2 h. ago Iga Swiatek stages stunning comeback to reach French Open quarter

Defending champion beats Elena Rybakina 1-6, 6-3, 7-5Swiatek to face Elina Svitolina in last eightAfter another sad second serve rebounded off the top of the net and floated out on a break point, Iga Swiatek turned to her support team and frantically gestured her rage. She had simply not shown up. As Elena Rybakina bulldozed through the early stages of their highly anticipated fourth-round tussle, Swiatek trailed 6-1, 2-0 and her hopes of victory were fading.For much of this year, Swiatek has struggled to find her form when forced into difficult positions against her toughest rivals. However, she showed her resilience here with a supreme 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 statement win against the 12th seed Elena Rybakina, to return to the quarter-finals of the French Open. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago White Stuff shoppers say 'perfect trousers' as £75 cargos reduced to £22

"Lovely trousers. Great fit, good quality and versatile"

Economics

3 h. ago Debenhams' £30 summer sandals reduced from £60 look like they cost 'hundreds more'

They're designed to provide a comfortable fit all day long, and are crafted with high-quality materials meaning they are built for long term wear

Economics

3 h. ago ‘I tested 14 skin tints and lightweight foundations and found a new favourite face base’

Our beauty team have put some of the best skin tints and lightweight foundation formulas to the test to see how they fare in terms of look, longevity and having a lightweight feel

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3 h. ago Viva Vitinha: how PSG’s deep conductor proved Lionel Messi wrong | Barney Ronay

Midfield fulcrum was not rated by the Argentinian maestro or Wolves but was central to Champions League triumph“Not only are you bad, but you’re hurting me.” The words, there, or so it was claimed, of Lionel Messi; and however you spin it, a fairly tough six-month performance review from the greatest player of all time and your own footballing idol.Back in February 2023 Vitinha was very quick to deny that any such training ground altercation had taken place between himself and Messi, whatever the reports in the French football press at the time (another version of that conversation has Messi saying: “Do you see? This is why you’re shit.”). Continue reading...

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4 h. ago EastEnders' Diane Parish teases fans British Soap Awards behind

EastEnders icon Diane Parish took to social media over the weekend to share a fun-fuelled video of highlights from the 2025 British Soap Awards - which did not give away any of the winners

Events

4 h. ago I stayed at the stunning tourist spot two hours from Manchester that feels like the Alps

It's perfect for adventurers, but what's it like for a young family?

Politics

5 h. ago Expert reveals the 'desperate' text you shouldn't send if you want a second date

Sex and relationship expert Anita Fletcher has revealed the 'desperate' text messages daters send that can put off prospective partners.

Politics

6 h. ago REVIEW: Kesha leads sweaty Manchester show with gimp masks, pig men and a United crop top

The loud and unapologetic show did not disappoint

Politics

6 h. ago Aydan Nix's subtle fashion tribute to sisters Gigi and Bella Hadid at her college graduation

When Aydan Nix graduated from design school earlier this month, she wore a significant article of clothing to pay homage to her father and sisters' heritage

Politics

6 h. ago 'My dad broke my one wedding rule and ruined the whole day over something petty'

A bride has been left devastated after her wedding day was ruined by her own father when he broke the one rule she had put in place - and called her selfish for not backing down

Politics

6 h. ago Harry Kane and Thomas Tuchel take England players out to the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona during their VERY warm

Kane, fresh from winning the first major trophy of his career in the form of the Bundesliga title with Bayern Munich, was among the England stars present at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

Sport

6 h. ago Working from home? It’s so much nicer if you’re a man | Emma Beddington

Ever since lockdown we’ve supposedly all been in it together, doing conference calls in our slippers. But in straight couples, guess who gets the spare bedroom and the proper desk?I’m wary of gendered generalisations. They rightly raise hackles: we are unique, not defined by gender, not all men! But I was struck by one I read from Ella Risbridger in her review of Jessica Stanley’s recent novel, Consider Yourself Kissed. Exploring one of its themes, Risbridger wrote: “I have long noticed that in a house with one spare room and a heterosexual couple who both work from home, the spare room is where he works – with a door that shuts and perhaps even a designated desk – and she works somewhere else. (Always for good reasons, but always.)”This stopped me in my tracks. Not because it’s my experience: my husband and I are lucky enough to have an office each, and mine is bigger and objectively nicer. I get the garden view; he has the ballet of Openreach and Amazon vans. (See – not all men.) ...

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7 h. ago England stars' big bonding day out: Harry Kane and Thomas Tuchel take players to the Barcelona Grand Prix

Kane, fresh from winning the first major trophy of his career in the form of the Bundesliga title with Bayern Munich, was among the England stars present at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

Sport

7 h. ago Dragon on Centre Street by Jonah Bromwich review – drama of Trump the felon

The New York Times reporter gives an insightful – and withering – account of the president’s hush-money trialTrump Convicted on All Counts to Become America’s First Felon President: so blared the New York Times headline on 31 May 2024.“Donald J Trump was convicted on Thursday of falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal that threatened to derail his 2016 presidential campaign, capping an extraordinary trial that tested the resilience of the American justice system and transformed the former commander in chief into a felon.”Dragon on Centre Street is published in the US by Authors Equity Continue reading...

Politics

7 h. ago Britain must ‘prepare for war’, minister says ahead of defence review

John Healey admits he is struggling to halt a decline in the size of the army

Politics

8 h. ago Man United's saviour signing arrives: £62.5m Matheus Cunha is spotted at Manchester's Lowry Hotel with his heavily pregnant wife as he prepares to seal transfer to crisis club

It appears that the highly-anticipated transfer is edging closer to completion as Cunha was spotted leaving the Lowry Hotel, a short drive from the club's Carrington training complex.

Society

8 h. ago How the 'perfect' female body has changed over the last 100 years

Big names in the fashion industry, such as the editorial director of British Vogue, Chioma Nnadi, has previously expressed her concerns about the return of pencil-thin models on catwalks.

Politics

8 h. ago Teacher who 'had sex with boy before first school bell' arrested 'moments after'

A biology teacher has been accused of engaging in a sexual relationship with one of her students – she allegedly had sex with him just moments before the school bell on the day of her arrest

Events

9 h. ago Shark shoppers praise fan as 'the best ever' with almost flawless reviews

Shark's FlexBreeze fan has shoppers with many calling it the best fan they've ever bought

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