39 h. ago After the glory and the afterparty Levy faces Postecoglou crunch time

No one left Spurs’ club celebrations when the lights went on at 3am but will the lights go out on the manager’s tenure?The Tottenham afterparty was in full swing at the Hotel Carlton in Bilbao; players, management and family members just surrendering to the moment. Many of the players were still in their full match kits, medals draped around their necks and the centrepiece was the Europa League trophy, 15kg of the purest bliss.It is heavier than you think, according to Son Heung-min. “Very heavy, very heavy,” he said. The Spurs captain had accidentally head-butted it as he hoisted it high into the sky after the 1-0 win over Manchester United, a teammate having pushed into him as he performed the move he had dreamed about ever since signing from Bayer Leverkusen in 2015. The angry red cut on Son’s forehead was a part of the tapestry. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Lines of disappointment etched into Spurs fans’ faces evaporate into the Bilbao air | Max Rushden

Emotion of Europa League final victory hits hard, particularly tangled in with homesickness watching from Australia at 5amI didn’t really cry until Son Heung-min was handed the trophy – the camera hadn’t cut to him enough at full time. Of all the players who look sad when they’re sad, Sonny really looks sad. Building up to the Europa League final all I could imagine was a disconsolate South Korean walking around the pitch applauding mournfully. The Harry Kane walk. His smile when shiny-shoed Aleksander Ceferin hands him the trophy broke me. Apparently the Uefa Cup weighs 15kg – the same as my three-year-old. That trophy certainly looked lighter than when young Ian demands to be carried home from the park.As a very sleep-deprived middle-aged dad of young kids, the emotion of football back home hits a lot harder than it used to. I found myself weeping at the videos of Crystal Palace fans after the FA Cup final. Someone focused from person to person, pausing for just enough time on eac...

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41 h. ago The agony and ecstasy of watching Spurs win a trophy from 10,000 miles away | Max Rushden

Emotion of Europa League final victory hits hard, particularly tangled in with homesickness watching from Australia at 5amI didn’t really cry until Son Heung-min was handed the trophy – the camera hadn’t cut to him enough at full time. Of all the players who look sad when they’re sad, Sonny really looks sad. Building up to the Europa League final all I could imagine was a disconsolate South Korean walking around the pitch applauding mournfully. The Harry Kane walk. His smile when shiny-shoed Aleksander Ceferin hands him the trophy broke me. Apparently the Uefa Cup weighs 15kg – the same as my three-year-old. That trophy certainly looked lighter than when young Ian demands to be carried home from the park.As a very sleep-deprived middle-aged dad of young kids, the emotion of football back home hits a lot harder than it used to. I found myself weeping at the videos of Crystal Palace fans after the FA Cup final. Someone focused from person to person, pausing for just enough time on eac...

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3 d. ago Marquess of Ailesbury cut son and granddaughter from his will before falling to his death from window as documents reveal who aristocrat left his estate to

Michael Brudenell-Bruce, a distant relative of Prince Harry 's model ex Florence Brudenell-Bruce, was ruled to have taken his own life last year aged 98.

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5 d. ago Foreign inmates could be deported after serving only 12 per cent of their sentence to free up space in our jails, under proposed new 'early removal scheme'

The 'early removal scheme' allowing foreign national offenders (pictured, file photo) to be deported after 50 per cent of their sentence should be changed to 30 per cent, it will recommend.

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7 d. ago Indian PhD graduate granted protection from deportation by federal judge

Priya Saxena was studying in South Dakota when Trump administration revoke her visa over traffic infractionAn Indian PhD graduate who was studying at a university in South Dakota, whom the Trump administration has been attempting to deport, was granted an injunction by a federal judge, allowing her to stay in the country after having received her degree.Priya Saxena’s student visa was terminated by the Trump administration in April, which would have prevented her from completing her doctoral program and graduating on 10 May. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Iranian criminal who wouldn't be able to cut son's hair 'remotely' if deported was allowed to stay in UK

An Iranian criminal was allowed to stay in the UK after an immigration judge said that he wouldn't be able to cut his son's hair 'remotely'.

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7 d. ago Liam Gallagher breaks hearts by confirming one song won't be played on Oasis tour

Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher left some devastated by announcing one song hasn't made the cut for the tour. It has led to plenty of setlist speculation

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2 w. ago Judge says US must allow migrants a chance to challenge in court any deportations to Libya

A federal judge has found the Trump administration can’t deport migrants to Libya unless they have a meaningful chance to challenge their removal in court

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3 w. ago Oasis fans 'find band's best performance' – but don't expect it to be on tour

Oasis fans heading to see the group later this summer may be surprised to hear one of their 'best' live songs will likely not feature, as fans consider whether the deep cut will be performed

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