2 h. ago Inside Japan's secretive execution jails where death row inmates are given minutes notice before facing the noose

There is a chillingly theatrical element to how the condemned are executed in Japan - the only member of the G7 besides the US that still metes out capital punishment

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4 d. ago Spear and loathing: 20 years since tackle on Brian O’Driscoll that changed rugby

Mealamu and Umaga’s slam-dunking of the Lions captain was typical of the game’s wild west years but it proved a watershed – and the hurt still lingersBrian O’Driscoll is sick of talking about it. Tana Umaga says anyone still asking needs to put it behind them. But here we are, 20 years to the day since the tackle that ties them together – and people do still want to talk about it.That moment – in the first minute of the first Test of the Lions series against New Zealand – still pops up on TikTok and YouTube feeds, still sparks arguments on Reddit threads, still leads hour-long podcasts when players reminisce about how they saw it. And it still inspires articles like this one, long after the men involved have made up and moved on. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Carlos Alcaraz beats the heat in epic comeback against Munar at Queen’s Club

Top seed into quarter-finals with 6-4, 6-7 (7), 7-5 winAlcaraz victory longest match at Queen’s in 34 yearsOn a day of hot heads and high emotion, Carlos Alcaraz proved once again to be a master of escapology in the longest match at Queen’s Club for 34 years. With temperatures hovering over 30C on Andy Murray Arena, the Spaniard was 4-2 down in the final set, having lost four games in a row. To add to his sense of peril and woe, his serve was also misfiring and he had just hit his 50th unforced error. Yet he found a way – just as he had during the French Open final earlier this month.A few minutes – and a series of inspired winners – later Alcaraz was shaking hands with his compatriot Jaume Munar having won 6-4, 6-7 (7), 7-5 in an epic that lasted a little under three hours and 30 minutes. It was the longest match at Queen’s Club since MaliVai Washington faced Mark Keil in 1991, with the second set alone taking an hour and 42 minutes. As Alcaraz pithily wrote on the BBC TV courtside...

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1 week ago TODAY'S TV WITH SARA WALLIS: BBC's Murder 24/7 is a rare look at a real life manhunt airing on TV tonight

A BBC2 series goes behind the scenes as a police force works minute by minute to solve a real life murder

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2 w. ago ITV Love Island fans issue same complaint minutes into 2025 series as show has major twist

The ITV2 dating show was back on screens for its 10th anniversary run

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2 w. ago Love Island fans spot huge problem just minutes into new series

As the new cast of Love Island was introduced on ITV on Monday night, viewers had one complaint about the girls in this year's series. as they took to social media

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2 w. ago ITV Love Island viewers name series 'winner' just minutes in to show

The brand new series kicked off tonight (June 9)

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2 w. ago BBC's Death Valley hit with complaints as 'outraged' viewers 'switch off'

The Timothy Spall and Gwyneth Keyworth-fronted series has been hit with complaints just minutes in

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3 w. ago Celebrity Gogglebox fans slam 'forced' Channel 4 show minutes into new series

Celebrity Gogglebox viewers were left unimpressed just minutes into the new series as Paddy McGuinness and Vernon Kay joined the star-studded line-up of the Channel 4 show

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3 w. ago Celebrity Gogglebox sparks complaints from Channel 4 viewers minutes into new series

Gogglebox fans were left seriously unimpressed just minutes into the new series as they claimed the celebrity format was a "forced version" of the Channel 4 show

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3 w. ago Celebrity Gogglebox fans issue same complaint minutes into first episode of new series

Celebrity Gogglebox viewers were left unimpressed just minutes into the new series as Paddy McGuinness and Vernon Kay joined the star-studded line-up of the Channel 4 show

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3 w. ago Olivia Attwood alarmed as she's forced to stop filming Turkey surgery

Olivia Attwood has opened up about the 'awful' moment she was forced to stop filming a cosmetic surgery on the new series The Price of Perfection due to a last-minute decision

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