4 h. ago Seven countries in running for hosting future Commonwealth Games

Canada, India and Nigeria among those targeting 2030Event’s future under scrutiny after Victoria withdrawalSeven countries have expressed interest in hosting future Commonwealth Games. Five of those are focused on staging the centenary 2030 Games while two are looking at editions of the multi-sport event beyond that, Commonwealth Sport has announced.The expressions of interest come from Africa, the Americas, Asia and Oceania, which mean Glasgow’s hosting of the 2026 Games may signal a break of well over a decade before the UK hosts again, with Britain having hosted two of the last three editions. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Prince Harry current relationship with old man King Charles shown in three brutal words

Publicity shy Prince Harry did not meet his father last week when he was in London, before the King jetted off on a state visit to Italy and sources say their rift has widened

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23 h. ago Leaders meet in London to raise funds for Sudan on second anniversary of civil war

Leaders meet in London to raise funds for Sudan on second anniversary of civil war  Yahoo News Canada

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31 h. ago Diplomats and aid officials meet in London as Sudan war enters third year

Diplomats and aid officials meet in London as Sudan war enters third year  Yahoo News UK

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34 h. ago Inside HS2: Meet London's miners working on the Northolt tunnels

Inside HS2: Meet London's miners working on the Northolt tunnels  BBC

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48 h. ago Sudan’s news blackout stokes fear and confusion after refugee camp attacks

Families of those displaced wait for news from Darfur amid reports of hundreds killed by paramilitary RSFSudan’s information blackout has left relatives of those in Sudan’s Zamzam refugee camp struggling for news of their safety after it was overrun by militiamen at the weekend.As leaders across the globe prepared to meet for peace talks in London to pressure the backers of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army to agree a ceasefire, the RSF launched a deadly assault that led to it seizing Zamzam after weeks of tightening its siege. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Video. London Eurovision Party gives fans a taste of what to expect in Basel

Video. London Eurovision Party gives fans a taste of what to expect in Basel  Euronews.com

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49 h. ago Hundreds of former Mossad operatives criticise Israel’s return to war in Gaza

Over 250 former intelligence agency figures back letter urging prioritising return of hostages held in GazaHundreds of former operatives from Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency have criticised the return to war in Gaza amid growing frustration over the failure to bring home the remaining hostages held by Hamas.A group of more than 250 former Mossad figures – including three ex-chiefs – gave their backing to a letter first signed by air force veterans and reservists that urged the Israeli government to prioritise bringing back the hostages over fighting Hamas in Gaza. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago 'Real reason' Prince Harry did not meet King Charles in London this week

'Real reason' Prince Harry did not meet King Charles in London this week  Daily Express

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3 d. ago London Eurovision Party 2025: Livestream from press room starts Sunday at 14:00 BST

London Eurovision Party 2025: Livestream from press room starts Sunday at 14:00 BST  Wiwibloggs

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4 d. ago Con Artists Scamming London Tourists Meet Their Match: Batman and Robin

Con Artists Scamming London Tourists Meet Their Match: Batman and Robin  The New York Times

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5 d. ago Josh Kerr to renew rivalry with Jakob Ingebrigtsen at London Athletics Meet in July in major coup for UK Athle

Josh Kerr to renew rivalry with Jakob Ingebrigtsen at London Athletics Meet in July in major coup for UK Athle  Daily Mail

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5 d. ago Josh Kerr and Jakob Ingebrigtsen to renew heated rivalry at London Athletics Meet

The two middle-distance stars will battle at the Diamond League event in July

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5 d. ago Josh Kerr and Jakob Ingebrigtsen to meet over 1500m at London Diamond League meeting in July

Josh Kerr and Jakob Ingebrigtsen to meet over 1500m at London Diamond League meeting in July  BBC

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5 d. ago From landfill to London Fashion Week: Meet E.L.V. Denim, the brand that wants your old jeans

Zero waste, made for women’s bodies, and designed to be worn for life: E.L.V. Denim is on a mission to make the best jeans in the world. Claudia Cockerell meets the founder

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6 d. ago Jennifer Lopez, 55, surprises fans by signing up to host an awards show in Las Vegas this summer

Jennifer Lopez is set to return to the American Music Awards (AMAs) as both host and performer for the highly anticipated 2025 show.

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7 d. ago Palau president delivers barb at Peter Dutton over ‘water lapping your door’ hot mic joke

Surangel Whipps Jr also strongly backs Australia’s bid to host a UN climate conferenceElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe president of Palau has delivered a pointed barb at Peter Dutton while strongly backing an Australian bid to host a UN climate conference on behalf of the Pacific, arguing that it would boost regional solidarity and he would be “deeply disappointed” if the attempt was abandoned under the Coalition.Speaking at a renewable energy conference in Sydney on Wednesday, Surangel Whipps Jr described seeing two-thirds of an island in his archipelago country disappear under water in his lifetime. “For those of us in the Pacific who have lived through storm surges, rising ocean levels and increasingly high tides, the phrase ‘water lapping at our door’ is not a metaphor or a punchline. It’s our fear and reality,” he said.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newslette...

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7 d. ago Meet your London Eurovision Party 2025 hosts! Alexandra Rotan and Kaleen join Paddy O'Connell for #LEP2025

Meet your London Eurovision Party 2025 hosts! Alexandra Rotan and Kaleen join Paddy O'Connell for #LEP2025  Wiwibloggs

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8 d. ago CBB fans predict Mickey Rourke will be 'kicked out' after 'creepy' comment

Celebrity Big Brother 2025 kicked off tonight with a host of new celebs, but fans predict that iconic actor Mickey Rourke will be 'kicked out' after his 'uncomfortable' entrance and 'creepy' comment

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8 d. ago Celebrity Big Brother 2025: viewers label Mickey Rourke ‘major creep’ after leering over ITV host

Celebrity Big Brother star Mickey Rourke has already been called a “major creep” by fans 👁

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9 d. ago Revealed: London's least active borough where just one in five meet daily exercise target

TfL said inner London boroughs were more likely to achieve the exercise target than outer boroughs

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1 week ago ‘The first pub was a disaster’: Meet the Maynooth family behind some of London’s hippest bars Mc & Sons

‘The first pub was a disaster’: Meet the Maynooth family behind some of London’s hippest bars Mc & Sons  Business Post

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1 week ago Enfield named least active borough in London as just 22% meet daily exercise target

TfL said inner London boroughs were more likely to achieve the exercise target than outer boroughs

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1 week ago Israel restarts ground operations in northern Gaza Strip in renewed campaign

At least 25 killed in attack on Khan Younis in south as Israel says it is aiming to pressure Hamas into releasing hostagesIsrael has restarted ground operations in the northern Gaza Strip and killed at least 25 people in airstrikes on the southern city of Khan Younis in what it says is a renewed military campaign aimed at pressuring Hamas into releasing Israeli hostages.At least 25 people were killed in the attack on Khan Younis early on Friday, the local Nasser hospital told AFP, as the search for survivors continued. Continue reading...

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1 week ago US and UK World Cup bid success boosts hosts but does little for global game | Tom Garry

Tournaments in 2031 and 2035 are likely to be great events but will be hosted by those who need them the leastThere is an abundance of reasons why staging the 2031 and 2035 Women’s World Cups in the United States and UK respectively offers cause for delight. The countries have well-established and emotionally invested fanbases, a genuine buy-in to the women’s game and huge, modern stadiums to choose from. These two summer parties will surely eclipse anything women’s sport has seen and the countries, having invested in the women’s game more than any others in modern times, have frankly earned this.Yet the news that the US and UK are bidding unopposed to host these tournaments is also sad for the women’s game from a global perspective. The US’s NWSL and England’s Women’s Super League are the two most-watched women’s leagues in the world with the largest average attendances and the most professionalised facilities for players and therefore, while many will agree that means they deserve...

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1 week ago UK poised to host 2035 Women’s World Cup and US lands 2031 tournament

Fifa president Infantino says UK is the ‘one valid bid’US may host in 2031 alongside other Concacaf nationsThe United Kingdom appears certain to host the 2035 Women’s World Cup after Gianni Infantino, the Fifa president, announced it is the sole bidder for the tournament.Infantino confirmed in an address to Uefa’s annual congress in Belgrade that the UK had a clear path to staging the event. He also named the USA, probably alongside other Concacaf members, as the only candidate for the 2031 edition. Fifa intends to expand the Women’s World Cup to 48 teams, mirroring the new look of the men’s competition, from 2031. Concacaf covers North and Central America and the Caribbean. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Meet the Rare Watch Disruptor Taking on London’s Old Bond Street

Meet the Rare Watch Disruptor Taking on London’s Old Bond Street  WWD

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2 w. ago Hong Kong in frame to host Nations Championship finals and Lions matches

Kai Tak Sports Park favourite to stage event post-2028Stadium to host Spurs, Arsenal and Liverpool in JulyHong Kong has emerged as a candidate to stage future Nations Championship finals at its new Kai Tak Sports Park and would be an ideal British & Irish Lions stopover, according to a senior World Rugby executive.The inaugural Nations Championship finals – the biennial playoffs among the world’s leading international sides – is to be held in London in 2026 with Qatar lined up for 2028 but the Hong Kong stadium is an increasingly popular suggestion for subsequent editions. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Celebrity Big Brother hosts hint iconic twist could return for 2025 series

Celebrity Big Brother is set to return to screens next week and presenters AJ Odudu and Will Best have teased that a historic twist could make a comeback

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2 w. ago Arsenal and Tottenham announce historic first North London derby in new stadium

Arsenal and Tottenham will play an extra North London derby fixture this summer when they meet in Hong Kong as part of their respective preparations for the 2025-26 season

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2 w. ago ‘He insisted we take him to the graves’: the Palestinian hostages coming home to catastrophe

Alaa Abu Zeid only discovered his wife and children had been killed after his release from an Israeli prison. His is a story repeated across Gaza• ‘They don’t want them to know anything’: Gaza civilians held in Israel not told families had been killedMore than a year after his abduction by Israeli soldiers, the first thing Alaa Abu Zeid wanted to do on his return to Gaza was hold his wife and children. He didn’t know that Ali, his brother, would be the only person waiting when he arrived in Khan Younis earlier this month: Alaa’s wife, Hala, and all five of the couple’s children had been killed in an Israeli airstrike last summer.Abu Zeid, 48, the headteacher of a primary school funded by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) in Bureij in central Gaza, was arrested along with dozens of other men when Israeli troops raided the school turned shelter in December 2023. He would never see his family again. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Hamas reportedly agrees to release five living Israeli hostages for ceasefire

Militants release video of Israeli captive Elkana Bohbot pleading for freedom as they seek a 50-day halt to conflictHamas has allegedly agreed to free five living Israeli hostages in exchange for a 50-day ceasefire, as the militant group released a video of a hostage making an appeal for his freedom.Hamas’s chief, Khalil al-Hayya, reportedly said on Saturday that the militant group expressed willingness to release the five hostages over the Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr, which begins on Sunday, after a proposal it received two days ago from Egypt and Qatar, Reuters has reported. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Eurovision icons KEiiNO from Norway will appear at the London Eurovision Party 2025

Eurovision icons KEiiNO from Norway will appear at the London Eurovision Party 2025  wiwibloggs

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2 w. ago Latvia’s Tautumeitas bring their harmonies to the London Eurovision Party 2025

Latvia’s Tautumeitas bring their harmonies to the London Eurovision Party 2025  wiwibloggs

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2 w. ago Meet Jack London State Historic Park’s new director of development Angie Escudero

Meet Jack London State Historic Park’s new director of development Angie Escudero  Sonoma Index-Tribune

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2 w. ago The Official Eurovision podcast will host a live recording at the London Eurovision Party 2025

The Official Eurovision podcast will host a live recording at the London Eurovision Party 2025 - get your tickets now!  wiwibloggs

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2 w. ago Poland's Justyna Steczkowska will bring her epic banger "Gaja" to the London Eurovision Party 2025

Poland's Justyna Steczkowska will bring her epic banger "Gaja" to the London Eurovision Party 2025  wiwibloggs

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2 w. ago Harrods worker who stole £15,000 of designer handbags is spared jail...by judge who agrees 'London is too  expensive for him to make ends meet'

Marco Taffoni took at least six Bottega Veneta handbags while working at the iconic store between November 2023 and July 2024, and made up to £5,000 selling them on.

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3 w. ago Iceland’s Væb will RÓA over to the London Eurovision Party 2025

Iceland’s Væb will RÓA over to the London Eurovision Party 2025  wiwibloggs

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3 w. ago Scottish star is set to host TV BAFTAs for the first time as Romesh Ranganathan and Rob Beckett are replaced for 2025 ceremony

The actor is renowned for his celebrated career in the arts, spanning television, film, and theatre.

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3 w. ago What is a sprint race in F1 and how does qualifying shootout work?

The Chinese Grand Prix hosts the first of six sprint races in the 2025 F1 season

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3 w. ago Military leaders meet in London to discuss Ukraine peacekeeping force as partial ceasefire plans are worked out

Military leaders meet in London to discuss Ukraine peacekeeping force as partial ceasefire plans are worked out  PBS NewsHour

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3 w. ago Military leaders to discuss peacekeeping force for Ukraine as partial ceasefire plans are worked out

Senior military officers from countries across Europe and beyond are due to meet outside London to flesh out plans for an international peacekeeping force for Ukraine as details of a partial ceasefire are worked out

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4 w. ago iHeartRadio Awards: SZA's historic win, Mariah Carey 'diva' moment and Taylor Swift snub

The 2025 iHeartRadio Awards, hosted by LL Cool J, saw the likes of SZA, Lady Gaga and Mariah Carey honoured for their musical prowess but there was one superstar not in attendance

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4 w. ago Carney arrives in London to meet King Charles and U.K. prime minister

Carney arrives in London to meet King Charles and U.K. prime minister  CBC.ca

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last month Trump to speak to Putin as Ukraine peacekeeping plans progress

Military chiefs will meet in London later in the week to discuss plans for a Western peacekeeping operation in Ukraine.

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