2 h. ago Strictly fans left FUMING after La Voix avoids the dance off despite their 'disastrous' routine receiving show's worst EVER week four score

The Drag Race star, 45, and pro partner Aljaž Škorjanec, 35, received the show's lowest ever week-four score on Saturday for their Cha-Cha-Cha with just 14 points.

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3 h. ago Defensive woes a bigger headache for Slot than getting Isak and Salah to fire | Andy Hunter

Record signing and Liverpool talisman continue to toil but it is crumbling foundations at back where real problems lieThe time has come to start judging Alexander Isak fairly as a £125m Liverpool centre forward, Arne Slot said on Friday. In that case judgment must be harsh but, as Britain’s most expensive footballer sat alongside Mohamed Salah on the Liverpool bench while the Premier League champions tried in vain to force an equaliser against Manchester United without them, it was not Slot’s misfiring forward line that warranted the fiercest criticism at Anfield. His defensive foundation has evaporated.Yes, Isak was largely anonymous in the No 9 role and Salah again poor as his individual toils continued against the club he usually plunders. The Sweden international had his first shot on target in the Premier League as a Liverpool player in the 35th minute, well saved by United’s latest goalkeeper Senne Lammens. Salah squandered a glorious second-half chance in front of the Kop and...

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3 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing star Chris Robshaw becomes latest celeb to be eliminated

The 39-year-old and his partner Nadiya Bychkova, were defeated in the dance-off by EastEnders actress Balvinder Sopal and her dance partner Julian Caillon, during the BBC dancing programme's results show on Sunday.

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3 h. ago Chris Robshaw and Nadiya Bychkova are the THIRD couple to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing after tense dance

After both couples had danced for a second time, the judges delivered their verdicts, with the former rugby player and his Ukrainian ballroom partner soon confirmed as the third couple to leave.

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3 h. ago Chris Robshaw becomes third contestant to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing

‘EastEnders’ star Balvinder Sopal and her partner Julian Caillon faced the dreaded dance off for a second week running

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3 h. ago King Gizzard’s Stu Mackenzie on leaving Spotify and making all their music free: ‘Sometimes you just forget that you have free will’

Australian band’s decision to remove catalogue in protest of CEO’s military investments an easy one, frontman says, and making music with friends remains ‘top of the triangle’Get our weekend culture and lifestyle emailOver their mind-boggling 15-year, 27-album career, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard have switched gears with the speed and abandon of a stunt driver in a Fast and Furious film. Can you even describe the six-piece as a psychedelic rock band any more?Their music to date has encompassed metal, folk, jazz and dance music; they have experimented with dense concept records and microtonal tunings, and this year they’ve been touring both an orchestral show and a rave show, alongside residencies in European prisons and amphitheatres.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing fans cry 'it's ridiculous' over Balvinder Sopal amid 'reason' for lack of support

The EastEnders actress and her professional dance partner Julian Caillon faced the dreaded dance-off for a second week

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3 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing fans make same La Voix admission after 'screwed over' claim

The drag artist and her professional dance partner Aljaz Skorjanec made it through to week five of the BBC One dance contest

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3 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing star 'sorry' as they leave competition after 'wonderful weeks' with dance partner

Chris Robshaw and his partner Nadiya Bychkova were defeated in the BBC One show's latest dance-off

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3 h. ago Trump mulls invoking the Insurrection Act and signals he’ll send troops to San Francisco

President blames Democratic leaders for resisting crime-fighting efforts as he continues to target cities for federal takeovers

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4 h. ago Strictly's Dianne Buswell says 'it worked' as she shares behind the scenes move before live show

The pro dancer and her partner Stefan returned to the dance floor on Saturday (October 18) after being absent last week

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4 h. ago Manchester United end wait for Anfield win as Maguire header stuns Liverpool

Manchester United fans recognise the pre-match shiver of optimism. Maybe it is blind hope but they know that their team has been able to raise their level in some of the very biggest Premier League matches under Ruben Amorim. They know there have been signs of improvement this season. And was this not a good time to play Liverpool?It is often the case that it is the prompt for a sharp reality check. After all, nobody ever really knows which United will turn up. Here, it was the version that Amorim has craved, the one he has claimed has been ready to show itself on a regular basis. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago The Guardian view on childbirth and medical negligence: rising payouts highlight the urgency of maternity improvements

Grave shortcomings in the care offered to mothers and babies are well documented. But it is not clear that the right lessons have been learnedThe startling rise in the cost to the NHS in England of medical negligence cases, and a sharp increase in birth injuries to mothers, are the latest warning signs of deeply troubling failures in maternity services. The £60bn estimate of negligence liabilities, from the National Audit Office, represents a quadrupling in less than 20 years. While some medical specialties have seen falling payouts, those in obstetrics rose. The reason why payments in such negligence cases are so high is that when babies are injured, awards must cover lifetime care needs.Grave shortcomings in maternity care are widely recognised, along with unjust disparities in outcomes for women from different socioeconomic and racial groups. Preventable deaths and injuries at units in Morecambe Bay, Shrewsbury and Telford, and East Kent, have been among the most shocki...

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6 h. ago Newsboy's horse racing selections for Monday's four meetings, including Pontefract Nap

Newsboy expects his Nap, Arnhem, to prove tough to beat in the 5.08 at Pontefract and he also fancies Meet Me In Meraki to follow up at Wolverhampton (8.30)

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6 h. ago Why there's a street sign that simply says 'Scotland' in the heart of Manchester

Street names can tell us a lot about the history of a city

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6 h. ago Tom Holland 'is out of the running to be the next 007' as more is revealed about the new James Bond storyline

While there has been no definitive indication of who will take on the coveted role, the Spiderman star, 29, has signed a contract with Marvel that stops him from starring as the famed character.

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6 h. ago Princess Diana 'horrified palace' with 'final desperate act to prove King Charles loved her'

Prince Harry and Prince William's late mother Princess Diana was hugely 'distressed' by the now King Charles' claims that he'd never loved her and reportedly made a 'horrifying' move to prove him wrong

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8 h. ago Morrisons asks baffled shoppers to call manager if they are stuck in queue at Edinburgh store

A bizarre sign displayed for customers showed a photograph of the store manager and gave a number for shoppers to call.

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8 h. ago The rise of the sleep data nerds: ‘The harder you try, the harder it is to sleep’

Wearable sleep trackers may help you measure hours asleep but experts ask how accurate they are, how useful the data is and even what good sleep looks likeThe first thing Annie and her partner do when they wake up in the morning is ask each other how well they slept. “And I literally say, ‘I’m not sure yet, let me check,’” – and Annie, a chief people and safety officer, reaches for her smartwatch.Annie started monitoring because she worried she wasn’t getting enough good-quality sleep. Now she’s a self-confessed sleep data “nerd”, mining her sleep data for insights into her general health and wellbeing, using it to inform lifestyle decisions and even occasionally to guide how much she aims to accomplish in a day.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Putin may have signalled to Trump he’s ready for Ukraine deal according to exiled Russian oligarch

Former Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky believes that President Vladimir Putin has signalled to US President Donald Trump that he is prepared to strike a deal on Ukraine.

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