89 m. ago Nick Kyrgios: ‘If I’d acted a bit differently, I would have had a Wimbledon title’

Tennis’s great disruptor speaks on his highs and lows on Centre Court and the BBC’s ‘very strange’ decision to leave him out of the commentary boxWimbledon runs through Nick Kyrgios’s tumultuous career with a mysterious force full of pain, glory and controversy. It is a tournament defined by history and restraint but, for Kyrgios the disruptor, it is also a place pitted with dark despair and sunlit magic.The Australian has spent a night in a psychiatric ward while playing at Wimbledon and also been served with court orders and lawsuits during and after the 2022 championship that ended in him pushing Novak Djokovic so hard in a memorable final. But he has since struggled with injury and he will miss his third successive Wimbledon this year. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Alcohol should have labels warning drinkers of cancer risks, charities say

Health organisations have written to Keir Starmer urging him to force drinks producers to include warningsCans and bottles of beer, wine and spirits should explicitly warn drinkers that alcohol causes cancer, an unprecedented alliance of doctors, charities and public experts have said.Warning labels would tackle “shockingly low” public awareness in the UK that alcohol is proven to cause seven forms of cancer and 17,000 cases a year of the disease, they claim. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Putin’s claim that Ukraine is ‘ours’ is evidence of his disdain for peace efforts, says Kyiv

Russian president says Russians and Ukrainians are one people – which Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly rejected – and warns Moscow could also seize Sumy city. What we know on day 1,214Vladimir Putin has said he believes the whole of Ukraine is “ours” and warned that advancing Russian forces could take the northern Ukrainian city of Sumy as part of a bid to carve out a buffer zone along the border. Ukraine’s foreign minister denounced the Russian president’s statements on Friday as evidence of Russian “disdain” for US peace efforts and said Moscow was bent on seizing more territory and killing more Ukrainians. Putin, when asked about fresh Russian advances, told the country’s flagship economic forum in St Petersburg that he considered Russians and Ukrainians to be one people and “in that sense the whole of Ukraine is ours”. Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly rejected the notion that Russians and Ukrainians are one people. The Ukrainian president said commanders had discussed Russia...

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4 h. ago Holiday mistakes could mean people are committing benefit fraud

Your benefits could be stopped or reduced as you’re forced to pay back sums

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6 h. ago He forced a schoolgirl to her knees on a footpath then raped her

The court heard the victim's school work had suffered and that she was now scared to go out and struggled when in crowds because she could not trust people

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7 h. ago Kevin Costner talks about working with women after being sued by Horizon stunt double over 'unscripted' rape scene

The 70-year-old star appeared for a Q&A with Michael Strahan at Fanatics Fest in New York City on Friday.

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11 h. ago DAZN forced to apologise after Chelsea icon's angry rant at 'stupid' Nicolas Jackson

Former Chelsea midfielder Jon Obi Mikel, who won a host of trophies during his hugely successful time at Stamford Bridge, let rip at Nicolas Jackson following his red card in the FIFA Club World Cup

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14 h. ago The 'trusted enabler' who controlled the lives of trafficked Hungarian women forced into prostitution

Laszlo Matus drove the women to brothels in Oldham and Bolton

Politics

15 h. ago Police officer who sent string of messages to Des O'Connor's daughter after she was mugged should have been sacked from force, panel rules

While taking her statement James Mason, then a detective sergeant ten years her senior, asked if he could take her to dinner that evening.

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15 h. ago Israel warns of ‘prolonged war’ with Iran as conflict enters second week

Israeli military chief says ‘difficult days’ ahead as salvo of ballistic missiles trigger air raid sirens across countryIsrael-Iran conflict – live updatesIsrael’s military has warned of a “prolonged war” with Iran as the conflict entered its second week with no sign of stopping, as Israeli forces targeted Tehran and other areas while an Iranian missile attack wounded many people in the Mediterranean port city of Haifa.The Israeli military said its aircraft destroyed Iranian surface-to-air missiles in southern Iran, as well as killing a group of Iranian military commanders responsible for missile launches. According to the IDF, the strikes prevented the launch of missiles scheduled for later that evening. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Unicef warns children could die of thirst in Gaza amid collapse of water systems

Fears grow of drought as well as hunger as medics report more killings by Israeli forces of Palestinians seeking aidMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe collapse of water systems in Gaza is threatening the territory with devastating drought as well as hunger, Unicef has warned, as medics reported that Israel had killed more desperate Palestinians seeking aid.On Friday at least 24 people waiting for aid were killed by Israeli fire in central Gaza, according to local health authorities, in addition to other deaths by airstrikes. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago King Charles and Idris Elba join forces for huge Netflix show about special project

The Netflix film, featuring King Charles and Idris Elba, will be exploring the impact of The King’s Trust as it celebrates its 50th anniversary

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16 h. ago Diddy scores trial win as 'drug mule' witness says women were NOT forced into freak

LIVE UPDATES: Prosecutors prepare to call their final witness to the stand in Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial. The defense will present its case next.

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16 h. ago Three men drugged and raped girl they spotted in supermarket car park

A court heard she was plied with drugs including crystal meth and amphetamine

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16 h. ago Burglar who murdered grandmother, 69, in her own home after her horrified daughter watched the break

Natasha Flynn Farrell, 38, watched on in fear as video footage revealed the moment Dean Mears, 34, forced his way into 69-year-old Catherine Flynn's seaside home.

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16 h. ago Fighter pilot reveals near miss with 'perfect rectangle' UFO that defied the laws of physics

A veteran US fighter pilot has broken his silence about a near-collision with a UFO that defied the laws of physics and left the Air Force in stunned disbelief.

Politics

16 h. ago Manchester City open to letting Ilkay Gündogan join Galatasaray

Midfielder likely to have limited game time next seasonFormer Germany international wants to keep playingGalatasaray are considering a move for Ilkay Gündogan, with Manchester City open to a transfer for the 34-year-old midfielder.The Turkish club are believed to have inquired about Gündogan’s availability in the winter window but City did not want him to leave midway through the season. But with Pep Guardiola having signed Nico González in February and Tijjani Reijnders in this window, with Rodri again fit after a serious knee injury and Mateo Kovacic expected back from an achilles problem in mid-September, game time for Gündogan may be limited. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago JIM McMAHON: 'Council tax bailiff system isn't right or fair

Local Government Minister Jim McMahon writes for e Mirror that vulnerable people are being forced to pay a years' council tax in one hit or face bailiffs - which 'isn't right or fair'

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17 h. ago Instant karma! Moment aspiring 'arsonists' set their getaway car ABLAZE after trying to set house on fire

An attempted arson backfired instantly when three suspects accidentally set their own getaway car on fire, forcing them to flee on foot.

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17 h. ago Charlie Kirk warns Lindsey Graham and Iran war hawks: ‘Not even the Romans could defeat Persia’

‘Now, I’m not saying they’re comparable to our Marines or to our Air Force, but is that really the battle that we want in front of us?’ Charlie Kirk wondered on Newsmax.

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