8 h. ago Welcome to Duncanville: why the road to the NBA runs through Dallas

As lottery picks and MVP candidates pile up, North Texas is emerging as one of the NBA’s most fertile talent pipelinesAnother season, another name, another kid from Dallas. At street level, the city appears to be like any other – yet it continues to produce league-shaping NBA players. The main highway through Dallas cleaves down the middle of Texas. Taking it south brings you closer to the center of the state’s basketball talent pool. The road slopes downward as the city’s cosmopolitan polish thins out, neighborhoods split cleanly from downtown by sun-baked concrete and beige. Pink, green, and blue houses sit behind chain link fences, where yards are scoured down to dirt. Auto mechanic shops line the frontage roads with open bays and hand-painted signs peeling in the sun. Farther south, the road dips again, and space opens up to the heart of the story.Welcome to Duncanville. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago James Martin names high street café with the best bacon sandwich after 'taste test'

Saturday Morning star James Martin has been 'taste testing' bacon sandwiches from four high street chains, claiming his number one bap is 'properly buttered'

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41 h. ago James Martin becomes the latest star to flee Hollywood's 'golden bachelor' club as he settles down in his 50s with a younger woman... here are the aging celebrities who have followed the well

TV chef James, 53, is going back on his word to make things official with Kim Johnson, 39, two years after they started dating, and he is far from the only one.

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54 h. ago James Martin's girlfriend Kim Johnson seemingly 'confirms' engagement after marriage U

The personal trainer, 39, has been dating the Saturday Kitchen star, 53, for two years

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58 h. ago James Martin's chaotic love life as younger girlfriend announces their engagement

TV chef, James Martin, 53, has reportedly proposed to his new personal trainer girlfriend, Kim Johnson, 39, despite saying he would never get married

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66 h. ago James Martin's stunning girlfriend Kim Johnson, 39, 'CONFIRMS' her engagement to the TV chef, 53, after he insisted he'd never get married

The personal trainer, 39, has been dating the culinary whizz, 53, for two years and they now look set to tie the knot despite him previously vowing never to get married.

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3 d. ago Box Office: ‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ opens behind ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’

James Cameron’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash” continues to dominate the North American box office, topping charts for the fifth weekend with $13.3 million in sales

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4 d. ago Kelvin Fletcher's blunt response when asked about Emmerdale 'I've moved on'

Former Emmerdale star Kelvin Fletcher has opened up about his new life on the farm and addressed speculation about returning to the ITV soap during an appearance on James Martin's Saturday Morning

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4 d. ago Kelvin Fletcher shares true feelings on Emmerdale comeback ahead of new TV series

Former Emmerdale star Kelvin Fletcher and his wife Liz appeared on James Martin's Saturday Morning when he was asked about a possible return to the ITV soap

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4 d. ago How hard can it be to run 13 miles? With help from the pub, park and peas I am finding out | Barry Glendenning

Goaded by my colleague into a half-marathon, I can’t say I’m enjoying the training but I’m slowly improving, and at least Great Ormond Street benefitsMy name is Barry and I’m a runner. As a clinically obese 52-year-old Irishman who regularly binge drinks (the NHS’s joyless definition, not my own), I would love to be able to say I took up running for health reasons but that would be a lie. Truth be told, I was railroaded into it by my Football Weekly associate Max Rushden, who publicly challenged me to run the London Landmarks Half-Marathon after I had belittled the efforts of a friend who completed it by asking: “How hard can running 13 miles be?” To cut an already short story shorter, in April I hope to plod from Whitehall, past Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament across Westminster Bridge, along Victoria Embankment and on to Trafalgar Square in the company of more than 20,000 fellow runners, most of whom should finish in front of me if they have so much as a modicum of shame.I will ...

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4 d. ago James Martin says one ingredient should be poured on bread to make 'the best' bacon sandwich

The celebrity chef says it is a 'national disgrace' when a bacon butty is made wrong, and believes one ingredient needs to be poured onto the bread

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5 d. ago Keep eggs fresh by storing them in 1 place James Martin recommends

Celebrity chef James Martin shared his crucial egg storage tip to prevent them absorbing unwanted flavours from other foods

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6 d. ago James Martin says 'never' use specific kitchen appliance for Yorkshire puddings

This Morning chef James Martin shared the secret to perfect Yorkshire puddings with a reliable recipe method that is ideal for Sunday roast dinners

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6 d. ago Street name honour for 'the architect of modern Manchester' Sir Howard Bernstein

Sir Howard Bernstein's family has issued a tribute

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6 d. ago Teen 'stabbed to death' on London high street named as two boys arrested

Maliki Sharma, 18, from Feltham was found by emergency services on Victoria Road, Feltham at around 5pm, the Met Police said

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8 d. ago Actor Marisa Abela drinks at The Bar with No Name, parties in Old Compton Street and loves caviar in Mayfair

Meals in Bocca di Lupo and proposals on Primrose Hill: the actor chats about her side of London

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9 d. ago Michelin star restaurant hailed by TV chef James Martin is handed one

'Major improvement' is required at Ynshir in Machynlleth after food inspectors voiced concerns over the 'cleanliness and condition' of facilities.

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1 week ago Manchester city centre road named UK's second most expensive street to rent in 2026

The average rent price is a staggering £12,500 per month

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1 week ago Chef says 'winter vegetable' will taste 'absolutely amazing' with £1 ingredient

ITV chef James Martin says one affordable ingredient can make all the difference to the popular winter vegetable, which can be enjoyed in a variety of ways

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1 week ago Shoppers name 3 key reasons why so many High Street store closures are happening

As River Island, Claire's and The Original Factory Shop announce closures affecting thousands of jobs, shoppers have shared three reasons for why they think so many High Street stores are closing

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