36 h. ago The explosive WhatsApp message accidentally posted in my group chat that caused a huge row and why it reveals the perils of 'splinter chats'

As I read the WhatsApp message, my heart started to thump. The only single person in our group chat was dating a new man. We hastily set up a group without her to air our true opinions.

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41 h. ago Half of workers have already spent their wages for the month

Spending often spikes during the Christmas period, as people pay for gifts, expensive food and alcohol, and entertainment.

Economics

65 h. ago Man Utd star makes shock retirement admission after injury hell

Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez spent nine-months on the sidelines and has made a shock retirement claim

Events

5 d. ago Instant Xabi Alonso sack theory emerges as Real Madrid appoint another ex

Real Madrid have confirmed in a statement that they have decided to part company with former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso, who spent eight months in charge as manager

Politics

5 d. ago Stranger Things creators finally confirm what happened to Byers' family dog

Netflix legends and Stranger Things creators the Duffer Brothers have finally answered what happened to the Byers family dog that mysteriously vanished between seasons one and two

Politics

5 d. ago 'I spent seven months in stranger's family WhatsApp chat and it changed me'

A man was accidentally added to a family WhatsApp group for seven months and never spoke a word - but became an unofficial family consultant

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5 d. ago 'I was mistakenly added to stranger's group chat and it changed my life forever'

A man has shared the unusual emotions he has been feeling after being added to a stranger's family group chat for seven months - as he explains how the experience has changed him forever

Politics

7 d. ago Sam Thompson reveals major relationship update after split concerns

Sam Thompson and Talitha Balinska went public with their relationship last month and spent Christmas together - and now, he has shared a new loved-up selfie with his girlfriend

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9 d. ago Valverde and Rodrygo on target as Real Madrid hold off Atlético in Super Cup

Atlético Madrid 1-2 Real MadridSørloth 58; Valverde 2, Rodrygo 55Real Madrid hold on and so does Xabi Alonso, all the way to the final. Judgment was due to come in Jeddah but it will be put off for another day at least, and instead of the sack there may be a medal waiting at the end of a month spent on edge after Real defeated Atlético 2-1. Goals from Fede Valverde and Rodrygo set up another Super Cup meeting with Barcelona on Sunday night, opportunity and obligation in one.On a night when Madrid scored after 77 seconds, Atlético’s last opportunity to get a result they probably deserved and force a penalty shootout slipped agonisingly away with only 10 more seconds remaining. Julián Alvarez had it, Antoine Griezmann almost did, but, in at last, a shot from the former just evaded the latter. As the ball bounced past the post, it took Atlético’s hopes with it. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago WhatsApp finally releases update to make group chats less confusing

World’s biggest messaging app also introduces an instant way to make stickers

Politics

9 d. ago Stephen Graham shares fitness secrets after huge body transformation for Disney+ boxing role

The actor spent months training and eating a protein-rich diet in order to play violent boxer Sugar Goodson in the first two runs of the Disney+ series

Sport

1 week ago Man Utd legends' WhatsApp chat flooded with Darren Fletcher support after Ruben Amorim sack

Rio Ferdinand says the ex-Manchester United players' WhatsApp group is buzzing with congratulations for Darren Fletcher, who takes charge against Burnley after Ruben Amorim was sacked

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1 week ago Rio Ferdinand reveals Man United WhatsApp messages to Darren Fletcher after Ruben Amorim sacking

Manchester United have sacked head coach Ruben Amorim and Rio Ferdinand has revealed what's being said in a WhatsApp chat.

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2 w. ago African football hit by fresh allegations over general secretary’s Caf conduct

Gabonese FA president was voted on to Caf exco in 2023Caf chief allegedly failed to act on reports of sexual abuseThe general secretary of the Confederation of African Football (Caf), Veron Mosengo-Omba, ignored a recommendation that Pierre-Alain Mounguengui was ineligible for election to its powerful executive committee because he had been accused of covering up widespread sexual abuse in Gabonese football, it can be revealed.Mounguengui, the president of the Gabonese football federation (Fegafoot), has been accused of failing to act on reports of sexual abuse and rape of young footballers in a series of stories that were first published by the Guardian in 2021. He has denied the allegations and there is no suggestion Mounguengui has been accused of sexual abuse himself. Although he has not yet been formally charged, Mounguengui spent six months in custody awaiting a decision from the authorities in Gabon and was visited by the Caf president, Patrice Motsepe, with a final ruling on...

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2 w. ago Beloved cat reunited with family after three months on the prowl in Bury town centre

Gary the cat spent months 'eating from takeaways and sleeping on discarded chairs'

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3 w. ago Conjoined twin who survived separation operation from her sister dies at Christmas just months after surgery

A CONJOINED twin who survived a marathon separation operation has died on Christmas Eve, just months after being separated from her sister. Aruna Rodrigues died on Wednesday after developing severe complications following the complex surgery that divided her from twin sister Kiraz in May. She had spent months in hospital recovering from the procedure in...

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3 w. ago I was asked to follow a stranger trespassing near our family farm in Wales

When Sue Warner's father asked her to follow a strange man, she had no idea it would help foil an international drug-smuggling operation.

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3 w. ago I resigned myself to being fat forever spending £100 a month on vending machines – now I’ve lost 50kg using iPhone hack

A DAD who spent nearly £100-a-month buying chocolate and crisps from his work vending machine thought he'd only be able to lose weight with surgery - but he's now lost a whopping 50kg. Lewis Bowes, 35, slimmed down dramatically with the help of Mounjaro and a nifty iPhone hack. The dad had been meaning to...

Economics

3 w. ago Giant lazy Susans bring people together at Mississippi restaurant

A Mississippi restaurant is bringing people from all walks of life together for a family-style meal with strangers

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4 w. ago Pat Cummins primed to pop the corks after bursting England’s fragile bubble | Geoff Lemon

Australia’s captain marvel, the ultimate flat-wicket operator, stormed into this third Ashes Test like he had never been awayOn a redundancy scale, attending the Adelaide Test and noting that Pat Cummins was good is in the realm of noting that the Torrens was wet or the cathedral was spiky. Still, on day four, any one of those obvious things might justifiably have caught an observer’s eye. Perhaps it’s more notable just how natural, how inevitable, it felt that Cummins was indeed bowling at his best in his first match back after a nascent stress fracture cost him the first two Tests of this Ashes series and any match preparation before that.England observers will spend four years until their team’s next visit pondering explanations for this year’s poor showing, inevitably including much examination of the lack of chances for their bowlers to adjust to Australian conditions. Cummins spent five months in the gym and the nets without once seeing the middle of a ground, latterly powerin...

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