51 m. ago 'I visited underrated French city and discovered surprising link to my hometown'

When I was invited on a trip to Cognac in the south of France, I could never have anticipated learning so much about myself and my hometown in the process

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86 m. ago The club that brings together teens, pensioners and refugees to meet and mix

Grangetown Boys and Girls Club is getting everyone involved in shared projects

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7 h. ago Pogacar and Vingegaard renew Tour rivalry in tricky and tortuous opening

The Slovenian is aiming to hammer home his recent supremacy when the pair lock in battle through the raceIt was not so long ago that Tadej Pogacar was Jonas Vingegaard’s whipping boy. It came on the brutal Col de la Loze, in July 2023, when the Slovenian, dropped by another violent Vingegaard acceleration, announced wearily into his team radio: “I’m gone, I’m dead.”By last summer, as the recent Netflix series Unchained reveals, the tables had turned. Pogacar barked angry insults at the Dane after Vingegaard refused to make the pace with him on the gravel stage around Troyes. He went on to dominate the race and win his third Tour de France by more than six minutes. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Kyle Walker making shock Premier League transfer in potential £5m deal

The Manchester City and England defender, who spent the second half of last season on loan at AC Milan, underwent a medical on Friday and is set to move to the Premier League new boys

Economics

9 h. ago LIVE M60 traffic updates as emergency services called to incident

One lane is reported to be closed on the clockwise carriageway

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9 h. ago Guadalupe River flooding may have swept away multiple BOY SCOUT CAMPS, as Texas lawmaker's answers spark fury: Live updates

The Guadalupe River rapidly rose by more than 22-feet overnight, before breaking its banks and overtaking several small, rural towns across Kerr County.

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9 h. ago Matheus Cunha: New Manchester United star learns shirt number in blow to transfer

The Brazilian takes on another forward’s squad number as move looms

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9 h. ago Chelsea will allow Pedro Neto to decide if he plays against Palmeiras so soon after tragic passing of his close friend and former team

KIERAN GILL IN PHILADELPHIA: Neto missed training with his team-mates on Thursday morning in Miami after learning of the tragic news.

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10 h. ago He played the rebellious heartthrob in a Texas oil dynasty... now 79, this soap star carries the same charisma walking down Rodeo Drive... can you guess who?

This actor starred in a hit 80s soap opera as the charming front man who navigates the sordid affairs within the small col-de-sac he lives in outside of LA..., can you guess who?

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10 h. ago Chelsea and Aston Villa learn punishments for breaching UEFA's Financial Fair Play rules

KIERAN GILL AND TOM COLLOMOSSE: European football's governing body announced on Friday that Chelsea had agreed to a settlement which will see them pay a fine for not complying with rules.

Sport

10 h. ago Boy, 4, mauled to death by landlord's dog after mum 'leaves kids alone with pit bull at home'

Four-year-old Enzo Gabriel Silva Custodio died at his rented family home in Itumbiara, Brazil, this week after he and his siblings were left alone with a pit bull

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10 h. ago DJ Fat Tony discusses growing up gay on a 'rough' council estate with 'skinhead brothers' and reflects on 'never coming out' to his loved ones ahead of Pride event

The legendary music star, 58, real name Tony Marnach, rose to fame on London's club scene in the 1980s and became best friends with Boy George and Kate Moss .

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11 h. ago Boy, 15, who killed elderly dog walker may get longer behind bars as his seven

Bhim Kohli called out for help when he was attacked in Franklin Park, Braunstone Town, near Leicester, on September 1 last year.

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11 h. ago Dramatic moment onlookers form human chain to rescue boy trapped in weir

This is the extraordinary moment a boy was rescued from a weir after a group of onlookers formed a human chain in China.

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11 h. ago Live M56 updates as crash sees all traffic held near Manchester Airport

Traffic is stationary on the westbound carriageway

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11 h. ago LL Cool J says he won't perform at Philadelphia's July Fourth festival in support of workers strike

Rapper LL Cool J says he will not perform at a Fourth of July festival in Philadelphia in support of a strike by nearly 10,000 city workers in Philadelphia

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11 h. ago Flowers left in tribute at railway station after boys, 16, found dead on tracks

The tragedy isn't being treated as suspicious

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11 h. ago Voices: One year on, is Starmer still the best man Labour has for the job?

There’s a lot the prime minister – and his team – could learn from their party’s own history. What’s preventing them is ego and self-denial, writes Anthony Seldon

Politics

12 h. ago Appalling moment 'callous' speeding driver in stolen Porsche kills boy, two, and runs away

Sharjeel Shahzad, 30, had already been banned from getting behind the wheel and was awaiting a court date for dangerous driving when he caused the death of toddler Shehbaz Singh in the Porsche Cayenne.

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12 h. ago Student, 19, dies after sudden gust of wind topples tree in freak accident

Stefany Carrillo, a 19-year-old university student, was at a sports complex in Venezuela when she was crushed by a tree that was knocked over by a gust of wind

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