78 m. ago Unai Simón: ‘Winning a cup with Athletic fulfils me more than 10 titles anywhere else’

Athletic Club’s goalkeeper on hosting Arsenal in the Champions League and the magic of San Mamés“Sometimes you need some luck; that was mine,” Unai Simón says. “What I thought might happen in five, six, seven years happened in 19 days.”It was August 2018, Simón was 21 and although he had been training at Athletic Club for a decade, and with the first team for three years, the son of police officers from Vitoria didn’t think there was a chance of playing in Bilbao any time soon, if at all. It was all he wanted but he didn’t even live there any more, moving 800km in search of an opportunity with second division Elche. Which is when weird things started to happen. Continue reading...

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94 m. ago The world’s love for matcha is about to be tested: ‘It’s going to be a tough ride’

Retail sales of matcha have surged by 86 per cent over the last three years

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1 hour ago Woman 'puts men to shame' with stunning new eating record in Benidorm

Leah Shutkever's victory came at Uncle Ron's café in the tourist destination as she "put men to shame" by devouring a 40-item full English breakfast in less than seven minutes.

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2 h. ago Ricky Hatton's manager found him dead at home as boxer's last few days emerge

Ricky Hatton's manager, Paul Speak, found the body of the former world champion at his home in Hyde on Sunday morning, boxing commentator Steve Bunce has revealed

Society

4 h. ago How much for matcha? Prices for the popular powdered tea soar due to global demand

The world’s fondness for matcha is about to be tested by steep price increases

Politics

4 h. ago Meta struggles to decouple from Chinese supplier of AI smart glasses

Goertek tightens grip on US tech giant’s supply chain, even as Zuckerberg aligns with Trump’s anti-China stance

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4 h. ago What time tickets go on presale today for Ariana Grande's 2026 Eternal Sunshine Tour

Popstar Ariana Grande is heading to London next year to perform for five nights at the London O2

Politics

5 h. ago Brit tourist 'puts men to shame' in Benidorm with astonishing record break

Leah Shutkever, from Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, "smashed the record" at Uncle Ron's café in Benidorm, after jetting off to the Spanish tourist destination with a determined mindset

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9 h. ago Ricky Hatton's manager Paul Speak found boxer dead at home as friends speak of his last days

Ricky Hatton's manager found the body of the former world champion at his home in Hyde on Sunday morning, boxing commentator Steve Bunce has revealed

Society

10 h. ago What to know after US says it has reached framework deal with China to keep TikTok in operation

TikTok users in the U.S. may get a reprieve from the threat of a shutdown after the Trump administration announced it has reached a framework deal with China for the ownership of popular social video platform

Economics

11 h. ago Health tourists have cost the NHS £252million in three years after failing to pay for their care

The unpaid bill would be enough to pay the salaries of 3,200 more GPs or build 68 new GP surgeries, the Policy Exchange think tank says.

Economics

11 h. ago Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau 'are not over' as they enjoy 'private calls' while she is on tour

A source told Us Weekly: 'They've decided to be much more private about it. They are still speaking and are very interested in each other.'

Politics

13 h. ago Archaeologists unearth earliest evidence of mummification dating back 12,000 years

Experts have discovered skeletal remains dating back 12,000 years to southern China , where the deceased were smoke-dried prior to burial.

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13 h. ago Ariana Grande fans issued warning ahead of ticket sale for London O2 2026 shows

Ariana Grande fans have been warned of reselling tickets to the star's Eternal Sunshine Tour

Events

14 h. ago Woman claiming to be a vampire says she feeds off people’s energy and not blood

A woman who claims she is a vampire has said she doesn’t drink blood, instead opting to feed off the energy of people - with their consent.

Events

14 h. ago England can be World Cup contenders in 2027, says new attack coach Lee Blackett

Blackett will join Steve Borthwick’s revamped coaching team on a permanent basis ahead of the autumn series opener against Australia on November 1.

Events

14 h. ago Mel B pestering Spice Girls bandmates for tour details after surprise project

Scary Spice wants nothing more than to go back on tour with her bandmates, she revealed, shortly after the Spice Girls announce a surprise reunion for a special collab

Politics

14 h. ago Trump should be reassuring the country at this time. Instead he is sowing fear

The president has shown no interest in uniting the US, nor in defending free speech – he is weaponising this time for his gainThe public response to the murder of Charlie Kirk in cold blood, has revealed how drastically our democracy – our belief in the importance of free speech and in the irreplaceable life of each and every individual – has deteriorated over the last half century.I was a senior in high school when John F Kennedy was assassinated, and a senior in college when Robert F Kennedy and Martin Luther King were killed. Plenty of conspiracy theories, some of which have never been put to rest, were floated and debated. But the difference between what happened then and what we are seeing now is that, in the aftermath of those violent deaths, there was a sense of shared grief, of national mourning. Those tragedies seemed to bring us, as a country, closer together in our shock and sorrow. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago US and China reach deal to transfer TikTok ownership, trade officials say

Framework deal is breakthrough in long-running dispute over app’s ownership amid security concerns in WashingtonJamieson Greer, a US trade representative, said on Monday that Washington and Beijing have struck a framework agreement on transferring TikTok to US-controlled ownership.Speaking after emerging from negotiations with Chinese officials, Scott Bessent said the deal was coming but declined to reveal the commercial terms. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Madrid LIVE: Standoff as man ‘covered in blood’ threatens explosion on Gran Via

A negotiator is on the scene with a man threatening to blow up a building on Gran Via in the centre of Madrid, Spain, with reports suggesting he is covered in blood

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