32 h. ago Man jailed after being caught at Heathrow Airport with £1.2m hidden in suitcases bound for Lebanon

Mazen Al Shaar, 48, was stopped by Border Force officers at Terminal Three in March

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37 h. ago Father's Day whisky deal with stylish glasses and a single malt that 'tastes way more expensive than it is'

This fancy bundle could be the perfect gift for whisky-loving dads

Economics

41 h. ago 'Perfect' mini brownie box slashed to under £5 for Father's Day using this unique deal

This might just be the perfect affordable gift for the foodie dad with a sweet tooth

Economics

3 d. ago Jeremy Clarkson's Diddly Squat book is free with Audible deal in time for Father's Day

Jeremy Clarkson's Diddly Squat: A Year on the Farm is free to listen to with an Audible Premium Plus trial, and would make the perfect gift for dad this Father's Day

Economics

3 d. ago Chelsea’s Jadon Sancho loan was not disastrous but they need an upgrade | Jacob Steinberg

Winger flickered during his time at Stamford Bridge but failed to provide consistency and Maresca is thinking biggerThe best way to respond to Chelsea having to pay a £5m penalty fee because of their failure to meet a £25m obligation to buy Jadon Sancho from Manchester United is with a shrug.There is no tale of excess, no evidence of scattergun thinking from the recruitment team at Stamford Bridge, no stick with which to beat Todd Boehly. In fact it is not even much of a punishment. A penalty clause is one way of framing it; another is that it is the equivalent of a standard loan fee and that all Chelsea are doing is making a delayed payment after not being asked for one when the deal to borrow Sancho went through on the final day of last summer’s transfer window. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Deal of the day: Book American Airlines' new Flagship Suites to London for just 55,000 Amex points

Deal of the day: Book American Airlines' new Flagship Suites to London for just 55,000 Amex points  The Points Guy

Economics

4 d. ago Gary Lineker signs new media deal ahead of the Club World Cup just weeks after former Match of the Day host's BBC exit

Lineker was initially earmarked to continue working with the BBC through to the 2026 World Cup, but later announced that he would be stepping back for good amid a row over antisemitism.

Economics

4 d. ago Joe Root’s greatness is shining anew in the evening of his white

England talisman’s majestic innings against West Indies shows he still has worlds he wants to conquerThe winning moment is perfect. Perfect in concept, in balance, in execution, in placement, in flourish. The ball disappears through mid-on, and before it has even reached the boundary the lid is off and the smile is unsheathed, and for some reason it matters a great deal that the stroke to complete a towering one-day chase of 309 is not a wallop or a swipe, but an artful on-drive for four.But then for all his brilliance, there has always been a pleasingly jarring quality to Root in limited‑overs cricket, even a kind of quiet defiance. His match‑winning 166 against the West Indies on Sunday was perhaps his greatest white-ball innings, but above all it was simply a Joe Root innings, all gentle nudges and classical drives, timing over power, manoeuvrability over muscularity, a triumph of pure talent. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago The London hotel that offers the best of a cruise... without leaving dry land

The new Sea Containers cabin suites offer the best of both worlds, says Sarah Marshall

Politics

5 d. ago Emporio Armani men’s watch drops to £99 in Wowcher designer deal

Dads are famously hard to buy for – but this £99 Emporio Armani deal might just be the Father’s Day gift that finally lands.

Economics

7 d. ago 'Brilliant' Clarkson's Farm book narrated by Jeremy Clarkson is free in Father's Day deal

Dad can choose from a wide range of audiobooks in this deal for Father's Day

Economics

7 d. ago Sky pay day deal cuts TV, Netflix and fibre broadband back to its 'lowest price' ever

Sky has brought back a popular deal from its Easter sale offering a TV, Netflix and broadband bundle for a record low price to rival Virgin Media and BT

Economics

8 d. ago Debenhams cuts 40% off 'unique' luxury aftershave that 'stands out from the crowd'

Don't get bogged down looking for a gift this Father's Day, as Debenhams has a deal worth looking into.

Politics

8 d. ago Hamas ‘thoroughly reviewing’ Israel’s response to US ceasefire proposal

Draft reportedly includes release of 28 hostages in first week, 60-day ceasefire and aid for Gaza when deal signed offHamas has received Israel’s response to a US proposal for a Gaza ceasefire deal and is “thoroughly reviewing” it, even though the response does not meet any of the Palestinians’ “just and legitimate demands”, one of the militant group’s officials has said.On Thursday, the White House said Israel had agreed to the US truce proposal, and Hamas said it was reviewing the plan, although it described the agreement as more biased in favour of Israel than previous proposals. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Sky's cheapest ever TV, Netflix and broadband bundle is back in surprise pay day deal

Sky has once again cut the price of its Essential TV and Full Fibre 300 broadband to a record low to rival Virgin Media and BT

Economics

8 d. ago Hamas says US ceasefire plan accepted by Israel does not meet demands to end war in Gaza

Draft reportedly includes release of 28 hostages in first week, a 60-day ceasefire and aid for Gaza as soon as deal signed offIsrael has agreed to a US ceasefire proposal for Gaza, the White House has said, and Hamas said it was reviewing the plan although its terms did not meet the group’s demands.As a US-backed system for distributing food in the shattered territory expanded, Israeli media reported that prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu had told the families of hostages held in Gaza that Israel had accepted a deal presented by US President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago London council tenant: 'I've been bitten alive by fleas and left with scabies

Residents in Renown Close, West Croydon, have been told to avoid a flea-infested communal area

Politics

1 week ago Memorial Day deal shopping 2025: What stores are open on Monday?

One major chain will be closed this Monday

Economics

1 week ago American Dirt author Jeanine Cummins: ‘I didn’t need to justify my right to write that book’

Five years after being vilified for exploiting the migrant experience in her bestseller, the author reveals how the backlash inspired her latest novelWhen Jeanine Cummins logs in to our video call, I am surprised to see that the profile picture that pops up before her video loads is the Spanish-language cover of her book American Dirt. I had assumed, given the vitriol that novel attracted when it was published in 2020, that she would be trying to distance herself from it.For the first year after its publication, that was the case, she tells me from a light-filled, bookshelf-lined room in her New York home. “My husband would ask me every week: ‘Knowing what you know now, would you still write it?’” she says, and the answer was consistently: “No, I would not.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago British woman, 23, is arrested 'after being caught trying to smuggle 18 kilos of cannabis out of Ghana and into Britain on British Airways'

Ghana's Narcotic Control Commission (NACOC) claimed that the young Brit had hidden 32 slabs of substances initially suspected to be a narcotic drug in two suitcases destined for London.

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