39 h. ago Man City vs Manchester United injury news as Pep Guardiola handed fresh worry

Manchester City welcome their neighbours Manchester United to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon with both teams desperate for a victory

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6 d. ago ‘I visited foodie paradise city with most Michelin stars per person for one simple dish’

While northern Spain may not attract as many tourists as it's resort-packed neighbours in the south, one city is attracting a whole new set of visitors looking to try some of the best food the country has to offer

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9 d. ago Greta Thunberg laughs as her Gaza flotilla sets off again after it was forced to turn back just hours after leaving Spain

The activist appeared to be in good spirits as around 20 boats flying Palestinian flags left the Spanish port yesterday evening with food and medical aid on board.

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9 d. ago ‘What reconciliation? What forgiveness?’: Syria’s deadly reckoning

Over a few brutal days in March, as sectarian violence and revenge killings tore through parts of Syria, two friends from different communities tried to find a way to surviveOn the night of 6 March, Munir, his wife and their two sons, both in their 20s, got no sleep. They huddled together in a small bedroom in their apartment as government troops and militiamen entered their neighbourhood of Qusour in the coastal city of Baniyas and went from house to house. The fighters seemed to be moving through the streets with little coordination. One house might get raided by five separate groups, while others were left untouched. “There was no plan,” Munir said, “just violence and looting.”The first question the fighters were asking when they stormed into an apartment was: “Are you a Sunni or an Alawite?” The answer decided the fate of the residents. Sunnis were spared – although in some cases their apartments were looted. When the raiders found an Alawite home, some stole what they...

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1 week ago Moment Afghanistan earthquake shakes buildings and destroys villages as 600 feared dead

More than 1,300 people were left injured after a 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit a number of towns in the province of Kunar in Afghanistan, near the city of Jalalabad in neighbouring Nangahar province

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1 week ago Israeli airstrikes and gunfire kill 18 in and around Gaza City, Gaza officials say

Toll includes 13 people trying to get food near distribution point, as Israeli cabinet to discuss next stages of offensiveIsraeli airstrikes and gunfire have killed at least 18 people in and around Gaza City, local health authorities have said, as Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet prepared on Sunday to discuss plans to seize the city.Residents of Sheikh Radwan, one of the largest neighbourhoods of Gaza City, told reporters the area had been under Israeli tank shelling and airstrikes throughout Saturday, overnight and on Sunday morning, forcing many families to flee. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Israeli airstrikes and gunfire have killed 18 around Gaza City, local officials say

Toll includes 13 people trying to get food near distribution point, as Israeli cabinet to discuss next stages of offensiveIsraeli airstrikes and gunfire killed at least 18 people in and around Gaza City, local health authorities said, as Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet prepared to discuss plans to seize the city.Residents of Sheikh Radwan, one of the largest neighbourhoods of Gaza City, told reporters the area had been under Israeli tank shelling and airstrikes throughout Saturday, overnight and on Sunday morning, forcing many families to flee.With Reuters and Agence France-Presse Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Outrage in Florence as block of luxury flats dubbed the 'black cube' darkens historic skyline amid fears it will cost city UNESCO status

It is out of step with the traditional colour and character of the architecture and rises above neighbouring buildings in the iconic Tuscan city

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2 w. ago Y2K fashion and vinyl grooves: meet Abidjan’s young guardians of nostalgia

Two Ivorian archivists are documenting bygone eras in music and pop culture for younger African generationsShortly after it was launched in 2020, the Instagram-based project Archives Ivoire received a major boost when the French-Malian superstar Aya Nakamura reshared a meme it had made from the series Nafi, one of Francophone Africa’s most beloved TV shows, to her millions of followers.In the years since, Archives Ivoire, which documents the female aesthetic in Ivorian pop culture, has amassed 85,000 followers, started hosting cinema club sessions in the Ivorian city of Abidjan and the neighbouring town of Grand-Bassam, and launched a successful sideline in merchandise. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 'I left UK for Spanish city nearly 10 years ago and neighbours are furious at changes'

A Briton who moved from the UK to Barcelona in 2017, has said that locals are frustrated by the influx of foreigners and that things have gotten worse since the end of the Covid-19 pandemic

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3 w. ago Three killed and eight wounded in Brooklyn restaurant shooting as gunman on loose

Police said three people were killed and eight other victims injured when gunmen opened fire inside the Taste of the City Lounge in the Crown Heights neighbourhood of Brooklyn at around 3.30am

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3 w. ago 'We visited Spain and locals quickly warned us about common dog walking blunder'

A couple were left baffled by how some Spanish locals behave when it comes to taking their dogs for a walk and the cleaning up process - and they were very vocal about their displeasure

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3 w. ago ‘New Zidane’ to Amorim outcast: Kobbie Mainoo at career crossroads

Fall of midfielder who seemed to have solved England’s problem position is emblematic of Manchester United’s confused transfer policiesRemember Kobbie Mainoo? The lad from Stockport heralded as Manchester United’s new midfield general? A player likened at 19 to Zinedine Zidane by Paul Scholes and whose 2024 FA Cup final winner toppled the noisy neighbours from across town when he ghosted into Manchester City’s area before a silky smooth touch and finish past Ederson?Now, at a club of serial false dawns and zero title challenges since Sir Alex Ferguson retired 12 years ago, Mainoo is at a career crossroads. As Ruben Amorim becomes the latest manager to try to build United a shiny new world, Mainoo is a mere substitute. The Portuguese has no place for him in his 3-4-3 formation after a damning assessment that Mainoo lacks legs for the engine room or the pace to operate as one of the two 10s. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing announces River City star as 12th contestant to join line up

Neighbours legend and former River City star Stefan Dennis is the latest name to be added to the star-studded BBC Strictly line up

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