All news for 2024-02-18

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Petr Cech snubs himself as he picks out best goalkeepers of all time
Petr Cech is one of the Premier League's great goalkeepers and has named his top three shot stoppers in history with two World Cup winners among them
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Three cops gunned down after 6 hour stand off with 7 kids held hostage in house
In a press conference this afternoon officials in Minnesota shared details about the atrocities which killed two officers and a paramedic, confirming the suspect had arsenal of weapons and was firing from multiple locations
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Samantha Morton dedicates Bafta award to children in care who 'didn't survive'
Actress and director Samantha Morton collected the film awards' highest accolade from producer David Heyman, who she worked with on Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them
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Baftas 2024 makes history as the awards sees firsts and previous records broken
The 76th British Academy Film Awards took place on Sunday night, with a string of historic firsts as Oppenheimer trounced Barbie when it came to the awards being handed out
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Hugh Grant channels his Oompa-Loompa character to perform rhymes at Baftas
British actor Hugh Grant had a scene-stealing turn as a tiny orange Oompa-Loompa with green hair called Lofty in the musical film, which served as a movie prequel to Roald Dahl's beloved children's book Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.
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Prince George set for £34k-a-year secondary school close to King Charles's heart
The search for Prince George’s secondary school appears to be underway - and the young future monarch is rumoured to be going to one costing £34,000 a year
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Love Island fans 'work out' winners as finalists announced after 'savage' exit
Love Island All Stars viewers are convinced they've figured out who will win the ITV2 series as the five finalists were announced on Sunday's episode after a 'savage' exit
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Love Island descends into chaos as past Islander accuses duo of 'game playing'
Love Island All Stars descended into chaos on Sunday night as all of the series' dumped Islanders returned to the villa for the first time in the ITV2 show's history
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Mum completes 3,000 mile solo row across the Atlantic Ocean in 66 days
Leanne Maiden, 42, become the first South African solo woman to conquer "the world's toughest row" a 3,000-mile voyage across the Atlantic from La Gomera to Antigua.
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Michael Sheen's dog steals the show at Baftas as he joins David Tennant on stage
The Bafta film awards began with a Staged-style sketch featuring David Tennant and Michael Sheen, with the Welsh actor's pet dog making a cameo appearance
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Paedo pop star Gary Glitter tells pals 'I'll die in jail' after parole bid fails
The 79-year-old former pop star and serial sex offender has told fellow inmates that he now believes he will not see freedom before his sentence ends in 2031
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Death In Paradise fans work out identity of Neville's mystery admirer
Death In Paradise fans have worked out who Neville Parker's mystery admirer Sunset Chaser is on his blog - ahead of a rumoured big return for a much-loved character
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Monster pike landed by amazed angler and smashes UK fishing record
Lloyd Watson said he has been inundated with messages from all over the world after catching the whopping 47lb 5oz pike at Chew Valley Lake
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Taylor Swift 'drank her weight in white wine' during 'lonely' Joe Alwyn romance
Grammy winning singer Taylor Swift is believed to have made a pointed dig at her ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn whilst performing at her Eras Tour in Melbourne, Australia
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Prince William awkwardly laughs at Royal Family joke during Bafta Awards
William, Prince of Wales, attended the 77th British Academy Film Awards on Sunday in his role as BAFTA president - and sat through an awkward joke about the royal family
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Pacquiao's Olympic dream scuppered by little-known rule preventing him competing
Manny Pacquiao was aiming to compete at the Olympics this summer in Paris but the Filipino legend won't be able to take part due to age limit rules that will be upheld
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Playboy bunny says Justin Timberlake cheated on Cameron Diaz in sex grotto
While Justin Timberlake was dating Cameron Diaz in the early noughties, a Playboy model claimed that she hooked up with the singer at Hugh Hefner's infamous grotto
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Kalvin Phillips faces the music after being denied chat with ref after red card
Kalvin Phillips has endured a torrid start to his loan spell at West Ham after a couple of glaring mistakes in previous games preceded his first red card for the club against Nottingham Forest on Saturday
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Havertz fires clear message to Arteta over Arsenal's search for a striker
Arsenal kept up their pursuit of the Premier League title by smashing five past Burnley on Saturday with four different goalscorers as the Gunners' lack of a prolific striker appears to not be hampering them
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Odegaard plays down Arsenal form with brutally honest verdict after Burnley win
Arsenal hit five past Burnley on Saturday to keep up their pursuit of the title with captain
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Ex-Man Utd coach McKenna responds to links with three Premier League clubs
Kieran McKenna has done an incredible job at Ipswich Town, leading them up from League One before launching another immediate promotion push towards the Premier League
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Bafta snubs as Barbie, Killers Of The Flower Moon and Saltburn all miss out
Greta Gerwig's Barbie was the highest-grossing film of 2023 but failed to win a single Bafta Award on Sunday evening, as Oppenheimer and British movie Poor Things cleaned up
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UK-registered ship comes 'under attack' off coast of Yemen
The UK’s Maritime Trade Operations said it had received a report of an incident south of Al Mukha in Yemen of an attack on one of its cargo ships
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Dan Ashworth 'won't be allowed' to join Man Utd until 2026 unless huge sum paid
Newcastle United sporting director Dan Ashworth is a target in Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Manchester United revolution, but it appears the 52-year-old would not come cheap
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Clara Amfo and Nell Mescal praised after 'twinning' in BAFTA red carpet dresses
It could be argued that Gucci was the winner of the 77th British Academy Film Awards on Sunday night - as both Clara Amfo and Nell Mescal wore one of their dresses