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MICHAEL VAN GERWEN was close to tears and admitted he played “c**p” after he avoided being the victim of the biggest upset ever at the World Darts Championship. Mighty Mike said sayonara to Japanese veteran Mitsuhiko Tatsunami as he won 3-1 in round one but it was a very close call. Van Gerwen, 36, was…

1. SUEDE: Antidepressants IT was the year when those noisy Mancunian brothers brought the Britpop Nineties back to packed stadiums everywhere. It was the year when Pulp made a charming first album in 24 years, with Jarvis Cocker singing about getting older with a wry smile on his face. But I contest that one band…

A FAMILY-OWNED department store is shutting two branches and three restaurants leading to 24 job losses. The chain said they had to reach “an amenable solution” after one of their stores ended up with six-figure deficits. Trago will close its sites in Liskeard and Newton Abbot but the Falmouth shop will stay open despite weeks…

REALITY TV star Sam Thompson has opened up about his painful split from Zara McDermott and why the end of their romance left him seeking therapy. Fans of the couple were left shocked when Sam and Zara abruptly ended their five-year romance in January of this year. Zara quickly moved on with One Direction heartthrob…

THE manager of Harvard Medical School’s morgue sold off body parts to sick customers so they could bind books using human skin. Cedric Lodge, 58, took heads, faces, brains, skin and hands from cadavers that had been donated to the Harvard Medical School for research in what has been described as a “macabre scheme spanning…

ANTHONY JOSHUA hit out at “hater” Tyson Fury amid criticism over his fight with Jake Paul and controversial “kill” remarks. Britain’s two-time heavyweight world champion faces YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul on Friday in Miami. Joshua came under fire after saying: “I’m a very respectful guy brought up by a good family, but if I can kill you,…

FOUR hundred jobs are heading back to the UK from India as part of a major recruitment drive for VodafoneThree. Roles will be established in Sheffield and Belfast and come just six months after the mobile network operators merged. The positions will focus on specialist care and sales as part of the firm’s bid to…

OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in 2023 but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégée Maggie Innes. Read on to see what’s written in the stars for you today.  ♈ ARIES March 21 to April 20 This is a day for Aries movement, so even if the steps you make…

NEWCASTLE are considering recalling Matt Targett from loan at Middlesbrough as Eddie Howe’s defensive nightmare worsened. The Mags only had three fit senior defenders available for the Carabao Cup win over Fulham as Lewis Hall missed out with a hamstring issue. And after Tino Livramento limped off with knee problem, Howe could go into Saturday’s…