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‘He’s not injured. Nothing else,’ said Real coach Zinedine Zidane Manager added: ‘The rest remains between me and him’Zinedine Zidane did not select Gareth Bale in Real Madrid’s squad for their Champions…

Wolves’ Europa League odyssey will continue into the quarter-finals thanks to a gruelling victory over the champions of Greece. Raúl Jiménez converted a penalty to give Nuno Espírito Santo’s side an early…

Elliott Abrams, key figure in Iran-Contra affair, to take overUS intends to bring UN resolution to extend arms embargoThe Trump administration’s lead diplomat on Iran, Brian Hook, has announced his resignation days before the US…

Vice-president, who is fervently anti-abortion, criticizes Roberts who sided with his four liberal colleagues on several decisionsThe US vice-president, Mike Pence, has criticized the supreme court chief justice, John Roberts, as a…

Detail, who produced Beyoncé and Jay-Z hit Drunk in Love, being held on nearly $6.3m bail for alleged crimes between 2010 and 2018The Grammy award-winning music producer Detail was arrested Wednesday on more than a dozen charges of…

Wayne LaPierre, Wilson Phillips, Joshua Powell and John Frazer have held leading positions at the National Rifle AssociationA lawsuit by Letitia James, the attorney general of New York, has sued the powerful National Rifle Association, and…

There was no redemption for Rangers as their Europa League campaign was finally ended by a 1-0 defeat against Bayer Leverkusen.Steven Gerrard’s team were made to wait five months for another shot at the German side but the damage done…

Exclusive: Two of four people who say they saw PM’s aide in north-east complain to police watchdogCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDowning Street has been urged to provide proof that Dominic Cummings…

The manager looked set to dominate after success with Barcelona but has struggled to match those achievements at Bayern Munich and now with Manchester CityWhen Manchester City welcome Real Madrid on Friday they resume their quest to claim…

Updates from the 8pm BST kick-off at MolineuxLive scoreboard: Thursday’s latest scores and resultsPedro Martins: the slayer of Arsenal with sights set on WolvesAnd you can email Rob here with your thoughts 7.54pm BST The winners of…

Former Labour minister Ruth Kelly is among the women who will oversee Vatican finances and address its cashflow problemsPope Francis has appointed six women to oversee the Vatican’s finances including Ruth Kelly, the former Labour…

Letitia James alleges leaders used NRA as ‘personal piggy bank’Lawsuit claims money helped to pay for trips and private jetsNew York’s attorney general has sued to dissolve the National Rifle Association (NRA), alleging…

Broadcaster also facing staff anger over news report containing racial slur on NHS workerThe BBC has received more than 18,000 complaints from the public after it broadcast a racial slur, amid growing internal staff discontent at the…

The bird is the first to be born within the mountain range in northern Spain for 75 yearsThe first bearded vulture born among the crags of Spain’s Picos de Europa mountains in 75 years has left the watchful gaze of her parents and…

Organisers abandon ‘revolutionary’ mass participation plansCompetitors to run 19.8 laps in park before finish on the MallNext year’s race postponed from normal April slot to OctoberIt is the news that thousands of runners,…

Spain orders town of 32,000 back into confinement; Poland records highest daily case number so farCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageGermany has recorded its highest rate of infections in three months, France…

Two-year bans could be reduced to a month from 1 January‘We are here to catch cheats,’ says UK anti-doping authorityA substantial change in anti-doping policy could see athletes escape with just a month’s ban if they are…

Updates from the 5.55pm BST kick-off in GermanyLive scoreboard: the latest from tonight’s other tiesAnd you can contact Barry by email or on Twitter 5.20pm BST Brandon Barker, who spent four years on the books at Manchester City…

Response of UK and French authorities and role of criminal gangs will be under scrutinyMPs are to investigate the surge in migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats after more than 2,000 people were reported to have entered the…

Charities and trade unions call on Commons authorities to suspend unnamed ex-minister due to seriousness of allegationsBoris Johnson has defended the Conservative party’s refusal to suspend the Tory MP accused of rape.The unnamed…

Live updates from the first men’s major of the seasonRory McIlroy displays major optimism for US PGAEmail Scott with your thoughts on the actionOfficial live leaderboard 5.40pm BST Back-to-back bogeys for Daniel Berger, though, at 14…

The stars are sleepwalking and the audience is nodding off in this tedious tale about the chaste romance of an ageing pianistPatrick Stewart plays a renowned concert pianist named Henry Cole who has become wracked with anxiety about…

Goalkeeper with a treasure trove of trophies from Real Madrid, Porto and Spain has retired but it will not be the end of his storyPut it down to the luck of the Irish. Specifically, the bad luck. Pitted against Spain in the second round of…

France, Belgium, Germany and Spain scouts among those going Arsenal have announced plans for 55 redundancies Arsenal’s overhaul of their scouting network has continued, with several more high-profile recruitment personnel being told…

Overheated polemics won’t solve this emergency – and the apocalypse is a needlessly high bar for actionProtesters march in the streets in an “extinction rebellion” against the climate crisis, with some (but not all)…

The visual album is a reminder that Black power comes from within – not as something that is granted to us by someone else At a time when police can kill an innocent Black woman in her home (and face no criminal charges) and a…

On the 70th anniversary of Sunset Boulevard, in which Gloria Swanson plays terrifying silver screen star Norma Desmond, we look at the greatest interpretations of actresses by actressesA classic role of elegant, sophisticated malice and…

(Tribe)This is no lunge for the mainstream from the Ariana Grande songwriter, but an assured, inventive exploration of autonomyTraditionally, the jump from writers’ room to centre stage has been complicated. The likes of Sia and…

An image in Times Square celebrated not only the construction of a Hindu temple but the destruction of a mosqueMussolini confided in his son that one of his nightmares was that he would be put on trial at New York’s Madison Square…

This week’s roundup also features Fanny Blankers-Koen, Robin van Persie, and ‘the best coach in the Premier League’1) Things are hotting up at the Crucible, where the World Snooker Championships are in full swing. So…

LA Lakers star responds to Trump’s comments over protestJames scores 19 points in lopsided defeat to Oklahoma CityLeBron James isn’t losing sleep over losing Donald Trump as a viewer.After the US president said Wednesday that…

Department for Transport officials said to be finalising announcement of the move Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBelgium is set to become the latest country added to England’s quarantine list after a…

The anthropomorphic animals from 2016 are back despite public demand in a well-meaning but tame family film A hair of the dog that no one ordered, here’s a sequel to the ropey Russian family animation Sheep and Wolves, in which…

Think only fringe people believe in outlandish conspiracy theories? Think againWhen a childhood friend, a stay-at-home mom with a flourishing Pinterest account, sent me a copy of Plandemic – a 26-minute viral video falsely claiming…

The flavours of fenugreek and cinnamon complement the peanuts, with wholegrains and fruit thrown in for a healthy mixA biscuit, generally speaking, is a combination of fat and sugar with a sprinkling of carbs in the mix. The big challenge…

Fibreglass fuelled a boating boom. But now dumped and ageing craft are breaking up, releasing toxins and microplastics across the worldWhere do old boats go to die? The cynical answer is they are put on eBay for a few pennies in the hope…

Deutsche Bank gave Trump records to New York prosecutors - reportTrump again claims Covid-19 will ‘go away’ as Fauci warns of long road aheadFacebook removes Trump post over different false Covid-19 claimJoin us today at 5pm ET…

Housing secretary dismisses warnings that shake-up would create a ‘generation of slums’Warnings that proposals for the biggest shake-up of planning in decades would pave the way for “the next generation of slums”…

City remembers world’s first atomic bombing with downsized ceremonies due to coronavirus and mayor urging nations to reject nationalism and unite to fight all threats Continue reading... City remembers world’s first atomic…

The complex history of how China and the US once embraced each other should inform how the current showdown is tackledThe Trump administration has floated the idea of sanctioning Chinese officials and members of the Communist party of…

Chronic loneliness has little to do with being alone, experts say – could a pharmaceutical treatment help lonely people form meaningful relationships? Shortly after relocating to Texas from California three years ago, Cheryl Webster…

Sea-Watch 4 is result of crowdfunding and is set to leave from Spain in few daysThe German Protestant church will send a ship to the central Mediterranean to rescue migrants attempting to reach Europe from north Africa.The boat, named…

Volunteers help clean up shattered streets as officials begin blame game over ammonium nitrate storageWhat we know so farBeirut explosion: anger at officials grows after missed warningsThe death toll from a massive blast at Beirut’s…

Government seeks to install antennas and cables above three architectural masterpieces by Oscar Niemeyer, report claims“Surprise is the main element of a work of art,” Brazil’s most celebrated architect once said.But were…

Live updates from day two of the series at Old TraffordPakistan’s bubble sacrifices can smooth edge to old rivalryDrop Daniel an email | Tweet @DanielHarris 10.50am BST “Babar Batfreak!” says Matthew Jones. “That…

Olympiakos coach takes on compatriot and former clubmate Nuno in the Europa League with the accent, as ever, on attack Pedro Martins and Nuno Espírito Santo were part of the Vitória de Guimarães side who finished fourth…

An unusual addition to the franchise refreshingly unshackles itself from the mothership, yet it can’t quite beam its way to anywhere distinctive Despite being set in the same universe as Gene Roddenberry’s landmark series and…

I’m yearning to go to Greece, but in the absence of effective UK government policy, there are no clear choicesOn social media, the holiday photos have started again. They are more muted now, not so brash and boastful. More tasteful…

Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery set today’s quiz, which let you explore the collections of British museums closed due to Covid-19 – all while answering some tricky questionsThis quiz is brought to you in collaboration with Art…

A traditionally hostile match-up is shaping up to be a little warmer thanks to the tourists answering the ECB’s callA friend asked what hooliganism, depression, rickets and economic stagnation have in common. His answer was that at…