17 h. ago Assisted Dying plans for under 18s in Scotland to be dropped by MSP

Teens aged 16 and 17 will no longer be eligible under plans to legalise assisted dying in Scotland, after a key MSP confirmed the age threshold will be raised to 18.

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33 h. ago Arne Slot drops hint on Liverpool's summer transfer plans after title triumph

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot is hoping that the wild and emotional scenes last weekend at Anfield will inspire his players to retain the Premier League title

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41 h. ago Scottish ministers drop plans to outlaw misogyny and conversion practices

Government says the measures are too legally complex to deliver before the next Holyrood electionThe Scottish government has dropped plans to outlaw misogyny and conversion practices before the next Holyrood election, arguing they are too legally complex to deliver in time.Ministers had long promised a bill to criminalise misogyny after Nicola Sturgeon, the then first minister, accepted recommendations from a working group led by the lawyer and human rights expert Helena Kennedy in 2022. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago Pep Guardiola drops new Man City exit clue and hints at retirement

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has spoken about his future plans and dropped a hint about his retirement in a new interview.

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63 h. ago Paraag Marathe's secret Leeds United summit after Rangers VIP tour as 49ers vision outlined

The Elland Road chairman has big plans for the future - and has dropped a hint over 49ers Enterprises plans in Glasgow

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3 d. ago Paul Hollywood rescues pilot after plane 'drops' out the sky in crash

The Great British Bake Off judge, 59, was in the middle of a helicopter lesson when he noticed a small plane’s emergency landing

Events

7 d. ago Virgil van Dijk drops hint on Liverpool's summer transfer plans

Virgil van Dijk has backed Liverpool's hierarchy to act in the summer transfer window and is confident the soon to be Premier League champions will build on this year's success

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1 week ago Liverpool news: Transfer target drops hint as Virgil van Dijk reveals Arsenal plan

Liverpool are on the verge of winning the Premier League and an Arsenal defeat to Crystal Palace at the Emirates could see Virgil van Dijk and Luis Diaz celebrating on Wednesday night

Sport

1 week ago Amazon Prime viewers have just days left to stream 'best TV show' with 'amazing cast'

The hit American teen drama only has 12 days left on Amazon Prime Video, with fans branding it 'the best show on Earth'

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1 week ago Ange Postecoglou drops hint on Tottenham future as he outlines summer plans

Ange Postecoglou's future is in major doubt, with Tottenham set for their lowest Premier League finish for 31 years, though the Australian is not giving up his job without a fight

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2 w. ago I visited American town being hit by world's most infectious disease... the terrifying reality in ground zero

Seminole, West Texas, is at the center of what is threatening to become America's largest measles outbreak in a quarter-of-a-century. There's little sign the disease is slowing down.

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2 w. ago Roman Reigns drops WWE retirement plans ahead of huge WrestleMania 41 clash

Reigns is considered the biggest draw in WWE today, but he says his time in the ring is coming to a close as he eyes up a full-time switch to Hollywood, like fellow stars Dwayne Johnson and John Cena

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2 w. ago Harry Potter fans say 'spot on' as major stars confirmed in cast for TV reboot

With the hit film series set to be developed into a hit TV show for American channel HBO, fans have praised bosses' casting of who will be taking on some of the series' major roles

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3 w. ago Gold enjoys best week in five years as investors rush to safety

Even US Treasuries take a hit as Donald Trump’s tariff blitz shakes confidence in American assets

Economics

3 w. ago Arne Slot drops hint on Liverpool's summer transfer plan after new Mohamed Salah deal

Mohamed Salah has chosen to commit his future to Liverpool and Arne Slot believes his show of faith will aid their summer transfer business with individuals keen to play with him

Economics

3 w. ago ‘Space junk’: huge astronaut statue coming to Perth park is one giant leap too far for many

Council criticised over plan to replace beloved public artwork with 7-metre tall effigy of spaceman created by a former Wall Street traderGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe City of Perth is under increasing pressure to drop its plans to replace one of the city’s most beloved public artworks with a 7-metre tall effigy of an astronaut, which as been derided as a piece of “factory-produced space junk”.Until four years ago, Ore Obelisk, affectionately known as The Kebab by the people of Perth, stood in the heritage-listed Stirling Gardens in the heart of the city. The 15-metre work made from local geological minerals, created by the architect, artist and Perth’s first city planner, Paul Ritter, was erected in 1971 to celebrate Western Australia’s population reaching one million, and was one of the city’s first public artworks.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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3 w. ago EU drops plans to hit American bourbon with retaliatory tariffs

Drink removed from draft list after lobbying from whiskey-making Ireland and wine-producing Italy and FranceUS politics live – latest updatesAmid the economic maelstrom of Donald Trump’s trade war, drink makers might take a small drop of comfort: the EU has dropped plans to hit American bourbon with retaliatory tariffs.Bourbon and other US whiskeys have escaped EU countermeasures after heavy lobbying from the EU’s drinks-producing countries – such as whiskey-making Ireland and the wine behemoths Italy and France – who feared their alcohol industries would become casualties of a global trade war. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago EU set to drop bourbon from retaliatory tariffs list against US

French commissioner Stéphane Séjourné signals Brussels is caving in to pressure from European alcohol industry

Economics

3 w. ago Stock futures drop again as Trump remains defiant on tariffs plan roiling international markets

Despite markets expected to open lower on Monday, the president told reporters that his tariffs were ‘a beautiful thing to behold’ and claimed unspecified countries were calling him to negotiate

Economics

3 w. ago Trump live updates: Stock futures down and markets expected to open lower as president doubles down on tariffs

The White House defended Trump’s tariff plans on Sunday even as stock prices continued to drop

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