3 h. ago Firebugs target Scots home as probe launched after crews race to 'wilful' blaze

Emergency services raced to Wyvis Place in Inverness after the alarm was raised at around 7pm on Monday.

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8 h. ago MH370 search: All the theories on airline disappearance amid fresh scout move

Malaysian Airlines flight 370 vanished almost 11 years ago, on March 8, 2014, with 227 passengers and 12 crew onboard - now British company Ocean Infinity are launching a search for the wreckage

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10 h. ago Mikel Arteta makes title race vow and insists Arsenal will give up ‘over my dead body’

Arsenal’s hopes of hauling in Liverpool were dented by a defeat to West Ham and Arteta admits his side now need ‘something special’

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10 h. ago ‘Over my dead body’: Mikel Arteta refuses to give up on Arsenal title fight

Manager says his team could be mid-table given problemsHe is proud of response to red cards and injuriesMikel Arteta has insisted he will give up on the title race “over my dead body” and suggested Arsenal could have found themselves in mid-table this season given their poor disciplinary record.Arsenal head to third-placed Nottingham Forest on Wednesday trailing the leaders, Liverpool, by 11 points after surrendering their 15-match unbeaten Premier League run against West Ham. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago A sense of acquiescence has pervaded Arsenal’s stuttering title challenge | Jonathan Wilson

Mikel Arteta’s team have suffered unfortunate injuries but they also have far less self-belief than a Liverpool side who look destined to win the Premier LeagueSign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson hereAnd with that, surely, the title race is over. Liverpool had drawn four of their previous eight games which had created an opening. Had Arsenal beaten West Ham and Liverpool lost at Manchester City this weekend, the title would have been in Arsenal’s hands, at least to the extent that they would have won it if they had won every game they had remaining this season, including away at Liverpool. But, after Arsenal limped to a 1-0 defeat, Liverpool produced their best performance in weeks to win 2-0. The gap is 11 points and, even though Arsenal have a game in hand, it’s very hard to imagine either Liverpool dropping sufficient points or Arsenal winning enough for that to be overturned.Arteta described himself as “very, very angry” after his side’s defeat, admitting they were “nowhere ...

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33 h. ago Work ethic, flexibility and tactical smarts: Slot’s potent Liverpool recipe

Sunday’s comfortable victory at Manchester City will surely be seen as decisive in the race for the Premier League titleAlexis Mac Allister’s face was a picture and it told part of the story. It was an hour or so after the whistle had blown on Liverpool’s 2-0 win at Manchester City on Sunday and the war wounds were visible, the signs of sacrifice.There were shades of yellow and green on Mac Allister’s left eyelid, angry red above that – just beneath the eyebrow; more red around the cheekbone. The damage was done in the 30th minute when the Liverpool midfielder flung himself into a sliding challenge on Omar Marmoush. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Body of man, 37, found in Scots woodland as police probe 'unexplained' death

Police discovered the body of a 37-year-old man in a wooded area near to Buchanan Smithy, Drymen, west Stirlingshire, at the weekend.

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4 d. ago George Russell reveals 'bombshell' reality of Lewis Hamilton walking away from Mercedes

For the first time since he joined Mercedes, George Russell will this year race against Lewis Hamilton not as a team-mate but as a direct F1 title rival at Ferrari

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4 d. ago Jamie Carragher sets Liverpool title challenge and explains why they've got edge on Arsenal

Liverpool head to Manchester City this weekend with the Premier League title race hotting up - but Jamie Carragher believes a win will all but end Arsenal's hopes

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6 d. ago Paul Merson tells Liverpool the points they must get this week to win title 'comfortably'

Former Arsenal striker Paul Merson has identified the two games that will "define" the Premier League title race and believes Liverpool could virtually seal the title this week

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6 d. ago Declan Rice given key new Arsenal role by Mikel Arteta amid striker crisis

Arteta feels Rice’s height and physically further forward will be crucial in the title race

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7 d. ago FIA has lost sight of what matters, says Verstappen over anti

World champion unhappy with irrelevant crackdownGeorge Russell not on speaking terms with DutchmanMax Verstappen has accused the Formula One governing body, the FIA, of failing to focus on the issues that matter after what he believes is an irrelevant crackdown on swearing.The FIA recently announced rule amendments that will impose heavy fines for swearing and may even lead to race bans. Verstappen fell foul of the rules last season when he was given a community service punishment for swearing in a press conference. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Arne Slot responds to Liverpool title race 'nerves' by pointing to forgotten Reds hero

Liverpool have had nervy finishes in their last two Premier League games but Arne Slot insists that he and his players won't be caught wilting under the pressure of this season's title race

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8 d. ago Geraint Thomas' huge net worth, wife's family’s rude nickname for him, retirement plan

Geraint Thomas has announced that he will retire from cycling at the end of the 2025 season, meaning that September's Tour of Britain will be the Welshman's final professional race

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8 d. ago St Johnstone and Kilmarnock launch probe after 'racist abuse' at Premiership clash

The incident happened in the away end as St Johnstone travelled to Kilmarnock at the weekend.

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8 d. ago The race to save William Blake’s London home and open it as a museum

The race to save William Blake’s London home and open it as a museum  ianVisits

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8 d. ago Geraint Thomas to retire from cycling at end of season: ‘It’s not been a bad run, eh?’

2018 Tour de France winner also won two Olympic goldsTour of Britain in September will be Welshman’s last raceThe double Olympic champion and Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas will retire from cycling this year. The 38-year-old announced on Monday morning he will be bringing the curtain down on a successful 19-year professional career, with British Cycling saying September’s Tour of Britain will be his final race.Thomas claimed Olympic team pursuit gold on the track at both Beijing 2008 and London 2012 before going on to win the Tour de France in 2018, becoming the third Briton and only Welshman to win road cycling’s biggest race. Continue reading...

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