83 m. ago Albion Rovers boss praises value of Monklands derby, but raises concerns over rout

Airdrie thumped Rovers 7-0 on a day that helped the Cliftonhill club's coffers

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2 h. ago ‘It’s the only thing between me and a divorce!’ The remarkable rise of the big family planner

Many households would descend into chaos without somewhere to jot down work commitments, after-school activities, birthdays, holidays, anniversaries But do you run the planner, or does the planner run you?Our wall planner is pinned on to a large cork board in the kitchen. Structured month by month in rows, it is parma violet, coral pink and butter yellow, and huge – a good metre long, almost the size of the table beneath it.I bought mine online after a friend, who keeps hers Blu-Tacked by her front door, told me half-jokingly: “It’s the only thing between me and a divorce.” Ours is not quite so important. Still, as I wield my felt-tip pen, marking up school plays and holidays with our weird, inscrutable code, I do feel calmer. As if I’m scooping out my brain and smearing it all over the paper, leaving me free to track down more stuff to fill it with. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Man Utd's Bryan Mbeumo chase hampered by two transfers as Brentford consider price tag U

Manchester United continue to push for Bryan Mbeumo after seeing two bids rejected but other recent transfer activity has made Brentford consider ramping up their valuation

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10 h. ago Jamie Vardy to Rangers transfer talk sees 'mental' Ibrox comparison shot down as Jordan Henderson gets new suitor

Vardy is available on a free transfer this summer after calling it quits with Leicester

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11 h. ago 'I drove supercar at 140mph around Goodwood race track and didn't die'

Mirror Motoring's Stephen Jones is no stranger to fast cars - but has never driven on a race track before now - and Goodwood

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12 h. ago Kendrick Lamar &SZA, Glasgow review: 'Two and a half hour epic relay race'

Lamar inviting his Super Bowl wingwoman SZA along for the ride only added value, spice, warmth and a touch more spectacle, writes Fiona Shepherd

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12 h. ago "You can't change the world, but you can change things locally": The Greater Manchester town which is about to be run like a co

The comedian and his co-chair designate, Rose Marley, say the scheme is less about gentrification and more about empowering locals in line with co-operative values.

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12 h. ago Boy and girl get nasty shock after kicking in stranger's front door for TikTok challenge

Jeffery Merthie, 15, and Zahmarii Reddick, 13, were arrested in DeBary, near Orlando, on Sunday after they kicked Reddick's neighbor's door in as part of the 'door kicking challenge.'

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13 h. ago Nvidia’s Huang plans Beijing trip ahead of new China AI chip launch

CEO to talk with Chinese officials next week, aiming for September unveiling of processor compliant with US export controls

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13 h. ago Small screen, big investment: TV episodes have become way too long

Episodes of The Bear, Stranger Things and Lena Dunham’s new show Too Much are stretching the limits of television and reducing our enjoyment in the processThe big debate over The Bear – apart from the one about whether it’s still any good or not, which is another matter entirely – regards its genre. Once the darling of the Emmys, The Bear initially called itself a comedy, despite not really having any jokes or levity or fun in it. And this was down to some bad maths about its duration. The Bear was a half-hour show, and sitcoms are half-hour shows, therefore The Bear must be a sitcom.However, in its fourth season, The Bear was no longer a half-hour show. Of its 10 new episodes, none are less than 30 minutes long. True, one is 31 minutes and three more scrape in under 35 minutes. But one is 38 minutes long, two more stretch on for 40 or more, and one somehow manages to be one hour and 11 minutes long. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Britain 'to return just 50 migrants to France per week' under trial of 'one in one out deal' as Starmer tells Macron he is trying to make UK less appealing

French media suggested a pilot scheme could be setup as London and Paris continue to talk about how to solve the problem.

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15 h. ago Small talk with strangers is actually really good for us as we feel 'valued'

Sussex University experts studied 200 people having small talk conversations every day for a week and found surprising results - including better moods

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16 h. ago Instagram is ‘ruining luxury travel’: Rich tourists blame social media for the ‘beige

Social-media-driven designs are “making everything look and feel the same,” say affluent vacationers

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16 h. ago Chipmaker Nvidia becomes most valuable company in the world at $4 trillion

Chipmaker Nvidia became the first public company to top $4 trillion in value on Wednesday after two-year investor frenzy

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16 h. ago More than half of Brits are skipping their lunch breaks as they're 'too busy or feel guilty'

A study of 2,000 full-time employees found only 36% take their lunch break every day, with 13% admitting it is often as little as once a week

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16 h. ago Psychologist reveals the simple everyday act that can make couples feel 20 per cent happier

When it comes to relationships, it's usually the little things that keep the love alive. Now, a psychologist has revealed a simple trick that can make couple feel 20 per cent happier.

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16 h. ago The game developers striving to offer authenticity and inclusion in the face of AI

At the Develop conference in Brighton this week, talk turns from cancelled deals and job cuts to replicating real human experiences and telling stories about diverse charactersFor anyone looking to gauge the mood of the UK games industry in 2025, there has been only one place to hang out this week: the bar of the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Brighton. It’s in this building that the annual Develop conference has been bringing together developers, publishers, students and journalists since 2006 – and during the three days of talks, roundtables and keynotes, it’s in the bar that everyone meets and unloads their theories and concerns about the state of the business.This year, after many months of cuts and closures, the mood has been dour. On Tuesday, I spoke to many coders, artists and studio heads who have had games cancelled, staff axed and deals obliterated; several senior developers predicted that the recent savage cuts to staff numbers and game projects will lead to a gaping black...

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17 h. ago Friday 13th lottery winners scoop £3.6m EuroMillions prize on luckiest unlucky day ever

While it's long been regarded as the unluckiest day – a group of strangers stumbled upon a life changing opportunity which allowed them to become rich in the latest lottery draw

Economics

17 h. ago National Lottery pays out £3.6m to group of Welsh strangers who found out with a text that said 'oh my f*****g god'

Ten years after forming a lottery syndicate and it has finally paid off

Economics

18 h. ago Just 15pc of us feel confident in kitchen as we stick to Bolognese

Food experts are urging people to break out of the rut and try something new

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