2 h. ago Lando Norris defends team orders after McLaren hand him Oscar Piastri’s place

Australian told to let Norris pass after pit-stop errorPiastri has ‘no regrets’ after championship lead cutLando Norris bullishly dismissed criticism of McLaren for using team orders at the Italian Grand Prix, saying the team would continue to do what they felt was right “no matter what people say”. His teammate Oscar Piastri, who ceded his place to the British driver, also maintained he had no regrets in agreeing to do so.The race was won by Max Verstappen for Red Bull, with the world champion enjoying enormous pace at Monza, while Norris and Piastri followed in second and third place. After Norris had held second almost the entire race, he dropped behind his teammate because of a slow pit stop caused by a wheel gun issue in the last laps and McLaren ordered the Australian to give the place back. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Senior Labour figures tell Keir Starmer to stop making mistakes

Prime minister faces criticism from Emily Thornberry, who highlights risk of ‘handing country to Farage’Keir Starmer has been warned by senior Labour figures to stop making mistakes, before a battle over the party’s deputy leadership and amid fears the government could row back on workers’ rights.As candidates began to jostle to replace Angela Rayner, the prime minister faced public criticism from Emily Thornberry, a potential contender, who said further mistakes from Starmer could lead to having to “hand our country to [Nigel] Farage”. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago British tourist is seriously injured in crash that killed another woman after driver 'high on laughing gas' mounted kerb and ploughed into group in Spain

The British woman, 23, was one of three rushed to Ibiza's main state hospital Can Misses after the fatal crash, which took place at 11.15am on Sunday in San Jose, a municipality on the popular party island.

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4 h. ago England boss Thomas Tuchel handed major injury scare ahead of hostile Serbia clash

England face a testing clash away at a hostile Serbia on Tuesday night and they could be without key defender Marc Guehi after suffering a groin problem during the 2-0 win against Andorra

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4 h. ago Thomas Tuchel facing race against time to solve England issues ahead of World Cup

England have so far looked hugely unconvincing during Thomas Tuchel's time in charge of the Three Lions and he has some huge tasks on his hands to get the side into shape ahead of the World Cup

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6 h. ago Watchdog fails wrongly convicted owing to lack of forensic expertise, experts say

Criminal Cases Review Commission faces criticism over its handling of several high-profile casesThe miscarriage of justice watchdog is failing prisoners appealing against wrongful convictions because it does not have forensic expertise and will not engage with third parties who do, experts have claimed.Advisers to Inside Justice, a miscarriage of justice charity, say that the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) relies on legal professionals without a proper understanding of the science that underpins many convictions and appeals. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Geraint Thomas rides into Cardiff with son on handlebars and gets 4,000 people a beer

Welsh legend Geraint Thomas finished the Tour of Britain in Cardiff in his last-ever race

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7 h. ago Who is Matt Tebbutt, the 'safe pair of hands' replacing Gregg Wallace on MasterChef: The Professionals?

Gregg Wallace’s MasterChef replacement has finally been confirmed. So, who is Matt Tebbutt, and what can we expect from his move to MasterChef?

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7 h. ago Villagers beg Viscount Falmouth not to sell his Cornish estate to developers

Residents in Playing Place, near Truro, say handing the land over would mean the area's 'unique cultural identity' could be 'lost forever'.

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7 h. ago Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson to learn fate at sentence hearing in Victorian supreme court

Justice Christopher Beale will sentence the triple murderer on Monday, with the hearing to be broadcast live in a state first Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s supreme court will hand down the triple-murderer Erin Patterson’s sentence on Monday morning, with the hearing to be broadcast live in a historic first for the state.The state’s supreme court will allow a television camera inside the courtroom to broadcast the sentencing hearing – with a 10 second delay – for the first time. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago California Schemin’ review – James McAvoy’s directorial debut is an unlikely rap tale

Toronto film festival: the actor makes for a hit-and-miss first time film-maker with the undeniably involving true story of Scottish rappers who pretended to be AmericanAt the start of the century, a struggling Scottish rap duo decided to overhaul their image in extreme fashion: they began posing as two Americans from California, and managed to secure themselves a record deal with a label in London. Eventually the hoax was revealed, and one of them released a memoir about the charade. That wild story has now been adapted into a film, California Schemin’, which marks the alternately confident and unsteady directorial debut of actor James McAvoy.McAvoy is a son of Scotland himself, and perhaps feels some kinship with rappers Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd, who found the cultural tastemakers of the south to be indifferent or even hostile to Scottish artists. Though McAvoy has fared just fine as an actor, Bain and Boyd – who would come to be known as Silibil N’ Brains – had a much tougher go...

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9 h. ago Video: ‘Tourist’ Maltipoo Visits Major London Attractions & Steals Locals’ Hearts

Video: ‘Tourist’ Maltipoo Visits Major London Attractions & Steals Locals’ Hearts  yahoo.com

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9 h. ago Remote mountain's new handrail ridiculed as 'vandalism of the natural environment'

The roped support was spotted by a regular hiker in the mountains but there is a good reason for its existence

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9 h. ago 'I'm too hot to get a job – employers can't see past my curves'

Busty Alê Gaúcha, 21, says her curves have drawn more attention than her qualifications after failing to land a job as a nanny so turned her hand to creating adult content

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10 h. ago Vicious murder gang hunted as two young boys killed and 'one's hand cut off'

Two young boys were brutally killed in a quiet suburb by a 'group of eight masked gang members wielding machetes long edged weapons' - the attacker allegedly cut off a victim's hand off

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10 h. ago Dubai jailed Brit Mia O'Brien gives heartbreaking take on prison hell

University student Mia O'Brien was handed a life sentence in Dubai after she was caught with cocaine in October, according to her devastated mum

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10 h. ago Tourist uses AirTag to find stolen luggage and is left shocked by culprit

Daniel Scott had put a £30 Apple AirTag in his suitcase before flying home.

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11 h. ago 'I ordered egg burger at local chippy and can't believe what I was handed'

A man from Northern Ireland was left baffled after his chippy order didn't turn out the way he had planned, and it's left people divided over who was in the wrong

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11 h. ago Manchester United handed fresh deadline for Andre Onana transfer as Trabzonspor wait

Manchester United transfer latest with Andre Onana linked with a loan exit

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12 h. ago Britney Spears facing 'make or break' decision but her hands are tied

EXCLUSIVE: Pop queen Britney Spears has never been afraid of setting the cat amongst the pidgeons - but a series of erratic recent posts from her on social media have triggered concerned fans' fears for her mental health....

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