2 h. ago Newcastle boss Eddie Howe hails ‘massive win’ at West Ham ahead of cup final

Bruno Guimaraes stuck out a leg to turn home Harvey Barnes’ cross in the 63rd minute for the game’s only goal.

Events

6 h. ago Severe delays after M6 crash in Lancashire with some drivers stuck for more than five hours

A HGV smashed into the central reservation, causing a major diesel spillage - with the motorway expected to remain closed for the rest of the day

Events

10 h. ago Ham, mozzarella and orange?! Australia invents a new topping to enrage the pizza purists

Remember when a few chunks of pineapple were enough to cause outrage? This latest offering puts even chicken tikka masala or pumpkin and hummus pizza in the shadeName: Orange pizza.Age: First mentions come in 314BC and AD997 respectively. The combination, however, is a product of our own dark age. Continue reading...

Politics

13 h. ago Farcical failures for Bundesliga big boys underline European pressures | Andy Brassell

Bayern Munich were shocked at home by Bochum, but they still strengthened their hand after Leverkusen lost againAfter all the big moments, the daring comebacks, the thrilling crescendos, it felt like they had finally run out of road. Having both been substituted, Florian Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong sat on the visitors’ bench at the Allianz Arena as time ticked down, a seat apart, both yelling, maybe at each other, maybe just into the ether. Finally Wirtz covered his face with his hands.Of all the images of last week’s all-German Champions League last-16 match between Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen, this was the one that stuck. Frustration is to be expected, particularly in the dying embers of a bad defeat against a domestic and European rival, but this was something that we have rarely seen from Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen. Setbacks happen, but he and his players have always maintained their poise, knowing that their path is the right one and that an answer is coming. This time? May...

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14 h. ago Motta’s painful Gasperini reunion leaves him gasping for air at Juventus | Nicky Bandini

After Motta expresses gratitude to his former manager, Atalanta’s 4-0 win may end his plans for a second seasonThiago Motta has never been shy with his gratitude towards Gian Piero Gasperini. He cites the Atalanta manager extensively in the thesis he submitted while studying for his Uefa Pro coaching licence at Coverciano, describing how the season he spent playing under Gasperini at Genoa reshaped his approach to the game.He offered thanks again on Saturday, recalling how he had arrived in Italy in a delicate moment of his career – seeking a way back from successive knee injuries at Barcelona and Atlético Madrid. “I’d just started training again and Gasperini asked me if I could play,” said Motta. “I said yes, and he said: ‘OK, I’ll bring you tomorrow and maybe you’ll play 10 minutes.’ Then he stuck me on in the first half when [Omar] Milanetto got hurt. Continue reading...

Society

14 h. ago My best friends look better than me. I feel betrayed by their tweaks

It all started at a reunion of my old university friends - all blow-dried hair, pouty smiles, deadpan stares and frozen foreheads, not to mention skin as smooth as a baby's bottom - on women in their early 60s.

Politics

15 h. ago 'Do not eat' order issued as common seasoning is urgently recalled over fears of deadly allergic reactions

Shoppers have been told to return the seasoning, after a batch was found to contain peanuts, despite no mention of the allergen on the labels.

Events

16 h. ago We are stuck. Declining. And spiraling. We need a breakthrough | Amana Fontanella

We live in dark, depressing and – frankly – terrifying times. Will technology push us over the edge or help us exit our many crises?Today we live in an era defined by crisis. Indeed, we are facing multiple overlapping threats at once: from accelerating climate breakdown to the rise of authoritarianism across the world, we are in a situation that the historian Adam Tooze calls “polycrisis”. It is no wonder that hope is scarce, pessimism is high and despair is pervasive. As one meme that captures the grim, morbid mood of our age reads: “My retirement plan is civilisational collapse.”But not everyone shares this gloomy outlook. On the extreme other end of public sentiment sit Silicon Valley billionaires: they are some of the most optimistic people on earth. Of course, it’s easy to be optimistic when you are sitting on enough money to sway national politics. And yet, the source of their optimism isn’t simply money. It is also a deep-seated faith in unfettered technological advances. Con...

Politics

17 h. ago Tesco urgently recalls £1 seasoning over fears it could make people sick

The supermarket has pulled certain batches of the seasoning in Ireland as some jars contain peanut, which is not mentioned on the label

Economics

17 h. ago DO NOT EAT: Urgent warning issued as seasoning is pulled from shelves at major supermarket

Shoppers have been told to return the seasoning, after a batch was found to contain peanuts, despite no mention of the allergen on the labels.

Events

18 h. ago China’s retaliatory tariffs on US farm goods kick in, as trade war escalates – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsChina’s stock markets have dropped today, as the double-whammy of trade war fears and deflation weighed on investors.The CSI 300 index dropped by 0.4%, while in Hong Kong the Hang Seng index slid by 1.8%.The week starts on a sharp negative note for the Chinese stocks, as the latest inflation update showed that consumer prices in China fell the most in more than a year .Overall, the week is expected to bring more tariffs the Chinese tariffs on US agricultural and some Canadian products will start today, while the US steel and aluminium tariffs will be live from Wednesday.Monday kicks off with the same old deflationary drumbeat as China’s consumer inflation took a deeper dive than expected, slipping below zero for the first time in over a year. The data only reinforces what’s been clear for months—deflationary pressures remain firmly entrenched in the world’s second-largest economy.The property sector remains stuck in the mud, ...

Economics

27 h. ago Toddler left stuck in Mexico hospital suffers 'setback' after holiday nightmare

Sienna-Rose, 19 months, is recovering in a hospital in Mexico after she had a brain haemorrhage during a dream family trip, and now struggles to lift her head from her pillow

Politics

31 h. ago Why a stranded Dutch cargo ship crew is getting sweets from British locals

The H&S Wisdom ran aground on 2 March - and is unlikely to move until the end of this month

Transport

35 h. ago ‘Nothing is off the table’ on EU defence funding, says Ursula von der Leyen

Commission president says ‘something fundamental’ has shifted and democracy and rule of law are under threat“Nothing is off the table” when it comes to raising money for defence, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has said, as she warned European values such as democracy and the rule of law were under threat in a increasingly “transactional” world.Without mentioning Donald Trump by name, the head of the EU executive told reporters there was a new sense of urgency in the geopolitical sphere and that “something fundamental” had shifted since she began her second term in office on 1 December, nearly 100 days ago. Continue reading...

Politics

36 h. ago Urgent recall notice issued for popular Tesco seasoning over fears it is unsafe for peanut allergy sufferers

Shoppers have been told to return the seasoning, after a batch was found to contain peanuts, despite no mention of the allergen on the labels.

Politics

37 h. ago Flamboyance, creativity, club culture – and no smart phones: why the 1980s are all the rage again

A series of major exhibitions focusing on the era has unleashed a wave of nostalgia for those who were there and curiosity from the young who envy its freedomIn the future everyone will blame the eighties for all societal ills, in the same way that people have previously blamed the sixties,” Peter York, the quintessential observer of 1980s’ style and cultural trends, said recently. He was referring to what he called the “big bangs” of monetarism, deregulation and libertarianism which “have been working their way through the culture ever since”.Curiously, he did not mention one of the eighties’ equally enduring, but more positive “big bangs” – the “style culture”, which began in that much-maligned decade and continues to echo through contemporary culture in an altogether less malign way. It is currently being celebrated in three exhibitions across London. Continue reading...

Politics

53 h. ago London Gamble named to Big Sky Conference honorable mention team for Northern Colorado women’s basketball

London Gamble named to Big Sky Conference honorable mention team for Northern Colorado women’s basketball  Greeley Tribune

Politics

56 h. ago Toddler left stuck in Mexico hospital after dream holiday turned into 'nightmare'

Tiny 19-month-old Sienna-Rose suddenly collapsed on holiday and had to have life-saving surgery just hours later - her parents are now facing an agonising wait in hospital

Politics

61 h. ago Excessive mortgage lending rules leave London tenants stuck in the rental trap

The ability for renters to borrow a higher amount than the normal 4.5x income would be hugely beneficial,

Politics

63 h. ago Drivers can get £5 free fuel at any petrol station with little

Filling up your car can be an expensive affair, not to mention with the petrol prices still high. But, there is a way you can save £5 on your fuel bill - here's how

Economics