46 m. ago Agony for Finn Russell after missed kick hands England win over Scotland

England 16-15 ScotlandRussell puts conversion wide after Van der Merwe tryAt long last England have shaken off their Calcutta Cup blues. Never in the previous 153 years of this fixture had Scotland managed five successive wins over the auld enemy and another tartan triumph really would have had them dancing in the streets of Galashiels in Bill McLaren’s memory. This was a desperately tight old battle, though, with a second gripping home victory in consecutive games only secured right at the death.In the end it all hinged on whether Finn Russell could land the angled conversion following Duhan van der Merwe’s 79th-minute try. Up went the ball, end over end, and for the first half of its flight it seemed Scotland might be celebrating once more. Agonisingly for the visitors, though, it then curved just wide of the left-hand upright to leave England, to their immense relief, still alive in the title race. Continue reading...

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60 m. ago The moment I knew: I thought I was too cool for love. My rock idol knew better | Trent Dalton

Trent Dalton had a crush on his sophisticated colleague Fiona. The lead singer of his favourite band helped him find the words to tell herFind more stories from The moment I knew series hereOn 10 January 2000 I started my first job in journalism at the Brisbane News. I was 20 years old, a starry-eyed rube from suburban Bracken Ridge who didn’t even know what a flat white was.On my first day my editor had the rest of the journos join us at a cafe to welcome me to the team. That’s when I met Fiona. Fi. She’d been out on assignment and arrived late; the only seat left was right next to me. She was so natural and warm in the way she chatted with me. What was just polite small talk felt to me like an enormous show of generosity; like a light shining on me. She also reminded me of my childhood screen crush Toni Pearen. I was instantly taken with her. Continue reading...

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60 m. ago Dope Girls cast in full from Mare of Easttown to Little Women stars

New BBC drama Dope Girls brings the imagined Soho streets of 1918 vividly to life - but who is in the cast?

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69 m. ago Graham Potter hails West Ham teenager Ollie Scarles after ‘amazing’ display in Arsenal win

Teenager excelled on his first Premier League start at Emirates Stadium

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80 m. ago Next shoppers rush to buy 'go with any outfit' boots reduced to £23 in clearance sale

"I didn't want a boot with a high heel so these are just right. They were very reasonably priced and they fit me perfectly. I like the colour so they go with any outfit"

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82 m. ago Germany’s best defence against the AfD is for mainstream parties to offer hope

Editorial: The spectre of the anti-immigration right that is haunting Europe can be banished and parties occupying the centre-ground know what they have to do

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93 m. ago Rampaging knifeman kills one and leaves police officers seriously injured in France horror

A police officer has died and four more have been injured after an armed man, who was heard yelling Allahu Akbhar, attacked several people at a market in Mulhouse, France this afternoon.  

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1 hour ago The heartbreaking reason Simon Cowell missed Britain's Got Talent auditions after pausing filming

Simon will be joined by his fellow judges Amanda Holden, Alisha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli this weekend

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1 hour ago Rachel Reeves wants ‘right balance’ in changes to cash Isa deposit limits

The Chancellor is reportedly mulling over a reduction

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1 hour ago FIA condemn ‘tribalist’ booing of Verstappen and Horner at launch

Red Bull duo jeered at season launch in London this weekFIA: ‘It was disappointing to hear the crowd’s reaction’Formula One’s rulers have condemned the “tribalist” booing of Max Verstappen and Christian Horner at the sport’s season launch in London.Both world champion Verstappen and his Red Bull team boss Horner were subjected to jeers by some of the 15,000 fans inside the O2 Arena earlier this week. The FIA was also targeted with boos, and on Saturday the sporting federation moved to stand up for the pair. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Philippe Clement tells raging Rangers fans 'I'm sorry' as shocked pundit hears clue he WON'T survive this one

It was another hammer blow for the boss as Ibrox turned toxic after a 2-0 defeat to St Mirren

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2 h. ago Police appeal after van driver flees scene of tram crash that left girl dead

The collision occurred at 9.56am on Saturday between a van and a tram in Manchester City Centre on Mosley Street.

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2 h. ago What channel is St Johnstone vs Hearts? Live stream, TV, ref, VAR and team news as relegation battle heats up

A string of strong showings have seen Hearts claw themselves away from danger - but Saints need more wins quickly to avoid being cut adrift

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2 h. ago Biohacker Bryan Johnson reveals disgusting effect on his body when he has an ultraprocessed cheat meal

Controversial biohacker Bryan Johnson, who wants to break the 120-year ceiling of human life expectancy, revealed to DailyMail.com the last time he had a cheat meal and how it made him feel.

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2 h. ago Police officer who removed burglar's tag so they could meet up for sex is jailed

Natasha Conneely, 31, who was part of the offender management unit at Bedfordshire Police, removed the burglar's tag in April so he could visit her house without being tracked.

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2 h. ago Manchester police launch urgent manhunt for van driver after girl, 3, dies in horror tram crash

Greater Manchester Police is looking for the driver of a van that collided with a tram this morning. A three-year-old sadly died from her injuries after the crash

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2 h. ago Marks and Spencer's £29 jeans in 5 colours are so comfortable, shoppers 'don't hesitate' to buy multiple pairs

"I’m not usually a fan of trousers or jeans, but wanted to try the new wide leg jeans that all the go right now. These jeans however are the most comfortable jeans ever, so much so I bought two pairs"

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2 h. ago Elon Musk's 'baby mama' Ashley St. Clair shows rare delivery room photo of newborn baby

Elon Musk's 'baby mama' Ashley St. Clair shared a rare delivery room photo of her and her newborn son that she sent to the billionaire in new court filings as their custody battle begins.

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2 h. ago Van driver fled the scene after tragic Metrolink crash that killed 3

A girl, 3, died after the van crashed into a tram and mounted the pavement

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2 h. ago ‘Revenge porn’ abusers allowed to keep devices with explicit images

Prosecutors in England and Wales are failing to obtain orders requiring the deletion of intimate content shared without consent, analysis revealsPerpetrators of “revenge porn” offences are being allowed to keep explicit images of their victims on their devices, after a failure by prosecutors to obtain orders requiring their deletion.An Observer analysis of court records in intimate image abuse cases has found that orders for the offenders to give up their devices and delete photos and videos are rarely being made. Of 98 cases concluded in the magistrates courts in England and Wales in the past six months, just three resulted in a deprivation order. Continue reading...

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