79 m. ago Artur Beterbiev v Dmitry Bivol: undisputed light heavyweight championship – live

Beterbiev defends all four belts in blockbuster rematchParker fights late replacement Bakole on undercardStevenson stops Padley to retain WBC lightweight titleReach Bryan on Bluesky at @BryanAGraham or emailOnly one more undercard bout ahead of the main event. What was supposed to be a shot at the IBF heavyweight title for Joseph Parker has turned into a battle for mandatory challenger status, as Daniel Dubois withdrew from Saturday’s fight due to a medical issue. Instead, Parker will now square off against Martin Bakole, another late replacement who’s eager to seize this unexpected opportunity.“The show goes on. It’s not even just in boxing, but in life,” Parker told Sky Sports. “Things happen, you just have to adjust and adapt to the situation.” Continue reading...

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4 h. ago BBC Gladiators fans exclaim 'holy wow' over surprise show twist

Viewers who tuned into BBC's hit show Gladiators were left surprised as an unexpected guest made an appearance

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6 h. ago Manchester police launch urgent manhunt for van driver after girl, 3, dies in horror tram crash

Greater Manchester Police is looking for the driver of a van that collided with a tram this morning. A three-year-old sadly died from her injuries after the crash

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7 h. ago 7 unsettling things Donald Trump did in last 24 hours as he sacks top military chief

Donald Trump unexpectedly sacked the most senior member of the US military - only the second black person to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs - after Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth demanded a clear out of "woke" and "DEI" generals

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8 h. ago Scottish and UK governments both urged to ‘stand by’ Grangemouth workers

Roz Foyer, of the Scottish Trades Union Congress, made the plea as she addressed the Scottish Labour conference in Glasgow on Saturday.

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12 h. ago ‘The essential ingredient is openess’: Curtis Sittenfeld on the deep joy of midlife friendship

Friendships become closer as you get older argues the novelist, because by middle age everyone has faced dramatic challenges, disappointments and sorrows – and being honest about them is a powerful point of bondingMy ninth book is published this week, and in recent years I’ve described my writing like this: I take care with my sentences, but exquisite prose isn’t my goal. My goal is to give the reader the feeling that you – and by you, I mean me – have when you’re going for a long walk with a close friend, and the friend says: “The craziest thing just happened to me.” What?! You think and possibly say. Tell me immediately! And then what happened, and then what happened? As a writer, this is the urgency I’m chasing, this is the investment, the richness of emotion, the confiding and closeness and caring.A line in Miranda July’s 2024 novel All Fours, a book I’ve discussed with many friends, perfectly captures for me this sense of participating in a bottomless conversation: “I was often...

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12 h. ago ‘The essential ingredient is openness’: Curtis Sittenfeld on the deep joy of midlife friendship

Friendships become closer as you get older argues the novelist, because by middle age everyone has faced dramatic challenges, disappointments and sorrows – and being honest about them is a powerful point of bondingMy ninth book is published this week, and in recent years I’ve described my writing like this: I take care with my sentences, but exquisite prose isn’t my goal. My goal is to give the reader the feeling that you – and by you, I mean me – have when you’re going for a long walk with a close friend, and the friend says: “The craziest thing just happened to me.” What?! You think and possibly say. Tell me immediately! And then what happened, and then what happened? As a writer, this is the urgency I’m chasing, this is the investment, the richness of emotion, the confiding and closeness and caring.A line in Miranda July’s 2024 novel All Fours, a book I’ve discussed with many friends, perfectly captures for me this sense of participating in a bottomless conversation: “I was often...

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13 h. ago Rangers fans urged to take part in minute's applause after tragic death of dad

The minute's applause will take place on the 39th minute of today's match at Ibrox.

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13 h. ago Urgent food recall issued over 'undeclared' allergen as shoppers urged caution

People have been warned it could pose a health risk to some

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14 h. ago Supermarkets issue urgent recall warning for cheeses that could contain deadly bacteria

The bacteria can have serious complications when consumed by some people

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14 h. ago Best sofas for dogs: Top picks for comfort, style and durability

Pawfectly plush lounging for your pooch’s comfort needs

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15 h. ago If road deaths were a virus, we’d call it a pandemic. Safer transport helps us all – and we need it urgently | Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Jean Todt

Deaths on the road costs countries up to 5% of GDP. Centring transport around people, not cars, can propel developmentIf you had to guess the leading cause of death for children and young people around the world, what would you say? Malaria perhaps? Pneumonia? Suicide? They’re all high up there, but no, it’s road accidents.Cars have been around for more than 120 years, and we know how to prevent these tragedies. Yet road crashes still claim more than two lives every minute – killing nearly 1.2 million people every year. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Mikel Arteta hints that Arsenal may have unexpected advantage over Liverpool in title race

Arsenal can close gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool to five points with a win at home to West Ham today with Mikel Arteta's team in a mentally strong place

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18 h. ago Urgent warning to anyone with guttering on their houses 'do this now'

Gutters often collect a wrath of leaves and gunk from winter - but failing to clean them out could invalidate your home insurance

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18 h. ago Sir Elton John and Simon Cowell call for creative talent to be protected from AI

The stars have urged the Government to rethink proposals to relax copyright rules to protect creative talent from artificial intelligence.

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19 h. ago Banish slugs from your garden with two 'highly effective' ingredients loved by experts

Slugs and snails can be a real problem for gardeners, but there are natural ways to get rid of them

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21 h. ago Ed Miliband urged to scrap plan to build a solar farm next to legendary racecourse

The Energy Secretary has been warned by campaigners that horses and jockeys could be blinded by the glare from the solar panels, if the £600million mega project goes ahead.

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23 h. ago Relationship coach shares the 'three worst things' you can do after a break

Relationship and break-up coach, Paige Moyce has urged those who have recently come out of a relationship to avoid making on of these three common, major mistakes

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24 h. ago Calls for ‘urgent’ probe into possible Russian link to drones at army bases

A number of unidentified drones were spotted on multiple occasions over three airbases last November.

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24 h. ago Doctor warns hearing 'heartbeat' in ear could be sign of serious condition

It may seem minor, but it could signal a serious health issue needing urgent medical attention

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