56 m. ago Antony a rare piece of spending for Spanish clubs unable to match Premier League’s wealth

Real Betis fans were overjoyed at the arrival of the Manchester United outcast but like many La Liga teams, the club were only able to buy by selling some of their starsA goat crossed the Guadalquivir, which was when they knew. They had been made to wait until the last day of summer and on the footage it was a CGI creature scuttling over the Isabel II bridge (no animals were harmed in the making of this announcement) but Real Betis had actually done it. There were four hours left on deadline day and they had signed Antony Matheus dos Santos, or Antonio of Triana as they call him. When they’re not calling him the Goat.Triana is the Betis neighbourhood, Seville’s artistic heart on the west bank of the river, and Antony could not be more popular there. Last season he arrived on a six-month loan and changed everything, leading them to a European place, a derby win that was celebrated like it was the World Cup, and a European final. He had been changed too, happy again, the footballer he...

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56 m. ago The French government is on the brink – and Le Pen is the only winner | Paul Taylor

Saddled with a financial crisis and unpopular reforms, the prime minister, François Bayrou, seems doomed. Will he take Macron with him?François Bayrou may have thought it was a smart pre-emptive move to call a parliamentary vote of confidence in his minority government ahead of a planned national protest day on 10 September and the start of a fraught parliamentary budget season.Determined not to meet the same fate as his predecessor who was toppled by parliament last December, the French prime minister appears to have chosen political hara-kiri instead. His near-certain ejection by a hung parliament on Monday (8 September) is set to turn a smouldering political deadlock into a blazing crise de régime. Continue reading...

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57 m. ago Pregnant Georgia Harrison delighted as she shares baby gender update

EXCLUSIVE: Love Islander-turned-documentary maker Georgia Harrison is two months away from welcoming her first child with City boyfriend Jack Stacey - as she opens up about her journey to motherhood

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57 m. ago US Open star complained 'I worked so hard' after being made to give up entire earnings

Fiona Crawley was forced to give up her entire US Open earnings in 2023 after the NCAA changed their rules to allow student-athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness

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57 m. ago King Charles refusing to do one key thing amid feud with Prince Harry

A royal expert says The Firm's philosophy of 'never complain, never explain' has played a large role in King Charles's dealings with Harry, who lands in the UK this week

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57 m. ago 'Best mystery series ever' now streaming for free as fans say 'I'm hooked'

A fan-favourite action drama, which stars This Is Us actor Justin Hartley, has landed on ITVX

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57 m. ago China’s sinister organ harvesting industry as Xi promises Putin he can live forever

The Chinese leader's promise to the Russian President has reignited concerns over China's organ harvesting industry after a 'hot mic' moment captured a sinister conversation

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57 m. ago King Charles avoids doing one key thing amid ongoing feud with Prince Harry

A royal expert says The Firm's philosophy of 'never complain, never explain' has played a large role in King Charles's dealings with Harry, who lands in the UK this week

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65 m. ago Neighbours hit out as Harry Styles’ £30m Hampstead ‘mega mansion’ plans spark row

Two formal complaints have been lodged with the council, with representatives for residents warning their ‘private legal Rights to Light’ could be infringed if the build goes ahead

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1 hour ago How Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's 'disruptive' role within the Royal Family is driving an online fascination with the couple

Traditionally, the fame of a member of the Royal Family was measured through how often they were photographed.

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1 hour ago Revealed: The Queen's cutting remark when she discovered Meghan Markle wasn't attending Prince Philip's funeral

Biographer Tom Bower paints a solemn picture of the days surrounding Prince Philip's funeral in April 2021 in his book, Revenge: Meghan, Harry, and the War Between the Windsors.

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1 hour ago The moving gesture Prince William and Harry's 'big sister' Tiggy made after the grief

Alexandra 'Tiggy' Legge-Bourke, nanny to Prince William and Harry, was more like a big sister, joining them on holidays and teaching them to hunt, fish and shoot.

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1 hour ago The royal walkabout that gave the 'illusion of unity' and was the 'one of the hardest things' Kate Middleton has ever had to do, royal author claims

It was a surprising show of unity when the William and Kate were joined by Harry and Meghan for a walkabout outside Windsor Castle following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

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1 hour ago Meghan Markle's ‘threat’ in Prince Harry's royal reunion as 'true feelings' exposed

Prince Harry is back in the UK this week and a potential meeting with his estranged father, King Charles, could change his young family’s life for good

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1 hour ago The Chase's Bradley Walsh teases ITV show future as he tells Chasers 'let me ask you this'

Beat the Chasers is back and in an exclusive first look clip host Bradley Walsh has a question for the Chasers

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1 hour ago Mystery of boy's torso found in Thames after 'voodoo ritual' remains decades later

More than two decades since little Adam's torso was discovered in the river Thames, police are no closer to finding the boy's killer after he was slaughtered in a horrific "voodoo ritual"

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1 hour ago Meghan Markle's ‘threat’ in Harry and Charles's royal reunion as 'true feelings' revealed

EXCLUSIVE: Prince Harry is back in the UK this week and a potential meeting with his estranged father, King Charles, could change his young family’s life for good

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2 h. ago Coca leaves remain a source of work, faith and identity in Bolivia

In Bolivia’s Yungas region, farmers like Tomas Zavala perform rituals to honor Mother Earth before harvesting coca leaves

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2 h. ago One by one, leaders learn that grovelling to Trump leads to disaster. When will it dawn on Starmer? | Simon Tisdall

As the US president’s state visit looms, he’s leaving a trail of broken promises across the globe. Britain can’t afford to look like a lackey stateSign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and moreSucking up to Donald Trump never works for long. Narendra Modi is the latest world leader to learn this lesson the hard way. Wooing his “true friend” in the White House, India’s authoritarian prime minister thought he’d conquered Trump’s inconstant heart. The two men hit peak pals in 2019, holding hands at a “Howdy Modi” rally in Texas. But it’s all gone pear-shaped thanks to Trump’s tariffs and dalliance with Pakistan. Like a jilted lover on the rebound, Modi shamelessly threw himself at Vladimir Putin in China last week. Don and Narendra! It’s over! Although, to be honest, it always felt a little shallow.Other suitors for Trump’s slippery hand have suffered similar heartbr...

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2 h. ago Task star Tom Pelphrey: ‘Getting the accent right was keeping me up at night’

The actor, who gave such an unforgettable performance in ‘Ozark’, chats to Ellie Harrison about how the Netflix hit opened doors, and going head-to-head against Mark Ruffalo in Sky’s new series ‘Task’

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