12 h. ago Chris Eubank Jr responds to retirement rumours ahead of Conor Benn rematch

Eubank Jr firmly rejected suggestions that this could be his final time in the ring

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16 h. ago Voices: The UK used to proudly lead the world on international aid – now we don’t save lives that we should

The £150m cut to the UK’s contribution to the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria is a mistake, writes MP Fleur Anderson. But the upcoming Budget is a chance to change course

Society

18 h. ago ATP Finals live: Alcaraz completes stunning comeback to beat Fritz and seize control of No 1 race

Alcaraz beat Fritz in almost three hours, 6-7 (2-7), 7-5, 6-3, to win an all-time classic at the ATP Finals

Sport

18 h. ago The hero nurses who dodged bullets and saved lives in WWII — and the race against time to finally recognize their bravery

Held as prisoners of war, some women endured starvation rations and disease but continued to work until their liberation three years later

Sport

20 h. ago Arsenal and Crystal Palace fixtures moved ahead of Carabao Cup tie after successful appeals

London rivals now have more rest time before their quarter-final clash

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27 h. ago Vaim by Jon Fosse review – the Nobel laureate performs a strange miracle

In the Norwegian master’s latest example of ‘mystical realism’, one man makes a dreamlike, hypnotic voyage through life“I have always known that writing can save lives,” said the Norwegian author Jon Fosse in his speech accepting the 2023 Nobel prize in literature. “And if my writing also can help to save the lives of others, nothing would make me happier.” Rare is the novelist who talks in such language these days: fiction tends to know its modest place. Fosse, who is also a poet and an essayist, and one of the most widely performed playwrights in the world, follows his own path. A case in point: Septology (2019-2021), published across three volumes, running to more than 800 pages, containing a single sentence. Forget formalism, though; his fictions, often set in fjordic Norway, are disintegration loops, quiet and incantatory, emotionally overwhelming.At fewer than 120 pages, Vaim, his first new work since winning the Nobel, is a wisp of a thing. Divided into three sections, each n...

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29 h. ago WWII nurses who dodged bullets and saved lives deserve Congressional honor, lawmakers say

A coalition of retired military nurses and others is pushing to award the Congressional Gold Medal to World War II nurses

Society

46 h. ago Virgil van Dijk pinpoints how Liverpool can save their season

Liverpool slipped to eighth in the Premier League table after a humbling defeat to Man City but Van Dijk knows what needs to be done to right the ship

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47 h. ago Caroline Flack's heartbreaking final messages released as Disney+ series airs

Caroline Flack's final voice notes and texts have been shared for the first time in a new documentary about the star's tragic death

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58 h. ago Caroline Flack’s agonising final weeks laid bare for first time: ‘She could have been saved’

Caroline Flack tragically died in 2020 after she was charged by police for assaulting her boyfriend

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66 h. ago Carlos Alcaraz up and running at ATP Finals with win over Alex de Minaur

Top seed beats Australian 7-6 (5), 6-2Alcaraz has never won ATP FinalsCarlos Alcaraz opened the ATP’s season-ending championships, and the battle for the year-end No 1 ranking, in ideal fashion as he confidently navigated a turbulent opening set before easing to a 7-6 (5), 6-2 win over the seventh seed, Alex de Minaur, in Turin.Alcaraz, the top seed, is attempting to win the ATP Finals for the first time and hold off Jannik Sinner to finish the season as the top-ranked player. Despite ceding significant ground to the Italian in recent weeks by losing to Cameron Norrie in his opening match at the Paris Masters, which Sinner won, Alcaraz still holds a clear advantage this week since the Italian is defending his title from last year. The Spaniard must win all three of his round-robin group stage matches or reach the final in order to secure the top ranking. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago 'My liver saved my baby's life, now she's starring in a GOSH Charity Christmas advert'

Two year old Ruby suffers from a rare metabolic condition and is one of the stars of Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity’s Christmas appeal advert. Here, mum Elle Daniel and dad Steve McCann tell of how, against the odds, their dream of a family Christmas at home might just come true

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68 h. ago Hero train worker, 48, who saved multiple lives during mass knife attack on London

Hero train worker, 48, who saved multiple lives during mass knife attack on London-bound train 'regains consciousness'  lbc.co.uk

Economics

3 d. ago America’s men’s grand slam drought is not Taylor Fritz’s burden to carry

Back at the ATP finals one year after reaching the last hurdle, Fritz remains a top-five talent. It’s a reminder that a certain major-title drought is not his burden to bearI would like to have some words with ESPN broadcaster Chris Fowler about what he said after Novak Djokovic beat Taylor Fritz, for the 11th straight time, in the US Open quarter-finals. Look – Fritz is American, Fowler is American – and sports often lend themselves to nationalism. A little bit of disappointment was appropriate. Instead, Fowler invoked the continued drought of American men at the majors: none of them had lifted a trophy since Andy Roddick in 2003, and Fritz had been the last one standing in the tournament.We all love a narrative, myself included. But come on. Even if Fritz had beaten Djokovic for the first time, force of nature Carlos Alcaraz was waiting in the next round, who Fritz has yet to beat in an official match. And if he’d somehow survived that, it would have been defending champion Jannik...

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3 d. ago Would YOU try an offal Bolognese? Scientists are calling on Brits to eat more heart, liver, and kidney to save the planet

Sadly, offal is typically underused and overlooked compared to the muscle tissue and fat, which makes up the majority of what meat-eaters consume.

Science

3 d. ago Explosive ending cannot mask flaws of Tottenham and Manchester United | Jonathan Wilson

This match was as dismal as last season’s Europa League final and in a routine league game nerves are no excuseNever underestimate the haplessness of this Manchester United. Never underestimate the haplessness of this Tottenham Hotspur. Never underestimate the capacity of the Premier League to uncover drama in the least plausible situation. The embers of a game of little quality seemed cold and dead but somehow burst into glorious flame in the final six minutes plus stoppage time.What it means is anybody’s guess, other than that these are two sides who remain deeply flawed. The shadow of Bilbao and last May’s Europa League final was unavoidable; in purely technical terms, that game was just as bad as the first 84 minutes of this one, but it at least had a sense of edge. Nervousness is permissible if there is something to be nervous about. Such scrappiness in a routine league meeting is far less explicable. Continue reading...

Events

3 d. ago WTA Finals live: Aryna Sabalenka v Elena Rybakina latest score and updates from big

Sabalenka and Rybakina are attempting to win the WTA Finals for a first time and will compete for the $5.23m prize

Sport

3 d. ago BBC Celebrity Traitors star Joe Marler breaks silence on 'heartbreaking' final

The Celebrity Traitors star Joe Marler has opened up about his time on the BBC show, admitting he was 'heartbroken' by the final roundtable betrayal

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4 d. ago Caught up in a violent attack, would you be a hero – or would you run? Both can be valuable | Emma Kavanagh

Last weekend’s Cambridgeshire train attack brought up a question that we often ask ourselves. But the answer isn’t simple Emma Kavanagh is a psychologist who has worked for the police and the militaryThe devastating attack on train passengers in Cambridgeshire last weekend was shocking. There has been talk of heroes who risked their lives to help others, and of those who hid to save their lives. If you are anything like me, you will be asking yourself: what if that were me? How would I cope? And just who would I turn out to be when the worst happens?Some of us imagine that we would vault to the rescue, fighting off attackers. Others, perhaps the more realistic among us, anticipate flight, extricating ourselves from the situation as quickly and efficiently as possible. Most of us would like to think that we would stay our urge to run, lingering long enough to offer aid to those in need.Emma Kavanagh is a psychologist who worked for many years for the police and military. Her books in...

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4 d. ago Is Tottenham vs Man United on TV? Live stream, channel and kick

Manchester United travel to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon as the two sides meet for the first time since the Europa League final last season

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