1 hour ago Coronation Street fans 'not ready' for shock 'affair' as actress reacts to new 'family' casting

Carl Webster will soon be arriving onto the Cobbles for the very first time amid a complicated time for the family

Society

2 h. ago Donald Trump warned Canada 'ready to fight' as new PM Mark Carney says 'we'll win'

Mark Carney, who will succeed Justin Trudeau as Canadian Prime Minister, has issued a warning to US President Donald Trump amid ongoing trade tensions, saying, "Canada never ever will be part of America in any way, shape, or form"

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2 h. ago Norway suspend staff in ski jump cheat scandal at world championships

Team admitted cheating by employing altered suitsCoach and equipment manager both suspendedThe Norwegian ski federation has suspended a ski jumping coach and an equipment manager over their alleged role in a cheating scandal which shook the world championships this weekend.The federation said coach Magnus Brevig and equipment manager Adrian Livelten were suspected of modifying ski suits by sewing in an extra seam in an attempt to create more lift in the air. Norway is one of the traditional powers within ski jumping, and the scandal at its home world championships has caused a massive outcry in a country that prides itself on its winter sports prowess. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Drop review – a standout from White Lotus excels in tight first date thriller

SXSW film festival: Meghann Fahy lands a killer star vehicle with a fun, seat-edge piece of pulp entertainment, playing a woman tasked with killing her dateI have a special place in my heart for a movie that knows what it is, doesn’t mislead and delivers accordingly in a tight 90 minutes. Drop, as indicated by title and trailer, is a one-room thriller for the digital natives: what would happen if your phone was barraged by mysterious AirDropped memes telling you to kill your date, or your family dies? It’s a simple premise familiar to anyone who has received an unwanted dick pic on the subway, and one that writer/director Christopher Landon drills into with fresh and invigorating precision.And one elevated by two well-cast leads in Meghann Fahy and Brandon Sklenar, who both keep their cards just close enough to their chests. Sklenar, recently in It Ends With Us, once again convincingly plays the nice, understanding guy to a woman who has survived domestic abuse; sweet and self-effac...

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3 h. 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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4 h. ago Leon Balogun warns Rangers are ready for Mourinho's 'tricks' as he insists they can better Istanbul display

The big Nigerian is wary of the Special One ahead of Ibrox encounter and won't be distracted by Celtic

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5 h. ago Patrick Kielty carries mother’s coffin as mourners gather for funeral

Mary Kielty died at the weekend at her home in Dundrum, Co Down, aged 84.

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5 h. ago Every piece of cheese you eat takes 'over a minute off your life', study finds

A study has worked out how many minutes certain food and drink could be taking off your lifespan

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5 h. ago Attacker's five chilling words as retired NHS nurse beaten in horror Thailand assault

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES Des and Mary Byrne, 77 and 69 respectively, moved to Thailand hoping to enjoy their retirement - but a planning dispute with neighbours soon turned it into a "nightmare"

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6 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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6 h. ago This Morning's Jordan North thought 'I'm in trouble here' as he recalls moment he was saved from river

The recue crew managed to save him within three minutes of being called to the scene by the public

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8 h. ago Motta’s painful Gasperini reunion leaves him gasping for air at Juventus | Nicky Bandini

After Motta expresses gratitude to his former manager, Atalanta’s 4-0 win may end his plans for a second seasonThiago Motta has never been shy with his gratitude towards Gian Piero Gasperini. He cites the Atalanta manager extensively in the thesis he submitted while studying for his Uefa Pro coaching licence at Coverciano, describing how the season he spent playing under Gasperini at Genoa reshaped his approach to the game.He offered thanks again on Saturday, recalling how he had arrived in Italy in a delicate moment of his career – seeking a way back from successive knee injuries at Barcelona and Atlético Madrid. “I’d just started training again and Gasperini asked me if I could play,” said Motta. “I said yes, and he said: ‘OK, I’ll bring you tomorrow and maybe you’ll play 10 minutes.’ Then he stuck me on in the first half when [Omar] Milanetto got hurt. Continue reading...

Society

8 h. ago Photo reveals man was minutes away from death... but can you spot why?

A snorkeler is lucky to be alive after finding a beautiful 'souvenir' in the ocean - only to learn that it was really a potentially deadly sea creature.

Events

9 h. ago Four Arsenal stars 'put on transfer list' to fund extravagant Mikel Arteta rebuild

Arsenal are reportedly ready to offload four current first-team stars in a bid to fund a major transfer splurge in the summer, with Mikel Arteta eyeing up additions in multiple areas

Sport

9 h. ago My phone knows what I want before I do. That should be worrying – but it’s oddly comforting | Emma Beddington

On the downside, all my personal data is being harvested by faceless corporations. On the up, I’ve got a little parent in my pocket, anticipating my every needI awoke recently to one of those galleries of photographic memories curated for me by my phone. This one featured my best friend, M: admiring a dosa, stroking her cat, holding a pair of Parisian melons and lying in my garden. It made me smile and when I told her, she said her phone had had the same idea. “It keeps trying to get me to put you as wallpaper,” she messaged, showing me its suggestions. Like pushy parents, it was as if our phones had got together and decided it was time we had a playdate. The worst of it is they are right: I really miss her.It reminded me of all the other ways my phone parents me. When I get out of choir practice, it volunteers, unprompted, that it will take 12 minutes to get home by my usual route. It helpfully offers to count down a minute when I am at the gym and want to time my rests betwee...

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9 h. ago Your inner voice is telling you something. If you listen closely, you may not like it

Your way of thinking could be making you miserable or stunting your emotional growth. But how can you challenge it?The other night, I got home from work feeling very tired. It was really cold and what I really wanted for dinner was a jacket potato. In fact, I wanted two. So I heated the oven, slathered my potatoes in oil and sea salt and cooked them for an hour and 20 minutes.I was so tired that I neglected to complete the final step, an error that risked turning this very ordinary dinner into an explosive disaster: I forgot to prick my potatoes. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Rachel Roddy’s recipe for flatbreads stuffed with spinach and cheese | A kitchen in Rome

An easily workable dough that you can stuff with just about any filling you fancyThis week’s recipe involves making a dough of flour (any flour), water, olive oil, thick plain yoghurt and salt, and it requires no rising agent and no resting. Thanks to the olive oil and yoghurt, it is a dough that comes together easily and behaves in a way that reminds me of warm putty, coming away from the sides of the bowl, hardly sticking to the hands and almost bringing itself into a neat ball. Unlike so many things at the moment, it is a helpful, thoughtful and stretchy dough that can be rolled or pulled into sort-of circles that can accommodate just about any filling, although mine is inspired by the cheese and greens mixture that filled the Azerbaijani qu’tab my colleagues Alice and Deruba made me a few weeks ago.The best way to eat these flatbreads is, I think, two minutes and 23 seconds after they come out of the hot pan, so they have cooled just enough to handle and so that the puff of hot ...

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9 h. ago Voices: There’s nothing ‘ridiculous’ about your Englishness, Rishi

As a bad-faith debate about the former prime minister’s heritage shows little sign of abating, Serena Barker-Singh says it’s proof that the country is not ready for a grown-up discussion about national identity

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13 h. ago What’s On in East Lothian: Discover things to do and see for Easter 2025, just 30 minutes from Edinburgh

If you’re looking for a great day out with all the family over Easter, East Lothian has plenty to offer – and it’s all on the doorstep.

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15 h. ago Queen Mary looks 'unrecognisable' in snow holiday snaps with husband King Frederik

Queen Mary of Denmark often dazzles fans with her glamorous fashion, but she looked unrecognisable on a trip to Finland with King Frederik this month.

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