holder, and Tan Zhongyi, 33, the challenger. The pair are closely matched on ratings (2561 to 2555) and level on head-to-head. The prize money pool is $500,000. Thursday’s game one, with Ju playing White in a Sicilian Defence, was a routine draw by threefold repetition in 39 moves.There is live commentary from 7am BST each day from the all-time No 1, Judit Polgar, and England’s popular Jovanka Houska on YouTube. Saturday is a rest day, game three (of 12) is on Sunday. Continue reading...

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49 m. ago Virginia Giuffre's crash claims branded lies by parents of kids on bus

Emmie-Rose Wright’s kids, aged five, eight and nine, were on the school bus that collided with the car Virginia Giuffre was travelling in near Perth, Western Australia.

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53 m. ago White Lotus cast's surprising salary unveiled as they 'don't do it for the money'

The White Lotus has featured some incredible names in its cast across its three seasons, taking the show to new heights in popularity with each new set of episodes

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62 m. ago 'Controlling lunatic' bride sends her guests a set of demanding rules for her wedding day

A woman, who appears to be from the US, revealed her cousin sent everyone wedding invites with a 'colour reference sheet' for what colours were 'off-limits for guests'. Picture: Stock image.

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74 m. ago Grand National results LIVE: Tips and updates as Jonbon set to headline day two at Aintree

Follow all the action from Aintree as the festival builds up to the showpiece on Saturday

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76 m. ago When the Going Was Good by Graydon Carter review – juicy stories from the heydey of magazines

From Anna Wintour’s table manners to Oscar party hijinks, the former editor of Vanity Fair tells all There are lines in When the Going Was Good, Graydon Carter’s memoir of his swashbuckling career as an editor during the heyday of magazines, that will make any journalist laugh (bitterly) out loud. “There was a bar at the end of each corridor,” writes Carter of his first job at Time magazine in the mid-1970s, where expense accounts were huge, oversight relaxed and, “I went five years without ever turning on my oven”. At Vanity Fair, where Carter took over the editorship in 1992, “the budget had no ceiling. I could send anybody anywhere for as long as I wanted.” For a commission on the collapse of Lloyd’s of London, one Vanity Fair hack ran up expenses of $180,000 – and the piece didn’t run.These are the details most readers will come for and Carter, who at 75 remains a symbol of magazine glamour and excess – a fact somehow vested in the whimsy and extravagance of his comic-book hair ...

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85 m. ago Japanese Grand Prix session stopped after F1 star destroys car in huge crash

The start of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend was disrupted on Friday when one Formula 1 star lost control of his race car and smashed into a barrier at high speed

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86 m. ago F1 Japan GP LIVE: Practice updates as Jack Doohan crashes at Suzuka

Follow all the latest updates from Suzuka with Tsunoda now partnering Max Verstappen at Red Bull

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1 hour ago Manchester warmer than Mykonos as UK set for hottest day of the year so far

The weather 'nearer t what we'd expect in July' is set to continue

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2 h. ago Israeli bombing of Gaza school housing displaced Palestinians kills at least 27, say medical officials

Most of those killed were women and children, according to the Hamas-run health ministry

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2 h. ago Met Office issues rare red warning for hay fever sufferers as pollen levels soar

The Met Office has issued a rare red warning for hay fever sufferers as pollen levels are set to soar this week, with millions of people affected in England and Wales

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2 h. ago There was almost a crash a week involving cars and trams in Greater Manchester last year

'We're in the hands of other road users'

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