76 m. ago Jacob Bethell and Joe Root smash centuries for England against South Africa in third ODI

Bethell hits maiden ton as Harry Brook’s resurgent side post huge 414-5 at the Rose Bowl

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2 h. ago 'Cyber warfare defence colleges' to be set up with £182million government funding

Teens will be schooled in how to stage strategic computer attacks on enemy states at the five institutions due to welcome their first pupils next year. Pictured: File photo

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2 h. ago Rita Ora angers neighbours with plans to build huge gym at £7.5m mansion

Pop star previously fell out with neighbours over noise complaints in 2013

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2 h. ago Angela Rayner’s exit proves it. Unless Starmer is able to meet this moment, Reform is on the path to power | John Harris

The prime minister increasingly looks like a man next to a burning house, offering to buy a new bookcase and rugSign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and moreOne hundred and twenty miles from Westminster, it felt like I had arrived at the perfect place to understand the meaning of Angela Rayner’s exit from the government: Reform UK’s brief conference, a giddy and surreal gathering of about 10,000 people in a hangar-like box on the edgelands of Birmingham.News of her resignation broke a couple of hours into the event’s first day, and the symbolism was glaring. Among midday pints, onstage pyrotechnics and a huge stand advertising the wonders of investing in gold, a party led by those bumptious public schoolboys Nigel Farage and Richard Tice was suddenly rejoicing in the departure of British politics’ most prominent working-class woman. The news, moreover, only boost...

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2 h. ago Couple tell of ordeal when kittens went missing after being left in plane hold

British newlyweds feared worst when transportation of rescue cats from Greece to Paris went awryA newlywed couple who married in Greece have said they feared the worst when three kittens they rescued from Crete went missing after being left in the hold of an aeroplane.They first travelled to the island in September 2023 and found the mother cat, who “had a very distinctive bulging eye that needed to be removed”, Bethany Mulcahy-Stephenson, a veterinary nurse, said. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Ruben Amorim faces huge Manchester United decision after Andre Onana transfer development

The latest Manchester United transfer news and opinion as there looks set to be a change in the goalkeeping department at Old Trafford.

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2 h. ago Tragedy as woman in 90s found dead outside Rochdale wedding venue

The woman's death is not being treated as suspicious

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2 h. ago Victor Osimhen injury update revealed as Nigeria make decision on huge South Africa clash

Super Eagles talisman forced off early in Rwanda win as huge World Cup qualifier against Bafana Bafana looms

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3 h. ago NBA hero found love with a college athlete, Boris Becker, 57, is expecting another child with his wife, 34, and the NFL legend whose girlfriend is 49 YEARS younger than him: The age

From an NBA hero who found love with a college athlete to an NFL legend , here are examples sports personalities being in relationships with a huge age gap.

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4 h. ago JoJo Siwa says she’s already decided the colour scheme for her wedding to Chris Hughes

‘We’ll figure it all out,’ singer said

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4 h. ago JoJo Siwa breaks down as she makes Chris Hughes' admission and plans big wedding

JoJo Siwa has opened up about her relationship with Chris Hughes and the difficulties they've faced since going public with their romance during her time on CBB

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4 h. ago Netflix Wednesday fans all make same complaint after Lady Gaga scene in season two

The second part of Wednesday season two dropped earlier this week with Lady Gaga finally making her long awaited appearance.

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4 h. ago Dystopian BBC series hailed 'must watch' as viewers say it's 'more relevant than ever'

The 'uncomfortably realistic' BBC drama, created by Doctor Who writer Russell T Davies, has left viewers speechless as they branded it 'one of the best things they've ever seen'.

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4 h. ago Scotland team to play Belarus: Big Scott McTominay call, unleash BGD, huge decision in attack

Our man in Zalaegerszeg puts together his Scotland XI for our next World Cup qualifier

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5 h. ago Pope tells young crowd at huge canonisation of Gen Z's first saint 'Make your lives a masterpiece' as London

Acutis, who died of leukaemia in 2006, was raised to sainthood in a solemn ceremony in St Peter's Square, with his family watching on.

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5 h. ago Magaluf locals say they 'miss Brits' as holidaymakers dodge anti

Businesses in the Balearics have suffered thanks to a huge drop-off in the numbers of young Brits heading to Magaluf, leading to losses of up to 40% for businesses

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5 h. ago Moment wedding day takes a turn for the worse as bridesmaid slips down stairs before taking the bride with her

A bridesmaid has been caught on camera awkwardly slipping down a set of stairs before taking the bride with her.

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5 h. ago EastEnders spoilers confirm Phil and Nigel leave Walford and make huge discovery

EastEnders' Nigel Bates is set to make a temporary exit from the BBC soap alongside his best friend Phil Mitchell as the pair make a tragic discovery in upcoming scenes

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6 h. ago Horror CCTV shows moment stone roof collapses narrowly missing two pedestrians

Rubble, mortar and huge stone bricks crashed onto the ground from around 20ft in the air

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7 h. ago Military sites could be used as temporary accommodation for asylum seekers, minister says – UK politics live

Starmer to ‘go up a gear’ as ministers consider changes to human rights laws in bid to head off Reform UKThe most significant moves in Starmer ’s reshuffle d cabinetConservative party chair Kevin Hollinrake has accused Reform UK of copying the former government’s migration policies.Speaking on Sky News this morning, Hollinrake said:All Reform are doing now – a few weeks ago they were talking about towing the boats back to France and they realised they couldn’t do that.And all their plans now are a copycat – exactly the plans that we had in the last government. Continue reading...

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