3 h. ago ‘I’m here to help people, which gives me a superpower’: one man’s challenge to swim 10 Swiss lakes

Neil Gilson is undertaking a huge mental and physical task to raise awareness of a neuropsychiatric condition that affected his son JackThe physical effort as he battles currents, coldness and wind is massive, but the mental challenge of ploughing on alone for hours on end is even more testing.Neil Gilson, a father-of-three from Devon, is about to set off on the next leg of his attempt to become the first person to swim the 10 largest lakes in Switzerland, a total of about 230 miles. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Gianluigi Donnarumma looks past Manchester derby to challenge Man City to 'dream' win

Gianluigi Donnarumma lifted the Champions League with Paris Saint-Germain last season and he has now challenged his new club Manchester City to do the same

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47 h. ago Starmer challenged over Mandelson vetting after Epstein revelations

PM told to show due diligence was done before US ambassador appointment following publication of messages to convicted sex offender

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3 d. ago Olivia Attwood and husband Bradley Dack selling £1m mansion after ‘challenging six months’

Olivia Attwood has revealed that she and her footballer husband Bradley Dack are selling their Cheshire mansion, saying 'it just doesn't work for us anymore'

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3 d. ago ‘I say where I’m from and they tell me they’re sorry’: growing up in the most deprived place in England

The faded resorts and coastal towns of Tendring in Essex offer few job opportunities but many of its 20-somethings are set on finding their way in an area with one of England’s oldest populationsShare your experiences of living in a coastal townPhotographs by Polly BradenThe village where 22-year-old Millicent has lived all her whole life is often her most closely guarded secret – at least until first impressions have been established. “It’s almost like a superpower,” she says. “I wait until people are comfortable with me, and then I’ll do the big reveal.”It doesn’t matter where she goes, the story is always the same. “I’ll go to meet new friends and at some point I’ll tell them I’m from Jaywick,” says Millicent. “And it’s as if they go through the five stages of grief. They’ll say: ‘Oh, you’re not oh, I’m so sorry’.”Kyle, Matt and Finn at Jaywick’s Martello Tower, now an arts site Continue reading...

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3 d. ago How Olivia Attwood and Bradley Dack are overcoming marital woes: Couple reveal they are moving, ditching phones and tackling 'nightmare' logistics in a bid to 'reconnect'

Olivia Attwood has revealed the way she is overcoming her marital woes with husband Bradley Dack amid recent struggles.

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3 d. ago Olivia Attwood reveals she's selling the £1m Cheshire mansion she shares with husband Bradley Dack after admitting they've had a 'challenging six months'

The Loose Women star, 34, recently raised eyebrows when she was pictured cosying up to her longtime pal Pete Wicks during a holiday in Ibiza.

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3 d. ago Tonight's rugby news as Wales star set new challenge and forgotten man impresses on debut

The latest rugby news from Wales and beyond.

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3 d. ago Man City reach settlement over legal challenge with Premier League

The settlement comes after City launched a third legal challenge against the league earlier this year, with the with an outcome on the financial case with City concerning more than 100 charges yet to reach a verdict

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5 d. ago Joseph Parker vs Fabio Wardley confirmed as Oleksandr Usyk fight eludes New Zealander

Usyk was ordered to face mandatory challenger Parker, but an injury to the Ukrainian has seen the Kiwi pivot

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6 d. ago Man City defender John Stones has been given the same challenge by Thomas Tuchel and Pep Guardiola

John Stones has pulled out of the England squad with muscle injuries and the Man City defender has suffered injury problems in recent years.

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8 d. ago Why Man Utd refused to challenge Manchester City for £26m Gianluigi Donnarumma transfer

Gianluigi Donnarumma joined Manchester City on transfer deadline day in a £26million deal but the Italian goalkeeper was also linked with a move to the other side of Manchester

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9 d. ago Oleksandr Usyk not expected to fight again this year as Joseph Parker waits on

Usyk is set to fight mandatory WBO title challenger Parker next

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1 week ago It’s another Labour reboot challenge: how many adults do they need ‘in the room’ before they start telling the truth? | Marina Hyde

The PM has brought in Darren Jones, whose superpower is ‘relentless delivery’. If that won’t save the world, what will? “If I hear one more of our people saying that deckchairs are being shuffled on the Titanic,” a government supporter of Keir Starmer confided to the Daily Mail, “I will scream.” No need for shrieks. The prime minister’s No 10 hokey cokey on Monday wasn’t so much shuffling the deckchairs as restructuring the deck crew and announcing that some fresh faces will enable the team to work with new focus towards their ultimate goal of reshuffling. Expect the first strategy whiteboard to be broken out 370 miles off the coast of Newfoundland.For now, hold on to your aperitifs and continue to dress for dinner, because the erstwhile chief secretary to the Treasury, Darren Jones, becomes something called chief secretary to the prime minister. To Starmer, Darren is a Mr Fixit; to many of his cabinet colleagues, he is a Mr Fuxit. That’s not the official line Downing Steet is going...

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1 week ago Trump says he plans unconstitutional executive order to mandate ID for voters

President also wants to ban most voting by mail in push stemming from baseless claims related to 2020 election lossDonald Trump has said he will issue an executive order to mandate identification for all US elections, a move likely to be challenged in court as unconstitutional.“Voter I.D. Must Be Part of Every Single Vote. NO EXCEPTIONS! I Will Be Doing An Executive Order To That End!!!,” the US president said on Truth Social late on Saturday. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The Guardian view on GCSE resits: admitting the problem is just the first step | Editorial

The low pass rate in compulsory retakes is one of many challenges in 16-19 educationFor years, rigid rules and a shocking failure rate in compulsory GCSE retakes have been one of the exam system’s dirty secrets. At last this dire situation is getting some of the attention it deserves. This year, nearly a quarter of all maths and English language entries in England, Wales and Northern Ireland were for students aged 17 or older on a repeat attempt – with just one in six of those retaking maths managing to pass.By calling this a crisis, Jill Duffy, who heads the OCR exam board, has thrown a spotlight on the problem. But admitting that there is an issue with resits, as officials are now doing, is only the first step. There are differing views about what ought to happen next. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump mandates flag burners face prosecution in one of biggest challenges to the First Amendment in decades

Burning an American flag has been considered protected speech since 1989

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2 w. ago Trump mandates flag burners face prosecution in one of the biggest challenge to the First Amendment in decades

Burning an American flag has been considered protected speech since 1989

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2 w. ago GB Boxing's man behind 15 Olympic medals opens up on 'real challenge' of LA 2028

BOXING CLEVER COLUMN: Anthony Joshua and Nicola Adams are among some of the big names to have scaled great heights after breaking through for Team GB - and Rob McCracken is positive more are to follow

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3 w. ago Arsenal transfer news: Eberechi Eze timeline revealed as Mikel Arteta challenges Man Utd for ace

Arsenal have agreed personal terms with Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze ahead of a huge transfer blowing rivals Tottenham out of the water in the process

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