5 d. ago Chelsea boosted by return of key player before Carabao Cup tie at Wolves

The Blues will be able to call on Liam Delap on Wednesday after two months out, although other injury issues persist

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5 d. ago As Netherlands goes to the polls again, Geert Wilders faces isolation

With other parties refusing to govern with the far-right leader, months of political deadlock may lie aheadDutch election: the key players and main issuesVoters in the Netherlands return to the polls on Wednesday less than two years after Geert Wilders led his party to a shock election win that the anti-immigration agitator could well repeat – but this time, with little chance of his party ending up in government.Polls suggest that Wilders’ far-right Freedom party (PVV) could again finish first in a vote triggered when he pulled it out of a fractious and ineffectual four-party rightwing coalition last June in a row over his 10-point plan for a radical crackdown on refugees. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Join the party for just £285 for 3 nights to see Luke Littler at Butlin’s Minehead for PDC Players Championship Finals

BUTLIN'S Minehead is gearing up for an electrifying weekend of world-class darts as the PDC Players Championship Finals return to the iconic resort. The stage is set for a thrilling tournament, with the biggest names in darts, including teenage sensation Luke Littler and reigning champion Luke Humphries, set to battle it out for the coveted...

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1 week ago ‘It’s like they’ve erupted out of someone’s subconscious’: how horror came to possess modern cinemas

The ‘rough and ready’ genre’s current box office boom shouldn’t surprise us, say film-makers and expertsThe biggest jump-scare the film industry has had in 2025? The return of horror as a main player at the UK box office. As a genre, it has impressively outperformed previous years (a 22% year-on-year increase for the UK and Irish box office: £83,766,086 in 2025, compared with £68,612,395 in 2024).“Last year, no horror film reached £10m at the UK or Irish box office. This year, five films have,” says Charles Gant, box office editor of Screen International. The big hits of the year – Weapons (£11.4m), Sinners (£16.2m), The Conjuring Last Rites (£14.98m) and 28 Years Later (£15.54m) – have all hung about the multiplexes and in the public consciousness. Although much of the industry commentary focuses on the singular brilliance of Zac Cregger’s Weapons and Ryan Coogler’s postmodern epic Sinners, their successes indicate something is shifting between audiences and the genre. Continue rea...

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2 w. ago Cardiff City player sent off in 'nightmare performance' as star to return to club

A number of Cardiff City players are currently out on loan, here is a look at how they did over the weekend

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2 w. ago Arsenal news: Two players absent after international return as new signing hatches exit plan

Arsenal will return to Premier League action with the opportunity to build a lead at the top of the table

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2 w. ago Man City given Rodri concern but two players back from injury

Manchester City have returned to training ahead of their Premier League fixture with Everton this weekend and two players are set to return from injury.

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2 w. ago Milan Olympic hockey arena delays may leave NHL stars on untested ice

Main Milan arena won’t host December test eventNew 16,000-seat venue still under constructionWomen’s hockey could open it on eve of GamesForget about thin ice. For now, there’s no ice.With NHL players preparing to return to the Olympics for the first time in more than a decade, construction on the main hockey arena for the Milan-Cortina Games is going down to the wire. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Marcus Rashford and Man United not on same page over what club sees as 'certain possibility'

Marcus Rashford has impressed during his loan spell with Barcelona so far and one Premier League player-turned-pundit doesn't think he'll return to Old Trafford.

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2 w. ago Tottenham 'pay for private flight’ for Cristian Romero to return after player row

After Cristian Romero's criticism last year, Tottenham Hotspur have reportedly forked out on a private flight to bring the Argentine back to north London

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3 w. ago Erling Haaland leaves Norway camp just hours before New Zealand clash as statement is released

ERLING HAALAND has left Norway's camp early just hours before their game against New Zealand. Haaland scored a hat-trick against Israel on Saturday but will not be in their squad for the friendly against the Kiwis on Tuesday. Haaland is one of several other players to be given permission to return to their clubs in...

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3 w. ago Steve Clarke plans Scotland World Cup dream and club football return as two new players called up

National team boss sets out plans for the future

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3 w. ago England player ratings vs Wales: Bukayo Saka scores on return as Morgan Rogers takes his chance

Three Lions made light work of their neighbours at Wembley as a number of players proved a point to Thomas Tuchel

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3 w. ago Motherwell boss gives an injury update and hopes key players will return

Jens Berthel Askou reckons the international break will work well for the club

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3 w. ago Jacksonville Jaguars rally to late comeback win against Kansas City Chiefs

Jaguars defensive player Devin Lloyd made the longest interception return by a linebacker in NFL history.

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3 w. ago Rangers chiefs make key decision on playing squad as they aim to make quickfire boss appointment

The club have told players not to return to training until the end of this week

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