50 m. ago Prem boss declares yellow card 'embarrassment to the game' as duo denied perfect ending

Leicester Tigers boss Michael Cheika took aim at the referee after coming up short in the Premiership final as he declared Dan Cole's yellow card an "embarrassment"

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1 hour ago ‘We’re being attacked all the time’: how UK banks stop hackers

Devastating attacks at M&S, the Co-op and Harrods highlight risks as lenders say cybersecurity is biggest expenseIt is every bank boss’s worst nightmare: a panicked phone call informs them a cyber-attack has crippled the IT system, rapidly unleashing chaos across the entire UK financial industry.As household names in other industries, including Marks & Spencer, grapple with the fallout from such hacks, banking executives will be acutely aware that, for them, the stakes are even higher. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Jay Slater: Where all tragic missing teen's mates are now after witness appeal

Police have tried to track down several people needed for providing witness testimony at Jay Slater's inquest - but several of them failed to turn up to proceedings

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2 h. ago Bath’s treble win blends yesteryear charm with the recently unthinkable | Michael Aylwin

First league crown ends a drought of almost three decades that the Rec Ground faithful would have scarcely believed at the dawn of the professional eraAt the 29th time of asking, Bath are champions of England once more. At five to five on a sunny afternoon here, Ben Spencer passed to Finn Russell – the married couple, as their coach, Johann van Graan, likes to call them – and Russell kicked it somewhere, anywhere but on the pitch to put an end to decades of pain out west.In 1996, when titles were won the old-fashioned way, the notion it would take so long for Bath, who had just won their sixth in eight years – their 10th cup in 13, and their fourth double – to become champions of England again would have seemed absurd. Only a little more absurd than the notion they wouldwin it would have seemed three years ago, when they finished bottom of the table, spared the indignity of relegation only by the very different way English rugby is organised these days. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Lowland League split 'lacks rationale' and 'dilutes' division, says Braves boss

Caledonian Braves were the only Lowland League club to vote against reconstruction

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4 h. ago Craig Gordon hopes Derek McInnes can recreate Burleyball as Hearts veteran reveals what players are really thinking

New Tynecastle boss has already name checked Burley's Jambos and Gordon reckons that side felt like they would win every time

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5 h. ago Hitchins dismantles Kambosos inside eight to retain 140lb title at Garden

Hitchins stops Kambosos with vicious body shotBrooklyn native dominates from start in hometownAussie Kambosos suffers fourth defeat in six fightsRichardson Hitchins delivered a career-best performance on Saturday night at the Theater at Madison Square Garden, stopping George Kambosos Jr with a withering body shot in the eighth round to retain the IBF’s version of the light welterweight championship.In his first defense of the 140lb belt, and his first time headlining a card in his hometown, Hitchins (20-0, 8 KOs) controlled every round before putting Kambosos down with a sharp left hook to the midsection. The Australian rose to his feet before the count of 10, but referee Michael Griffin waved off the fight as Kambosos visibly grimaced in pain, unable to continue. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago At least eight killed in Iranian strikes on Israel while Israeli attacks set Tehran oil depot on fire – live updates

At least 35 missing after strike hits town south of Tel Aviv; Iran says situation at Shahron oil depot under controlIsrael claims it has gained control of airspace over TehranHello and welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of the Middle East.Israel and Iran exchanged another round of strikes late on Saturday and into Sunday, with at least eight people killed in Israel when Iranian missiles penetrated air defences in the north and centre of the country as well as hitting a science institute near Tel Aviv.At least eight people are dead and more than 100 injured after Iran launched a barrage of missile strikes at Israel overnight, in retaliation for Israel’s Friday strikes which Israel said targeted Tehran’s nuclear program, hitting key sites including its defence ministry.An unknown number of missiles evaded Israel’s air defence system to hit Rehovot and Bat Yam in Tel Aviv, killing a 69-year-old woman, an 80-year-old woman, and two children including a 10-year-old boy, according to...

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6 h. ago Paris Jackson fires back at fans who are angry she's performing on dad Michael Jackson's death anniversary

Paris Jackson has hit back at critics who are angry she's scheduled to perform on her late father Michael Jackson's upcoming death anniversary.

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6 h. ago Sunday’s briefing: England U21s continue Euros defence as PSG begin CWC campaign

England Under-21s boss Lee Carsley insisted his side still had plenty to improve on.

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6 h. ago Shoppers can enjoy free £100 Elemis gift with luxury hotel spa day deal

Macdonald Hotels and Resorts has launched a new summer spa day experience at 16 of its spa locations across the UK, which includes a 55-minute ELEMIS 'Couture Touch' Spa Treatment

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8 h. ago Millions across US turn out for ‘No Kings’ protests against Donald Trump

Protesters demonstrate at about 2,000 sites nationwide on day US president holds military parade in WashingtonAs tanks and soldiers paraded through the streets of Washington on Saturday, several million people around the country turned out to protest against the excesses of Donald Trump’s administration.The protests, dubbed “No Kings”, rook place at about 2,100 sites nationwide, from big cities to small towns. A coalition of more than 100 groups joined together to plan the protests, which are committed to a principle of nonviolence. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Ryanair engineers 'forced to check every new Boeing over manufacturing process fears'

Michael O'Leary has revealed that a team of engineers check every Boeing aircraft that Ryanair buys because of concerns over the manufacturing process.

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11 h. ago Robert MacIntyre has ‘100 per cent’ belief he can win the US Open

The Scot carded a third round 69 at Oakmont.

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12 h. ago Real Housewives TV boss dies in childbirth and leaves behind baby boy and 3

Lauren Miller passed away just minutes after giving birth to her son.

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13 h. ago UK's borrowing costs under Labour are the worst in the developed world

British Government debt already stood at a bloated 80 per cent of national wealth ahead of the pandemic. It is now hovering at around a frightening 100 per cent of national output.

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13 h. ago Nico Rosberg calls out Danica Patrick live on Sky Sports F1 – 'I have to disagree'

The Canadian Grand Prix track sparked debate between Sky Sports F1 colleagues Danica Patrick and Nico Rosberg during the broadcaster's live coverage of the Montreal event

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14 h. ago Real Housewives boss dies in childbirth and leaves behind baby boy and 3

Real Housewives executive Lauren Miller has died just moments after giving birth to her son Jackson as she also leaves behind her husband and three-year-old daughter Emma

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16 h. ago Michael Cheika fumes over Dan Cole yellow card in Premiership final: ‘Embarrassing for the game’

The prop was shown a costly yellow card late on in his final game before retirement as Leicester were narrowly beaten by Bath

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16 h. ago Craig Levein reveals triple heart bypass that had delirious former Hearts boss seeing the devil in hospital

Lveine suffered a heart attack while in the Tynecastle hot seat back in 2018 and had stents fitted as a result

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