98 m. ago An audience with Russell Brand — how live shows became the comedian’s breeding ground

The gigs often became a way of sleeping with women — and, in some cases, demeaning them

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99 m. ago Israel admits wrongly identifying slain Gaza aid workers as a threat

Israel has admitted to 'mistakenly identifying' Gaza aid workers as a threat after phone footage from a Palestinian medic among the 15 slain in southern Gaza cast doubt on their claims. 

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1 hour ago Mum is found 'dangling by her left arm' after getting impaled on school fence

Emergency services warn people not to climb school gates after a mum got her arm impaled when she tried to enter her daughter's school on a Saturday to get her phone

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1 hour ago Liverpool star Mohamed Salah on the cusp of more Premier League history vs Fulham

Liverpool will look to move one step closer to the Premier League title with a win against Fulham but Mohamed Salah could set a record to further add to his legacy in the top-flight

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2 h. ago Bizarre story of disabled bear that walks like a human and bends over like an old man

Shocking images have emerged of a predator that typically four legs roaming in the mountains of West Virginia on just its hind legs. The frightening sight was captured by an experienced outdoorsman.

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2 h. ago Two SPFL sides so close to titles as Scottish football winter signing of year shines

Arfield nets twice as Bairns move towards brink of promotion

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2 h. ago Get Real: serial Champions League winners Madrid face fresh threat | Jonathan Wilson

Paris Saint-Germain, who beat Liverpool with verve and energy, are the upstart newcomers among big-name quarter-finalistsNarratives are never as straightforward as they may appear. One era does not yield easily to another. What constitutes an era changes over time. While history is happening it’s often hard to make sense of it; patterns seem to emerge that, from the perspective of 20 years later are meaningless, or culs-de-sac. That seems particularly true this season. As the Champions League reaches its quarter-final stage this coming week, it feels that one age has ended and another has yet to materialise.The past was a simpler place. First there was the age of dominance by Real Madrid and Benfica, teams from the capitals of Iberian nations under right-wing dictatorships, packed with great individuals. Then came systematisation, catenaccio and the Italian ascendancy, followed, with a brief period of crossover, by the era of domination by the northern European industrial powers, sk...

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3 h. ago Exact date Liverpool can win Premier League title as Everton do rivals favour vs Arsenal

Liverpool are on the brink of securing the Premier League trophy - further cementing their status as English football's most successful club by equalling Manchester United's record of 20 league titles

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3 h. ago Kris Boyd has Celtic title party plan as Paul Merson and Co clued in on something wrong about Rangers

The Sky Sports man has ruled himself out of the punditry line-up for next week's potential title-clincher at Parkhead

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3 h. ago WandaVision star Elizabeth Olsen shares frank opinion about Marvel

Olsen has starred as Wanda Maximoff/The Scarlett Witch in numerous MCU titles

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3 h. ago ‘The fighter still remains’: Paul Simon kicks off comeback tour in New Orleans

The 83-year-old played his first date of an intimate 20-city tour after quitting live performances back in 2018Paul Simon largely avoided mention of the health problems that had kept him off the road for the previous seven years when the storied singer-songwriter kicked off his return – and evident farewell – tour in New Orleans on Friday.Yet, having strummed and crooned his way through some of his catalogue’s more discreet entries, and having reached a part where he treated the audience to a closing salvo of three of his mega hits, Simon made apparent reference to those issues by letting some lyrics from The Boxer hang in the air. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Willie Mullins to go ‘wherever there’s a race meeting’ to win British title after Grand National 1

The trainer started the Aintree meeting £1.2 million adrift of Dan Skelton but closed the gap to £120,000 after an unprecedented result in the Grand National

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4 h. ago Red Bull risk losing Max Verstappen after show of force at Suzuka

Team’s fall from grace has been similar to Manchester City’s and rivals are circling around the world championTurbulence and turmoil, infighting and instability, the past 12 months have been trying for Red Bull to the extent it was a wonder that Max Verstappen stood in the eye of the storm and calmly dragged a recalcitrant car to his fourth Formula One title. A fifth this year already looks to be a tall order as the team swing from a period of undisputed dominance to being left impotent by a car they cannot tame and in no little disarray, so much so that Verstappen may be considering his options.In Japan, all eyes have been on the home hero Yuki Tsunoda, promoted to Red Bull from the sister team, Racing Bulls, with indecent haste, after Liam Lawson was sent packing the other way after two races. Even by F1 standards it was a brutal decision but indicative of the disorder that embroils Red Bull. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago BBC Gladiators chaos as finalist forced to quit and bosses scramble to find replacement

The star will remain in the audience and watch her new replacement compete in the final of the hit BBC show despite being devastated at having to pull out

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4 h. ago CCTV appeal over 'suspicious behaviour' at 5am captured on doorbell cameras

Officers want to speak to this person

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4 h. ago A benign, perfectly sculpted picture of vitality or the palatable face of toxic masculinity?

The viral response to US influencer Ashton Hall’s morning routine shows that the manosphere is now mainstream How does the perfect morning begin? With gentle stretching, a coffee in bed? It could be a walk in the sun, a hot breakfast or simply managing to spend the first 20 minutes off your phone before spending the next 20 on Instagram. Lately, it may feel like the answer is being more productive.The optimised morning routine has become a near-mythical ideal for young people, sold by fitness influencers posting obsessively about their 5.30am starts, claiming to finish their weight training, macronutrient-rich meals and emails before our first alarm – promising that everything in your life would be better if you, too, had the discipline to just get up early. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Barry Ferguson destroys Rangers flops in astonishingly honest takedown as 'raging' boss goes for the jugular

The interim boss delivered a dose of reality to a dressing room he could barely contain his fury as Celtic go for the title.

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5 h. ago Russia's 'chessboard serial killer' who murdered 48 will make chilling bombshell confession

Alexander Pichushkin, one of the world's most notorious serial killers, who murdered 48 people, told the Russian prison service he was set to make a horrifying admission

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5 h. ago Vaclav Cerny banner taunting Celtic skooshes ropey Rangers in the coupon as champs splash towards ANOTHER title

The laughing has dried up along with the soggy Celtic faces as Hibs run out 2-0 winners at Ibrox to leave Hoops on the brink

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5 h. ago Arsenal's next trip to Merseyside will now include final Liverpool humiliation

Arsenal face the humiliating prospect of travelling to Liverpool for their clash on May 11 with the Reds already Premier League champions after dropping points against Everton on Saturday

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