5 h. ago Michael Johnson cancels Los Angeles Grand Slam Track meeting

Emergency meeting held with athletes over decisionDecision leaves LA without major meeting this summerMichael Johnson cancelled the final leg of the new Grand Slam Track series in Los Angeles before an emergency meeting with athletes on Thursday night, leaving the host of the 2028 Olympics and the country’s second-largest city without a major track meeting this summer.Johnson raised around $30m to launch Grand Slam Track this spring, promising a new way of doing track – involving a group of runners under contract racing twice over a weekend and focusing more on where they finished than actual times. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Devastated families of Air India crash victims given helpline for latest updates

A reception centre for those whose relatives were on the Air India Flight AI171 is being set up at Gatwick Airport, as Ahmedabad's city police commissioner says there are 'no survivors'

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17 h. ago Major Spanish city launches crackdown with ‘curfew’ rules ahead of summer

A popular holiday destination has unveiled a strict curfew impacting bars, nightclubs, and restaurants - following noise complaints from fed-up locals

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25 h. ago Major Spanish city where curfew rules are in place and what it means for Brits

In a huge blow to sun-worshipping Brits, a huge Spanish city has unveiled a strict curfew impacting bars, nightclubs, and restaurants - following noise complaints from fed-up locals

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43 h. ago Sales rise for Zara owner Inditex but pace of growth slows ahead of summer

Inditex, which is Europe’s largest fashion retailer, said spring and summer collections were being received well by shoppers.

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3 d. ago TikTok to create hundreds of jobs in the UK as over 30 million Brits use app

Britain is the social media giant’s largest European user base

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3 d. ago Huge £25bn airport set to be largest in Europe with major city built around it

Poland will be taking the throne as the biggest - and busiest - airport in Europe with its expansion, the Solidarity Transport Hub, offering a smoother travel to major cities in the country and beyond

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4 d. ago New favourite installed for Cardiff City manager job following Aaron Ramsey bombshell

Cardiff City have suffered two major setbacks in their search for Omer Riza's successor

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4 d. ago BRIT Awards to move music ceremony out of London for the first time in 46 YEARS: Iconic night held in another major UK city in 2026

The BRIT Awards will be moving away from London for the first time in the ceremony's 46-year history.

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5 d. ago Germany plans rapid bunker expansion amid fears of Russian attack

Civil protection agency chief says country is ill-prepared for conflict and calls for urgent upgrades to cold war sheltersGermany is drawing up plans to rapidly expand its network of bomb-proof bunkers and shelters, the government’s most senior civilian protection official has said, warning the state needs to be prepared for an attack from Russia within the next four years.Ralph Tiesler, the head of the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK), said Europe’s largest economy needed to wake up to the reality of conflict, and that in its current state Germany was inadequately prepared. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Holidaymakers face summer of strikes at major British airport as 800 workers are set to be balloted for industrial action over pay

Unite the Union said that if there is no successful resolution to the disputes in the coming days, it will move towards holding votes on industrial action within two weeks.

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6 d. ago It's a Thunder rule: To work in OKC, you must learn about OKC and what the bombing meant to the city

The Thunder didn’t even exist in Oklahoma City when the 1995 bombing happened; the franchise that had been known as the Seattle SuperSonics didn’t relocate to America’s heartland until more than a decade later

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7 d. ago Crystal Palace’s Europa League place in doubt after Uefa rejects owners’ blind trust move

Club co-owner John Textor is also majority owner of LyonPalace may drop out of Europa League or Europe entirelyUefa has rejected offers from Crystal Palace shareholders John Textor and David Blitzer to put their shares in a blind trust to ensure the club can compete in Europe next season.Palace’s participation in the Europa League has been cast into doubt as the club’s largest shareholder Textor is also the majority owner of Lyon, who have also qualified for the second tier competition. And to compound matters, Blitzer’s Danish club Brøndby have qualified for the Conference League, so the prospect of the FA Cup winners dropping into that competition is also not an option due to the European governing body’s multi-club rules. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Film crew descends on major Scottish city for remake of beloved 90s classic

The streets of Edinburgh have been transformed into a vibrant Bollywood film set, with film crews and actors spotted filming at Princes Street Gardens and Portobello Beach

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7 d. ago Fintech giant wise to switch its main share listing to the US in major blow for the City

Wise was the largest tech listing in the UK when it was valued at almost £9 billion after its 2021 stock market debut

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8 d. ago Major city gripped by serial killer rumors as cops reveal 38 BODIES have been pulled from lake

In less than three years, more than three dozen bodies have been found in the waterway that runs through the center of Austin, Texas. Police insist there is no serial killer on the loose.

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8 d. ago Norway MPs reject call to stop wealth fund investing in occupied Palestinian territories

Parliament votes against divestment proposal after tearful speeches in chamber and protests outsidePoliticians in Norway have rejected calls to stop investing its sovereign wealth fund – the largest in the world – in the occupied Palestinian territories despite emotional scenes inside and outside parliament.The £1.4tn oil fund, which is run by Norges Bank according to rules set by MPs, is the largest European investor in Israel’s occupation. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Norway MPs reject call to stop wealth fund investing in Israeli

Parliament votes against divestment proposal after tearful speeches in chamber and protests outsidePoliticians in Norway have rejected calls to stop investing its sovereign wealth fund – the largest in the world – in the occupied Palestinian territories despite emotional scenes inside and outside parliament.The £1.4tn oil fund, which is run by Norges Bank according to rules set by MPs, is the largest European investor in Israel’s occupation. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Major fashion brand to close Manchester city centre store this week

The contemporary fashion brand took over the listed building in 2018

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8 d. ago Major UK airport unveils upgrade set to transform queue times for Brits

The news comes as the airport's massive £1.3billion project to revamp T2 reaches another key milestone, with work to build a new road starting and the first trials of new taxiways on the airfield completed successfully.

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