2 h. ago Teenager from Hull becomes second Briton ever to join a professional sumo stable

Sumo wrestler Nicholas Tarasenko, 15, gets rare chance to break into professional ranks after winning amateur tournaments and learning JapaneseA teenager from Hull has arrived in Japan to pursue his dream of becoming a grand champion sumo wrestler, as only the second Briton to win a place at one of the ancient sport’s professional stables.Nicholas Tarasenko, 15, left Yorkshire for Japan straight after finishing his GCSEs, to become the first British hopeful to join a stable since Nathan Strange – a Londoner who fought under the ring name Hidenokuni – in 1989. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Kate's old pal who runs sex firm 'bullied' over PTA role

They're both happily married women with three young children, who both attended £58,290-a-year Downe House before bonding in early adulthood.

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4 h. ago EastEnders' Gillian Taylforth wishes she was like Kathy as she reveals unbreakable bond with co

Kathy Beale actor Gillian Taylforth has opened up about her long-running EastEnders character and her time on the BBC soap opera as the show celebrates its 40th anniversary year

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4 h. ago Pharrell Williams brings India and Beyoncé to Louis Vuitton’s Pompidou runway

The birds scattered in every direction as the first drumbeat thundered across the plaza outside Paris’s Centre Pompidou, heralding the start of Pharrell Williams’ latest Louis Vuitton spectacle

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5 h. ago Gout Gout breaks his own 200m national record in latest stunning run

17-year-old lays down time of 20.02s on senior European debutCam Myers, 18, and Peter Bol also shine on strong night for AustraliaThe records keep falling for Gout Gout after the 17-year-old sprint sensation announced himself on the senior international stage with a new Australian benchmark of 20.02s over 200m at the Ostrava Golden Spike meet in the Czech Republic.Gout remains on course to go sub-20s as he bettered his own national record in a field stacked with high-quality sprinters, chasing down and then roaring past Reynier Mena over the final 20m to cross the line 0.17s ahead of the Cuban, with Briton Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake third. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Whisky boss wished his wife dead when he didn't like the birthday present she gave him, court hears

Christopher Leggat allegedly told his wife Cara 'I hope you die in your sleep' because of the 'childish and ridiculous' TikTok water bottle she had gifted him.

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5 h. ago Useless burglar caught by police after he ran bath in stranger's home ‘to escape wife’

A man identified only as 'Joe' was found in a stranger's house having just run himself a bath and made a batch of food, claiming he was on the run from his wife

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6 h. ago Murdochs urged Tucker Carlson to run against Trump — after they fired him, ex

‘The Murdochs really hate Trump. Like, there’s no one who hates Trump more than the Murdochs,’ Tucker Carlson declared this week.

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6 h. ago Ben Stokes hits back at England critics: ‘Test matches are played over five days’

Hosts complete stunning run chase against IndiaCaptain questioned over toss after first day of TestBen Stokes describe himself as ­“simple-minded when it comes to cricket” but with England’s ­victory over India in the first Test here he ­demonstrated the extraordinary impact of his methods.Before his appointment in 2022 no England captain had guided the team to more than two successful fourth-innings run chases of more than 250 runs. The 373 they scored to win was Stokes’s sixth, a remarkable record he said owed everything to clarity, calmness, and “turning up every session with the attitude that we could blow this match apart”. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Bather who exposed himself in university sauna claimed he was 'warming chicken'

Xin Zhang, 60, said he was 'warming his chicken' in the sauna after he was chucked out a lesiure centre by staff.

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8 h. ago England’s unlikely win a beautiful reward for approach under Ben Stokes | Andy Bull

By standards of their most entertaining team in decades, this was one of the more humdrum of stunning victoriesNow, I know what you’re thinking. Truth is I’ve thought the same way myself. India scored five centuries, their fielders dropped six catches, and missed two other opportunities besides. Their best bowler took an important wicket off what turned out to be a no-ball; Chris Woakes, the man leading England’s attack managed one wicket in the match; Josh Tongue, their big strapping quick, only dismissed one member of the opposition’s top six, and that was when he had already scored a hundred runs, and Shoaib Bashir gave up the large part of 200 runs. Oh, and England put the opposition in, and conceded the best part of 500.And at the end of it all, they won. And this time the No 11 didn’t even have to bat. It was a match which they might well have lost. Maybe they should have. But it was also a match which any number of England sides before them wouldn’t even have tried to win. In...

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8 h. ago Does Robert die in Emmerdale? Ryan Hawley character's fate sealed in John twist

Emmerdale's Robert Sugden looked to be in serious danger on the ITV soap on Tuesday night as his killer brother John Sugden loomed over his lifeless body after a drugging

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9 h. ago Jewellery shop manager who stole £125k in diamonds and gold was caught still wearing them at Heathrow Airport after luxury cruise

Lucy Roberts, 39, was trusted to run a high-end store in Beverley, East Yorkshire - but instead helped herself to gold and diamonds, stashing them under her bed and in cupboards.

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9 h. ago Turning plastic into fuel: Photos of Gaza's youth surviving with makeshift burners

South of Gaza City, along the Sea Road that runs beside the Mediterranean, Palestinian youth are producing fuel by melting plastic in makeshift burners. With limited access to commercial fuel, they collect plastic waste, process it in metal drums to extract crude fuel, and then bottle and sell it to passersby.

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9 h. ago Man who said he was 'warming his chicken' in sauna learns fate after running out of ridiculous excuses

Xin Zhang has been sentenced for the disgusting act

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10 h. ago Emmerdale fans predict tragic suicide twist for Dales legend after six

Fans of the long-running show have predicted a tragic death for an Emmerdale legend, who only recently returned to the Dales.

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10 h. ago Change measurement of school funding amid falling pupil numbers – ex

Former education secretary Damian Hinds pointed out that many running costs for schools remain the same despite fewer pupils.

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10 h. ago Schoolgirl, 14, dragged by hair and 'booted' in face in horror attack caught on video

The girl, who has a learning disability, suffered injuries to her arms, face and head in what is believed to have been a premeditated attack, footage of which was distributed online

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10 h. ago Florida brother and sister are running against each other in ‘hurtful’ state senate race

Siblings Randolph Bracy and LaVon Bracy Davis are facing off in Florida’s State Senate District 15 Democratic primary on Tuesday.

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11 h. ago Emmerdale's John Sugden may be 'taken down' by Dales legend in huge twist

Fans of the long-running soap believe Sugden could finally be caught out by an Emmerdale icon.

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