46 m. ago Princess Kate’s touching nod to Diana as she leads tributes to fallen heroes at Cenotaph Remembrance Sunday

THE Princess of Wales paid a touching tribute to Diana as she attended the Remembrance Sunday memorial service in central London today. Princess Kate, 43, donned a black coat with a singular poppy pinned to her chest.  She joined her husband Prince William to lead tributes to fallen heroes, but her sweet nod to Diana...

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2 h. ago Experts weigh in on JD Vance’s hope that his Hindu wife converts to Christianity

The vice president’s comments thrust the deeply sensitive challenges facing interfaith couples into the spotlight

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3 h. ago ‘Never lose hope’: how a new Afghanistan women’s team helps refugees cope with trauma

Afghan Women United is comprised of players forced to flee their homeland and is another step in overcoming major barriers“When I step on to the pitch everything else is automatically erased from my mind,” says the captain of Afghan Women United, Fatima Haidari, when asked how football helps her cope with the traumas she has suffered.“I train, I play, and a fire inside me is lit, not just because of the power that I feel at that moment as a player, but because I feel I have many other girls with me. It’s like I’m taking their hands. Like I’m playing with them. It’s not just for me, and I feel powerful.” Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Memorial Marker for 11 Olympians from Israel Replaced in London, England

Memorial Marker for 11 Olympians from Israel Replaced in London, England  San Diego Jewish World

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13 h. ago Is it better to be occasionally brilliant or consistently good? Ask the Wallabies | Daniel Gallan

Australia show flashes of greatness, but costly collapses threaten the idea of a revival. They need to find their rhythmIs it better to be a consistently good team or an occasionally brilliant one? We’ll find out by the end of Australia’s European tour. But now, after a 26–19 loss to Italy in Udine – their second defeat in as many matches on this crucial trip – the answer seems obvious. Because despite the Wallabies’ flashes of brilliance throughout the Joe Schmidt era, their inability to deliver steadily could yet prove costly.At present, the Wallabies are ranked seventh on World Rugby’s charts. If that doesn’t change, the hosts of the 2027 World Cup will be drawn alongside one of the top six teams in the group phase. Even if they progress, Australia would likely face another stiff challenge at the first knockout stage. That’s not the kind of jeopardy a rugby nation of this pedigree should be flirting with. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago East Kilbride 2, Stirling Albion 0: Binos edged out as winless run extends

Stirling were left to rue a lack of ruthlessness in both boxes as the hosts claimed a win which drops the Binos to eighth place in League Two.

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18 h. ago West Ham edge past Burnley to lift gloom after fans fume at ownership

Despair and rancour stalks the concrete corridors of the place that still feels nothing like home for West Ham. Though hope is not yet extinguished. A second home win in succession for Nuno Espírito Santo’s team, the key goal scored by old faithful Tomas Soucek. The defeat of a fellow relegation contender in Burnley may prove vital in the fight against the London Stadium staging Championship football next season. When Soucek’s shot was spilled into Kyle Walker-Peters path for the Hammers’ third, home fans were singing lustily for their team.They already made it known once again, and in no uncertain terms, what they think of the executives running the club. Following a protest against Crystal Palace, boycotting of the Brentford game, a sit-in against Newcastle, unhappy supporters staged a march. A banner declared “15 years of denying West Ham United”. The service road that surrounds the stadium was filled with thousands of protestors, the entrance for club directors’ luxury cars was ...

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18 h. ago West Ham lift gloom with win over Burnley as fans fume at ownership

Despair and rancour stalk the concrete corridors of the place that still feels nothing like home for West Ham. Though hope is not yet extinguished. A second home win in succession for Nuno Espírito Santo’s team, with old faithful Tomas Soucek key in defeating a fellow relegation contender in Burnley. Three points wrested from a contest low on proficiency may prove vital in the fight against the London Stadium staging Championship football next season. “It means everything,” said Nuno.Once Soucek had scored the Hammers’ second, before his shot was spilled into fellow sub Kyle Walker-Peters’ path for the third, home fans were singing lustily. They had already made it known once again, and in no uncertain terms, what they think of those running the club. Following protests against Crystal Palace, the boycotting of the Brentford game, a sit-in against Newcastle, a pre-match march had been staged. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago ‘Everyone said it was impossible’: disabled hikers find freedom through off

Using an all-terrain vehicle that’s essentially the Jeep of wheelchairs, a New York tour group helps disabled people get on the trailFormer firefighter Gina Kothe’s right foot was crushed in an aerial-ladder accident during a 2010 blaze in Kingston, New York.After months of false hope and a failed surgery, doctors decided her foot would have to be amputated. She fell into depression. “I had a slight addiction to painkillers,” she recalled. “I would shower every three or four days, and wear the same barbecue-stained T-shirt for two or three days in a row.” Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Lula’s balancing act: Cop30 Amazon summit juggles climate and social priorities

Brazil’s president welcomes world leaders while navigating divided government, promising action on deforestation and emissionsHow could the Tropical Forest Forever Facility tackle deforestation?Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has welcomed world leaders to Belém for the first climate summit in the Amazon, where conservationists hope he can be a champion for the rainforest and its people.But with a divided administration, a hostile Congress and 20th-century developmentalist instincts, this global figurehead of the centre left has a balancing act to perform in advocating protection of nature and a reduction of emissions. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Davina McCall reveals breast cancer diagnosis after finding lump a few weeks ago

TV presenter shares news in hope it ‘might help someone’ as she urged others to ‘get checked’

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24 h. ago 9 department stores we loved in the 60s and 70s, and why they hold special memories

They were once the ultimate in convenience, offering everything you needed under one roof.

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24 h. ago ‘Bike lanes are great – I hope these issues get resolved’: Rafael Escobedo de la Riva’s best phone picture

On a street in Tenerife, an architect spotted a graphic composition - and evidence of drivers resisting changeRafael Escobedo de la Riva was heading home from his office in Santa Cruz de Tenerife when he took this image. New bike lanes had recently been installed and it seemed to be taking drivers time to adjust. “There was some resistance and a lack of understanding by local people of this new way of moving around the city,” Escobedo de la Riva says.He took this image in the aftermath of one particular incident and knew instantly that he’d captured something special. Many people get the impression of a red and white lighthouse against a blue sea, but his interpretation is far more grandiose: “I was actually more reminded of the work of Russian constructivism from the early 20th century,” Escobedo de la Riva, an architect, says “the strong geometrical architecture and composition” drew him to the scene in the first place, adding that he would “love for people to be inspired to ...

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26 h. ago Chelsea: Enzo Maresca's young squad on consistency hunt against Wolves amid sea of unpredictability

West Londoners aiming to settle down after inconsistent start

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36 h. ago Marcus Rashford’s first impression of Nou Camp as he finally gets to train in stadium for first time since Man Utd exit

MARCUS RASHFORD hailed the revamped Nou Camp as "beautiful" after Barcelona edged closer to returning home. The Spanish giants - who have not played at their iconic ground since 2023 due to a £1.25BILLION refurb - staged an open training session. Now the first test event has been completed, Barca hope the team can host...

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37 h. ago How the Cenotaph became the focal point of national mourning for our war dead as memorial marks 105 years

AT noon today I will be honoured to join friends in the War Widows Association’s Annual Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph in Whitehall. Astonishingly, when the Association was formed in 1971, the widows were not allowed to take part in the better-known Remembrance Sunday service and march-past at the Cenotaph. They were not considered...

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39 h. ago Students and faculty at over 100 US universities protest against Trump’s attacks

Student, national and local groups across US organized day of action to condemn Trump’s assault on academic freedomStudents, faculty and staff at more than 100 campuses across the US rallied against the Trump administration’s assault on higher education on Friday – the first in a planned series of nationwide, coordinated protests that organizers hope will culminate in large-scale students and workers’ strikes next May Day and a nationwide general strike in May 2028.The day of action was organized under the banner of Students Rise Up, a network of students including both local groups and national organizations like Sunrise Movement and Campus Climate Network. Students were joined by faculty and educational workers’ unions like the American Association of University Professors and Higher Education Labor United. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Fulham gave me chance to create new memories before special return and brutal Arsenal exit

Alex Iwobi spent 15 years at Arsenal, before leaving the club in 2019, with the Nigeria international revealing what made him leave Emirates Stadium.

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42 h. ago Premier League icon's son loved by Pep Guardiola inspires England under

England under-17s were under huge pressure in their second World Cup group stage showdown with Haiti but they eventually managed to secure a huge win to give them fresh hope in the competition

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44 h. ago Album reviews: Mavis Staples | A New International | Xan Tayler & Dusty Stray

The music of Mavis Staples is a beacon of joy and hope in troubled times, writes Fiona Shepherd

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