45 m. ago De Bruyne sinks Wolves to help Manchester City close in on top

Manchester City are timing their run to the finish line just right as Kevin De Bruyne does everything in his power to ensure he leaves a Champions League club behind. The Belgian’s goal against Wolves secured a fourth straight Premier League win to send City third and one step closer to maintaining their place among the continent’s elite.City will be as pleased with the hard-fought victory as Wolves are disappointed to leave with nothing. They rattled the woodwork twice and were the more dangerous team inside the box but when it comes to critical moments, there are few better in world football than De Bruyne. Continue reading...

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59 m. ago Kevin De Bruyne proves why he is irreplaceable for Man City after Pep Guardiola remarks

MANCHESTER CITY 1-0 WOLVES: Kevin De Bruyne scored the only goal of the game to help Pep Guardiola's side edge closer to Champions League qualification despite a largely unconvincing display

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63 m. ago Marjorie Taylor Greene posts rambling rant about ‘rogue judicial system’ and occupying Ukraine

Firebrand Georgia Republican handled a range of subjects in her Friday afternoon tweet, including Iran, Ukraine, the war in Iraq, the Covid vaccine, as well as what she called the ‘evil transgender assault against our children’

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64 m. ago LS Lowry painting bought for £10 in 1926 sells at auction for £800,000

Going to the Mill was bought by the literary editor of the Manchester Guardian and had remained in the familyA rare painting by LS Lowry bought for £10 has sold at auction for more than £800,000.The painting, Going to the Mill, was bought by the literary editor of the Manchester Guardian, Arthur Wallace, for £10 in 1926 and has been in the same family ever since. Continue reading...

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72 m. ago Jack Draper strolls into Madrid Open final as clay breakthrough rolls on

World No 5 beats Lorenzo Musetti 6-3, 7-6 (4)Draper will face Casper Ruud on SundayUpon his arrival in Madrid two weeks ago, Jack Draper was still just trying to find his rhythm on clay, a surface he knew he could play well on but one that had so far brought him nothing but misery.Now, after another of the best fortnights of his career, the 23-year-old will play for one of the biggest clay titles of all. He continued his sublime breakthrough run on Friday night by holding on in a bruising encounter with the 10th seed Lorenzo Musetti to reach the Madrid Open final with a 6-3, 7-6 (4) win. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Prince Harry writing to Home Secretary to 'urgently examine' security matter

Prince Harry has continued an eventful day by releasing a new statement after his legal challenge regarding security after the Duke of Sussex dropped a bombshell interview

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2 h. ago London man accused of possessing thousands of images of child sexual abuse material

London man accused of possessing thousands of images of child sexual abuse material  10TV

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2 h. ago State Man romps home in Punchestown as Constitution Hill flops again

State Man takes Champion Hurdle for third consecutive year‘A tough place to be,’ says losing trainer Nicky HendersonState Man, who was denied a repeat success in the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham in March when he fell at the final flight, gained a measure of compensation here on Friday evening as he recorded a third successive win in Punchestown’s equivalent of the two-mile championship event. His task, though, was certainly made easier by a bitterly disappointing performance from Constitution Hill, the 2023 Champion Hurdle winner and odds-on favourite here, who beat only one of his five opponents home.The race was billed as a rematch of the last meeting between Constitution Hill, State Man and Golden Ace in the Champion Hurdle, which proved to be one of the most dramatic runnings of a championship event in living memory. Constitution Hill, unbeaten in 10 starts and odds-on there as well, fell midway through the race while State Man crashed out with the race at his mercy, leaving Je...

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2 h. ago Five years on: how Covid changed sport for better and for worse

With the pandemic in the rearview mirror it was clearly a boost for Fifa and Saudi Arabia but harmed grassroots sport and player welfareSound the trumpets, beat the drum, let loose the buttock-rockets of hope. One of the strangest and most unsatisfying things about the Covid-19 pandemic, among a great many deeply strange and unsatisfying things, is that it never actually had a shared end date or ceremonial send-off.Jarringly so, because this was a period in the national life built around a rigid roster of public events. The numerical rules. The weekly banging of pots in honour of people you secretly consider to be serfs. Such unlikely figures as health secretary Matt Hancock appearing in public every day in order to say inauthentic-sounding things about public health, all the while resembling the doomed subcommander of an imperial space galleon who keeps announcing that he’s got the situation under control sir, just as the bridge behind him is cleaved in two and he’s sucked out into...

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2 h. ago Friends star Paget Brewster recalls Matthew Perry’s ‘gentlemanly’ reaction to her wardrobe mishap

Exclusive: Paget Brewster, who played Chandler’s brief fling Kathy on ‘Friends,’ remembers the time Perry acted like a complete ‘gentleman and sweetheart’ after she experienced a fashion malfunction

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3 h. ago England stars stutter with the bat in County Championship action

Joe Root was dismissed for one, Yorkshire and England team-mate Harry Brook hit 33 and Zak Crawley made just six for Kent.

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3 h. ago Prince Harry tells the BBC of his pain, and it’s queasy viewing. But who will switch it off? | Hugh Muir

Real-life anguish or confected entertainment? One thing is clear – the soap opera endures because millions still love to watch itWell, isn’t this a plot turn? You switched on for the latest cinematic episode of Prince Harry fights the fight – not against the Mirror this time, not against Murdoch either, but against those who have stripped him of his security protection – and then the script goes to places that no one expected.He loses his legal challenge in the court of appeal over the degree of security he is entitled to on the public purse while in the UK – that was pretty much expected. But then, in the second instalment of Britain’s longest-running potboiler, he exclusively opens an anguished heart to the BBC, post the appeal court verdict, and all sorts of dramatic twists ensue.Hugh Muir is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Government ready to back plan for ban on Premier League games abroad

Fans’ groups fear clubs seeking to cash in on global appealFootball governance bill could prevent overseas matchesThe government is ready to back plans to add provisions to the football governance bill that would prevent the Premier League and EFL from staging competitive matches abroad.The move would be welcomed by fans’ groups, who are concerned that clubs will seek to cash in on their global popularity by moving games overseas in a radical break with tradition expected to be approved by Fifa this year. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Boden linen shorts reduced in sale 'fit so well', shoppers want all 9 colours

"The fit is perfect and the linen is great quality."

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4 h. ago Matt Damon is nearly unrecognizable with gray beard as his wife Luciana looks better than ever in corset top

The 54-year-old actor and his wife, 48, attended the screening at AMC Lincoln Square to support the action thriller's leading star Kerry Washington.

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4 h. ago Six Senses Kyoto: the city's best kept secret (for now) — plus five other epic hotels in Japan

A chic wellness opening from Six Senses heralds a new era for Japan’s hotel scene. Gina Jackson checks in — and shares more of the country’s must-visit hotels for all budgets

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5 h. ago Moment UK migrant smuggling operation foiled as people found squashed into rubbish

Denice Lorraine Blendell and her co-conspirator Andrew David Stainton hid five Vietnamese nationals behind heavy motorcycle parts and an old mattress

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5 h. ago King Charles to open Canada parliament as PM Carney reacts to Trump threats

Liberal PM will also meet with US president on Tuesday amid tensions over threatened annexation and tariffsKing Charles has accepted an invitation to open Canada’s parliament on 27 May, in “an historic honour that matches the weight of our times”, the country’s prime minister, Mark Carney, said on Friday.In his first news conference since an election dominated by Donald Trump’s threats to Canada’s sovereignty, the prime minister also confirmed he would meet the US president at the White House on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Britain's Got Talent star's dream 'hangs in the balance' after Teddy Magic pulls out

Semi-finalist fighting to get well for tomorrow night's show - as she admits 'I'm a bit concerned'

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5 h. ago Rangers and Celtic managers address guard of honour talk as Barry Ferguson and Brendan Rodgers reveal stance

Old Firm rivals have say on pre-match ritual

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