51 m. ago Michael Carrick takes less than a week to show how different he is to Ruben Amorim

New Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick and his backroom team watched the Under-21s' big game against Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday at Leigh Sports Village

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58 m. ago Critics call for Trump 'medical review' after 'bizarre' White House briefing

Social media users have raised concerns about Donald Trump's health following a strange White House press briefing

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66 m. ago Michael Carrick just did something Ruben Amorim never did at Manchester United

Man Utd's U21s won 3-2 against Sporting Lisbon in the Premier League International Cup and Michael Carrick attended.

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67 m. ago Suspicious item found in Bristol home after terror arrest as residents evacuated

A 21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempting to join proscribed organisation Daesh during a pre-planned police operation in Horfield

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92 m. ago MAGA icon Tina Peters alleges prison assault as video raises questions

Trump has repeatedly called for the former Colorado clerk, who is serving a nine-year sentence, to be released

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1 hour ago Man Utd 'offered' chance to sign 'mystery midfielder' as identity revealed

Manchester United were reportedly offered the chance to sign a 'mystery midfielder' in the January transfer window and the identity of that star appears to have emerged

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2 h. ago Former NBA star Lamar Odom arrested on suspicion of DUI in Nevada

Former NBA star Lamar Odom has been arrested on suspicion of DUI in Las Vegas

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2 h. ago Welsh Tory MS sacked over Reform defection suspicions hits back saying 'Britain is broken'

James Evans claimed that his shock dismissal from the party he has been a member of for more than 20 years was a result of 'speaking out' and says he will make a decision on his political future 'shortly'

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2 h. ago Ring a Republican: Payphones linking San Francisco and Texas aim to bridge US political divides

A Matter Neuroscience project lets callers in liberal San Francisco and conservative Abilene speak across party linesTwo experimental payphones – one placed in San Francisco and the other in Abilene, Texas – are connecting strangers across party lines, allowing callers to speak directly with Democrats and Republicans in two of the US’s most ideologically opposed cities.The project is the work of Matter Neuroscience, a Boulder, Colorado-based biotech company and is fashioned out of old payphones bought off Facebook. One phone sits outside Black Serum Tattoo parlor in San Francisco’s Mission District – and the other is in downtown Abilene by the bookstore Seven and One Books. Each phone is marked with a sign explaining that callers will be connected to someone from the opposite end of the political spectrum. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Forensic teams comb Bolton flat as murder probe launched into woman's death

Police were called to an address in Bolton shortly after 10am on Monday and found a woman "unresponsive" inside the property, as a man is arrested on suspicion of murder

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2 h. ago Trans row nurse supported by Scot Sandie Peggie 'relieved' to get job back

Jennifer Melle received a written warning after speaking to the press about an incident where she was racially abused for using incorrect pronouns.

Events

2 h. ago Concerned European football chiefs discuss response to Trump over Greenland

Annex attempt could bring about Uefa-led boycott Implications for World Cup alarming heads of FAsEuropean football’s leaders are increasingly concerned about Donald Trump’s wish to annex Greenland and have held initial discussions about how the sport could respond.The Guardian understands the implications for this summer’s World Cup were among the topics raised among about 20 football association heads in Budapest on Monday. Talks about the Greenland crisis were held informally on the sidelines of an event organised to celebrate the Hungarian football federation’s 150th anniversary, in the knowledge that a unified European response may be required should Trump seek to escalate the situation. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Manchester United stadium latest amid new takeover suspicions

Manchester United have plans to build a new stadium, but those plans could be affected by rumours that the majority owners, the Glazers, are seeking additional investment

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3 h. ago Nervous rex: the Davos elite brace for Trump and his dinosaur diplomacy

Leaders of EU, France and Canada stake out positions on Greenland ahead of US president’s speech to World Economic Forum“There’s no diplomacy with Donald Trump: he’s a T rex. You mate with him or he devours you.” Debate at the World Economic Forum annual meetings high in the Swiss Alps is usually scrupulously polite, but as this year’s gathering got under way in Davos on Tuesday, California’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, had this blunt advice for handling the week’s star speaker.The US president was yet to arrive but throughout the blond wood congress centre the hottest topic among the global elite of business and politics – on and off conference stages – was Trump’s intemperate attack on European allies, threatening punitive tariffs if they fail to let him annex Greenland. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Man Utd target Ruben Neves gives green light to complete January transfer

Manchester United are among the teams who have been linked with Ruben Neves but the former Wolves midfielder has been targeting a surprise switch to Real Madrid

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3 h. ago Nurse who called paedophile trans patient 'Mr' hails 'common sense' victory as she's allowed to keep her job after facing disciplinary for speaking publicly about ordeal

Protesters including the Darlington nurses gathered outside the hospital headquarters in Epsom, Surrey, where Jennifer was hauled before a disciplinary panel today.

Economics

4 h. ago Jadon Sancho made thoughts perfectly clear on new Man Utd boss Michael Carrick

Jadon Sancho's opinion of Manchester United interim manager Michael Carrick was made perfectly clear when a private chat he'd had was revealed

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4 h. ago Donald Trump Greenland LIVE: US president to give major update at White House

Donald Trump is expected to speak in the Press Briefing room to boast about the "achievements" of his first year back in office

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4 h. ago Greenland Prime Minister says they 'must be prepared' amid Trump takeover threat

Jens-Frederik Nielsen aid officials are now reviewing Greenland’s civil preparedness plans as tensions rise

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4 h. ago Police release images as they investigate alleged assault in Cardiff city centre

They have released images of four people they want to speak to after the alleged incident on one of the main streets in the Welsh capital on New Year's Eve

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