35 m. ago Rubio declares South African ambassador to US persona non grata over speech criticizing Trump, Musk and Vance

Declaration comes after Trump administration cut off aid to South Africa

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78 m. ago Sick teacher groomed vulnerable teen then made false rape allegation

Evans eventually admitted eight charges, which she initially denied and accused her young victim of raping her while being in “complete control."

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93 m. ago Jack Doohan's girlfriend, famous dad and net worth as Aussie, 21, makes F1 debut

Jack Doohan will look to make a splash at his home Grand Prix this weekend, which comes at the start of his very first season as a main driver for Alpine in Formula One

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97 m. ago James Haskell 'SPLITS from Big Brother star Sara McLean' just days after going public at Cheltenham Festival

The rugby player, 39, was seen holding hands with the glamorous reality starlet, who boasts a string of famous exes, as they attended the sports event just 48 hours ago.

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2 h. ago Arsenal news: Gunners bosses consider radical change as Ben White makes final decision

Arsenal are back in action this weekend as they take on London rivals Chelsea this weekend at the Emirates Stadium and it comes amid early discussion for an expansion to the Gunners’ current home

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2 h. ago Six Nations judgment day has enough riding on it to be an all

A tournament that has produced tries galore reaches its glorious climax on Super Saturday with England and Ireland hot on the heels of favourites FranceThe best Six Nations campaigns tick two crucial boxes. The first is a consistent sense of jeopardy from start to finish and the second is a level of entertainment that elevates the tournament into the mainstream consciousness. When both occur simultaneously, as they have done this year, the championship’s final round ranks among the most gripping days in modern team sport.This particular “Super Saturday” certainly has all the necessary spicy ingredients, starting with the prospect of France’s second title since 2010 if they can beat Scotland in Paris. A bonus-point win for England over Wales in Cardiff, though, could yet be enough to sneak the trophy in the event of a breathless Scotland win. Which, from a Scottish perspective, looms as the ultimate catch-22 scenario. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Roman's 'lovely' dress is 'super flattering' and can be worn at 'fancy occasions'

The £60 polka dot midi dress from Roman has been described as the perfect statement piece for fancy occasions, and comes in both black and white and blue and black colours

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4 h. ago Death in Paradise's Gary Carr's exit explained as fans left begging for character to return

BBC One police drama Death in Paradise has seen a lot of characters come and go over the years and now fans are reminiscing over one of their favourite characters

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4 h. ago Rory McIlroy relishing tougher test as storms head for Players Championship

Northern Irishman two off lead after improved drivingTommy Fleetwood in contention with second-round 66It looks as if the world’s best golfers should have enjoyed this while it lasted. If forecasted gusts of up to 30mph land at Sawgrass on Saturday, this Players Championship will descend into a war of attrition. Day four carries a 70% chance of storms. The PGA Tour’s marquee event could be about to get grisly.There was a time in the dim and distant past when Rory McIlroy shied away from playing in poor conditions. How things have changed. The Northern Irishman now relishes the battle. McIlroy’s second round of 68 placed him just two off the lead, held by Min Woo Lee and Akshay Bhatia. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Pep Guardiola makes Manchester City claim that even he might not believe

The Manchester City manager has seen his side struggle this season as their Premier League dominance has come to an end, and now they're in a top four fight

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4 h. ago Snow White's Rachel Zegler lands West End role in revival of huge musical

Disney's Snow White will be released in the UK next week and it's now been announced that star Rachel Zegler will be heading to London later this year for a revival of Evita

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4 h. ago Swansea City chairman Andy Coleman set to leave club in major shock

Andy Coleman's time at Swansea City could be about to come to an end

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4 h. ago Crispin Odey makes courtroom visit to Staley case over Epstein ties

Appearance by hedge fund founder comes as ex-Barclays boss tries to overturn FCA ban and fine

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4 h. ago Clock is ticking for 'Lettuce 2.0' Rachel Reeves after economy shrunk in January

Rachel Reeves' economic growth plans are at risk following confirmation that GDP contracted by 0.1%, after most economists predicted a 0.1% growth

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4 h. ago The England job drives people mad but Thomas Tuchel has shot to make it work

New manager is a supremely bright anglophile and logical choice in the win-things-now world of international footballWell, it didn’t feel like a birthright sale or a betrayal of Albion. Maybe if you squinted a bit, or just heard the vowel sounds. Perhaps if you’ve already performed some kind of ad hoc self-lobotomy using a chisel made from cheddar cheese, pork pie meat and fear. Maybe then, maybe then.But also perhaps not, because Thomas Tuchel’s first squad conference was in the event a highly convincing production, expertly phrased, and hitting just the right note of hope versus realism. So yeah. Good luck with that. How far can we go with this? Because as ever the dynamic remains the same, an appointment to this strange semi-sporting role that will tell us a great deal more about England than the latest smiling man in front of the boards covered in adverts. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Inothewayurthinkin claims Gold Cup to deny Galopin Des Champs treble

Hot favourite suffers shock defeat to late entryWinner could be put forward for Grand NationalAs one tilt at racing immortality came up short, another even more elusive achievement suddenly came into sharp focus as ­Inothewayurthinkin, in the famous green and gold colours of JP McManus, powered away from Galopin Des Champs, the defending two-time champion, to win the ­Cheltenham Gold Cup by six lengths.There are still just four horses with three Gold Cup victories to their name, and there is still just one – Golden Miller, who features on both lists – who has won the Gold Cup and the Grand National in the same season, 91 years ago in 1934. Within a month, though, there could be two, if McManus and Gavin Cromwell, Inothewayurthinkin’s trainer, decide that the seven-year-old has come out of Friday’s race well enough to take his place in the 34-strong field at Aintree on 5 April. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Primordial surf: ‘microlightning’ in mist may have sparked life on Earth, study finds

Tiny lightning streaks in fine spray can power chemical reactions that generate molecules for life, scientists sayCharles Darwin thought it started in a warm pond. Others point to comets that ploughed into Earth. And some suspect a bolt from the blue, a lightning strike into the ocean.How life started on Earth may forever be a mystery, but new research proposes a radical idea: that crashing waves and waterfalls may have kicked off the process by throwing up mists of water. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Mini liquor bottles, snack sizes: What are the early signs of a recession?

Economists define a recession as a ‘significant decline in economic activity’ across the market that lasts for more than a few month

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5 h. ago Plane passenger throws up 30 times after eating ‘smelly’ meal on a six

The 27-year-old traveler ate a ‘tomato, cheesy, chicken pasta’ that was served to him by Etihad Airways

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5 h. ago ‘We need to get a grip’: Rachel Reeves defends welfare cuts after cabinet criticism

Under-pressure Labour chancellor insists the current benefits system is ‘not working for anyone’

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