31 m. ago Florian Wirtz's staggering Liverpool salary demands as talks reach crucial stage

Florian Wirtz will become Liverpool's second-best paid player behind Mohamed Salah if he completes a record-breaking transfer from Bayer Leverkusen in the coming days

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53 m. ago My best friend of 50 years knew me better than anyone. But when she died, no one seemed to take my grief seriously

Friends know you differently from family, but where do you sit in the pecking order after they die? Below immediate relatives, ahead of a cousin, behind a workmate?I don’t remember a time in my life when Chrissy wasn’t in it. We were born 11 days apart and were both one when our families moved on to the same street in Geelong, a port city an hour south-west of Melbourne. We had a very Australian childhood; summers spent in our bathers, running through sprinklers; swimming in back yard pools; eating sausages in bread on New Year’s Eve, when we were allowed to stay up late while our parents drank cask riesling with the neighbours, and we’d lie on the cool evening grass listening to crickets.During those blisteringly hot summer days of our childhood, we lived at the beach, where shark alarms were constant and the waves dangerous. Occasionally, Chrissy would paddle out on her inflatable red and blue raft to the big waves out the back where the serious surfers were. Sometimes, I’d panic ...

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74 m. ago Ginny and Georgia season 3: Netflix slammed as awkward age leap 'ruins' new series

Fan favourite show Ginny and Georgia has returned to Netflix for an all new series which sees more dramatic storylines than ever but not all viewers are happy with the new episodes

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93 m. ago A top Taliban official offers amnesty to Afghans who fled the country and urges them to return

A top Taliban official says Afghans who fled the country can return home, offering a a general amnesty to those who left after the collapse of the former Western-backed government

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95 m. ago ‘He’s a bad guy’: Trump backs decision to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to US to face charges

Donald Trump has called Kilmar Abrego Garcia a “bad guy” and backed the decision to return him to the US to face criminal charges.

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1 hour ago Sunderland make £8.5m demand as Jobe Bellingham talks with Dortmund reach deadlock

Borussia Dortmund want to sign Sunderland midfield starlet Jobe Bellingham before the Club World Cup and the two clubs remain in negotiations for the player, who has agreed a five-year deal with BVB

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1 hour ago Thousands of families face Inheritance Tax probe as HMRC cracks down

The number of probes has risen by more than a third in just a year

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2 h. ago Covid variant ‘descended from Omicron’ could ruin UK’s summer as experts issue warning

Dubbed 'Nimbus', the new Covid variant is descended from the notorious Omicron strain and has scientists pleading with the public to get their vaccinations done

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2 h. ago Ministers accused of being ‘asleep at the wheel’ over UK’s soft power around the world

Government’s own advisers warn of funding crisis for BBC World Service, British Council and universitiesAs US retreats, is there a ‘soft power’ opportunity for UK?Ministers have been accused of being “asleep at the wheel” over threats to the UK’s soft power around the world, as some of their own advisers warned a funding crisis is undermining key institutions promoting British influence.Members of the government’s new soft power council, set up by ministers earlier this year, warned the BBC World Service, the British Council and universities – regarded as the bodies at the forefront of the UK’s soft power efforts – all face major financial pressures. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Ange casts a Celtic return shadow until Brendan Rodgers cracks a light on sticky contract situation

As long as Rodgers keeps his cards close to his chest then second Ange coming will on the agenda after every dropped point

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3 h. ago Mads Mikkelsen makes surprise return as iconic James Bond villain

Actor is bringing back the legendary character in an unexpected new collaboration

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3 h. ago Liverpool transfer target Milos Kerkez leaves team camp as statement released

Liverpool are in advanced talks to sign Bournemouth left-back Milos Kerkez, who has been on international duty with Hungary this week

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3 h. ago NHS app to become default source for appointments, screenings and test results

Millions more people will receive personal health information directly to their smartphones within the next three years.

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3 h. ago EastEnders cast had 'no idea' about legend's return until it aired

EastEnders legend and Doctor Who favourite Anita Dobson has shared the challenge of keeping her soap comeback as Angie Watts a secret from her close friends, and why she agreed to return

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4 h. ago Liverpool return to Leverkusen with new record bid for Florian Wirtz

Liverpool’s initial bid of £109m was rejected by the Bundesliga club

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4 h. ago 'It's a glorified greenhouse': Inside the saga of a notorious £600k Grand Designs flop... and why five years later it is STILL 'not finished'

EXCLUSIVE: A controversial Grand Designs home that left neighbours living under scaffolding for five years has never been occupied.

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4 h. ago The weather is about to get a lot warmer, according to the Met Office, but don't get too excited

Some areas will reach 25°C by the middle of next week

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4 h. ago British teen Hannah Klugman stuns tennis at French Open with help from Jack Draper and Rafael Nadal

Hannah Klugman has become the first British player to reach the French Open juniors final in almost 50 years.

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4 h. ago Mad Vlad already at war with Britain and US won't save us, expert says

Foreign policy and Russia expert Fiona Hill issued a terrifying warning, saying Britain is in 'pretty big trouble' after reviewing the government's defence strategy

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4 h. ago Taliban uses former SAS base as test site to build kamikaze drone 'air force' 'capable of striking beyond country's borders'

The SAS used it during operations in Afghanistan but now the Taliban are testing killer drones at the camp near Kabul. The Taliban are developing an 'air force' of kamikaze drones

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