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Ronnie O’Sullivan isn’t known for his close friendships with other snooker players, but Jimmy White still has the Rocket’s unwavering affection. The Rocket and the Whirlwind have been good pals for years and it seems that friendship is as strong as ever. Asked by Eurosport which other player he would choose to be sat next to on a plane, O’Sullivan didn’t hesitate in saying: ‘Jimmy White. ‘Best company in the world, he’s funny, he’s lovely, he’s got a big heart, beautiful. He’s one of my best mates, I love him.’ The 62-year-old was O’Sullivan’s hero when he started playing snooker…

We’re into a different stage of our England development and it’s interesting to see how far we’ve come and where we’re at now. The recent international break was a great time to assess our progress as a squad. What we have noticed is some of the expectations from outside are quite different now. Maybe that is because of the success we have had. People want to know why we are not winning every match, why we’re not performing brilliantly every match and why we’re playing different players. The harsh reality is that to combine all those things is not an…

Jeremy Clarkson shared some exciting news about Clarkson’s Farm, and fans are incredibly happy. The former Top Gear presenter took to Instagram to officially confirm series five of the Amazon Prime Video is coming. Instead of celebrating the commission with a slideshow of images of Diddly Squat farm, and a written caption, Jeremy saw an opportunity to put on a performance. As they chose to publish the confirmation on Bonfire Night, Jeremy, 64, decided to lean into the dramatics of the evening. The British tradition is held to mark the failed 1605 Gunpowder Plot by Guy Fawkes, but Jeremy made the occasion…

Metal Slug Tactics – they got a bigger boat (Dotemu) 90s run ‘n’ gun classic Metal Slug is reimagined as a turn-based tactics game that looks and plays just like the original games. The word hardcore is next to meaningless when it comes to video games. When describing gamers, you can assume that it means someone that plays a lot of games, but what kind? Are you a hardcore gamer if you play Call Of Duty five hours a day? Or if you know what a Turbografx is, and own a physical copy of Radiant Silvergun, but barely get to…

The Wednesday letters page looks forward to Nintendo being doomed next gen, as one reader is upset about broken games like Metro Awakening. In-betweenersI wonder why Rockstar Games has never made any attempt to remaster Red Dead Revolver. I know it’s a very different game to the others but my memories of it is that it was still a fun shooter. At the very least it’s a curiosity that I’m sure Red Dead fans would be interested in playing again. And if Rockstar don’t feel it’s not good enough anymore, why not remake it and improve it? Apart from anything…

UK must reverse Brexit if Donald Trump wins election, Keir Starmer told Britain must urgently rebuild ties with Europe if Donald Trump is elected on Tuesday, pro-EU campaigners have warned. With the prospect of a brutal global trade war looming, critics of the UK’s current Brexit deal have said the country needs to rejoin the customs union, single market or the bloc itself to shield itself from the devastating fallout. The former president has threatened to impose tariffs on all imports to America if he returns to the White House, which would cripple the UK and global economy. The US…

Robert Fisk: University to set up public archive on work of renowned The Independent journalist Funding of €200,000 (£167,800) has been given to Trinity College Dublin to set up a publicly available archive on the work of the renowned journalist Robert Fisk of The Independent who passed away in 2020. Over his 30-year career with the newspaper, he continued his reputation as one of the best-known Middle East correspondents who spent his career reporting from the region and challenging mainstream narratives. This included reporting from Baghdad in Iraq during the US invasion, covering the Bosnian War and the Syrian Civil…

Jeremy Hunt’s Treasury may have broken the law by hiding Budget black hole, says OBR Treasury officials under Jeremy Hunt “broke the law” by failing to report a black hole in the public finances to the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR), MPs have been told. Richard Hughes, chair of the watchdog, made the accusation to the Commons Treasury select committee during a hearing on the Budget. It comes amid a row over claims made by Rachel Reeves that Mr Hunt failed to disclose a £22bn spending gap ahead of the election. The OBR has since suggested that the real figure…

Donald Trump projected to win the US election FOX News has projected former president Donald Trump will win the 2024 US presidential election.

Trump projected to win Pennsylvania, according to CBS. Pennsylvania is a crucial swing state. It’s 19 electoral college votes him to 265, just short of the 270 required to win the presidency.