72 m. ago Tanaka sends Leeds five points clear in dramatic late win over Sheffield United

Leeds United took a potentially significant step back to the Premier League after showing their comeback spirit again to win a pulsating Yorkshire derby and open a commanding lead at the Championship summit.Having scored late twice last week to clinch a dramatic victory over Sunderland at Elland Road, Daniel Farke’s side delivered when it mattered yet against their promotion rivals, scoring three times in the final 20 minutes to move seven points clear of third-placed Burnley. Continue reading...

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82 m. ago US sides with Russia in astonishing UN vote as Keir Starmer issues Ukraine warning

The Prime Minister said on the third anniversary of Russia's bloody invasion that the voices of Ukrainians "echo in my ears" and recalled meeting a patient called Petro in a burns unit."

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3 h. ago Keir Starmer issues Ukraine warning as US sides with Russia in astonishing UN vote

Keir Starmer recalled meeting a Ukrainian patient in a burns unit who said 'if Ukraine fails, Europe will be next' as he battles to persuade Donald Trump not to sell out Kyiv

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3 h. ago Roberta Flack’s performances softly burned with the fire of life itself

The soul singer was ambitiously diverse in her musicianship, and enthralled at every turn – whether doing desolate folk cover versions or lighter, sophisticated popIn the liner notes to 2023’s Lost Takes – which excavated the tapes that had served as Roberta Flack’s audition for Atlantic Records over half a century earlier – the poet Harmony Holiday wrote that Flack possessed “the voice of the idyllic afterlife you’d want to arrive in after the end of a dysfunctional world”.Indeed, Flack sang like she was equally conversant with the ecstasy of faith and the agony of life. The dignified richness of her vocal was tempered by the subtly volcanic power she displayed on her reading of To Sir With Love off Lost Takes – a not-so-quiet fire that always resided within her. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago India demands more UK visas as the price of a free trade deal with Britain

Minister of Commerce Piyush Goyal said that allowing British companies access to India's services sector would require greater access for its staff.

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4 h. ago Why Black and Decker is trying to remove the ‘Stanley’ from the iconic mugs

Stanley Black and Decker said it wants to protect its brand and reputation after PMI — which makes Stanley cups — was forced to recall 2.6 million cups due to faulty lids that led to burns

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5 h. ago 6 burning Rangers issues that Barry Ferguson must tackle from Tavernier captaincy to absent 'Scottish core'

The Ibrox icon will have plenty of work to do following his emotional homecoming

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5 h. ago Timothée Chalamet pays tribute to 'honour of a lifetime' role as fans say same thing

Timothée Chalamet won the Best Actor gong at the recent SAG-AFTRA ceremony for his role in A Complete Unknown, where he played Bob Dylan, and is up for an Academy Award for Best Actor

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6 h. ago Teenage boy who drowned while swimming in private lake in old quarry ignored safety signs and warning from a security guard, inquest told

Dishone Lloyd was among 30 boys and girls who were trespassing at Burnside Lakes in Cherry Hinton, near Cambridge, on August 12 last year as temperatures reached 34.8C.

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7 h. ago Incorporated Trades of Kirkcudbright honour the bard at their annual Burns Supper

Convener Ian D Swan welcomed a full house with guests from Irvine, York and Newcastle in the audience.

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7 h. ago US imposes more sanctions on Iranian oil trade after Trump calls to drive exports 'to zero'

The U.S. on Monday imposed sanctions on dozens of people and oil tankers across China, the United Arab Emirates, India and other jurisdictions for allegedly helping to finance Iran and its support for militant groups that launch attacks against the U.S. and its allies

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7 h. ago Girl, three, killed in crash between van and tram named as man arrested

Louise Palmisano’s parent’s said their daughter was ‘the sweetest, kindest, and most generous little girl’.

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8 h. ago Deadly virus warning issued as Brits have lizard and porcupine meat delivered for dinner

Social media bushmeat smugglers have experts worried the trade of illegal meat could cause cases of various viruses such as anthrax, TB, cholera and Ebola to appear in the UK

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9 h. ago Shocking moment birthday balloon explodes in woman's face after floating in candles on her cake

A horrifying moment caught on camera shows a birthday balloon blowing up in Giang Pham's face after it flew over her cake's candles - leaving the young Vietnamese woman with serious burns.   

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10 h. ago 17 distinctively Scottish anthems every music fan should know

Here’s 17 timeless classics from Scottish musicians - or about Scotland - worth checking out before St Andrew’s Day 2025 🎶🎸🎤

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10 h. ago Britain's Got Talent's Will Burns reveals aspect of show that left him feeling 'sick'

Simon Cowell and his fellow judges returned for a new series of Britain's Got Talent over the weekend, with impressionist Will Burns among the acts seen auditioning in the launch

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11 h. ago Scotch whisky eyes Indian market expansion to counter Donald Trump tariff threat

UK Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said he wanted "more bottles of Scotch whisky on countertops in Delhi" as he flew to India for trade talks.

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11 h. ago Forest fires push up greenhouse gas emissions from war in Ukraine

Emissions estimated at 55m tonnes in 2024 and nearly 230m tonnes in three years of war The burning of Ukraine’s forests at unprecedented rates over the past year has helped push the total greenhouse emissions from the war since Russia’s full-scale invasion to almost 230m tonnes, analysis shows.The study, published on the third anniversary of the invasion, found the fighting and its consequences had led to 55m tonnes of emissions in the past 12 months. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago How much Bee Network tickets will cost from March 23 as bosses confirm major overhaul

It's a 'leap forward', according to Andy Burnham

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11 h. ago Moment diamond trader begged for his life in the street as gangs of jewel thieves look for easy pickings at the 'dangerous' heart of Britain's gem industry

The sales rep who was beaten and robbed of two bags of precious gems in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter said the area is now 'very dangerous' for industry traders.

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