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Edwards knew that he was beaten but he never gave up
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Edwards knew that he was beaten but he never gave up

Former world flyweight champion told cornerman, 'I don't want to be here' after two rounds of his loss to Galal Yafai

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December 03, 2024
Proud Welshman who drew every drop from his talent
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Proud Welshman who drew every drop from his talent

Terry Griffiths was the first qualifier to lift the world crown

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December 03, 2024
Former world champion Terry Griffiths dies, aged 77
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Former world champion Terry Griffiths dies, aged 77

Tributes have been paid to former world snooker champion Terry Griffiths, who died on Sunday at the age of 77 after a long battle with dementia.

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December 03, 2024
Transformed Gravenberch embodies Slot's Liverpool
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Transformed Gravenberch embodies Slot's Liverpool

Jurgen Klopp had a habit of sounding prophetic. Or he had the capacity, whether through coaching and tactical prowess or force of personality, to make some of what he said come true.

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December 03, 2024
Soaring house prices heap pressure on fixer Rayner
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Soaring house prices heap pressure on fixer Rayner

Sorry to make a soggy start to the week even more miserable, but it brings bad news for homebuyers. The housing market has taken a shot of adrenaline and performed a season’s best in the high jump.

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December 03, 2024
Vape maker bags Typhoo Tea in deal worth £10m
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Vape maker bags Typhoo Tea in deal worth £10m

Typhoo Tea has been bought by vapes and batteries maker Supreme after falling into administration.

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December 03, 2024
Why talks on treaty against plastic pollution collapsed
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Why talks on treaty against plastic pollution collapsed

A week of tense negotiations to draft a legally binding treaty combating global plastic pollution ended in failure on Sunday night in Busan, South Korea, marking only the latest setback for global environmental diplomacy after disappointing outcomes at Cop29 and the Cop16 biodiversity summit.

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December 03, 2024
Trump appoints billionaire banker as UK ambassador
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Trump appoints billionaire banker as UK ambassador

Donald Trump has named billionaire investment banker Warren Stephens as his ambassador to the UK.

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December 03, 2024
President claims all Georgia is in 'revolt' against Russia
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President claims all Georgia is in 'revolt' against Russia

Georgia's president has appealed to European countries to confront what she described as a Russian attempt to impose control on her nation.

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December 03, 2024
Sinn Fein looks set to miss out in new Irish coalition
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Sinn Fein looks set to miss out in new Irish coalition

A new coalition government in Ireland will not be in place before Christmas, the deputy leader of Fianna Fail said yesterday as the final election results were declared.

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December 03, 2024
Iraqi militias and Russian jets help Assad fight rebels
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Iraqi militias and Russian jets help Assad fight rebels

Hundreds of fighters from Iran-backed Iraqi militias have crossed into Syria to help the regime of Bashar al-Assad fight off an insurgency across much of the northwest of the country, which has seen the seizure of the country’s second city, Aleppo.

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December 03, 2024
French government on the brink after budget outcry
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French government on the brink after budget outcry

Left and far-right parties to vote for no-confidence motion against PM Michel Barnier after he rammed through bill

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December 03, 2024
Labour backs law to ban junk food ads before 9pm
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Labour backs law to ban junk food ads before 9pm

A pre-watershed ban on ads for junk food will prevent an estimated 20,000 cases of childhood obesity, the government has said.

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December 03, 2024
Elton John can't watch own musical after losing sight
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Elton John can't watch own musical after losing sight

Sir Elton John has said he has been unable to watch his new musical The Devil Wears Prada because of poor vision.

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December 03, 2024
Pigs beaten with pitchforks at boar farm, footage shows
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Pigs beaten with pitchforks at boar farm, footage shows

Undercover footage has revealed “systemic” violence being inflicted on boars at a Norfolk farm linked to those supplying pork and ham to UK supermarkets – including some that boast high-welfare labels.

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December 03, 2024
Life sentence for boy who shot woman at front door
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Life sentence for boy who shot woman at front door

A teenager who shot a mother in the head while she stood in the doorway of her home trying to shield her two children was jailed for life yesterday.

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December 03, 2024
Did Starmer get his plan for change from New Labour?
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Did Starmer get his plan for change from New Labour?

The prime minister, after a “choppy” first few months in office, is promising to implement a “plan for change” and to introduce “measurable milestones” by which the performance of the government may be judged.

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December 03, 2024
PM appoints a ‘safe pair of hands' to run civil service
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PM appoints a ‘safe pair of hands' to run civil service

Sir Keir Starmer has appointed a candidate described as a “safe pair of hands” to run the civil service as he prepares to reset his government this week following a turbulent first five months in power.

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December 03, 2024
Starmer refuses to choose between the US and EU
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Starmer refuses to choose between the US and EU

PM believes he can pursue closer relations with both allies

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December 03, 2024
Wallace forced to apologise for 'misogynistic' remarks
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Wallace forced to apologise for 'misogynistic' remarks

Gregg Wallace has been forced to apologise for saying that allegations that he had made inappropriate sexual comments had come from middle-class women of a certain age”, after Downing Street called his explanation inappropriate and misogynistic”.

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December 03, 2024
Carse justifies England faith as the archetypal bold pick
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Carse justifies England faith as the archetypal bold pick

If you won a boxing match after your opponent continually punched themselves in the face, how much credit can you take?

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December 02, 2024
Tenacious Diallo the key to Amorim pressing machine
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Tenacious Diallo the key to Amorim pressing machine

Old Trafford has not seen anything like this before.

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December 02, 2024
Gold King Cole packs the Bridge with merry old souls
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Gold King Cole packs the Bridge with merry old souls

In the 83rd minute, the ball rolled to the feet of Cole Palmer in a bubble of space outside Aston Villa's box, and the crowd snapped to attention.

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December 02, 2024
Vibrant Anfield marks the changing of the Guardiola
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Vibrant Anfield marks the changing of the Guardiola

There was a lull in the noise, a break in the Anfield atmosphere, when a defiant chant emerged from a corner near Stefan Ortega’s goal.

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December 02, 2024
What is so daunting about Spain's new data checks?
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What is so daunting about Spain's new data checks?

Q You have written about the new “red tape” for visitors to Spain. So, as well as your usual passport details you will give a contact number, address and email. Not exactly the Spanish Inquisition, is it?

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December 02, 2024
Sectarian clashes claim at least 130 lives in Pakistan
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Sectarian clashes claim at least 130 lives in Pakistan

At least 130 people were killed in deadly sectarian clashes in Pakistan's northwestern Kurram district in spite of a tentative ceasefire, days after gunmen opened fire on a convoy of vehicles carrying Shia Muslims, local officials said.

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December 02, 2024
Coalition government likely in Ireland as count proceeds
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Coalition government likely in Ireland as count proceeds

Fianna Fail say decisions on power-sharing for another day’

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December 02, 2024
How Syria's forgotten war is back on the world's agenda
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How Syria's forgotten war is back on the world's agenda

Many believed the country was lost in an unsolvable conflict, until everything changed in a matter of days, writes Bel Trew

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December 02, 2024
Assad regime scrambles to halt Syrian rebels’ advance
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Assad regime scrambles to halt Syrian rebels’ advance

Civilians reportedly killed by Russian and Syrian airstrikes

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December 02, 2024
Mother of poisoning victim says she knew she would die
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Mother of poisoning victim says she knew she would die

Lawyer Simone White succumbed to the effects of methanol while backpacking in Laos with two of her childhood friends

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December 02, 2024