42 m. ago Tragedy as two sisters die saving disabled dad from horror house fire on Thanksgiving as devastated family pay tribute

TWO sisters have died in a Thanksgiving tragedy after they tried to save their disabled father from a raging house fire. Frantzia Fleury, 49, and Pojanee Fleury, 42, were trapped inside the blazing New Jersey home on Thursday while attempting to guide their father to safety. The family home on Mosswood Avenue in the City...

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82 m. ago The court cases you might have missed this week as criminals across Greater Manchester locked up

A violent rapist, a fraudster and a naked thug amongst those locked up in Greater Manchester this week

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98 m. ago Man City XI vs Leeds: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Premier League today

City were well beaten in midweek Champions League shock

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1 hour ago Manchester City look to bounce back in Premier League, Lionesses in action – matchday live

News and discussion as we build up to the day’s actionPremier League things | Get in touchPremier League: Matchday 13 where has the time gone? Can Manchester City get their title tilt back on track? How bleak will Rob Edwards’s winter be at Wolves? And has Estêvão put himself in starting contention against Arsenal?Our writers ponder all these talking points and more in our 10 things to look out for this weekend. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Grateful to be alive, residents who escaped the Hong Kong apartment blaze wonder what comes next

A massive fire in Hong Kong's Tai Po district has become the deadliest in the city's memory, causing 128 deaths with 200 people unaccounted-for

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2 h. ago Manchester United’s academy reeling from staff churn and Ratcliffe’s brickbats

Troubled times at Carrington as the club proud of producing the next generation of stars is in flux under fresh leadershipThe standards of Manchester United’s academy have “really slipped” in recent years, according to Sir Jim Ratcliffe. The club is renowned as one of the world’s best schools for young players, so the words of the man at the top of the football operation will have stung those trying to create the next generation of stars.The academy is in flux after Nick Cox, its long-time leader, left in September to become technical director at Everton. His replacement, Steve Torpey, joined from Brentford and is an ally of United’s director of football, Jason Wilcox. The pair worked together at Manchester City and the introduction of another former employee from there implies a literal blueprint is being followed. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Boxing on BBC tonight: Start times, live stream, TV channel and fight card

Frazer Clarke and Jeamie Tshikeva will headline a historic card this evening that sees top-flight boxing make its return to terrestrial television

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2 h. ago Migrant deported from UK twice is jailed after returning for third time

Emirjon Gjuta, 34, was deported from the UK twice and has now been sentenced to 14 months in prison at Leeds Crown Court after turning up for a third time in recent years

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2 h. ago 'Fists, kicks and chairs thrown': Popular Manchester city centre bar sees six violent incidents in as many months

Police urged council bosses to revoke its licence

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3 h. ago Meet Taylor Burr, new Kansas City Chiefs reporter for Fox living dream and labeled ‘absolutely amazing’ by fans

THE Kansas City Chiefs have been turning heads on the field this year - and so has a new side line reporter. Taylor Burr has been covering the NFL side since becoming the latest member of the FOX4 Sports team this summer. Having graduated from the University of Florida, she landed her first job at...

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4 h. ago Two strangers from same city find themselves in court together after being caught getting off same flight

Leon Coley said he came across a social media advert offering money. Gemma Edgar said she was trying to clear a gambling debt.

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4 h. ago The sunny Spanish city with its ‘spectacular’ Christmas markets and lights that’s a £13 flight from Manchester Airport

The Andalusian city transforms into an illuminated wonderland with dazzling displays, twinkling lights and festive shopping

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4 h. ago Two strangers from same city find themselves in court together after being cuffed getting off the same flight

Leon Coley said he came across a social media advert offering money. Gemma Edgar said she was trying to clear a gambling debt.

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5 h. ago Celebrity crib sheet: Katy Perry has spent all year in the headlines – here are the six things you need to know

She made a short, and much-ridiculed, trip to space. She tried to buy a house and fell foul of public opinion. And she’s found love, apparently, with Justin Trudeau. Time to get up to speed before this singer next hits the headlinesDo you ever feel like a plastic bag, drifting through the wind, wanting to start again? No? Just Katy Perry then. Seven months since her sense-defying jaunt into space, life on planet Earth hasn’t let up for the embattled hitmaker. She’s back in the headlines this week, implied to be raiding the pockets of a “disabled veteran” while facing scrutiny for her somewhat inexplicable new romance with Justin Trudeau. Yes, that Justin Trudeau. Shall we?1. Perry wins in court, but loses onlineBy one metric, such as “relative to the rest of 2025”, this might have been a good week for Katy Perry. Since 2020, she has been embroiled in a legal battle against Carl Westcott, who sold her an eight-bedroom, 11-bathroom mansion in Montecito for $15m. Westcott then attempte...

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5 h. ago Pep Guardiola backs Man City fans after Champions League gestures

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is only expecting more noise against Leeds if the players earn it

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5 h. ago Elliot Anderson to Man United transfer twist emerges as shock £165m double swoop planned

Our opinion on the latest Manchester United transfer gossip as the Reds and Manchester City lock horns over the signing of Nottingham Forest and England midfielder Elliot Anderson

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5 h. ago WizzAir and easyJet face flight disruptions amid Airbus 320 software glitch

At least 15 JetBlue passengers were injured after an A320 aircraft suddenly dropped in altitude and was forced to make an emergency landing

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5 h. ago Mum handed her daughter in to police after garden shed discovery

Megan Brown had been asked to take care of the drugs by her dealer after he was in a car crash, a court heard

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6 h. ago Pep Guardiola defends himself from familiar Man City charge in revealing press conference answer

Manchester City face Leeds in the Premier League today on the back of a week that has dented confidence at the Etihad.

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6 h. ago Hong Kong begins three days of mourning after deadly apartment fires

Families are combing hospitals hoping to find their loved ones as about 200 people still listed as missing, and at least 128 killedAn outpouring of grief was set to sweep Hong Kong on Saturday as an official, three-day mourning period began with a moment of silence for the 128 people killed in one of the city’s deadliest fires.City leader John Lee, along with senior ministers and dozens of top civil servants, stood in silence for three minutes on Saturday morning outside the government headquarters, where the flags of China and Hong Kong were flown at half-mast. Continue reading...

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