4 h. ago Chance meeting between two epidemiologists on the number 18 bus in London helped save an estimated one million lives during Covid and paved the way for the end of the pandemic

What Britain has to offer to the world was never clearer than in the leading role we took in the Covid crisis - and all because of a chance meeting on a number 18 bus in London .

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5 h. ago Aston Villa hero Emi Martinez 'got inside head' of Bruno Fernandes with Cristiano Ronaldo taunt

INTERVIEW: Former Aston Villa goalkeeping coach Neil Cutler has shed light on his remarkable role in the development of Emiliano Martinez as the Argentine prepares to return to Old Trafford - a stadium where the World Cup winner's career took flight

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7 h. ago ‘It’s the best game ever invented’: is padel the new pickleball?

Pickleball might have developed legions of new Australian fans, but padel is snapping at its heels as a contender for the best tennis-alternative in town It was Darren McMullen’s obsession with padel that led him to missing an audition and changing the course of his life. Known for his role as Alex Larden on House Husbands and for presenting shows such as The Voice Australia, he had increasingly been sucked into padel tournaments.“My agent went crazy: ‘What were you thinking? What’s your bread and butter?’,” McMullen says. “I was like, ‘God, you’re right. I should open a padel centre.’” Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Ed Sheeran reflects on $100M copyright trial as he performs 'emotional' new single inspired by the case for the first time during surprise appearance at Radio 1's Big Weekend

The singer, 34, wrote the track after revisiting an old phone during the lawsuit over his hit 'Thinking Out Loud.'

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9 h. ago Justice system still on brink of 'collapse' despite MAJOR prison reforms, top lawyer warns

In an interview with The Mirror, Law Society President Richard Atkinson said the system needs to be considered as a vital public service like the NHS or education

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9 h. ago ITV Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden admits 'big lie' she told to secure movie role

Amanda Holden has been a familiar face on British TV screens for nearly three decades, but it turns out that the Britain's Got Talent judge has been bending the truth to bag roles for just as long

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9 h. ago Ex WWE CEO Linda McMahon brutally ridiculed for past and 'beyond stupid' Trump decision

Ex WWE chief Linda McMahon took up a new role within United States President Donald Trump's cabinet, having previously served under him in a small business leadership role

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11 h. ago Crematorium damaged by lorry as council issues statement on funerals

The rain canopy has completely collapsed to the ground

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12 h. ago Nicola Peltz 'behind Beckham brothers' bitter feud' after 'appalling' family snub

Tensions within the Beckham family have reportedly reached a boiling point, with insiders claiming Nicola Peltz, played a key role in straining the relationship between Brooklyn and his younger brother, Romeo

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12 h. ago Ange Postecoglou reveals why he 'stayed well away' from Tottenham's Europa League celebrations

Spurs boss played a secondary role during Friday’s parade through north London

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13 h. ago Tottenham: Ange Postecoglou provides new update on his future after third season hint

The Australian implied that he expects to stay in his role for at least another year

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13 h. ago BBC Escape to the Country host makes TV history but says she had to 'prove herself' first

Nicki Shields was a familiar face as she hosted the BBC's Escape to the Country but now she's landed a prime role in motorsport

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14 h. ago Mountain marvel: how one of biggest batteries in Europe uses thousands of gallons of water to stop blackouts

‘Much-loved’ Dinorwig hydroelectric energy storage site in Wales has a vital role to play in keeping the lights onSeconds after a catastrophic series of power outages struck across the UK in the summer of 2019, a phone rang in the control room of the Dinorwig hydropower plant in north Wales. It was Britain’s energy system operator requesting an immediate deluge of electricity to help prevent a wide-scale blackout crippling Britain’s power grids.The response was swift, and in the end just under million people were left without power for less than 45 minutes. While trains were stuck on lines for hours and hospitals had to revert to backup generators, that phone call prevented Britain’s worst blackout in a decade from being far more severe. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago BBC Casualty star Barney Walsh inundated with messages after exciting news

Barney Walsh has been nominated for the Serial Drama Performance category at the National Television Awards for his role in Casualty and fans are overjoyed

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18 h. ago Kylie Minogue’s Tension Tour proves she’s one of the greatest pop stars of all time

Now comfortably settled into living legend status, Minogue blasts her way through condensed, clubbier takes on classic pop hits as her Tension Tour lands in the UK

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18 h. ago Escape to The Country's Nicki Shields had to ‘prove myself’ as she shares ‘pride’ over new role

Former Escape to The Country presenter Nicki Shields has forged a very successful career on screen, but it's her latest roles in a completely different genre that sees her ooze with pride

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18 h. ago Gary Lineker received new BBC job offer after MOTD that he thought was a joke

Gary Lineker will say farewell to the BBC under unsavoury circumstances this weekend after claiming he was pushed out of his Match of the Day role and received a job offer which he thought was a joke

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18 h. ago Gay Pakistani asylum seeker pleads with Keir Starmer to let him stay in the UK because he'll be forced to marry a woman if he goes back to his home country

Ali Raza Nasir insists he came to the UK to study but when he visited Soho in central London and met other gay people he knew that Britain was where he needed to settle.

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21 h. ago The Rehearsal: Nathan Fielder makes genius appointment TV that may spoil you forever

In his twisted and often horrifying reality show, Fielder piles ethical grey areas on top of each other like problematic pancakes. Get stuck in!Schopenhauer defined genius as someone who aims at a target the rest of us can’t see. Which raises a philosophical paradox – how do we know they’ve hit it? I was moved to such musings while watching this week’s pick, a singular piece of art that functions unlike anything else on TV, and calls the medium itself into question. No, it’s not Police Interceptors.In The Rehearsal (Monday, 10pm, Sky Comedy), comedian Nathan Fielder blends documentary, social experiment, performance art and absurdist satire in a devised method all his own. He has ordinary people tackle emotionally fraught situations from their lives, by role-playing them with hired actors in meticulously recreated sets that mirror significant personal locations. It’s arch, but the stakes are real. The first series opened with a man who wanted to apologise to his pub quiz teamma...

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21 h. ago The Rehearsal: Nathan Fielder makes genius appointment TV that may spoil you for ever

In his twisted and often horrifying reality show, Fielder piles ethical grey areas on top of each other like problematic pancakes. Get stuck in!Schopenhauer defined genius as someone who aims at a target the rest of us can’t see. Which raises a philosophical paradox – how do we know they’ve hit it? I was moved to such musings while watching this week’s pick, a singular piece of art that functions unlike anything else on TV, and calls the medium itself into question. No, it’s not Police Interceptors.In The Rehearsal (Monday, 10pm, Sky Comedy), comedian Nathan Fielder blends documentary, social experiment, performance art and absurdist satire in a devised method all his own. He has ordinary people tackle emotionally fraught situations from their lives, by role-playing them with hired actors in meticulously recreated sets that mirror significant personal locations. It’s arch, but the stakes are real. The first series opened with a man who wanted to apologise to his pub quiz teamma...

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