66 m. ago Luke Littler has Luke Humphries backing as English stars target glory in Germany

Humphries and Littler will team up in Frankfurt.

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66 m. ago I got duty free cheaper by doing one thing before arriving at Manchester Airport

The deal makes the savings even better on already discounted spirits, fragrances, skincare and make-up

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78 m. ago British tourist condemns Benidorm hotel because the 'entertainment was all Spanish' and 'the Spanish are loud and rude' in damning review

A furious British holidaymaker condemned a Benidorm hotel because of its 'loud and rude' Spanish guests and for not offering entertainment in English. 

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90 m. ago The 18 best Scotch whiskies according to the International Wine and Spirit Competition 2025

This year’s International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) medal winners were announced, and 18 Scotch whiskies got the top award.

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94 m. ago Iván Romeo breaks rivals’ hearts to claim lead at Criterium du Dauphiné

Spanish rider escapes breakaway to win stage threeTime-trial specialist hails his ‘best day of the year’Spain’s Iván Romeo won the third stage of the Criterium du Dauphiné when he streaked clear at the end of a 207km run from Brioude, claiming the overall lead. Romeo surprised his breakaway companions, including the Dutch world champion Mathieu van der Poel, to drop them in the final kilometres and lead the dash into the town of Charantonnay.“I’ve been thinking about this stage for a month now. I can hardly believe it. It was one of the hardest days of my life, I wasn’t feeling well,” said time-trial specialist Romeo. “But I followed my instincts in the final. It’s the best day of the year for me. Hard work pays off.” Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Calum Beattie to return to Tiree Music Festival stage where he was 'emerging talent' six years ago

The Tiree Music Festival will take place in July across three days.

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2 h. ago Passenger calls in a bomb threat to Spirit Airlines after he missed his flight

John Charles Robinson allegedly managed to get the Spirit Airlines flight cancelled, but was later arrested when he tried to leave Detroit

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2 h. ago Dancers take to the Royal Mile ahead of Scottish premiere of ballet version of 1970s cult film

The ballet was inspired by the 1979 film of the same name

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2 h. ago Ange Postecoglou’s triumphant sacking holds the key to modern football | Jonathan Liew

The Australian’s fluctuating fortunes at Spurs expose how much the game has become an act of persuasionEnjoy your launch. And for Ange Postecoglou, who always bristled at the idea that his wealth of coaching experience had somehow been earned in inferior competitions, perhaps his departure from Tottenham really can be a kind of springboard: to one of these prestigious, equally demanding leagues he keeps talking about. Maybe the struggling Gamba Osaka. Perth Glory could well have a vacancy soon. Motherwell are still looking. A step down? That’s just your old-world, Eurocentric, Prem-brained snobbery showing right through there, mate.And so to Postecoglou’s many rhetorical elisions can be added another: the triumphant sacking. Perhaps it was only in this universe – the post-truth universe – that such a feat was even conceivable. Along with the Europa League trophy he so stunningly spirited to north London, this may turn out to be the defining legacy of the Postecoglou interregnum. The...

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3 h. ago Man arrested and charged after storming the stage at a Katy Perry concert

Footage circulated online captured the moment that Johnson Wen – known online as Pyjama Man – invaded the stage before being escorted off

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3 h. ago British tourist condemns Benidorm hotel because the 'entertainment was all Spanish' and 'the Spanish are loud are rude' in damning review

A furious British holidaymaker condemned a Benidorm hotel because of its 'loud and rude' Spanish guests and for not offering entertainment in English. 

Society

3 h. ago ‘It’s just daily life’: Kyiv residents get used to overnight Russian drone attacks

Bars and restaurants are full but every night brings fear for those who live near factories and industrial estatesIt only occurred to Iryna Yakymehuk to make use of the local bomb shelter after the Shaheed kamikaze drone struck her nextdoor neighbour’s fifth-floor flat at 2am on Tuesday, taking a messy bite out of the bedroom.The 22-year-old had returned to her home in Kyiv’s Obolon district from the underwear shop where she works as an assistant at about 9pm. She ate macaroni while swiping through some funny TikTok videos before getting into bed at 11pm. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Five quiet English beaches with breathtaking natural beauty and no crowds

There are hidden shores across England that offer calm, space, and stunning coastal landscape without throngs of people

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3 h. ago EU to target Nord Stream and Russian oil cap in new sanctions

European Commission presented 18th series of measures against Moscow on Tuesday

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3 h. ago Dean Huijsen admits ‘I don’t care’ about being Real Madrid’s most expensive defender

New signing says Spanish giants are ‘club of my life’Huijsen feels he is good fit for Xabi Alonso’s style of play“I don’t care,” Dean Huijsen said and there was a shrug to go with his answer. The former Bournemouth player had just become the most expensive defender in Real Madrid’s history for £50m, but while the 20-year-old talked about “living a dream” on the day he was presented at their Valdebebas training ground, the price didn’t seem to bother him much. Not least because nothing did. “I’m quite calm,” he said. “I am me and I am going to live my life and I do what I like most.”“Madrid is the club of my life, I think,” Huijsen had said when he stepped on to the stage in the basketball arena, tapped the mic and asked: “Can you hear me?” The son of Dutch footballer Donny Huijsen, who was sitting in the front row with Huijsen’s mother Mascha Wijsmuller. The family moved to southern Spain when Dean was five and it was Málaga he was mad about as a boy, although he said here that Serg...

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3 h. ago Dean Huijsen shrugs off pressure of being Real Madrid’s most expensive defender

New signing says Spanish giants are ‘club of my life’Huijsen feels he is good fit for Xabi Alonso’s style of play“I don’t care,” Dean Huijsen said and there was a shrug to go with his answer. The former Bournemouth player had just become the most expensive defender in Real Madrid’s history for £50m, but while the 20-year-old talked about “living a dream” on the day he was presented at their Valdebebas training ground, the price didn’t seem to bother him much. Not least because nothing did. “I’m quite calm,” he said. “I am me and I am going to live my life and I do what I like most.”“Madrid is the club of my life, I think,” Huijsen had said when he stepped on to the stage in the basketball arena, tapped the mic and asked: “Can you hear me?” The son of Dutch footballer Donny Huijsen, who was sitting in the front row with Huijsen’s mother Mascha Wijsmuller. The family moved to southern Spain when Dean was five and it was Málaga he was mad about as a boy, although he said here that Serg...

Events

4 h. ago Cathedral described as ‘the soul of all Ukraine’ damaged in Russian attack

This is the first time since the start of the war that the cathedral has been damaged

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4 h. ago Chelsea cool interest in Mike Maignan and make £42m bid for Jamie Gittens

Milan want €25m for keeper who is free agent next yearBlues make second offer for Dortmund’s English winger Chelsea have cooled their interest in Mike Maignan after failing to agree a fee with Milan for the goalkeeper before the Club World Cup but have made a new £42m bid for Borussia Dortmund winger Jamie Gittens.Chelsea commenced talks with Milan after being presented with an opportunity to sign Maignan. The France international has a year left on his deal and has indicated that he wants to join Chelsea. Continue reading...

Economics

4 h. ago From Hadestown to Hercules: ancient myths are the gods’ gift to musicals

Newly arrived in the West End, Disney’s demigod is the latest mythological A-lister to knock out showtunes. Why are deities such as Hermes and the ‘half-blood’ Percy Jackson having a moment in musical theatre?Ancient Greek dramas have long thrived on the West End stage. In recent times: Sophie Okonedo’s electrifying Medea, Brie Larson’s high-wire Elektra and Mark Strong’s smoothly political Oedipus. But the likes of Hades and Eurydice are less often found belting out big numbers alongside a dancing ensemble. Until now, it would seem. Mythological musicals are on the rise: Disney’s Hercules opens this month and Anaïs Mitchell’s Hadestown is in its second year at the Lyric while The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical is going on tour this summer.“Greek theatre has influenced every facet of our lives, from athletics to religion,” says Cedric Neal, who plays Hermes in Hadestown. “What better than for it to be translated to the stage with music, choreography and dance?” Neal has...

Politics

4 h. ago The underwater bomb robot fighting Putin's saboteurs: British defence experts develop sub to blast Russian targets threatening undersea cables and energy pipelines

Video footage shows the robot, which has been adapted by British defence experts from a commercially available remotely operated vehicle (ROV), approaching and blasting a simulated target.

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