26 m. ago Joseph Parker, boxing’s Mr Nice Guy: ‘I just want to bash someone’s face in!’

Interview: Parker defends his interim heavyweight title against Fabio Wardley this weekend, having decided not to wait for the injured Oleksandr Usyk

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42 m. ago Joseph Parker will not underestimate Fabio Wardley in London showdown

Veteran Parker has put his WBO mandatory challenger tag on the line to face Wardley at the O2 Arena.

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52 m. ago Boy, 11, found 'covered in faeces' as mum 'locks him in a room' inside house of horrors

Mum Rachel Nicole Blaylock, 40, was arrested after her 11-year-old son was found weighing just 46 pounds and 'covered in faeces' - court documents said she had locked him inside his room

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68 m. ago Greater Manchester town getting its own real Christmas ice rink for the first time in decades

The town hasn't had a festive ice rink for around 20 years

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69 m. ago ITV Big Brother fans slam 'pointless' decision as they call for major change

Tensions will continue to rise tonight in the Big Brother house

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74 m. ago Boy, 16, hospitalised after brutal daylight attack by two youths in Scots street

POLICE are investigating after a teenage boy was attacked in broad daylight. The incident happened on Pentland View Park in Edinburgh on October 14. Around 3.30pm, a 16-year-old boy was approached by two other male youths who seriously assaulted him. The lad was rushed to hospital for treatment and fortunately his injuries are not believed...

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75 m. ago Father Ted creator Graham Linehan says police taking no further action over ‘anti

The Free Speech Union says it will sue the Met Police for wrongful arrest

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77 m. ago Man Utd cult hero rushed to hospital after horror collision in veterans match

Diego Forlan, who spent three-and-a-half years at Manchester United, had to be rushed to hospital after suffering three broken ribs and a partially collapsed lung during an over-40s match

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83 m. ago Horror injuries of Lola Daviet, 12, ‘raped & strangled by female migrant’ revealed as court hears scale of girl’s terror

A TRAGIC 12-year-old "undoubtedly suffered" during a brutal assault that saw her "raped and strangled" by a female migrant, a court heard. Algerian migrant Dahbia Benkired, now aged 27, is accused of murdering 12-year-old Lola Daviet in a case that shocked France three years ago. A court has now been told the harrowing details of poor Lola's...

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88 m. ago Donald Trump and Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese sign rare earth minerals deal – US politics live

US president says ‘we’re here to talk about trade, submarines, lots of military equipment’ as Albanese says deal is ‘$8.5bn pipeline’ to supply rare earths to USThe Senate will vote, for the 11th time, on a House-passed funding bill that would reopen the government at 5.30pm today.As the government shutdown enters its 20th day, there is little end in sight. The lower chamber is still out of session, as both parties continue to trade barbs over the lapse in funding. Continue reading...

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92 m. ago Ronald Araújo ignites Barcelona’s comeback spirit before El Clásico | Sid Lowe

Injury-hit and under pressure, Hansi Flick turned to defender turned makeshift striker to take them top of La Liga“I told my teammates: ‘If I go on, I’ll score,’ and everybody laughed,” Ronald Araújo said but they weren’t laughing now. Actually, wait, no: they were laughing now. Laughing and shouting and swearing and scrambling to escape the bench, like someone had set fire to it. Someone like him: 6ft 3in and 15 stone of Uruguayan beef, tearing off his top and leaping over the boards advertising Kicking My Feet, fists thudding at his bare chest while Barcelona’s players chased him, Frenkie de Jong leapt on for a ride, and over on the far side of Montjuic the manager who wasn’t supposed to be there let rip. “It’s football, it’s emotion,” Hansi Flick said.When it’s like this especially. On a weekend when the first 15 seconds of every game weren’t played at all and weren’t always broadcast either – La Liga distracting everyone from the 22-man standstill protests over their unilateral ...

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2 h. ago Teacher left with severe brain injury after driver failed to 'properly look'

A court heard how the 'incredibly fit, able, and healthy cyclist in the prime of his life' now lives in uncertainty over whether he will ever fully recover

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2 h. ago Graham Linehan says he faces ‘no further action’ after arrest over trans posts

The writer was arrested at Heathrow Airport in September after flying in from the US.

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2 h. ago Republicans show first noticeable crack on shutdown as it becomes one of the longest in US history

Marjorie Taylor Greene criticizes Mike Johnson’s strategy, calling on the House to return to session immediatelyUS politics live – latest updatesThe US government shutdown extended into its 20th day on Monday with no resolution in sight, as a prominent Republican lawmaker publicly broke ranks with party leadership over the decision of Mike Johnson, the House speaker, to keep Congress shuttered for weeks.Marjorie Taylor Greene, a representative of Georgia, on Monday morning criticized Johnson’s strategy, calling on the House to return to session immediately. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago At least 135 mutilated bodies of Palestinians had been held at notorious Israeli jail, say Gaza officials

Documents indicate they came from Sde Teiman, which already faces allegations of torture and unlawful deathsMiddle East crisis – live updatesAt least 135 mutilated bodies of Palestinians returned by Israel to Gaza had been held in a notorious detention centre already facing allegations of torture and unlawful deaths in custody, officials from Gaza’s health ministry told the Guardian.The director general of the health ministry, Dr Munir al-Bursh, and the spokesperson for Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, where the bodies are being examined, said a document found inside each body bag indicated the bodies all came from Sde Teiman, a military base in the Negev desert, where, according to photos and testimonies published by the Guardian last year, Palestinian detainees were held in cages, blindfolded and handcuffed, shackled to hospital beds, and forced to wear nappies. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Pep Guardiola has solved one problem but created another with unprecedented Man City change

Manchester City have no long-term injury concerns and a deeper squad than at any point in the Pep Guardiola era.

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2 h. ago Mikel Arteta confirms Arsenal injury boost for Champions League clash vs Atletico Madrid

Mikel Arteta has issued a positive injury update on Piero Hincapie, who's in contention to make his second appearance for Arsenal on Tuesday when they welcome Atletico Madrid in the Champions League

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3 h. ago Two people arrested by police investigating rape of Sikh woman are bailed

A 49-year-old man and a 65-year-old woman were arrested on Friday on suspicion of two counts of rape.

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3 h. ago British tennis star candidly reveals cruel 'body image' abuse from internet trolls

EXCLUSIVE: Daily Star speaks candidly with tennis star Jodie Burrage about her injuries, the cruel abuse she faces from trolls and how she deals with the pressure of rising up the ranks

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3 h. ago Noem accused of posting fake video of Black men threatening ICE agents

Department of Homeland Security has become known for controversial posting under Kristi Noem, typically mixing memes with aggressive posturing against undocumented migrants

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