68 m. ago French sportswear giant raking in fortune selling life jackets to illegal migrants trying to cross Channel

FRENCH sport store giant Decathlon is raking in a fortune selling life jackets to illegal migrants preparing to cross the Channel. The chain's superstore at Dunkirk-sur-Mer has been swamped with refugees from across the globe preparing to board small boats to the UK. But bosses are refusing to halt booming sales of fluorescent orange £11...

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68 m. ago Conor Benn defeats Chris Eubank Jr in middleweight boxing rematch – live reaction

Benn dominates Eubank Jr by unanimous decisionReach out to Bryan via Bluesky or emailBuffer has just finished making the fighter announcements as 50 Cent remained in Eubank’s corner. A crackling atmosphere at Tottenham’s home ground. The waiting is over. The final instructions have been given by the referee, the seconds are out and we’ll pick it up with round-by-round coverage from here!Eubank Jr is now trained by Brian “BoMac” McIntyre who is always in the corner of Terence Crawford, the best fighter in the world by some distance. And so there was a little zing of excitement among the Crawford connoisseurs when the mighty Bud appeared on the giant screen as he moved around Eubank’s dressing room. He shook hands warmly with a beaming Eubank Sr before stopping to share a few words with Junior. Those moments will matter far more to the Eubank camp than the fact that Benn received a bigger cheer than they did when he was seen on the same big screen having his hands wrapped. Personally,...

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3 h. ago Chris Eubank Jr v Conor Benn II: middleweight boxing rematch – live updates

Fathers’ feud echoes as sons meet for final chapterRehydration clause looms over high-stakes rematchReach out to Bryan via Bluesky or emailTorrential rain lashed across north London yesterday and the mood tonight at the Tottenham Hotspur would have been very different if we had to face more of the same. But it’s crisp and, so far, mercifully dry. The stadium is about 90% full but a large number of tickets were easily available, and at a marked-down price, earlier today. Thousands of freebies were also dished out this week – which indicates that demand for Benn-Eubank Jr II needed a little boost.Benn and Eubank Jr should make their ringwalks around 10pm. The undercard is rattling along. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Emma Raducanu helps England hero Henry Pollock celebrate historic win over All Blacks after he defied Haka

Tennis star Emma Raducanu and Bridgerton actress Simone Ashley looked fabulous today as they cheered on England's rugby heroes during their All Blacks clash.

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5 h. ago Police arrest five after Palestine Action banner is hung from Westminster Bridge as pro

The individuals, aged between fifty and seventy-five, were arrested on the bridge on suspicion of encouraging support for a proscribed organisation contrary to Section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

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5 h. ago Bill Bryson: ‘Ever since I was a little boy, I have pretended to be able to vaporise people I don’t like’

The American British author on pet peeves, the perils of fantasy dinner parties, and revisiting The Short History of Everything two decades laterGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailYou did a whole book on Australia, and have travelled here a bit since – what’s the number one tip or recommendation you’d give someone coming for the first time?Get out and walk! I mean, maybe not through the outback, but if you’re in any of the cities, walk. I do that wherever I go. And I love to just go off and explore without knowing where I’m going, without a map or any preconceived ideas. I think it’s the best way to discover a place, and it has the great virtue that if you turn a corner – say in Sydney – and there’s suddenly the Harbour Bridge, you feel as if you’ve discovered it. There’s a real feeling of exhilaration, I think, in that. But also, you discover little cafes and hidden corners and odds and ends.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for ...

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6 h. ago Emma Raducanu and Bridgerton's Simone Ashley look scrummy as they cheer on England's rugby heroes against New Zealand at Twickenham

Tennis star Emma Radacanu and Bridgerton actress Simone Ashley looked fabulous today as they cheered on England's rugby heroes during their All Blacks clash.

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7 h. ago Fantastic Ford steers battling England past All Blacks in Twickenham thriller

England 33-19 New ZealandBorthwick’s side clinch a perfect 10 of successive winsA perfect 10 wins in a row is a reliable indicator of a team on the rise. What England really craved, though, was a statement victory to underline just how far they have come in the past 18 months or so. And on a dull grey November afternoon they finally secured it, beating a disappointed New Zealand for the first time in south-west London for 13 long years.They deserved it, too, storming back from 12-0 down to claim the kind of result that rewards all the painstaking hard work of both the players and the management. There were four English tries in all, including two in the final half hour from Fraser Dingwall and Tom Roebuck, as Steve Borthwick’s team become only the ninth England side to cut the All Blacks down to size. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago The giant Manchester Santas we've loved and lost, and the one who reigned supreme

Lots and lots of Santa's, but one has reigned supreme

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7 h. ago Car seen submerged in River Trent as police launch search for possible occupants

A car was seen entering the River Trent near the Wilford Suspension Bridge in West Bridgford this morning - police say there may be occupants who remain unaccounted for

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8 h. ago Scott Brown clamps loudmouth Jamie O'Hara as Celtic hero ends shock jock with four

The Parkhead icon wasn't having any of the wild claims made by the former Tottenham midfielder

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9 h. ago Bridget Jones is to get her very own statue in Leicester Square (and yes, she will be wearing her famous mummy pants)

A bronze of the much-loved fictional character modelled on the role played by Renée Zellweger for two decades will be unveiled in London 's West End on Monday.

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9 h. ago ‘Death by a thousand cuts’: the people who could face deportation under Reform

As party’s rise fuels fears over future visa rules, people share how the lives they have built are in jeopardyAs Reform UK soars in the polls, Britain’s migrant communities are facing an uncertain future.The party has announced a swathe of hardline immigration policies, including its plans to abolish indefinite leave to remain – the right to settle permanently in the UK after five years of residence. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Ford CEO says car giant is struggling to fill 5,000 mechanic posts despite offering $120K salary

CEO Jim Farley said the U.S. isn’t training enough workers to acquire the roughly five years of skills needed for advanced Ford mechanic jobs

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10 h. ago England v New Zealand: Autumn Nations Series rugby union – live

Updates as All Blacks visit Twickenham (3.10pm GMT)England seek end to 13-year wait | Email Lee hereEngland Freddie Steward; Tom Roebuck, Ollie Lawrence, Fraser Dingwall, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso; George Ford, Alex Mitchell; Fin Baxter, Jamie George, Joe Heyes, Maro Itoje, Alex Coles, Guy Pepper, Sam Underhill, Ben Earl.Replacements: Luke Cowan-Dickie, Ellis Genge, Will Stuart, Chandler Cunningham-South, Tom Curry, Henry Pollock, Ben Spencer, Marcus Smith. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Police issue urgent appeal as fears grow for missing boy, 16, last seen at railway station

Jamie Kennedy was reported missing at around 1am on Friday

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10 h. ago Severn Bridge shut in both directions as drivers diverted along M4

Traffic Wales said emergency works are being carried out

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12 h. ago Manchester United teenage prospect is becoming impossible to ignore

Shea Lacey scored his first goal for England Under-20s on Friday night and has already trained with the Three Lions seniors and Under-21s having impressed in Man United's Academy

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12 h. ago Chelsea suffer new injury worry ahead of crucial Barcelona and Arsenal clashes

Chelsea have been handed a number of injury concerns this season and now boss Enzo Maresca has a fresh worry ahead of a key run of games both in the Premier League and Champions League

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14 h. ago ‘He was quite a private person’: expansive auction shows Gene Hackman as actor and artist

Bonhams is selling over 400 items from the estate of the late Oscar-winning actor, from a draft script of The Silence of the Lambs to his own unique artworkHe was Lex Luthor to Christopher Reeve’s Superman. But could he have been Hannibal Lecter to Jodie Foster’s Clarice Starling?The intriguing prospect is raised by an unlikely 33-page draft script for The Silence of the Lambs lurking in a collection of the late actor Gene Hackman’s possessions that goes up for auction later this month. Continue reading...

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