28 h. ago Teenager and two adults killed in M5 crash as child fights for life

Another child is fighting for their life in hospital following the single-vehicle collision in south Gloucestershire

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34 h. ago M5 crash latest: Road closed after teenager and two adults killed and another child fights for life

Single-vehicle collision happened on motorway in south Gloucestershire on Friday evening, Avon and Somerset Police say

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66 h. ago Man Utd transfer news: Striker snub forces Ruben Amorim into rethink as club eyes £50m deal

Manchester United are in the market for fresh blood in a bid to bounce back from a damaging season under Ruben Amorim, who is also planning to axe a number of stars

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3 d. ago John Mulaney fights three teenage boys in finale of live Netflix talk show

‘We’ve been hyping this fight all month and the response to all of this hype has been overwhelming’ said the comedian

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3 d. ago John Mulaney loses fight against three teenage boys in finale of live Netflix talk show

‘We’ve been hyping this fight all month and the response to all of this hype has been overwhelming’ said the comedian

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4 d. ago Rayner: Government not compromising green protections to build homes faster

The Government has set out proposals to cut red tape and for planning decisions to be shifted away from councillors and towards expert officers.

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5 d. ago Homework by Geoff Dyer review – coming of age in 70s England

Dyer conjures conker fights, saturday jobs and teenage rampages as he charts his journey from a two-up two-down in Gloucestershire to OxfordDroll, erudite, digressive, self-deprecating, laid-back rather than standup in his humour – the Geoff Dyer voice is unmistakable. In his new book he says he’s “most at home in the idiom of the ironic switchback, an educationally enhanced version of something that still [comes] under the broad conversational church-pub known as banter”. You can hear the banter in the title of his 2003 book Yoga for People Who Can’t Be Bothered to Do It.Banter’s trickier with a childhood memoir. If you were relatively happy growing up, as he was, in Cheltenham, the only child of parents who loved him, and you want to be honest about your upbringing, then you can’t muck about too much. Dyer’s humour has never precluded seriousness – about jazz, film, photographs, paintings, DH Lawrence and much besides. But as the title suggests, Homework i...

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5 d. ago Ruben Amorim's secret Monaco trip for Man Utd showdown talks after Europa League loss

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim was forced to defend himself in discussions with the club's top brass after flying to Monaco in the wake of the Europa League final defeat

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5 d. ago Jimmy Anderson: ‘I know my body has got a certain amount of deliveries left in it’

The Lancashire bowler, 43 in July, talks about life on and off the pitch, and why cricket was never about money for him Sir Jimmy Anderson is running late, five, then 10 minutes past 10 before he arrives in front of his computer. He is dishevelled, like he is just up and into his T-shirt and jeans. He finished his first match since July the previous evening, Lancashire against Derbyshire in the County Championship, on a flat pitch at Old Trafford, and is still feeling it.The fourth day had been hard going: 16 overs, eight maidens, two for 25, in a thwarted attempt to force victory against a Derbyshire team hell-bent on securing a draw. Lancashire finished two wickets short. “I’ve woken up feeling like absolute death,” Anderson says. “It was a bit of a wake-up call.” Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Moment teenage thugs armed with hammers and knives invade club cricket pitch where children aged nine were playing

Maghull Cricket Club in Merseyside has reported 25 incidents to police of people harassing players, setting off fireworks and vandalising equipment since July 2024.

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6 d. ago Teenagers fighting with hammers and knives on cricket pitch forces club to build protective fence

Maghull Cricket Club in Merseyside has reported 25 incidents to police of people harassing players, setting off fireworks and vandalising equipment since July 2024.

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1 week ago Jeff Stelling announces resignation with damning statement – 'Intolerable position'

Jeff Stelling is known for his love and dedication of Hartlepool United, yet the broadcasting legend has been forced into a tough decision due to the state of the club's ongoing takeover

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1 week ago Pakistani paedophile who abused teenage girls wins battle in fight to stay in UK because he says he faces a fatwa if returned to his home country

Child sex offender Jamil Ahmed said he should not be sent back to the nation of his birth because he is worried he will be persecuted there.

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1 week ago World agrees pandemic accord for tackling outbreaks of disease

Hailed as ‘a victory for public health,’ the agreement aims to build on the lessons of Covid-19 and protect the globe from pathogenic threatsA pandemic agreement governing how the world should work together to tackle future disease outbreaks has been adopted by global leaders after three years of negotiation.Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), said it was “a victory for public health, science and multilateral action”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Furious Shane Lowry smashes golf club and swears as Sky Sports forced to apologise for X rated language

The fuming Irishman was left raging after a dreadful bit of luck at Quail Hollow

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2 w. ago Welcome to Wrexham hero says he's been FORCED OUT of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney's club as he posts emotional goodbye after promotion to the Championship

The Welsh side reached the Championship at the end of another fairy tale campaign since the takeover by Hollywood superstars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, their third on the bounce.

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2 w. ago Pints are £2.60, Nigel Farage is toasted... but no 'drinking Remainer Tears': Inside Britain's first 'Reform UK pub' after it was rebranded from Conservative

The Talbot was founded as a Conservative social club in 1927 - but it may well be a sign of the times that the club now champions a different political force above its doors.

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3 w. ago Sevilla players sleep at training ground following ‘extreme violence’ from fans

Fans gathered at training complex after defeat to CeltaClub condemn ‘aggression and vandalism’ in statementSevilla players were forced to sleep at the club’s training ground following “extreme violence” from supporters after their 3-2 defeat by Celta Vigo.A club statement released on Sunday strongly condemned “organised vandalism” at the José Ramón Cisneros Palacios training complex. Footage on social media appeared to show fans with pyrotechnics gathering outside the training ground on Saturday, with an access gate being damaged. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Prospective Hearts messiah knows all about Scottish football through army of informants

Brighton owner Tony Bloom is ready to make Hearts a major force in Scottish game, armed with data gathered from every club as he stayed a step ahead of the bookies.

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3 w. ago Build 53,000 new jail spaces to protect the public, report urges, as 'hyper prolific' offenders with more than 45 convictions are let off with a slap on the wrist

A study by think-tank Policy Exchange warned that more jail space is required to protect the public.

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