37 h. ago Thomas Frank eyes chance for Spurs to take star billing on Super Cup stage

New head coach hopes team steal limelight on Wednesday against PSG, who only returned to training last weekFor your first trick, please show us Tottenham can trade blows with the best team Europe has produced this decade. If Thomas Frank wanted to make a statement two months after crossing London then defeating Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night would set this season’s bar for performance somewhere beyond the stratosphere. His new role, or at least the relentless public scrutiny of it, begins in earnest beneath the Friulian foothills and it is an opportunity to form the kind of first impression that leaves a lasting signature.Hearts have never been won or lost through showings in the Uefa Super Cup, which has traditionally been as much a late-summer beauty parade as a high-octane heave between the previous campaign’s big winners. There is certainly no guarantee that a hot night in the beguiling surroundings of Udine, whose modest solar-powered stadium has been feted for its envi...

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55 h. ago ‘Petri dish for disease’: attorney raises alarm of possible Covid outbreak at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

A respiratory disease is running rampant through Florida immigration jail, according to attorney of a detained personAn outbreak of a respiratory disease, possibly Covid-19, is running rampant through the remote Florida immigration jail known as “Alligator Alcatraz”, according to the attorney of an infected detainee removed from the camp last week.Eric Lee said he was told by his client Luis Manuel Rivas Velasquez that conditions at the facility had deteriorated significantly since Thursday as more migrants held there by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agency experienced symptoms. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago David and Victoria Beckham's heartbreaking response to Brooklyn's vow renewals

Brooklyn Beckham has reportedly driven a wedge between himself and his family, leaving his parents David and Victoria heartbroken by snubbing them from his recent vow renewals

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4 d. ago Pam Bondi fired him for prosecuting January 6 rioters. He’d do it again: ‘it’s about justice’

After volunteering to take on cases, Mike Gordon became known as a skilled litigator who took on high profile defendantsWhen he showed up to work on 27 June, Mike Gordon was having one of the best weeks of his career.Gordon, a federal prosecutor in Tampa, had spent the last month working on a complex case involving allegations that well-known businessman Leo Govoni stole $100m from a fund for children with special needs. That Monday, the US attorney for the middle district of Florida held a press conference announcing an indictment in the case. On Wednesday, Gordon had his semi-annual performance review and received the top rating: outstanding. On Thursday, he appeared on behalf of the government in court and successfully convinced a judge that Govoni should remain in jail until his trial. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Tony Bloom Hearts breakfast leaves Blair Spittal hungry to taste success with the bravado left for afters

Hearts playmaker met the man everyone is talking about in Gorgie on Tuesday morning after the Jambos opened the Premiership season with a commanding win over Aberdeen.

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5 d. ago DAN HODGES: Starmer needs to admit the truth: migrants DO commit more crime than native Brits. This is a national crisis

Several weeks ago, Arnold Schwarzenegger - the former actor and governor of California - was invited on to leading US chat show The View. A few days earlier, Los Angeles had been gripped by serious disorder following attempts by Immigration And Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to arrest suspected illegal migrants.

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5 d. ago John Leguizamo brands Superman actor Dean Cain a ‘moron’ over ICE announcement

Emmy-winning star of films such as ‘John Wick’ and ‘Moulin Rouge!’ hit out at the former Superman actor after he urged his followers to join Trump’s immigration crackdown

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5 d. ago Major UK coffee chain with 2,000 branches sees high street store suddenly close

The coffee giant is a staple on British high streets, but has now shut its doors to one of its branches permanently, leaving many local caffeine addicts heartbroken

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6 d. ago Emmerdale fans 'rumble' huge Ross Barton baby twist after Steph Miligan departure

Emmerdale's Steph Miligan left the village on Thursday, leaving Ross Barton heartbroken

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7 d. ago Police officer died after arrest during paternity leave amid misconduct probe, inquest hears

Pc Alex Hazlett-Beard, of Hampshire Constabulary, died at Lepe Country Park in the New Forest in February

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7 d. ago Love Island finalist's heartbreak as they announce unexpected death after leaving villa

Yasmin Pettet has revealed she suffered heartbreak just after leaving the ITV2 dating show's villa

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7 d. ago Love Island star Yasmin suffers heartbreak just days after leaving villa

Love Island star Yasmin found love with now-boyfriend Jamie and they finished third on the ITV2 reality show but she has been dealt with heartbreak just days later

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9 d. ago 'Heartbreaking' World War II film hailed as 'masterpiece' that will leave you in tears

The film has been given glowing praise from audience members

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9 d. ago 'Heartbreaking' WWII film hailed a 'masterpiece' leaves viewers in tears

Audiences have heaped praise on the Hollywood movie

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9 d. ago Woman 'heard a thud' during phone call as friend was fatally hit by car

Tetiana Martynova died after a crash in the Morriston area of Swansea leaving her loved ones 'heartbroken'

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9 d. ago BBC to axe 'heartbreaking' period drama which leaves fans 'sobbing into cushion'

Atonement (2007) is a period drama starring Keira Knightley, James McAvoy and Saoirse Ronan

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9 d. ago BBC accused of tarnishing Steve Wright's legacy, as colleague and friend savages corporation over late Radio 2 legend's treatment

Steve Wright, 69, died from a ruptured stomach ulcer in February last year, according to his death certificate, leaving thousands of fans of the beloved radio personality heartbroken.

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1 week ago Queen Elizabeth's beloved horse and 'gentlest giant' who served the Royal Family for 14 years retires

Irish draft horse Tyrone, who was much loved by the late Queen, last week officially retired from royal duties, after working at nearly every royal occasion over the last decade and a half.

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3 w. ago Migrants at Ice jail in Miami made to kneel to eat ‘like dogs’, report alleges

Incident in which migrants were shackled with hands tied of one succession of alleged abuses at jails in FloridaMigrants at a Miami immigration jail were shackled with their hands tied behind their backs and made to kneel to eat food from styrofoam plates “like dogs”, according to a report published on Monday into conditions at three overcrowded south Florida facilities.The incident at the downtown federal detention center is one of a succession of alleged abuses at Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (Ice) operated jails in the state since January, chronicled by advocacy groups Human Rights Watch, Americans for Immigrant Justice, and Sanctuary of the South from interviews with detainees. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Rubio moves to strip US visas from eight Brazilian judges in Bolsonaro battle

Move by Marco Rubio is latest attempt by Trump administration to help former president avoid justice over alleged coupThe US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has reportedly stripped eight of Brazil’s 11 supreme court judges of their US visas as the White House escalates its campaign to help the country’s former president Jair Bolsonaro avoid justice over his alleged attempt to seize power with a military coup.Bolsonaro, a far-right populist with ties to Donald Trump’s Maga movement, is on trial for allegedly masterminding a murderous plot to cling to power after losing the 2022 election to his leftwing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro is expected to be convicted by the supreme court in the coming weeks and faces a jail sentence of up to 43 years. Continue reading...

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