6 h. ago 'I hide tanning jabs in my room and use sunbeds four times a week

A teenage sunbed addict says her mum was forced to beg local salons to stop serving her after finding tanning injections hidden in a pickle jar in her bedroom.

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13 h. ago Oasis fan feelin' supersonic after meeting man who saved his life before reunion gig

Mark Devlin says his bone marrow donor Neil Ellis "saved" his life as the pair met for the first time ahead of Oasis' comeback show in Cardiff last week.

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15 h. ago Brits urged to keep out of gardens from 11am everyday until one major change

As temperatures are set to shoot up all across the UK this week, Brits should avoid heading out during a certain time of the day otherwise they may risk falling ill

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29 h. ago ‘Lions is best thing I’ve ever done,’ says Ben Earl as Test wannabes search for elusive spark

Players are fired up as Wallabies loom but there are kinks to be ironed out in final warm-up against invitational XVThis time next week things will finally be getting real. The streets of Brisbane will be awash with red jerseys and, as Andy Farrell has been stressing from day one, the intensity of this Lions tour will soar to a whole new level. At which point it will all boil down to one essential question: are the Lions ready for what is coming over the horizon?As the players stretched and flexed in front of Adelaide Oval’s famous old scoreboard for their last fixture before the first Test, the answer is that no one can yet be entirely certain. The squad have spent the past fortnight frantically crisscrossing this great southern land like time-poor captains of industry and, deliberately or not, have revealed the best of themselves only fleetingly. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Jaguar's polarising Type 00 concept makes UK public debut at Goodwood

Jaguar's Type 00 has been showcased to the British public for the first time this week. We got up close and personal with it at Goodwood Festival of Speed.

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32 h. ago The Open organisers agree to use of Spidercam on 18th green at Portrush

Major will be first time the technology is used in golfCamera will capture the walk up to the final hole in detailThe R&A has installed a Spidercam above the 18th green at Portrush for next week’s Open – the first time the technology has been used in golf.The four-point wire-cam system has been suspended above the final hole using four 25-metre-high pylons and will be used to provide spectacular aerial views and unique angles of play, as well as capturing the Open champion’s final walk up the 18th in unprecedented detail. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Katie Taylor's net worth set for huge boost after Amanda Serrano fight

The 39-year-old sensation returns to the ring this week and takes on long-time rival Amanda Serrano in a mouthwatering trilogy showdown in New York

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46 h. ago Depraved West Lothian rapist caged after preying on women as they slept

Craig Dodds subjected his partner at the time to horrific repeated sexual attacks 'several times a week' between April 2020 and April 2022.

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46 h. ago Depraved Scots rapist caged after preying on women as they slept

Craig Dodds subjected a woman to horrific repeated sexual attacks 'several times a week'.

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49 h. ago 'I once went four times in a week' — how sunbeds have made a comeback amongst Gen Z

Once a relic of the nineties and noughties, new research has found that sunbeds are having revival – with Gen Z leading the way. Emma Loffhagen discovers why

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51 h. ago Boxing fans could face hefty fine for watching Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano

Taylor and Serrano are set to go head-to-head for a third and final time this week - but boxing fans have been sent a major warning ahead of the event

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53 h. ago Sean Bean teams up with Shetland star in crime drama coming to Netflix

The crime period drama is coming to Netflix in just over a week's time - so here's everything you need to know about the 'macabre masterpiece'

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3 d. ago I'm moving house in Edinburgh in a week's time, and this is what I've learnt

This is a time of upheaval, but it’s nearly over

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3 d. ago The most aggressive set piece team in the world plays in Minnesota

Under the guidance of a former Manchester United assistant, Minnesota United are finding MLS success with a surprising tacticNot many soccer players are as passionate about dead balls as Anthony Markanich. Then again Minnesota United, under the 33-year-old first-time head coach Eric Ramsay, don’t play soccer like most teams.“All the guys get really excited about set pieces, especially myself,” Markanich gushed last Friday after scoring a goal off a long throw-in by the center back Michael Boxall for the second time in a week. “I told Boxy I love when he has the ball for throw-ins and stuff – I get so excited about that.” Continue reading...

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3 d. ago João Pedro leaves it to Chelsea fans to celebrate after double against old side | Sid Lowe

The £60m Brazilian scored both goals but showed no emotion as Fluminense were his first club in his homelandThis time last week, João Pedro was on a Brazilian beach; now he’s in the Club World Cup final, handed a standing ovation by old fans and new. The 23-year-old forward had been on holiday in Rio de Janeiro when they called to say his £60m transfer to Chelsea had been completed and could he come straight here.Two days and a single training session later, he made his debut in Philadelphia, more than 4,000 miles north of home, a promising glimpse of a future. Four days after that, he was given his first start in New Jersey. It took 18 minutes to get a glorious goal. By the time he headed off, an hour in, he had another. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago ‘We need to punch holes’: Maro Itoje calls on Lions to take battle to Brumbies

With the Test series looming, Lions captain has urged a strong XV to issue an emphatic statement in CanberraA verdict has finally been reached in the “mushroom murder” trial that gripped the whole of Australia, but the jury is still out on the touring British & Irish Lions. With the first Test looming next week, now would be a perfect time to issue an emphatic statement and the captain, Maro Itoje, is urging his well-stacked team to do exactly that.There have been glimpses of some highly effective Lions combinations at various stages on their travels, even in defeat against Argentina back in Dublin when their attacking shape showed initial promise. What has held them back, aside from every Lions squad’s perpetual search for cohesion, has been an occasional tendency to play too laterally rather than going route one and blowing the front door off its hinges. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago James McMurdock will not seek Reform UK return after Covid loan questions

MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock says he will remain an independent after surrendering whip last weekUK politics live – latest updatesThe former Reform UK MP James McMurdock has suggested he will permanently quit the party after receiving legal advice about his business conduct related to Covid loans.McMurdock, the MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock, surrendered the party whip last week in anticipation of revelations in the Sunday Times, which claimed there were questions over loans totalling tens of thousands of pounds. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Coronation Street issues huge Dev Alahan update as he returns to the cobbles

Coronation Street's Dev Alahan will be seen on the cobbles once again next week, but his return coincides with some troubling times for his son Aadi Alahan

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4 d. ago Shein files to float in Hong Kong but hopes to keep London IPO alive – reports

The fast fashion retailer confidentially filed a draft prospectus last week with the Hong Kong exchange, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.

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4 d. ago NBA free agency winners and losers: Hawks and Rockets soar while Lakers stall

From Houston’s all-in bet on Kevin Durant to the Pelicans’ puzzling pick swap, here are the early verdicts on who’s up and who’s down after a wild first week of NBA free agencyIt’s a time-honored convention among NBA fans and analysts alike to jump to premature conclusions a week or so into free agency, and far be it from me to stray from tradition. So, here are the very early winners and losers of this season’s game of NBA musical chairs, thus far: Continue reading...

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