42 m. ago Senate Democrats looking to block Trump nominees over administration’s ‘lawlessness’

Move follows bipartisan support for some Trump Cabinet picks, including Marco Rubio

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2 h. ago Why Arsenal were denied penalty vs Real Madrid as handball decision explained

Arsenal were denied a penalty in their Champions League quarter-final first-leg tie with Real Madrid at the Emirates Stadium after Raul Asencio appeared to block Declan Rice's shot with his arm

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3 h. ago US supreme court blocks ruling that 16,000 fired federal workers must be rehired

Probationary employees laid off in Trump administration’s purge lose reinstatement in 7-2 ruling over legal standingUS politics live – latest updatesThe US supreme court has handed Donald Trump a reprieve from a judge’s ruling that his administration must rehire 16,000 probationary workers fired in its purge of the federal bureaucracy.A day after ruling in the White House’s favor to allow the continued deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members, the court gave the White House a less clear-cut victory in halting the order by a California court that dismissed workers from six government agencies must be rehired. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Arsenal v Real Madrid LIVE: Gunners start brightly in blockbuster Champions League clash

Can Arsenal keep their hopes of a trophy alive against the Champions League holders?

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3 h. ago EastEnders fans predict who set Martin Fowler’s stall on fire and rule out ‘obvious’ answer

The arson incident arrived hours after Martin's funeral was held

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4 h. ago Arsenal vs Real Madrid LIVE: Bukayo Saka starts for Gunners in blockbuster Champions League clash

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4 h. ago Minister promises review of decision not to award SAS founder a Victoria Cross

Al Carns said the military service of Lieutenant Colonel Blair ‘Paddy’ Mayne will be looked at to ‘provide an answer once and for all’.

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6 h. ago Minecraft mania: how millions of rowdy kids saved the box office

Video game adaptation broke records over the weekend as reports pour in about chaotic screenings and TikTok trendsMinecraft has jumped from game consoles to movie screens, and theaters across the country are shaking with perhaps the most vocal fan participation this side of an Avengers finale. As the film broke box office records, reports (and phone-shot videos) have been pouring in across the internet of the game-based fantasy-comedy inciting near-riots of applause, cheersand popcorn-chucking as the youthful target audience expresses their gratitude for references to the source material’s characters, memes and attendant lore – particularly the Chicken Jockey, a visual reference to a relatively rare but well-known phenomenon within the game. If you don’t know any more than this, there’s no real need to investigate further; the answer doesn’t matter. Even for someone actively watching A Minecraft Movie, it has absolutely no bearing on the actual story or characters at hand.The reacti...

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6 h. ago Residents affected by Paisley flats fire supported by housing team

Renfrewshire Council and Paisley Housing Association say they are working to assist those evacuated from the block.

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7 h. ago ‘Landmark’ Dustin Hoffman movie changed cinema forever on BBC this week

This 1967 all-time classic swiftly became both a commercial and critical blockbuster upon its release and has held its own ever since.

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7 h. ago Youth Demand protest: Activists place 'body bags' outside David Lammy's home and block roads in central London

Two groups of Youth Demand protesters also blocked traffic on Commercial Street, by Angel Junction and near Tower Bridge on Tuesday

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7 h. ago JSO inspired Youth Demand line up fake BODY BAGS outside David Lammy's home before road block as they demand an end to British arms exports to Israel

Two members of the campaign group, which is looking to follow in the footsteps of renowned eco-activists Just Stop Oil , laid child-sized body bags outside David Lammy 's home today.

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9 h. ago Arsenal vs Real Madrid LIVE: Gunners face Bukayo Saka decision ahead of blockbuster Champions League clash

Can Arsenal keep their hopes of a trophy alive against the Champions League holders?

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10 h. ago George Robledo: Newcastle great with a record beyond Salah and Henry

Born in Chile, shaped by poverty and hard graft, the prolific inside forward holds a scoring record unbroken to this dayIt was a question that had everyone in the room stumped, almost to the point of silence. “Who holds the record for the most league goals scored by an overseas player in the top flight of English football in a single season?”I felt as if I should know the answer, having written about sport for the vast majority of my adult life. But I didn’t. There I was, appearing as a guest at the Brighton branch of Sporting Memories, a UK charity which encourages older people to meet and reminisce through talking about sport, and I’d seemingly been exposed as a total fraud. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago I can see my neighbour sunbathing naked in his back garden. Is he breaking the law? DEAN DUNHAM has the answer

Dean Dunham explains the first course of action you should take, and what you could do if they don't cover up.

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12 h. ago 'I quit Arsenal for Real Madrid – one club was a total nightmare and I hated it'

Former Premier League forward Nicolas Anelka left Arsenal to join Real Madrid in a blockbuster move back in 1999, but regretted it the second he touched down in the Spanish capital

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13 h. ago The Breakdown | Premiership clubs’ European debacle illustrates growing French and Irish strength

Four English clubs conceded 215 points on a calamitous weekend with French clubs poised to improve furtherAnd then there was one. Good luck to English club rugby’s sole survivor Northampton, who still have a winnable home Champions Cup quarter-final against Castres this Saturday, but otherwise the flag of St George hangs limply at half‑mast. To suggest the Premiership’s contenders had an underwhelming weekend is like saying global share prices have taken a slight dip.If you’re squeamish about needle-sharp disappointment, look away now. Between them Saracens, Harlequins, Leicester and Sale conceded 215 points in their last-16 ties. While Sarries and Sale had their first-half moments in Toulon and Toulouse respectively, would you care to guess the aggregate second-half score over those four defeats? The uncomfortable answer was, ahem, 144-21. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Allies at War by Tim Bouverie review – a revelatory study of second world war alliances

In focusing on the multilateral bonds that were forged to defeat Hitler, this entertaining account offers fresh disclosures about the course of the conflictCan anything new be said about the second world war? Unexpectedly the answer is yes. Here are just a few of the surprising facts that I learned from this revelatory book. The Belgian army in 1940 was twice the size of the British Expeditionary Force. (The US army in 1940 was smaller still, smaller than those of Portugal or Sweden.) Almost all the French troops evacuated at Dunkirk chose to be repatriated rather than join the Free French. In 1942 pro-Russian feeling in Britain was so strong that War and Peace became a bestseller. Even in January 1945 the Japanese still had 1 million troops in Manchuria. The Indian prophet of non-violence, Mahatma Gandhi, considered Hitler “not as bad as he is depicted”. And so on.Tim Bouverie has reverted to a traditional form to present the past afresh. His focus is not on the battlefield, nor on...

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21 h. ago US supreme court allows deportations under 18th century law with limits

In 5-4 ruling, court laid down terms for invoking Alien Enemies Act, stating any challenges to law must take place in TexasDonald Trump may continue using a 1798 law to deport alleged gang members to Venezuela, the supreme court ruled on Monday, however it will apply certain limits. Any challenges to the wartime law, called the Alien Enemies Act, must take place in Texas, where the migrants were held, and not in Washington DC, the court said.In a 5-4 ruling, the court granted the Trump administration’s request to lift a Washington DC-based judge’s order temporarily blocking the deportations. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago My husband's Viagra has stopped working... it is a sign something's wrong: DR SCURR has the answer

My fit 85-year-old husband has taken Viagra for many years. It has recently stopped working and he's considering buying some pills he saw on the internet.

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