36 h. ago Timothy West's heartbreaking final wish as actor's cause of death announced

Timothy West, who appeared in shows like EastEnders and Brass over the course of his career, died, aged 90, last year and an inquest into his death took place today

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59 h. ago The UK has spoken out against the ‘monstrous’ human catastrophe in Gaza. Why won’t Australia do more? | Donald Rothwell

Foreign minister Penny Wong has called the risk to babies ‘horrifying’ but there is more Australia could do to make its position on Gaza clearGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe humanitarian situation in Gaza has reached a breaking point, with 2.1 million Palestinians trying to survive human catastrophe on the strip.While there is a very faint flicker of hope that Israel is considering a change of direction with its rigid Gaza blockade, any relaxation of the blockade will take many weeks to be undone, given the starvation and malnutrition Palestinians have endured.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news emailDonald Rothwell is professor of international law at the Australian National University Continue reading...

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3 d. ago The West has finally spoken up on Gaza – but it must not stop there

Editorial: Britain has hit Israel with further sanctions and suspended trade talks as it dramatically steps up its response to the humanitarian crisis. Now others must join to stop this violence

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4 d. ago Graham Potter branded 'disgrace' by fans as angry West Ham star denied farewell

West Ham lost their final home game of the Premier League season against Nottingham Forest on Sunday and Lukasz Fabianski was forced to watch from the substitutes' bench

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5 d. ago Forest survive West Ham’s frantic finale to set up crunch decider against Chelsea

On a weekend that will for ever be remembered for Crystal Palace giving hope to underdogs everywhere, Nottingham Forest continued their push against the established order by reviving their unlikely challenge for Champions League qualification with a restorative 2-1 win over West Ham.It was not all plain sailing at the London Stadium, where a wonderful late goal from Jarrod Bowen paved the way for a frantic and bad-tempered finale, but Forest are not going anywhere yet. They are a point off fifth-placed Aston Villa after battling to only their second win in eight games and will back themselves to finish the job when they host Chelsea in an almighty showdown at the City Ground next weekend. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Ruben Amorim yet to decide on Manchester United Europa League final XI

Four centre backs could miss the Europa League final for Man United after Leny Yoro went off against West Ham.

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8 d. ago Manchester United prepared to sign centre back amid uncertainty over Leny Yoro injury

Leny Yoro is a major doubt for the Europa League final after he went off against West Ham and did not train on Wednesday.

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9 d. ago Fred West's six final words to killer wife Rose in horrifying last letter

A new Netflix documentary, Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story, will look at the most gruesome parts of their crimes with "previously unseen police video and unheard audio recordings"

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9 d. ago Fred West's horrifying six final words to killer wife Rose in chilling letter

A new Netflix documentary, Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story, will delve into the gruesome killings of the twisted pair and how their horrifying crimes were finally uncovered

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1 week ago Fred West's horrifying last wish exposed in final letter to killer wife Rose

News Netflix documentary Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story looks at previously unseen police video footage and audio

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1 week ago Ruben Amorim's reaction speaks volumes after Leny Yoro suffers Man Utd injury blow

Ruben Amorim's frustration was etched over his face when Leny Yoro was forced off injured during Manchester United's loss to West Ham with the Europa League final so close

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1 week ago Manchester United suffer huge injury worry vs West Ham ahead of Europa League final

Man United have been handed another injury concern ahead of their Europa League final against Tottenham.

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2 w. ago West Ham confirm FOUR Conference League winners will leave on a free at end of season

West Ham United won the Conference League final in 2023 but four of the squad members from that victory over Fiorentina won't be at the London Stadium next season

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2 w. ago West Lothian primary school pupil named as finalist in national joke competition

John McGlynn, a primary three pupil at St John Ogilvie Primary School, has been crowned the winner of West Lothian’s regional heat in the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists’ (RCSLT) VoiceBox competition

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2 w. ago Manchester United U21s vs West Ham live updates and team news from Premier League 2 play

Man Utd play West Ham in the Premier League 2 play-off quarter-finals today and we'll bring you live updates.

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3 w. ago Wissa clinches win for Brentford to dent Nottingham Forest’s European hopes

This week Nottingham Forest readied themselves for the Champions League, Evangelos Marinakis relinquishing his controlling interest in the club to comply with Uefa’s ownership rules. Marinakis’s other club, Greek champions Olympiakos, have already qualified for the grandest stage in the club game but Forest’s bid to return to European competition will probably go to the wire. Will Forest, who remain sixth, look back on defeat at home to Brentford as a costly misstep when their season ends here against Chelsea, one of those teams vying for a top-five berth?Forest, who face Crystal Palace, Leicester and West Ham before that potential final-day showdown, never really got going on a disappointing evening. Goals from Kevin Schade and Yoane Wissa, a January target for Forest, condemned the hosts to successive league home defeats for the first time since the end of last season. Nuno Espírito Santo’s side have now lost four of their past five matches in all competitions, including Sunday’s ...

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3 w. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Louis Theroux: The Settlers on BBC2: Theroux's bumbling gaucheness is wearing uncomfortably thin...

Mae West made her final movie, Sextette, when she was 84. She stars as a movie queen so irresistible that an entire squad of athletes are desperate to seduce her.

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