46 m. ago Violent thug pictured holding knife after stabbing disabled neighbour near playpark

James McMaster McLaughlin was captured on mobile phone footage after attacking his victim.

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61 m. ago Stephen Graham tells fans to 'stay tuned' for Adolescence sequel after Golden Globes wins

Netflix's Adolescence swept the Golden Globes, with Stephen Graham, Erin Doherty and Owen Cooper all winning and now there could be a second series

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67 m. ago Football transfer rumours: Liverpool and Chelsea eye Ramón? Gallagher to Spurs?

Today’s rumours need a bit of a stirMost footballers become famous for playing the game but others attract renown for not liking it – foremost among them is Arsenal’s Ben White. Accordingly, it would make sense were he to join David Moyes’s Everton, who are seeking to resolve a problematic right-back situation. The chance to follow in the footsteps of Tony Hibbert, typically a huge pull factor, is nullified because White presumably has no idea who he is.Elsewhere on Merseyside, it appears Liverpool have finally discovered the best way to improve a dodgy defence is not to buss hundreds of millions on attackers, but to have decent defenders. Consequently, they are looking at Como’s Jacobo Ramón – and so too are Chelsea, should the romance of being stockpiled with a 68-year contract prove too alluring to turn down. Continue reading...

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67 m. ago Former Wimbledon finalist retires from tennis – 18 months after last match

The 35-year-old won eight tour titles but had not played a competitive match since the 2024 Olympics in Paris

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80 m. ago Coronation Street cast rush to support Lucy Fallon after emotional family update

Coronation Street actress Lucy Fallon, who plays Bethany Platt, issued a relationship update online just months after getting engaged

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98 m. ago The eight players who can’t afford Man United to ‘waste’ another season

Knocked out of the FA Cup, the departing caretaker Darren Fletcher challenged the squad to show character in adversity and make the season a success with Champions League qualification

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98 m. ago Brilliant, battered and unkillable: Josh Allen lurches towards the Super Bowl

The Buffalo Bills quarterback is not only a danger to opponents. His bravery and skill inspires his teammates to elevate their playTwo things about the NFL playoffs are predictable: Josh Allen will play out of his skin ... and Josh Allen will suffer a soul-sucking, stupefying loss. Except, maybe, this year.We all know about the postseason heartbreaks and shortfalls over the years for Allen and the Buffalo Bills. In each season since 2019, Buffalo’s ride has ended in either the divisional or conference championship round, usually at the hands of Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. But with no dominant team coming out of the regular season and no Mahomes this postseason, maybe it’s time for Allen and the Bills to finally capture the franchise’s first Lombardi Trophy. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago FA Cup third round: 10 talking points from the weekend’s football

Crystal Palace’s stars wilt, Manchester City’s youngsters shine, and Liam Rosenior starts in stylish fashionPlaying against lower-league opposition as a top-flight side in the FA Cup is like batting on the first morning of a Test match – you cannot really win and failure can prompt humiliation and reputational damage. To that end, some members of the Crystal Palace side deservedly beaten by Macclesfield perhaps learned a valuable lesson at Moss Rose. Marc Guéhi and Adam Wharton are linked regularly with big moves away from Palace, but part of succeeding at elite clubs – the pair are admired by Manchester City and Manchester United respectively – is coping with being overwhelming favourites. Oliver Glasner, too, may have designs on bigger things, with United again a possible destination, but to see his side schooled by part-timers was a blow to his burgeoning reputation. Glasner slammed his players after the defeat but the Austrian must take a portion of the blame. They must all do b...

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2 h. ago I’m sick of avocado toast – I just want to keep my local, untrendy cafe | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

With its pasties, decent brews and staff who are happy to chat, it’s a vital community space. So why are its days numbered?What do James McAvoy and my three-year-old son have in common? Very little, you might think, notwithstanding their shared awareness of the book The Dinosaur That Pooped a Planet. Yet their lives overlap in a more tangible way, because they, along with Benedict Cumberbatch, patronise the same cafes on Hampstead Heath. Both actors have signed a petition protesting against the takeover of four family-owned north London cafes by the Australian-inspired chain Daisy Green. It’s a move that has dismayed the local community, leading to protests, and threats of legal action against the landowner, the City of London Corporation, whose new funding model for green spaces prioritises “income generation”.You’re probably wondering why you should care, either about what Hollywood actors think, or about this notoriously chi-chi part of London. And yet, like them, and like me, yo...

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2 h. ago England’s Ashes has been a disaster but touring Australia with a disability has been ‘too easy’

Going to Australia as a freelance journalist with a form of muscular dystrophy was not without trepidation but an away Ashes was too good to pass up“Australia is not for weak men.” Had I heard Ben Stokes’s words in Brisbane earlier perhaps I wouldn’t have decided to cover the Ashes series as a freelancer. Had I known how England were going to play, I almost certainly wouldn’t.My attendance was not in any way predicated on how well England might do in the series – making decisions based on the potential success of the English cricket team can only lead to madness. But having been born with a form of muscular dystrophy, the physical requirements of an eight-week tour to Australia were more of a consideration. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Ruben Amorim's seven failed transfers and four that Man United could still pursue

Ruben Amorim wanted seven players that he didn't end up getting during his time as Manchester United manager, and despite his dismissal, four of those could still make sense

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3 h. ago Seven by Joanna Kavenna review – a madcap journey to the limits of philosophy

With its cast of thinkers, gamers and artists, this romp across Europe explores our desire to define reality – even as it slips from our intellectual graspJoanna Kavenna’s two decades as a writer have seen her beat a gorgeously unconventional path through a plethora of subjects and genres, from polar exploration to motherhood to economic inequality, and from travelogue to academic satire to technological dystopia. “I like genre,” Kavenna said in a 2020 interview, “because there’s a narrative and you can kind of work against it, test it.” That being said, her seventh published book, Seven, is a curiously uncategorisable, protean thing: a slim, absurdist novel, but chunky with ideas.Of all the genres Kavenna has worked within – or, more accurately, vexed the boundaries of – Seven (Or, How to Play a Game Without Rules) is probably closest to an academic satire. We first encounter the novel’s thoroughly anonymised first-person narrator in Oslo in the summer of 2...

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3 h. ago Arsenal news: Mikel Arteta told Liverpool only rivals for transfer as £35m target emerges

Arsenal are continuing to be linked with players ahead of the February 2 transfer deadline, with Mikel Arteta going all out to win the Premier League and Champions League

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4 h. ago West African sunshine dishes: Toyo Odetunde’s chicken yassa pot pie and stuffed plantain boats – recipes

Beat the winter blues with a soul-soothing, Senegalese-inspired spiced chicken pie and hearty Nigerian plantain boats stuffed with black-eyed beansIf there’s anything that can assuage my winter blues, it’s a soul-soothing chicken pie. I’ve long enjoyed innovating fusions between west African and other cuisines, and today’s marriage of a deeply flavourful Senegalese chicken yassa-inspired filling in buttery, flaky puff pastry is one of my all-time favourites. But, first, my take on hearty Nigerian stewed beans – ewa riro – using tinned beans for added convenience. Typically paired with ripe plantain, I use the rich beans to fill canoas (plantain boats) in a playful, Latin American-inspired twist. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Macaulay Culkin jokes it's 'weird' to see him 'outside the holiday season' in Golden Globes 2026 comeback with fiancée Brenda Song

Culkin, 45, who played Kevin McCallister in the 1990 mega-hitand its 1992 sequel Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, marked his first appearance at the event in 35 years.

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5 h. ago I spotted two Manchester United players lashing out during FA Cup defeat vs Brighton

Man Utd lost 2-1 to Brighton in the FA Cup third round and here are the moments you might have missed from the game.

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6 h. ago Darren Fletcher lays down challenge to Manchester United players under new boss

Man Utd are set to appoint an interim head coach this week and Darren Fletcher has told the players they are fighting for their futures.

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6 h. ago Trump threatens to block ExxonMobil from Venezuela after CEO calls country ‘uninvestable’

US president says company is ‘playing too cute’ after CEO responds sceptically to his push for oil investment after deposing Nicolás MaduroDonald Trump has said he might block ExxonMobil from investing in Venezuela after the oil company’s chief executive called the country “uninvestable” during a White House meeting last week.Darren Woods told the US president that Venezuela would need to change its laws before it could be an attractive investment opportunity, during the high-profile meeting on Friday with at least 17 other oil executives. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Why Cynthia Erivo skipped the Golden Globes despite being nominated for Best Actor

Erivo was nominated for playing Elphaba in ‘Wicked: Fod Good’

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8 h. ago Pregnant Hailee Steinfeld cradles her baby bump at 2026 Golden Globes after husband Josh Allen's playoff win

Pregnant Hailee Steinfeld showcases her growing baby bump in a classy ensemble as she attended the 2026 Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills on Sunday.

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