28 h. ago Heard the one about troops facing a court martial if they keep telling dirty jokes?

The move follows revelations from a Ministry of Defence survey which found more tha 60 per cent of female troops had been subjected to such jokes by male colleagues.

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3 d. ago Police track down 'street thief' who punched woman by following trail of banknotes

The street thief allegedly punched a woman and made off with her casino winnings - but was tracked down as the stolen banknotes fell in his wake

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3 d. ago Molly McCann: ‘I’m a scouse female gay athlete who supports Everton – it’s like my cards are marked already’

Britain’s most successful female UFC fighter on knowing when to stand her ground, why she won’t box in Saudi Arabia and aiming to win a world title in the next year“I give my hidings and I take my hidings and so they have seen me with snapped ligaments in my knee, broken feet, broken toes, broken hands, stitches, broken legs,” Molly McCann says of the damage she has endured as a fighter and the impact it has had on her mum and her partner, Fran Parman. “It’s traumatic for Fran and even more traumatic for my mum. I’m 35 and I’ve been in the gym since I was 12. I had my first fight at 16. I’ve spent most of my life fighting.”McCann boxed as a teenager and she won an ABA title. But, at a time when women’s boxing was still undermined, she turned to mixed martial arts and eventually became the most successful female British fighter in the UFC. McCann retired in March after 14 savage UFC bouts; but, within days, she became a professional boxer. On Saturday night she will have her second c...

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5 d. ago Katie Price's ex Alex Reid rushed to hospital as he issues vital warning to fans

Alex Reid, a martial arts star who was married to Katie Price for 11 months, has been rushed to hospital for tests after a terrifying health scare as he waits for results

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2 w. ago Taekwondo athlete is detained in Iran after training without wearing a hijab

Hanieh Shariati Roudposhti, a martial arts coach and gymnastics instructor, was captured by Iranian security forces in Tehran on Sunday night.

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2 w. ago Leon Edwards raises potentially major Islam Makhachev concern ahead of UFC 322 fight with JDM, reveals back

LEON EDWARDS has raised a potentially huge concern for imminent UFC welterweight challenger Islam Makhachev. Former pound-for-pound king Makhachev moves up from lightweight early on Sunday morning to challenge Jack Della Maddalena for the welterweight crown in the main event of UFC 322. Mixed martial arts fans around the world are divided over who will...

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3 w. ago Martial arts champ who restrained alleged thief on train says it was 'natural reaction'

EXCLUSIVE: Ivan Skoko, 29, was on his way to teach martial arts when he saw a man allegedly trying to steal a woman's phone on the London Underground. He's told the Daily Star about it

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3 w. ago Release date for Where Winds Meet and when you can play the Wuxia adventure

Where Winds Meet is a huge open world action game that's free-to-play and features exciting martial arts combat. Here's when the game officially launches, as we know it.

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3 w. ago Dad wearing nothing but SpongeBob SquarePants underwear takes down alleged car thief

Tradesman Dean Bathurst was alerted to a man allegedly trying to steal his car by his ten -year-old daughter before he ran out after the man, dressed in his underwear, and wrestled him to the ground

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3 w. ago Not all heroes wear pants! Dad tackles alleged car thief to the ground wearing his Spongebob SquarePants undies

A father-of-three has sprinted from his home in just his SpongeBob SquarePants underwear to stop an alleged car thief in his tracks.

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3 w. ago Keralan martial art and a doggie in the hedgerow – readers’ best photographs

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