4 h. ago Legendary actor hails ‘special day’ after receiving Freedom of the City of London

Ray Winstone was recognised for his extensive fundraising and charitable contributions

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4 h. ago Laura Woods makes TV comeback after scary collapse live on air eight days ago

Laura Woods has made her return to TV to present the Champions League action between Manchester City and Real Madrid just eight days on from her scary collapse live on air

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5 h. ago Laura Woods returns to TV for Real Madrid vs Man City clash just eight days on from scary collapse at Lionesses clash

LAURA WOODS returned to TV screens tonight, just eight days on from her collapse during live coverage of a Lionesses match. The presenter fronted coverage of the Champions League clash between Real Madrid and Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. And she was joined by Liverpool icon Steven Gerrard as well as Joleon Lescott and...

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41 h. ago Fears grow for missing pregnant woman, 30, who vanished from city eight days ago

A PREGNANT woman is missing from Swansea town city centre. 30-year-old Jodie Daniels was last seen on Monday December 1 in Wale's second largest city. She is described as 5ft6 with long brown hair dyed blonde at the front. Pressure mounts to find the woman as Jodie is 7.5 months pregnant. She was last seen...

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55 h. ago Cardiff City 'everyone's favourites to go up' as seismic day arrives

The latest Bluebirds news from Cardiff City Stadium

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57 h. ago Young rugby star dies suddenly hours after scoring try as tributes paid

Adam Hegarty died on Saturday night after playing for City of Armagh's Second XV against Dungannon earlier in the day

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58 h. ago Young rugby star dies suddenly hours after scoring try as tributes paid to 'gentleman'

Adam Hegarty died on Saturday night after playing for City of Armagh's Second XV earlier in the day against Dungannon as tributes have now been paid by the club

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65 h. ago I flew to an unlikely Christmas destination you wouldn't think of and was left gobsmacked

Let the record show that I am a Christmas girlie. Give me overpriced festive markets, ice skating and twinkling lights, and I'm as happy as a clam in cheap mulled wine. So when my husband suggested spending a few days during the holiday season in a typically sun-soaked European city, I was a tad sceptical but curious.

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3 d. ago 60 magic photos as Manchester Christmas Parade brightens rainy day with city streets packed

Manchester's Christmas Parade was the biggest yet - and was full of fun and playful festive characters cheered on by thousands through the city streets

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3 d. ago European city where you can drink 'best pint' and only 1 hour flight from UK

One capital city is perfect for exploring even if you only have a day

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4 d. ago National guard member wounded in DC attack is ‘slowly healing’, says West Virginia governor

Andrew Wolfe was shot in the head on 26 November, while Sarah Beckstrom died from her injuriesThe West Virginia national guard soldier who was wounded in the 26 November shooting that killed a colleague of his in Washington DC is “slowly healing”, according to West Virginia’s governor.Andrew Wolfe, 24, was shot alongside fellow West Virginia national guard soldier Sarah Beckstrom, 20, while they patrolled the US capital as part of the Trump administration’s push to deploy military members on to the city’s streets. Beckstrom died of her injuries the day after she was shot while Wolfe was hospitalized in critical condition. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Swansea City star to leave in days and may not return as Vitor Matos makes admission

The Swans boss admits Benson could go back to his parent club

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6 d. ago Several people arrested in New Orleans amid ICE ‘siege’: ‘It’s racial profiling’

Communities remain terrified as Trump administration’s crackdown on another Democratic-led city enters day twoDozens of people have been detained across the New Orleans area as the Trump administration’s latest sweeping federal immigration crackdown in a Democratic-led city entered its second day.The city’s immigrant communities remain terrified and traumatized, advocates said, with many in hiding as people have been arrested in public spaces including parking lots outside Home Depots and Lowe’s hardware stores, at bus stops, shopping malls and in residential areas around the city. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago New £20 Ryanair route to gorgeous city with 23C December weather and 300 days of sunshine

Ryanair has just added two new routes from Cardiff and Aberdeen to a stunning Spanish city with gorgeous beaches and year-round sunshine

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8 d. ago Manchester City hold off heroic Fulham fightback to win nine

Fancy a bit of history? Under the floodlights of this storied old ground you were welcome to take your pick. The inevitable Erling Haaland smashed through the 100-goal barrier and a Premier League record. Phil Foden scored his second brace in four days. City raced to a 5-1 lead before an hour was even on the clock only for Fulham to come agonisingly close to parity by the end. All of it culminating in one of the highest-scoring matches in three decades of the Premier League. Not bad.Full value for money was achieved before half-time as City imposed themselves on their hosts with ruthless timing. Erling Haaland had come into the game on 99 Premier League goals, but had drawn a blank in his past two league matches. With just five minutes gone and bearing down on Bernd Leno, after being played in by Phil Foden, it appeared the wait was swiftly over. But in the most unusual of occurrences, Haaland calmly wrapped a shot beyond the Fulham keeper but watched stunned as the ball hit the pos...

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8 d. ago Tragedy as man dies after falling from roof of popular city shopping centre in broad daylight

A MAN has tragically died after falling from the roof of a popular shopping centre. Cops have launched an investigation after the victim "suffered a fall from height" in broad daylight in Southampton, Hampshire, on Sunday. Emergency crews were scrambled to the city's Westquay shopping centre at around 11.39am. Hampshire Police confirmed it received reports...

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8 d. ago Desperate search for missing schoolgirl, 12, who vanished from city two days ago

COPS have launched an urgent hunt for a missing 12-year-old who vanished two days ago. Concerns have been growing for Olivia, who disappeared from Mackworth, Derbyshire, on Sunday afternoon. The 12-year-old was last seen in the area at around 5.45pm. Olivia is 5ft 3ins tall, of a slim build with plum coloured shoulder length hair....

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9 d. ago Hong Kong arrests 13 on suspicion of manslaughter over apartment fires

Authorities face growing criticism for detaining at least two civilians who have called for accountabilityAuthorities in Hong Kong have arrested 13 people on suspicion of manslaughter in relation to last week’s devastating fire, as they face growing criticism from residents over the arrests under national security laws of at least two civilians calling for accountability.Emergency services continued to search through the seven towers of the Wang Fuk Court estate in Tai Po on Monday, days after the city’s deadliest fire in 75 years. The death toll rose to 151 and is expected to rise further as the search continues. About 40 people are still missing. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Fears grow for missing woman, 21, who has not been seen since leaving house 'very upset'

Codie is believed to have last been spotted at a property on Westhill Road in Wyke Regis at around 3pm. The woman from Weymouth was last seen leaving an address 'very upset', Dorset Police said.

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1 week ago National guard shooting suspect to be charged with murder as Trump steps up immigration crackdown – US politics live

US attorney for DC says charges upgraded to murder in first degree after national guard member dies; US president says he will ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘third world countries’ Full report: Trump says he will ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘third world countries’Jeanine Pirro, the US attorney for the District of Columbia, this morning announced that charges against the suspected shooter were being upgraded.Pirro told Fox News on Friday morning: “There are certainly many more charges to come, but we are upgrading the initial charges of assault to murder in the first degree.“Washington DC is considered a safe zone,” Donald Trump declared on Tuesday, veering off topic at the national Thanksgiving turkey pardoning ceremony at the White House. “This was one of the most unsafe places anywhere in the United States. It is now considered a totally safe city.”A day later, two national guardsmen from West Virginia were shot in a busy area a few blocks from the White House in downt...

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