2 h. ago Man City wonderkid quit football for Oxford University after 'not enjoying' Guardiola training

Han Willhoft-King played for England at youth level and trained with Manchester City stars including Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland but has quit football aged 19

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4 h. ago Huntingdon train hero discharged from hospital two weeks after saving 'multiple lives' in mass stabbing

LNER staff member Samir Zitouni had been in a critical condition since November 1, having suffered multiple injuries during a stabbing rampage in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

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5 h. ago These parrots came to Los Angeles as pets – then went wild. Now scientists are unlocking their mysteries

Once escapees from the pet trade, Los Angeles’s feral parrots have become a vibrant part of city life, and could even aid conservation in their native homelandsA morning mist hung over the palm trees as birds chattered and cars roared by on the streets of Pasadena. It was a scene that evoked a tropical island rather than a bustling city in north-east Los Angeles county.“It feels parrot-y,” says Diego Blanco, a research assistant at Occidental College’s Moore zoology lab, nodding to the verdant flora that surrounds us: tall trees and ornamental bushes with berries. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Train worker who protected passengers during mass stabbing leaves hospital

Samir Zitouni has been credited with helping to save multiple lives.

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5 h. ago Hugh Jackman makes surprise appearance at memorial of Indiana sheriff’s corporal killed in crash

Wolverine actor is dating fellow Broadway star Sutton Foster, who is an adjunct theatre faculty member at Ball State in Muncie, Indiana

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6 h. ago ‘Trump is inconsistent with Christian principles’: why the Democratic party is seeing a rise of white clergy candidates

From Texas and Iowa to Arkansas, faith leaders are wading into politics to counter the rise of Christian nationalismHe grew up on a farm in Indiana, the son of a factory worker and eldest of five children. He studied at Liberty, a Christian university founded by the conservative pastor and televangelist Jerry Falwell, and recalls wearing a T-shirt expressing opposition to Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.Two decades later, Justin Douglas is running for the US Congress – as a Democrat. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Richard Madeley admits ‘I hate them’ in brutal confession about fellow TV presenters

Good Morning Britain's Richard Madeley says criticism early in his career felt 'painful' but now believes it's 'fair comment' if someone has a negative comment about him

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6 h. ago 'Drunk' Brit pulled off Ryanair flight by police after refusing to sit down

A drunk airline passenger sparked chaos onboard a Bristol-bounded flight as he rowed with cabin crew and fellow passengers which forced the pilot to circle the airport before he could land

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10 h. ago Rare footage of Kate Middleton's historic engagement interview reveals her moment of panic

The royal couple, who first met at St Andrew's University in Scotland, announced their engagement in a historic interview with Tom Brabmy in 2010.

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11 h. ago Celebrity Traitors finalist says ‘this is what Claudia Winkleman was really like’

One of the five finalists in the first series of Celebrity Traitors has revealed what he really thought of his fellow contestants - and the presenter Claudia Winkleman

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13 h. ago Chris McCausland: ‘My most embarrassing moment? Going into an undertaker’s thinking it was a barber’s’

The comedian on his geeky teenage years, cheating in an exam and why Strictly is his biggest achievementBorn in Liverpool, Chris McCausland, 48, became a software engineer before losing his sight in his 20s due to a genetic disorder. Forced to change careers, he worked in sales before turning to standup comedy in 2003. In 2024, he took part in Strictly Come Dancing and won. His waltz with professional Dianne Buswell was awarded the memorable moment Bafta in 2025. This year, he added more than 100 new dates to his theatre tour Yonks!, which runs until May 2026, and he has just published a memoir called Keep Laughing. He is married with one child and lives in London.When were you happiest? My college years when I was 17 to 19, before the responsibilities of adulthood, just doing the things that I was good at and liked – computers, maths, further maths (I was a geek). Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Big content is taking on AI – but it’s far from the David v Goliath tale they’d have you believe | Alexander Avila

Deals between media conglomerates and tech companies serve both sets of interests, while leaving artists by the waysideThe world’s biggest music company is now in the AI business. Last year, Universal Music Group (UMG), alongside labels including Warner Records and Sony Music Entertainment sued two AI music startups for allegedly using their recordings to train text-to-music models without permission.But last month, UMG announced a deal with one of the defendants, Udio, to create an AI music platform. Their joint press release offered assurances that the label will commit to “do what’s right by [UMG’s] artists”. However, one advocacy group, the Music Artists Coalition, responded with the statement: “We’ve seen this before – everyone talks about ‘partnership’, but artists end up on the sidelines with scraps.”Alexander Avila is a video essayist, writer and researcher Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Levy on international students’ tuition fees not in best interest of UK, says leader of top university

Duncan Ivison, president of Manchester University, says government’s 6% surcharge plan will ‘hurt the sector’A levy on tuition fees paid by international students is “wrong”, will “hurt the sector” and is “not in the long-term interests” of the UK, according to the vice-chancellor of one of the country’s leading universities.Duncan Ivison, who took over as president and vice-chancellor of the University of Manchester (UoM) last year, was speaking ahead of the budget later this month when the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, is expected to flesh out her plans for the proposed 6% surcharge. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago After I burned out, physics helped me understand what had happened to me – and to move on | Zahaan Bharmal

I thought hard work equalled success. I had to realise that’s not always how it works, in science or in lifeIf the words “force equals mass times acceleration” are mildly triggering, I apologise. Newton’s second law of motion will be familiar to anyone who’s ever studied physics. For some who struggled with that course, it may bring back painful memories. But for me, as an awkward teenager, it was oddly comforting – proof of an ordered, structured universe where cause always led to predictable effect. I carried that belief into university, where I studied physics, and even into my career. If I just worked hard enough, success would be mine.But nine months into my first job, I got made redundant. It turns out that life doesn’t always obey Newton’s laws.Zahaan Bharmal works for Google and is a recipient of Nasa’s Exceptional Public Achievement medal for YouTube Space Lab Continue reading...

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15 h. ago The teenager who quit Manchester City for Oxford University: ‘I felt I could do more’

Han Willhoft-King was fancied to succeed at Spurs then City but opted for law at Brasenose College above pressing sessions with GuardiolaFreshers’ week, Oxford University, early October. A time for the heart to hammer with excitement, when horizons are broadened inexorably. For minimal sleep and maximum fun. And for one or two tall stories, a bit of personal reinvention, perhaps.Take one new law student at Brasenose College, because he can certainly spin a few yarns. About the time, for example, he was coached by Yaya Touré at the Tottenham academy. He did not recognise him at first but then saw him on the ball and the penny dropped. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Netflix star of hit show dies after being shot in the head in 'targeted incident'

Last Chance U star and former American football coach John Beam has died after being shot in the head in what authorities are treating as a "targeted" attack

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15 h. ago John Beam dead: Last Chance U star shot dead on college campus

Former American football coach and Netflix's Last Chance U star John Beam has died after being shot on a college campus, with his family paying tribute to the 'loving' star

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18 h. ago I went on 57 rides in Disney World and Universal in 2 weeks — one is the best by far

Disney World and Universal have an incredible selection of rides whether you're into thrill rides or gentler kid-friendly ones

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19 h. ago I went on 50 rides in Disney World and Universal in 2 weeks — this one is by far the best

Disney World and Universal have an incredible selection of rides whether you're into thrill rides or gentler kid-friendly ones

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20 h. ago Sacked Lord Mandelson suffers fresh blow after he loses honorary post at Design Museum

Disgraced former US ambassador Peter Mandelson has lost an honorary post atr the design Museum over his links with billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. .

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