49 h. ago I tried coffee for the first time — for 15 minutes I felt like a completely different person

I've avoided coffee all my life but I finally faced my fears and tried two different cups to see what I've been missing out on

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50 h. ago Records fall as Sifan Hassan and Hailemaryam Kiros win Sydney marathon

Dutch star and Ethiopian run fastest times on Australian soilKenyan running great Eliud Kipchoge finishes ninthDutch multi-distance phenomenon Sifan Hassan has set a race record to claim victory in the first running of the Sydney Marathon as a world majors series event.Hassan clocked a women’s winning time of two hours 18 minutes and 22 seconds as Kenyan legend Eliud Kipchoge fell short of the podium in the men’s category on Sunday.Ahead of AFL finals sign up for our free weekly newsletter Continue reading...

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60 h. ago João Pedro and Fernández fire Chelsea to win against Fulham after VAR drama

Perhaps the biggest insult for Fulham was that the first half was still going on when Chelsea finally broke through. They were into the ninth minute of added time when Enzo Fernández delivered a corner, João Pedro leapt to score and Marco Silva was forced to accept that the footballing Gods were not on his side, but this is where the game is these days. It is pedantic, stop-start and too vulnerable to being warped by technology’s blurred lines.It is tiresome to have to talk about refereeing decisions – far better to focus on João Pedro’s blistering form since swapping Brighton for Chelsea, for instance – but sometimes there is no other choice. This is the era of VAR and fortune did not favour Fulham as they fell to a 2-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge. They dominated much of the opening period and had done enough to lead this west London derby, only for the red mist to descend when Josh King’s first goal for his boyhood club was followed by one of those long, tortured looks at the pitchs...

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3 d. ago 'Our baby's heart beat 300 times a minute and we were told to say goodbye'

Erin Giles, from Dover, was rushed to hospital after her heart started beating 300 times a minute - her parents were told to prepare for the worst

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5 d. ago 'My son has a disease so rare only five other children in the UK have it'

Georgia, from Flintshire, says she takes each 24 hours at a time and cherishes every minute with Myles

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6 d. ago Cancer timebomb: One Briton will be diagnosed every two minutes by 2040

The analysis shows the most common cancers - breast, prostate and lung - will hit unprecedented levels, while more than 63,000 cases are predicted in children and young people.

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6 d. ago Jorgen Strand Larsen nets brace for Wolves in Carabao Cup after rejected Newcastle bid

The Norwegian striker hit a pair of unstoppable finishes in the final 10 minutes regulation time

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6 d. ago Rio Ngumoha reacts to ‘crazy’ late winner and entering Liverpool record books

The 16-year-old scored in the 10th minute of stoppage-time to give the Reds a thrilling 3-2 victory over Newcastle

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6 d. ago Rio Ngumoha not getting ‘carried away with all the noise’ over Liverpool winner

The 16-year-old scored in the 10th minute of stoppage-time to give the Reds a thrilling 3-2 victory over Newcastle.

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6 d. ago Arne Slot relieved after chaotic Liverpool win: ‘That wasn’t a football match’

Slot sent on 16-year-old forward Rio Ngumoha in stoppage time and the teenager found a dramatic winner in the 110th minute

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7 d. ago SpaceX scraps Starship rocket launch in Texas for second time in two days

Launch delay from Elon Musk’s company marks latest in streak of setbacks, including a liquid oxygen leak on SundaySpaceX was forced to scrap the launch of its giant Starship rocket from Texas again on Monday, this time due to weather, marking the latest in a streak of setbacks for the Elon Musk-run company.The 232ft (71-metre) tall Super Heavy booster and its 171ft tall Starship upper half – together taller than New York’s Statue of Liberty – was due to take off from SpaceX’s Starbase rocket facilities at 7.30pm local time. But the launch was called off at the last minute. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Rio Ngumoha’s decisive cameo inflicts heartbreak and defeat on suffering Newcastle

Newcastle 2-3 Liverpool: The 16-year-old scored 10 minutes into stoppage time on a night where everything seemed to go against Eddie Howe’s team

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7 d. ago Rio Ngumoha’s decisive cameo inflicts heartbreaking defeat on suffering Newcastle

Newcastle 2-3 Liverpool: The 16-year-old scored 10 minutes into stoppage time on a night where everything seemed to go against Eddie Howe’s team

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9 d. ago Americans visiting Dublin left horrified by bizarre incident just 30 minutes into trip

An American couple visiting Dublin for the first time were left horrified after witnessing an uncomfortable altercation just 30 minutes into their trip

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1 week ago Bank holiday getaway sees delays of nearly two hours at Port of Dover

Operator DFDS warned customers shortly before 1pm that waiting times were up to one hour and 15 minutes at border control and 40 minutes at check-in.

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1 week ago LED mask that 'reduces acne and makes skin glow' is cut by 20% with £93 saving

The Dr Dennis Gross LED mask shortens the treatment time to three minutes daily and shoppers reported 'vast improvement' in skin texture and it's now on limited time sale

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1 week ago Stirling Albion boss fumes at ropey ref after penalty call in Forfar collapse

The penalty decision near the end of the first half prompted a ten-minute spell either side of the interval where Stirling conceded four times in the defeat.

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1 week ago ‘He gave me a massage. I’ve never been in more pain in my life’: Terence Stamp remembered by Paul Andrew Williams

The writer and director of Song for Marion recalls moments of bravado, tenderness and alarming physical fitness with the late actor We sent Terence the script for Song for Marion, and he just turned up at the office. He buzzed the door and said: “Is Paul there?” There was a new person working in our office at the time, and she said: “No, no one’s in at the minute. Who’s calling?” He said: “It’s Terence Stamp.” And then she was like: “Well, he’s not here, shall I leave a message?” She didn’t invite him up or anything. She left him standing there. And he didn’t give a shit about that, to be honest.Me, Terence and Gemma Arterton, who played the music teacher in Song for Marion, went to lunch at a vegan cafe in Shoreditch. His character, Arthur, was someone who loved his wife (played by Vanessa Redgrave), and would do anything for her, but always moaned, was always cantankerous, and found it very difficult to show any form of love to his son. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Tearful Neymar ‘ashamed’ as heaviest defeat ends in sacking of Santos coach

Struggling side beaten 6-0 at home by Vasco da GamaCléber Xavier dismissed as head coach after routAn emotional Neymar said he was left “ashamed” after his Santos side were on the end of a 6-0 home defeat by Vasco da Gama on Sunday – a humiliation that led to the sacking of their head coach, Cléber Xavier.Philippe Coutinho was on the scoresheet twice as Vasco found the net five times in the space of 16 second-half minutes as part of a rout that leaves Santos two points above the relegation places in Brazil’s Serie A. At full-time, home supporters turned their backs to the pitch in the latest protest against the state of the team and club as a whole. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Eat, sleep or look at the roof’: how top tennis players cope with match delays

Iga Swiatek warmed up seven times before one semi-final while waiting at Wimbledon caused issues for Emma RaducanuThe greatest challenge for Carlos Alcaraz in his third-round match at the Cincinnati Open on Friday was simply remaining sane. Before Alcaraz and Hamad Medjedovic, his opponent, took to the court, they had no choice but to wait as Francisco Comesaña and the big-serving Reilly Opelka worked through a tumultuous three-hour, three-set contest replete with manic momentum shifts, medical time-outs and a last-minute rain delay for good measure. Alcaraz and Medjedovic had no idea when their match would begin, yet a large part of their job is making sure they are always ready.A few hours later, after closing out a straightforward victory, Alcaraz chuckled bitterly from a quiet hallway inside centre court as he reflected on his hours of preparation, which turned out to be more stressful than the match itself. “Well, it sucks,” he said, smiling. “Having to warm up three, four time...

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