11 h. ago Carlos Alcaraz beats the heat in epic comeback against Munar at Queen’s Club

Top seed into quarter-finals with 6-4, 6-7 (7), 7-5 winAlcaraz victory longest match at Queen’s in 34 yearsOn a day of hot heads and high emotion, Carlos Alcaraz proved once again to be a master of escapology in the longest match at Queen’s Club for 34 years. With temperatures hovering over 30C on Andy Murray Arena, the Spaniard was 4-2 down in the final set, having lost four games in a row. To add to his sense of peril and woe, his serve was also misfiring and he had just hit his 50th unforced error. Yet he found a way – just as he had during the French Open final earlier this month.A few minutes – and a series of inspired winners – later Alcaraz was shaking hands with his compatriot Jaume Munar having won 6-4, 6-7 (7), 7-5 in an epic that lasted a little under three hours and 30 minutes. It was the longest match at Queen’s Club since MaliVai Washington faced Mark Keil in 1991, with the second set alone taking an hour and 42 minutes. As Alcaraz pithily wrote on the BBC TV courtside...

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18 h. ago Prince William meets Hollywood royalty in Norfolk as he's joined by Cate Blanchett on visit to Earthshot Prize finalist

The Prince of Wales met esteemed American actress Cate Blanchett to visit a 2023 Earthshot Prize finalist in Norfolk today.

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19 h. ago Miss Wales finalist who won £6m Omaze house still waiting to move in three months later

Vicky Curtis-Cresswell won the luxury house in Norfolk in March

Economics

35 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing fans have confirmed 'winning pro' months before BBC return

There's just a few more months to go until the BBC One dance contest will be back for another year

Politics

40 h. ago UK winner of £6m Omaze mansion still doesn't have keys 3 months on after mystery complaint

Former Miss Wales finalist Vicky Curtis-Cresswell, 38, was over the moon when she won the luxurious home in Norfolk in February, but behind the facade the house had some problems

Economics

42 h. ago Winner of £6m Omaze house still waiting for keys after anonymous complaint sparks planning row

Vicky Curtis-Cresswell won the luxury house in Norfolk in March

Society

44 h. ago Omaze dream house winner and former Miss Wales finalist still hasn't had keys to £6m property

The property is bogged down in a planning row which might even mean it has to be altered before it can be passed on to Vicky Curtis-Cresswell

Society

47 h. ago Miss Wales finalist STILL doesn't have the keys to her £6m Omaze house nearly three months after winning it as planning row rumbles on

Vicky Curtis-Cresswell, 38, said it had felt like 'an enormous weight had been lifted' when she was the lucky winner of Larkfields in Norfolk in February.

Economics

56 h. ago Britain’s risk of power outages this winter lowest since pre

The National Electricity System Operator (Neso) said there is set to be enough electricity to meet demand over the colder winter months.

Events

67 h. ago Man Utd given 'green light' for transfer that was 'unthinkable' a couple of months ago

Alejandro Garnacho's career at Manchester United is hanging by a thread as he is expected to leave the club in the summer transfer window, just a few months after being labelled 'untouchable'

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3 d. ago Depraved sex attacker, 46, who held woman captive and tortured her for 10 hours using a blow torch is jailed

GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: Tommy Hitt, 46, in Wiltshire, was sentenced to 21 years and six months in prison at Winchester Crown Court for vile domestic violence and sexual offences.

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3 d. ago 10 transfer stories after window reopens as Man Utd, Liverpool and Arsenal plot mega moves

The second part of the 2025 summer transfer window is open and with two-and-a-half months left to run, there could be plenty of deals left to be done in the Premier League

Sport

4 d. ago I ditched the gym and you can too – here are six ways to get fit without it

Whether you enjoy ‘rucking’, walking, running or making your own sandbags, life after winding up your monthly membership can be your healthiest and happiest everAfter almost two decades of regular gym-going, I’ve finally cancelled my membership. The reasons for this are many and varied – I’m trying to save money, gym music is terrible these days, everyone seems to have forgotten how to share the equipment – but the main one is, I think it may actually make me fitter.Working for Men’s Fitness magazine for almost 10 years, I got to try out every trend, workout style and fitness event I wanted, and I noticed something interesting: quite frequently, the people with the fewest resources were in the best shape. I’m not including Hollywood actors in this, but otherwise, it’s often true: powerlifters working out in unheated concrete sheds get the strongest, runners who stay off treadmills get the fastest, and people exercising in basements have a focus rarely seen in palatial upmarket gyms....

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5 d. ago Army vet wins $1.3 million lottery jackpot a month after making a long

Christopher Lehman has been an active-duty service member in the Army for 25 years

Economics

5 d. ago Will Young details heartbreaking 'mini traumas' of being openly gay in 2002

Will Young has reflected on his coming out experience in a new interview for Pride Month. He was pressured into revealing his sexuality after winning Pop Idol in 2002.

Events

6 d. ago Emma Raducanu overpowered by Zheng Qinwen at end of positive week

British No 1 cannot match world No 5 who wins 6-2, 6-4Raducanu loses after two impressive straight-sets winsEmma Raducanu’s positive week at Queen’s came to a difficult end as she was overpowered by Zheng Qinwen, the Chinese top seed and world No 5, who produced a stellar performance to reach her first grass court semi-final with a 6-2, 6-4 win.After two months of trying to adapt her game to slow, unfamiliar clay courts, returning to the grass-court season on home soil has provided Raducanu with a helpful boost. She put together two impressive straight-sets wins against the Spanish ­qualifier Cristina Bucsa and Rebecca Sramkova, the world No 41. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Thomas Frank is just what Tottenham need but will he be given time to prove it? | Jonathan Wilson

Manager is flexible but a slow starter with limited experience in Europe, and arrives as the love still lingers for former managerBrøndby appointed Thomas Frank as manager in June 2013 and did not win any of their first eight games of the 2013-14 season. Brentford appointed Frank as manager in October 2018 and lost eight of their following 10 games. So nobody should panic if Frank begins slowly at Tottenham.In reality, though, the first couple of months will be a major challenge for the Dane. These are not easy circumstances for anybody to take the Spurs job. Usually a manager takes over after a run of poor form, with fans and players ready for a change and a regression to the mean in the offing. Spurs have been on a run of poor form: one win in 12 league games over the final three months of the season, but in that time they also won the Europa League, which means everything is seen in a different light. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Premier League stung by Man City after chief executive got his wish

The Premier League celebrated new winners last month but the end of Manchester City's dominance did not increase audiences.

Politics

8 d. ago Cash Isa battle cools but rates are still riding high: Which are the REAL best buys now?

A heated battle to give savers the best headline cash Isa rate is winding down, with only two providers still offering boosted three-month bonuses.

Economics

9 d. ago Cash Isa battle cools as providers drop rates: Which are the REAL best buys now?

A heated battle to give savers the best headline cash Isa rate is winding down, with only two providers still offering boosted three-month bonuses.

Economics