84 m. ago Emma Raducanu recovers from slow start to ease through at Australian Open

Briton overcomes Mananchaya Sawangkaew 6-4, 6-1 Thai opponent shines in first set before falling awayEmma Raducanu rallied impressively from a slow start and early deficit to open her Australian Open with a solid victory, moving into the second round with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Mananchaya Sawangkaew.Raducanu had struggled early on, trailing 1-3, 15-40 against an impressive Sawangkaew. However, she found her form quickly, rolling through 11 of the subsequent 13 games to close out a comfortable victory. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Why America needs a new antiwar movement – and how it can win | Jeremy Varon

Demonstrations against the Iraq war proved protest works. Now we must halt destruction before it more powerfully startsIn spring 2004, Gen Anthony Zinni uttered about Iraq the dreaded words in US politics: “I spent two years in Vietnam, and I’ve seen this movie before.” A year after George W Bush’s declaration of “mission accomplished” – when the war had hit its peak popularity at 74% – the invasion had descended into quagmire, marked by a raging insurgency, the Abu Ghraib torture scandal and US casualties nearing 1,000. For the first time, a majority of Americans judged the war a “mistake”. In this, they echoed what millions of Americans, predicting fiasco, had been saying since before its start.By the summer of 2005, with Iraq exploding in civil war, public support further eroded. Vietnam comparisons abounded. Running against the war, Democrats had blowout wins in the 2006 midterms. The new Congress empaneled the bipartisan Iraq study group, which concluded that the war had to end...

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1 hour ago Polyamory, regrets and revenge: changing the story on infidelity

From Lily Allen to Raven Leilani’s Luster, a new generation is re-writing the script around love and cheating, argues the author of The Ten Year AffairO n the first track of Lily Allen’s breakup album West End Girl, we hear a long phone call that leads to a marriage’s unravelling. Allen listens, confused then hurt, for almost two minutes as a presumed husband on the other end asks to open up the relationship. Fans made the obvious connection to Allen’s own marriage to David Harbour, the cop from Stranger Things (who is perhaps equally well known for his tasteful Brooklyn townhouse). The two dabbled in polyamory, goes the tabloid story, only to have Harbour break the rules and hurt Allen in the end.The album is good – pretty and catchy, with an appealing edge of anger. But public reaction went beyond appreciation for the work. The breakup became the object of gruesome rubbernecking. It was a juicy story about one of the oldest topics: infidelity, betrayal, an...

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1 hour ago 'Real reason' why Fergie won't leave shamed Andrew despite moving out

With Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson set to be going their separate ways for the first time in over 20 years, a royal expert has revealed why the disgraced royals will never be ‘truly divorced’

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1 hour ago Matt Damon and Ben Affleck confirm bleak, bizarre rumour about Netflix original movies

The stars of the Netflix action movie ‘The Rip’ may have just let slip a big secret about the way the streaming platform tells stories

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2 h. ago Starmer faces calls to cancel King's US visit over Trump's Greenland 'gangster' threats

President warns UK and allies face tariffs if they oppose American takeover of Danish territory

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3 h. ago 'Irresistibly scandalous' murder mystery series that's 'more fun than it has any right to be' is now free to stream

The drama - described as 'more fun than it has any right to be' - follows four people working together to cover up a dark secret.

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3 h. ago Wolves vs Newcastle TV channel, live stream info and how to listen

Newcastle United make the trip to Molineux on Sunday when they'll hope to keep climbing the Premier League ranks with a fifth straight win over Wolves, who sit dead last

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4 h. ago Emmerdale star addresses 'moving on' as they share exit regret after death twist

Emmerdale's Joe Absolom opens up about his character Ray Walters being killed off in explosive whodunnit storyline.

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4 h. ago When is Scottish Cup fifth round draw? Live stream details as Celtic look to join Rangers as Hearts & Hibs crash OUT

WE'RE in the midst of the most exciting Scottish title race for FORTY years. And the business end of the Scottish Cup promises to be every bit as wide open. Scotland's major cup competition takes centre stage again this weekend. Rangers were first to seal their place in the next round after a comfortable 5-0...

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5 h. ago The South London neighbourhood named 1 of 'coolest' in world where people still visit after moving out

The South London neighbourhood named 1 of 'coolest' in world where people still visit after moving out  MyLondon

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5 h. ago When my TV shows were cancelled I worked in a shoe shop, says Gavin & Stacey's JOANNA PAGE

Joanna is a Welsh actress best known as Stacey Shipman. But she has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company and one of her first movie credits includes Love Actually.

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5 h. ago What channel is Auchinleck Talbot v Celtic? TV and live stream plus team news, referee and VAR

How to watch Auchinleck Talbot v Celtic in the Scottish Cup

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5 h. ago Starmer faces demands to cancel King's state visit to the US over Trump's 'gangster' threat to impose tariffs on the EU and Europe unless he gets Greenland

Donald Trump has shocked NATO allies by warning that opponents of an American takeover of the Danish territory will be hit with punitive tariffs from February 1.

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6 h. ago How to watch Senegal vs Morocco: TV channel and live stream for AFCON final today

The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations comes to a dramatic close in Rabat

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6 h. ago Astronomers aim to take ‘revolutionary’ moving image of black hole

Newly appointed Cambridge professor says feat would accelerate scientific knowledge by an order of magnitudeDark, hungry and inescapable: black holes are often portrayed as the ultimate cosmic villains.But now astronomers are preparing to capture a movie of a supermassive black hole in action for the first time, in observations that could help reveal another side to these elusive – and perhaps misunderstood – space objects. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Revolutionary imaging of black hole aims to prove they are not ‘evil vacuum cleaners’

Newly appointed Cambridge professor says feat would accelerate scientific knowledge by an order of magnitudeDark, hungry and inescapable: black holes are often portrayed as the ultimate cosmic villains.But now astronomers are preparing to capture a movie of a supermassive black hole in action for the first time, in observations that could help reveal another side to these elusive – and perhaps misunderstood – space objects. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Britain’s Arthur Fery delivers Australian Open upset with win over 20th seed Flavio Cobolli

23-year-old dismantles unwell Italian 7-6 (1), 6-4, 6-1First Grand Slam appearance as a direct qualifying entrantFor a few fleeting moments inside the vast John Cain Arena, it seemed like Arthur Fery had missed his opportunity. The 23-year-old’s attempts to serve out an excellent set against, the 20th seed at the Australian Open, Flavio Cobolli, had ended painfully. He quickly found himself serving down 5-6 against one of the best players in the world with his back to the wall.These circumstances often do not favour the more inexperienced, lower-ranked players, but in one of the biggest matches of his career Fery made his own luck as he rose to the occasion and delivered the first great upset of the Australian Open, dismantling Cobolli 7-6 (1), 6-4, 6-1 to reach the second round for the first time. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Is the Africa Cup of Nations final on TV? How to watch Morocco v Senegal for free

Morocco dream of a home title while Sadio Mane’s Senegal look to become two-time champions

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7 h. ago I was warned my children would be ripped in half when we divorced. But I had no idea just how brutal custody cases can be

My experience of court was eye-opening. And when I sat in on other cases, I realised how often mothers are vilifiedIt’s 1836 and the French writer George Sand is swimming in the River Indre with her clothes on, weighed down by layers of ankle-length fabric. To anyone passing by, she must look mad or worse – driven by a death wish. But for her there is the relief of cool water sluicing hot skin, after walking for hours in 30C heat. She’s been moving all day because if she stops she’ll remember how frightened she is: she’s about to go to court to fight for her children against a husband driven by punitive anger.Custodire. To care. To look after. To guard. To restrain. Maternal care is, we are constantly told, the most natural of functions. But for century after century, women who transgress the expected norms of what a mother should be have battled for their children and been found wanting. Maternal care comes at a price when the law is involved. And all too often custody can be more ...

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