81 m. ago World Darts Championship LIVE: Gian van Veen beats Gary Anderson to set up Luke Littler final clash

New Dutch No1 holds nerve in semi-final classic after defending champion thrashes Ryan Searle

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3 h. ago LIVE M6 traffic updates as crash closes busy motorway with police at scene

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3 h. ago LIVE M6 traffic updates as 'serious' crash closes busy motorway with police at scene

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5 h. ago Transfer news live: Palace sign Johnson, Rosenior responds to Chelsea links, Man City close on Semenyo

Manchester City are closing in on a big-money move for Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo, while Club Brugge's Joel Ordonez has been linked with the champions

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7 h. ago World Darts Championship LIVE: Van Veen vs Anderson latest score and updates after Littler thrashes Searle

The Nuke eases into third consecutive Alexandra Palace showpiece after ruthless display

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8 h. ago World Darts Championship LIVE: Luke Littler vs Ryan Searle latest score and semi

Gian van Veen takes on Gary Anderson in second semi-final at Alexandra Palace

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10 h. ago World Darts Championship LIVE: Luke Littler vs Ryan Searle latest score and updates from semi

Gian van Veen or Gary Anderson will await in Saturday night’s showpiece at Alexandra Palace

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13 h. ago Switzerland resort fire ‘likely started by sparklers in champagne bottles’, says attorney general – live updates

Officials say 40 people were killed and 119 injured, with some in hospital still unidentified due to ‘horrific’ injuriesItaly’s ambassador to Switzerland Gian Lorenzo Cornado has said that all bar five of the 112 injured have been identified now, reports Reuters. Swiss officials are yet to give an update on this and have not shared the names of any victims or injured.Six Italians are still missing and 13 hospitalised, he added. Three Italians were repatriated on Thursday and three more will follow on Friday, he said.It’s the grief, as if we have all lost a loved one. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Faces of the missing: Families plead for information about missing loved ones, many of them children, following Swiss nightclub blaze that left 47 dead

New Year's Eve celebrations turned into a nightmare when Le Constellation bar in the ski resort town of Crans-Montana went up in flames,

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18 h. ago LIVE updates amid Manchester train chaos as 'multiple incidents' affect city centre

Passengers are facing disruption

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19 h. ago London travel and weather LIVE: Latest Tube and train updates after snow falls on capital

Several Tube and Overground lines are disrupted due to planned closures over the Christmas and New Year period

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19 h. ago LIVE UK weather updates as Met Office warns of 15 inches of snow

The Met Office has several weather warnings in place today, including an amber alert for snow and ice across northern Scotland, because cold Arctic air now covers most of the UK

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19 h. ago Chelsea manager latest, transfer updates and more: football news – live

⚽ Read Jacob Steinberg on Maresca’s Chelsea departure⚽ Fixtures | Tables | Follow us on Bluesky | Email TahaSo Enzo Maresca has left the building. It was a very decent stint on paper, one with two trophies, including a Club World Cup victory which may grow in significance if the tournament becomes a properly serious thing in the future. But it was pretty turbulent, too; Jacob Steinberg has the inside story on what went wrong.Hello, hello, hello and welcome to the first Friday blog of 2026. We’ve already had some drama at Stamford Bridge with the departure of Enzo Maresca, and there’s plenty of Premier League action to review/preview. But let’s just ease up before going full throttle and take in this excellent interview with Jess Carter, the Guardian Footballer of the Year.A lot of people don’t like the way I play football and that’s absolutely fine, but then attacking someone because of what they look like? I can’t do anything about that one, and I wouldn’t want to. I could never ...

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21 h. ago Transfer news live: Liverpool eye Belgian defender, Maresca in shock Chelsea exit, Man City close on Semenyo

Manchester City are closing in on a big-money move for Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo, while Club Brugge's Joel Ordonez has been linked with the champions

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22 h. ago Anthony Joshua latest: Police launch hunt for man linked to Nigeria car crash after boxer discharged from hospital

Former two-time world heavyweight champion escaped collision with minor injuries

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22 h. ago M60 LIVE updates as traffic stopped and lanes closed following two crashes

Icy conditions are affecting drivers

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22 h. ago M60, M56 and M602 LIVE updates following multiple crashes amid icy weather

A weather warning is in force

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25 h. ago UK snow LIVE: Met Office says up to 15 INCHES of snow to cause travel chaos today

The Met Office has several weather warnings in place today, including an amber alert for snow and ice across northern Scotland, because cold Arctic air now covers most of the UK

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30 h. ago Brentford vs Tottenham LIVE: Premier League result, latest updates and reaction after forgettable draw

Spurs launch 2026 with goalless draw in west London

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32 h. ago Brentford vs Tottenham LIVE: Premier League latest score, match stream and goal updates

Thomas Frank back in familiar surroundings

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