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Tyson Fury has announced he is returning to boxing yet again

Danny Jones Tyson Fury back out of retirement again

Tyson Fury has confirmed that he will once again be returning to the boxing ring for what feels like the umpteenth time.

Honestly, he’s come in and out of retirement so many times now that we’ve genuinely started to lose count at this point…

The Manc fighter last ‘retired’ back in January 2025, so it’s only fitting that, quite literally, almost exactly 12 months on from his last sabbatical, ‘The Gyspy King’ is making another comeback.

Sharing the almost entirely expected news at this point on social media, Fury said: “2026 is [the] year. Return of the Mac. Been away for a while, but I’m back now, 37 years old and still punching. Nothing better to do than punch men in the face and get paid for it.”

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Even prior to his own announcement, the Wythenshawe-born boxer had shared multiple updates online about ‘sharpening the edge’ following his hiatus.

Earlier this month, he posted another video of himself sparring along with a caption that read: “This is how I spent my New Year. Grinding and working my ass off!

“Couldn’t think of anything better to do than this! Great things come to those who work hard. All in the name of Jesus, Little by little, on the daily, we keep climbing.”

Another clip of him hitting the punchbag with fight coaches and other members of his entourage has also surfaced online.

There’s no question that he’s still one of the biggest pugilists on the planet, but not everyone is convinced he’s tacked on the right kind of mass.

Tyson Fury back in training today looking like an absolute UNIT 😅 pic.twitter.com/Vwmvaz6mND
— Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) January 2, 2026

Fury often piles on weight between bouts and has fought plenty with size on his side, too.

He notably trimmed down to one of his lightest competitive statures ever for the first fight against heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, but even bulking back up wasn’t enough to secure victory.

As for his next opponent, the expectation of a third fight against Usyk is there somewhere down the line, but many feel this could also be the time we finally get to see Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua.

Who do you want to face him next?

It’s always been on the cards.

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Manchester has been named one of the UK’s top property hotspots for 2026

Emily Sergeant

Manchester has been revealed as one of the most-searched places to move to in the UK according to annual data.

Every year, leading property listing website, Rightmove, takes a look at all the cities, towns, and residential areas across the UK where people searched for homes to live in most, and puts together an interesting top 10 list.

From the suburban neighbourhoods and coastal escapes, to country communities, overseas destinations, and everything in betweeen, Rightmove has been digging into the numbers and trends to see where house-hunters dreamed of moving to the most last year, and found that this year’s trends tell ‘an interesting story’.

New build houses — Manchester has been named one of the UK’s property hotspots for 2026 / Credit: James Feaver (via Unsplash)

Property experts say this year’s ‘hotspot’ list is shaped by lifestyle changes, shifting priorities, and economic influences that are reshaping demand.

As was to be expected, major cities dominated UK property searches in 2025.

London continued to ‘lead the way’ as the country’s main urban hub, with close to 10 million people calling the English capital home currently, meaning it, unsurprisingly, claimed the top spot when it came to area searches – but Manchester wasn’t very close behind.

Top 10 most-searched UK cities on Rightmove 2025

London
Manchester
Glasgow
Bristol
Edinburgh
York
Bath
Cornwall
Liverpool
Sheffield

Our city claimed second place on the list, with several other major northern cities featuring in the top 10 too, including York, Sheffield, and Liverpool.

Glasgow is third on the list, while Bristol and Edinburgh rounded out the top five.

“Our review of the year spotlights some of the most popular trends from 2025,” explained Rightmove’s property expert, Colleen Babcock.

“With billions of minutes spent on Rightmove each year, we have a unique window into the nation’s passion for property.”

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