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Fiery scenes in stands halts Bundesliga match
Sports

Fiery scenes in stands halts Bundesliga match

Watch the moment a referee is forced to stop play in the match between Union Berlin and Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga, after the home fans set off flare...

‘It can be survivable’: Inside Keir Starmer’s efforts to stop a coup
Politics

‘It can be survivable’: Inside Keir Starmer’s efforts to stop a coup

The British leader is moving fast to calm his Labour colleagues as the Mandelson scandal threatens to engulf his premiership.

No punishment for Kenworthy's graphic ICE message
Sports

No punishment for Kenworthy's graphic ICE message

Team GB skier Gus Kenworthy will not be punished after appearing to urinate a graphic message about the United States' immigration and customs enforcement (ICE)...

Knee injury could scupper Mateta's World Cup 'dream'
Sports

Knee injury could scupper Mateta's World Cup 'dream'

Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner indicates the injury that scuppered Jean-Philippe Mateta's move to AC Milan could also thwart the striker's "dream" of pla...

Starmer and McSweeney battled to keep sleazebags out of power. Then they hired Mandelson 
Politics

Starmer and McSweeney battled to keep sleazebags out of power. Then they hired Mandelson 

The Epstein scandal threatens to destroy the careers of British PM Keir Starmer and his chief of staff, and their mission to restore trust in the Labour Party. 

'Why young British managers need lower league experience'
Sports

'Why young British managers need lower league experience'

In his BBC Sport column, ex-Premier League boss Tony Pulis explains why he thinks there is a negative reaction to British managers when they get jobs in the Pre...

How Italy’s most polarizing politician hitched his comeback to the Winter Olympics
Politics

How Italy’s most polarizing politician hitched his comeback to the Winter Olympics

Matteo Salvini is betting on the infrastructure boost the Games will provide to reassert himself on the national stage, but it may not be that simple.

Epstein’s world: Inside his network of wealth, power and hustle
Politics

Epstein’s world: Inside his network of wealth, power and hustle

The late convicted sex offender’s private correspondence reveals the methods he used in cozying up to the one-percent.

MPs should override Lords on assisted dying, says former top UK judge
Politics

MPs should override Lords on assisted dying, says former top UK judge

David Neuberger says the unelected House of Lords should be circumvented to pass the controversial bill if it runs out of time.

This by-election in suburbia is Keir Starmer’s next nightmare
Politics

This by-election in suburbia is Keir Starmer’s next nightmare

Reeling from a scandal and struggling in the polls, the British prime minister is weeks away from a by-election that will test whether Labour has any gas left i...

Skating on thin ice: Controversy at the Winter Olympics
Politics

Skating on thin ice: Controversy at the Winter Olympics

The Cold Olympics is upon us, and it's already ruffling feathers.

Tonali is top target for Juve - Friday's gossip
Sports

Tonali is top target for Juve - Friday's gossip

Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali is a target for Juventus, Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo has a release clause in his Al-Nassr contract, Napoli are...

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