3 h. ago Grassroots clubs hold key as Norway prepares for historic vote to scrap VAR

‘This is no longer about VAR, but about trust in the federation’ – one club’s general manager frames tense situationSkoppum IL have never pretended to be what they are not. The club represent a pretty village an hour’s drive south of Oslo, fielding teams from the under-14 age group down. Their goals are modest but of the kind that nourish an entire sport: to provide a safe and welcoming environment in which the community’s youngsters can play. There are hurdles to overcome, such as a need for up-to-date artificial pitches and the challenge of increasing participation among girls.On Saturday afternoon, though, Skoppum and Norway’s 1,700 grassroots clubs will be asked to make a decision that could cause shockwaves far beyond their country. They will gather online or at Oslo’s Ullevaal Stadion for the Norwegian Football Federation’s (NFF) annual general assembly and are entitled to vote on whether video assistant referees are scrapped in the highest division, Eliteserien. It will concl...

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4 h. ago Shakira fan who won her Lamborghini says he can’t afford to drive it

The ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ singer announced she was giving away the luxury car in November

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6 h. ago Is this the REAL Jim Morrison? All the eerie signs that The Doors star is ALIVE and living in New York as a maintenance man, according to fan

Legendary rockstar Jim Morrison's sudden death at the age of just 27 still remains shrouded in mystery more than 50 years after his passing in Paris.

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7 h. ago Scots heavy Ladbrokes UK Open lineup sees Gary Anderson and Peter Wright top the bill on fan Friday night

Alan Soutar, Cameron Menzies and Willie Borland are also on duty for the FA Cup of darts

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7 h. ago Teen killed in Bristol 'XL Bully' vicious attack pictured for first time

A teenage girl killed in a horror dog attack involving a suspected 'XL Bully' on Cobhorn Drive in Bristol has been named as 19-year-old Morgan Dorsett from Shropshire

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7 h. ago Prince William hugs starstruck fan as he's mobbed by screaming students

Prince William had students screaming his name out of the windows as he visited Bournemouth and Poole College today as part of a trip for his Homewards campaign

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7 h. ago We sent a Tesla owner to test drive the new Model Y – here’s what they thought

Tesla owner and Independent reader Ben Franklin heads out for a test drive in a Model Y Launch Series to decide if he should upgrade

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8 h. ago Prince William leaves royal fan blushing after giving her a hug outside Bournemouth college

The Prince of Wales, 42, has taken a tour of Dorset today as he announces a new Homewards project which aims to build more homes.

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8 h. ago Real Madrid hit with partial stadium closure and UEFA fine over 'discriminatory' fan behaviour during Man City clash

Los Blancos supporters who attended the Champions League game at the Santiago Bernabeu have landed in hot water

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9 h. ago The exciting Welsh rugby talents in England being targeted for a return to Wales

There is set to be a significant recruitment drive to bring players back to Wales

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9 h. ago Beloved Walkers’ flavour returns to UK – but there’s only one place you can buy it

The fan favourite flavour is only available while stocks last

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10 h. ago Is this the most terrifying TV show of our times? Adolescence, the drama that will horrify all parents

Stephen Graham’s chilling new show about a boy arrested for murder is utterly terrifying. Its team talk rage, panic attacks and being bowled over by a 14-year-oldThe first few minutes of Netflix’s new drama Adolescence are among the most incredible you will ever see. Two police officers drive to a house, smash its doors in, sweep from room to room and apprehend a teenage boy suspected of murdering a female classmate. They load him into a van, drive to a police station then process him for arrest.On the surface this sounds like any workaday drama, but the incredible thing about Adolescence is this: the whole sequence is conducted in one take. From car to house to van to station, the camera never leaves the action. Even more incredibly, the entire series follows in kind. There are four episodes, each without a single edit. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Justin Bieber fuels fan concern as he puffs smoke and grins at camera in worrying video

Justin Bieber has sparked concern among fans after posting a video of himself smoking on Instagram – as some worry about his wellbeing and others have defended the star

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11 h. ago Dundee train on fire as smoke seen billowing from carriages and line closed sparking travel chaos

Travel chaos has erupted in Dundee, Scotland, after a train was spotted with smoke at Riverside Drive. Passengers have been told to expect delays due to the incident

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12 h. ago Celtic and Rangers officially END away fan lockout as Barry Ferguson to be backed by punters at Parkhead in first derby

The situation has been rumbling on since 2018 but no looks to finally be at end going into the next derby on March 16

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13 h. ago GTA 6 fan finds hilarious craft 'called the fat Albert' in Vice City but can you fly it?

One eagle-eyed GTA 6 fan has spotted a surprising vehicle lurking in the background of the game's first trailer, but whether it'll be accessible or not is another question

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14 h. ago Sports are an ideal home for Donald Trump’s singular brand of ego stroking

Presidents have always used sports to further their own agendas. The current incumbent has identified exactly where he can boost himself the mostDonald Trump’s appearance at this year’s Daytona 500 was not subtle.Named the race’s grand marshal, the president buzzed the speedway from aboard Air Force One, dangling the world’s most advanced airliner above 150,000 Nascar fans the way a parent humors an infant with a spoonful of baby food. Later, from the backseat of the presidential limousine, AKA The Beast, he paced the 41-car field around the oval track before the race. The sight of that 20,000lb machine sticking to the track’s banked lanes at 70 mph blew away the crowd all over again. “This is your favorite president,” he told the drivers via their in-car radio system. “I’m a really big fan of you people. You’re talented people and great people and great Americans.” The shock and awe spectacle couldn’t have been more fitting of a man who has been taking the country for a ride since ...

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14 h. ago Fearless and Free by Josephine Baker review – ‘ten lives in one’

For the first time in English, the sensational memoirs of Josephine Baker – cabaret star, activist and spy‘Who else could ever have had a story like hers?” writes Ijeoma Oluo in the foreword to Josephine Baker’s memoir. “The dancer, the singer, the ingenue, the scandal maker, the activist, the spy – Josephine Baker lived at least 10 lives in one.” Translated gorgeously into English for the first time by Anam Zafar and Sophie Lewis, Fearless and Free comprises stories and reflections in Baker’s own voice, drawn from conversations with the French writer Marcel Sauvage that began in 1926 and continued for more than 20 years afterwards. They cover her early life in St Louis, her adventures in Europe and eventual transformation into, as Sauvage puts it, an “actress and French citizen of worldwide renown”.Memoirs that span a lifetime can lack narrative drive. “Life, when you think about it later,” says Baker, “is a series of images a film in your heart.” And yet Baker’s matchless characte...

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15 h. ago Japanese woman wanted by police over kissing BTS member without consent

Incident took place at a fan meet and greet event in Seoul last year

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15 h. ago Cambridge College scraps traditional May Ball in favour of 'more accessible and inclusive' event as students turn backs on expensive end

A Cambridge College has cancelled its traditional end-of-year May Ball over concerns students could not afford tickets. It has therefore opted to put on a 'more accessible and inclusive' event instead.

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