60 m. ago Man City hit with Arsenal title race blow as Jeremy Doku injury timeline revealed

Man City star Jeremy Doku is set for a spell on the side-lines as Pep Guardiola's star-studded squad look to challenge Arsenal for the Premier League title.

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73 m. ago Arsenal and Man City title race decided as supercomputer gives Man Utd Champions League verdict

The race for the Premier League title is starting to heat up as Arsenal see their lead over Manchester City slashed to just two points, while Manchester United eye up Champions League qualification for 2026/27

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77 m. ago The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago. But its lessons live on in The Quiet American

Phillip Noyce’s political drama is a searing critique of American interventionism that feels all too pertinent todayGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailAlden Pyle (Brendan Fraser) was a “quiet American”, says Thomas Fowler (Michael Caine) to a French policeman. “A friend,” he adds, as the lifeless corpse of Pyle stares back at him with a wretched expression.This is the scene that opens Phillip Noyce’s Vietnam-set political drama before the film flashes back a few months earlier to 1952 Saigon, where Fowler, an ageing Englishman, lives leisurely as a journalist reporting on the first Indochina war. When Pyle, a young American aid worker advocating for US intervention, falls for Fowler’s 20-year-old Vietnamese lover, Phượng (Đỗ Thị Hải Yến), the jaded reporter’s tranquil existence begins to unravel.Sign up for our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading...

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77 m. ago Avatar: Fire and Ash review – witchy new sex interest can’t save this gigantically dull hunk of nonsense

The third Avatar chapter erupts with volcanic world-building and thunderous action yet remains a vast, dazzling spectacle in search of an emotional arcOn and on and on it goes. The planet-sized movie franchise of Avatar continues to spin massively in the cosmos – yet without affecting the tides in any other world. Maybe Avatar is the cosmos and its originator James Cameron is the new L Ron Hubbard; the creator, or rather prophet, of a new belief system involving big blue creatures with pointy ears that flap and twitch when they talk, to whom we will all one day be required to bow down when they float past. And while the rest of the cinema industry has quietly abandoned 3D without ever quite admitting it, theatres showing James Cameron’s giant new three-hour hunk of nonsense are still handing out the 3D specs to the customers.The first film was about human invaders seeking to exploit and colonise the weird tall blue Na’vi people in another galaxy for their mineral resources by piloti...

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90 m. ago DWP Christmas payment dates: when your DWP, HMRC benefits are paid at Christmas 2025 and New Year in Scotland

Festive bank holidays can quietly shift when your money is expected to arrive 🎄

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1 hour ago Rob Reiner issued a haunting message to son Nick in deeply 'personal' film based on his addiction struggles and their tumultuous relationship

Rob Reiner issued a haunting message to his son Nick in their deeply 'personal' film based on his addiction struggles and their tumultuous relationship, it has been revealed.

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1 hour ago Tucker Genal death: TikTok star dies at 31 just hours after final post

Influencer made content featuring food, viral challenges, and his previous relationship with ex-girlfriend Cortney Gibson

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1 hour ago Amanda Owen admits son Reuben ‘feels cheated’ as she addresses ‘beyond the pale’ decision

Our Yorkshire Farm star Amanda Owen has revealed that her son Reuben “feels cheated” over one of her parenting decisions

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1 hour ago See Scotland's super flu hotspots and if your local hospitals are struggling with admissions

The nightmare strain has seen a surge in patients being admitted to hospitals across the country.

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2 h. ago Rugby news: Scotland match attracted bigger TV audience than Champions League final

Plus: details of Scotland A fixture in the new year

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2 h. ago Mother slams 'Santa's airline' for refusing to feed 'starving' son after eight

A parent has slammed an airline for not providing food to her child 40 minutes before landing after an eight-hour flight.

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2 h. ago National Timber Group: Timber firm axes five more Scottish sites as total job losses pass 200

The number of redundancies in Scotland has risen to more than 200.

Economics

2 h. ago Holly Ramsay and Adam Peaty are supported by her parents Gordon and Tana alongside her siblings and his son as they rally for wedding planning in Bath

Gordon, Tana and their daughter Tilly, 24, held hands and walked in line as they left the swanky Robun Japanese sushi restaurant and cocktail bar

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2 h. ago Inside Scotland's Christmas Home of the Year 2025 hailed as 'bonkers in the best way'

Judges Anna Campbell-Jones, Banjo Beale, and Danny Campbell praised the winning home’s festive spirit and nostalgic charm

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2 h. ago Full list of UK areas affected by Met Office 'travel disruption' warning including Greater Manchester

Fog could lead to travel disruption this week

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2 h. ago Bob Geldof ‘delighted’ Live Aid musical will tour UK and Ireland

Just For One Day – The Live Aid Musical will visit cities including Cardiff, Manchester and Edinburgh in 2027.

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3 h. ago Heroic Bondi Beach couple who tried to stop attackers died in each other's arms

Boris Gurman, 69, and his wife Sofia, 61, were tragically killed while confronting alleged gunman Sajid Akram, 50, who opened fire at a Bondi Beach Hanukkah event in Sydney alongside his son Naveed, 24

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3 h. ago Nick Reiner: everything we know about the troubled son of Rob Reiner following his arrest

Everything we know about Nick Reiner — from his celebrity friendships to his struggles with addiction

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3 h. ago Suspected drug deaths in Scotland jump 20% in one year as John Swinney urged to a get a grip on crisis

Labour warned the "brutal reality is that John Swinney’s approach is failing both victims and communities" when it comes to the number of Scots killed by drugs.

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3 h. ago 'I went on a date but stood up and left after they did 1 thing'

First dates can be awkward but they're worth the hassle when you meet someone you connect with. But one man ended his abruptly after the woman he was meeting did one thing that angered him

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