30 m. ago Virat Kohli century steers India to Champions Trophy win over Pakistan

Group A: India, 244-4, bt Pakistan, 241 by 6wktsKohli’s 51st ODI century seals victory in DubaiVirat Kohli’s record-extending 51st one-day century secured a six-wicket win over Pakistan in Dubai that puts India on the verge of qualifying for the Champions Trophy semi-finals.After Pakistan were bowled out for a disappointing 241 in 49.4 overs, Kohli took centre stage, ticking off 14,000 ODI runs en route to 100 not out off 111 balls – with a final cover drive sealing his century and India’s victory, which leaves their rivals on the brink of early elimination. Continue reading...

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33 m. ago Israel says West Bank operation will last for a year as it sends tanks to Jenin

Continued operation in Palestinian territory will leave 40,000 displaced people unable to return homeIsrael has sent tanks to the West Bank city of Jenin, in the first deployment of its kind in the area in more than two decades, as troops intensify operations in the territory that officials said will last at least a year.The Israeli defence minister, Israel Katz, said on Sunday that the latest operation across the West Bank was expanding, and that troops would remain in the area’s urban hotspots “for the coming year”, meaning approximately 40,000 people displaced by the fighting will not be able to return to their homes. Continue reading...

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34 m. ago No passengers and no planes: This country’s most expensive airport is a mystery

An airport with a 400,000 passenger capacity isn’t a priority for the city’s 90,000 people

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79 m. ago Flyby by IDF over Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's funeral sends bold message from Israel

As Nasrallah's funeral began in Beirut today, Israeli warplanes flew at a low altitude in what Defence Minister Israel Katz said was a 'clear message' to anyone who threatens Israel.

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93 m. ago DOGE has teased $5,000 stimulus checks amid mass spending cuts. Here’s what we know

Budget experts have weighed in as rumors swirl about $5000 checks being delivered to every taxpaying household

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1 hour ago MSNBC reportedly cancels Joy Reid show in reshuffle at liberal network

ReidOut is being cancelled as part of a lineup shuffle being helmed by the network’s new president, Rebecca KutlerMSNBC has reportedly canceled longtime anchor Joy Reid’s show in what is evidently a major programming restructure at the liberal network.Speaking to the New York Times, two people familiar with the reshuffling told the outlet that Reid’s 7pm show, The ReidOut, is being cancelled as part of a lineup shuffle being helmed by the network’s new president, Rebecca Kutler. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago LIVE: Liverpool Road in Eccles closed off and people 'told to stay indoors' as car left crushed

The A57 Liverpool Road is closed off this afternoon

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2 h. ago Stephen Fry tears into Trump and Putin as he fumes over 'cult of power'

The 67-year-old told viewers there was nothing else to call what Putin and Trump were doing but fascism

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2 h. ago Zelensky says he is not offended by Trump calling him a dictator

Zelensky told a forum on Sunday (23 February), that he wasn’t offended by President Trump’s remark calling him a “dictator.”

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2 h. ago Kate Middleton caught by lip reader at Prince William's passing

While attending Prince William's passing out parade in December 2006, Kate, the Princess of Wales told some guests at the ceremony that she loved her boyfriend's uniform, describing it as 'sexy'

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2 h. ago No doctor will escape accountability, GMC says after ‘confusion’ over records

The watchdog wrote to Wes Streeting apologising for any ‘confusion caused’ after the report.

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3 h. ago Woman, 34, with toothache dies in hospital after being told dentist appointment wait would be 'weeks'

Leigh Rodgers had been suffering from a severe toothache that spread to her neck and chest for around two weeks

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3 h. ago Russell Watson shares chilling words from doctor after fearing the worst with health ordeal

Tenor singer Russell Watson admits fearing that he wasn't going to wake up, after being told his brain tumour had returned for a second time

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3 h. ago Woman with toothache told she had to wait weeks to see her dentist died after being rushed to hospital

Leigh Rodgers, 34, went into shock while being given a scan at her local hospital and died due to an allergic reaction to a chemical dye used to aid the imaging process.

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3 h. ago What is a Conclave? How a new pope is selected as Francis undergoes hospital treatment

Pope Francis continues to battle double pneumonia in hospital

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4 h. ago Kash Patel tells FBI staff to ignore Elon Musk request to list their achievements

Agency reportedly seeking guidance from DoJ as Musk’s demand sparks confusion across key government agenciesThe new FBI director, Kash Patel, has told his agency employees to hold off on responding to an email from the Donald Trump administration asking them to list their accomplishments in the last week as tech billionaire Elon Musk expands his crusade to slash the federal government’s size.Hundreds of thousands of federal workers had been given little more than 48 hours to explain what they achieved to the office of personnel management (OPM), sparking confusion across key agencies that included the US’s top law enforcement agency. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Jack Draper to miss Dubai to ‘prioritise recovery’ and target Indian Wells title tilt

Draper will spend some time off court after his final defeat to Andrey Rublev in Qatar

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4 h. ago Woman, 34, dies after she was rushed to hospital with severe toothache

Doctors at University Hospital of North Durham tried to resuscitate Leigh Rodgers, 34, for 90 minutes after she experienced an extreme reaction during routine testing

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4 h. ago Police officer and suspect who took hostages at Pennsylvania hospital killed in shootout

A doctor, a nurse and a custodian at UPMC Memorial, and two other officers were shot and wounded in attackA man armed with a pistol and carrying zip ties entered a Pennsylvania hospital’s intensive care unit Saturday and took staff members hostage before he was killed by police in a shootout that also left an officer dead, authorities said.Three workers at UPMC Memorial hospital, including a doctor, a nurse and a custodian, and two other officers were shot and wounded in the attack, York county district attorney Tim Barker said. A fourth staffer was injured in a fall.Guardian staff contributed reporting Continue reading...

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4 h. ago I am a tweakment holdout. When will wrinkles, bad teeth and big pores be back in fashion?

Celebrities are now injecting salmon sperm into their faces, while gen Z buys into ‘prejuvenation’. But I’m hopeful the tide may soon turnTotally neutral question, no right or wrong answer: how do you feel about salmon sperm?It’s not a Nordic culinary microtrend or a sex thing, but a beauty treatment, in which “Polydeoxyribonucleotides (PDRN) derived from purified fragments of DNA extracted from yes, ‘salmon sperm’” are injected into your face. It does seem to work: proper research has found PDRN has wound-repairing properties in hard-to-treat contexts such as diabetic ulcers and deep burns. Good news (unless you’re a male salmon). But what is it doing in healthy faces? Continue reading...

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