4 d. ago EFL issue statement as Grimsby Town fined after beating Manchester United

Man Utd were dumped out of the Carabao Cup at the second round stage by Grimsby Town on penalties last week.

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7 d. ago 'Dine and dash' couple accused of skipping out on two restaurants in two days

The pair are said to have conned the eateries in one town over a week, two nights in row and online posts say the incidents took place last Wednesday and Thursday

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9 d. ago Man United vs Burnley preview, team news and predicted lineup

The Red Devils will be desperate to get back into a positive spin after their Carabao Cup embarrassment at Grimsby Town earlier this week

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1 week ago Epping migrant hotel resident accused of sexual assaults to face trial

The alleged incidents sparked weeks of protests and counter-protests in the Essex town

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2 w. ago Wallabies brace for Springboks backlash but history beckons in Cape Town | Angus Fontaine

No Australian side has won in the South African city in seven Tests across 33 years but Joe Schmidt’s fitter and faster team is full of belief they canThe Wallabies didn’t just defeat the Springboks last weekend, they humiliated them. Now comes the reckoning. The bear has been poked, the Springbok spit-roasted. South Africa’s coach Rassie Erasmus has swung the axe with 10 changes to the side that coughed up a 22-0 lead and allowed 38 unanswered points inside an hour.The widely held view is that rugby’s world order will be brutally restored in this weekend’s return Test in Cape Town. The two-time world champions will crush their impetuous rivals and resume their mantle as rugby’s No 1 team after last week’s boilover saw them slip down the rankings to No 3 below New Zealand and Ireland. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'Beautiful' UK market town with charming high street and stunning gardens

Cowbridge in South Wales was declared the finest place to live in Wales by the Sunday Times in 2017, with visitors impressed by the charming town's wealth of independent shops, eateries, and a weekly farmers' market

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2 w. ago Haunting abandoned Ukraine ghost town deserted after Russia flattened it

Thousands were forced to flee their homes as Putin's forced unleashed a brutal assault on their city. Now it lies as a ghost town ion the Russian border.

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2 w. ago Inside the street in a seaside town where homes sell six weeks quicker than the national average

Buyers are flocking to a trendy coastal town where it takes just 102 days to sell a home - which is nearly one and a half times the national average of 147 days, according to estate agent Upstix.

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3 w. ago ‘Three weeks ago, this town was thriving’: Ukrainians flee the front line in Putin’s frantic land grab

Putin’s aggression on the Ukrainian front line has stepped up in the recent weeks, leaving locals with little choice but to flee west. Harry Stourton reports from the eastern town of Dobropillia

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3 w. ago Town’s new brutalist landmark opening in time for Pride weekend

Mini cinima, rooftop terrace and meeting rooms part of the attraction

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3 w. ago ‘Three weeks ago, this town was thriving’: Ukrainians flee the frontline in Putin’s frantic land grab

Putin’s aggression on the Ukrainian frontline has stepped up in the recent weeks, leaving locals with little choice but to flee west. Harry Stourton reports from the eastern town of Dobropillia

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3 w. ago Yorùbá Boy Running by Biyi Bándélé audiobook review – from enslaved teenager to celebrated preacher

The novelist’s final work tells a remarkable tale of resilience, based on the life of Samuel Àjàyí Crowther, who was kidnapped by slavers but won his freedomSet in 19th-century Òsogùn in what is now Nigeria, Yorùbá Boy Running opens with 13-year-old Àjàyí reporting a premonition to his mother about dark days ahead. A week later, the town is surrounded by Malian slave raiders and Àjàyí is kidnapped along with his mother, sister, best friend and neighbours. He is taken to Lagos and sold to Portuguese slavers preparing to ship their human cargo to the Americas. But they are intercepted by the British navy, which releases Àjàyí in Sierra Leone, where he is recruited by missionaries. From there, he is put on a path that leads to him to study at Oxford and become a celebrated preacher, linguist and abolitionist who meets Queen Victoria.A remarkable tale of barbarism and resilience, Yorùbá Boy Running is the final work by the Nigerian novelist and film-maker Biyi Bándélé, who died in 2022 ...

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3 w. ago Zelensky tells Trump 'Putin is bluffing' and says he WON'T surrender territory... as US and Russia 'plan West Bank

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday warned Donald Trump that Putin was 'bluffing' about his desire to end the war.

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3 w. ago Zelensky tells Trump 'Putin is bluffing' and says he WON'T surrender territory as Western leaders meet... while Ukraine orders women and children to FLEE region where Russia is advancing

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday warned Donald Trump that Putin was 'bluffing' about his desire to end the war.

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3 w. ago Women and children are told to FLEE Ukrainian region where Russian forces have made rapid gains as Putin pushes for territory ahead of Trump meeting

Critics say the offensive is a last-minute push by Vladimir Putin to grab territory before his high-stakes meeting with Donald Trump this week, where it is feared he will demand Ukrainian territory.

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4 w. ago Overlooked Welsh town used to be one you'd drive past, but now it's a swish foodie paradise with walks and proper pubs

This town has fast becoming one of my favourite spots for a weekend break for excellent eats, coastal walks and a spot of culture.

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