85 m. ago Nith Inshore Rescue crew member aims to climb Criffel 16 times in four days

Jamie Milligan will take on the challenge wearing his full lifeboat kit as he bids to raise vital funds for the team.

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87 m. ago ‘The idea was for a Black James Bond’: the making of 50 Cent: Bulletproof

The game’s launch 20 years ago coincided with the rapper’s meteoric success with his album The Massacre. Here, the team that made the shooter reflect on how it all happened The rapper 50 Cent (real name Curtis Jackson) was inescapable back in 2005. There wasn’t a British classroom without a teenager wearing Jackson’s G-Unit clothing, while his catchy hits Candy Shop and In Da Club dominated the radio. The backstory of this Queens-born New Yorker – how he survived being shot nine times only to become one of the world’s biggest rappers – also made for compelling lore.That year, 50 Cent sold more than a million copies in one week with his sophomore studio album, The Massacre. In a bid to cash in on this superstardom, his label Interscope Records planned a twin strategy: a Hollywood biopic (Get Rich or Die Tryin’) and a licensed video game, 50 Cent: Bulletproof – both to be released by November 2005. “I think the general public are going to be blown away by my game,” 50 Cent told the we...

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87 m. ago Manchester United handed confident Carlos Baleba transfer prediction despite Brighton stance

Manchester United have been heavily linked with a transfer approach for Brighton's Carlos Baleba since adding Benjamin Sesko to their squad

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94 m. ago Sinéad O’Connor biopic in the works from company behind Lady Macbeth

Film has reportedly been in the works since the release of acclaimed documentary ‘Nothing Compares’

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1 hour ago Rangers bid 'rejected', Celtic urged to sign striker, Scotland cap ‘poised for exit’

Scottish transfer news from Rangers, Celtic, Aberdeen, and the Scotland national team this Friday morning.

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1 hour ago Predictor picks: Find out who our expert is backing this weekend... and play the game with £1,000 up for grabs

The money must go and a winner must be crowned. After selecting your seven results, there is a tie-breaker to determine an eventual winner should there be more than one player on the same score.

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2 h. ago James Gunn explains ‘complicated’ reason behind Superman’s quick streaming release

‘There were a lot of things that are beyond our control,’ said the director

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2 h. ago Airport chaos hits Britain yet again as planes 'clip wings' at Manchester Airport and stop ALL flights

The incident took place at Manchester Airport at just after 6.30am this morning with people heading on their summer holidays warned to expect delays.

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2 h. ago Several Palestinian people reported injured in overnight attack by Israeli settlers in West Bank – Middle East crisis live

Settlers attacked Palestinian people in village of Susya, south of Hebron, while separately settlers reportedly attacked village of Atara and set fire to vehiclesHere is some more detail on the controversial plan to significantly expand a settlement near occupied East Jerusalem.The decision from the Supreme Planning Council, which meets next week, is expected to support the plan after rejecting objections by Israeli NGOs.The expected decision in favour will come after Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich – who backs both the plan and the imposition of Israeli sovereignty through the occupied West Bank – gloated that he believed construction on E1 would “bury the idea of a Palestinian state”. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Liverpool XI vs Bournemouth: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Premier League today

A Ballon d’Or nominee could come in at the expense of a record-setter

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2 h. ago Rare unseen family footage of Queen Elizabeth released to mark Princess Anne’s birthday

Rare family footage of Queen Elizabeth II has been released to mark Princess Anne’s 75th birthday on Friday, 15 August.

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2 h. ago Weekend Wishlist: 10 summer essentials our fashion and beauty team our loving

From fruity fragrances to SPF serums, our fashion and beauty team have hunted down the very best summer must-haves on the high street

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2 h. ago Howard Webb sends penalty warning to Premier League players and fans for new season

Referees are set to clamp down on holding this season and PGMOL boss Howard Webb is expecting to see more penalties awarded this season as a result

Sport

2 h. ago King hails heroes’ courage on VJ Day and reflects on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

The monarch released an audio message on the 80th anniversary of VJ Day in which he vowed those who fought for the allies will never be forgotten.

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2 h. ago Peter Crouch makes bold Benjamin Sesko prediction with Viktor Gyokeres comparison

Manchester United only landed Benjamin Sesko after Arsenal opted to sign Viktor Gyokeres instead, but Peter Crouch believes that the former may prove a bigger hit in the Premier League

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2 h. ago 'Our sex life is good but I can't compete with the memory of his perfect wife'

JUST JANE: Today our agony aunt Jane O'Gorman is dealing with a new issue from a Daily Star reader who feels her new lover expects too much of her

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3 h. ago LIVE: Manchester Airport flights stopped after two easyJet planes 'clip wings'

Holidaymakers are warned to expect disruption

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3 h. ago LIVE: Manchester Airport flights stopped after two easyJet planes 'clip wings' in crash

Holidaymakers are warned to expect disruption

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3 h. ago Premier League 25/26 predictions: Pundits pick champions, top four and relegated teams

The 2025/26 Premier League season kicks off on Friday evening as champions Liverpool host Bournemouth and pundits have already been hard at work predicted exactly how the campaign will play out

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3 h. ago Thug caught with axe while on early release faces lengthy spell behind bars

He admitted carrying a bladed item without reasonable excuse in East Kilbride.

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