14 h. ago Man United risk history repeating itself after Jobe Bellingham transfer update

Manchester United are attempting to sign a Bellingham for the second time in less than a decade but it looks like they could be on the verge of missing out again

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38 h. ago Eze fires Crystal Palace to emphatic win over Fulham and into FA Cup semis

Having reached the FA Cup semi-finals three times in the first 110 years of their history, Crystal Palace have now done it for the third time in a decade, an impeccable away performance seeing them ease past a Fulham side that had much of the possession, did most of the attacking and achieved next to nothing.With wonderful skill, Eberechi Eze scored one and created another as the visitors took control of the tie in four electric first-half minutes, before the substitute Eddie Nketiah sealed victory in the second. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago ‘A different philosophy of things’: how Solvej Balle got ahead of Groundhog Day’s time

Solvej Balle had been planning her time-loop novel for a decade when the Bill Murray comedy beat her to it. Thirty years and five volumes later, it is longlisted for the International BookerIf you’ve heard about Solvej Balle’s On the Calculation of Volume I, longlisted for this year’s International Booker prize, you may have experienced a sensation that is central to the Danish writer’s brand of philosophical speculative fiction: deja vu.In Balle’s five-book opus (of a planned septology), the first three of which won the prestigious Nordic Council literature prize in 2022, someone wakes up to find they are reliving the same day over and over. Their partner, family, neighbours: they all experience this day for the first time in their life. Only the protagonist has been there before. That person is a woman called Tara rather than a man called Phil, and the day is 18 November rather than 2 February, but the plot resemblance to Groundhog Day ...

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4 d. ago Duffy returns to spotlight for the first time in a decade after kidnap horror

Noughties star Duffy makes her first appearance in 10 years, looking youthful after her traumatic kidnapping experience

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4 d. ago Climate change taken off America’s global threat list for the first time in over a decade

The reason for the switch remains unclear as climate change continues to increase the frequency and severity of extreme weather events

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5 d. ago Inside the British ghost town time forgot that's 'like living in The Walking Dead'

Frozen in time for over a decade, the town was once home to 12,000 people – but now, it is being reclaimed by nature

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9 d. ago ‘I spent six years just repeating dots and lines’: the great painter Arpita Singh on a lifetime in art

She has been painting for 60 years – yet it’s taken until now for her to have an exhibition outside her native India. The artist reluctantly takes time out from her studio in order to grant a rare interviewWhen Arpita Singh’s Remembering opened this week at the Serpentine in London, despite being one of India’s leading artists, it was her first solo institutional show outside her native land in her six-decade-long career. It also marked the first time the Serpentine has given over its main galleries to a show by a south Asian artist. But Singh, who spends most of her waking hours in her Delhi home studio, is muted in her reaction. “Serpentine is a known gallery, so it is a prestigious thing for me,” is about as effusive as she gets.At 87, Singh is reluctant to give her time to anything that might take her away from her canvas – and that includes this interview. Her vivid, unhinged paintings, chock-a-block with adrift figures, motifs and text often structured by narrow borders cramme...

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1 week ago Tour de France to return to the UK with England, Scotland and Wales to all host stages

The Tour de France will return to the UK for the first time over a decade as the both the men's and the women's event will host stages on these shores in 2027

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1 week ago Pollen is expected to be bad in most states this spring – here is when the season will hit your neighborhood

Climate change is making America’s frustrating allergy season earlier and longer

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1 week ago Smoking rates in parts of England rise for first time since 2006, study shows

South-west sees biggest jump, up 17% between 2020 and 2024, while rate in southern England increases by 10%Smoking rates in parts of England have increased for the first time in nearly two decades, according to research.Academics at University College London examined smoking data for more than 350,000 adults in England over an 18-year period. They found that while the proportion of adults who smoke cigarettes, pipes, cigars or other forms of tobacco fell from 25.3% of the population in 2006 to 16.5% in 2024, progress since 2020 has flatlined and in some areas smoking rates are increasing again. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Mary Berry adds secret 9p ingredient to her mashed potato for 'warming' kick

Mary Berry has been sharing her cooking wisdom for more than six decades, and in that time has created hundreds of recipes - and one of her most popular is her mashed potato

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1 week ago Care workers ‘not paid enough to live on’ says union as charity faces walkout

Unison Scotland said it was the first time in more than a decade that staff in the charitable sector had voted for strike action.

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1 week ago Most irritatingly catchy earworm ads of 80s rated – fudge fingers to shaking and vac

The 1980s gave us some of the most memorable TV adverts of all time, with jingles that have stuck in our heads for decades - but can you remember all the words?

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1 week ago London parking fines to rise for the first time in over a decade in crackdown on 'obstructive' drivers

The number of fines issued in London has increased by about 70% over the last 15 years

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1 week ago Israelis moving to live in Europe ‘rejuvenating’ Jewish communities

Research shows dramatic reversal of decades of net outflow to Israel, as new arrivals bring cultural influencesIsraelis making a new home in Europe have become vital to previously declining Jewish communities on the continent, boosting numbers, bringing a range of cultural influences and marking a fundamental change in the relationship between the diaspora and the Jewish state, research has revealed.A report released on Wednesday by the London-based Institute for Jewish Policy Research will detail for the first time a dramatic reversal of decades of net outflow to Israel from Jewish communities in Europe. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Inside Russia's 'underwater Chernobyl' where nuclear submarines are left to rot

A pair of Russian submarines have been left to 'lie disintegrating on the seafloor' after decades, as perparations to retrieve the ecological time bombs have failed

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2 w. ago Paul Nicholls shows his true colours as he reveals honest take on Dan Skelton's success

Dan Skelton worked as 14-time champion trainer Paul Nicholls' right-hand man for almost a decade before setting up his own venture, and the latter has shed light on their relationship

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2 w. ago Fact check: FTSE 100 had its best day in five months in January

The index has not seen its best day in decades at any point during Rachel Reeves’ time as Chancellor.

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2 w. ago Idlewild: Scottish alternative rockers set to tour the UK for the first time in six years

The Scottish band are set to headline tour the UK for the first time in over half a decade 🎶🎸🎫

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2 w. ago Coronation Street stars join forces for huge first with soap legends set to reveal all

A number of legends who have spent decades on the Cobbles as set to reveal all about their time in the show

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