4 h. ago Hardest rugby player in UK banned from country and was sent off 20 times

He was sent off 20 times in his career and was even banned from the world's greatest rugby-playing nation

Sport

16 h. ago Gorgeous 'frozen in time' town with cobblestone streets is oldest in the country

The town is the oldest in the country and was the capital for several hundred years, with wealthy merchants flocking to the thriving trading hub which is well preserved today

Politics

27 h. ago Scottish star Charlie Aldridge grabs recognition after stunning mountain bike season

The 24-year-old punched his ticket to the top of the World Cup podium for the first time in 2025, winning maiden golds in both the cross-country and short track formats.

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32 h. ago Brit drug mule Bella Culley 'freed' from hellhole prison as she avoids giving birth behind bars

Bella Culley, 19, was expected to be sentenced to jail time in Georgia after admitting to smuggling drugs into the country earlier this year but now it has emerged that she will be freed

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48 h. ago Man City 3 Bournemouth 1: Erling Haaland scores twice and unveils brilliant new celebration as City go second

ERLING HAALAND resumed his scoring spree by firing Manchester City to a 3-1 win over Bournemouth - and unveiled his new robot celebration at the Etihad. Aston Villa snapped his 12-match netting streak for club and country last time out in the Premier League, but he returned to form with a first-half brace against the...

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5 d. ago Wives, mothers, fighters, activists: the millennial women keeping Ukraine going

Born into an independent Ukraine, the lives of these young women changed for ever when Russia invaded their country, forcing them to shoulder huge burdens of responsibilityPhotographs by Julia KochetovaUkraine is increasingly a country held together, behind the military lines, by women. Those in their 30s – millennial women born into an independent Ukraine, raised in economic turbulence and thrust into adulthood on the wave of revolution and war – are shouldering huge burdens of responsibility. They are fundraising for the army, or sometimes serving in it. They are running civil society organisations, advocating for their country abroad and becoming activists.At the same time, unlike their male counterparts who are forbidden from leaving the country and are eligible for conscription, they have choices – to join the army, or not; to stay in the country, or not. For some, the question of whether to have children, when the war shows no sign of abating, looms large. For many of them, ex...

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6 d. ago Broadway stars emphasize 'now is the time' for all to act philanthropically at Town & Country summit

Some of Broadway's biggest stars emphasized that everyone can donate something of their time, talent or treasure at Town & Country's annual Philanthropy Summit on Tuesday

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7 d. ago ‘Drinking was big!’ Pub landlords – one gen Z, one 66 – discuss how they stay open in an age of sobriety

Last year, more than 400 pubs closed in England and Wales, as rising costs kept customers at home and drinking rates among young people declined. Can any remain afloat? Two landlords from different generations discuss the problems and possibilitiesThirty-eight years separate pub landlords Coby Morton, 28, who runs the Dolphin Inn in Shrewsbury, and Jason Osborne, 66, who operates four pubs across the country, including the Raven in central London. In that time, our drinking habits and the fate of our pubs have changed dramatically. After a stagnant period in the 1980s, alcohol consumption soared in the late 1990s until, by 2004 – a year termed “peak booze” by The New Statesman – Britons drank 9.5 litres of alcohol per person.In recent years, our appetite for drinking has dwindled, especially among young people. Earlier this year, a survey carried out by Savanta found nearly half (43%) of 18-34-year-olds in Britain do not drink alcohol. This, combined with rising costs, has had a hug...

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7 d. ago Dutch volleyballer and convicted child rapist Steven van de Velde denied Australian visa

Player’s visa application rejected ahead of world championships Van de Velde served prison sentence for raping 12-year-old girl in 2014Netherlands beach volleyball player and convicted child rapist Steven van de Velde has been banned from entering Australia for the looming world titles.Van de Velde had been named in a Dutch team to contest the world championships in Adelaide starting on 14 November, but the Australian government rejected his visa application. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Convicted child rapist and volleyball player Steven van de Velde is BANNED from Australia ahead of competition

A call has been made on convicted child rapist and volleyball player Steven van de Velde who wants to come to Australia to compete next month.

Sport

8 d. ago Daisy May and Charlie Cooper’s NightWatch review – It’s such a delight spending time with this pair

The sibling stars of ‘This Country’ are back together on screen, and this time they’re scoping out the nation’s most haunted spots

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9 d. ago Posh and Becks' new multimillionaire neighbours! Meet the Australian self

It looks like there are some new neighbours Posh and Becks can mingle with during their time in their country escape.

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1 week ago ‘It’s insanely sinister’: horror writers on the scariest stories they’ve ever read

Bloodthirsty ghosts, sadistic supercomputers, creepy childhood games ... Mariana Enríquez, Paul Tremblay, Daisy Johnson and others on the tales that kept them up at nightThe Summer People by Shirley Jackson I read this years ago and it’s a story that’s truly haunted me ever since. The titular “summer people” are the Allisons from New York, who rent the same off-grid country cottage each year. This time, instead of heading back to the city, they decide to extend their holiday for a month longer – something that seems to unsettle everyone in the nearby town. All pass on the same veiled caution that nobody has ever stayed at the lake beyond Labor Day. Nonetheless, the Allisons are determined to remain, and that’s when things start to get increasingly weird. The man who delivers the kerosene won’t sell to them. No one will deliver groceries to the cottage, and when the Allisons attempt to drive into town, the car won’t start. A storm gathers, the batteries in the radio fade, and as dark...

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1 week ago Lithuania shuts airports and Belarus border after weather balloon incursion

Vilnius and Kaunas airports closed down after balloons drift into country’s airspace for third time this monthLithuania closed its two biggest airports on Friday and shut crossings on its border with Belarus after helium weather balloons drifted into its territory, the third such occurrence in the Baltic state this month.European aviation has repeatedly been thrown into chaos in recent weeks by drone sightings and other air incursions, including at airports in Copenhagen, Munich and the Baltic region. Continue reading...

Society

1 week ago ‘Match his movement, stay patient’: just how do you stop Erling Haaland?

Very few have worked out how to contain Manchester City’s striker. As past opponents attest, there are no easy solutionsNo coach has found a way to stop Erling Haaland in his past 12 matches, the striker scoring in each and 22 times in all competitions for club and country. Pep Guardiola knows most about the Norwegian’s talents and jokingly suggested a plan to keep him out: “Four centre-backs.” There are no straightforward answers, especially as so many have tried and failed.On Sunday Aston Villa and Unai Emery will be tasked with formulating a strategy to keep Haaland quiet. Not that the Manchester City player is particularly perturbed by not being involved for much of a match. His touches are infrequent but very often telling. The focus generally against Haaland is preventing the ball from reaching him but with City’s array of creative talents, that is easier said than done. Continue reading...

Science

1 week ago Rugby star who 'grabbed and twisted genitals of opponent' slapped with massive ban

A South African international rugby player has been banned for nine matches after being found guilty of "grabbing, twisting or squeezing the genitals" of an opponent

Politics

1 week ago Rugby union star gets huge ban for ‘grabbing and twisting opponent’s genitals’

South African international Jan-Hendrik Wessels has been banned for nine matches after he was found guilty of “grabbing, twisting or squeezing the genitals” of an opponent

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1 week ago Darts star with VERY risque nickname BANNED from using it at world championships leaving fans furious

A DARTS player with a risqué nickname has been banned from using it at the world championships.  Tim Pusey is known as “The Magnet” by quick-witted fans.   But the 33-year-old Aussie will have to find a new moniker for December’s event after Professional Darts Corporation executives were unamused by the vulgar innuendo when his...

Sport

2 w. ago Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time – now just one country remains untouched

There's only one country left that doesn't have mosquitoes, after the blood-sucking critters popped up in the freezing cold glaciers of Iceland recently

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2 w. ago Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country

Three specimens discovered in what was previously one of the only places in the world without the insectsMosquitoes have been found in Iceland for the first time as global heating makes the country more hospitable for insects.The country was until this month one of the only places in the world that did not have a mosquito population. The other is Antarctica. Continue reading...

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