79 m. ago East Kilbride YM boss keeps cool despite 'five yards onside' strike being ruled out

Graeme Robertson saw his side denied a victory by the officials

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8 h. ago China sends horror WW3 threat of nuclear strike hitting in 20 minutes

Victor Gao, Vice President of the Centre for China and Globalisation, warned of "devastating consequences" should China come under attack and boasted of a long-range missile that can hit in minutes

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11 h. ago Huge fireball erupts as Russian attack ‘hits oil depot’ in Ukraine’s Chernihiv region

A Russian drone attack struck an oil depot in Ukraine's Chernihiv region on Wednesday morning (October 8), local governor Vyacheslav Chaus said in a statement posted on Facebook.

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14 h. ago Michael J. Fox declares he still has 'a lot left to do' as he comes out of retirement amid Parkinson's battle

Michael J. Fox isn't letting his decades-long battle with Parkinson's disease slow him down from achieving his professional or personal ambitions.

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15 h. ago Chelsea and Arsenal get clear £78m message from Juventus as agent's meeting emerges

Juventus have no intention of selling Kenan Yildiz amid reported interest from Arsenal and Chelsea, with the Premier League duo both linked with the Turkey international

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16 h. ago ‘AI is here to stay and change things’: Mad Max director George Miller on why he is taking part in an AI film festival

The director believes AI has made film-making ‘way more egalitarian’ – and is set to lead the judges at Omni AI film festival in AustraliaThere’s no arguing the use of artificial intelligence in film-making is getting a bad rap. Last week’s unveiling of Hollywood’s first AI “actress”, Tilly Norwood, generated howls of protest from actors’ unions across the UK and US, where the industry is still reeling from last year’s 118-day strike over, among other issues, the threat of AI.And earlier this week, Australia’s Productivity Commission was pilloried by Liberals and Greens alike for failing to recognise the dire impact AI may have on the country’s creative industries. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Teachers in strike ballot over lack of action to reduce ‘crippling’ workload

The EIS trade union has called on ministers and councils to ‘at long last agree’ a way forward on cutting classroom time for teachers.

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17 h. ago Stamp duty, tractor tax and doctors’ strikes: Key takeaways from Badenoch’s Tory conference speech

The Independent looks at the key policies announced in Kemi Badenoch’s conference speech

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18 h. ago Paraglider bomb attack by Myanmar military kills at least 20 at protest

Dozens more injured by night strike on anti-government demonstration held during national holidayAt least 20 people were killed and dozens more were injured in central Myanmar after the military launched a paraglider bomb attack during an anti-government protest on Monday night.The attack hit Chaung U, in Sagaing region, twice during a national holiday. Myanmar has been engulfed in armed conflict since the military seized power in 2021 and the town has been a key battleground in the war. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Manchester United pair face January transfer decision with reality clear amid brutal reminder

Manchester United transfer latest as Joshua Zirkzee and Altay Bayindir face potential January transfer window decisions to save World Cup ambitions

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20 h. ago Russian strike seriously damages Ukrainian power plant as winter approaches, officials say

Ukrainian authorities say a Russian strike has seriously damaged one of Ukraine’s thermal power plants in an overnight attack, as Moscow pursued its campaign to deny Ukrainians heat, light and running water as winter approaches

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23 h. ago Nolberto Solano: ‘I would like to play like Klopp but you need to be realistic’

The former Newcastle and Peru winger became Pakistan’s head coach in July and he tells Tusdiq Din he enjoys the challenge of making the team more competitiveNolberto Solano has become accustomed to firsts. He was the first Peruvian to feature in the Premier League after he joined Newcastle in 1998, and the first to play in an FA Cup final the following year. In April 2001 he became the first Premier League player to be sent off by Mike Dean. Now, in the latest stop on a peripatetic coaching journey, the 50-year-old is hoping to lead Pakistan’s men to their first Asian Cup.After taking the lesser trodden path from Lima to Lahore, Solano faces crucial back-to-back qualifiers for the 2027 tournament against Afghanistan, beginning at home on Thursday. Then, in November and March, come visits from Syria and Myanmar, who won the reverse fixtures. Solano, who replaced the Englishman Stephen Constantine as Pakistan’s head coach in July, is clear on his ambitions. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago WW3 fears as Russia threatens to strike 14 UK locations to panic Britain

A senior ally of Vladimir Putin has warned that Europeans should 'cr** themselves with fear' as the threat of World War Three looms after Russia threatened to strike various parts of the UK

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36 h. ago Kia Joorabchian’s £3.78m ‘early strike’ for colt shows big bloodstock ambition

Amo Racing founder beats Coolmore to Lot 15 by FrankelFootball agent aims to compete with richest operationsThe first seven-figure buy arrived within an hour on the opening day of the elite Book 1 sale at Tattersalls auction, and so too an early contender for the most tongue-in-cheek remark of the week. “An early strike,” said Kia Joorabchian, football super-agent and founder of the Amo Racing operation, after splashing 3.6m gns (£3.78m) on Lot 15, a bay colt by Frankel. “Hopefully, no more.”Joorabchian left last year’s Book 1 around £25m lighter in his wallet, but with 25 new yearling recruits as additional ammo for Amo. He has made no secret of his ambition to buy in at the top table of global Flat racing, and challenge the old money of John Magnier’s Coolmore Stud operation and the sovereign wealth of Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin, so he was never likely to stop at a single purchase this time around. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Kia Joorabchian secures score draw in auction bidding war with Sheikh Mohammed

The ambitious principal of Amo Racing secured the second most expensive yearling at the Tattersalls sale but lost out on the top lot to the Dubai ruler

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38 h. ago England edge past Bangladesh by four wickets: Women’s Cricket World Cup – live

Over-by-over news, play in Guwahati from 10.30am BST Get The Spin, our cricket newsletter | And email RobBell bounces back. Jhelik tries to force things against the quick after a couple of dots, coming down the pitch, but her loft down the ground is miscued to Sophia Dunkley at mid-off. England are up and running.4th over: Bangladesh 23-0 (Jhelik 4, Supta 17) Smith gets a closer look at Jhelik, who hasn’t had much of the strike. The left-armer sends down another over with little drama, conceding a couple. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago Sam Allardyce declares Scotland coaching ambition but tells Steve Clarke one thing he would never do

The veteran boss has been out of work since leaving Leeds United two and a half years ago

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40 h. ago Make our schools safe: Tories will have 'zero tolerance' one strike policy on knife crime

Laura Trott said the party would take a 'zero-tolerance' approach to anyone caught with a blade in lessons to ensure other children who don't carry them.

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40 h. ago England chasing 179 to beat Bangladesh: Women’s Cricket World Cup – live

Over-by-over news, play in Guwahati from 10.30am BST Get The Spin, our cricket newsletter | And email RobBell bounces back. Jhelik tries to force things against the quick after a couple of dots, coming down the pitch, but her loft down the ground is miscued to Sophia Dunkley at mid-off. England are up and running.4th over: Bangladesh 23-0 (Jhelik 4, Supta 17) Smith gets a closer look at Jhelik, who hasn’t had much of the strike. The left-armer sends down another over with little drama, conceding a couple. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Our Lucas, 21, died just days after we put his symptoms down to freshers’ flu – don’t make our mistake

LUCAS Martin died just a few days after he began feeling unwell with what his family assumed was 'freshers' flu'. The 21-year-old developed a bad headache and fever in September 2023. His family put down these symptoms to 'fresher's flu', a term used to describe a host of illnesses that strike down students during the...

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