91 m. ago Count Binface shares plan to solve Birmingham bin crisis as rats run rampant

EXCLUSIVE: Count Binface reckons he has a genius move to clean up Birmingham's rat-infested bin crisis that would likely also bring a lot of enjoyment to residents

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98 m. ago Aaron Rodgers keeping options open: ‘Dealing with a lot off the field’

Quarterback insists he’s not holding teams hostageRodgers, 41, was released by New York Jets last month Aaron Rodgers isn’t in a hurry: not to retire, not to return and not to sign with another team.The 41-year-old quarterback, released by the New York Jets last month, said Thursday he’s not ready to make a commitment for the upcoming NFL season. Appearing on the Pat McAfee Show, the four-time MVP stressed that his current focus is on matters off the field, including a serious relationship and close friends facing personal challenges. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Doctors reveal the foods containing 'super nutrients' you must get into your body... or face the consequences

You've heard a lot about vitamin D and vitamin C, but did you know that there was a group of vitamins commonly referred to as 'vitamin K' that are essential to your bone and heart health?

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4 h. ago Max Verstappen responds to Red Bull F1 exit speculation: ‘A lot of people are talking’

The four-time world champion has been linked with a move to Mercedes and Aston Martin

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4 h. ago Fears of Tory coup after Robert Jenrick sets up WhatsApp group in plea for marathon donations

The shadow justice secretary was attempting to share a fundraising link for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity he is running for at next weekend's London marathon.

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4 h. ago Jamie Laing confesses he 'hasn't been great' since completing brutal 150

The BBC Radio 1 presenter, 36, had the whole nation behind him as he ran 30 miles for five consecutive days across the country, raising an incredible £2.3 million for charity.

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5 h. ago ‘He will not leave the stage. Ever’: Marina Abramović and Igor Levit on their marathon 16

Why is the great performance artist making pianist Levit play a Satie piece 840 times? And does he really have a screen to go behind should nature call? We enter another level of time and consciousnessAmid the experiments and cross-genre collaborations in this year’s Multitudes festival is one event that will challenge its performer as much as its audience – and the only one where specially appointed brow-moppers will be on hand. At 10am on 24 April in London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall, pianist Igor Levit will begin a performance of a single piece, Erik Satie’s Vexations, in a concert that will last at least 16 hours.A few tickets (for the full duration or one-hour slots) are still available for this extreme pianist endurance event. What should the audience expect to get out of it? “I’d never tell an audience what they should experience,” says Levit. “But I would encourage people to just literally let it go. There is no agenda in this piece. There is no meaning to it. It’s just empty sp...

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6 h. ago Victim breaks silence after video of her being racially abused in California parking lot goes viral

‘It's quite unfortunate the verbiage she was using. It's unacceptable,’ the recipient of the abhorrent remarks says

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6 h. ago Declan Rice dominated Jude Bellingham and ended feisty battle with emphatic final word

Jude Bellingham had been a huge hit at Real Madrid but the England star cut an angry and frustrated figure as he watched Three Lions team-mate Declan Rice dominate proceedings at the Santiago Bernabeu

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7 h. ago Boston Marathon 2025: Date, time, route and how to watch race

Everything you need to know ahead of the event

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7 h. ago Marathon Closed Alpha start date and how you can play the latest Bungie shooter before anyone else

The next big thing in extraction shooters has been revealed, and we're in for a treat as Marathon prepares to launch into its Closed Alpha.

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8 h. ago Everything you need to know about Arsenal hero and Londoner Declan Rice after his dominance against Real Madrid

England midfielder has also played for Ireland and was at West Ham before record transfer to Arsenal

Politics

8 h. ago Champions League hero Declan Rice fancied Manchester United transfer

Rice has earned plaudits from across Europe since joining Arsenal but the midfielder could have joined United two years earlier

Sport

9 h. ago The Welsh starlets playing in England you are about to hear a lot more of

The Welsh Rugby Union will be hoping to lure some of these back

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9 h. ago Awesome Arsenal silence Madrid and set up PSG semi: Football Weekly Extra

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini and Philippe Auclair as Arsenal win 2-1 in Madrid to knock the holders out of the Champions LeagueRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today: a brilliant performance from Arsenal at the Bernabéu, winning 2-1 in Madrid and 5-1 across the tie, they were close to perfection with Declan Rice probably the standout performer in a team of standout performers. Continue reading...

Sport

9 h. ago 'I went to North Korea and couldn't believe why football teams are BANNED on TV'

Anthony James Macfarlane, 31, is keen to return to North Korea after visiting earlier this month to take part in the 31st Pyongyang Marathon - but some things left him slightly unsettled

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10 h. ago France’s Sakina Karchaoui: ‘If everyone brings their own little madness, it will make us win’

PSG player on her reinvention in midfield, Euro 2025 confidence and how she embraces her role-model statusSakina Karchaoui is one of the most popular players in the France team. Perhaps the most popular. But when she joins us at 9am at Clairefontaine, the national centre of French football, Les Bleues’ No 7 appears quite shy. Wearing a blue tracksuit emblazoned with the French rooster, she smiles for the first time when Kenza Dali teases her: “Interview for the Guardian in English please, Saki!”Spring has finally sprung in the French capital and for the native of Salon-de-Provence, in southern France, the prospect of training in the sunshine is another reason to smile. “We are almost ready for the Euros,” Karchaoui says as she looks at the training ground below. “We work a lot tactically with the coach, we work technically, physically, all aspects of football. I think we can win many things together; we’ve got so much talent. And if everyone brings their own little madness, their ow...

Politics

10 h. ago Kia Joorabchian smashes sales record to land exciting addition for racing team

The football agent who heads Amo Racing spent big again to secure the top lot at the Tattersalls Craven Breeze-up Sale in Newmarket

Politics

11 h. ago Lanarkshire firefighter commander taking on London Marathon for children's charity

David Haggerty, based at the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service’s Lanarkshire HQ in Motherwell, is taking on the challenge for Whizz Kidz, after being inspired by his sister.

Sport

11 h. ago Declan Rice wins battle of England's alpha males: Arsenal's star man squares up to Real Madrid rival Jude Bellingham in the Gunners' epic Champions League win

England team-mates Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice were involved in a heated confrontation during Arsenal's Champions League win over Real Madrid on Wednesday night.

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