22 h. ago Rio Ferdinand delivers bold Man United and Tottenham 'catapult' claim after Europa League boost

There’s a possibility that both English teams could meet in the Europa League final later this month

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26 h. ago Luke Littler reveals stance on splashing cash to watch beloved Man Utd in Europa League final

Darts wonderkid Luke Littler is famously a Manchester United fan but it appears that the teenager's loyalties stop at chartering a flight to Spain for this month's Europa League final

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47 h. ago Charity for older people makes 'heartbreaking' decision to close Renfrewshire branch

Food Train wrote to residents who benefit from the service to inform them their final deliveries will be at the end of this month.

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49 h. ago Tragic skydiver Jade Damarell's family tribute to 'brilliant, beautiful, brave' woman

Experienced parachutist Jade Damarell was found dead after going for a sky dive in County Durham. Her family have spoken as more information emerges on the tragedy

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57 h. ago Inside the life of doomed skydiver Jade Damarell who 'deliberately' plummeted to her death

It's understood that Jade Damarell, 32, deliberately chose not to open her parachute as she plummeted to her death at speeds of 120mph towards the ground in County Durham last Sunday

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60 h. ago Inside the final months of 'beautiful' Jade Damarell's life: From being happily married to living in lodgings at skydiving club with 'boyfriend'

Jade Damarell, 32, a skydiver who had accomplished more than 400 jumps, died instantly after hitting the ground during a jump in County Durham on Sunday.

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4 d. ago Football news: Real Madrid target Premier League trio as Man Utd dealt transfer blow

With a little over a month until the Champions League final, teams from the Premier League and beyond have been gearing up for what promises to be a busy summer of transfer action

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4 d. ago Celtic vs Rangers B LIVE as Kasanwirjo makes big return and Cummings leads line for Hoops

It's the second Glasgow Cup Final in four months as Celtic go looking for revenge at Firhill

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4 d. ago Celtic vs Rangers B LIVE as Glasgow Cup final gets underway at Firhill

It's the second Glasgow Cup Final in four months as Celtic go looking for revenge at Firhill

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4 d. ago Celtic vs Rangers B LIVE as Kasanwirjo replaced after goal heroics

It's the second Glasgow Cup Final in four months as Celtic go looking for revenge at Firhill

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4 d. ago Football Daily | It’s a right royal rumble down at the bottom of the Championship

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!While the last of this season’s three Premier League relegation spots was confirmed the moment referee John Brooks blew his whistle to signal the end of the Championship playoff final between Leeds and Southampton 11 months ago, the late scramble to avoid the bottom three in the second tier has been thrilling by comparison. It couldn’t not be, given that five of the six teams battling to stay out of the two remaining places in the drop zone at stumps on Saturday have each notched up more than the 10 victories Southampton, Leicester and Ipswich have managed between them.I told them, and I’m not exaggerating here, ‘Guys, bring your boots, bring your shorts, bring your T-shirts, and let’s play every ball together. We want to do something special’. That place has to be something that we haven’t seen before” – John Sitton Mikel Arteta apparently wants Arsenal fans to go the full John Terry when they take on PSG in the first leg of their ...

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5 d. ago Inside the tortured final days of Virginia Giuffre's 'hostile' and 'anxious' marriage before she took her own life

New details have emerged about Virginia Giuffre's final months of living hell as her hostile marriage crumbled amidst ongoing health battles that required around the clock care.

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5 d. ago ‘Numerous signs of torture’: Ukrainian journalist’s detention and death in Russian prison

The Guardian, working with media partners, has tracked down first-hand accounts to reconstruct Viktoriia Roshchyna’s final monthsThe exchange took place on a lonely forest road in February. Moving along a line of refrigerated lorries, the teams in hazmat suits went about their grim work: preparing the remains of 757 Ukrainian military casualties handed over by Russia for the journey back to Kyiv.Clipboards in hand, intermediaries from the Red Cross checked their lists. For each body shrouded in white plastic, the Russians had provided a number, a name, a location, sometimes a cause of death. And then, at the very bottom of the last page, a mystery entry: “NM SPAS 757.” The letters were abbreviations, taken to mean “unidentified man” and “extensive damage to the coronary arteries”. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago ‘Numerous signs of torture’: a Ukrainian journalist’s detention and death in Russian prison

The Guardian, working with media partners, has tracked down first-hand accounts to reconstruct Viktoriia Roshchyna’s final monthsThe exchange took place on a lonely forest road in February. Moving along a line of refrigerated lorries, the teams in hazmat suits went about their grim work: preparing the remains of 757 Ukrainian military casualties handed over by Russia for the journey back to Kyiv.Clipboards in hand, intermediaries from the Red Cross checked their lists. For each body shrouded in white plastic, the Russians had provided a number, a name, a location, sometimes a cause of death. And then, at the very bottom of the last page, a mystery entry: “NM SPAS 757.” The letters were abbreviations, taken to mean “unidentified man” and “extensive damage to the coronary arteries”. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago A new start after 60: I built a new life 10,000 miles from my husband – and we’re still happily married

Margaret Murphy left her family in Brisbane to make a career for herself in London. Fifteen years on, she and her husband Peter have both grown – but they haven’t grown apartMargaret Murphy had a lovely house in Brisbane, Australia, and four children when she noticed “a cumulative feeling” that she wanted a different sort of life from that of her husband, Peter. They had been happily married for 30 years but their children had grown up, and in the emptier house their “different expectations” became more pronounced. “I wanted to see the world before I got too old, and have adventures,” she says.So, at 56, Murphy travelled alone to the UK, where she knew no one, and at 60 started the first full-time job of her life. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago How to watch Nottingham Forest vs Man City for FREE: TV channel and live stream for FA Cup today

Winners will meet Crystal Palace in next month’s FA Cup final

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7 d. ago Crystal Palace chief aims brutal weight dig at Wayne Rooney moments after reaching FA Cup final

Crystal Palace comfortably defeated Aston Villa in the FA Cup semi-final to earn the place in the tournament's finale next month thanks to goals from Eberechi Eze and Ismaila Sarr

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7 d. ago England hold on to claim Women’s Six Nations grand slam with one

England 43-42 FranceDow and Sing score twice before visitors’ late fightbackThere was a moment after France’s Joanna Grisez scored where fans were wondering if this would be the day England’s stranglehold on this competition came to an end. The Red Roses were 31-7 up after 23 minutes, but a resolute France cut back the lead to one point in the final minute. A French knock-on ended the game and the sheer pressure the hosts were under was plain to see by the wild celebrations by the England players at full-time. Despite the nervous ending for England, they not only retained the trophy at Twickenham but claimed a seventh successive title. England’s victory stretched their winning run in this tournament to 34 games and 25 in all competitions.The Red Roses are used to lifting silverware, but the trophy they are hunting will be on the line in the next game they could play here in five months’ time in the Rugby World Cup final. That has eluded them since 2014 and it remains their main targ...

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7 d. ago England v France: Women’s Six Nations grand slam decider – live

Live news from the 4.45pm BST kick-off at TwickenhamSarah Rendell’s preview | And you can drop Luke an emailThere are two games to think about at Twickenham on Saturday, the one the Red Roses will play in, and the one they want to play in. The first is their grand slam decider against France, which kicks off at 4.45pm. The second – at the same venue, five months and one day later – is the World Cup final which, if everything goes as the team hopes at the Stadium of Light, Franklin’s Gardens, Ashton Gate and the other grounds they will visit between now and then, will be the next game they play at the home of English rugby.Mitchell makes nine changes. The women’s world player of the year, Ellie Kildunne, is ruled out by injury so Gloucester-Hartpury’s Emma Sing will start at full-back. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Virginia Giuffre's tragic final months – horror crash, 'four days to live' and split

Virginia Giuffre's life seemed to go from bad to worse in the months that led up to her untimely death. From family dramas to a bus crash, here is everything you need to know

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