2 h. ago Major sporting event returns to BBC for first time since 2003 as big change announced

The popular event has not been staged for over 20 years but will be available to watch on free-to-air television as it makes its long-awaited return

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4 h. ago Major rugby event returns to BBC for first time in 22 years as Jiffy given role

The popular event is making its long-awaited return to our screens but a major change has been made to one of the competing sides

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5 h. ago In Gaza, we are picking up our lives amid the remnants of war, fear of Israel’s return haunting every step | Sondos Sabra

There is a continuing trauma and new threats to our safety from gangs who terrorise us. Our ordeal has changed, but it’s far from overThe war has ended, and it’s time for me to return to my coffee, my bread and my poetry. Yet I don’t know what it means to return to life, after death has lived within us down to the marrow. Death had us memorised by heart, reciting our names one by one with unwavering precision. We grew accustomed to it too, in all its forms and colours, until funerals became a daily ritual, much like a weather report we already know by heart. It rained death every day, and our homes scattered like dry leaves in an autumn wind.But another war has begun, of a different kind, more ruthless. The battles no longer take place only in the streets, but in every moment of life, in every step across the rubble, in every attempt to reclaim what remains of our daily spirit. The first chapter of this new war was the brutal anticipation of the roads leading to what remains of home...

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7 h. ago Bradford to return to Super League for the first time in 12 years

The Bulls jumped to 10th place in the IMG club gradings announced on Thursday, meaning they will replace Salford in next season’s top flight.

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7 h. ago What time does Celebrity Traitors start? BBC schedule for episode 4 and when it is on next

Celebrity Traitors will return for another episode and the start time has been confirmed 📺🚨

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12 h. ago Man Utd news: Bruno Fernandes worries emerge amid squad disagreement over Ruben Amorim

Manchester United return from the international break with hope that time away will spark a new wave of optimism under Ruben Amorim, who remains under scrutiny at Old Trafford

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20 h. ago Thomas Skinner regrets appearing on Strictly as he ‘never fitted the bill’

The former Apprentice star said he has had ‘constant abuse’.

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21 h. ago Thomas Skinner 'wishes he'd never done Strictly Come Dancing' as he hits out at 'abuse'

The former Apprentice candidate was among the celebrities who signed up to the BBC One dance contest this year

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21 h. ago Milan Olympic hockey arena delays may leave NHL stars on untested ice

Main Milan arena won’t host December test eventNew 16,000-seat venue still under constructionWomen’s hockey could open it on eve of GamesForget about thin ice. For now, there’s no ice.With NHL players preparing to return to the Olympics for the first time in more than a decade, construction on the main hockey arena for the Milan-Cortina Games is going down to the wire. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago BBC Gone Fishing's Bob Mortimer teases 'different approach' in new series

The hit series, which started in 2018, is returning this month for an eighth run

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27 h. ago Celebrity Apprentice returning for the first time in six years as BBC tease new twist

The charity special will feature something that's never been done in the show's history

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29 h. ago The Celebrity Apprentice announces surprise return with two Christmas specials

The Celebrity Apprentice will make a surprise return this Christmas! 📺🚨

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31 h. ago Fabio Paratici returns to Tottenham as joint sporting director after 30

Italian banned for alleged false accounting at JuventusJohan Lange is promoted to work alongside ParaticiTottenham have confirmed the full-time return of Fabio Paratici as part of a new leadership structure in their men’s football operation.Paratici resigned in April 2023 as Spurs’ managing director of football after losing an appeal in Italy against a 30-month ban from the game, punishment for his role in alleged false accounting at his previous club, Juventus. Continue reading...

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50 h. ago Released Israeli hostages give accounts of torture, torment and extraordinary danger

Descriptions of captivity suggest Hamas had a change of approach in recent weeks as ceasefire talks progressedGaza ceasefire – live updatesAfter the jubilation in Israel of the return of the last Gaza hostages, stories of their time in captivity, hidden away in tents and tunnels, are emerging.Some described being tortured and tormented. Others, though, recalled moments of co-existence with their captors under the most extreme of circumstances. One played cards with the men holding him and even cooked for them. Another said the captors would speak Hebrew for ease of communication. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago Martin Odegaard targeting Arsenal injury return in time for THREE huge games

Martin Odegaard is expected to miss the next month of action due to a knee injury sustained in Arsenal's 2-0 win over West Ham United before the international break

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53 h. ago Cristiano Ronaldo tipped for sensational Manchester United return

Cristiano Ronaldo has enjoyed two spells at Man Utd, but the global football icon has been tipped to return to Old Trafford for a third time - in a different capacity to playing

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3 d. ago MLB playoffs: Raleigh homers as Mariners stifle Blue Jays in long

Seattle Mariners 3-1 Toronto Blue JaysSeattle pitchers combine for just 100 pitchesMariners return to ALCS for first time in 24 yearsCal Raleigh homered, Jorge Polanco drove in the go-ahead run with a sixth-inning single and the Seattle Mariners beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 Sunday night as they returned to the AL Championship Series for the first time in 24 years.George Springer homered on the first pitch from Bryce Miller, who then escaped a two-on jam in a 27-pitch first inning. Anthony Santander singled in the second for Toronto’s only other hit, and Seattle pitchers retired 23 of the Blue Jays’ final 24 batters. Miller, Gabe Speier, Matt Brash and Andrés Muñoz combined to throw just 100 pitches less than 48 hours after the Mariners needed 209 pitches to outlast Detroit over 15 innings. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Pat Cummins concedes he is ‘weeks away’ from bowling and unlikely to play in first Ashes Test

Australia captain to learn this week whether he will be fit for openerStar quick says he is ‘less likely than likely’ to face England in PerthPat Cummins has admitted he is unlikely to play in the Ashes opener, conceding a return to proper bowling is still some time away.Cummins is expected to learn this week whether he will be able to feature in Perth on 21 November, with officials conceding the quick is facing a narrow timeline. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Denise Van Outen reveals she's set to release a new album of Ibiza

The TV and stage star, 51, is gearing up to make a return to the music scene but this time with an Ibiza-inspired twist.

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3 d. ago Sumo fans warned they could be SQUASHED by falling wrestlers as UK hosts tournament for first time in 34 years

SUMO fans have been warned they could be squashed by massive wrestlers flying out of the ring — as the sport returns to the UK for the first time in 34 years. The Grand Sumo Tournament begins this Wednesday at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Over 40 heavyweight sumo wrestlers from Japan will compete in five...

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