3 d. ago In 2026, remember this: Britain is much better than it was in so many ways. Don’t swallow the right’s lies | John Harris

Populists rewrite the history of this nation because they were complicit in much of its ugliness. The progressive fightback must start nowA couple of the more disruptive boys in the class put red laces in their Dr Martens, because someone had told them that was how you showed your support for the National Front. “Jew” was an everyday insult and the N-word was in regular circulation. There were no more than four or five non-white kids in the whole school: I can recall one Asian girl finding her art folder had been covered in racist abuse, and some adolescent desperado singling out a black boy for a spoken version of the same treatment, before insisting that his victim was in on the joke. He wasn’t: he looked at the ground and rushed away, full of the hurt he must have felt every day.This was what it was like in a Cheshire comprehensive school in the early-to-mid-1980s. Teenage racism was there in plain sight, and there was a scattering of people who seemed to take their prejudices – ...

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8 d. ago Rangers transfer special: Rohl needs whole new defence and Shankland question remains while loan clear

THE January window approaches, and after a very rocky start to the season Rangers are back fighting toward the top end again. Russell Martin became the Ibrox club's shortest ever serving manager when he was sacked in early October, leaving them firmly in the bottom half. German Danny Rohl then took the reins and got...

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8 d. ago Man trapped in living nightmare after huge bear moves into his home for festive period

Kenneth Johnson discovered a 550-pound black bear had moved into a crawlspace beneath his home, and now can't even have a hot shower for fear of what could happen

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1 week ago Emmerdale spoilers for the next week including New Year's Eve and New Year's Day

It's a sinister start to the new year, and a fight to the death for some...

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1 week ago People just learn why Sally in Nightmare Before Christmas has a familiar voice

The Nightmare Before Christmas is a hugely popular festive film – but despite this, many people are only just discovering who voiced the iconic character of Sally

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2 w. ago Where to stream the best Christmas films in the UK from Love Actually and The Grinch to Die Hard

From Elf and Love Actually to Die Hard and The Nightmare Before Christmas, there are plenty of festive films to choose from on streaming services this December

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Andrew Tate faces Chase Demoor at a Misfits boxing event in Dubai with the fight set to start at roughly 10pm

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2 w. ago Andrew Tate Misfits fight undercard, running order and exact UK start times

Andrew Tate will face off against Misfits heavyweight champion Chase DeMoor in the main event of a stacked fight card taking place in Dubai this weekend

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2 w. ago Andrew Tate vs Chase DeMoor fight UK start time and TV channel

Controversial influencer Andrew Tate will make his boxing debut tonight in a Misfits boxing event in Dubai against heavyweight champion Chase DeMoor

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2 w. ago UK start time for Anthony Joshua v Jake Paul fight now confirmed

Jake Paul takes on Anthony Joshua in the biggest event in YouTube boxing, with millions of fans set to tune in to see the YouTuber-turned-boxer face the heavyweight icon

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YouTuber Paul’s controversial boxing endeavour has led him to Joshua, a former two-time world heavyweight champion, for a strange but seismic fight in Miami

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Jake Paul faces his biggest test yet as he takes on heavyweight icon Anthony Joshua live on Netflix

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2 w. ago Paul vs Joshua undercard and running order: Who is fighting and what time does it start?

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2 w. ago Boxing Tonight: UK start times, live stream, TV channel and fight card

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Residents of Darlington, County Durham, are plagued by gangs of youths on off-road and electric bikes who cause havoc in balaclavas

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