33 m. ago Carlos Alcaraz makes sad admission as British tennis star goes public

Katie Boulter has been a victim of online abuse throughout her career and has called for better protection for players after widespread threats against her and her family

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34 m. ago Exact date unpaid carers can report extra £293 payment missing if money does not arrive today

Thousands of Scots carers will receive the devolved payment by June 19.

Economics

34 m. ago Lillie Clack: Distraught friend tells of terror before 100mph car crash that killed ‘popular princess’

Drunk driver Charlie Hilton, 25, was being chased by police before his Mercedes hit a tree and burst into flames in south London

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54 m. ago John Souttar ignites Rangers return from surgery in Portugal with key step as he fights to star vs Panathinaikos

Souttar finally went under the knife to have repair work carried out on an ongoing hernia issue in London last week

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56 m. ago Victims of Chinese student who raped 10 women tell of being ‘haunted’ by attack

Zhenhao Zou, 28, was convicted of the attacks on three women who have been identified and another seven who have yet to be traced.

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56 m. ago Elon Musk’s X to offer investment and trading in ‘super app’ push

Foray into financial services could include introducing credit or debit card, CEO Linda Yaccarino says

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56 m. ago Sir Rod Stewart launches scathing attack against former pal Donald Trump

Sir Rod Stewart has never shied away from sharing what's really on his mind, and now his former pal and neighbour, none other than President Donald Trump, has come under fire

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73 m. ago Jill Roord: ‘I lost my happiness in football a little bit. I needed to move home’

The Netherlands midfielder, once Manchester City’s record signing, talks about rejoining the club in her heart, FC Twente, and the upcoming EurosFor Jill Roord, even after winning the Bundesliga title and getting to a Champions League final, eight years on from saying goodbye to FC Twente, there is simply no place like home. The 107-time capped Netherlands midfielder is this summer returning to the club where she began her career and, in an exclusive interview with the Guardian, she explains why the opportunity to move back closer to her family and friends was irresistible.“It had nothing to do with City. My time with City was really good,” says Roord, as she explains her decision to leave the club after two years. “I have been away for eight years playing abroad and it becomes tough being alone for that many years. In the past few years I lost my fun and my happiness in football a little bit because of being away, travelling a lot and not being able to be with family and friends, a...

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75 m. ago Love Island 'carnage' as producers forced to intervene after 'most intense row yet' sees stars scream in each others' faces

Love Island experienced the 'most intense row yet' which saw stars scream in each others' faces as tensions boiled over.

Politics

78 m. ago Police officers are suspended after they're filmed having SEX in patrol car in broad daylight

A resident of Larnaca in southeastern Cyprus was driving through an open field when they spotted the male and female police officers having sexual intercourse in their parked car.

Events

84 m. ago Caroline O'Donoghue: 'I'm obsessed by the idea of youth and experience'

For her new YA novel, Skipshock, Caroline O’Donoghue reimagined the nature of time, writes Susan Mansfield

Politics

91 m. ago Iran's leader 'cannot continue to exist', Israeli minister declares, as Putin and Xi team up to urge Trump to stay out of conflict

US President Donald Trump has reportedly approved plans for an American attack, though he is yet to give the go ahead, urging Iran to consider abandoning its nuclear programme.

Politics

92 m. ago Interest rates held at 4.25% but with three votes for a cut: What it means for your mortgage and savings

The Bank of England has held interest rates at 4.25% as it continues to tread carefully amid fears of resurgent inflation.

Politics

94 m. ago Loganair plane forced to make emergency landing after engine burst into flames

An investigation into the fire has since been carried out.

Politics

1 hour ago Tucker Carlson and Ted Cruz’s fiery interview saw the pair clash over antisemitism, Iran and the Bible

The former Fox News anchor and Texas Senator exchange bitter barbs as tensions over prospect of U.S. entering new war in Middle East spill over

Politics

1 hour ago Carlos Alcaraz v Jaume Munar: Queen’s tennis scores and updates after Fearnley takes on Moutet

Top seed Alcaraz continues his Queen’s campaign today against his compatriot Jaume Munar

Politics

1 hour ago Morrisons ‘bounces back’ from cyber attack despite pressure on shoppers

The Bradford-based grocery business revealed on Thursday that group sales grew by 4.2% to £3.9 billion for the 13 weeks to April 27.

Events

1 hour ago Coronation Street fans spot 'off script' Carla Connor move as Lisa Swain makes huge decision

Fans of the ITV soap were flooding to social media to comment with particular mention to actors Alison King and Vicky Myers

Politics

1 hour ago Loyle Carner: Hopefully! review – rap sweetheart faces family, fear and the feels | Album of the week

(Island EMI)The Londoner’s trademark sentimental sweetness is balanced by a new unaffected singing style – his fourth album is his most impressive work yetLoyle Carner raps like he has a lump in his throat and tears in his eyes. Wonder, nostalgia, love, hurt, excitement, hard-won peace: these are the emotions his voice tends to catch on. When combined with his typically blissed-out sonics – feathery breakbeats, dreamy piano figures, delicate synth washes, gently plucked guitars – the results are often very nice. Sometimes a bit too nice. So it is on Feel at Home, the sentimental love song that opens the 30-year-old’s fourth album, Hopefully!Carner – whose moniker is a spoonerism of his real name, Benjamin Coyle-Larner – never makes music that is boring or basic. As well as the slushy lyrics and comfortingly toasty chords, Feel at Home is buttressed by madly skittering percussion and what sounds like a blurry reproduction of young children’s playground chatter. But much like the outp...

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1 hour ago Harriet Tubman’s church in Canada was a crucial force in the abolitionist movement. It’s still standing today

Located in Ontario, the church provided shelter and aid to Black Americans who participated in the Underground Railroad to escape slavery in the USOn a cold day in January 2024, Rochelle Bush walked up the steps of Salem Chapel, British Methodist Episcopal Church in St Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Bush, the owner and primary tour guide of Tubman Tours Canada and Salem Chapel’s historian, moved quickly through the church pointing out the history, which spans across generations back to when the building was built centuries ago.The church’s roots stretch to about 1788 when Black people, many of whom were seeking freedom from slavery in the US, began to settle in the St Catharines area. Along with their hopes, dreams and plans for the future, these settlers, many of whom were followers of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, and Richard Allen, a founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, brought their religions with them. Continue reading...

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