3 d. ago St Andrew’s stardust: Birmingham eye records and Premier League push

Chris Davies’s dominant side have secured League One promotion but the club hope that is just the startOn day one in the job, as Chris Davies surveyed St Andrew’s for the first time last summer, the Birmingham City manager was struck by a damning statistic courtesy of the club historian, Malcolm McHenry: no league side had lost more matches across the previous five seasons. Birmingham were relegated to League One a month earlier after circling the drain for a while. “When you hear something like that, it’s powerful because you think: ‘Wow, there are 92 teams,’” Davies says. “Everyone has suffered so much I suppose I saw an opportunity to change that and this season we’ve won more games than any other team in the country.”Talk about a turnaround. Birmingham, runaway champions, have returned to the Championship at the first attempt and it is now 30 league wins and counting. Only Leeds have scored more goals than Birmingham this season across the top four tiers and only Arsenal, Leeds ...

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1 week ago Dietitian issues warning over new M&S vegan staple: 'It could put people at risk'

A leading dietitian has warned that a desire to make products sold on British supermarket shelves less processed could lead to some people being at risk of potentially serious health hazards.

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1 week ago Charli XCX turns heads in a white lace crop top as she joins Cara Delevingne and Amelia Dimoldenberg leading the British stars at Coachella

Charli XCX got into the festival spirit on Saturday as she lead the British stars attending Coachella in Palm Springs, California. 

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2 w. ago Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Josh Kerr Set for Epic 1500m Showdown at London DL

Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Josh Kerr Set for Epic 1500m Showdown at London DL  FloTrack

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2 w. ago Josh Kerr to renew rivalry with Jakob Ingebrigtsen at London Athletics Meet in July in major coup for UK Athle

Josh Kerr to renew rivalry with Jakob Ingebrigtsen at London Athletics Meet in July in major coup for UK Athle  Daily Mail

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2 w. ago Josh Kerr and Jakob Ingebrigtsen to renew heated rivalry at London Athletics Meet

The two middle-distance stars will battle at the Diamond League event in July

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2 w. ago Josh Kerr and Jakob Ingebrigtsen to meet over 1500m at London Diamond League meeting in July

Josh Kerr and Jakob Ingebrigtsen to meet over 1500m at London Diamond League meeting in July  BBC

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2 w. ago Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Josh Kerr to race 1,500m at London Diamond League in July

Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Josh Kerr to race 1,500m at London Diamond League in July  The New York Times

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2 w. ago Josh Kerr v Jakob Ingebrigtsen in London is huge coup for UK athletics

Josh Kerr v Jakob Ingebrigtsen in London is huge coup for UK athletics  The Times

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2 w. ago Josh Kerr and Jakob Ingebrigtsen to clash at London Diamond League

Josh Kerr and Jakob Ingebrigtsen to clash at London Diamond League  Athletics Weekly

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2 w. ago Manchester lads turn £1,500 banger into bar for 2,000 mile Arctic trip

Josh Kerr, 25, and his mates Jack Birtwistle, 26, and Elliott Barrott, 29, from Manchester, embarked on an outragious Top Gear-style challenge

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2 w. ago Wall Street surges 3% as European markets rebound on trade deal hopes – business live

Rallies come as US Treasury secretary says he believes country can reach ‘some good deals’ with trading partnersHow ‘liberation day’ rout compares with other notorious stock market crisesWall Street traders on Trump tariffs: ‘Without doubt, we’re hitting a recession’Trump threatens additional 50% tariffs on China over retaliatory leviesSouth Korea’s government has approved Tuesday 3 June as the date for a snap presidential election, following the removal from office of Yoon Suk Yeol last week over his declaration of martial law.The move comes after Yoon’s removal after the country’s constitutional court voted unanimously on Friday to uphold parliament’s decision to impeach him over his ill-fated declaration of martial law in December. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Donald Trump rejects EU’s proposals for ‘zero for zero’ tariffs deal on cars and industrial goods – Europe live

US president tells reporters offer ‘is not good enough’, putting further dent in European hopes for negotiated solution instead of trade warUS president Donald Trump openly rejected the EU’s proposals for a “zero for zero” tariffs deal on cars and industrial goods, telling reporters in the Oval Office it was not good enough.His comments are not entirely surprising as European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and EU trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič already indicated there were no signs that the offer, made originally in February, would be taken up. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Volatility grips global stock markets as Trump insists on tariff ‘medicine’

Wall Street swings in and out of red as turmoil from US president’s assault on world trade enters second weekTrump threatens additional 50% tariffs on China over retaliatory leviesWhich Trump-backing billionaires have lost the most?Extreme volatility plagued global stock markets on Monday, with Wall Street swinging in and out of the red as Donald Trump defied stark warnings that his global trade assault will wreak widespread economic damage, comparing new US tariffs to medicine.A renewed sell-off began in Asia, before hitting European equities and reaching the US. It was briefly reversed amid hopes of a reprieve, only for Trump to threaten China with more steep tariffs, intensifying pressure on the market. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Noel Clarke allegations had ‘high public interest’, Guardian editor tells court

Bafta endorsement could have escalated actor’s allegedly abusive behaviour towards women, Kath Viner saidThe editor-in-chief of the Guardian, Katharine Viner, has told the high court there was a “very high public interest” in reporting allegations made against Noel Clarke after he received a special Bafta award.In a witness statement, Viner said she believed it was conceivable that the actor’s endorsement by the British academy film awards could lead to an escalation of his allegedly abusive behaviour towards women. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Global economy will ‘massively suffer’ from Donald Trump tariffs, Ursula von der Leyen warns – Europe live

European Commission president hopes to move from confrontation to negotiation after Trump attack on ‘pathetic’ EUEuropean stock markets are now open and they’re reacting exactly as you would expect them to.The pan-European Stoxx 600 index has fallen 1.5% at the start of trading, to its lowest level in over two months. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Josh Kerr: ‘Grand Slam Track is the start of a new era, the stakes are so high’

The 1,500m world champion tells Jack Rathborn how he is embracing ‘a new era’ for athletics when he kicks off his Grand Slam Track campaign on Saturday and why he has no regrets after beating rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen but failing to win gold at last summer’s Olympics

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3 w. ago Josh Kerr: ‘You’re not doing anything if people aren’t hating on you’

The 1,500m world champion tells Jack Rathborn how he is embracing ‘a new era’ for athletics when he kicks off his Grand Slam Track campaign on Saturday and why he has no regrets after beating rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen but failing to win gold at last summer’s Olympics

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3 w. ago Nottingham Forest v Manchester United: Premier League – live

Premier League updates from the 8pm BST kick-offLive scores | Read Football Daily | And email ScottA pre-match palate-whetter, courtesy of friend of the site Steve Pye. “I wondered if you might be interested in a blog of mine looking back at Nottingham Forest dramatically beating Man Utd in December 1984?” Sure thing! “For the second time in two weeks, Ron Atkinson’s team threw away a two-goal lead on the road, with a couple of their players coming to blows in the dressing room after the match.”The return of the Premier League, then. It’s been a while, what with World Cup qualifiers, the Nations League, FA Cup quarters, all that. So here’s a reminder of how the division looks as we head into this full round of midweek fixtures. Forest are looking to consolidate third spot, as they chase a Champions League spot and a chance to bid for European Cup number three. United’s most realistic hope of continental competition next season is to win this year’s Europa League, though barreling up...

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3 w. ago Martin Clunes explains the one major reason Men Behaving Badly can’t be revived

Men Behaving Badly was one of the biggest British sitcoms of the nineties, but lead star Martin Clunes has shut down questions about a series reboot for one very particular reason

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