24 h. ago 'I'm convinced Queen Camilla played key role in my knighthood after unexpected question'

Awarded a knighthood earlier this year, Sir Gary Oldman joins a long line of British actors to have accomplished the stunning achievement, but he thinks that the Queen might have had a key part to play

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4 d. ago Man Utd transfer news: Amorim's role in Sesko deal as rivals provide Baleba competition

Manchester United have landed the signing of Benjamin Sesko with Ruben Amorim playing a key role as the club consider going after PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma

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1 week ago Nottingham killer tried to play key inquiry role and grill his victims' families

Valdo Calocane could have piled more heartache on the families of 19-year-old students Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber, and school caretaker Ian Coates, 65, who he stabbed on June 13, 2023

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3 w. ago Who is Hannah Hampton? England goalkeeping hero filling Mary Earps’ gloves at Euro 2025

From the brink of quitting football, Hampton has proved everyone wrong to cement her place as England’s No 1 and played a key role in the dramatic quarter-final win over Sweden on penalties

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4 w. ago Roman era nails found in unearthed burial tomb 'were used to crucify Jesus'

Nails supposedly used in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ were discovered in a burial cave in Jerusalem alongside two bone boxes inscribed with 'Caiaphas' - the high priest who played a key role in Jesus's execution

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4 w. ago Darren Clarke back at Royal Portrush with high hopes for McIlroy – and himself

The 2011 Open winner practised on Tuesday with the Masters champion and Tom McKibbin, and is keen for all three to make their markThe 7am tee-time practice trio on Tuesday at Royal Portrush: Darren Clarke, Rory McIlroy, Tom McKibbin. The galleries grew and grew. The venue for the Open this week was the site of a starstruck McIlroy meeting Clarke on his 10th birthday in 1999. Clarke’s foundation played a key role in the early development of McIlroy. McKibbin, as a 13-year-old playing at McIlroy’s home club in Holywood, was invited by him to play in the Irish Open’s pro-am in 2016. The connections are as uplifting as they are strong.Clarke’s description of seeing McIlroy win the Masters in April, completing his set of majors, is therefore understandable. “I watched every shot,” Clarke says. “I couldn’t take my eyes off it. Rory winning there was almost like watching my two boys, Tyrone and Conor, win. I was that emotional. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Kelly backs England’s ‘positive clique’ of finishers to deliver against Sweden

Lionesses’ impact players are viewed as an important piece of the team’s puzzle and have a key role to play in their Euro 2025 quarter-finalThere was confusion among England’s starters on Sunday night when both Beth Mead and Aggie Beever-Jones scored and wheeled away clicking their fingers. It was an in-joke between the substitutes, or “finishers” as they are referred to internally, viewed as an important a piece of the team’s puzzle as much as those who step out of the tunnel before kick-off.“It’s great,” the Arsenal forward Chloe Kelly says. “We have a little group of us, the finishers, the positive clique [pronounced click by Kelly, a play on words] we call it. We said if one of us comes on to score then we should do that as our celebration. Continue reading...

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