11 h. ago Champions League qualifying and Carabao Cup first round: football – as it happened

Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce roared back to set up a playoff with Benfica, while Bromley stunned Ipswich in the Carabao Cup15 min: Fenerbahce 0-0 Feyenoord (agg: 1-2) Jhon Duran – the very same – has just hit the side netting with Fener’s first half-chance. Feyenoord have probably played the more intricate football but Fenerbahce look a threat on the break.Champions League qualifying latest (6pm KOs unless stated)Qarabag 4-1 Shkendija (5pm, agg: 5-1)FC Copenhagen 0-0 Malmo FF (agg: 0-0)Fenerbahce 0-0 Feyenoord (agg: 1-2)Pafos 1-0 Dynamo Kyiv (agg: 2-0)Plzen 0-0 Rangers (agg: 0-3) Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Champions League qualifying and Carabao Cup first round: football – live

Follow updates from Tuesday’s action around EuropeLive scores | Read Football Daily | Follow us on Bluesky15 min: Fenerbahce 0-0 Feyenoord (agg: 1-2) Jhon Duran – the very same – has just hit the side netting with Fener’s first half-chance. Feyenoord have probably played the more intricate football but Fenerbahce look a threat on the break.Champions League qualifying latest (6pm KOs unless stated)Qarabag 4-1 Shkendija (5pm, agg: 5-1)FC Copenhagen 0-0 Malmo FF (agg: 0-0)Fenerbahce 0-0 Feyenoord (agg: 1-2)Pafos 1-0 Dynamo Kyiv (agg: 2-0)Plzen 0-0 Rangers (agg: 0-3) Continue reading...

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16 h. ago M62 LIVE as all traffic stopped after cow escapes onto carriageway

There are severe delays on the westbound carriageway near Rochdale

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16 h. ago Cardiff City v Swindon Town LIVE: Ashford puts Bluebirds ahead

The Bluebirds take on Swindon Town in the Carabao Cup first round

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16 h. ago Cardiff City v Swindon Town LIVE: Ehibhatiomhan pulls one back for visitors

The Bluebirds take on Swindon Town in the Carabao Cup first round

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18 h. ago My Festival – Lorna Rose Treen: 'I play everything from a trucker to a personal detective'

Character comedian Lorna Rose Treen is bringing a surreal show to the Fringe in 2025. We caught up with her to chat all things comedy and Fringe.

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20 h. ago The hidden gem Scottish Borders town near alpaca farm perfect for Edinburgh Fringe escape

It is located around just an hour out of Edinburgh.

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21 h. ago Oasis's UK tour will inject at least £1.1BILLION into the UK economy

Oasis's 17-gig sell-out tour is set to net Britain more than a £1billion. But the mania has prompted a massive surge in hotel prices, which could lead to an inflation heachache for the Bank of England.

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22 h. ago Horrified plane passenger realises he is sat behind Katie Price during a flight as star jets to Turkey with boyfriend JJ Slater for MORE surgery

The hilarious moment a horrified plane passenger realises he's sat behind Katie Price has been captured on film.

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24 h. ago Dr Benji Waterhouse on finding the funny in psychiatry: 'The NHS runs on gallows humour'

Psychiatrist, comedian and now bestselling author Dr Benji Waterhouse on how his various careers inform each other and why his Edinburgh Fringe show is your best chance to see an NHS shrink without a 12-month wait

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28 h. ago ‘It’s a brigade of old gits!’ Miriam Margolyes, Andy Linden and the older performers storming Edinburgh

At a festival so often dominated by bold young talent, it’s veteran performers stealing the spotlight this year. We meet them – from household names to octogenarian newcomersMiriam Margolyes is ensconced in the garden room of a fancy Edinburgh hotel, framed by tasteful greenery and smiling for a fan who wants a selfie. Apple-cheeked and foul-mouthed, she is gracious with the passing stranger, though she warns me later: “If somebody pisses me off, I’ll say: ‘Now listen to me, I’m 84!’” She pauses. “But I don’t see why they should!” she adds with a laugh.Margolyes is returning to Edinburgh for the second year running with an upgraded version of her acclaimed showcase based on the characters of Charles Dickens, her favourite author. “Same old cunt, even older,” reads the flyer. “It could be the last time, but don’t bank on it!” Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Liam Gallagher calls Edinburgh Fringe a festival of 'thick s***' as reunion causes chaos

In a vicious stage rant, Liam Gallagher has made clear he isn’t a fan of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival – branding it an oddball celebration of “thick s**t”.

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40 h. ago Katie Price, 47, seen for the first time since tweaking SIXTH face lift

In January, the mother-of-five jetted to Istanbul for 'tweaks' on her sixth facelift - having carried out the procedure last year.

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41 h. ago LIZ JONES: Like Katie Price I transformed myself with surgery, went bankrupt and dated terrible men. But there's one key difference between us

There are things you can gift your children: a work ethic, generosity, good looks or intelligence. But you can also saddle your offspring with an unhinged belief that you need to tinker with your body.

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42 h. ago My Festival – Hal Cruttenden: 'I should probably thank my wife for leaving me'

Stand-up comedian Hal Cruttenden is bringing ‘home truths about life, death, marriage and Trump’ to the Fringe. Here’s what he has to say about festivals past and present.

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42 h. ago Chillest show at Edinburgh Fringe? Try the Channel sound bath

Walking 20,000 plus steps every day, in back-to back shows and struggling to make sense of it all? Dutch Kills Theater's 'Channel' may just be the chillest show at the fringe to calm you right down and give you an energy boost.

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42 h. ago Bad dates and bath bombs: 10 of the funniest jokes from the Edinburgh fringe 2025

The festival’s best joke award may have been binned this year, but the one-liners keep coming. Here are our favourites• 10 of the funniest jokes from the 2024 fringeOlaf Falafel: We named our children War and Peace – it’s a long story.Andrew Doherty: At my lowest, I was kicked out of the museum for being inappropriate with Michelangelo’s David. I’d hit rock bottom. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago New women's football show exposing the ugly side of the beautiful game

Weeks after the Euros, a one-woman comedy drama storms onto the pitch this Edinburgh Fringe with a story of football, feminism and the (unpaid) hustle behind the women's game.

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45 h. ago Edinburgh Fringe musicals and opera reviews: Nerds | Escape Room | Daddy, Tomorrow Will I Be a Man?

Musical lovers, take note of our latest round-up of reviews for the Fringe’s musicals.

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45 h. ago Global outrage mounts as funeral held for five journalists killed by Israel

Last post from Al Jazeera’s Anas al-Sharif, one of ‘Gaza’s bravest journalists’, decries failure to stop ‘massacre’Middle East crisis – live updatesHundreds of mourners carried the body of the prominent Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif through the streets of Gaza City on Monday, a day after he and four colleagues were killed in an Israeli airstrike, prompting condemnation from across the world.Sharif, one of Al Jazeera’s most recognisable faces in Gaza, was killed while inside a tent for journalists outside al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Sunday night. Seven people in total were killed in the attack, including the Al Jazeera correspondent Mohammed Qreiqeh and the camera operators Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa, according to the Qatar-based broadcaster. Continue reading...

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