65 m. ago Patrick Kielty looks bereft as he carries his late mother Mary's coffin at her funeral in Northern Ireland

The Irish presenter's mother, who was aged in her 80s, passed away at her home in the village of Dundrum on Saturday.

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73 m. ago Kyle Walker looks surprisingly high spirited as he reunites with wife Annie Kilner in Cheshire after she was left 'far from happy' when he went partying with Serbian models in Milan

Kyle has been dividing his time between Italy and the UK after being sent to AC Milan on loan in January, heading home regularly to see his wife and their four children.

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1 hour ago Dan Walker and Nadiya Bychkova's friendship is the talk of Strictly with stars 'obsessed' over how close the dance partners remain three years after competing on BBC show

The Channel 5 News presenter, 47, competed on the BBC series with Nadiya, 35, in 2021 and together the pair danced their way to the quarter finals.

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2 h. ago Cleaning expert's 'magic' baking paper hack to remove limescale from shower

Cleaning fan Laura Sibley, who shares cleaning tips and tricks on her Instagram page @fromwifetolife, has shared an easy hack to remove limescale from your shower screen

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2 h. ago New owners of George's in Worsley change design after villager backlash

The restaurant's new look had attracted comments like "looks like a chip shop" and "like a 1960s secondary school"

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2 h. ago Top trending destinations among UK travellers perfect for pet

The top pet-friendly getaways in the UK have been revealed by Airbnb, featuring great walking routes and attractions that also welcome your four-legged friends

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2 h. ago Ronaldo and Real Valladolid: with the magic gone, all that’s left is a crisis | Sid Lowe

After his takeover in 2018, the early enthusiasm has long gone, and so mostly has he. Now he wants to get on his bikeAt the end of training on Friday, as Real Valladolid’s players left the annex next to the José Zorrilla stadium and headed off under grey skies, rain preparing to roll in, a surprise waited for them. It was the final session before the weekend their coach said would show what hopes they had, an opportunity not so much to save their season as still have one, and there was he was: the Original Ronaldo, in the flesh. He came to encourage them, he said, going round the dressing room reminding them what it means to be committed, always. “Thank you for accompanying the team before the Valencia game!” the club tweeted, exclamation included. The Brazilian, after all, is one of the greatest footballers ever.He is also their owner and president. But still this was unexpected: they hadn’t seen him for months and didn’t think they would see him now either. He had been in the dire...

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2 h. ago NSPCC shares when to let children walk to school alone as days get brighter and warmer

The days are getting brighter and warmer meaning kids may be itching to head off to school themselves

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2 h. ago Best walking sandals for women: Comfortable shoes to stroll, hike and wander in

See ya later blisters – once armed with the best walking sandals, you and your feet can roam to your heart’s content

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2 h. ago Kate wows in red Catherine Walker coat dress and £450 Gina Foster hat as she makes triumphant return to Commonwealth Day Service

Kate made a triumphant return to the annual Commonwealth Day Service of celebration for the first time in two years today as she joined the King and members of the Royal Family in London.

Economics

2 h. ago Council spent £166k in row over controversial rubbish tip which caused Pembrokeshire village to stink

Costs for air quality monitoring in the area around Withyhedge Landfill, added to legal and ancillary costs and staff overtime, total £166,544

Economics

3 h. ago ITV's After the Flood is back filming across Greater Manchester for second series with new stars

The first series showed a dramatic flood in a northern village and was all shot on location in Greater Manchester and the Peak District

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3 h. ago Medieval bishop’s ring unearthed by metal detectorist to be sold at auction

The village is detailed in the Domesday Book of 1086.

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3 h. ago How modern football’s exploitation model brewed fan resentment | Jonathan Wilson

Supporters have marched in protest at a number of Premier League grounds. It’s not hard to see why they believe their game is being taken awayOn Sunday, thousands of Manchester United fans marched in protest at the club’s ownership. The week before last, there was a (much smaller) march against their club’s owners by fans at Chelsea. A couple of weeks earlier there were protests at Tottenham. Fulham fans are deeply unhappy. There have been grumblings at Manchester City. In total, at roughly three-quarters of the Premier League clubs, there is significant supporter discontent.In some ways, the protests are distant background noise. Television viewers could quite easily have watched United’s 1-1 draw with Arsenal on Sunday and not known about the march. How big a deal is it, anyway, that around 5,000 people walked about a mile from a pub to a stadium, with most wearing black and chanting? The demonstrations are often incoherent. The one at Chelsea featured chants for Roman Abramovich,...

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3 h. ago BBC's Vernon Kay sets record straight after leaving Lorraine Kelly 'incredibly offended'

TV legend Lorraine Kelly scolded Vernon Kay on his BBC Radio 2 mid-morning programme last week after he attempted a Scottish accent

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3 h. ago Apple iPad Air with M3 Processor review: Does the new tablet live up to the hype?

Apple's latest iPad Air model offers enhanced performance and new features such as an updated Magic Keyboard

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4 h. ago Kyle Walker looks surprisingly high spirited as he heads home to wife Annie Kilner after she was left 'far from happy' when he went partying with Serbian models in Milan

Kyle has been dividing his time between Italy and the UK after being sent to AC Milan on loan in January, heading home regularly to see his wife and their four children.

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4 h. ago Senior estate agent who quit in fury after being told to move from his 'symbolically significant desk', wins damages

Nicholas Walker had been asked to move branch at Robsons Estate Agents but was 'upset' after being told he would sit at a 'middle' desk rather than the 'back' desk - typically where the manager sits.

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4 h. ago Athol Fugard was a dreamer, listener and master storyteller – on stage and at home | Barney Norris

The South African writer, who has died aged 92, was grateful for his extraordinary life and wrote out of love rather than angerI feel that Athol Fugard and his wife, Paula Fourie, changed my life in the autumn of 2022 when I visited South Africa to spend time with them and their daughter Halle. We were supposed to be working on a book together, and we did; but our time became so much more than that. There were lunches in the house or the restaurant round the corner; walks in the woods; a braai that went on past midnight.Over coffee in the mornings I’d sit with Athol and we’d use an app on his phone to identify the calls of all the birds in the garden. Then he might tell me a story from his life – the awe he felt when he asked Yvonne Bryceland to smash a chair to bits during rehearsals for Antigone and she proceeded to do so for a full 30 minutes; the journey he made by sea at 18 from Cairo to Japan, when an illiterate Somalian sailor used to watch him every night as he wrote a novel...

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4 h. ago Andrea Berta set to join Arsenal as club’s new sporting director

53-year-old Italian left Atlético Madrid in JanuaryBerta has vast experience after 12 years in MadridAndrea Berta is primed to join Arsenal as their new sporting director. The club have conducted a thorough recruitment process to find a replacement for Edu, who resigned from the post last November, and have considered a number of candidates. They included an internal one – Jason Ayto, who has filled the role on an interim basis since Edu’s departure.Berta has emerged as the outstanding choice. The 53-year-old Italian, who left Atlético Madrid in January after 12 years as the sporting director there, has agreed a deal and, once the contracts have been signed, there would appear to be no obstacle to him starting straight away, enabling him to work towards what is sure to be a big summer for Arsenal. Continue reading...

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