11 h. ago Rory McIlroy: 13 things you need to know about SPOTY contender including divorce and net worth

Rory McIlroy has been nominated for BBC Sports Personality of the Year after a successful 2025

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14 h. ago Monklands Christmas Toy Appeal 2025 the 'most successful in recent times'

More than 600 items - and counting - were handed into the donation points, with organisers even having to “dig deep” to gather in gifts due to the volume of toys.

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22 h. ago BBC Sports Personality of the Year: why each shortlisted contender should win

From Hannah Hampton to Lando Norris, our experts give their view on why each nominee is a worthy winnerNo sporting event in 2025 gripped England quite like the Lionesses’ Euros success and that euphoria would not have happened without Hannah Hampton’s saves. Long before Hampton dived the correct way to stop two Spain penalties in the final, including one from the world’s best player Aitana Bonmatí, she had produced heroics, without which the team would have flown home disappointingly early. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago Stirling prison staff help children in hospital enjoy Christmas with toy appeal

The children spending the festive season in Forth Valley Royal Hospital will be able to unwrap a gift thanks to the fundraising efforts of a prison officer based at HMP and YOI Stirling.

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6 d. ago Stirling steps up to plate once again as Observer appeal donates huge toy haul

The 17th edition of the Give A Gift appeal once again showed the generosity of this city and its people - with kids all over the region set to enjoy a special boost over Christmas.

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1 week ago Ashes 2025 live score: Pope and Crawley fall in quick succession after Australia take huge first

Ben Stokes’s side are in trouble in Brisbane

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2 w. ago Observer festive toy appeal ramps up as final call for donations launched

Our annual Give A Gift appeal is into full swing ahead of the charities' collection day on December 10 - with the appeal's organiser urging those wishing to donate to get in touch with a local drop-in point.

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2 w. ago ‘They’re intelligent people’: Frank feels Spurs owners will give him time to build success

Manager criticised supporters for booing on SaturdaySays Pedro Porro’s posts were ‘fair in every aspect’Thomas Frank believes he will be shown patience by Tottenham’s owners despite the fractious home defeat against Fulham on Saturday which resulted in him criticising ­supporters for booing the goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario.After the 2-1 defeat – a third for Spurs in the space of six days – Frank said those who took aim at the ­Italian after his mistake led to a second ­Fulham goal for Harry ­Wilson were “not true fans”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Monklands Christmas Toy Appeal back for another festive season

Donation points have already been set up at Airdrie supermarkets Morrisons and Tesco and at Asda in Coatbridge.

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3 w. ago 'The help people need is going up all the time, this year is no different'

Canolfan Pentre hands out hundreds of toys from our Christmas toy appeal

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3 w. ago Luke Littler blasts ominous Ally Pally warning with sixth major success of 2025

The World No.1 produced another blistering show to set himself up for title defence at Worlds

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3 w. ago Your support for the WalesOnline toy appeal is incredible – but we still need more

We are so grateful for every donation

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3 w. ago Which country is the fourth most successful in Olympic swimming? The Saturday quiz

From pop stars in space to non-primates with fingerprints, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 Whose last words in 1963 were “Nobody’s gonna shoot at me”?2 What symbol originated as a ligature of the letters e and t?3 What is the largest artificial prehistoric mound in Europe?4 Which marsupial is the only non-primate with fingerprints?5 Which pop star went into space in April?6 The old Hotel Moskva appears on bottles of what spirit?7 In what decade was divorce legalised in Ireland?8 Which landlocked country is the fourth most successful in Olympic swimming?What links: 9 Harry Bailey; Joss Merlyn; Abbey Potterson; Mistress Quickly; the Thénardiers?10 Spanish, 1701-14; Austrian, 1740-48; Roy family, 2018-23?11 Main belt; trojans; near-Earth?12 Dominica; Guatemala; Kiribati; Papua New Guinea; Uganda?13 45th state; largest city in Nebraska; Au; queen of the Roman gods; Excalibur?14 SET India; Cocomelon; T-Series; MrBeast?15 Basket V; hand and net VII; base IX; foot XI? Continue ...

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3 w. ago Young carers among those set to benefit from Observer festive toy appeal

Stirling Young Carers are one of the groups who are included in the list of good causes who benefit from the Give A Gift appeal - giving those who offer up their time all year round the chance to open a gift on Christmas.

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3 w. ago The Hamilton Advertiser Christmas Toy Appeal needs your help

We have always relied on our kind readers to provide toys and gifts to the hundreds of needy children and families in our area each festive season.

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4 w. ago Daniel Radcliffe writes supportive letter to Harry Potter successor in new TV series

The actor said he wrote wishing 11-year-old Dominic McLaughlin ‘an even better time’ growing up in the role than he had Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe said that he wrote to 11-year-old actor Dominic McLaughlin, who has been cast in the title role of the new Harry Potter TV series.Radcliffe appeared on Good Morning America on Tuesday and said: “I wouldn’t say that anyone who is going to play Harry has to [call me],” adding: “I wrote to Dominic and I sent him a letter and he sent me a very sweet note back.” Continue reading...

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