48 m. ago Wayne Rooney hits back at Tom Brady: Feud ignites as England legend claims NFL great does NOT understand football after his 'work ethic' was questioned in behind

oney, 39, managed just 15 matches for the Blues in what was a disastrous spell 83-day spell for the former Manchester United star at St. Andrew's two seasons ago.

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53 m. ago Wayne Rooney hits back at Tom Brady: Feud between sporting icons ignites as England legend claims NFL great does NOT understand football after his 'work ethic' was questioned in behind

oney, 39, managed just 15 matches for the Blues in what was a disastrous spell 83-day spell for the former Manchester United star at St. Andrew's two seasons ago.

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58 m. ago Nicola Sturgeon admits 'soft spot' for the Daily Record and reveals paper helped her learn to read

The former first minister writes in her new book of her proud family connection to Scotland's number one newspaper.

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77 m. ago The enormity of the attacks on Ukraine is impossible to grasp. Let me show you the horror of a single day | Oleksandr Mykhed

The rumble, the explosions and the deaths: they are so frequent that they seem normal. It’s a fight to protect our homes, our cities and the psycheDay 1,254 of the invasion; 31 July 2025, Kyiv, 4.30am. The air-raid alarm started again just a moment ago. I wake up from the roar and rumble of rockets. It’s a sound that makes you want to flee in primeval terror.Time slows down. I roll over on the bed, embrace my girlfriend Dasha, make another half-turn and we drop down softly to the floor. I am not thinking or reflecting, I’m guided by instinct – move away from the windows, position our silhouettes as low as possible. I cover Dasha with my body. All she has time to ask for is: “The doggie? Where’s the dog?” From under the bed, we can hear the rustling of our old chihuahua’s paws.Oleksandr Mykhed is the author of The Language of War and a member of PEN Ukraine. Translated by Maryna Gibson Continue reading...

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88 m. ago National Financial Awareness Day: Expert tips to take control of your money

14 August is National Financial Awareness Day - we want to get more people talking about money and improving their financial resilience!

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90 m. ago Exact time 'danger to life' thunderstorm warning will end for Scotland

Scots are currently in the middle of a two-day bout of thunderstorms and searing heat.

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1 hour ago Watch live: Starmer welcomes Zelensky to Downing Street ahead of Trump

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer welcomes Volodymyr Zelensky to 10 Downing Street on Thursday, 14 August, a day before Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are due to meet.

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1 hour ago Exam results day exposes 'record gap' between areas of UK in A

A-level students are collecting their 2025 results on Thursday

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1 hour ago Jeremy Clarkson boasts he's installing lights for a helipad in his garden as he recycles annual A

The former Top Gear presenter broke his silence as a record numbers of 18-year-olds across England, Wales and Northern Ireland today secured places at universities and colleges.

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1 hour ago Ucas Clearing 2025: How it works and what to do if you don’t get A

A-Level results day will take place on August 14 in 2025

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2 h. ago Students accepted on UK degree courses reaches record high – Ucas

The figures comes as school and college leavers across the country are receiving their A-level results.

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3 h. ago Noughties rock band 'devastated' as they're forced to cancel UK tour just a day before it starts as they issue apology to fans

A noughties American rock band have issued an apology to fans after being forced to cancel their UK tour just a day before it starts.

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3 h. ago Fugitive Nicholas Rossi is found guilty of rape in US case after he faked his own death and fled to Scotland to pose as an Irish orphan

Nicholas Rossi was found guilty of a 2008 rape after a three-day trial in which his accuser and her parents took the stand.

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3 h. ago King and Queen to honour veterans on 80th anniversary of VJ Day

Royal British Legion (RBL) guests of honour at a service of remembrance at the National Memorial Arboretum on Friday include 33 veterans aged from 96 to 105 who served in the Far East and Pacific.

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3 h. ago ‘I have to believe I deserve to be here’: ‘Tesco TikToker’ Hannah Lowther on her path to West End stardom

The up-and-coming musical theatre star’s online audience of 1.2 million has been crucial in scoring her major roles. Her career is part of a shift in the industry towards performers with social media clout – but not everyone is happyIf you’re on TikTok, you’ll probably recognise Hannah Lowther. Known affectionately as the “Tesco TikToker”, she found viral fame during lockdown by filming herself singing and dancing in the aisles of the supermarket during her shifts there.“I got 10,000 views on a video and I thought: OK, that’s it, I’m famous, and I just never let it go,” the 27-year-old laughs. Since then, Lowther has built an audience of 1.2 million followers and leveraged her social media presence into a starry stage career, landing roles in West End musicals including Heathers and Six. “At the back of my mind, I was thinking: You know what? Maybe this could help me one day.” Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Truck drivers, doctors and bakers: ordinary Yemenis turn to veteran journalist when justice fails

Fatehi Bin Lazreq has used social media, newspapers and radio to expose corruption and everyday injustices since the country’s civil war started a decade agoWhen dozens of gas tankers near Yemen’s southern city of Aden were held up at a checkpoint by soldiers demanding heavy bribes, the frustrated drivers and traders turned to a man they trusted: Fatehi Bin Lazreq, a prominent Yemeni journalist.Known for using his media outlets and social media platforms to demand accountability, Bin Lazreq posted about the drivers’ ordeal on Facebook. It quickly went viral, generating thousands of likes and comments. Within hours, the post prompted a phone call from the prime minister and another senior official, both pledging to resolve the issue. Soon, the tankers were able to move on. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago ‘I wish that I had discovered this side of me earlier’: Spencer Matthews on resilience, addiction and his new Project 7 endurance challenge

“If you consistently show up and behave in a way that you admire and you want to be, one day you're going to wake up as that person” Spencer Matthews tells Emilie Lavinia ahead of his latest impossible-sounding endurance challenge

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3 h. ago Veteran says horrors of war ‘should never be forgotten’ on anniversary of VJ Day

Albert Lamond took part in D-Day in 1944 as an 18-year-old seaman, a year after joining the Royal Navy, and also served in the Pacific in the lead up to VJ Day on August 15, 1945

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4 h. ago A Level results day 2025 LIVE as students across Greater Manchester and England get their grades

Results and reaction from schools and colleges across the region and the rest of England and Wales

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4 h. ago Transfer news LIVE: Eze chooses Arsenal; Man Utd in Baleba push; Isak to Liverpool; Donnarumma latest

Plenty of movement in the transfer window with just a day until the Premier League relaunches

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