6 d. ago Gary Lineker's brutal advice to Micah Richards after Match of the Day star's quit decision

Gary Lineker was back at the Copper Box for the opening weekend of the second season of the Baller League, where he watched on as his former side Deportrio were beaten

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8 d. ago Trump’s men come to Israel with plenty to say. But they’re silent on any real future for Gaza | Roy Schwartz

Kushner, Witkoff, Vance and Rubio – they’ve all been sent to keep the ceasefire in place. Now we need to hear about a concrete planThese days present quite a unique phenomenon: the first-ever US march of the babysitters. They vary in their qualifications and attributes, but they all share the same mission – to prevent an Israeli breach, or even destruction, of Gaza’s fragile ceasefire. Since the war ended, there have been few days without at least one of Donald Trump’s envoys on the ground. Just this past week saw the likes of Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff, JD Vance and Marco Rubio – all arriving to perform their duties.Israel keeps them busy. In just a few days it launched a series of attacks in Gaza after the killings of two Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers – resulting, according to reports, in dozens of Palestinian casualties. Several ministers called for a resumption of the war, and the Knesset passed a preliminary decision to annex the West Bank. The US reaction was somewher...

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8 d. ago Top talent agent Melanie Blake quits day job to be 'queen of the bonkbuster'

Melanie Blake opens up exclusively about clawing her way to success after a difficult upbringing and giving up a long career as a talent agent to the stars to focus on her bestselling novels

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8 d. ago Top celebrity agent Melanie Blake quits day job to be 'queen of the bonkbuster'

EXCLUSIVE: Melanie Blake opens up exclusively about clawing her way to success after a difficult upbringing and giving up a long career as a talent agent to the stars to focus on her bestselling novels

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8 d. ago EastEnders legend 'hasn't aged a day' more than 3 decades since quitting soap

Michelle Gayle played Hattie Tavernier in the BBC One soap and also had a pop career - and, unbelievably, she hardly seems to have changed more than 30 years later

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9 d. ago Legal team in Sheku Bayoh Inquiry quits days after chair Lord Bracadale

Five lawyers step down from inquiry into death of man in Kirkcaldy

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1 week ago Richard Madeley confesses to smoking 60 cigarettes a day – and what made him quit

Richard Madeley has revealed he has a 'very addictive personality' that led to him smoking three packs of cigarettes a day until he was 40

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1 week ago PM denies small boat plans are ‘in tatters’ as ministers urge new French tactics

Sir Keir is expected to speak to French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday.

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1 week ago Man City star Josko Gvardiol reveals he was days away from quitting football ‘to feel happier’

JOSKO GVARDIOL became the second-most expensive defender ever with his £77m move to Manchester City - but the defender nearly quit football as it didn't make him happy. His 2023 transfer from RB Leipzig put him just behind Harry Maguire, who joined Manchester United from Leicester City in an £80m deal. But the Croatian revealed...

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1 week ago Tess Daly talked 'tough' home issue that affected Strictly role days before quitting show

Tess Daly opened up about her family life just days before she and Claudia Winkleman announced that the current series of Strictly Come Dancing will be their last

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2 w. ago French Socialist party to fight for wealth tax as it seeks to capitalise on crisis

Party has promised to stand back as weakened prime minister prepares for crucial no-confidence voteThe French Socialist party says it will fight to introduce a flagship wealth tax to raise revenue by targeting France’s richest people, as the divided parliament prepares to begin debating next year’s budget.Boris Vallaud, the head of the Socialist party grouping in parliament, said on Wednesday that taxing very high-wealth individuals in France was “one of our principal battles and we’re going to put all our energy into it”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago French prime minister proposes suspending controversial retirement age law until 2027 election

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu plans to suspend a controversial retirement age increase from 62 to 64

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3 w. ago Lorraine Kelly breaks her silence on brutal ITV cuts as she brands overhaul of her daytime show 'heartbreaking' and 'tough' but insists she will NOT quit: 'I don't see me going anywhere'

The TV presenter, 65, saw her titular morning show facing the brunt of the cuts announced in May, with Good Morning Britain now taking her 9-10am slot for 22 weeks of the year.

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3 w. ago French prime minister names cabinet amid race to pass a budget

Sébastien Lecornu retains Roland Lescure as finance minister

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3 w. ago French prime minister names cabinet as he seeks to finalise a budget

Sébastien Lecornu retains Roland Lescure as finance minister

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3 w. ago Emmanuel Macron’s political turmoil isn’t just bad news for France

Editorial: The consequences of the president’s weakness will be felt beyond France’s borders – with Vladimir Putin the main winner

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3 w. ago Don’t fall for the authoritarian hype – Reform and the hard right can be stopped in their tracks | Gordon Brown

From the US to Europe and Asia, grievances are being exploited to gain power. But moderate voices are still in tune with the majorityGordon Brown was UK prime minister from 2007 to 2010Nigel Farage portrays his Reform UK party as a unique phenomenon that has burst on to the global stage, its meteoric rise an exceptional epochal event. But this week, in every one of Europe’s major countries and from India and Thailand to the US and Argentina, hard-right, anti-immigrant, anti-globalisation parties like his are also ahead in the opinion polls.In last Saturday’s Czech elections, the rightwing, pro-Putin populist Andrej Babiš toppled prime minister Petr Fiala. National Rally, which has just brought down yet another French prime minister, is leading the polls for both the French presidency and parliament. In Germany, the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is currently the most popular party. Hungary’s Fidesz party, Robert Fico’s pro-Russian Slovakian coalition and the Brothers of...

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3 w. ago Sebastien Lecornu renamed as French Prime Minister just 5 days after quitting

After days of negotiations, Emmanuel Macron has asked Sebastien Lecornu to try again to form a government and produce a budget in a bid to end France's political deadlock

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3 w. ago Macron REAPPOINTS French Prime Minister who quit the same position four days ago after less than a month in the job

French President Emmanuel Macron has reappointed the French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu

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3 w. ago Emmanuel Macron reappoints Sébastien Lecornu as French prime minister

Premier says he wants to press ahead with efforts to finalise a budget for 2026

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