63 m. ago Artur Beterbiev v Dmitry Bivol: undisputed light heavyweight championship – live

Beterbiev defends all four belts in blockbuster rematchParker fights late replacement Bakole on undercardStevenson stops Padley to retain WBC lightweight titleReach Bryan on Bluesky at @BryanAGraham or emailOnly one more undercard bout ahead of the main event. What was supposed to be a shot at the IBF heavyweight title for Joseph Parker has turned into a battle for mandatory challenger status, as Daniel Dubois withdrew from Saturday’s fight due to a medical issue. Instead, Parker will now square off against Martin Bakole, another late replacement who’s eager to seize this unexpected opportunity.“The show goes on. It’s not even just in boxing, but in life,” Parker told Sky Sports. “Things happen, you just have to adjust and adapt to the situation.” Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Luke Littler and £2.50 pints spark comeback for UK working men's clubs and social clubs

Membership of 1,800 working men’s clubs and hundreds of Royal British Legion, social, Conservative, Labour and Liberal clubs typically costs from just £20 a year

Economics

2 h. ago M4 and M48 motorways closed after 'human remains' discovered

Police shuttered off both directions of the M4 and M48 after receiving reports of a "body found on the carriageway", with road users travelling in and out of Wales being warned of travel delays

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2 h. ago Oliver Bearman's five demands from debut Haas F1 season as Lewis Hamilton future eyed

Ahead of his first full Formula 1 season, British Haas racer and Ferrari academy driver Oliver Bearman has offered plenty of insight into how he will approach the 2025 campaign

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3 h. ago Christian Horner hits back at Adrian Newey after parting shot at Red Bull

Red Bull saw some difficulties last season despite Max Verstappen earning yet another world championship title but Adrian Newey has suggested lack of experience cost the team in performance

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3 h. ago Marco Asensio doubles up to steer Aston Villa to win over Chelsea

Unai Emery recently graded Aston Villa’s season as a seven out of 10 at best, acknowledging while their progress in Europe has been eye-catching, they needed to kick-start their Premier League campaign. Just as it seemed they would extend their winless run to six matches, the Chelsea goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen made a mess of a routine save, inadvertently giving Villa the leg-up they had been looking for, allowing Marco Asensio’s side-foot volley from Marcus Rashford’s cross after a short corner to slip through his gloves. Rashford’s half-time arrival proved inspired given he also laid the ball on for Asensio to cancel out Enzo Fernández’s opener.Thousands of Villa fans had spent the previous 24 hours plotting their second trip to Brugge in four months but for all of its pluses the Champions League has undoubtedly damaged their league form. Unai Emery has highlighted as much, unable to hide his mixed feelings on their season so far. Villa won six points from a possible 24 after midwe...

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3 h. ago Marco Asensio double leads Aston Villa to fightback victory over Chelsea

Unai Emery recently graded Aston Villa’s season as a seven out of 10, acknowledging while their progress in Europe has been eye-catching, they badly needed to kick-start their Premier League campaign to bank another Champions League adventure. Approaching the 89th minute, Villa’s season appeared to be stalling, a third consecutive draw incoming. Then the Chelsea goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen made a mess of a routine save, allowing Marco Asensio’s lukewarm volley from Marcus Rashford’s cross to squirm through his gloves.Rashford’s half-time arrival proved inspired given he also laid the ball on for Asensio to cancel out Enzo Fernández’s early strike. This was a big result for Villa after taking four points from their previous five matches and one that squeezes the order towards the top. Chelsea can vouch for that. Villa are now seventh, a point behind fifth-placed Bournemouth and sixth-placed Chelsea, though those above and below Emery’s side have at least one game in hand. Continue rea...

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4 h. ago Graham Potter hails West Ham teenager Ollie Scarles after ‘amazing’ display in Arsenal win

Teenager excelled on his first Premier League start at Emirates Stadium

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4 h. ago Max Verstappen set to snub major British F1 event after 'shameful' moment

Jos Verstappen slammed British F1 fans after Max Verstappen was booed at the F1-75 event and has vowed his son won’t return if it’s held in the UK again

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5 h. ago Oisin Murphy executes perfect plan to scoop £2m race on horse he said would win

The four-time British champion jockey landed a huge pot on the Japanese-trained Byantine Dream in the Longines Red Sea Turf in Riyadh

Economics

5 h. ago Patients' fury as Turkish hospitals with links to fatal botched ops sell cosmetic surgery in UK

The Mirror went undercover at a major health tourism event and found several Turkish firms with chequered pasts offering deals to prospective British clients

Science

5 h. ago Warwick Davis wants Wallace & Gromit role as he aims dig at Hollywood filmmakers

It's Britain over Hollywood for the best films, according to British acting legend Warwick Davis - 'We have the best fillmmakers in the world' Warwick told the Daily Star

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5 h. ago Gas main blaze breaks out as Scots homes evacuated and busy area locked down

The incident took place just yards away from Firhill Stadium, where Partick Thistle took on Airdrieonians.

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6 h. ago West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen delivers major blow to Arsenal’s title hopes

So it turns out Arsenal should have signed a striker. Fourteen months after they last put a major dent in Arsenal’s title aspirations, a goal from Jarrod Bowen secured West Ham’s second successive Premier League away win over their north London rivals as Mikel Arteta’s side saw their hopes of maintaining the pressure on leaders Liverpool evaporate.To compound Arteta’s misery, substitute Myles Lewis-Skelly was shown a straight red card in the second half as Arsenal – who had toiled with Mikel Merino again filling in as a makeshift attacker – struggled to find an equaliser against a defence that would have done Graham Potter’s predecessor, David Moyes, proud. Yet while this was a welcome triumph for Potter, it also laid bare the deficiencies in Arsenal’s squad caused by so many injuries to forward players that has made their task of overhauling Arne Slot’s side almost impossible. A first defeat in 15 games – a run that had stretched back to the start of November – almost leaves them n...

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6 h. ago Waltz this way: rival venues in Vienna compete to celebrate Johann Strauss’s 200th birthday

As the Austrian capital honours the legacy of its dance king, the race is on to attract the most puntersThe music of Johann Strauss streams through Vienna like the stately Danube. Even the syllables of the composer’s name beat out the rhythm of a waltz, as all Austrian dance teachers know. In their lessons, the words “Jo-hann Strauss” are often swapped in to replace the conventional “one, two, three” step count.Viennese children learn to waltz just like they learn to ride a bike, so the muscle-memory never leaves them. Just as well, because the city is still famous as the home of a 19th-century dance craze that shaped its international image. In this 200th anniversary year of the birth of the “waltz king”, there are rival bids jostling to become the focus of the swirling celebrations. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Truth behind how dangerous it really is to fly now after spate of deadly plane crashes

Since the start of 2025, a passenger jet and military chopper collided over Washington DC, an air ambulance exploded in Philadelphia and a Delta flight flipped during a Toronto landing.

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7 h. ago Manchester United’s illogical comeback can’t hide an alarming trend

Everton 2-2 Manchester United: The visitors were outclassed by Everton but, inspired by Bruno Fernandes and perhaps fortunate to avoid a late penalty, they overcame another slow start

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7 h. ago ‘Exploited’ migrant farm workers in UK paid for picks, not hours

Call for investigation into unfair payment for labourers on seasonal visa scheme When 26-year-old Ben* boarded a flight in Uzbekistan in June, he was looking forward to more than just a summer job picking fruit and vegetables on a British farm.“I wanted to see new places, cities I’ve never seen before,” he said. “I wanted to make friends, exchange ideas and make new memories.” Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Joseph Parker v Martin Bakole fight UK start time, TV channel and full undercard

Martin Bakole has been drafted in late notice to replace Daniel Dubois

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7 h. ago Irvine man behind Freckfest to be presented with British Empire Medal next month

Craig Smart founded Freckfest in memory of Willie Freckleton back in 2013 to bring back music and entertainment to Irvine.

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