52 m. ago Real Madrid deny they considered Copa del Rey final boycott over referee

Real Madrid refuse to turn up for pre-match eventsClub had previously demanded action from RFEFReal Madrid have denied that they ever considered refusing to play the Copa del Rey final against Barcelona after they boycotted the pre-match activities, prompting uncertainty that the game would go ahead. A statement from Madrid finally confirmed that they would play after 10pm on Friday night, just 24 hours ahead of kick-off.A previous statement from Madrid had demanded that the Spanish football federation (RFEF) take action after comments made by the referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea in the buildup to the game. That came after Madrid had refused to show up for the pre-match press conference, training session or the managers’ photocall at the Cartuja Stadium in Seville. Amid reports from media close to the club that they were contemplating refusing to play the match, Madrid finally confirmed their participation late on Friday night. Continue reading...

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65 m. ago Jurors can see video of Sean 'Diddy' Combs beating Cassie at hotel in 2016, judge rules

A judge says prosecutors at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ upcoming federal sex trafficking trial can show jurors video of the hip-hop mogul hitting and kicking one of his accusers in a Los Angeles hotel hallway

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90 m. ago Woman told her dad was dying drove through junction and killed someone else's father

Lucinda Collins, 40, ploughed through a junction after she heard nothing more could be done for her ill father - but took the life of 75-year-old cyclist Roger Dutton

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1 hour ago Randy Orton believes in Joe Hendry as leaked audio reveals WWE legend's emotional words after Wrestlemania clash

The Edinburgh-born TNA champion stepped up to face the 14-time world champion in Las Vegas

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1 hour ago Coronation Street Christina's sick plan for Daisy as Dom's 'identity revealed'

Coronation Street's latest episode saw Christina Boyd hint she was secretly plotting against her own daughter Daisy Midgeley, and that she might know Dom more than she's claimed

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1 hour ago Britain’s Got Talent judge Bruno Tonioli says Auzzy Blood’s act ‘not offensive’

The act concluded with the performer climbing up a rope using a metal hook in his mouth.

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2 h. ago 'Beautiful' Dunelm duvet drops to £5 in clearance sale as shoppers left 'amazed by the quality'

'So soft and feels really good. Fantastic pattern, looks so good that my daughter went out and bought the same one.'

Economics

2 h. ago Why is Yale University implicitly endorsing Israeli extremist Ben

Shabtai, a Jewish society based at Yale, hosted the extremist far-right politician convicted of supporting terrorism. Why did Yale allow this?Let me start with a statement that should be obvious: deliberately starving 2 million people – half of whom are children – is indefensible. It is not complicated, it is not a nuanced situation that requires a PhD to parse. It is not an unfortunate and unavoidable part of war. It is quite simply indefensible. I would say that it is also very much prohibited by international human rights law, but that doesn’t seem to exist any more, does it?As I write this, no food, water or medicine has been allowed into Gaza for almost two months. It is impossible to know just how bad the situation really is because Israel has imposed a media blackout on the region. However, aid organizations have said: “The Gaza Strip is now likely facing the worst humanitarian crisis in the 18 months” since the war began. Thousands of children are malnourished. Childhood mal...

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2 h. ago Emery engineering has Rashford and Aston Villa on the rise for FA Cup

Manager’s changeable lineups have pushed striker to usurp Ollie Watkins and likely lead the attack at WembleyUnai Emery keeps his Aston Villa players on their toes. Sometimes he tells his squad the lineup the day before a game, on other occasions half an hour before they depart the team hotel for the stadium on a match day. Training tends to offer some clues but of late there have been surprises. Emery, a hugely emotional character, has been known to make impulsive, snap calls. Morgan Rogers, a rare mainstay and one of Villa’s trio of undroppables, recently described how his manager’s decision‑making can feel like flip‑of-the-coin stuff.When the teamsheets are released an hour before kick-off at Wembley on Saturday, the eyeballs will jump towards the most intriguing selection dilemma: will Emery favour Marcus Rashford or Ollie Watkins? Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to federal murder charge in UnitedHealthcare case

Brian Thompson was shot outside a Manhattan hotel on December 4, 2024

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3 h. ago Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to murder of health insurance CEO after prosecutors seek death penalty

Mangione accused of murder of Brian Thompson in fatal shooting outside Manhattan hotel

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4 h. ago Parents 'furious' with school's plan to ban skirts for girls

One mum said she would never have chosen the school for her daughter if she'd have known about the trousers-only policy

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4 h. ago The Guardian view on posthumously publishing Joan Didion: goodbye to all that | Editorial

Would the legendary American writer have welcomed the publication of her therapy notes? It seems unlikelyJoan Didion entered the fray on the publication of Ernest Hemingway’s unfinished final manuscript in an essay titled Last Words in 1998: “You think something is in shape to be published or you don’t, and Hemingway didn’t,” she wrote. You believe a writer’s unpublished work is fair game after their death or you don’t, and Didion – it would seem – didn’t.Debate about the ethics of posthumous publication has been ignited once more, this time with Didion at its centre. After the writer’s death in 2021, about 150 pages were found in a file next to her desk. These were meticulous accounts of sessions with her psychiatrist, from 1999 to 2003, focused mainly on her adopted daughter Quintana, who was spiralling into alcoholism. Addressed to her husband, screenwriter John Gregory Dunne, this journal has been published under the title Notes to John. “No restrictions were put on access,...

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4 h. ago Lawmaker dad got daughter drunk in Vegas and took her to strip club for her 21st...then did unspeakable back at hotel

John Jessup, 50, a former Hancock County Commissioner and councilman in Indiana, is facing six to 15 years in prison after admitting to an unspeakable act upon his daughter in Las Vegas.

Society

5 h. ago The giant plan beside the M60 that could create 10,000 new jobs

Employment space, leisure facilities and a hotel are all earmarked

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5 h. ago Doune cricketers set to no longer be 'caught short' after toilet deal struck

Doune and Dunblane Cricket Club had faced expense and inconvenience after an arrangement to use the next-door Doune Primary's facilities was shelved - but talks have now seen the original agreement restored.

Economics

5 h. ago Fabulist George Santos weeps as he is handed staggering jail sentence for campaign fraud scandal

Former lawmaker George Santos has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his proclivity to spin webs of lies that eventually saw him steal identities and commit fraud.

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5 h. ago Disgraced lawmaker George Santos sentenced to seven years in jail for fraud and identity theft

Santos pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and wire fraud in August

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The Money Saving Club is offering readers more ways to save money with a range of new newsletters that are full of tips, deals and stories all selected by the Mirror's money-saving experts.

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5 h. ago Chris Eubank Jr makes sad admission about father ahead of Conor Benn clash

Chris Eubank Jr has opened up on how his father “showed no interest” in wanting to be part of his fight with Conor Benn.

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