5 h. ago It’s an opportunity to write something massive – Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris

The Black Cats take a 2-1 lead into the decisive second leg of their play-off semi-final against Coventry.

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11 h. ago Shirley Ballas’ ex makes rare online appearance as he dances with their famous son

Shirley Ballas said her ex-husband Mark's fat-shaming used to be so bad that she can no longer eat donuts but he and the Strictly star's son Mark Jr remain close

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12 h. ago Simon Cowell gives a rare insight into his family album as he shares pitures of his lookalike son Eric, 11, during sun

Simon Cowell looked happier than ever on Sunday as he sweetly hugged lookalike son Eric during a sun-soaked dog walk. 

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27 h. ago Damian Lewis makes rare appearance with his daughter Manon, 18, and son Gulliver, 17, on the red carpet at BAFTA TV Awards

The actor, 54, is up for a supporting actor nod for his role as King Henry VIII in BBC's Wolf Hall - a mini-series that tells the story of Thomas Cromwell.

Events

31 h. ago IPL will resume ‘soon’ confirms BCCI after India and Pakistan ceasefire

Tournament was suspended due to escalating hostilitiesReported plan is for IPL to restart this FridayThe Indian Premier League will resume “soon” but no decision has been taken yet as to exactly when, the vice-president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India has said.Escalating hostilities between India and Pakistan led to their respective T20 tournaments being suspended on Friday, with the BCCI saying that applied to the IPL “with immediate effect for one week”. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago I thought my son had an ear infection – but it was a rare type of cancer

Ilan Choudhury, 11, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia

Science

3 d. ago PKK militant group says it reached 'historic' decisions, without confirming disbandment

A Kurdish militant group says it has held a key congress during which historic decisions were taken, but stops short of declaring whether it has decided to disband

Culture

5 d. ago Martin Brundle disagrees with Flavio Briatore over brutal F1 driver decision

Alpine have announced that Jack Doohan will step back in favour of Franco Colapinto for at least the next five races and popular F1 pundit Martin Brundle has offered his take on the brutal decision

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5 d. ago Crocodile Dundee's Paul Hogan admits son Chance is 'terrible person' in rare update

Crocodile Dundee star Paul Hogan has opened up about his son Chance after he shared a string of alarming social media posts 'begging' to be 'killed'

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6 d. ago Meghan Markle shares rare photo of son Archie to mark his sixth birthday: 'Our sweet boy'

Prince Harry's wife Meghan Markle has shared an adorable photo of their son Archie, alongside a heartfelt tribute to their 'sweet boy', as he celebrates his sixth birthday today

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6 d. ago Prince Harry and Meghan Markle 'scared' to give rare royal title to son Archie

The couple's first-born child Archie came into the world six years ago today, and he was almost bestowed with a unique title, but his parents were worried about one thing

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6 d. ago Heartbreaking reason why Harry and Meghan ditched rare Scottish title for son Archie

Young Prince Archie celebrates his sixth birthday today and he would have been known by another noble name, were it not for a heartbreaking reason, which reportedly left his parents concerned

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6 d. ago Crash at 20: is it the worst best picture winner of all time?

Paul Haggis’s interconnected drama about racism in Los Angeles remains one of the most embarrassing Oscar decisions ever madeIt doesn’t take long for Paul Haggis’s Crash to end up on the shortest of shortlists for the worst film ever to win best picture at the Oscars, maybe the single worst in the color era since 1954’s Around the World in 80 Days. At the time, it was a dark-horse favorite to upset the widely acclaimed Brokeback Mountain, premiering a full year earlier at the Toronto film festival before riding an unexpected cultural wave to awards-season glory. Now 20 years later, it feels like a “you had to be there” moment that’s hard to explain, because the movie itself is so obviously rancid that it suggests few answers on its own. The job is probably better suited to cultural anthropologists than film critics.Nonetheless, Haggis’s ensemble piece about racial animus in Los Angeles seems to have struck a chord with, well, the many Academy voters from Los Angeles who reside in th...

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8 d. ago 'Leaving Hollyoaks was taken out of my hands after I joined OnlyFans'

Ex Hollyoaks star Sarah Jayne Dunn says it was "never her intention" to leave the soap and details how the decision "was taken out of her hands" after she joined OnlyFans

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9 d. ago Emily Atack gushes over 'magical' family holiday as she shares rare photos of her baby son

Emily Atack has delighted fans as she shared rare snaps of her baby son Barney and her boyfriend Alistair Garner as the trio enjoyed a 'magical' family trip together

Culture

9 d. ago 'I grew up here as a child... I'm sad it's on my watch that we've had to take this decision'

Links to the King of Wales and centuries of unique history mean Gwysaney Hall, in the same family for more than 450 years, is one of the oldest and most significant in Wales, but it's now up for sale

Politics

1 week ago Health Secretary tours site of Scotland’s largest vaccine producer

Scotland's largest vaccine producer, Valneva Scotland Ltd, recently welcomed Neil Gray MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, for a tour of its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Livingston.

Society

1 week ago Transgender women unable to compete in women’s football in Scotland next season

The Scottish Football Association is understood to have taken a final decision to update its policy following a Supreme Court ruling on April 16.

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2 w. ago Milton Jones cancels comedy shows after revealing cancer diagnosis

‘This decision has not been taken lightly,’ explained Jones

Culture

2 w. ago Trade war fears trigger biggest slide in US consumer expectations since 1990 recession – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsXi announces plan for Chinese economy to counter impact of US trade warEuropean stock markets are rising this morning, amid hopes that China is relaxing some of its tariffs.In London, the FTSE 100 index is up 12 points or 0.13%, at 8417 points. Engineering companies are among the top risers, with aerospare manufacturers Melrose up 3.6%, and Rolls-Royce up 2%, after Safran reported that tariffs on aircraft parts have been lifted.“We learned last night that China has taken the decision not to tax engines or landing gear or nacelles - in other words a certain number of aerospace equipment parts.”“It demonstrates that the situation is very fluid.” Continue reading...

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