51 m. ago David Beckham acknowledges estranged son Brooklyn as he credits mum Sandra for 'always being there' on her 76th birthday

The former Manchester United and England midfielder shared a carousel of photos featuring himself with mum Sandra from childhood to the present day as she turned 76.

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58 m. ago The Hamza Igamane from Rangers to Lille transfer fee that is poised to smash two club records

The Moroccan frontman is attracting attention from France and the Ibrox side could be tempted to cash in

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73 m. ago I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness by Irene Solà review – makes most fiction feel timid

This Catalonian tale of a botched pact with the devil has the demonic excess of a Hieronymus Bosch paintingMargarida is trapped in Mas Clavell, a farmhouse in the Catalonian mountains, with Bernadeta. Bernadeta is dying in an annoying way, with “deep, raspy snores”. Margarida herself has been dead for some time. Rather than ascend to heaven, she has been “dragged downstairs by the ghastly, insufferable women of the house”. Irene Solà’s teeming third novel, I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness, follows these women, both dead and alive, as they prepare for a party. They cook and scrub, tell stories and make fart jokes. The novel begins at dawn and ends at night, but the historical era jumps around without warning. Now the viceroy’s men are arriving on horseback. Now a teenager is calling everyone a “dumbass”. Now local women are fleeing from Nazi soldiers. Characters shape-shift as much as the timeline. A he-goat becomes a bull, then a cat, then “an unusually long, skinny ma...

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2 h. ago Denis Villeneuve to direct next James Bond film in major franchise shake

The Oscar-nominated director will take the reins of the iconic British spy series

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2 h. ago Debutant Dan Sheehan will lead Lions in first tour fixture against Western Force

Irish hooker joins eight other first-timers in matchday 23Jamison Gibson-Park and James Ryan left out with injuriesEight Ireland players have been selected in the British & Irish Lions starting XV to face Western Force in the first fixture of the squad’s Australia tour on Saturday. The Leinster hooker Dan Sheehan will lead out the team on his Lions debut with eight more first-time Lions featuring in the matchday 23 and 20-year-old Henry Pollock handed a start at number eight.Sheehan will be among those making his Lions debut alongside his club-mates Garry Ringrose, James Lowe, Joe McCarthy and Josh van der Flier. The bench contains another four newcomers in the shape of England’s Ollie Chessum and Will Stuart, Scotland’s Huw Jones and Ireland’s Andrew Porter. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago M&S' launches new summer tailoring collab with England's women's football team

M&S has just dropped its latest England FA collection and it's full of sleek tailoring that's perfect for any summer occasion. From blazers to co-ord trousers, it's a must have

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2 h. ago Man Utd set for transfer battle with Premier League rival for relegated star

Manchester United are eyeing a new midfielder and a release clause could prove tempting for the Red Devils to pick up a summer bargain as they look to strengthen Ruben Amorim's hand

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2 h. ago M&S' new tailoring collection with women’s England football team has pieces from £15

Marks & Spencer has partnered with the English FA once again, and the latest collection just dropped with beautiful tailored pieces perfect for summer in the office from £15

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2 h. ago The biggest Club World Cup question is still unanswered – does anyone care?

Despite Fifa’s propaganda, the Club World Cup remains in a battle for hearts, minds and eyeballs, with its future hinging on fans’ engagement. Richard Jolly explains

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3 h. ago Three Revolutions by Simon Hall review – Stories from the frontlines of revolution

The uprisings in Russia, China and Cuba seen through the eyes of reporters John Reed, Edgar Snow and Herbert MatthewsIf the word “revolution” implies, etymologically, a world turned around, then what unfolded in Russia in 1917 was just that. Everything changed. Old-school deference was dead; the proletariat was in power.The communist American journalist John Reed witnessed a contretemps that captured the suddenness of the change. In simpler times, sailors would have yielded to senior ministers, but on the day of the storming of the Winter Palace in St Petersburg, they weren’t having it. When, in a last-ditch effort to save the Provisional Government, two liberal grandees demanded that they be let in, one of the sailors replied, “We will spank you! And if necessary we will shoot you too. Go home now, and leave us in peace!” Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Harvey Elliott singles out Mo Salah and Virgil van Dijk after England Euros triumph

Harvey Elliott scored a brace as England beat the Netherlands 2-1 to reach the final of the Under-21 Euros, with Germany set to meet them after a 3-0 win over France

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3 h. ago The Greater Manchester streets where more people claim PIP than anywhere else

The number of claimants in England and Wales has risen by 77 per cent since 2019

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4 h. ago 5 players to watch at the Women’s European Championship in Switzerland

Euro 2025 gets started in Switzerland with the Iceland v Finland tournament opener on July 2.

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4 h. ago Sir Gareth Southgate shares honest verdict on England and makes World Cup claim

Gareth Southgate said that managing England for eight years was “an amazing privilege” but admitted he was “not missing that either”, having resigned from the role following the 2-1 Euros final defeat to Spain

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5 h. ago Club World Cup: Inter send River Plate home as all four Brazilian clubs reach last 16

Italian club progress to knockout round with 2-0 winFluminense complete a full Brazilian contingent in round of 16Inter Milan scored twice in the last 18 minutes to beat River Plate 2-0 and progress to the knockout stage of the Club World Cup as Group E winners and send the Argentine side home.Francesco Pio Esposito scored Inter’s first goal seven minutes after River had been reduced to 10 men by the dismissal of Lucas Martínez Quarta, and Alessandro Bastoni added the second in stoppage time. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Best waterside pubs along Britain’s rivers perfect for sunny weekends

Ahead of the sizzling weather, boat hire firm Drifters - which offers over 500 boats for hire from 40 locations across England, Scotland and Wales - has put together its list of the best river and canalside pubs in the country

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7 h. ago Church clock thought to be 600 years old returns after restoration

The much-loved turret clock has been undergoing specialist restoration since its removal in March from St Catherine’s Church in Montacute, Somerset.

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8 h. ago The 7 tweakment rules beauty insiders follow to look younger without ruining their faces. It's how I look like THIS at 62, says ALICE HART

You name the tweakment, I've tried it. Take the 'salmon sperm' procedure where fragments of fish DNA were injected around my eyes and down my décolletage, leaving me with red welts.

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10 h. ago Drivers fined £1MILLION last year for one type of road traffic offence after councils were given new powers to extend the war on motorists

A staggering £998,640 of penalty charge notices (PCNs) were issued to drivers in 2024 for one specific infringement at just 36 different junctions across England.

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10 h. ago Number of hen harriers killed or missing at new high, RSPB warns

Between 2020 and 2024, there were 102 incidents of killing or missing birds recorded.

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