63 m. ago Raphinha goes from missing man to Barcelona’s Ballon d’Or contender

The former Leeds forward was on the periphery but is now key to Hansi Flick’s team thanks to his hunger for goalsTo score, first you have to learn how to miss. Raphinha, to be fair, misses a lot. Most common of all, perhaps, is the low screamer, dragged across goal with the left foot, disappearing into the advertising hoardings with an unseen thud as the goalkeeper calmly strolls off in search of a fresh ball. If you close your eyes and try to picture Raphinha missing, this is almost certainly the miss you are imagining.But Raphinha can miss in a plethora of other ways, too. The wild slice at the back post is another favourite. The free-kick into the wall. The mistimed header sailing harmlessly over the bar and Raphinha has never been the greatest header of a ball, but he is going to keep making the run nonetheless, again and again, all night if he has to. If it feels weird to begin a discussion of one of Europe’s most prolific forwards by listing all the ways he can miss then one h...

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78 m. ago How Ousmane Dembele scored the same goal against Arsenal and Liverpool to sum up transformed PSG

Arsenal 0-1 Paris Saint-Germain: Luis Enrique’s side confused Mikel Arteta’s team from kick-off and exposed the absence of Thomas Partey

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79 m. ago William Saliba makes admission on PSG's quality after Arsenal defeat

Arsenal lost 1-0 to Paris Saint-Germain thanks to a goal from Ousmane Dembele, but the Gunners remain confident they can overturn the deficit in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final

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1 hour ago Hotel fire kills at least 14 tourists in India as tragedy 'anguishes' nation

Desperate tourists tried to escape through the windows and narrow ledges of the building as the fire took hold of the building.

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1 hour ago Two children among 15 dead as guests jump from windows to escape fire at six

Police say most victims died of suffocation, while at least one man died trying to jump from the Rituraj Hotel in Kolkata

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2 h. ago 'I had painful periods from 9 then doctors found hair and teeth inside me'

After years of pain, Valentina was prescribed the contraceptive pill at the age of 11

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2 h. ago PSG boss Luis Enrique provides Ousmane Dembele injury update ahead of Arsenal second leg

Ousmane Dembele scored the winning goal as Paris Saint-Germain beat Arsenal in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final, but the forward is an injury doubt for the second leg

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2 h. ago The ‘delightful’ Manchester park that’s an ‘escape from city life’ on a sunny day

One visitor said it was the best-maintained park they'd been to in Manchester

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2 h. ago Disgruntled user has left the chat: Is it time to hang up on WhatsApp?

The messaging platform’s stranglehold on communication in the digital age has largely gone without challenge – until now. But the recent decision to force AI upon its users might just be the final straw, writes Helen Coffey

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2 h. ago India hotel fire kills at least 14 tourists as tragedy 'anguishes' nation

The fire broke out at the Rituraj Hotel in central Kolkata, India, on Tuesday evening and desperate tourists tried to escape through the windows and narrow ledges of the building

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2 h. ago PHOTO ESSAY: For the Vietnamese diaspora, Saigon's fall 50 years ago evokes mixed emotions

When the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese forces 50 years ago this week, it prompted a mass exodus of some 2 million people — hundreds of thousands fleeing perilously on small boats across open water to escape the communist regime.

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3 h. ago The white Afrikaners lining up to accept Trump’s offer of asylum

Thousands of South Africans are hoping to move to the US to escape crime –and what they say is discrimination against white peopleKyle believed God was looking out for him when he survived a violent farm robbery in South Africa eight years ago with only a black eye and broken ribs. The robbers failed to get the kettle and iron working, so were unable to burn anyone. Then the gun trigger jammed when they tried to shoot Kyle in the spine.“They specifically said they were coming back for this farm [that] it was their land,” said the 43-year-old, who did not want to use his full name. “Only afterwards, we found out that the guy that stays on the plot was actually killed the farmhand I don’t know what his name was.” Continue reading...

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4 h. ago ‘A godsend’: the white Afrikaners lining up to accept Trump’s offer of asylum

Thousands of South Africans are hoping to move to the US to escape crime –and what they say is discrimination against white peopleKyle believed God was looking out for him when he survived a violent farm robbery in South Africa eight years ago with only a black eye and broken ribs. The robbers failed to get the kettle and iron working, so were unable to burn anyone. Then the gun trigger jammed when they tried to shoot Kyle in the spine.“They specifically said they were coming back for this farm [that] it was their land,” said the 43-year-old, who did not want to use his full name. “Only afterwards, we found out that the guy that stays on the plot was actually killed the farmhand I don’t know what his name was.” Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Rasmus Hojlund needs to prove Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim right vs Athletic Bilbao

Rasmus Hojlund ended his latest goal drought for Man United against Bournemouth - but he needs to use it as a platform to build on.

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4 h. ago Cruel Scots carer struck off after leaving starving cats to eat animal's dead body

Hannah Band, of Glenrothes, Fife, was employed as a support worker caring for vulnerable people when left three cats locked in a kitchen for six weeks.

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5 h. ago Priscilla Pointer dead: Dallas and Carrie star dies aged 100 as family pay tribute

Priscilla Pointer, who starred in films including Carrie and TV series Dallas, has sadly died at the age of 100, her family have confirmed in a touching social media post

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7 h. ago How Arsenal exposed a PSG weakness – while revealing one of their own

Arsenal 0-1 Paris Saint-Germain: The Gunners have reason to hope in the Champions League but a strange night at the Emirates could have been worse after Ousmane Dembele’s only goal

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8 h. ago Woman baffled by painful periods from the age of nine – until doctors found ‘very big’ ovarian cyst

Valentina Milanova was prescribed the contraceptive pill

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8 h. ago Netflix host Amanda Holden felt like she was 'in an episode of Game of Thrones' with 'no escape'

She is joined by Married At First Sight's relationship expert

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9 h. ago Gen Z most likely to be hit by trains due to phone distraction as shocking CCTV released

Gen Z's phone distraction could cost them their life after experts warned they are the most likely group of people to be hit by a train, as Network Rail release shocking footage

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