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From Nosferatu to Patience: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment in the UK
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Director Robert Eggers has been carving out a niche for himself in the shadows for quite some time, with films such as The Witch and The Lighthouse taking a dark, artistic approach to both character and subject matter. Now he’s turned his hand to cinema’s …
Luke Littler reveals that rewatching last year’s final defeat inspired PDC triumph
Luke Littler has revealed how watching back his defeat in last year’s final in the hours before facing Michael van Gerwen gave him the inspiration to become the youngest world darts champion in history.
The 17-year-old produced a nerveless performance to beat Van Gerwen 7-3 to lift his first PDC …
Littler’s imperious PDC world title could be the start of darts domination
There was a final flick of the fingers, before the fists began to pump and soar, and the tears started to flow across 17-year-old Luke Littler’s face. No wonder. The most famous teenager in the country had just become the youngest world champion in darts history.
Over the past 13 …
Luke Littler thrashes Michael van Gerwen to claim historic world title
Tonight the Palace; tomorrow the planet. Whatever Luke Littler goes on to achieve in the fields of darts, celebrity or world peace, nothing will ever quite match the crystalline beauty of this moment. Champion of the world for the first time, the culmination and fulfilment of a dream that has …
Thunderous 144mph aces: Mpetshi Perricard leads ‘serve-bot’ revival
As Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard stepped to the baseline for the start of his contest against Frances Tiafoe in the sleepy suburbs of Brisbane on Thursday afternoon, his very first shot of the match drew dramatic, startled gasps from the full Pat Rafter Arena crowd. Although Mpetshi Perricard usually does not …
Copperhead to roll back years and land battle of the veterans at Sandown
The brief lull in the National Hunt season between the busy Christmas schedule and the start of the trials for the big spring festivals gives some of the sport’s older hands a chance to chase a valuable prize in the Unibet Veterans’ Series Handicap Chase Final at Sandown, and while …
More than 2,200 people died in Mediterranean in 2024, UN finds
More than 2,200 people either died or went missing in the Mediterranean while trying to reach Europe in search of refuge in 2024.
The figure, cited in a statement from Regina De Dominicis, the regional director for Europe and central Asia for the UN’s children’s agency, Unicef, was eclipsed on …
Novak Djokovic crashes out in Brisbane while Aryna Sabalenka eases through
Novak Djokovic suffered a surprise 7-6 (6), 6-3 defeat to Reilly Opelka in the quarter-finals of the Brisbane International on Friday while the women’s No 1, Aryna Sabalenka, cruised into the semi-finals with a comfortable 6-3, 6-4 win over Marie Bouzkova.
Djokovic was punished for a flat, impotent performance as …
Thai prime minister declares £324m in assets including 217 designer handbags
Thailand’s prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, has declared £324m in assets including a collection of 217 designer handbags and 75 luxury watches in submissions on her wealth to a government body.
Paetongtarn, daughter of the billionaire ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra,
, the fourth member of …Premiership rugby is now for the masses not the purists – enjoy it while it lasts | Michael Aylwin
There was a time when the first weekend of the new year meant immersion in what we kindly describe as rugby for the purists. The dark days between Christmas and spring are not easy for anyone, but they are largely responsible for giving rugby a bad name in this part …