13 h. ago Stefan Dennis reveals secret Strictly advantage despite having just 'one day's training'

Stefan Dennis will be hitting the Strictly Come Dancing floor in just over one week, but despite only having 'one full day's training' he has an advantage elsewhere...

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31 h. ago Strictly star Stefan Dennis reveals bizarre reason he was almost fired from Neighbours

Strictly star Stefan Dennis has spoken out about the time he was almost fired from Neighbours after making a comeback to his signature role of Paul Robinson in 2004

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37 h. ago Linlithgow Academy home to newly established Active Travel School Hub

Pupils and staff at the school will be joined by a new Schools Officer, Joe Clare, who will be on-site three days per week to deliver activities and training.

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42 h. ago I trained with BA for a day to find out what it takes to be cabin crew – and this is what shocked me

Flight attendants have spent the summer handling mid-air medical emergencies, stringently enforcing safety rules and serving sandwiches. Natalie Wilson went behind the scenes with British Airways to see what it actually takes to earn your cabin crew wings

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56 h. ago Ricky Hatton's tragic final days before his death at age 46: Former World Boxing Champion's final video training just before his death

The former World Boxing Champion died today aged 46 just weeks after announcing a dramatic return to the ring.

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62 h. ago ‘I was told I had two weeks to live’ – why are so many young, fit, non

For decades, lung cancer has been viewed as a disease of older men who smoked. Now, cases among young women are on the rise and doctors are baffled. Could air pollution be behind it?Towards the end of 2019, Becca Smith’s life was full and hectic. At 28, she had taken on a unit in Chester to convert into a yoga studio, poured in all her savings and hired teachers, while at the same time working as a personal trainer. Her days started at 5am; she was driven, stressed, excited, and had no time for the back pain that just would not subside.“It kept moving around,” she says. “Every day it would be in a different part of my back. I was strapping on heat packs and ice packs just to get to work.” Smith saw her GP, her physiotherapist and a chiropractor, all of whom suspected a torn muscle. “What really worried me,” she says, “the worst-case scenario, was a slipped disc.” One day in March 2020, the pain was so intense that Smith took to her bed, fell asleep and woke with a crashing migraine ...

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62 h. ago ‘I kept asking: “Why? What did I do?”’ How come so many young, fit, non

For decades, lung cancer has been viewed as a disease of older men who smoked. Now, cases among young women are on the rise and doctors are baffled. Could air pollution be behind it?Towards the end of 2019, Becca Smith’s life was full and hectic. At 28, she had taken on a unit in Chester to convert into a yoga studio, poured in all her savings and hired teachers, while at the same time working as a personal trainer. Her days started at 5am; she was driven, stressed, excited, and had no time for the back pain that just would not subside.“It kept moving around,” she says. “Every day it would be in a different part of my back. I was strapping on heat packs and ice packs just to get to work.” Smith saw her GP, her physiotherapist and a chiropractor, all of whom suspected a torn muscle. “What really worried me,” she says, “the worst-case scenario, was a slipped disc.” One day in March 2020, the pain was so intense that Smith took to her bed, fell asleep and woke with a crashing migraine ...

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62 h. ago Ricky Hatton's tragic final video: Former World Boxing Champion looked fit and sharp as he sweated through training just days before his death

The former World Boxing Champion died today aged 46 just weeks after announcing a dramatic return to the ring.

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3 d. ago ‘I’d seen this flock of birds flying in circles at the same time each day’: Raghuvamsh Chavali’s best phone picture

The Canada-based photographer used his camera’s slo-mo mode to create a fluid patternRaghuvamsh Chavali was born in Hyderabad, India, and now calls Canada – or more specifically Guelph in Ontario – his home. He describes his adopted city as “a peaceful and friendly place, with a mix of heritage buildings and modern life”. It also proved an ideal backdrop for his extended photographic series Wings Over Concrete, which explores the presence and movement of birds in urban environments.Before he took this image, one cloudy afternoon in downtown Guelph, Chavali had been tracking this particular flock of pigeons for several weeks. “I was in search of the natural patterns of birds, and I’d seen this flock flying in circles around the buildings near a train station at the same time each day. They moved in a tight, repeated loop, and on this day the light was soft and just right to capture their movement clearly,” he says. He utilised his phone camera’s slo...

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4 d. ago Alejandro Garnacho Chelsea behaviour speaks volumes as Man United sent reminder

Alejandro Garnacho has been put through his paces at Chelsea's training ground over the last few days, with the Argentina international's behaviour catching the eye

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4 d. ago Chris Hemsworth reveals he eats 'from EIGHT to TEN meals a day' as he details his gruelling training regime to prepare for Marvel hero

The Australian icon, 42, is gearing up to star once again as the Old Norse God in the eagerly-anticipated 2026 movie Avengers: Doomsday.

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5 d. ago Live map shows Tube train desert through central London on final day of RMT strike

Londoners have been forced to use buses and bikes to access the city centre all week

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6 d. ago The Spin | ‘I pray no one lives a life like mine’: Afghan women dream of freedom and cricket

Women’s rights have disappeared under the Taliban and more must be done to support athletes in exileSixteen-year-old Fawzia (a pseudonym) is writing to the Guardian from her home in Afghanistan. It is her home and also her prison. She doesn’t leave it much these days.But she does have a bat, and a ball, and spends her days training with her four sisters in the small garden and the courtyard of her house. Sometimes, when the Taliban are in the street outside, they train in the basement, so no one can hear the sound of young women having fun. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago An arms fair, Lady Gaga’s boots and parked trains: photos of the day – Tuesday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Tube strike latest LIVE: Commuter misery as London Underground wiped out by RMT walkout

No London Underground trains will operate on Monday as a five-day run of walkouts by RMT union members kicks in

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9 d. ago Tommy Fury is accused of LYING about his 100km triathlon as data emerges showing he 'did not finish' despite celebrations with Molly

Fury ran his first triathlon along the French Riviera last weekend and took to social media to declare he had 'left it all' there, having had just 10 days of training.

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1 week ago Major train services into Cardiff cancelled as roads also shut down for huge event

Trains have been cancelled on some major routes on the day the Tour of Britain cycling race and Cardiff 10k are held

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1 week ago Missing boy, 15, 'may have caught train to Manchester' as police search enters second day

Derbyshire Police are concerned for the safety of 15-year-old Dominic

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2 w. ago Coronation Street legend, 80, getting married in matter of days after proposing on train

The soap icon who is a favourite on Coronation Street is getting ready to marry her fiance this weekend after popping the question to him while on a train last year

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2 w. ago Markram smashes South Africa to big first ODI victory after England collapse

England 131; South Africa 137-3; SA win by seven wicketsSonny Baker endures nightmare debut with ballThey say that if you fail to prepare you should prepare to fail, and it turns out that is what England were doing across the two understaffed days of training with which they launched themselves into this series. They proceeded to get bowled out for 131 in 24.3 overs, losing their last seven wickets for just 29 runs, before Aiden Markram humbled their bowlers in propelling South Africa towards victory by seven wickets, sealed with 175 balls to spare.A week ahead of this match Temba Bavuma’s team were in the middle of a convoluted, lengthy journey from Queensland to Yorkshire via Sydney, Singapore and London. But it was England who looked jetlagged by the less long-distance but more recent whiplash turnaround from the Hundred, in which several squad members, if only two of those selected for this series opener, were engaged 48 hours earlier. In their absence the team’s first training ...

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