3 h. ago Nottingham Forest agree deals for Man City midfielder and Ipswich striker

James McAtee made 15 Premier League appearances last season for Manchester City but only three starts

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4 h. ago Man City agree £30m fee as James McAtee secures Premier League move

Manchester City and Nottingham Forest have agreed a fee for James McAtee that will see the academy star depart

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4 h. ago James Norton cuts a stylish figure in a grey textured suit as he joins chic Emily Beecham at the global premiere of their new period drama King & Conqueror in London

The actor, 40, turned heads in a grey textured suit worn over a matching shirt, completing the look with smart black shoes and a black belt.

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6 h. ago Wallabies and Springboks in identity swap for clash amid thin air of Highveld | Daniel Gallan

The frenemies meet in this year’s Rugby Championship opener at Ellis Park where they are expected to rip pages out of the other’s playbookOne team boasts some of the most menacing forwards found anywhere in the world. The other is developing a scintillating backline capable of tearing apart any defence. Business as usual, then, for a Wallabies versus Springboks clash. Except this time, like the characters of Freaky Friday, the two sides have switched identities ahead of the first round of the Rugby Championship.Australia might have lost the British & Irish Lions series but they were one referee’s decision at the breakdown away from causing a seismic upset. That the margin was so small was thanks largely to the thundering cameos of Will Skelton, Rob Valetini, Taniela Tupou and a handful of other meaty men who provided the front-foot grunt that was absent in the first Test in Brisbane. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Woman who took her own life ingested poisonous plant material bought online from 'home interiors' shop, inquest told

Carla James was sadly found dead in her home in August last year

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6 h. ago Dundee Utd vs Rapid LIVE as Jim Goodwin makes two changes for Conference League showdown

It's a massive night for the Tannadice men who are hoping for a famous European win that would put them on the brink of the group stage

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6 h. ago Farm worker 'beats colleague to death and 'eats his brain' on first day in the job'

The brutal killing took place on August 12 at Fazenda Baixinha, a rural property in Ilheus, in the far south of the Brazilian state of Bahia.

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6 h. ago Over 100,000 Drinkmate carbonation bottles recalled due to risk of explosion

More than 100,000 Drinkmate-branded bottles are being recalled across the U.S. and Canada

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7 h. ago South Carolina trooper dies days after being hit by a truck on an interstate

A South Carolina trooper has died three days after being struck on the side of an interstate by a box truck

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9 h. ago Teacher charged with killing of hikers at Arkansas park pleads not guilty to murder

Andrew James McGann has pleaded not guilty to murder charges after allegedly fatally stabbing two hikers at Devil's Den State Park in Arkansas last month

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9 h. ago Hundreds of books dumped on south London streets after library closure

Hundreds of books dumped on south London streets after library closure  London Evening Standard

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9 h. ago Wallabies recall veteran James O’Connor at No 10 for South Africa showdown

Return for 35-year-old after three-year absenceBlow as Ben Donaldson ruled out of Johannesburg clashVeteran James O’Connor has been called on to take on the playmaking duties as the Wallabies seek to build on the impetus of their third Test win over the Lions with a rare victory in South Africa at the start of the Rugby Championship.But a plan for the 35-year-old O’Connor, back in the green and gold after three years, to share the No 10 role has had to be shelved after Ben Donaldson went down injured in training on Thursday. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Police patrolling seafront over reports teens are jumping from high pier

A spokesperson for South Wales Police said the force had received multiple isolated reports and officers have responded by carrying out high visibility patrols of the seafront

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10 h. ago Woman thought volunteer officer could ‘kill’ her during alleged sexual assault

Amersham Law Courts heard that James Bubb, who now identifies as a woman named Gwyn Samuels, attacked the alleged victim multiple times.

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10 h. ago When Debbie Harry met Alice Cooper’s pet snake, Julius Squeezer

Exclusive: Photographer Martyn Goddard recalls the week he spent with Blondie, as a new exhibition of his work with the band opens in London

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10 h. ago Alcohol licenses of South Ayrshire premises closed for years to be revoked

Many of the licensed premises have been shut for years, with a number either demolished or transformed for a different use.

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10 h. ago Ayrshire motorists warned ahead of a week of roadworks on A77

A series of overnight closures and temporary traffic lights will take place south of Girvan from Monday, August 18 to Saturday, August 23.

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10 h. ago Vance plays golf on Trump’s Turnberry course during holiday in Scotland

The US vice-president arrived in Ayrshire on Wednesday evening.

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11 h. ago Voices: So the economy isn’t shrinking but when will we feel any benefit, chancellor?

A 0.3 per cent rise in GDP is an unexpected filip for Rachel Reeves at the end of her first year in charge of the British economy, which is now the strongest in the G7 – but it could be bad news for those hoping to get a new mortgage, says James Moore

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11 h. ago Sinéad O’Connor biopic in the works produced by company behind Slow Horses

The film about the Irish singer who died in 2023 will be directed by Josephine Decker, with involvement from Slow Horses producers See-SawA biopic of Sinéad O’Connor is in the works, with its backers including the company involved in Nothing Compares, the acclaimed 2022 documentary about the singer.According to Variety, the film will be directed by Josephine Decker, who made a much-liked biopic of horror writer Shirley Jackson, starring Elisabeth Moss, in 2020. The script will be by Stacey Gregg, who has credits on TV series Mary and George, Little Birds and The Letter for the King. Continue reading...

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