26 m. ago England cricket icon says wife was left 'suicidal' over Azeem Rafiq racism storm

Matthew Hoggard, part of the England team that won the 2005 Ashes, was among those to be punished after Azeem Rafiq made allegations of racism from his time playing for Yorkshire

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76 m. ago Bournemouth v Wolves goes to extra time: FA Cup latest, EFL, La Liga and more – live

Updates from Saturday’s afternoon kick-offsLive scoreboard | Email Will | Sign up for Football DailyThere’s been another goal at Selhurst Park. Palace are now 3-1 up, Eddie Nketiah getting his fourth goal of the season.It’s official: Preston are through to the FA Cup quarters for the first time in 59 years. There’s bound to be considerable fallout from the match but, on the field, there’s little doubt the hosts were the dominant team. Continue reading...

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92 m. ago Iconic punk singer from New York Dolls dies after stage four cancer battle

David Johansen, the former lead singer of American rock band New York Dolls, has sadly died at the age of 75 following a battle with stage four cancer and a brain tumour

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96 m. ago Robbie Fowler misses out on £8m prize money after almost sinking hole in one

Former Premier League striker Robbie Fowler came incredibly close to sinking a hole in one worth a whopping £8million in prize money at the Reignwood Icons of Football tournament

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1 hour ago Two teenagers could define Emma Hayes’ USA midfield for years to come

The USA manager probably wasn’t thrilled with the Americans losing the SheBelieves Cup, but there were significantly more positives than negativesThe United States women’s national team did not win the 2025 SheBelieves Cup, but this was the first time that failure to lift the trophy didn’t make for a disappointing tournament. While Emma Hayes probably wasn’t thrilled with her team’s performance in a 2-1 defeat to Japan, there were significantly more positives to take away from the competition than negatives.Central midfield was the area of the pitch where Hayes likely learned the most about her players, and came away with the most optimism for the future. That’s where 17-year-old Lily Yohannes and 19-year-old Claire Hutton both turned in excellent performances. And just as important as their individual level, they looked as if they could form a perfect partnership in the future.[Yui] Hasegawa in the middle of the park is probably the best pivot in the world at both the domestic and ...

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2 h. ago ‘It’s packed with dealers. Look around you’: life amid the cocaine cartels of the French Riviera

Nice may be at the heart of France’s upmarket Mediterranean coast, but violent drug gangs making €1.5m a month are colonising part of itThe sight of the gun tucked into the man’s trousers told us it was time to go. We had been in one of France’s most notorious estates for several hours, trying to understand life on the frontline of the country’s spiralling drug war.Seeing three people he did not know and a camera, he decided enough was enough. “You, where do you live?” he said, rushing towards us from the foot of a tower block where he had parked his scooter. “Don’t talk back to me, I’ll break your head in. Get out of here.” Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Who is hosting BRIT Awards 2025? Inside Jack Whitehall's life with fiancée and daughter

Jack Whitehall is set to host the BRIT Awards later tonight having taken a step back in recent years but the doting dad will be on hand to deliver some iconic lines

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2 h. ago BRIT Awards most iconic outfits – Geri Halliwell's Union Jack to Rob Beckett's giraffe

The BRIT Awards red carpet always promises some iconic looks – with celebrities making huge statements with their jaw-dropping outfits which have made history over the years

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2 h. ago BRIT Awards' most iconic red carpet moments from Geri Horner to Harry Styles

The BRIT Awards have long been the stage for drunken exchanges, political statements and a few romance rumours – the Daily Star have looked back at some of the most iconic through the past 45 years

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2 h. ago Lewis Hamilton forgets about financial deal with Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods

The first edition of TGL, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy's new golf competition, has passed Lewis Hamilton by, despite the fact the F1 icon has invested in the project

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3 h. ago Black graves are being moved to make way for an industrial park, drawing a mix of emotions

The graves of hundreds of African American tenant farmers and their families are being moved in Virginia to make way for an industrial park

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3 h. ago Drama, glamour, legends: I've been to the BRIT awards every year for 30 years, this is what it's really like

From Madonna’s big fall to the return of the Beatles, Professor Jonathan Shalit shares his memories of the iconic awards ceremony

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3 h. ago Judge blocks Trump order threatening funding for institutions that offer care for transgender youth

A judge has continued to block President Donald Trump’s plan to pull federal funding from institutions that provide gender-affirming care for transgender youth

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4 h. ago Bournemouth v Wolves: FA Cup latest, plus EFL, Bundesliga, La Liga and more – live

Updates from Saturday’s afternoon kick-offsLive scoreboard | Email Will | Sign up for Football DailyThere’s been another goal at Selhurst Park. Palace are now 3-1 up, Eddie Nketiah getting his fourth goal of the season.It’s official: Preston are through to the FA Cup quarters for the first time in 59 years. There’s bound to be considerable fallout from the match but, on the field, there’s little doubt the hosts were the dominant team. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Namibian founding president Sam Nujoma is laid to rest and praised as the last African liberator

Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s founding president who steered the country to freedom from apartheid South Africa, has been laid to rest in the country’s Heroes Acre cemetery following a state funeral attended by African leaders and foreign dignitaries

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4 h. ago Thousands object to application to turn iconic Victorian park lodge into a drab grey apartment block

Many Ealing residents believe that preserving the Victorian East Lodge is an important part of protecting Lammas Park for future generations.

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4 h. ago Grade II listed seafront hotel that once hosted Oscar Wilde is now on the edge of COLLAPSE after nearly £2million of damage caused by 2023 inferno

The inferno, thought to have been sparked by a discarded cigarette, ravaged the historic Royal Albion Hotel which is directly opposite Brighton 's iconic Pier.

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4 h. ago WWE icon Mick Foley snubs controversial Hulk Hogan as British legend praised

EXCLUSIVE: Mick Foley has named his 'Mount Rushmore' of wrestling and has left out some huge names in the world of grappling, but he has included an iconic Brit

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5 h. ago James Bond nightclubs, vodka, aftershave: 007 writer on the spy’s future with Amazon

As the Bond franchise heads to the online giant, thriller author William Boyd foresees a slew of spin-offs and says AI is not a threat to human screenwritersAmong the people best placed to predict how any James Bond of the future might look is a British writer with a strong feel for spies and for spying. William Boyd has been drawn back to the terrain repeatedly in his books. What’s more, he wrote his own official Bond novel, Solo, in 2013.Now Amazon has picked up the rights to the character, Boyd foresees a succession of 007 spin-off products and entertainments. Perhaps even be new AI-generated novels? “Certainly wait for Bond aftershave – and for the theme park and the dinner jackets,” he said. “The new owners will have to commodify everything about their billion-dollar purchase, so there will be nightclubs and vodkas.” Continue reading...

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5 h. ago More deaths warning as shock figures show police forces handing gun licenses to almost everyone

A Mirror investigation has found that police forces granted nearly 570,000 gun licences in the last five years - and only turned down less than 1% of applications

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