1 week ago Barbeary shows class as Bath score nine tries to race into Champions Cup last 16

Bath 63-10 EdinburghTwo tries for Cokanasiga while front-rowers all scoreScotland’s fly-half Finn Russell had spoken about his desire to claim the pre-Six Nations bragging rights at the expense of several good mates in the Edinburgh squad. There was never the slightest doubt his wish would be granted as Bath eased to a comprehensive nine-try victory that guarantees pool winner status plus a home knockout draw in the last 16 and, potentially, beyond.On this occasion, Russell also had the luxury of an armchair ride behind a Bath pack who took an early grip on the contest and never let go. Even if Edinburgh had turned up in north-east Somerset with their best side, as opposed to resting a few senior men, they would have been hard pressed to put too many dents in the black-shirted tanks and electric sprinters parked up opposite. Continue reading...

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1 week ago John Higgins rides wild fluke to win final three frames and reach Masters semi

Scot recovers to deny Zhao Xintong 6-5 in the last eightJudd Trump faces Mark Allen in later Thursday matchJohn Higgins benefited from an outrageous fluke as he came from 5-3 down to beat world champion Zhao Xintong 6-5 on the final ball and reach the semi-finals of the Masters at Alexandra Palace.Higgins made a horrible mess of a plant, only for one of the reds to fly into the opposite pocket and the cue ball to somehow land on the black, en route to squaring the match at 5-5. The 50-year-old Scot then took a tight decider, clearing the table from the final red to move one step closer to a third Masters title.This report will update later Continue reading...

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1 week ago The pub that changed me: ‘We would flirt and mingle with the wild children of the wealthy’

To me and my friends from a Battersea council estate, the Dome seemed the very height of Thatcherite hedonism – and seeing ‘successful’ people up close was an eye-openerIn the mid-1980s, as a Black kid from a Battersea council estate, pubs were not part of my life. To my mind, they were where white blokes got lagered-up before rolling out on to the streets to abuse people who looked like me. None of my mates were big drinkers; we were much more interested in music (rare groove and hip-hop) and trying to meet girls. Rooms full of aggressive-looking men held no attraction for any of us. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Black Ops 7 and Warzone patch nerfs several OP guns into the ground

Has your favourite weapon seen a nerf in the patch?

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2 w. ago As fiscal black hole looms, a 'giveaway' Scottish Budget would be a scandal

Voters may react badly if Finance Secretary Shona Robison’s last Budget ignores the government’s financial problems

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2 w. ago Guinness Open Gate Brewery London review: Just the black stuff, thanks, not this faux blarney

This much-publicised immersive experience is decidedly not for Josh Barrie

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2 w. ago Black Ops Season 2 on BBC One review: these jokes have teeth

Our heroes are back to create more chaos – but there’s more going on in this whip-smart series than just good gags

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2 w. ago Guinness Open Gate Brewery review: Just the black stuff, thanks, not this faux blarney

This much-publicised immersive experience is decidedly not for Josh Barrie

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2 w. ago BBC Black Ops series 2 start time, cast list and how many episodes

BBC comedy thriller Black Ops returns for series 2 starring Gbemisola Ikumelo and Hammed Animashaun as MI5 agents Dom and Kay

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2 w. ago Black Ops 7 and Warzone Season 1 Reloaded patch notes and all changes

The full patch notes for Black Ops 7 and Warzone Season 1 Reloaded detail new LTMs and weapon adjustments.

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2 w. ago Black Ops 7 Season 1 Reloaded release date, features and file size

Black Ops 7 is gearing up for more content with Season 1 Reloaded - here's what's included.

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2 w. ago Anthony Joshua driver charged over crash that killed boxer’s two close friends is pictured as he faces life in prison

THIS is the chauffeur charged with causing the deaths of two of boxing superstar’s Anthony Joshua's best pals in a horror smash. Adeniyi Kayode, 47, was at the wheel of the black Lexus SUV which had its passenger side torn open in a crash into a parked lorry in Nigeria. Strength and conditioning coach Sina...

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3 w. ago ‘I felt like my Bafta statue was judging me!’ Gbemisola Ikumelo on backlashes, Black Ops and why 2026 will be her year

Whether she’s a chicken-obsessed schoolboy or a hapless cop fighting a plot to bring down Notting Hill carnival, the comic actor’s dizzying range means she may soon need a bigger awards shelfIn 2020, as long-overdue conversations about race rippled out across the world, Gbemisola Ikumelo, now 39, made a decision. “I had this soul-destroying experience on a job,” she says, hersunny demeanour at odds with the grim tale. She decided to post online about the microaggressions she had endured while appearing in a play some years before, making peace with the fact that it could affect her chances at future roles, and shaking as she typed out the thread. A day passed, “and I just heard my phone going ding, ding, ding. I was convinced it was going to be backlash – but it was people sending their congratulations.” Ikumelo had been nominated for a Bafta for her short, Brain in Gear. “I felt like God was going: ‘Don’t worry.’ It was a beautiful moment.” She won that Bafta and has since scooped ...

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3 w. ago New rule hailed as huge boost for black cab drivers: ‘It is a landmark step for fairness’

The Treasury said online minicab firms were “illegitimately using a niche scheme to avoid tax”

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3 w. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last year's TV: My wish for 2026? Ditch the woke ideas and give us a new Nora Batty

Well, this is glamorous. Following a minor op on my legs, I spent Christmas in a pair of black surgical compression stockings . . . much to my wife's hilarity.

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4 w. ago Confusing optical illusion has people arguing over what they can see

An optical illusion that shows a black box filled with multi-coloured letters has left people baffled and arguing over what they can see in the box. Can you solve it?

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