53 m. ago Angela Rayner pays touching tribute to Diogo Jota at Anfield after Liverpool star's death

The Liverpool and Portugal striker tragically died in the early hours of Thursday morning following a car crash in northern Spain, with the Deputy Prime Minister declaring herself "absolutely devastated for his wife, his children and his family"

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57 m. ago NI Communities Minister attacks ‘shameful’ welfare reform plans

Gordon Lyons said the Labour Government had made an ‘incredible mess’ of its welfare reform agenda.

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68 m. ago ‘Everything is better’: how Rubiales’s unwanted kiss transformed Spanish women’s football

Football’s reigning world champions – and favourites to win Euro 2025 – have become symbols of women’s fight for equalityFor years, they battled multiple fronts: pushing back against the misogyny, misconduct and mistreatment of their football federation while simultaneously seeking to be the best in the world.The duelling conflicts of Spain’s national women’s team exploded into public view after they won the World Cup in 2023 – a historic triumph that was almost immediately overshadowed by an unwanted kiss on the lips from the country’s football chief. Continue reading...

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68 m. ago I’m no fan of Elon Musk. But Trump’s threat to deport him is sickening | Justice Malala

The president said he would ‘take a look’ at deporting the US citizen amid a political feud, as Republicans make similar remarks about Zohran MamdaniElon Musk is an utterly deplorable human being. He has unashamedly flashed an apparent Nazi salute; encouraged rightwing extremists in Germany and elsewhere; falsely claimed there is a “genocide” in South Africa against white farmers; callously celebrated the dismantling of USAID, whose shuttering will lead to the deaths of millions, according to a study published in the Lancet this week; and increased misinformation and empowered extremists on his Twitter/X platform while advancing his sham “I am a free speech absolutist” claims. And so much more.So the news that Donald Trump “will take a look” at deporting his billionaire former “first buddy” Musk has many smirking and shrugging: “Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.” Continue reading...

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75 m. ago Man City will benefit from Club World Cup exit if Kevin De Bruyne is right

Manchester City are out of the Club World Cup earlier than anyone expected but that could yet be good news for Pep Guardiola and his squad.

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94 m. ago Rachel Reeves refuses to explain reason for her tears in House of Commons

The Chancellor said she had been "upset" but added she was "not going to go into the details of that."

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1 hour ago Wales coach explains why he's benched two of Wales' best players for must

Wales have put Aaron Wainwright and Tommy Reffell on the bench for Saturday's game in Kitakyushu

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1 hour ago Cruise ship worker reveals the important rule they can NEVER break

A cruise ship worker has revealed the important rule that crew can never break - or risk being thrown off the ship. Luke Osey took to TikTok to explain the key rule that crew must follow at all times.

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1 hour ago Jorge Vilda, pay disputes and incredible talent on show – Wafcon 2024 about to start a year late

Africa’s major women’s tournament starts in Morocco with Spain’s World Cup-winning coach under pressure to deliverThe historic task of one host staging Africa’s two major competitions this year, the women’s and men’s Africa Cup of Nations – Wafcon and Afcon – within six months of each other could really have been given to only one country: Morocco. It has arguably the best football facilities on the continent and has made itself the tournament-hosting sweet spot for the Confederation of African Football (Caf).Three years ago a very successful Wafcon was staged there and the North African country then agreed to organise the next two tournaments, as no other nation on the continent offered to shoulder the responsibility. The 2025 edition kicks off on Saturday evening, with the hosts playing Zambia in the opening game.This is an extract from our free weekly email, Moving the Goalposts. To get the full edition, visit this page and follow the instructions. Moving the Goalposts is deliver...

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2 h. ago EastEnders star Kellie Bright 'absolutely thrilled' after lavish birthday celebrations

The Linda Carter actress was treated to a day out at a luxury hotel

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2 h. ago Jamaican murderer wins legal battle in bid for asylum after claiming he can't go home due to threats from notorious gang who killed his family

The killer won the human rights appeal against a decision to deny him asylum after explaining his 'fear' of One Order - one of Jamaica's most powerful gangs.

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2 h. ago Xabi Alonso relishes value of Valverde – with idol Gerrard his role model

Real Madrid head coach likens unfettered midfielder to former Liverpool teammate after Club World Cup heroicsFede Valverde once said that he could spend all day watching Steven Gerrard play; his coach sometimes feels like he still is, and no one is better placed to see it or make it so. Xabi Alonso had been in charge at Real Madrid for just two games when he said that the Uruguayan reminded him of his former partner in the Liverpool midfield. “ I haven’t seen many players with his physical performance,” he said. “I’m very happy to be coaching him. Every manager would like a Valverde on the team.”Coming from Alonso, it was quite the compliment. There was always something special between him and the Liverpool captain. Gerrard described the Spaniard as “pure quality, a class act on the pitch and a gentlemen off it,” and was “devastated” at his departure, writing: “I missed you every day from the moment you left.” Alonso said that Gerrard was the better player, the man with whom he won ...

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2 h. ago Jamaican murderer wins bid for asylum after claiming he can't go home due to threats from notorious gang who killed his family

The killer won the human rights appeal after explaining his 'fear' of One Order - one of Jamaica's most powerful gangs.

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3 h. ago Owen Farrell called up by Lions after fractured arm ends Elliot Daly’s tour

Farrell, 33, will arrive in Australia on FridayDaly suffered the injury during win over Queensland RedsAndy Farrell has called up his son Owen to join the British & Irish Lions squad in Australia as a replacement for Elliot Daly, who has been ruled out of the tour with a broken forearm. Farrell Jr, consequently, will feature on his fourth Lions expedition at the age of 33 and is due to join the squad on Friday.With 112 caps for England and six Lions Test appearances, Farrell unquestionably has big-game experience a relentless competitive edge. He has endured an injury-plagued Top 14 season at Racing 92, however, and has not played international rugby since the end of the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Oasis' Bonehead reveals truth behind nickname after parents' utterly brutal decision

Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs is an Oasis legend but not everyone knows why he is known as Bonehead so here he explains all

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3 h. ago ‘The film wouldn’t even be made today’: the story behind Back to the Future at 40

The time travel comedy was a surprise smash in 1985 and remains a Hollywood touchpoint and as it reaches a major anniversary, those who made it share their memoriesThe actor Lea Thompson has had a distinguished screen career but hesitated to share it with her daughters when they were growing up. “I did not show them most of my stuff because I end up kissing people all the time and it was traumatic to my children,” she recalls. “Even when they were little the headline was, ‘Mom is kissing someone that’s not Dad and it’s making me cry!’”Thompson’s most celebrated role would be especially hard to explain. As Lorraine Baines in Back to the Future, she falls in lust with her own son, Marty McFly, a teenage time traveller from 1985 who plunges into 1955 at the wheel of a DeLorean car. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago 'Absolutely beautiful' mini greenhouse worth £100 plummets in double deal

The VegTrug nursery greenhouse has been designed for compact space

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4 h. ago ‘You’re stealing my identity!’: the movie voiceover artists going to war with AI

As new tech imperils the £3bn dubbing artists industry, Germany’s voice of Julia Roberts, India’s Ryan Reynolds and France’s Sly Stallone explain why audiences should listen to their fearsWhen Julia Roberts gets in Richard Gere’s Lotus Esprit as it stutters along Hollywood Boulevard in the 1990 film Pretty Woman, Germans heard Daniela Hoffmann, not Roberts, exclaim: “Man, this baby must corner like it’s on rails!” In Spain, Mercè Montalà voiced the line, while French audiences heard it from Céline Monsarrat. In the years that followed, Hollywood’s sweetheart would sound different in cinemas around the world but to native audiences she would sound the same.The voice actors would gain some notoriety in their home countries, but today, their jobs are being threatened by artificial intelligence. The use of AI was a major point of dispute during the Hollywood actors’ strike in 2023, when both writers and actors expressed concern that it could undermine their roles, and fought for federal...

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4 h. ago Tony Christie lucky he does one thing doctors recommend for dementia

The singer has explained it was a puzzle that first prompted him to get a diagnosis

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5 h. ago Stanley's iconic Quencher cups now come in summer's trending print

Stanley has just dropped two new summer colourways of its iconic Quencher cup in the season'stop trending print, and it's perfect for staying hydrated in the heatwave

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