16 h. ago ‘A momentous day’: families of Britons killed in 1980 oil rig disaster finally win compensation

Norway will set up state payment scheme for families of 123 men killed in Kielland disaster, but some feel it comes too late“I think we all feel like we’ve had a bit of a weight lifted off our shoulders,” said Laura Fleming after an important milestone in one of Europe’s longest-running industrial disaster sagas. “It is just 45 years too late.”Fleming’s father, Michael, was one of 123 men who were killed when the Alexander L Kielland accommodation rig capsized during a fierce storm in the Norwegian North Sea oilfields on 27 March 1980. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Bayern back on top as Schick shines brightest: the Bundesliga season review

Bayern Munich’s domestic dominance returned and Arminia Bielefeld’s remarkable cup run provided the shocksIt’s Bayern Munich, despite Mainz and Freiburg, unexpected troublers of the European places, deserving praise for their stratospheric improvement from 2023-24. The Rekordmeister is rarely more provoked than when presented with serious opposition, and Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen had done just that with last term’s domestically unbeaten double-winning exploits. Leverkusen were still excellent but could simply not match Bayern’s pace in the end. They played with dazzle but Vincent Kompany also did the one thing that was beyond Julian Nagelsmann and Thomas Tuchel in beginning to sort out Bayern’s leaky defence, conceding their lowest total in the Bundesliga (32) since Hansi Flick’s treble-winning season of 2019-20. He also made them competitive in the Champions League, in which they were unlucky to lose to Inter. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Glenn Maxwell retires from ODI cricket as curtain falls on explosive career

Australian calls time to focus on preparations for T20 World CupAllronder’s strike rate of 126 is second highest in ODI cricketAustralian limited overs great Glenn Maxwell has called time on his decorated one-day international career to focus on next year’s T20 World Cup and domestic competitions as injuries begin to take their toll.The explosive all-rounder announced his retirement from ODIs on Monday after 149 matches that included arguably the greatest innings of all time in the format. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Poland presidential election 2025: rightwing candidate Karol Nawrocki wins, official results show – live

Nawrocki’s victory over Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski is a blow to Donald Tusk’s pro-EU Polish governmentPoland: rightwing candidate Karol Nawrocki ahead in presidential election runoffPresident of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has said she expects “very good cooperation” to continue between the EU and Poland under the presidency of newly elected Karol Nawrocki.In a post on X, formerly Twitter, she said:I’m confident that the EU will continue its very good cooperation with Poland. We are all stronger together in our community of peace, democracy, and values. So let us work to ensure the security and prosperity of our common home.I congratulate Karol Nawrocki on his election as Polish President. I believe that under his leadership, Poland will continue to develop its democratic and pro-western orientation and that our countries will continue mutually beneficial cooperation. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago The Joy of Six: fairytale domestic cup runs from around Europe

Half a dozen teams from outside their nation’s top flight who made it all the way to a domestic cup finalFrance’s secondary cup competition ran from 1994 to 2020, pushed by Ligue 1 sides who felt aggrieved by the Coupe de France’s great leveller of home advantage for its minnows. Paris St-Germain were the winners of the first and last editions of the League Cup and another seven in between. They lost one final, 25 years ago, to a team that were the antithesis of France’s spoiled ruling classes. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Presidential vote likely to determine Poland’s place on the EU stage

Close-run race between pro-EU and nationalist candidates pits liberal vision against a radical-right, EU-critical stancePoland’s presidential election runoff could have far-reaching implications for its place in Europe – either cementing the country’s hard-won seat at the EU’s top table, or heralding a return to altogether trickier times.The mayor of Warsaw, Rafał Trzaskowski, faces off against the historian Karol Nawrocki on Sunday in a neck-and-neck race, pitting a liberal vision of Poland at the heart of European policymaking against a nationalist, radical-right, EU-critical stance. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Inside Real Betis' history making European run as they look to stun Chelsea

Real Betis have the chance to etch their name in history on Wednesday evening as they travel to Poland for the Europa Conference League final

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1 week ago Uber has revealed plans to run trains to Europe from Stratford in east London

Uber has revealed plans to run trains to Europe from Stratford in east London  Time Out

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1 week ago Crew member charged after massive container ship ploughed into Norwegian man’s front garden

The ship, the NCL Salten, ran aground shortly before 6am on Thursday

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2 w. ago Aberdeen player ratings as Dimitar Mitov is Celtic heartbreaker with penalty heroics to put Dons in Scottish Cup dreamland

Jimmy Thelin and his troops are the Scottish Cup winners and end the Hoops' hopes of a domestic Treble

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2 w. ago Tottenham and Manchester United fans descend on Bilbao for Europa League final – live

All the latest news before the final, 8pm BST kick-offJonathan Wilson: why this game matters | Email TomMorning everyone and happy Europa League final day, whether you’re reading this on the sly at work or on a park bench in Bilbao. There’s a curious air of anticipation around this evening’s final – on the one hand it’s an absurdity, two dismal English top-flight sides flaunting the Premier League’s wealth on Basque Country streets, a damning indictment of European football’s dysfunctional, lopsided finances. Scores of much better run clubs across the continent will be looking on enviously, and perhaps bitterly.On the other hand, cup football isn’t it. The very randomness of teams being mostly rubbish except in one competition is part of the allure of knockout football, and it’s notable that almost everything good about this season has come in eliminator rounds, from a revitalised English FA Cup to the Inter-Barça blockbuster the other week. So let’s drink it in, as those carousing ...

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2 w. ago Crystal Palace finally daring to let dreams run wild as European expedition awaits

Palace followed up their famous FA Cup triumph with the perfect Selhurst Park homecoming

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2 w. ago The farcical and fragile moments behind Manchester United’s lucky Europa League run

They can argue they earned their luck with indefatigability, moments of inspiration, and individuals delivering in improbable ways

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2 w. ago The Guardian view on Romania’s presidential election upset: a vote for stability and the west | Editorial

A stunning comeback victory for the centrist mayor of Bucharest was also good news for Kyiv. But elsewhere in Europe, the far right continues to flourishAs Romanians voted on Sunday in arguably the most consequential election in the country’s post-communist history, Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, will have been preparing to welcome a fellow disruptor to the European stage. The first round of a controversially re-run presidential contest had been handsomely won by George Simion, a Eurosceptic ultranationalist who views Donald Trump as a “natural ally” and opposes military aid to Ukraine. On the back of a 20-point lead, Mr Simion, a 38-year-old former football ultra with a taste for violent rhetoric, was so confident of winning that he made a confrontational visit to Brussels in the last days of his campaign.Those expectations were confounded in remarkable fashion at the weekend. In a dramatic reversal of fortunes, Nicușor Dan, the centrist mayor of Bucharest, benefited ...

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2 w. ago Nice reach Champions League in the one season Jim Ratcliffe stays away

With Ineos busy at Manchester United, Nice finished fourth in Ligue 1 and set up their first European Cup run in 65 yearsBy Get French Football News“He hasn’t seen a Nice match this season,” retorted Nice manager Franck Haise to denigrating comments from the club’s own owner Jim Ratcliffe. Had the Manchester United shareholder watched Nice this season, he would have seen a team that has instilled principles and structures that have thus far failed to take hold at Old Trafford – and a side not reliant on a one-game shootout to secure their place in next season’s Champions League.When Manchester United and Nice both qualified for the Europa League this season, Uefa stipulated that no one involved in one club’s management, administration or sporting performance could have a decisive influence in the other club. Ineos concentrated on Manchester United and left Nice to their own devices. It has worked out well for the French club. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Chelsea Women win FA Cup to seal domestic Treble as Sandy Baltimore sinks Man Utd

CHELSEA 3-0 MANCHESTER UNITED: Sandy Baltimore scored first and last, either side of a header from Catarina Macario, as Sonia Bompastor's Blues won their third trophy of the season

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3 w. ago Runoffs, reruns and rightwingers: Europe’s electoral ‘super Sunday’ explained

Millions casting votes in crucial contests in Romania, Poland and PortugalMillions of voters in Romania, Poland and Portugal are casting their ballots in an electoral “super Sunday” that will determine the course of their democracies at a time of heightened political, commercial and economic tensions.In Romania, the far-right candidate is the frontrunner in a presidential runoff, while in a deeply polarised Poland’s first-round vote, a liberal, a conservative and a far-right candidate are vying to become president. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago LIVE: Great Manchester Run 2025 sees thousands head out in the city centre and beyond for sun

It's now one of Europe's biggest running events

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3 w. ago LIVE: Great Manchester Run 2025 sees waves of runners already set off through the city centre

It's now one of Europe's biggest running events

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3 w. ago Sonia Bompastor takes Chelsea to new levels of dominance in ominous warning to rivals

Fears that Emma Hayes’ exit would lead to Blues regression have proven very wide of the mark as they look to seal unbeaten domestic treble in FA Cup final

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