8 h. ago We’ve witnessed the end of going out on the pull – here’s why it matters

The rise in dating apps and the decline in Britain’s nightlife may have sounded the death knell for this time-honoured tradition of finding a mate. Helen Coffey mourns the loss for a generation of single youngsters

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7 d. ago Man fighting for life in hospital after eating entire burger in one go for a 'joke'

The man is believed to have caused serious damage to his organs after attempting to pull a prank with his mates, but went horribly wrong and is now on a ventilator in hospital

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1 week ago England v Fiji live: Hosts pull away from Pacific Islanders with second

Can Fiji upset England again having won on their last visit to Twickenham?

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2 w. ago Cutting aid for disease fund would be moral failure, Labour MPs tell Starmer

UK expected to reduce contribution to Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria by 20%A group of seven Labour MPs who served as ministers under Keir Starmer have written to the prime minister warning that an expected cut to UK funding for aid to combat preventable diseases would be both a “moral failure” and a strategic disaster.With ministers and officials expected to decide the UK’s contribution to the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria within days, the letter renews pressure on Starmer to pull back from an expected 20% cut. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Watch the moment Celeb Traitors stars react to finale’s shock twist – as winner is crowned

THE murdered and banished Celebrity Traitors stars reunited for an emotional viewing party last night where they watched Alan Carr crowned the winner. It was a tense end to the most dramatic of series, with traitor Alan managing to pull the wool over the faithfuls' eyes for a final time. He convinced co-stars Nick Mohammed...

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2 w. ago João Pedro ends goal drought as Chelsea earn narrow victory at Tottenham

The days when Tottenham were capable of ending this fixture with nine men trying to pull off a high line against Nicolas Jackson are over, but on current evidence the decision to replace the excesses of Angeball with something more restrained and grown-up has merely invited soul-searching of a different nature.The loud, sustained blast of booing that broke out when the final whistle arrived at the end of this sorry defeat to Chelsea said much about the identity crisis gripping the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. There are ways to lose a derby but Spurs chose one of the worst routes. They created almost nothing of note during an unremarkable game, so much so that they finished with an xG of 0.05, and it must have been worrying for Thomas Frank to hear unrest flare on more than one occasion in the stands. Continue reading...

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