18 h. ago Arsenal ‘robbed’ as Chelsea extend unbeaten run amid handball controversy

Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea: Stina Blackstenius saw her equaliser disallowed by referee Melissa Burgin for handball, despite controlling it with her thigh

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20 h. ago Alessia Russo earns draw with Chelsea but Arsenal rue controversial calls

The boos rang out at the Emirates Stadium as the officials exited the pitch at the final whistle, the result of two disallowed Arsenal goals – one for handball and one for offside – the second of which would surely have turned a 1-1 draw into a 2-1 home win if it had stood. Alessia Russo’s late equaliser did at least keep alive the Gunners’ slim hopes of remaining in the title race, the gap between them and Chelsea, the league leaders, remaining at five points.Renée Slegers had warned that her team would “have to be ready from the get go” against defending Women’s Super League champions, but the message had not stuck. It was Chelsea that stepped on to the pitch with an almost unplayable intensity coursing through them and the Gunners couldn’t cope. The Chelsea press was exceptional, with the players alert to every move, heads up, ready to stifle the home side from stringing passes together over and over again. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Alessia Russo earns draw with Chelsea but Arsenal rue controversial decisions

The boos rang out at the Emirates Stadium as the officials exited the pitch at the final whistle, the result of two disallowed Arsenal goals the second of which would surely have turned a 1-1 draw into a 2-1 home win if it had stood. Alessia Russo’s late equaliser did at least keep alive the Gunners’ slim hopes of remaining in the title race, the gap between them and Chelsea, the league leaders, remaining at five points, but the question has to be asked: why aren’t we providing the referees with the technological support to ensure they can get big decisions right through video assistant referees (VAR)?Renée Slegers had warned that her team would “have to be ready from the get go” against the defending Women’s Super League champions, but the message had not stuck. It was Chelsea that stepped on to the pitch with an almost unplayable intensity coursing through them and the Gunners could not cope. The Chelsea press was exceptional in the first 20 minutes, with the players alert to ever...

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37 h. ago Arsenal on course to smash Chelsea’s record for Prem’s tightest defence – but are they better than John Terry’s Blues?

ARSENAL have been the stand-out team in the Premier League - and perhaps Europe - this season. Mikel Arteta has developed his team to a point where there is genuine depth in all areas, which allows them to deal with any injury or suspension issues. But crucially, the profiles that have been recruited or developed...

Sport

41 h. ago Grammy awards 2026: Kendrick Lamar leads nominations with nine nods

Rapper receives nominations in all top categories while Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter and Leon Thomas are also major nominees• Grammys 2026: the nominations in all the major categoriesThe Grammys’ love continues for Kendrick Lamar. The rapper, who took home the most trophies at the 2025 music awards with five, leads the nominees for the 2026 awards.Lamar is up for nine awards, including album of the year (for his most recent, GNX), best rap album, record of the year and song of the year. He faces competition for the night’s top award – album of the year – from Bad Bunny, Justin Bieber, Sabrina Carpenter, Lady Gaga, Leon Thomas, Tyler, the Creator and Clipse, Pusha T & Malice. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Kendrick Lamar leads Grammy award nominations with nine nods

Rapper receives nominations in all top categories while Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter and Leon Thomas are also major nominees• Grammys 2026: the nominations in all the major categoriesThe Grammys’ love continues for Kendrick Lamar. The rapper, who took home the most trophies at the 2025 music awards with five, leads the nominees for the 2026 awards.Lamar is up for nine awards, including album of the year (for his most recent album, GNX), best rap album, record of the year and song of the year. He faces competition for the night’s top award – album of the year – from Bad Bunny, Justin Bieber, Sabrina Carpenter, Lady Gaga, Leon Thomas, Tyler, the Creator and Clipse, Pusha T & Malice. Continue reading...

Events

44 h. ago Scotland's Health Awards 2025: Full list of winners after dazzling ceremony celebrating nation's health heroes

Winners across 17 categories were awarded in a glittering and emotional night.

Events

44 h. ago Rihanna looks stylish in draped brown coat as she and A$AP Rocky leave their Paris hotel

The Harlem rapper, 37, who just earlier this week bagged the Style Icon Award at the 2025 CFDA, opted for a denim jacket and beige cargo trousers, adding a fashionable touch in a black Chanel hat.

Events

46 h. ago Shortlist of names for CalMac's new electric ferry fleet revealed, as public asked to vote

Chance to vote for your favourites from shortlist of 17 lochs

Politics

51 h. ago The Best FIFA Football Awards 2025: Arsenal and Chelsea stars among nominees as shortlists revealed

Mikel Arteta and Enzo Maresca are also up for The Best FIFA Men’s Coach award

Sport

52 h. ago ‘A sign of who I am, right here on my hands’: meet the artists behind the new

The traditional artform of henna – applying intricate and floral designs to the hands and body in natural inks – is seeing vivid new life as a means of progressive social and political expression, led by a wave of young designers and artistsThe night before Eid, plastic chairs line the pavements of busy British high streets from London to Bradford. Women sit elbow-to-elbow beneath shopfronts, hands outstretched as artists swirl cones of henna into intricate curls. For £5, you can walk away with both palms blooming. Once confined to weddings and living rooms, this centuries-old ritual has spilled out into public spaces – and today, it’s being reimagined entirely.In recent years, henna has travelled from family homes to the red carpet – from actor Michaela Coel’s Sudanese motifs at the Toronto film festival to Katseye singer Lara Raj’s henna decor at the 2025 Video Music awards. Younger generations are using it as art, political expression and cultural affirmation. Online, the appetit...

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57 h. ago Harper's Bazaar Women Of The Year winners: Aimee Lou Wood accepts Television Actress gong as Cheryl makes rare appearance to present Jade Thirlwall with Musician award

Harper's Bazaar Women Of The Year 2025 Awards gathered a host of inspiring ladies to celebrate Britain's biggest female stars under one roof on Thursday night.

Culture

59 h. ago Jade Thirlwall praises Lily Allen’s new album: ‘She always has something to say’

Jade Thirlwall was full of praise for Lily Allen’s headline-grabbing new album, West End Girl, at the Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year Awards 2025.

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60 h. ago Cheryl Tweedy makes rare public appearance alongside Celebrity Traitors icon

Cheryl Tweedy was among the stars who stepped out at the 2025 Harper's Bazaar Women of the Year Awards in London, and the singer looked sensational

Politics

67 h. ago Football Daily | Infantino, Trump and giving peace a chance: Fifa

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!When María Corina Machado won this year’s Nobel peace prize for her “tireless work promoting democratic rights”, Donald Trump took the news as Maga-nanimously as you might expect. Having tirelessly run a campaign of self-promotion to ensure he won it himself, the president of the USA USA USA immediately claimed the credit for the Venezuelan opposition leader’s triumph, listed his own self-proclaimed and often dubious achievements in the field of global peacemaking and attacked the credibility of the committee who made the decision not to award the medal, cash prize and diploma to him. While security concerns mean it remains to be seen if the newly crowned Nobel laureate will emerge from hiding to pick up her accolade in person at the Oslo ceremony in December, a certain obsequious Fifa president appears hell-bent on stealing her thunder anyway. Yup, Gianni Infantino has decided to award a peace prize of his own creation in front of ...

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68 h. ago NHS Lanarkshire senior pharmacy cancer care technician is a Scottish Healthcare Awards 2025 finalist

Adele Pessina, a key member of the Cancer Care Pharmacy Team at University Hospital Wishaw, is honoured in the Pharmacy Technician of the Year category.

Science

69 h. ago Arsenal gifted dream Premier League title race boost thanks to Chelsea and Tottenham

Arsenal are one of three clubs with a 100% record in the Champions League group stage, along with Bayern Munich and Inter Milan, and could benefit from Chelsea and Tottenham's form

Sport

69 h. ago Could all six English clubs qualify for Champions League knockouts after fast start?

With all six Premier league clubs sitting either in or close to the top eight at the halfway stage of the league phase, could every English side qualify for the knockout rounds automatically?

Sport

2 d. ago We love football because of moments like Van de Ven’s goal, not the Fifa Peace Prize | Max Rushden

Gianni Infantino has a new idea, and like most of his ideas it’s not one many are going to like, except maybe Donald TrumpA perfectly friendly-looking American guy, sharp suit, early 50s is wandering around Miami. He tells me that in the last 10 years the city has turned into a “magnet for dreamers, doers and visionaries, a launchpad where ideas take flight, where connections spark movements, where legacies are born”.I nod sagely, pretending to know what that means before clicking the X in the top right of the YouTube tab. The man in question is in fact the mayor of Miami, Francis Suarez, encouraging me and other leaders of industry to pay lots of money to attend the America Business Forum. The website tells me “America Business Forum comes to the United States for the first time” – which begs the question where they’ve held it previously. I’m no CEO, I don’t keep a diary, but I’d have put America right up there as locations to hold a forum on American business. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Victory for tycoon who funded divorce with a massive property fraud when his wife left him for Cesc Fabregas after appeal saves him £3.2million

Elie Taktouk, 50, who married Lebanese model Daniella Semaan in 1998, was left heartbroken when she began a relationship with former Arsenal and Chelsea star Fabregas.

Economics