2 h. ago Novak Djokovic's new life after fleeing country from 'government smear campaign'

Novak Djokovic is set to return to the court on Friday for the first time since his US Open exit following a turbulent period, with tensions rising in his native Serbia

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3 h. ago Czechs begin voting in election that could return populist to power

Billionaire Andrej Babiš hands out doughnuts on first day of voting as polls predict his ANO party will winCzechs have begun voting in an election likely to oust their centre-right government, with polls favouring the populist billionaire Andrej Babiš to return to power on pledges to raise wages and improve growth while reducing aid for Ukraine.The change would boost Europe’s populist anti-immigration camp and could complicate consensus on climate policies in a country where no sitting government has won a second term since 1996. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Novak Djokovic shows true colours with classy message as tennis star announces retirement

Novak Djokovic has wished Gael Monfils well as the French tennis star announced his intentions to retire at the end of the 2026 ATP Tour season, having shared the court with him 20 times

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29 h. ago Canadian government asked to clarify whether Kneecap barred from country

Opposition party says minister ‘either lied or has no clue how it works’ when he said band were ‘ineligible’ to enterCanada’s opposition party has asked the government to clarify whether the Belfast rap trio Kneecap have been barred from the country, after doubts emerged over their status.The Liberal MP Vince Gasparro, the parliamentary secretary for combating crime, posted a video on social media on 19 September in which he said Kneecap were “ineligible” to enter Canada. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Jos Buttler: ‘A big burden has been lifted – I wasn’t the same leader after the 2023 World Cup’

The England white-ball veteran on his post-captaincy career, his Ashes struggles and the recent death of his fatherAnother summer is over and, for Jos Buttler, life and cricket feel more precious than ever. The fleeting nature of both has been accentuated by the loss of Buttler’s father, John, after his unexpected death in August. The 35-year-old will soon talk movingly about grief and acceptance but, first, he reflects on his venerable place in white-ball cricket after England’s international summer ended in a low-key series in Ireland.Buttler opened the batting and Jacob Bethell and Rehan Ahmed, who followed him at three and four in the opening match, are both 21. But he had proved his sustained brilliance a few weeks earlier when, against South Africa, he hit 83 off 30 balls in a blistering knock that helped England to become the first team to pass 300 in a T20 international. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Dolly Parton forced to skip another big event amid mystery 'health challenges' as fan concern grows

The 79-year-old country music legend will not be present at the 16th Governor Awards in Hollywood, California on November 16 according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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3 d. ago Candace Owens ‘doubled down’ on ‘smear campaign’ of gender lies against French president’s wife, new lawsuit says

Far-right conspiracy theorist continued ‘outlandish, defamatory, and far-fetched fictions’ after mammoth defamation lawsuit

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9 d. ago Alan Cumming backs campaign for Scotland to become first ‘rewilding nation’

The Scottish Rewilding Alliance is calling on the Scottish Government to commit to rewilding 30% of the country’s land and seas.

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1 week ago Canada bans Irish rap group Kneecap from entering the country

The Canadian government banned the Irish-language rap group Kneecap from the country Friday, saying the group has endorsed political violence and terrorism

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1 week ago Kneecap banned from Canada for ‘glorifying terrorist organisations’

The Belfast rap trio said they would be taking legal action against the ‘deeply malicious’ allegationsThe Canadian government has banned rap trio Kneecap from entering the country over allegedly “glorifying terrorist organisations” – with the band announcing they will take legal action against the “wholly untrue and deeply malicious” accusations.The Belfast group, made up of Naoise Ó Cairealláin, Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh and JJ Ó Dochartaigh, are known for their provocative lyrics and merchandise, as well as their pro-Palestine stance. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Eritrean man is second to be deported to France under UK’s ‘one in, one out’ deal

Home Office says man left Heathrow for Paris early on Friday after losing high court attempt to block moveAn Eritrean man has been deported to France under the UK government’s “one in, one out” deal with the neighbouring country.The man – the second to be deported under the agreement – was on a flight that left Heathrow for Paris at 6.15am on Friday, the Home Office confirmed after he lost a high court attempt to block the move. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Reason why Novak Djokovic has snubbed Roger Federer's Laver Cup plea to him and Carlos Alcaraz

Novak Djokovic has not played the Laver Cup since 2022 and has rejected Roger Federer's plea to return to Team Europe for this weekend's event in San Francisco

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2 w. ago ALISON BOSHOFF: Fashion world agog over latest revelations in toxic break

British fashion titan Dame Natalie Massenet has accused her estranged partner (pictured together) of carrying out a 'vindictive smear campaign'.

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2 w. ago The UK’s £31bn tech deal with the US might sound great – but the government has to answer these questions | Matt Davies

The big firms making these pledges are not charities. We know there will be a quid pro quo; we just don’t know what it is yetPeter Kyle, until two weeks ago the technology secretary, once warned that tech companies such as Meta, Google and Microsoft were so powerful that the UK needed to approach them with “a sense of statecraft” and “humility”, and treat negotiations with them similarly to diplomacy between nations. That vision endures in the form of the UK-US tech prosperity agreement struck this week. While officially a new bilateral partnership, this seems to be a deal aimed at facilitating investment from US technology companies rather than advancing collaboration on goals such as AI safety, copyright protections for British rights holders or a digital services tax.The rationale is clear: US firms stand alone atop the global AI value chain, making the country an obvious partner for a UK government seeking to “turbocharge” its AI sector. Against a challenging economic backdrop, ...

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2 w. ago Vuelta chaos shows selling sport as a tool for peace can create its own battlefield | Jonathan Liew

Once teams promote a country, are owned by states or have to reflect government policy, sport becomes a playground for powerHigh fives all round at Hamas high command. The triumphant clink of Gaza Cola tins pings across the bunker. It’s been a tough week for the lads, what with five of their members being killed in the Doha airstrike, but you’ve got to celebrate the little victories, yeah? And as they use what remains of their fragile satellite internet connection to refresh the Cyclingnews live blog for the final time, the Hamas Grand Tour Disruption Division (Vuelta Branch) can toast an operation executed to perfection: the successful mobilisation of more than 100,000 members of the Madrid battalion to force the curtailment of stage 21 of the Tour of Spain.“They asked us to quit the Vuelta, but we did not surrender to the terrorists,” said Sylvan Adams, co‑owner of the Israel-Premier Tech team targeted by mass protests that disrupted several stages. O...

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2 w. ago Three officers fatally shot and two injured in Pennsylvania shooting, police say

Governor says ‘we grieve the loss of life of three precious souls’ as two injured in critical condition in hospitalThree police officers were killed and two were injured in a shooting on Wednesday in the southern part of Pennsylvania, state police said.“We grieve for the loss of life of three precious souls who served this county, served this commonwealth, served this country,” governor Josh Shapiro said. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago BORIS JOHNSON: Our country has a nightmare government run by a blinking human bollard and reasonable, decent people are thinking: We can't take it much longer

After the last couple of weeks we are getting to the stage where millions of good, decent, reasonable people are looking at this government and thinking: we can't go on like this.

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3 w. ago Family man fakes his own death to run off with European mistress he met online

Ryan Borgwardt, 54, claimed his family life had fallen apart after he was caught fleeing thousands of miles away to Georgia to start a new life with an internet fling

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3 w. ago Novak Djokovic reveals bizarre secrets behind his incredible physique at 38: Eating algae and seaweed, his BAN on an everyday favourite drink

This year at SW19, the Serb admitted the doctor's 'magic pills' helped him recover midway through his first round match against Alexandre Muller, having been struck down with illness.

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3 w. ago Hundreds seek to leave Nepal as the army tries to restore order after violent protests

Hundreds of people have crowded Nepal's main airport in Kathmandu to leave the country after violent protests toppled the government

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