41 m. ago Jonathan Jackson confirms shock General Hospital exit: ‘Hope was to stay on longer’

Jackson played Lucky Spencer on the long-running soap

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55 m. ago Britain's funniest schoolkids crowned with gag that left judges 'laughing out loud'

Britain's funniest school class has been revealed after coming up with a killer one-liner that had the panel of judges 'laughing out loud' during a competition run by the Beano

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2 h. ago Ben Duckett sets tone as England thrash West Indies to continue perfect run under Harry Brook

A thrilling total of 248-3 equalled the record score on English soil

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2 h. ago England beat West Indies by 37 runs in third ODI to complete series sweep – live reaction

England complete series sweep in SouthamptonWTC final news | Sign up for The Spin | Email James3rd over: England 33-0 (Duckett 22, Smith 11) A drag down from Hosein is slapped to the square boundary by Duckett. Don’t bowl there, son. Duckett plinks down the ground for a couple, losing his shape slightly as he tries to go down the ground. SIXAH! The pint sized opener smears a big one on the sweep behind square. Four more down the ground all along the baize. Shai Hope can’t plug the gaps and Duckett is manipulating the field with aplomb. Seventeen runs off the over.2nd over: England 15-0 (Duckett 6, Smith 9) Jason Holder with the second over, long limbs chugging into the crease and decent bounce off the custard cream coloured surface. Shot! Smith drives on the up over mid-on with that deliciously clean swing of the blade. Sizeable outfield in at the Utilita (as no one calls it) boundaries harder to find than at postage stamp sized Bristol. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago White supremacist Nick Fuentes boasts the ‘groypers have won’ after MAGA influencers call to ‘ban third world immigration’

‘I've never seen the right wing so angry and so explicitly against mass migration, so close to expressing their disdain in racial terms,’ Nick Fuentes said this week.

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2 h. ago Ben Duckett blows West Indies away as England wrap up T20 series sweep

England, 248-3, beat West Indies, 211-8, by 37 runsDuckett hits 84 off 46 balls in 120-run opening standHarry Brook hit an unbeaten 35 off 22 balls, a quickfire cameo on a usual night, yet the slowest of England’s offerings in this record-breaking contest. His side piled up 248 for three, their highest total at home in this format, to set up a 37-run victory over West Indies in the third and final Twenty20 international.Ben Duckett top-scored with 84 from 46 balls as he shared an opening stand of 120 with Jamie Smith, 135 brought up at the 10-over mark. The destruction calmed down a touch thereafter but West Indies were still invited to pull off their highest successful T20 chase. It never felt on, even as Evin Lewis whipped away a first-ball six. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Diddy girlfriend says he forced women into sex with other men because he's bisexual and 'liked to watch'

Sean ' Diddy ' Combs's trial for sex trafficking and racketeering is on its fifth week on Monday in New York City.

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4 h. ago Emmerdale lines up 'emotional' Aaron and Robert scenes as 'a lot to be revealed'

Ryan Hawley has teased special Emmerdale episodes are on the way, after spoilers hinted it a reunion with Aaron Dingle next week as Robert Sugden returns to the village

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4 h. ago Madeleine McCann police 'found two buried guns' in latest search for missing girl

The firearms were reportedly found during a three-day search of a 120-acre area in Lagos, Portugal, last week. The guns have now been sent back to Germany for analysis

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4 h. ago Old Trafford, M60 upgrades and new railway lines: The big Greater Manchester projects Rachel Reeves could fund this week

Here are the big projects in Greater Manchester which local leaders will be hoping to get some funding for in the Spending Review

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4 h. ago ‘It felt impossible’: McIlroy struggles in practice at Oakmont before US Open

Masters champion admits struggle with motivationBryson DeChambeau to renegotiate LIV deal in 2026For an example of how fiendishly difficult Oakmont may play in this, the 125th US Open, take the testimony of Rory McIlroy. The Masters champion visited the venue just outside Pittsburgh at the start of last week on a scouting mission. On Tuesday, he gave a grisly definition of what unfolded.“Last Monday felt impossible,” McIlroy said. “I birdied the last two holes for 81. It felt pretty good, it didn’t feel like I played that badly. It’s much more benign right now than it was that Monday. They had the pins in dicey locations and greens were running at 15.5 [on the stimpmeter]. It was nearly impossible. This morning it was a little softer. The pins aren’t going to be on 3 or 4% slopes all the time. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Madeleine McCann detectives 'sample clothes and bones found during search'

A search was carried out by German and Portuguese detectives last week

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4 h. ago EastEnders confirms unexpected Stacey Slater twist just weeks after star's exit

EastEnders spoilers reveal that the soap are set to air a shock exit for Alfie Moon next week as the star previously headed on a break for another project

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4 h. ago EastEnders fans convinced major return set for Kat and Alfie's wedding

An episode this week will serve as the show's Executive Producer's final one

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4 h. ago MPs call for UK to recognise Palestine after Government sanctions ministers

Labour, Liberal Democrat and Conservative MPs all call for the UK to recognise Palestine at UN conference in New York next week

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5 h. ago Coronation Street fans fear for Lisa Swain as they defend her 'deadly' Brody Michaelis move

Those who watch the ITV soap have been quick to defend her following news of a potentially deadly run-in with teenager Brody

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5 h. ago I need to get my stuff together – Rory McIlroy out to end Masters hangover

McIlroy has the chance to add another major at this week’s US Open but has been out of form since his Augusta win.

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5 h. ago Diddy girlfriend says he forced women into sex with other men because he's bisexual and 'liked to watch': Live updates

Sean ' Diddy ' Combs's trial for sex trafficking and racketeering is on its fifth week on Monday in New York City.

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5 h. ago Women will no longer be prosecuted for aborting own child at any stage of pregnancy under changes to the law set to be passed next week

Under the proposals abortion would effectively be decriminalised and women would no longer face prosecution if they ended their own pregnancy after 24 weeks.

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5 h. ago Two men jailed for life for supplying car bomb that killed Daphne Caruana Galizia

Robert Agius and Jamie Vella were convicted last week of their role in the anti-corruption journalist’s murder in 2017Two men have been sentenced to life in prison for supplying the car bomb that killed the anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta eight years ago.The sentencing on Tuesday of Robert Agius and Jamie Vella, reported to be members of the island’s criminal underworld, marked a significant step in the long campaign to bring those charged with Caruana Galizia’s murder to justice. Continue reading...

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