18 h. ago Wilfried Nancy 'considers' surprise first Celtic transfer move after clear Wessam Abou Ali price stance

With Celtic currently facing an injury crisis, reports in South America suggest that one man could be heading back to Glasgow's east end

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4 d. ago Team GB gymnastics star comes out of retirement with sights on fifth Olympics at LA 2028

Max Whitlock says his career feels ‘unfinished’ as he targets more Olympics history at LA 2028

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1 week ago Gary Walters worked in the White House for 37 years. Here's what the chief usher saw

Gary Walters saw a lot of history in a 37-year career at the White House

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1 week ago The Guardian view on Germany under Merz: Europe’s powerhouse is still struggling | Editorial

Donald Trump’s trade wars and Chinese competition constitute formidable headwinds. But old economic orthodoxies are not the answerLast March, following angst-ridden months as Europe came to terms with Donald Trump’s return to the White House, financial markets in Paris, Milan and Berlin were gripped by a surge of optimism. The cause was a historic deal brokered by Friedrich Merz, then Germany’s chancellor-elect, which loosened constitutional spending constraints in the EU’s powerhouse nation. Here at last, it was hoped, was the fiscal kickstart required to end a prolonged period of economic stagnation, and mitigate geopolitical headwinds blowing from the US and China.Six months into Mr Merz’s premiership, the angst is back and there are the first murmurings of rebellion. The chancellor’s plan included “whatever it takes” levels of defence spending, designed to prepare Germany for a changed era in which the US was no longer a dependable ally, and a huge €500bn investment in infr...

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1 week ago I begged doctors for answers to my excoriating jaw pain but they dismissed symptoms... then came an aggressive cancer diagnosis

Nancy Major, from Fannett, Texas, first felt like something was wrong when she developed what appeared to be an abscess near the back of her wisdom tooth.

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1 week ago Wilfried Nancy has clear first Celtic signing as incoming boss 'accepts transfer policies' with striker ready

The Frenchman looks set to step into the hot seat and replace Brendan Rodgers

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3 w. ago In a historic career of firsts, Nancy Pelosi might be best remembered as Trump’s most formidable adversary

After nearly four decades in Congress, reactions to the former House speaker’s retirement have proved emblematic of America’s partisan extremesNancy Pelosi arrived in Congress in 1987 aiming to spur a reluctant Washington into taking action against the Aids epidemic that was then ravaging the gay community in her home town, San Francisco.Nearly four decades later, she will exit the House of Representatives after a historic career in which she has made her influence felt nationwide. A Democrat who was the first woman ever to serve as speaker of the House, her fingerprints are on landmark legislation passed during Barack Obama’s and Joe Biden’s presidencies that affect millions of Americans and today remain among the most contentious topics in the Capitol. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Match made in Munich: King Kane has redefined the role of a Bundesliga striker | Philipp Lahm

Forward has had historic start to career in Germany but will his style stand up against PSG’s system-driven philosophy?Harry Kane is a perfect fit for Bayern Munich. He is tailor-made for the Bundesliga, which has been the top league in Europe in terms of goals scored for years. German football is characterised by exchanges of punches, with the ball moving back and forth and plenty of chances on both sides; and Bayern are in the penalty area more often than any other team. Because Kane is confident and precise in front of goal and uses his height and heading ability to his advantage from corners and free-kicks, he scores like nowhere else.The statistics are fantastic, with his scoring rate in the Bundesliga more than one-and-a-half times better than in the Premier League and for the national team. He has scored more goals (74) than he has played games (72) in the Bundesliga, significantly surpassing Gerd Müller’s record (0.85). Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Richard Gott, former Guardian journalist and historian, dies aged 87

Charismatic figure of the left is remembered as one of the most informed commentators on Latin American affairsThe former Guardian journalist and historian Richard Gott has died aged 87.Gott’s career at the Guardian began in 1964 and included spells as foreign correspondent, leader writer, features editor and literary editor. Continue reading...

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