23 m. ago Oleksandr Usyk in major split just weeks before Daniel Dubois fight

Oleksandr Usyk will attempt to become the undisputed heavyweight champion for the second time when he takes on Daniel Dubois next month

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29 m. ago Eamonn Holmes plagued by 'nightmares' as he addresses health concerns

GB News presenter Eamonn Holmes has shared he has been plagued by "frequent nightmares" for years, just days after he admitted he was on "borrowed time"

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44 m. ago Trump’s war with Iran signals perilous shift from showman to strongman

The emergence of Hawk Trump dismayed some of his Maga base but students of US adventurism were unsurprisedSo the military parade that brought tanks to the streets of Washington on Donald Trump’s birthday was more than just an authoritarian ego trip. It was a show of strength and statement of intent.Exactly a week later, sporting a “Make America great again” (Maga) cap in the situation room, the American president ordered the biggest US military intervention in decades as more than 125 aircraft and 75 weapons – including 14 bunker-busting bombs – struck three Iranian nuclear sites. Trump called it a “spectacular military success” – but it remains unclear how much damage had actually been inflicted. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Marcus Rashford receives Man United response after latest update

Latest Manchester United news as Marcus Rashford is currently enjoying some time away in sunny Marbella

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1 hour ago Benjamin Sesko's risky Arsenal demand, transfer rule could be broken, five

We take a look at some of the biggest talking points surrounding Arsenal transfer target Benjamin Sesko after the Gunners 'agreed a deal' for the RB Leipzig star

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2 h. ago Solenco Life wine coolers review: perfect pours with two stylish gadgets

Serving wine at its perfect temperature is no longer just for sommeliers. These two clever Solenco Life gadgets promise fuss-free, flavour-filled pours every time.

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2 h. ago Kirsty Coventry is now the most powerful person in sport and faces a bulging in

Successor to Thomas Bach is already making a positive impression and displaying a more human approachA new day has broken, has it not? For several reasons, Tony Blair’s 1997 election victory speech comes to mind on what will be a historic and symbolic day for sport. Because in Lausanne on Monday, after plenty of handshakes and platitudes, the 41-year-old Kirsty Coventry will become the first female and first African president of the International Olympic Committee in its 131-year-old history.It has been, by any measure, a dizzying ascent. In 2016, Coventry stepped out of an Olympic pool for the final time in Rio. Now, nine years later, she is the most powerful person in sport. Yet as she takes charge, there are some who suspect that the new dawn will look rather like the old one – and that her predecessor, Thomas Bach, and his administration, will remain puppet masters behind the throne. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Coventry makes history and has steel to make IOC role more than a puppet show | Sean Ingle

Bach’s successor is already making a positive impression but will need all her resolve at mammoth organisationA new day has broken, has it not? For several reasons, Tony Blair’s 1997 election victory speech comes to mind on what will be a historic and symbolic day for sport. Because in Lausanne on Monday, after plenty of handshakes and platitudes, the 41-year-old Kirsty Coventry will become the first female and first African president of the International Olympic Committee in its 131-year-old history.It has been, by any measure, a dizzying ascent. In 2016, Coventry stepped out of an Olympic pool for the final time in Rio. Now, nine years later, she is the most powerful person in sport. Yet as she takes charge, there are some who suspect that the new dawn will look rather like the old one – and that her predecessor, Thomas Bach, and his administration, will remain puppet masters behind the throne. Continue reading...

Culture

2 h. ago When is Jake Paul fight? Date, UK time and stream for Julio Cesar Chavez Jr fight

The 'Problem Child' returns to the ring for the first time since November this weekend - but he faces a potential tough night at the office against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr

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2 h. ago Fern Britton makes admission about time on This Morning with Phillip Schofield after 'mixed emotions'

The pair spent a number of years hosting the ITV show together

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2 h. ago Mounjaro: GPs are allowed to prescribe weight loss jab for first time from today

Around 220,000 people with ‘greatest need’ are expected to receive Mounjaro over the next three years

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3 h. ago Oil prices surge as Iran maintains threat to close global shipping route after Trump bombed its nuclear facilities

Brent crude futures were up $1.52 or 1.97 per cent to $78.53 a barrel as of 6am UK time. US West Texas Intermediate crude advanced $1.51 or 2.04 per cent to $75.35.

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3 h. ago Inside tiny country frozen in time 'that doesn't exist' 3 hours from UK

An eerie relic of the Soviet Union, this separatist region filled with Lenin statues and Putin souvenirs declared independence back in 1990 - but is internationally not recognised as an actual country

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4 h. ago Western leaders call for diplomacy, but they won’t stop this war – they refuse to even name its cause | Nesrine Malik

The political centre sees the US and Israel’s war on Iran as a crisis to be managed, while the gap between their detached rhetoric and bloody reality widensSince the war on Gaza started, the defining dynamic has been of unprecedented anger, panic and alarm from the public, swirling around an eerily placid political centre. The feeble response from mainstream liberal parties is entirely dissonant with the gravity of the moment. As the US joins Israel in attacking Iran, and the Middle East heads toward a calamitous unravelling, their inertness is more disorienting than ever. They are passengers in Israel’s war, either resigned to the consequences or fundamentally unwilling to even question its wisdom. As reality screams at politicians across the west, they shuffle papers and reheat old rhetoric, all while deferring to an Israel and a White House that have long taken leave of their senses.At a time of extreme geopolitical risk the centre presents itself as the wise party in the fracas,...

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4 h. ago Stanley Kubrick’s biggest folly is actually his greatest masterpiece – and now is the time to see it

Critically lambasted on its release, and so commercially unsuccessful that the filmmaker signed onto ‘The Shining’ for an easy box-office win, 1975’s ‘Barry Lyndon’ has only been embraced – then even more embraced – in the decades since. As it arrives back in cinemas, Xan Brooks salutes an often misunderstood classic

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6 h. ago Almost 500 Police Scotland officers and staff currently on long

The figures released under Freedom of Information come at a time of increasing violence towards officers.

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7 h. ago The strait of Hormuz: what is it, and why does it matter to global trade?

Iran’s parliament approved a measure to close the vital global trade route, through which more than a fifth of the world’s oil supply passes through dailyTrump floats regime change in Iran – follow it livePresident Donald Trump’s unprecedented decision to bomb three Iranian nuclear sites has deepened fears of a widening conflict in the Middle East.Joining Israel in the biggest western military action against the Islamic Republic since its 1979 revolution, the world is now bracing for Iran’s response. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Liverpool's Florian Wirtz makes Jeremie Frimpong admission after club

Florian Wirtz has completed his club-record move to Liverpool and can't wait to link up with Jeremie Frimpong, who he knows well from their time together at Bayer Leverkusen

Society

8 h. ago Fern Britton admits she has 'mixed emotions' on former This Morning co

Fern Britton has addressed Phillip Schofield 's departure from This Morning and reflected on their time hosting the show together after their falling out.

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9 h. ago JK Rowling reveals her involvement in writing scripts for the Harry Potter TV series

The author, 59, who created the fantasy novels on which the show is based, took to X to rave about the first two episodes after reading them for the first time.

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