15 h. ago Family of Bloody Sunday victim hails ‘momentous day’ as Soldier F trial begins

The former paratrooper is accused of two murders and five attempted murders in Londonderry on January 30 1972.

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23 h. ago Kelechi Iheanacho can be Celtic's big moment man as Brendan Rodgers hails penalty hero

The Nigeria international's last gasp goal sparked wild celebrations in the victory against Kilmarnock

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40 h. ago Brother of Bloody Sunday victim prepared for landmark murder trial of veteran

Solider F is due to go on trial on Monday for two murders and five attempted murders on the streets of Londonderry in January 1972.

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2 w. ago Mismatches will not halt Women’s Rugby World Cup momentum, insist organisers

24-point margin the closest game in opening fixtures‘Watch and wait. The arm wrestles will come’Women’s Rugby World Cup organisers have insisted that the high number of mismatches so far will not dampen the tournament’s momentum after hailing an “electric” first week.More than 85,000 spectators watched the opening eight group games, with England’s 69-7 thrashing of the United States attracting a peak TV audience of 2.4m. Meanwhile France’s 24-0 win over Italy also broke records with 3.2m watching on TF1 in France. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Moment Notting Hill Carnival revellers brawl as police arrest 400 but hail facial recognition for reducing violence at festival... with just two stabbings

Footage filmed inside a Tube station shows a man in a brightly coloured carnival costume scuffling with a group of other revellers.

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3 w. ago ‘These are Ukrainian lands’: people in Donetsk pour scorn on Putin’s territorial demands

In Kramatorsk, 12 miles from the frontline, daily life goes on amid the constant threat of attacksIn a branch of the Ukrainian coffee chain Lviv Croissants in the frontline city of Kramatorsk, there is a noticeboard where people leave coloured Post-it notes with simple hand-drawn messages. One just says “Kramatorsk”, with red hearts below and a yellow and blue semi-circular fan above, the colours of Ukraine.Among those looking at the notes is Bohdan, a 26-year-old, who has been serving in the army for the past three years. The soldier, now in logistics, has chosen to spend his one day off in Kramatorsk with his dog Arnold to photograph for himself recent Russian bombing on a city where he was based for 18 months. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Rutherglen soldier's World War II medals displayed for VJ Day anniversary

Jack Connor was just 22 when he was called up to serve in the Far East campaign.

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