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Ukranian President Visits Paris

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has made a surprise visit to Paris for talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, extending a multi-stop European tour that has elicited fresh pledges of military support as his country gears up for a counteroffensive against Russian occupation forces. In a tweet on his arrival, Mr Zelensky said: “With each visit, Ukraine’s defense and offensive capabilities are expanding. The ties with Europe are getting stronger, and

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Title race looks over as Arsenal beaten

Arsenal’s fading Premier League titles hopes are all but over after second-half goals by Julio Enciso, Deniz Undav and Pervis Estupinan earned Brighton a stunning 3-0 win at the Emirates. The result means Manchester City only need one more victory from their final three games to defend their crown and they could be confirmed as champions as early as Saturday night if Mikel Arteta’s side lose at Nottingham Forest. Arteta

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City continue title march after Everton win

Midfielder Ilkay Gundogan continued his scoring streak with another two goals as Manchester City edged closer to a fifth Premier League title in six seasons following a 3-0 win over Everton. Pep Guardiola’s side now only need a maximum of six points from their final three matches to extend their stranglehold on the championship trophy after a straightforward afternoon at Goodison Park Gundogan took his tally to four in two

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UK second from bottom as Sweden make history

Mae Muller has admitted her second-from-bottom Eurovision finish was “not the result we hoped for” as the grand final in Liverpool became the most watched in history. The live broadcast saw an average of 9.9 million UK viewers and a peak of 11 million tune in to watch London-born singer Muller finish 25th with I Wrote A Song, according to overnight ratings. Germany was the only nation to finish below

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Former Linnets goalkeeper the hero as Notts County return to the Football League

A former King's Lynn Town goalkeeper was the hero as Notts County made a dramatic return to the Football League this afternoon.Archie Mair, who played for the Linnets during a loan spell from Norwich City in their National League season of 2020/21, came off the bench to save two spot-kicks as Notts County defeated Chesterfield 4-3 on penalties after the game had finished 2-2 after extra-time.Mair signed for the Magpies

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Southampton relegated from the Premier League after defeat to Fulham

The Saints will play Championship football next season following today's 2-0 loss Southampton have been relegated from the Premier League after slumping to a dismal 2-0 defeat against Fulham at St Mary’s. The bottom side had needed to win to have any chance of beating the drop but second-half goals from Carlos Vinicius and Aleksandar Mitrovic – in his first outing since serving an eight-game ban – confirmed their fate

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UK act Mae Muller to finally take to Eurovision stage as grand final approaches

Liverpool is about to host Britain's first Eurovision grand final for 25 years The UK’s Mae Muller has said she is “ready to get this show on the road” ahead of Saturday’s Eurovision final, after it emerged Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky had been barred from addressing the event. After months of preparation, the 25-year-old singer from north London will finally perform her track, I Wrote A Song, for the international voting public.

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Linnets assistant confirms his departure from club

Departing King's Lynn Town assistant Hugo Langton says he's loved every minute of his time with the club.Langton, who was assistant manager under Tommy Widdrington and then coach alongside new manager Hughes, announced his departure on the club's media channels this morning.“If I’m honest, the last 18 months, I’ve loved every minute of it.“It’s been fantastic and whilst we’ve all worked extremely hard, it’s been so much fun. I've laughed

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Home comforts for Snettisham motorcycle ace

Snettisham race ace Callum Manley picked up two race wins - and was unfortunate not make it a clean sweep - at his home track of Snetterton at the weekend.Saturday's qualifying saw Manley glide his Honda CBR 600 around the track in damp conditions to secure himself not only pole position, but also mixing among the faster 1000cc machines that were included in the split grid and finishing third overall.Dryer

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Devon nurse wins 250000 dollars global prize for work improving diabetes care

A nurse from Devon has fended off competition from more than 50,000 medical colleagues across the world to win a 250,000 dollars (£200,000) cash prize for her work in improving diabetes care. Margaret Shepherd, from Exeter, said she was left “shaking” after winning the Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award 2023 on International Nurses Day on Friday evening. The 60-year-old was chosen from over 52,000 applicants across 202 countries, taking the

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