4 d. ago World Snooker Championship: wide open tournament may herald new era

A record 10 Chinese players are in the main draw at the Crucible, where picking a winner is tougher than everIt has been fairly common in recent years to discuss the winds of change blowing through the World Snooker Championship. But this year, with talk of the Crucible’s future being quieter than usual, it is on the baize where a significant shift might be poised to take place.The usual suspects – for the most part – are still assembling in Sheffield for snooker’s most prestigious event. Some of them in quite imperious form, too. But whereas a case can often be made for no more than three or four players to take home the £500,000 top prize and world champion crown, this year there is a much more open field. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Winner of National Lottery's huge £10,000 a month prize has less than a week left to claim it

A National Lottery player in Kent won the top prize of £10,000 a month for the next thirty years - but has less than a week to claim it.

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8 d. ago People on State Pension of less than £106 each week could be due extra DWP payment

There are also 760,000 older people eligible for a State Pension top-up of £4,300 annual income top-up.

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8 d. ago Aidan O’Brien names his top candidates for 1,000 and 2,000 Guineas plus Derby

The Ballydoyle trainer is preparing two horses each for the Newmarket Classics while Derby favourite The Lion In Winter will wait for the Dante Stakes at York

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9 d. ago Our tiny town has been overrun by barber shops... there's going to be THIRTEEN within a six

There are already five catering for the 6,000 residents of Porth in the Rhondda Valley, on top of seven traditional hairdressing salons, all on just two streets and within a six-minute walk.

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1 week ago Martin Lewis reveals how you can still get £50,000 state pension top

Money expert Martin Lewis has shared how people can still get a state pension top-up if they were one of thousands that were locked out of securing their entitlement due to a HMRC error.

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1 week ago Nigel Farage gets his 10th job as he becomes Sky News Australia commentator

In addition to role as MP, Reform UK leader has gigs including Telegraph column and advertising gold bullionNigel Farage has got a 10th job, making £25,000 as a commentator for the Rupert Murdoch-backed Sky News Australia, with the MP telling the channel that Britain is “going downhill”.The Reform UK leader has a portfolio of gigs on top of his role as an MP, including a £280,000 job advertising gold bullion, a £4,000-a-month column for the Daily Telegraph and presenting for GB News, which has paid him more than £330,000 since July. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Grand National punter lands £61,000 with Willie Mullins bet that ‘tops the lot’

The Ladbrokes customer correctly predicted that the record-breaking trainer would send out first three Grand National finishers and they order they would come in, having staked just £48

Economics

2 w. ago Dismembered body of top London scientist found in suitcase 8,000 miles away

Dismembered body of top London scientist found in suitcase 8,000 miles away  Metro.co.uk

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2 w. ago Forecast of a week of rain adds to woes faced by victims of Myanmar quake, as death toll tops 3,500

People in Myanmar’s earthquake-stricken areas were braced for thunderstorms late Sunday, after heavy rains and winds the previous night disrupted rescue and relief operations and added to the misery of the many who lost their homes in the disaster and were forced to sleep in the open

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2 w. ago Liam Gallagher 'forks out £1,000 an hour for top celebrity lawyer' to fight ongoing love child court case

According to reports, the Oasis star, 52, has hired Judith Poller, who has earned the nickname 'Hollywood's top troubleshooter'.

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2 w. ago The £35 Amazon mattress topper with 12,000 ratings that's like 'sleeping on a cloud'

"Transformed our mattress in to a cloud. Really soft and comfortable and has improved back pain massively"

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2 w. ago Number of small boats migrants arriving in UK tops 30,000 on Keir Starmer's watch

A total of 154 people arrived on Friday in four boats - taking the total number of small boat arrivals under the Labour PM to 30,034.

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2 w. ago Channel small boat migrants top 30,000 since Labour came to power, as Tories accuse PM Sir Keir Starmer of 'betraying the British public'

There were scores of migrant arrivals in Dover this morning after UK Border Force vessels intercepted dinghies in the middle of the English Channel.

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2 w. ago Channel small boat migrants poised to top 30,000 since Labour came to power, as Tories accuse PM Sir Keir Starmer of 'betraying the British public'

There were scores of migrant arrivals in Dover this morning after UK Border Force vessels intercepted dinghies in the middle of the English Channel.

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2 w. ago Kennedy remains quiet on 10,000 jobs lost at the nation's top health department

Health secretary Robert F

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3 w. ago 'We have to go on': Bangkok pushes on with quake rescue despite 'no signs of life' – video

Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said that although no signs of life had been detected, the search for survivors in the rubble of a skyscraper that collapsed during the 7.7 magnitude Myanmar earthquake will continue as experts 'still have hope'. He added that 12 bodies have been found, but that the search for survivors is the priority.‘It’s beyond description’: Bodies pile up in mass graves as Myanmar grapples with quake tollMyanmar earthquake death toll tops 2,000, as health system ‘overwhelmed’ Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Two top Cardiff University staff claim more than £116,000 expenses

The claims have been criticised at a time when the university faces a huge deficit and is proposing to shed hundreds of jobs

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3 w. ago Signs of life detected in ruins of collapsed Bangkok skyscraper as death toll tops 2,000

Aid agencies say access to victims has been an issue given the ongoing conflict in Myanmar

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3 w. ago Myanmar earthquake death toll tops 2,000, as health system ‘overwhelmed’

WHO warns there is urgent need for care capacity, while US agency says number of dead could eventually exceed 10,000The fallout from Myanmar’s earthquake has overwhelmed parts of the healthcare system, the World Health Organization has said, as the official death toll rose to more than 2,000, with many more missing.Rescue operations faced “significant obstacles including damaged roads, collapsed bridges, unstable communications and the complexities related to civil conflict”, the WHO said in an update. Continue reading...

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