18 h. ago Mikaela Mayer targets Lauren Price showdown after winning Ryan rematch

Mayer beats bitter rival Sandy Ryan in points decisionWBO champion plans to ‘go for undisputed’ against PriceMikaela Mayer retained her WBO world welterweight title in Las Vegas, beating Britain’s Sandy Ryan by unanimous decision to settle their bitter rivalry.The American overcame a cut above the eye and Ryan’s rally in the later rounds, winning with judges’ scores of 97-93, 97-93 and 98-92. After her victory, Mayer targeted a title unification bout with another Briton, Lauren Price. Continue reading...

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58 h. ago Aldi resubmits plans to Perth and Kinross Council to build a new store in Perth

It comes after Tesco successfully challenged Perth and Kinross Council's decision to grant planning consent in the Court of Session

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3 d. ago Council officers 'misled' town hall committee in planning decision over student housing, civil court hears

A Judicial Review was held over a planning decision on student housing plans

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3 d. ago Cardiff at risk of missing recycling target and facing multi

Some of the challenges Cardiff has faced according to officials are a large student population, 30% of its housing stock being flats and HMOs and strike action

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4 d. ago Today's rugby news as Andy Farrell to announce shock decision and plan for Lions v France match emerges

The latest rugby news stories from Wales, the Lions and the wider rugby world

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4 d. ago Trump’s show of support for Conor McGregor is making fertile ground for Ireland’s far right | Justine McCarthy

The fighter won’t be Irish president any time soon, but the Trumpocracy seems to think it can shift the country’s politics by endorsing himMiddle Ireland feels grievously insulted by the US president. On St Patrick’s Day, when the globe traditionally turns green, Donald Trump’s official guest at the White House was not the taoiseach bearing a bowl of shamrock, but an unelected stooge recently found by a civil court jury liable for the rape of a woman in a Dublin hotel. Fear and loathing of the mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor, who is facing civil trial in the US for alleged sexual assault of another woman in Florida, is one of middle Ireland’s most unifying forces.“We couldn’t think of a better guest to have with us on St Patrick’s Day,” gushed Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt on 17 March, rubbing salt in the wound. McGregor was given access to the Pentagon, met the defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, the health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, and the national security...

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5 d. ago Judge rules Columbia protester can’t be detained as she fights deportation

White House blocked from deporting Yunseo Chung, green card holder and student who sued Trump administrationA federal judge in Manhattan blocked immigration officials from detaining Yunseo Chung, a Columbia University student and legal permanent resident the Trump administration is trying to deport for taking part in Gaza solidarity protests.The 21-year-old green card holder, who has lived in the US since she was seven years old, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Monday, arguing the government is “attempting to use immigration enforcement as a bludgeon to suppress speech that they dislike”. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Amanda Knox moans 'incredible fling' with Italian lover 'cut short' by Kercher murder

The American, who was famously wrongfully convicted of murdering her British exchange student housemate, gushed about her relationship with Raffaele Sollecito that was cut short

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6 d. ago National security council investigating after Trump officials accidentally text journalist top

Members of the administration, including Pete Hegseth and JD Vance, were on group that inadvertently added Atlantic editorOutrage after White House accidentally texts journalist war plans: ‘Huge screw-up’White House inadvertently texted top-secret Yemen war plans to journalistDonald Trump’s forceful attack on the American judiciary hits the appeals court today for a high-stakes hearing over the president’s controversial use of wartime powers to deport foreign migrants.Politico reports that the Trump administration will urge a three-member appeals panel to overturn federal judge James Boasberg’s temporary restraining order blocking use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport planeloads of migrants without due process. Justice Department lawyers will also demand Boasberg be thrown off the case following a ferocious weeklong effort to publicly discredit him led by the president himself. The hearing starts in Washington at 1.30pm ET, each side will be allocated 30 minutes to make their ...

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6 d. ago Air Crash Investigation: Haunting decision that killed 52 children in plane horror

TV series Air Crash Investigation tonight examines how two planes collided in the skies leaving 52 children dead. The grief and devastation resulted in a brutal murder

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6 d. ago 8 best microwaves for cooking meals in minutes, tried and tested

From student-friendly models to options for large households, we’ve tested the best microwave ovens

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8 d. ago Manchester United make final Marcus Rashford 'decision' as £60m transfer plan emerges

Marcus Rashford has rediscovered some form at Aston Villa after struggling badly at Man United under Ruben Amorim and Erik ten Hag earlier this season

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1 week ago Judge tells Columbia and Barnard to refrain from turning over student disciplinary records for now

A federal judge has ordered Columbia University and Barnard College to refrain from complying with a Republican-led House committee’s demand for student disciplinary records, at least until he holds a hearing next week on a request by Mahmoud Khalil and other students for a temporary restraining order

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1 week ago Trump to dramatically downsize education department but it will still handle student loans, says White House – live

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt says DoE will be ‘much smaller’ due to executive order Trump will sign as critics say it is ‘dark day’ for US childrenAnother, perhaps more worrying sign, of the Trump administration’s approach to economic policy was revealed yesterday, when commerce secretary Howard Lutnick recommended in a Fox News interview that people buy Tesla stock.That’s the electric car company led by Elon Musk, who is busy right now cutting down the US government at the behest of Lutnick’s boss, Donald Trump.I think if you want to learn something on this show tonight, buy Tesla. It’s unbelievable that this guy’s stock is this cheap. It’ll never be this cheap again. When people understand the things he’s building, the robots he’s building, the technology he’s building, people are going to be dreaming of today, and thinking gosh, I should have bought Elon Musk’s stock.The Fed would be MUCH better off CUTTING RATES as U.S.Tariffs start to transition (ease!) their way into the e...

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1 week ago Petition demands improved street lighting at Ayr beauty spot

Ian McGeechan, a retired fire officer, is hoping to affect some change and prompt South Ayrshire Council into looking seriously at his concerns.

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1 week ago The 'special' Highland habitat in spotlight as decision on golf course backed by US golf tycoon looms

The fate of the spectacular site that is Coul Links hangs in the balance as the decision on plans for a golf course are soon to be decided.

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1 week ago Tories blasted as bombshell data shows neighbourhood cop figures were inflated

Policing Minister Dame Diana Johnson said it is 'unforgivable' that a probe by the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) found 2,611 fewer neighbourhood officers than were claimed a year ago

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1 week ago Post Office Horizon scandal victim launches legal fight for 'public vindication'

The former sub postmaster Lee Castleton, played by Will Mellor on TV, is taking both Post Office and tech giant Fujitsu to court in civil case over the losses which he suffered

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1 week ago Woman killed in 'tragic accident' in The Strand was King's College London student

Two other students at King’s College London were injured in the crash in central London on Tuesday

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1 week ago Big row erupted over town's Christmas tree efforts and it's only just ended... for now

An ex-chairman of the local council found himself at the centre of an official complaint after he criticised the Christmas trees - now there's been a ruling

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