29 m. ago Andy Burnham allowed £120m loans with 'no lawful or proper process', court hears

'The pricing was agreed by two gentlemen sitting in a room'

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53 m. ago French Open 2025: Draper, Djokovic and Gauff through; Norrie rocks Medvedev – as it happened

Cam Norrie beat Daniil Mevedev in a thriller and there were also wins for Sonay Kartal, Jack Draper, Novak Djokovic and Coco GauffNorrie, leading 2-1 on serve, has two more break points against Medvedev on Simonne Matheiu, to add to the one he had in the second game. But these come and go too, the second when Medvedev draws Norrie in with a drop shot before pulling off the pass. After a few deuces Medvedev holds, but he’s not looking too comfortable.Naomi Osaka has a tendency to be hard on herself and yesterday was no different after her absorbing 6-7 (1), 6-1, 6-4 defeat against the 1oth seed, Paula Badosa. The four-times grand slam champion has struggled to rediscover her best form since returning to tennis last January after the birth of her daughter, and said yesterday: “I think as time goes on, I feel like I should be doing better. But also I hate disappointing people. So, like, even with Patrick [Mouratoglou], I was thinking this just now, but he goes from working with the gre...

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79 m. ago French Open 2025: Draper, Djokovic and Gauff through; Norrie rocks Medvedev – live

Coverage from Roland Garros as play starts at 10am BSTRaducanu admits struggle in win | And you can mail DanielNorrie, leading 2-1 on serve, has two more break points against Medvedev on Simonne Matheiu, to add to the one he had in the second game. But these come and go too, the second when Medvedev draws Norrie in with a drop shot before pulling off the pass. After a few deuces Medvedev holds, but he’s not looking too comfortable.Naomi Osaka has a tendency to be hard on herself and yesterday was no different after her absorbing 6-7 (1), 6-1, 6-4 defeat against the 1oth seed, Paula Badosa. The four-times grand slam champion has struggled to rediscover her best form since returning to tennis last January after the birth of her daughter, and said yesterday: “I think as time goes on, I feel like I should be doing better. But also I hate disappointing people. So, like, even with Patrick [Mouratoglou], I was thinking this just now, but he goes from working with the greatest player ever [...

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94 m. ago Matheus Cunha to Man United transfer latest as emotional Wolves star drops eight

The latest Manchester United news as the forward looks to be closing in on a move to Old Trafford from Wolverhampton Wanderers this summer

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2 h. ago Man United drop clear transfer hint on six stars' futures as new shirt 'revealed'

Manchester United's squad are in Malaysia this week as they complete their post-season tour obligations before jetting off for their summer breaks

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2 h. ago Brit woman died in Thai hotel after 'unwittingly taking lethal hit of street drugs'

Rebecca Turner, 36, died in a Bangkok hotel room after taking what she thought was a line of cocaine - but an inquest today heard the white powder was actually a deadly mix of drugs

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3 h. ago French Open 2025: Draper in action, Norrie rocks Medvedev, Djokovic and Gauff through – live

Coverage from Roland Garros as play starts at 10am BSTRaducanu admits struggle in win | And you can mail DanielNorrie, leading 2-1 on serve, has two more break points against Medvedev on Simonne Matheiu, to add to the one he had in the second game. But these come and go too, the second when Medvedev draws Norrie in with a drop shot before pulling off the pass. After a few deuces Medvedev holds, but he’s not looking too comfortable.Naomi Osaka has a tendency to be hard on herself and yesterday was no different after her absorbing 6-7 (1), 6-1, 6-4 defeat against the 1oth seed, Paula Badosa. The four-times grand slam champion has struggled to rediscover her best form since returning to tennis last January after the birth of her daughter, and said yesterday: “I think as time goes on, I feel like I should be doing better. But also I hate disappointing people. So, like, even with Patrick [Mouratoglou], I was thinking this just now, but he goes from working with the greatest player ever [...

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3 h. ago Boden's 'beautifully soft' cashmere jumper now over £50 cheaper with just hours to go on huge sale

The Eva Cashmere Crew Neck Jumper was £140 but is now £84

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4 h. ago SpaceX lists ‘dishwasher’ and ‘mixologist’ jobs at Starbase City

Elon Musk’s controversial new city is transforming from a Starship test site into a spaceport for Mars

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4 h. ago Woman cleared of illegal abortion planning complaint over her treatment

Nicola Packer told the BBC her situation ‘could have been handled much more compassionately’ and that what she had been through makes her ‘feel sick’.

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4 h. ago Adults review – Friends for the TikTok generation sitcom is a try

A group of twentysomethings living in New York (except it’s Toronto) pratfall through life in an often embarrassing and rarely funny attempt to fill a gapAdults, FX’s new twenty-something comedy implicitly pitched as the Friends or Girls for the TikTok and location-sharing generation, opens with a studiously replicated scene of codependent young adulthood: five friends tangled together on a New York subway, their belongings and in-group references strewn between each other. In barely a minute, the characters gab in the way you’d imagine adult-adults imagine young-adults speak, breezing through exposition, getting high, being broke and not having enough hot water to shower. This being New York, there’s also a subway masturbator, which Issa (Amita Rao), the loudest and bawdiest of a loud and bawdy group, handles by over-engaging, attempting to out-masturbate the creep. “Is this the world you want?!” she shouts, to the horror of everyone else on the train.To my horror, as well – there’...

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5 h. ago Wales rugby star Aaron Wainwright gets engaged to girlfriend on stunning Welsh beach

The Dragons back rower popped the question in a beautiful setting over the weekend

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5 h. ago KFC to spend £1.5bn on 500 new restaurants across UK in huge high street boost

Colonel Sanders' fried chicken chain is offering a £20,000 'finders fee' to anyone who can identify a site they can build a new KFC outlet on as part of their investment

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5 h. ago French Open 2025: Norrie rocks Medvedev in five sets, Gauff breezes through – live

Coverage from Roland Garros as play starts at 10am BSTRaducanu admits struggle in win | And you can mail DanielNorrie, leading 2-1 on serve, has two more break points against Medvedev on Simonne Matheiu, to add to the one he had in the second game. But these come and go too, the second when Medvedev draws Norrie in with a drop shot before pulling off the pass. After a few deuces Medvedev holds, but he’s not looking too comfortable.Naomi Osaka has a tendency to be hard on herself and yesterday was no different after her absorbing 6-7 (1), 6-1, 6-4 defeat against the 1oth seed, Paula Badosa. The four-times grand slam champion has struggled to rediscover her best form since returning to tennis last January after the birth of her daughter, and said yesterday: “I think as time goes on, I feel like I should be doing better. But also I hate disappointing people. So, like, even with Patrick [Mouratoglou], I was thinking this just now, but he goes from working with the greatest player ever [...

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5 h. ago Former Man United star Brandon Williams breaks his silence after receiving suspended jail sentence for dangerous driving

The former Manchester United defender had been 'driving erratically' in his Audi A3 before hitting a Ford Fiesta and careering into the central reservation of the A34 in Cheshire at almost 100mph.

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6 h. ago UK businesses warn of more job cuts as confidence drops following tax rises

Firms are expected to slash investment as many warn of new costs

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6 h. ago French Open 2025: Medvedev v Norrie in fifth set, Baptiste shocks Haddad Maia – live

Coverage from Roland Garros as play starts at 10am BSTRaducanu admits struggle in win | And you can mail KatyNorrie, leading 2-1 on serve, has two more break points against Medvedev on Simonne Matheiu, to add to the one he had in the second game. But these come and go too, the second when Medvedev draws Norrie in with a drop shot before pulling off the pass. After a few deuces Medvedev holds, but he’s not looking too comfortable.Naomi Osaka has a tendency to be hard on herself and yesterday was no different after her absorbing 6-7 (1), 6-1, 6-4 defeat against the 1oth seed, Paula Badosa. The four-times grand slam champion has struggled to rediscover her best form since returning to tennis last January after the birth of her daughter, and said yesterday: “I think as time goes on, I feel like I should be doing better. But also I hate disappointing people. So, like, even with Patrick [Mouratoglou], I was thinking this just now, but he goes from working with the greatest player ever [Se...

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6 h. ago Trump hates wind power. But these Texas Republicans are embracing it

Wind turbines have become a financial lifeline in rural areas, but state legislators are now targeting themAs a Republican state lawmaker for 16 years, a Texas rancher and a staunch supporter of Donald Trump, John Davis’s conservative credentials are impeccable. But Davis has become horrified at his party’s assault upon an increasingly vital lifeline to many rural, conservative areas of the US – clean energy development.Davis allowed seven wind turbines to be situated on his ranch, in the rolling hill country near Menard, west of Austin, and has seen the income provide opportunities not only for his family but also his local community in what is one of the poorest counties in Texas. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago So much for the gothic vibes! Tim Burton puts mansion on sale for £4.5m...but shocks fans with quintessentially English decor

The 'enchanting' Grade II-listed Mill House, which sits on 17 acres of gardens and lies next to the River Thames in Abingdon, has now been put up for sale.

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7 h. ago Eddie Hearn drops Anthony Joshua injury update and reveals return fight plans

The two-time heavyweight world champion is hoping to return to competitive action later this year after undergoing successful elbow surgery

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