8 h. ago ‘Short man syndrome’ is REAL – boffins say smaller blokes are jealous and competitive

Shorter fellas are hard-wired to be jealous of 'more attractive' taller men and feel the need to prove themselves to compensate for their lack of inches, according to Australian boffins

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9 h. ago Matheus Cunha seals ‘dream’ £62.5m Manchester United move on deal to 2030

Brazil forward, a childhood United fan, joins from Wolves Jason Wilcox hails ‘exciting and productive’ signingManchester United have completed the £62.5m signing of Matheus Cunha from Wolves, with the forward intent on helping the club “back to the top”. The 26-year-old has a five-year contract with the option of a further year and will be paid about £150,000 a week.Cunha said: “It is hard to put into words my feelings about becoming a Manchester United player. Ever since I was a child in Brazil watching Premier League games on TV at my grandmother’s house, United was my favourite English team and I dreamed of wearing the red shirt. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Beach Boys' Brian Wilson's torture at the hands of his rotten father and the deep turmoil before his death

'It was hard to feel happy and light when there were sad things in my head,' Wilson wrote in his 2016 autobiography I Am Brian Wilson. 'It was hard to feel free when I was tied down.

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32 h. ago Trump opens door to forgiving Musk after Epstein accusations: ‘I have no hard feelings’

Musk claimed Trump’s name appears in the unreleased ‘Epstein files’ amid their public feud over the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

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5 d. ago JD Vance breaks his silence on Trump and Musk feud after seeing Elon’s Epstein tweet during Theo Von interview

Comedian Theo Von was the first person to show Vice President JD Vance a tweet by Elon Musk accusing President Donald Trump of being in the Epstein files.

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6 d. ago How far would you go to avoid your personal tax raid? This is Money Podcast

Tax is an increasingly taxing subject for many people who feel hard done by as Britain's complicated system catches them out.

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6 d. ago Addison Rae’s debut album proves her evolution from influencer to pop heavyweight is complete

On her carefree debut, the US musician has gone mononymous and enlisted Swedish producers to help craft a Nineties and Y2K scrapbook that balances pop, past and present but never feels too try-hard

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9 d. ago Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour is fun but it should have been a launch freebie

Nintendo's other launch title for the Switch 2 is Welcome Tour, but it's hard not to feel like it should have been a freebie in the box with the console–here's why

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1 week ago Tim Dowling: I need to drop everything so I can get back to doing nothing – and quickly

My wife wants me to cut the grass right away. I hate having my working day interrupted, even when I’m not actually doing any workI am sitting in my office shed, marvelling that an email from a car hire company I last used six years ago feels entitled to employ the subject line DROP EVERYTHING.“It’s hard to imagine,” I say, “how a 20% reduction in rental rates for the month of June could be sufficient cause for anyone to suddenly abandon their present business, be it knee surgery, adoption proceedings or, in this specific case, Wordle.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Jimmy Anderson: ‘I know my body has got a certain amount of deliveries left in it’

The Lancashire bowler, 43 in July, talks about life on and off the pitch, and why cricket was never about money for him Sir Jimmy Anderson is running late, five, then 10 minutes past 10 before he arrives in front of his computer. He is dishevelled, like he is just up and into his T-shirt and jeans. He finished his first match since July the previous evening, Lancashire against Derbyshire in the County Championship, on a flat pitch at Old Trafford, and is still feeling it.The fourth day had been hard going: 16 overs, eight maidens, two for 25, in a thwarted attempt to force victory against a Derbyshire team hell-bent on securing a draw. Lancashire finished two wickets short. “I’ve woken up feeling like absolute death,” Anderson says. “It was a bit of a wake-up call.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Arsenal’s comeback queens face ultimate Barcelona test in Champions League final

New chapter in Arsenal’s storied history awaits as they aim to end continental drought in a sold-out Lisbon finalAfter 18 years, Arsenal are back in the biggest game in women’s European football with a dream to end their long wait for continental glory. They face the holders, the favourites and the much-revered Barcelona, who are aiming to win the Champions League for a third consecutive season on a picture-perfect weekend in Lisbon.Strolling along tree-lined paths through the Portuguese capital’s sun-kissed Parque Eduardo VII, as a group of Barcelona fans cross paths with two Arsenal supporters wearing full red-and-white kit and exchange a few friendly quips about Saturday’s final, it is hard not to feel a pang of sympathy for the 3,467 attendees who saw Arsenal lift the Uefa Women’s Cup – as it was known in 2007 – in the somewhat less glamorous surroundings of Boreham Wood FC’s Meadow Park. In those days, the competition concluded with a two-legged home-and-away final. Arsenal fol...

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