50 m. ago Alcaraz and Djokovic’s contrasting careers at forefront in scintillating semi

The pair, born 16 years apart, will have met at every single major when they enter Arthur Ashe Stadium on FridayCarlos Alcaraz took his final leave from Rod Laver Arena this year consumed by frustration. Losing at the Australian Open, the first grand slam tournament of the year, was painful enough, but Alcaraz’s disappointment was particularly down to how he had lost.His opponent, Novak Djokovic, had visibly begun to struggle with a leg injury early in their four-set quarter-final, but instead of focusing on his own game, Alcaraz found himself staring across the net and thinking too much about his opponent’s condition rather than what he needed to win. While the Spaniard’s focus wavered, Djokovic’s difficulties inspired his most offensive, decisive tennis, and he willed himself to a miraculous victory. Continue reading...

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55 m. ago Annabelle doll handler’s cause of death finally revealed months after ‘haunted’ tour

Dan Rivera died at the age of 54 while on tour in Pennsylvania

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57 m. ago Chelsea Women poised to sign Alyssa Thompson from Angel City for £1.1m fee

20-year-old USWNT winger agrees five-year contractChelsea have until 11pm BST to complete club-record dealChelsea are on the verge of signing the United States winger Alyssa Thompson from Angel City on the Women’s Super League’s transfer deadline day, for an upfront fee understood to be just shy of $1.5m (£1.1m), which sources say could climb close to a world-record sum with potential add-ons.The 20-year-old completed a medical on Thursday in London, after boarding a flight from Los Angeles late on Wednesday night, amid extensive negotiations between the two clubs. All parties are increasingly confident the move will be finalised in time for the 11pm BST transfer deadline. Continue reading...

Economics

90 m. ago Senior doctors prepared to strike amid fresh government talks

Consultants in England were involved in strikes between July and October 2023

Politics

1 hour ago Marc Guehi to Liverpool: Fresh details emerge on surprise Crystal Palace U

Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish left Marc Guehi frustrated on transfer deadline day when he pulled the plug on the club captain's move to Liverpool in the final moments

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2 h. ago Doctor rushes from witness box to help as woman collapses during murder trial

When the court reassembled after the disturbance, the judge said: ‘That was unexpected’

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2 h. ago ‘Doctor’s orders’ booze once thought to cure everything from ringworm to the plague

Gin has been hailed as a ‘healthier’ drink for your body than beer – but we’ve come a long way since the days when it might have been available on prescription

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2 h. ago Struggling with brain fog? Read this BEFORE you jump on the creatine bandwagon. The supplement is hailed as a miracle cure

Creatine is one of the most extensively studied supplements in the world from a nutritional perspective. Its potential for brain health is also being examined by researchers.

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2 h. ago Brit woman who vanished from Greece sunbed found dead, grieving husband reveals

Michele Bourda, 59, vanished on August 1 in Greece while her husband Chris slept on a beach - today he revealed police officers had finally located his wife's body

Events

2 h. ago West Coast states join together to lead vaccine defense as red Florida ends mandate and DC skepticism grows

The states formed the alliance in response to ‘President Trump’s mass firing of CDC doctors and scientists’

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2 h. ago Novak Djokovic hopes body will not let him down in US Open semi

The 38-year-old is aiming to reach his first Grand Slam final of the season

Politics

3 h. ago Darth Vader’s lightsaber among movie props up for auction in Los Angeles

Weapon valued up to $3m and items from movies including Alien and Armageddon for sale in three-day online auctionIconic movie props from a galaxy far, far away, and from a search for the Holy Grail much closer to home, are for sale in a blockbuster auction in California featuring a trove of silver screen history.Darth Vader’s lightsaber from the final two films of the original Star Wars trilogy is the most valuable lot in the three-day online auction hosted by Propstore, a Los Angeles company specializing in movie memorabilia. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Elegant, determined, a little unknowable: Giorgio Armani is gone but will never be forgotten

The designer reinvented power dressing, redefined what it meant to look modern and was the architect of how we dress nowGiorgio Armani dressed all of us. Whether or not you ever had the money for a jacket with an Armani label, you wore a jacket that he invented. He was the mastermind of contemporary style, the architect of how we dress now. If you have worn an unstructured suit with a T-shirt to a wedding; if you have worn muted neutrals to work; if you have thought it might be chic to paint your living room grey: that was Armani.Armani was working until his final days. Invitations had already been sent out for his next show, to be held on 28 September in the 14th-century courtyard of Milan’s Palazzo Brera. A spectacular party to accompany the show was planned as a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the brand, which he founded in the summer of 1975. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Bruce Springsteen to release fabled electric version of 1982 album Nebraska

Studio versions of the stark, home-recorded album have never been issued, but will appear alongside new Springsteen biopicOne of the great lost albums in rock history is to finally see the light of day, as Bruce Springsteen announces the release of the electric version of his 1982 album Nebraska.The original was famously recorded in the bedroom of his New Jersey home, unaccompanied, on a four-track tape recorder rather than a multitrack studio setup. Springsteen attempted to work the songs up into more fleshed-out versions but felt the studio versions lacked the ghostly drama of the originals, and – to some confusion in his fanbase and record label – insisted on releasing the stark four-track takes. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Man suffered extreme pain after chicken dinner before doctors made horror find

WARNING: DISTRESSING IMAGES Doctors initially believed that the man had accidentally swallowed a chicken bone - but the truth was far more bizarre, and posed a serious threat to their patient

Events

3 h. ago Girls Aloud’s Nicola Roberts: ‘Lady Gaga told me she wanted to be the moon for a day. I’m like: where do I go next?’

Ahead of her debut in London’s West End with the musical Hadestown, Roberts answers your questions on navigating overnight fame as a teenager and why she would drop everything to work with Kate BushHow does it feel to finally be making your West End debut in Hadestown, after City of Angels was cancelled due to Covid? LucyHampton6Super exciting. It feels like I’m experiencing a new way of performing. I said to the director when we first started that I wanted to throw myself into this and to be pushed as far as I can. When you’re in a band, or you’ve been perceived a certain way for a very long time, it’s nice to go into something where you can shake off the Post-it notes that have been put on you by yourself, or by other people.If there was to be a musical made with the Girls Aloud soundtrack like Mamma Mia!, or Here & Now, what do you think the plot should be? SophieehOur experience of going from complete normality into a talent competition and becoming somewhat famous overnight...

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4 h. ago Woman finally finds thermometer that got stuck up her bum as a schoolgirl 22 years ago

The thermometer was discovered lodged in the woman's left buttock in a 3D CT scan 22 years after it was initially lodged there. Her doctor said she was 'lucky there wasn't any mercury inside'

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4 h. ago Costa brings back iconic autumn drink hailed as the 'best coffee of the year'

Step aside pumpkin spice latte, as another iconic autumnal drink is finally here.

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4 h. ago From parastronaut dreams to prison: the rise and fall of surgeon Neil Hopper

An S4C documentary had followed the Welsh-speaking doctor on his journey from near death to public acclaim and admiration.

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4 h. ago Marks & Spencer's viral £40 faux suede bag has landed online and it's selling fast

Marks and Spencer's Suedette Buckle Shoulder Bag has finally dropped online after only being available for purchase in store, and shoppers are already rushing to buy it

Economics