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Leao will look to torment Chelsea in the Champions League tonight (Picture: Getty) Chelsea boss Graham Potter has hailed AC Millan star Rafael Leao with the Blues eager to bring the forward to Stamford Bridge. Leao, 23, will line up against Chelsea tonight as Milan seek to hit back in their Champions League group game following a 3-0 defeat in west London last week. The Portugal international played a key role in AC Milan’s Serie A title success last season with 11 goals and eight assists, carrying over his excellent form to the new campaign where he has four goals…

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UK’s highest court asked to allow Scottish parliament to resolve ‘festering issue’ without Westminster approval The UK’s highest court has been told the question of Scotland’s independence is a “live and significant one”, and has been urged to authorise a fresh referendum next year. Dorothy Bain KC, the lord advocate and Scotland’s top law officer, told the supreme court on Tuesday morning that Scottish voters had consistently elected MPs and MSPs who backed independence. Continue reading… ​UK’s highest court asked to allow Scottish parliament to resolve ‘festering issue’ without Westminster approvalThe UK’s highest court has been told the question of…

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Hardspace: Shipbreaker – in space no one can hear you work (pic: Focus Home Interactive) A satirical glimpse at the future of working in outer space, that turns trying to form a union into a compelling gameplay experience. Consensus suggests we’re living through the latter stages of capitalism’s current arc. Rebuilding Europe after World War 2 fostered a spirit of everyone being in it together, whereas the end of the 20th century felt more like everyone for themselves. Hardspace: Shipbreaker takes the premise that this process continues to accelerate, concentrating obscene wealth into the hands of a vanishingly small number…

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Travel industry research finds strong demand after pandemic but fears over inflation and weak pound One in three holidaymakers will cut back on spending next year due to the cost of living crisis, according to travel industry research. The travel association Abta said that a strong recovery in demand for travel this year was expected to continue next year, but its own surveys suggested people would opt for cheaper trips and cut back on spending money. Continue reading… ​Travel industry research finds strong demand after pandemic but fears over inflation and weak poundOne in three holidaymakers will cut back on…

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What a sweetie (Picture: RSPCA) Meet Missy, the one-year-old Staffie cross who has a bit of a troubled history with balconies. Poor Missy fell off a balcony not once, but twice, and ended up with a broken pelvis and a dislocated hip. Now, the sweet rescue dog, who was taken in by the RSPCA due to ill treatment – needs a new forever home where she can keep up with her important physiotherapy. Susan Botherway, manager at Mount Noddy – run by the RSPCA Sussex West branch – said: ‘Poor Missy has been through the wars. ‘Once she came to…

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Top trends to refresh the autumn home (Picture: Cath Kidson Products/CK Acquisitions/Supplied/Metro.co.uk) Autumn is finally, properly here, and with it a new wave of design based around deeply saturated colours and organic designs. The whole home has been inspired, from wallpapers in warm apricots and deep velvets, to translucent lamps projecting modulated autumn light, and a range of crockery bringing style (and Bake-Off inspired chirpiness) to the kitchen. Read on for a range of products destined to defend your home against the October gloom. Monochrome Lamp A lightbulb moment (Picture: Supplied) Switch on to simple, stripped-back lights in stark monochrome…

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