1 hour ago Dramatic video shows effect of savage flash flood which engulfed Brit holiday spot as other resorts declare state of emergency 

Raging torrents surround properties as they surged past brick buildings and leaving many cars at a stand still.

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2 h. ago Tom Willis to drop out of England reckoning after signing Bordeaux contract

No 8 to leave Saracens at end of the seasonOnly Gallagher Prem players eligible for EnglandTom Willis will leave Saracens at the end of the season after signing a contract with Bordeaux that will make him ineligible for Steve Borthwick’s England squad. In a major blow to the head coach, Willis has rejected a new deal from Saracens in order to return to the club where he spent a chunk of the 2022-23 campaign once Wasps had entered administration.Since heading to north London in 2023, he has established himself as England’s first-choice No 8 and was awarded an enhanced contract by the Rugby Football Union in recognition of the impact he has made. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Government aims to create 400,000 jobs through UK national green energy plan

Scheme will offer training for plumbers, welders and carpenters as well as promoting trade union recognitionPlumbers, electricians and welders will be in huge demand as part of a national plan to train people for an extra 400,000 green jobs in the next five years, Ed Miliband has said.The energy secretary revealed a new scheme to double those working in green industries by 2030, with a particular focus on training those coming from fossil fuel jobs, school leavers, the unemployed, veterans and ex-offenders. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Dr Hilary Jones reveals he is leaving Lorraine amid brutal ITV cuts which have seen its episodes slashed

The GP, 72, has been a regular feature on the morning show - which is facing the brunt of the broadcaster's cuts announced in May - since its inception in 2010.

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3 h. ago Verstappen takes F1 US GP pole after sprint victory to turn up heat on Norris and Piastri

Lando Norris is second on grid, Oscar Piastri is sixthMax Verstappen won sprint after McLarens collidedMax Verstappen claimed pole position for the US Grand Prix with an immense lap for Red Bull at the Circuit of the Americas. However the day was marked by yet another incident between the two world championship contenders Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, with the latter crashing into Norris on the opening lap of the sprint race taking them both out and leaving McLaren with a headache as to how they manage their drivers.Verstappen had been all but untouchable throughout qualifying, his lead over Norris in second place was a full three-tenths, an age on this track. However in what is an increasingly tense title fight Piastri’s difficult weekend continued as he managed only sixth on the grid. Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton took third and fifth for Ferrari, with Mercedes’ George Russell in fourth. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago US Grand Prix qualifying: Verstappen wins F1 pole ahead of Norris – live

Updates from the Circuit of the Americas (10pm BST)Verstappen wins sprint | Email Beau with your thoughtsQ1 is 18 minutes today. That will eliminate five of the 20 cars. Q2 is 15 minutes to eliminate another five, and then Q3 is 12 minutes.We did seem to have some issues in sprint qualifying with cars that were not on their fast laps getting in the way of cars that were. It is a peculiar qualifying system, isn’t it? Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Dr Hilary Jones quits ITV after almost 40 years but money is 'too tight' for leaving do

Iconic ITV medical expert Dr Hilary Jones has opened up about how he is set to depart the network after working there for 36 years as a string of cuts will see workforce sliced in half

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4 h. ago Let the suffocation commence as Celtic green light pursuit to leave rivals unable to breathe

Celtic pick up their Premiership campaign at Dundee on Sunday after Rodgers admitted their were "nowhere near" the levels they want last time out.

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5 h. ago Naive Ange Postecoglou could be the least effective Premier League manager ever | Barney Ronay

At no stage did the Australian coach seem to understand the assignment he had been given at Nottingham ForestWell, the Chelsea fans were wrong anyway. Ange Postecoglou was not sacked in the morning. Instead he was sacked in the afternoon. So, another small win there for Ange, even in defeat. Not to mention further proof of the notion to which he has always seemed so fatally in thrall, that he is at any given moment the smartest guy in the room. Even when, as of Saturday afternoon, he’s no longer in the room at all.The official version seems to be that Postecoglou was fired 18 minutes after his final defeat at the City Ground. In reality he was fired in real time, a live-action televised touchline sacking, gone from the moment Evangelos Marinakis disappeared from his seat midway through the second half with the look of a gamekeeper required now to the wring the neck of a dying pheasant. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing halted as series history made twice in a row

Two show firsts unfolded in quick succession on tonight's programme leaving the cast visibly emotional

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5 h. ago Inside Prince Andrew's Royal Lodge where disgraced royal will continue to live

The announcement that Prince Andrew will relinquish his Duke of York title has not mean the disgraced Royal will be forced to leave his Royal Lodge home

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5 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing viewers 'distracted' by Claudia and Tess minutes into live show

Strictly Come Dancing marks week four of the BBC competition, but the hosts immediately grabbed the attention of viewers

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5 h. ago Erik ten Hag and four others Nottingham Forest could hire to replace Ange Postecoglou

Ange Postecoglou has been sacked by Nottingham Forest after just 39 days in charge, with the Reds now on the lookout for a new manager to replace the Australian

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6 h. ago European football: Bayern extend perfect start as Kane punishes Dortmund

Kane scores as Bayern Munich beat Borussia DortmundBarcelona edge Girona via Araújo’s stoppage-time winnerHarry Kane scored once and helped set up another as Bayern Munich battled past Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in the Bundesliga’s Klassiker to maintain their perfect start to the season with their seventh straight win. Bayern had to survive considerable second-half pressure from the visitors before making sure of their 11th win in 11 matches across all competitions.They lead the Bundesliga race with 21 points, five ahead of second-placed RB Leipzig. Dortmund, who suffered their first loss in 10 matches across all competitions, dropped to fourth on 14. Kane gave the hosts a deserved lead when he scored his 12th league goal in seven matches with a glancing header from a Joshua Kimmich corner in the 22nd minute.This story will be updated Continue reading...

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6 h. ago BBC Strictly fans stunned as stars recreate Coldplay kiss cam 'scandal'

Strictly Come Dancing poked fun at the viral Coldplay moment leaving viewers very amused

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6 h. ago Nottingham Forest approach Dyche and Mancini after Postecoglou sacked

Forest moving fast to replace Ange PostecoglouFulham manager Marco Silva also on shortlistNottingham Forest have sounded out Sean Dyche and Roberto Mancini regarding their vacancy, after sacking head coach Ange Postecoglou.Evangelos Marinakis, the Forest owner, made the call to sack Postecoglou just 40 days into the job during the club’s 3-0 home defeat by Chelsea. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Truth behind Ange Postecoglou and Evangelos Marinakis 'fist fight' Forest sacking claim

Rumours of a punch-up between Ange Postecoglou and Evangelos Marinakis have swirled on social media after the manager was sacked by the club's owner minutes after their 3-0 thrashing by Chelsea

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6 h. ago Strictly fans fume at 'unfair decision' after Stefan Dennis' illness as exit 'sealed'

Stefan Dennis and Dianne Buswell made their return to Strictly Come Dancing tonight, after skipping last week's Movie Week due to illness, as they provided an update

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6 h. ago Novak Djokovic explains retirement after picking up injury in ‘brutal’ Six Kings Slam match

Djokovic retired after losing a ‘brutal’ 75-minute first set to Taylor Fritz, with the rest of his season now in doubt

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7 h. ago Nottingham Forest 'contact' surprise managerial candidate after Ange Postecoglou sacking

The ex-Manchester City manager has been out of work since 2024

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