67 m. ago Chelsea injury update: Romeo Lavia, Wesley Fofana and Marc Guiu latest return dates

Chelsea face crucial final weeks of season domestically and in Europe

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83 m. ago Blundering Butland splits the Jury as Rangers Europa League chances against Bilbao given frank verdict

The Big Two both suffered league defeats at the weekend and now Rangers switch their attention to Europe

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1 hour ago Meghan Markle's 'imperfect' husband Prince Harry is 'failing hard' and 'lonely'

Prince Harry has had a particularly tumultuous week after dramatically quitting as patron of the charity he founded in honour of his late mother Princess Diana

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2 h. ago Trump is targeting US universities as never before. Here are four ways to help them | Cas Mudde

Supporters in Europe can offer new opportunities and minimise the isolation. Certainly they can avoid making things worseUniversities in the US are under attack. While the Trump administration pretends to punish them for their alleged compliance with or support for “antisemitism” (ie pro-Gaza demonstrations) and “anti-white racism” (ie diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives), the real targets are academic freedom and freedom of speech. Going after the most prominent and privileged universities, such as Columbia and Harvard, kills two birds with one stone: it garners prime media attention and spreads fear among other, far less privileged universities.The rest of the world has taken note and has started to respond, though mostly without knowing much about the specifics of US academia and without asking US-based academics what they need. Obviously, different academics face different challenges – depending on, for example, their gender and race, legal status, the state they live in...

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2 h. ago ‘Barcelona or death’: mothers watch and wait as Senegal’s men risk all to reach Europe

For many the perilous journey to Spain seems the only future. Can the country’s new government create enough jobs and prospects to make them stay?The view from the plastic chair in which Fatou Samba sits, looking out to sea, takes in many of the elements of the sorry tale of Senegal’s lost men. She can see the distant shapes of the big industrial foreign fishing ships and tankers, from Europe and China, strung across the horizon.Closer to shore are dozens of empty pirogues, Senegalese wooden fishing boats, rocking idle on a sea mostly denuded of fish. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Dad of tragic Scots ecstasy death schoolgirl says failing to dial 999 should be a crime

Stewart Handling’s daughter Grace lay for almost a day on the living room floor of a man who fled after giving her pills at his home.

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3 h. ago Arsenal news: Teen star identified in striker search as Thierry Henry comparisons played down

Arsenal will return to Champions League action against Real Madrid on Tuesday night after Liverpool's Sunday afternoon defeat offered them a glimmer of hope in the title race

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4 h. ago Trump reveals his bold response to world leaders who BEGGED for tariff trade deal... as he gives chilling warning to China

The president, 78, told reporters onboard Air Force One that he has spoken to European and Asian leaders since his worldwide tariffs went into effect - devastating the world's stock markets.

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4 h. ago Musk again distances himself from Trump tariffs by scoffing at Lutnick’s attempt to explain duties on penguin island

Tesla and SpaceX boss has already taken shots at the president’s trade czar Peter Navarro and has since said he wants to see the U.S. and Europe move toward zero tariffs

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6 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Macron urges strong action against Russia if it continues to ‘refuse peace’

French president speaks after missile attack on Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s home town that killed 20, including nine children. What we know on day 1,139See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageFrench president Emmanuel Macron on Sunday called for “strong action” if Russia continued “to refuse peace”, days after a Russian ballistic missile killed 20 people, including nine children, in Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s home town. Despite US and European efforts to secure peace in Ukraine, Russia continued “to murder children and civilians”, Macron said. “My thoughts are with the children and all civilian victims of the bloody attacks carried out by Russia, including on 4 April in Kryvyi Rih,” Macron said on X. “A ceasefire is needed as soon as possible. And strong action if Russia continues to try to buy time and refuse peace.” Macron said that even though Ukraine accepted US president Donald Trump’s proposal for a complete ceasefire and European countries were also working to secure peace, “Russia is co...

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7 h. ago Nine out of 10 GPs call for NHS prostate screening programme: Hundreds of lives would be saved by initial targeting, say experts

A near-unanimous 94 per cent of GPs say the Government should roll out the life-saving checks (pictured, file photo), initially targeting high-risk men.

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7 h. ago Brits brand Royal Mail stamp price hikes 'unfair' as cost soars by 76p in five years

The cost has increased eight times since 2020, despite Royal Mail failing to meet any annual delivery targets in the same period. One in three people (33%) say they would now struggle to afford a book of eight first-class stamps

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7 h. ago A woman dies every two minutes due to failures in maternal care, shocking new figures reveal

More than a quarter of a million women around the world died during their pregnancy or within six weeks of giving birth in 2023, WHO figures reveal. Rebecca Thomas and Alicja Hagopian report

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7 h. ago Michelle Obama humiliated amid dismal ratings for podcast she launched with great fanfare

Michelle Obama 's new podcast with her brother Craig Robinson has failed to meet expectations after it launched with great fanfare in early March.

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8 h. ago European football: Marseille’s Rabiot helps beat Toulouse after De Zerbi drama

Marseille two points ahead of Monaco in top-four raceAtlético win over Sevilla closes gap to Madrid and BarçaAdrien Rabiot scored a volley as Marseille beat Toulouse at home 3-2 to reclaim second place in Ligue 1. The hosts who had lost their last three games, saw bitter rival Paris Saint-Germain clinch a record-extending 13th title on Saturday with six matches remaining. But a much-needed win put Marseille two points ahead of Monaco in third place and three points in front of Strasbourg in fourth in the race for a Champions League spot next season. The Marseille head coach Roberto De Zerbi had grown increasingly frustrated with his side’s inconsistency and there were tensions leading up to this game. “The coach was angry and he tried to remotivate us, that’s normal, that’s his role,” Rabiot told DAZN. “No one abandoned ship. On the contrary, we trained with even more enthusiasm, and tonight we gave the right answer.”Midway through the first half, Rabiot broke down the left and sent...

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9 h. ago Tottenham: Brennan Johnson hands Ange Postecoglou a dilemma for season

The Wales international has given the Tottenham boss food for thought ahead of the crucial Europa League quarter-final

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10 h. ago European rugby clash delayed as parachuter CRASHES into stadium roof before kick

Sale fell to a 38-15 defeat against French side Toulouse on Sunday in the European Champions Cup but the pre-match preparations were interrupted by a bizarre incident after a paratrooper needed rescuing

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10 h. ago Aggressive XL bully still on loose in Brit city three days after cops fail to shoot it dead

The city of Sheffield has been on high alert for three days since an 'aggressive' XL bully fled after being shot by armed police who are still searching for the missing animal

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11 h. ago Manchester United next five fixtures compared as European route becomes clear

Manchester United couldn't complete a league double over rivals Manchester City after the two sides drew

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11 h. ago Bruno Fernandes names big improvement Manchester United must make after Man City draw

Man United failed to score for the 12th time in the Premier League this season after drawing 0-0 with neighbours Manchester City.

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