75 m. ago Stirling County women prepare for season bow in bid to regain Premiership crown

The women's side head to the capital for a first game of the new season against well-tipped Watsonians.

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81 m. ago Music festival just for builders with qualified plasterer Dizzee Rascal headlining

Brickies, chippies, plumbers, sparks, skimmerswill party hard at FixFest, which has been launched by Fix Radio - rapper and qualified plasterer Dizzee will headline the bash

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87 m. ago Business news live: FTSE 100 rises and Warren Buffett’s new $1.6bn investment

Stock market news and latest business and finance updates from Friday

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91 m. ago The very common hotel key card habit that is surprisingly dangerous revealed

Travellers often want to grab their key card, luggage and quickly head to their hotel room after checking in. 

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92 m. ago Ministers spent £2.4m fighting to keep huge Afghan data breach a secret

The Ministry of Defence exposed the details of 18,700 Afghan applicants for UK sanctuary, putting them at risk of Taliban reprisals

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1 hour ago Shoppers left 'pleasantly surprised' by budget Android phone as it drops to £89

One shopper said that they 'love everything about this phone'.

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1 hour ago 'We are counting on America' says Zelensky as Trump heads to 'high stakes' summit with Putin in Alaska

Face-to-face meeting in Anchorage could determine not only the trajectory of the war in Ukraine but also the fate of European security

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2 h. ago Strictly's Dani Dyer and Ellie Goldstein lead the celebrities arriving at rehearsals for the first time since full line

The cast of Strictly Come Dancing 2025 were seen for the first time since the full line-up was announced as they headed for rehearsals on Friday.

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2 h. ago When Trump tariffs hit French barrels and corks, California’s winemakers feel the squeeze

Small California producers say Trump’s EU levies are driving up costs and threatening family businessesKory Burke, a small producer of high-quality wines in central California, never believed that tariffs on imports from France or Italy could help boost his business. But he knew for sure they would be a big hindrance as soon as Donald Trump announced late last month that he was slapping a 15% levy on all goods from the European Union.“The first email I received was from my cork provider,” Burke recalled. “He said he’d take on 2% of the additional cost of importing corks from Europe, but I would have to absorb the other 13%. Then my barrel supplier got in touch, pushing me to put in my orders as fast as possible because every new French barrel coming across the Atlantic after the tariffs was going to come with a $100 or $150 fee.” Continue reading...

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2 h. ago YouTube announces halftime performer for first NFL live broadcast

Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers will head to São Paulo, Brazil, for their opening game of the season

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2 h. ago Three key Carlos Baleba questions answered as Manchester United make transfer decision

Brighton face Fulham on Saturday, and head coach Fabian Hurzeler was bullish in his pre-match press conference about the future od Manchester United target Carlos Baleba

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2 h. ago Trump heads to 'high stakes' summit with Putin in Alaska as he says Russian leader 'not going to mess around with me'

Face-to-face meeting in Anchorage could determine not only the trajectory of the war in Ukraine but also the fate of European security

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3 h. ago ‘I am tough’ – Emma Raducanu on legacy of her US Open win, stalking ordeal and why therapy won’t help her

The 2021 champion returns to Flushing Meadows in the best frame of mind since her extraordinary title winFor four arduous years, so much of Emma Raducanu’s life has played out in public. Every decision relating to her career has been dissected and debated. The most banal details surrounding her personal life have been transfigured into headline news. In order to find herself on and off the tennis court, Raducanu has had to learn how to tune out the noise, which at times can be deafening.Only one month ago at Wimbledon, the discourse surrounding the 22-year-old reached diabolical lows. Even though her on-court performances were strong, it was impossible to escape the speculation surrounding her personal life. In the bowels of center court at the Cincinnati Open, I offer my own blunt perspective: I have never cringed as much as I did while watching people trying to pry into her romantic relationships at the All England Club. “Yeah, and Cam’s questions, too,” Raducanu responds, laughin...

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3 h. ago Babysitter who provided young girls to her boyfriend for sexual assault sentenced to 100 years in prison

Brittney Lyon provided her boyfriend Samuel Cabrera girls as young as three to drug, bind and abuse in exchange for going on dates, prosecutors say

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3 h. ago Bournemouth close in on £25m agreement for Liverpool winger Ben Doak

Bournemouth’s transfer budget was boosted by receiving £40m from Liverpool earlier this summer for left-back Milos Kerkez

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3 h. ago Donald Trump says Vladimir Putin is ‘a smart guy’ as he heads to Alaska for meeting over Ukraine – Europe live

US president tells reporters ‘something is going to come up’ as he travels to Anchorage, Alaska, for meeting US hopes will be pivotal momentAsked if his conversation with Trump will cover territorial issues, Trump says:“They’ll be discussed, but I’ve got to let Ukraine make that decision, and I think they’ll make a proper decision, but I’m not here to negotiate for Ukraine. I’m here to get them at a table. “I noticed he’s bringing a lot of business people from Russia, and that’s good.I like that because they want to do business, but they’re not doing business until we get the war stopped.” Continue reading...

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3 h. ago 'I hounded JD Vance out of Cotswolds for Daily Star with cake and parking row'

When reporter Claudia Trotman heard JD Vance was heading to her native Cotswolds, she said: 'Not on my watch' - so then she set out to give him a piece of her mind

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4 h. ago Box, run, crash: China’s humanoid robot games show advances and limitations

Beijing is keen to showcase country’s prowess in robotics, say observers – but some are sceptical about real-world useA quick left hook, a front kick to the chest, a few criss-cross jabs, and the crowd cheers. But it is not kickboxing prowess that concludes the match. It is an attempted roundhouse kick that squarely misses its target, sending the kickboxer from a top university team tumbling to the floor.While traditional kickboxing comes with the risk of blood, sweat and serious head injuries, the competitors in Friday’s match at the inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing faced a different set of challenges. Balance, battery life and a sense of philosophical purpose being among them. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Debenhams cuts 50% off 'weather resistant' jacket and it's 'perfect' for autumn

Autumn isn't too far away and that means the colder weather is on its way.

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4 h. ago Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Hisaishi review – frothing strings and quacking brass as Studio Ghibli’s composer debuts

Royal Albert Hall, LondonSwitching between podium and piano, Joe Hisaishi’s suite from The Boy and the Heron sparked joy, but Reich’s demanding Desert Music was vibrant and hypnoticOne of the pleasures of the BBC Proms is that they bring some of classical music’s biggest names from around the world to the Royal Albert Hall. But celebrity is always relative – and, for better or worse, most Proms artists don’t also headline stadium gigs.But Japanese composer and conductor Joe Hisaishi does and, at 74, is a Proms debut artist like no other. He came on stage to waves of screaming and phones brandished to capture the moment. Never heard of him? You’re probably not part of the vast fanbase of the “cultural phenomenon” Studio Ghibli. Hisaishi is the John Williams of anime, responsible for the music in global hits from My Neighbour Totoro to The Boy and the Heron. Continue reading...

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