42 m. ago Tommy Freeman starts in new position as England name team for Australia test

Freeman will shift from the wing to outside centre to face the Wallabies as George Ford wins the fly-half race

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43 m. ago Dustin Johnson's new LIV Golf contract, huge rankings drop and why it all makes sense

The American former world No.1 has the perfect profile for the Saudi-backed breakaway league which has not agreed a deal with the PGA Tour

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52 m. ago Marcus Rashford has just confirmed what Manchester United already knew

Man United winger Marcus Rashford is on a season-long loan at Barcelona, who have an option to buy him in the summer.

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53 m. ago Pete Hegseth says ‘we will hunt and kill them’ as he announces further strikes on alleged drug

Trump administration’s defence secretary says on social media that US forces killed 14 people onboard vessels in the Pacific in three separate operationsIn a letter this morning, House oversight chair James Comer has asked the justice department to investigate whether Joe Biden’s aides improperly used an autopen to sign executive actions, claiming the former president’s inner circle concealed his cognitive decline while exercising presidential authority without authorization.“While President Biden’s deterioration was evident to the American people, and consequently, robust systems should have been put in place to document executive actions reflected the actual will of the president, the President’s inner circle took no action to establish such a record,” Comer wrote in the letter. Continue reading...

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53 m. ago The Latest: Air strikes, ICE crackdown and shutdown continue with Trump in Asia

U.S. President Donald Trump has met with Japan’s newly elected, ultraconservative leader in Tokyo during one of the busiest days of his Asia trip

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55 m. ago George Russell has secret contract clause which could block Max Verstappen from Mercedes

George Russell signed a new Mercedes deal earlier this month and the British Formula 1 star has now revealed it gives him extra protection against being replaced by Max Verstappen

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58 m. ago Shetland's Tosh star pays tribute to Ashley Jensen as they detail on

Ashley Jensen and Alison O'Donnell are set to reprise their roles as DI Ruth Calder and DS Lorna Tosh McIntosh in the tenth series of Shetland.

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60 m. ago Airdrie caretaker boss looks to build on first win in the Championship this season

The Diamonds ended their long wait for a victory at the bottom of the table by edging Arbroath

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62 m. ago Marcus Smith left out of England 23 to face Australia with Lions made to wait

George Ford at fly-half, Itoje leads side at TwickenhamPepper gets nod with Curry among six Lions on benchEngland have omitted Marcus Smith completely from their matchday squad to face Australia on Saturday and confirmed George Ford as their starting fly-half. Head coach Steve Borthwick has also named six British & Irish Lions on his bench with Tom Curry, Ellis Genge and Henry Pollock all named among the replacements.Instead Borthwick has preferred to put his faith in lower-profile players such as Bath’s Guy Pepper, Sale’s Tom Roebuck and Leicester’s Joe Heyes in a side which also has no place for Bath’s Ollie Lawrence or Exeter’s Henry Slade, both midfield regulars last season. Tommy Freeman will wear 13 having been shifted inside from the wing to form a centre pairing with his Northampton clubmate Fraser Dingwall. Continue reading...

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68 m. ago Fernando Alonso plans to 'take advantage' as FIA called out over Mexico GP controversy

Fernando Alonso was unimpressed with the FIA's stewarding at the Mexican Grand Prix last weekend, and revealed his own clever plan to make the most of the situation

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68 m. ago Liverpool stars 'look like they've had a row' as new signing 'really struggling'

Liverpool have lost their last four Premier League matches, with the reigning champions dropping to seventh in the table and major issues for manager Arne Slot to address

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68 m. ago Revealed: Significant changes to Old Course at St Andrews include restoration of 'historical route'

Work ahead of 155th Open in 2027 will be first to be undertaken on fabled layout in a decade

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68 m. ago The Piper Alpha oil rig exploded and collapsed – and I made a desperate 175ft jump into the sea

In July 1988, the North Sea oil platform ignited. As it melted around him, Joe Meanen knew there was only one possible, but highly perilous, way out for himIt took Joe Meanen about six seconds to hit the North Sea, after jumping 175ft (53 metres) off the burning wreckage of the Piper Alpha oil platform. The fall seemed to last for ever, during which time, he says, his first thought was: “What the fuck have I done?”Piper Alpha stood about 120 miles off Aberdeen, on the north-east coast of Scotland. On 6 July 1988 it suffered multiple catastrophic explosions and collapsed, killing 167 of the 228 men on board, and a further two men from the rescue crew. Continue reading...

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68 m. ago Tattoo fixers on removing Nazi symbols: ‘You don’t know if they’re changing or hiding’

Senate hopeful Graham Platner covered up his tattoo once he learned of its Nazi associations. It’s a problem so common there are free programs for itLast week, Graham Platner, a progressive Democrat running for the US Senate in Maine, responded to a burst of online criticism by doing something few candidates for high office are ever required to do: he posted a topless photo of himself on the internet.It was an unusual moment in a campaign that had so far gone his way. Platner had won praise from progressives and secured the backing of Bernie Sanders. But his campaign came unstuck when a video surfaced of him dancing in his underwear at his brother’s wedding – and revealing a skull-and-crossbones tattoo on his chest. The design, known as the Totenkopf, is widely recognised as a Nazi symbol. Continue reading...

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72 m. ago Pep Guardiola issues Erling Haaland injury update after collision with goalpost in Man City defeat

Erling Haaland’s goalscoring streak finally ended in the defeat by Aston Villa

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75 m. ago Injured Martin Odegaard and Kai Havertz await crucial Mikel Arteta call ahead of returns

Arsenal have been without both Martin Odegaard and Kai Havertz for the majority of the season so far, with the duo both suffering injury setbacks in the opening weeks of the campaign

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79 m. ago Tom Aspinall told to 'fight with one eye' after gruesome injury at UFC 321

Tom Aspinall's first UFC heavyweight title defence ended in disaster as opponent Ciryl Gane landed a double eye poke on the Brit, but the champion was told that shouldn't have ended the fight

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79 m. ago 'It's not dangerous' to talk about Brexit and undoing economic harm of quitting EU, says Rachel Reeves

Labour had shied away from mentioning the B-word before the 2024 general election for fear of alienating voters in the so-called ‘Red Wall’

Economics

79 m. ago Novak Djokovic’s wife proved right after tearful retirement chat as plans grow clearer

Novak Djokovic was on the brink of retirement a few years ago, but his wife Jelena and their children helped him make a sensational comeback which shows no sign of slowing

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83 m. ago $54m to walk: getting fired as a college football coach is a booming industry

Brian Kelly’s departure from LSU is just the latest in a series of big money firings. It’s also a jarring state of affairs for many struggling fansAt a time when millions are at risk of going hungry and losing their medical insurance benefits, struggling Americans can at least take solace in knowing that the nation’s college football coaches are doing just fine – especially Brian Kelly.On Sunday LSU relieved Kelly of his coaching duties after his Tigers suffered a resounding home loss to Texas A&M that dropped them out of the AP’s ranking of college football’s top 25 teams. (This is after LSU was ranked as high as third in September and firmly in the top 10 for most of the season.) Kelly, who was in the fourth year of a decade-long contract worth about $100m, will be going home with more than just a box full of purple and gold office trinkets. Continue reading...

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