57 m. ago Trump’s long threatened shutdown layoffs have started, Russell Vought says

White House says “thousands” of workers could be affected

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81 m. ago Bradley Wiggins 'doesn't know how he's alive' after he sniffed cocaine off Olympic gold medal

British Olympic icon and Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins has admitted he doens't know how he's still alive after cocaine binges saw him sniffing it off his Olympic gold medal

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94 m. ago Mike Johnson is getting squeezed on all sides amid the government shutdown

The mild-mannered, pious Johnson has so far avoided an internal rebellion in the House amid the shutdown. But, Eric Garcia writes, his luck might be running out

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2 h. ago Colm Tóibín: Why I set up a press to publish Nobel winner László Krasznahorkai

The Irish novelist discovered the Hungarian writer two decades ago, and was excited by the verbal pyrotechnics of a rule-breaking storytellerThat Christmas – it was almost 20 years ago – I came back from America with news. My friend Daniel Medin had recommended two books to me, both by the Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai, one called War and War and the other The Melancholy of Resistance. We had also watched some Béla Tarr films, whose screenplays had been written by Krasznahorkai. The sense of slow, seething menace in the film Werckmeister Harmonies, based on The Melancholy of Resistance, and the lack of easy psychology and obvious motive in the film, the camera moving like a cat, made it exciting, but not as exciting as the two novels.Krasznahorkai, I noticed, loved the snaking sentence, the high-wire act, mild panic steering towards a shivering fear felt by his characters, followed, in clause after clause, by fitful realisations and further reasons for gloom or alarm, and ...

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2 h. ago Racegoer Pat goes viral after surprising TV hosts Fran Berry and Gary O'Brien

Race presenters Fran Berry and Gary O'Brien were summing up the card at Thurles on Thursday when a man appeared right behind them and ended up being interviewed

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2 h. ago Leave an extra FOUR hours to get into the EU, travellers are warned: UK officials admit they have STILL not been told which EU countries will introduce new Entry/Exit System

Brussels and European Union countries have refused to disclose to the UK Government where the new 'Entry/Exit System', or EES, will be enforced.

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2 h. ago Trump makes gracious gesture after missing out on Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado

The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded Machado 'for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela'.

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2 h. ago The Guardian view on AC Milan playing a ‘home’ game in Perth: the clue should be in the name | Editorial

Famous European football clubs should not be shunted around the globe in search of sports promoters with deep pocketsFootball clubs are community assets, possessing a value, history and meaning which cannot be captured on a balance sheet. They belong to the cities and towns that have sustained them over the decades. For the vast majority of supporters, the sense of identity and matchgoing rituals associated with following their team are worth as much as the occasional trophy or glorious victory.That culture becomes harder to maintain, however, if your club’s next game is taking place 5,000 miles away. European football’s governing body, Uefa, this week announced that it will allow a Spanish league fixture between Villarreal and Barcelona to take place closer to Cuba than Catalonia, in Miami’s Hard Rock stadium. This will be followed, in February, by the relocation to Australia of an Italian Serie A match between Milan and Como. Global sports promoters, rubbing their hands ...

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2 h. ago Gymnastics governing body reacts to Indonesia's block on Israeli team at worlds in Jakarta

Gymnastics’ governing body has given a muted reaction to Indonesia’s announcement that it would block Israeli athletes from competing at the upcoming world championships in Jakarta

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2 h. ago Budget office says 'substantial' firings of federal workers have started in government shutdown

The White House budget office says that mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown continues

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2 h. ago Patients ‘justified’ to feel government failed them, Freeman tells inquiry

Jeane Freeman also said that with hindsight she would not have allowed the flagship hospital in Glasgow to have opened.

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3 h. ago Aidan O’Brien moves closer to own world record with 22nd Group 1 winner of 2025

Precise became the new favourite for next year’s 1,000 Guineas after capturing the Fillies’ Mile at Newmarket, an seventh winner of the race for her trainer

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3 h. ago Government responds to calls for school week to be cut from five to four days

Tens of thousands of people had signed a petition demanding the change

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3 h. ago Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize winner dedicates her award to Donald Trump and says her country is counting on him to bring freedom

The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded Machado 'for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela'.

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3 h. ago Manchester Half 2025 start times, schedule, route map and race tips

The road racing season is underway in the UK, with the Manchester Half Marathon one of the most popular races in Autumn, with runners passing Manchester United’s Old Trafford en route to the finish line

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3 h. ago People urged to have their say on wind farm which could power 96,000 homes

Carreg Wen wind farm planned for RCT is one of three schemes in the pipeline from Welsh Government owned Trydan Gwyrdd Cymru

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4 h. ago US government shutdown: Speaker rejects blame over military pay and says Senate Democrats must ‘turn lights back on’– live

Mike Johnson claims separate bill to pay military during shutdown is ‘redundant’ as Republicans double down on blaming Democrats As the shutdown enters its 10th day, and both chambers are out of session today, House speaker Mike Johnson has defended not passing a separate bill that would keep members of the military paid throughout the shutdown.“Republicans have voted to OPEN the government and get our troops, Border Patrol, TSA, and veterans PAID,” Johnson said, before blaming Democratic leadership for refusing to pass the House-passed continuing resolution. “Chuck Schumer is terrified of a challenge from the Marxist left – so he and the Democrats voted to CLOSE the government-and to STOP PAYCHECKS from being issued.” Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Estevao sends new message to 'incredible' Chelsea fans after Brazil brace

Blues sensation follows up last-gasp winner over Liverpool with double for the Selecao in South Korea

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4 h. ago Chinese firm to build UK’s largest wind turbine factory in Scotland

Ming Yang said the project will see investment of up to £1.5 billion, and create as many as 1,500 jobs.

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4 h. ago Republican candidate for Virginia Governor says banning same

The Republican candidate for Virginia Governor defended her opposition to same-sex marriage during a debate against her Democrat rival.

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