47 m. ago Calmness amid Celtic penalty drama and Aberdeen smash and grab is why unruffled Don Robertson is best we have

Record Sport's resident former ref Des Roache couldn't have been more impressed with the Hampden officials over 120 minutes

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82 m. ago Reservoir shrinks to reveal sunken bridge flooded centuries ago

The dry spell has revealed the bridge which is usually submerged in water at Llwyn-on reservoir

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90 m. ago England vs Zimbabwe: Harry Brook takes stunning catch as Shoaib Bashir stars in three

Sensational slip grab provides highlight as Bashir takes career-best six for 81 to wrap up emphatic Trent Bridge triumph

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2 h. ago Northampton heartbreak as Penaud inspires Bordeaux to Champions Cup glory

Final: Northampton 20-28 Bordeaux BèglesFrench side claim their first Champions Cup titleBeneath the roof of Welsh rugby’s noisiest cathedral here was a game to raise anybody’s blood pressure. There have been some extraordinary finals in this tournament but none as breathless or frenetic for such long periods. This was rugby on fast forward, a blink-and-you-miss-it thriller that finally ended with Bordeaux winning the first Champions Cup title in their history.They just about deserved their special vintage but what a contest. Northampton, reduced to 13 players at one stage with two men in the sin-bin, were heroically brave and insanely committed. Every single Saint refused to bend the knee despite a worsening casualty list and collectively played a full part in a final that rocked and rolled from start to finish. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago The Greater Manchester town centre criminals are avoiding because it is 'flaming'

'That's the highest praise we can get, from someone like that'

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3 h. ago Shoaib Bashir stars for England in perfect start to Test summer against Zimbabwe

England triumphed by an innings and 45 runs at Trent Bridge with a day to spare as Bashir took six wickets in the second innings

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3 h. ago Remote Wyoming vacation lodge emerges as haven for US ‘dissident’ right

Wagon Box Inn, founded by Paul McNiel, attracts figures with ambitions to push politics and culture rightwardsA vacation lodge known as the Wagon Box Inn in the tiny town of Story, Wyoming, has emerged as an unlikely hub of rightwing ambitions to reorient US politics and culture.Events held there since it opened, and others planned for this spring, have brought together figures from the so-called “dissident right”, political figures backed by reactionary currents in Silicon Valley, and proponents of the “network state” movement. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Record number of Americans are seeking residency in UK, according to Home Office

Nearly 2,000 applications for British citizenship submitted since since January, when Donald Trump took officeDuring the 12 months leading up to March, more than 6,000 US citizens have applied to either become British subjects or to live and work in the country indefinitely – the highest number since comparable records began in 2004, according to data released on Thursday by the UK’s Home Office.Over the period, 6,618 Americans applied for British citizenship – with more than 1,900 of the applications received between January and March, most of which has been during the beginning of Donald Trump’s second US presidency. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Record number of Americans seeking UK residency, says Home Office

Nearly 2,000 applications for British citizenship submitted since January, when Donald Trump took officeDuring the 12 months leading up to March, more than 6,000 US citizens have applied to either become British subjects or to live and work in the country indefinitely – the highest number since comparable records began in 2004, according to data released on Thursday by the UK’s Home Office.Over the period, 6,618 Americans applied for British citizenship – with more than 1,900 of the applications received between January and March, most of which has been during the beginning of Donald Trump’s second US presidency. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Israel may change tack to allow aid groups in Gaza to stay in charge of non

Israel appears to be changing tack as pressure mounts to get more aid into Gaza, and may let aid groups operating in the battered enclave take charge of non-food assistance

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6 h. ago Holiday home hell as rotting corpses with 'signs of violence' found on island Jay Slater died

The incident took place in a tourist hotspot, and local police have launched a murder investigation after 'a violent incident' was deemed to have taken place in the sunny town.

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6 h. ago The small coastal village that became one of UK’s most popular seaside resorts

Porthcawl gained Royal Assent in 1825 and was transformed from a coal dock into a seaside destination bringing visitors into the town since Victorian times

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7 h. ago Stay at home! Picturesque Polish city's authorities tell residents to avoid leaving the house before thousands of Chelsea fans flood in for their European final next week

More than 70,000 supporters are expected to descend on the city in the coming days, as Chelsea take on Real Betis on Wednesday at the 42,000 capacity Wroclaw Stadium.

Sport

7 h. ago Critics say the movement to defund the police failed. But Austin and Seattle are seeing progress

The rallying cry from 2020 Black Lives Matter protests pushed some US cities to divert money towards housing and community servicesAfter George Floyd’s murder by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020, protesters who swarmed the streets across the US shouted the refrain: “Defund the police.” An idea that was once viewed as radical – to redirect money from law enforcement to other city departments and social services – became a rallying cry overnight.As a result of continued pressure, dozens of jurisdictions throughout the nation promised to reduce their police budgets. While most of them backtracked and increased law enforcement funding in the next year or two, several cities changed policies or added new public safety and homeless services departments. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Major landline outage in Greater Manchester: Residents in these areas cannot call 999 from landlines, warns fire service

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service has issued a warning of 999 landline outages

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8 h. ago Spring in the UK has been so dry and warm. Will the good weather return?

An area of high pressure known as a ‘blocking’ weather system is the culprit

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8 h. ago ‘I like making people do a double take’: Darren Soh’s best phone picture

By rotating the picture 180 degrees, the photographer produced an abstract image of the Potong Pasir housing estate in SingaporeOne morning, Darren Soh drove to the Potong Pasir housing estate in Singapore to take some photos. His initial focus was on the buildings themselves: the government-built blocks, dating from 1984, are characterised by their ski slope-style roofs.“We only get two kinds of weather in Singapore – rainy and overcast, or sunny and warm,” Soh says. “This day was in the latter category. The puddle wasn’t made from rainwater, but a jet-wash machine. A community basketball court was being cleaned. As an architecture photographer, I usually make images with correct perspective, but on this occasion I wanted to see if I could create something more abstract.” Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Billy Joel admits he has been forgetting song lyrics for at least a decade as star, 76, reveals brain disorder diagnosis and cancels all concerts

The Piano Man singer, 76, took to Instagram on Friday to share that he has been diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH).

Science

9 h. ago Russell Mael: ‘Describe myself in three words? One handsome dude’

The Sparks singer on shoplifting red liquorice as a child, a head-to-head with Godzilla, and underselling his life storyBorn in California, Russell Mael, 76, and his brother, Ron, first recorded under the names the Urban Renewal Project and Halfnelson, before becoming Sparks in 1972. Two years later, they relocated to London and had a hit with their song This Town Ain’t Big Enough for Both of Us. More recently, they composed a radio opera, The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman, collaborated with Franz Ferdinand in supergroup FFS, and released a film, Annette, which won five César awards in 2022. Their 28th studio album is Mad! and their tour comes to the UK in June. Mael lives in California.What was your most embarrassing moment? Signing away the rights to my life story to a major motion-picture company for a sum that I have since been told was way below the market rate. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Normal pressure hydrocephalus explained as Billy Joel cancels tour dates following diagnosis

What is normal pressure hydrocephalus? The rare brain disorder affecting Billy Joel - and its symptoms, prognosis and treatment

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