49 m. ago Alex Ovechkin ties Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record with 894th goal

Russian star scores two goals in win over Blackhawks39-year-old has chance to beat record on SundayAlex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record by scoring the 893rd and 894th goals of his career, the second the game winner, as the Washington Capitals rallied to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 on Friday night.Ovechkin scored No 894 on the power play with 13:47 left in regulation to put Washington ahead after Dylan Strome tied it earlier in the third period. The 39-year-old Russian superstar also opened the scoring with his 893rd less than four minutes into game. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago ANDREW NEIL: Tomorrow's £25bn national insurance rise is the most self

Employers will start paying the massive increase in National Insurance contributions Rachel Reeves announced in last October's Budget from tomorrow.

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2 h. ago Truth about this photograph of Virginia Roberts: Toxic split with husband and violence restraining order revealed, as family speak out and Virginia remains under medical supervision

The most famous photograph of Virginia Giuffre was taken of her as a 17-year-old girl standing alongside a grinning Prince Andrew in Ghislaine Maxwell's Belgravia mews house.

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4 h. ago Jury orders Chevron to pay more than $744m for destroying Louisiana wetlands

Verdict marks end of the first trial of 42 lawsuits filed about 12 years ago, alleging firm’s projects destroyed the regionsChevron has been ordered to pay more than $744m in damages for destroying parts of south-east Louisiana’s coastal wetlands over the years.The ruling, which came in the form of a civil jury verdict on Friday, marks the conclusion of the first trial among 42 lawsuits filed about 12 years earlier which alleged that the company’s oil and gas projects have led to the degradation of the region’s wetlands. Among other things, the wetlands play a key role in offering the area a measure of protection from hurricanes. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Key Hibs player may not play again this season as bleak outlook spelled out ahead of Rangers match

Another operation considered for Easter Road midfielder

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5 h. ago Schoolboy, 9, dies after being swept away in floodwater while walking to bus stop

The body of Gabriel Andrews, aged nine, has been found after he was swept away in floodwater as he walked to a school bus stop this morning in Kentucky, which is being hit by extreme weather

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6 h. ago Sir Elton John reveals he 'can't read, watch TV or see his boys play sports' as he opens up on 'distressing' battle with blindness

The legendary musician, 78, contracted a severe eye infection in July which left him blind in his right eye, with 'limited vision' in his left.

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7 h. ago Richard E Grant says Barry Keoghan will be ‘fantastic Ringo Starr’ in biopics

Sony Pictures announced a collection of four films about The Beatles with Keoghan set to play drummer Ringo Starr.

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7 h. ago Brits to enjoy a boozy BBQ weekend as temperatures rocket into the mid 20Cs

Brits are set to flock to the supermarkets to stock up on BBQs and beers as the mercury is set to rise. Today, the UK was hotter than Marbella, Ibiza and Mykonos and the good weather is set to continue

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8 h. ago Model Bri Stern says ex Andrew Tate made chilling threats on night he 'almost choked her unconscious during sex'

After displays of constant affection and a 'loving' 10-month relationship, Brianna 'Bri' Stern says she suddenly saw then-boyfriend Andrew Tate take a dark turn.

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8 h. ago King Charles dragged into Prince Andrew's Chinese spy scandal as Palace issues urgent statement

Buckingham Palace has issued a statement after the King has been dragged into Prince Andrew's latest scandal as court documents claim that the monarch was briefed about an investment fund involving an alleged Chinese spy

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8 h. ago De Bruyne’s perfectly timed departure marks tipping point in Guardiola era | Jonathan Liew

The City midfielder made his teammates look like geniuses and once more he is making just the right move at just the right momentNot for the first time, Kevin De Bruyne read the situation to perfection. Not for the first time, he spotted the right play just a little earlier than everyone else. And of course this was always his gift: not simply to pick the right option but to do it faster than anyone else, buying him those crucial fractions of a second when everything else was in flux and only he in stillness.And of course this was not the only respect in which De Bruyne understood the game of football better than most. As a struggling teenager in the Genk academy, he noticed the way the club abruptly stopped paying for a foster family to house him, and then quietly resumed when he started banging in goals for the second team. Cast adrift at Chelsea, he noticed how he was ignored while first-team players were lavished with attention and bespoke coaching. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Brits flock back to Benidorm for Grand National but there are a couple of big differences

EXCLUSIVE: Benidorm business owners have told us how fans are heading out to watch the Grand National on the Costa Blanca, and how the crowds differ to the bedlam of Cheltenham week

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9 h. ago Andrew ‘sent yearly birthday letters to Chinese leader’, tribunal hears

The Duke of York always had a communication channel with Xi Jinping, according to Dominic Hampshire.

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9 h. ago Guns, fascism and Julie Andrews: the 'Angry Pop' artist taking on Trump’s America

Ben Turnball is a British artist whose provocative work has just hit a new level thanks to a fearless new persona: Candidate Q

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9 h. ago King Charles is dragged into Prince Andrew's 'Chinese spy' scandal as bombshell court documents claim he was briefed about an investment fund

A witness statement made by Andrew's senior aide Dominic Hampshire in support of Yang Tengbo said there were two meetings with Charles between December 2023 and May last year.

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10 h. ago Andrew’s reputation ‘irrecoverable’ after Newsnight grilling, aide told tribunal

Yang Tengbo was excluded from the UK on national security grounds in March 2023.

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10 h. ago Cops 'aware' of mounting concerns over men filming kids in Scots play parks as three charged

The force has issued a statement after three men were recently charged in connection with alleged breaches of the peace.

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11 h. ago EastEnders legend 'to take break' from show following bombshell storyline

EastEnders' Michelle Collins is reportedly taking an extended break from the BBC soap as she's set to take on an exciting new role in a dark comedy play

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11 h. ago Rachel Zegler puts on a brave face at opening of George Clooney's Broadway play as she's seen for the FIRST time since release of 'woke' box office bomb Snow White

The actress, 23, who has taken the brunt of the blame for the film underperforming amid controversies, beamed as she attended the opening of George Clooney 's Broadway play.

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