40 m. ago How ALIENS became an explanation for a Polish miner's death in a small UK town: Inside 'Britain's most bizarre cold case' which started with a man in a suit being found on a 10ft pile of coal...

Perfectly placed on top of a 10-foot pile of coal, a police man found the body of a smartly dressed man.

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64 m. ago Man City's next six fixtures compared to top four rivals as incentive clear despite misery vs Liverpool

Manchester City are chasing a spot in next season's Champions League

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70 m. ago Mo Salah sends telling message to Liverpool transfer chiefs after Man City win

Liverpool beat rivals Manchester City 2-0 thanks to an incredible display from talisman Mohamed Salah, who admitted this might be his best season in a Reds shirt as he prepares to become a free agent

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2 h. ago The Guardian view on Haiti’s deepening crisis: abandoning people when they most need support | Editorial

As security and humanitarian conditions deteriorate even further, the community needs helpA year ago, it seemed that Haiti had hit rock bottom. Violence had exploded and conditions had deteriorated following President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination in 2021. Then, last February, gangs banded together to free thousands of prisoners, besiege airports and police stations, and demand that Haiti’s unpopular replacement leader departed.Ariel Henry was ousted, but the nation has only spiralled further into crisis. Violence intensified again towards the end of last year. Armed criminals control 85% of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Already desperate circumstances have become much more so: more than a million people – around one in 10 of the population – have now been displaced, triple the level a year ago. Half are experiencing acute food insecurity. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Virat Kohli century steers India to Champions Trophy win over Pakistan

Group A: India, 244-4, bt Pakistan, 241 by 6wktsKohli’s 51st ODI century seals victory in DubaiVirat Kohli’s record-extending 51st one-day century secured a six-wicket win over Pakistan in Dubai that puts India on the verge of qualifying for the Champions Trophy semi-finals.After Pakistan were bowled out for a disappointing 241 in 49.4 overs, Kohli took centre stage, ticking off 14,000 ODI runs en route to 100 not out off 111 balls – with a final cover drive sealing his century and India’s victory, which leaves their rivals on the brink of early elimination. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Matt Bloomfield insists Luton have the fight to stay up despite Watford defeat

The Hatters went down to a Tom Dele-Bashiru’s penalty and a tap-in from Edo Kayembe.

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3 h. ago Lionel Messi grabs rival coach by the neck and screams in the face of referee in shocking on

An enraged Lionel Messi grabbed the neck of an opposing coach and fumed at a referee after Inter Miami's 2-2 draw on Saturday night.

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5 h. ago Battle of the Bulge! Rival sex festivals Swingathon and OnlyFest are double

Two rival sex festivals have been double-booked on the same day in July this year, as organisers warn that mixing between the two events will be strictly monitored

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5 h. ago Woman with toothache told she had to wait weeks to see her dentist died after being rushed to hospital

Leigh Rodgers, 34, went into shock while being given a scan at her local hospital and died due to an allergic reaction to a chemical dye used to aid the imaging process.

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5 h. ago Luton’s misery deepens as Watford pile more pain on local rivals

Watford 2-0 Luton: The visitors remain rock bottom in the Championship after derby defeat

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6 h. ago Britain's unluckiest in love celebrities revealed: Men and women who could rival Elizabeth Taylor with a very long list of failed marriages, engagements and complex parenting arrangements

From Katie Price's eight engagements to Kevin Clifton's penchant for marrying his dance partners, the love lives of the rich and famous can be complicated.

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6 h. ago Secrets of the furniture flippers: how to turn trash into treasure

Amateur furniture restoration is a social media phenomenon – with DIY enthusiasts showing how to save mid-century and other antique furnishings from the dumpA coffee table lies discarded on a grassy kerb. Thick black paint obscures how chipped and decrepit the wood underneath might be. Passing by, the best thing for it seems like the local tip. But along comes a young woman. She takes it and, with a healthy dose of sanding, stripping, wood-filling and revarnishing, turns what was a bit of street junk into a beautifully restored mid-century treasure. It’s sold on for a healthy profit.Welcome to the world of online furniture flipping – where interiors enthusiasts show how they have transformed pieces obtained for little or no money back to their original glory. Some are so good at it, they have quit their jobs to do it full-time.One of Erin Shuford’s projects Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Fury deepens over 'sinister' Thought Police targeting of a grandmother who criticised Labour as voters call for Starmer to go over 'abuse of power'

Furious Brits have slammed Manchester Police and Labour for 'shameful' behaviour targeting a grandmother exposed by The Mail on Sunday.

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9 h. ago Glasgow shopkeeper attacked after teen gang rampage through store

The owner has urged other local businesses to be vigilant.

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10 h. ago Dundee United 1 Motherwell 0: Wimmer admits debut was tough after only two training sessions

The Steelmen's new gaffer made a losing start in the dug-out

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11 h. ago New Freeview rival arrives in UK homes and could spell the end of your TV aerial

TV aerials could be gone for good as more broadband-powered TVs arrive in the UK.

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11 h. ago Wythenshawe fire: Huge blaze seen for miles as 'popping sound' explosions heard

A local posting footage of black smoke being coughed into the sky above Wythenshawe said they heard "explosions popping off", and that the blaze was visible for miles

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11 h. ago Scotland did not deserve to lose to England — but Calcutta Cup pain conceals tough Six Nations truth

Finn Russell's missed kicks proved costly as Scotland came close but not close enough at Twickenham

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12 h. ago Major UK discount retailer bought by rival saving up to 180 stores and 1800 employees

A major high street brand has been bought by a rival company, potentially saving up to 180 stores and as many as 1,800 employees after the chain's profits plummeted in recent years

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12 h. ago Julen Lopetegui: ‘Of course we could have played better. It was our fault’

Spaniard on the ‘pain and anger’ of his sacking at West Ham and rejecting an immediate return to management“And then suddenly they sacked me.” Julen Lopetegui is running through the reasons to be cheerful – safety secure, 17 shots at the Etihad and the physical stats, an identity emerging, a winter window and a kinder calendar coming – when he uses one of only two English lines in as many hours, delivered as if the final page of a story. The other, not entirely incidentally, is “no comment”, and a smile accompanies both. Five weeks from his sacking at West Ham, the anger and hurt has subsided, on the surface at least. The period of mourning, as he puts it, is over.“My father died and, although you can’t compare them, personal and professional mourning came together,” Lopetegui says. Offers arrived, but it was too soon. Instead he headed to Mexico, where he is building a hotel with his brother Joxean, a former pelota player, and as he arrives at another hotel, this time in Madrid, it...

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