50 m. ago Jim Goodwin has Dundee United game plan for under the wind as Storm Amy set to batter Scotland

The Tanndice gaffer is hoping the forecasted wild weather doesn't impact top-flight games this weekend

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90 m. ago Man blindfolded and kidnapped from retail park before horrifying stabbing

Connor Price, 28, was bundled into a car and suffered multiple stab wounds before his dad launched an escape plan - the three kidnappers have now been jailed

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2 h. ago Coronation Street Bethany Platt's new love interest 'unveiled' in shock Kit Green twist

Coronation Street fans are convinced that Bethany Platt will embark on a romance with a fellow cobbles resident after she made her comeback to the ITV soap

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2 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing fans go wild as duo's 'next move' away from ballroom 'revealed'

Dianne Buswell and Vito Coppola previously teamed up away from the BBC One show's famous ballroom

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2 h. ago Coronation Street Bethany's new cobbles romance 'unveiled' but mum Sarah will be livid

Coronation Street’s Bethany has returned to the soap but a romance could already be brewing for the character, according to fans

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5 h. ago Taylor Swift fans go wild over brutal 'Joe Alwyn dig' in The Life of a Showgirl single The Fate of Ophelia

Fans have seized on her latest album's lead single, which about how she 'pledges allegiance to' a love interest who 'dug me out of my grave' and 'saved my heart from the fate of Ophelia.'

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5 h. ago Bob MacIntyre tames wild conditions before play suspended at Alfred Dunhill Links Championship

Home favourite MacIntyre signed for a 66 to take a share of the lead as Storm Amy struck Scotland

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6 h. ago Man was blindfolded and kidnapped from Welsh retail park then stabbed multiple times

Connor Price was only saved from his kidnappers when his father and girlfriend hatched a daring escape plan

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7 h. ago Journalist Mario Guevara deported to El Salvador after 100 days in Ice custody

Removal comes after Emmy-winning Salvadorian reporter was arrested while covering ‘No Kings Day’ protestJournalist Mario Guevara’s imprisonment by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (Ice) ended with deportation to El Salvador on Friday, his family announced on social media.Guevara has been a media mainstay in the Atlanta area for about 20 years, after fleeing El Salvador to escape leftwing militias in 2004. Though he has a work permit and two of his children are American citizens, he has operated under the “administrative closure” of deportation orders for much of that time. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Looking for a new winter coat? Fashion fans are going wild for H&M's outerwear this season

From modern versions of the classic trench coat to the coolest puffer we've seen this season, the high street store is serving up plenty of fashion hits.

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9 h. ago Colourful city with £1.23 beer and 28C October weather is perfect autumn escape

The Post Office Money report highlights how Hoi An isn't just a cheap place to visit, but that it's getting cheaper. Across a basket of ten holiday items visitors are likely to buy, Hoi An was the cheapest of the long-haul destinations looked at, and 10% cheaper than it was in 2023

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9 h. ago Horse named after trainer who died in ‘freak’ accident runs for miles after racecourse escape

Brocklesby Bill, named after Bill Turner and trained by his daughter Kathy, bolted through hedges and across fields ahead of his planned debut at Salisbury

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12 h. ago Taylor Swift receives mixed reviews for The Life Of A Showgirl

The album sees the singer open up about her romance with fiance Travis Kelce, and indulge listeners in a fun and playful 12-track pop record.

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13 h. ago Discover Costa Rica’s best beaches, from secluded shores to surf havens and spectacular natural wonders

From nature to watersports or simply a blissful escape, find your perfect shore in Costa Rica

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14 h. ago Taylor Swift references Travis Kelce romance on The Life Of A Showgirl

Swift fans are speculating that one song in particular references Kelce on The Life of a Showgirl

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15 h. ago Taylor Swift sings about Travis Kelce romance and his 'wood' on The Life Of A Showgirl

The star has dropped her latest record, The Life Of A Showgirl, and it is full of Easter Eggs

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15 h. ago Two Australian women and four children escape Syrian detention camp and flee to Victoria

The six Australians received no government assistance in their 500km journey from the violent Al-Hol detention camp to LebanonFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo Australian women and four children have escaped a Syrian detention camp and made their own way home to Victoria, as pressure mounts on the Australian government to repatriate its citizens.The two women and four children – the Guardian is not revealing their names or ages – escaped from the notorious Al-Hol detention camp in north-east Syria, travelling more than 500km to cross the Lebanese border, where they were able to obtain Australian documents in Beirut. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Taylor Swift's album RELEASED! Fans go wild as The Life of a Showgirl finally drops and singer shares sexy new photos

In keeping with her pattern of number sequencing, Swift, 35, announced the 12-track album at 12.12AM on August 12.

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17 h. ago Taylor Swift's album RELEASED! Fans go wild as The Life of a Showgirl finally drops

In keeping with her pattern of number sequencing, Swift, 35, announced the 12-track album at 12.12AM on August 12.

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18 h. ago The Irish language is a joy not a burden: in what other tongue is a penis a wild carrot? | Una Mullally

Record numbers of pupils are seeking opt-outs from compulsory learning. This is misguided – Irish is a portal to a world of imaginationAmid a boom in Irish culture across music, literature, film and fashion, the Irish language – Gaeilge – is also experiencing a revival. Once the majority’s native tongue, it was assailed and diminished as a daily, working, spoken language under British colonialism and became largely confined to rural west coast districts for much of the 20th century, kept alive by generations of families. But over recent decades the number of schools teaching the national curriculum exclusively through Irish has risen significantly, from fewer than 20 in the 1970s, to more than 200 today. The 2022 census showed a 6% increase in the number of people able to speak Irish compared with 2016. Irish is a core subject on the curriculum and compulsory in all schools.Yet in the academic year of 2024-25, a record number of pupils – 14% of the post-primary school population – w...

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