16 h. ago Carrier bags from Christmas shopping sprees in decades past will make you feel nostalgic for the high street glory days

Before the days of online ordering, gathering festive necessities was a workout in itself with shoppers trudging home with bags from all the big department stores and popular retailers of the time.

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54 h. ago Thought you'd never wear Gap, Abercrombie & Fitch or Topshop again? Well, these noughties brands are back and they're not just for teens. Here's the 17 sophisticated pieces mid

The once-popular noughties brands Abercrombie & Fitch, Gap, and Topshop are officially making a return to their glory days, with Gen Z largely behind the resurgence.

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7 d. ago Christmas shopping before Amazon! The 1980s were the glory days of the nation's bustling high streets

Long before the advent of online shopping, buying Christmas gifts - including Raleigh Burner BMXs, Care Bears and Atari computers - in the 1980s could be a festive bunfight.

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1 week ago St Mirren vs Celtic LIVE as rumours of a Hampden pitch inspection hit the internet

The stage couldn't be grander as the Buddies eye a Hampden glory day and Wilfried Nancy targets trophy relief.

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1 week ago St Mirren vs Celtic LIVE as Wilfried Nancy changes formation for greater good with Iheanacho and Buddies go bold

The stage couldn't be grander as the Buddies eye a Hampden glory day and Wilfried Nancy targets trophy relief.

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1 week ago St Mirren vs Celtic LIVE as Premier Sports Cup Final to be played out in brutal conditions

The stage couldn't be grander as the Buddies eye a Hampden glory day and Wilfried Nancy targets trophy relief

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2 w. ago Michael van Gerwen: ‘Of course I love darts, but I love my kids much more’

The former world No 1 shares how a traumatic year has shaped him as a darts player and a father and insists he can recapture his glory days at the world championship“I can be a miserable bastard sometimes,” Michael van Gerwen says with a grin and a shrug as he tries to explain his new burst of optimism after a horribly testing year. “But I can also be quite positive. If you asked me this question a month ago, and we did this interview then, you would find me a bit different to today. But I feel good now even if, 100%, this has been a very tough year for me both on and off the oche.”Rather than being miserable, the 36-year-old is amiable company – which seems remarkable as in 2025 he has been through a divorce after 17 years with his wife, Daphne, witnessed the devastating effect of cancer on his father, endured intense scrutiny in the Dutch media, and struggled to regain his once imperious form with the arrows. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago He’ll always have Brisbane: Michael Neser revels in sweet day of Ashes glory | Geoff Lemon

Stand-in bowler makes the most of rare chance on what could yet prove to be his final moments in Test cricket• Australia beat England by eight wickets at the GabbaIn the end, the only tension was whether Brisbane’s rain would descend before Australia could knock off the last 32 runs in the final session, and so whether going 2-0 up in the Ashes would be delayed until the fifth day. It turned out that England’s resistance through the light of the afternoon had only dished up some evening entertainment for home fans, with Travis Head able to put on a brief show in dispatching the pink ball over the fence before he headed back the same way.And still. Through the longest partnership of the series so far, 221 balls on the hottest day of the second Test, Ben Stokes and Will Jacks made Australia work in the field, something that was perhaps worth doing for the simple fact of proving that it can be done. With Mitchell Starc tiring after leading the line all series, the contest became a grin...

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