40 h. ago The best hotels in Rome for nights in historic palaces and lavish city hideaways

From budget stalwarts to above-and-beyond luxurious, here are our picks for the best places to stay in the Eternal City

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68 h. ago Police give update as man arrested on suspicion of murder after deadly Rushton fire

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a four-year-old girl and two adults died in a fire at a historic former station house in Rushton, Northamptonshire, on Friday night (March 28).

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4 d. ago Who won EuroMillions' biggest ever £209 million jackpot and where were they from?

One lucky lottery player bagged the biggest ever Euromillions jackpot in history on Friday night

Economics

4 d. ago Lachie Kennedy upstages Gout Gout on Australian athletics’ historic night

Pair produce thrilling men’s 200m at Maurie Plant meetClaudia Hollingsworth prevails in ‘crazy’ women’s 1500mTeenage sprint sensation Gout Gout has been upstaged by rival Lachie Kennedy in the 200m at the Maurie Plant meet in Melbourne on a night that confirms athletics’ resurgence in Australia.In front of around 10,000 fans at Lakeside Stadium, the first sell-out at an Australian one-day athletics meet in more than two decades, the 17-year-old finished just four hundredths of a second behind his fellow Queenslander. Kennedy, who last week won Australia’s first medal in the 60m at the world indoor championships, finished in a personal best of 20.26s after running a powerful bend and holding off Gout at the line. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Ilia Malinin sets personal best to lead after short program at world championships

American leads after personal best in short programJapan’s Kagiyama keeps chase with near career-bestMalinin can backflip into history on Saturday nightIlia Malinin arrived in Massachusetts as the clear favorite to defend his world figure skating championship. On Thursday afternoon at TD Garden, he performed like a man unbothered by that weight, launching his title defense with one of the greatest short programs ever performed.The 20-year-old American nicknamed the Quad God delivered a career-best first segment, scoring 110.41 points to take a 3.32-point lead over Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama heading into Saturday night’s free skate. It was the highest short program score of Malinin’s career, and ranks behind only Olympic gold medallists Nathan Chen and Yuzuru Hanyu on the ISU’s all-time list. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Sean Brady questions Leon Edwards' history vs. grapplers before UFC Fight Night 255

Sean Brady questions Leon Edwards' history vs. grapplers before UFC Fight Night 255  MMA Junkie

Sport

2 w. ago Why many of the world’s deadliest building fires happen in nightclubs

Experts have revealed two reasons why nightclubs are so dangerous after 59 people died in North Macedonia

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3 w. ago Dancing On Ice final pulls in lowest EVER viewing figures in show history amid fears 'it could be axed'

Dancing On Ice pulled in its lowest ever viewing figures in show history during Sunday night's grand finale.

Culture

3 w. ago Price rises to occasion with glory in historic night for women’s boxing

Natasha Jonas has had an admirable career but could not match the Olympic champion’s fire On a night steeped in history, Natasha Jonas could not roll back the years as she was outfought and outclassed by Lauren Price who dominated their world welterweight title unification fight to add the IBF and WBC belts to the WBA bauble she already owns. Price, in her fighting prime at the age of 30, is 10 years younger than Jonas and she was just too quick, fluid and powerful as all three judges awarded her the decision by comprehensive margins of 98-93, 100-90 and 98-92.Jonas has had an admirable career and she was the first woman to be named as British boxing’s fighter of the year in 2022. But, in the end, time ravages every fighter and Jonas could not match the fire of Price whose poise as an Olympic champion was also evident. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Price rises to occasion with glory on historic night for women’s boxing

Natasha Jonas has had an admirable career but could not match the Olympic champion’s fire On a night steeped in history, Natasha Jonas could not roll back the years as she was outfought and outclassed by Lauren Price who dominated their world welterweight title unification fight to add the IBF and WBC belts to the WBA bauble she already owns. Price, in her fighting prime at the age of 30, is 10 years younger than Jonas and she was just too quick, fluid and powerful as all three judges awarded her the decision by comprehensive margins of 98-93, 100-90 and 98-92.Jonas has had an admirable career and she was the first woman to be named as British boxing’s fighter of the year in 2022. But, in the end, time ravages every fighter and Jonas could not match the fire of Price whose poise as an Olympic champion was also evident. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Cindy Ngamba: ‘I don’t want to go to Saudi until I hear from women that laws have changed’

The LGBTQ+ Olympic medallist makes her pro debut on an all-female card at the Royal Albert Hall but says she is disappointed by the Saudi stranglehold on her sport“I’m still deciding my nickname,” Cindy Ngamba says with a languid grin as she prepares for her debut as a professional fighter at the Royal Albert Hall on Friday night. Ngamba, who won the first Olympic medal in history for the Refugee Team at the Paris Games last year, is a sparkling personality and a boxer of vast potential, so it does not take her long to reveal her current favourite.“On my gumshield it says ‘One in 100 Million’ so that’s a nickname I like,” Ngamba says. “It’s linked to the Refugee Team because I am just one in a 100 million refugees from around the world.” Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Manchester United winger scores again as historic academy graduate's nightmare scenario continues

A detailed round up looking at what happened to Man United's army of loanees, both domestically and abroad, over the weekend.

Sport

last month Scotland's unique Pancake Day history including why Scots call it Bannock Night

Pancake Day has been celebrated across the globe for centuries, but Scotland was once practiced rather different traditions

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last month Hometown pride in Riga after 'Flow' wins Latvia's first Oscar

“Flow,” a wordless cat parable that became the first Latvian film to win an Academy Award, prompted a sleepless night for Latvians celebrating the historic accolade

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