41 minutes ago Family detention, raids and ‘no price tag’: Trump’s mass deportation plan comes into focus

Migrant families will be given impossible choices under Tom Homan’s agenda while Trump invokes wartime law and surges law enforcement across the country, Alex Woodward reports

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3 hours ago U.S. homelessness crisis surges to record levels alongside rising rents and immigration

Advocates demand urgent action on housing and family support while Trump promises tent cities and ‘mental institutions’

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21 hours ago Charities to get cash from £15m fund to redistribute surplus farm food

The scheme will give grants of £20,000 or more to the not-for-profit food redistribution sector in England.

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16 hours ago UFC, boxing and golf: what is Donald Trump’s relationship with sport? – podcast

The US president-elect’s ties with the Ultimate Fighting Championship and boxing, as well as World Wrestling Entertainment, might tell us about the kinds of sport he appreciates. But then there’s golf As the US prepares to host the World Cup and the Olympics during Trump’s presidency, Jonathan Freedland and Karim Zidan walk through his history with sport to see if it explains more about himArchive: BBC, WWE, Fox 9 Minneapolis, NBC 10 Philadelphia, PBS Newshour, TMZ, MSNBC Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Nigel Farage threatens legal action against Badenoch over Reform membership ‘fakery’ claim

Row comes after Reform UK claimed to have surpassed Conservatives in membership

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2 hours ago Fears Scotland's NHS 'on brink of collapse' as flu hospital cases surge

Flu cases have soared in Scotland as health officials warn the public to stay away from A&E unless necessary.

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95 minutes ago Hollywood star Taron Egerton reveals he lived in a famous Welsh village

Taron Egerton has taught Netflix's global audience some of his favourite Welsh words and phrases and revealed that he lived in one of Wales' most famous villages

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21 hours ago Homeless shelters and food banks to get better access to leftover food on farms

Homeless shelters, food banks and charities will receive leftover food from farms after ministers announced a £15million funding boost to help with collections

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34 hours ago 'I quit my job after £50k World Darts Championship win – then the devil came for me'

Kirk Shepherd's remarkable journey to the 2008 World Darts Championship final remains one of the most enchanting underdog tales in sports history

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24 hours ago Rudy Giuliani tells judge ‘I gave everything I have to give’ as he braces for contempt hearing

Giuliani pleads to federal judge to reject proposed sanctions in flurry of Christmas Eve court documents

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3 hours ago Sir Keir Starmer’s ‘wonderful’ brother dies aged 60 after suffering from cancer

The Prime Minister praised his brother for meeting all the challenges in his life with ‘courage and good humour’.

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1 hour ago Farage: Badenoch must apologise for ‘crazy conspiracy theory’ on Reform numbers

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has accused Reform UK of ‘fakery’ over its membership data.

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30 hours ago Trump targets Greenland and Panama as international students urged back to campus before inauguration: Live

Danish defense minister says country will spend $1.5 billion to ensire ‘stronger presence’ in Arctic

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44 hours ago Mega Millions prize soars to $1.15 billion, the highest ever in month of December

If a winner is drawn this week, they’ll win the fifth-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history

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4 hours ago MAGA backlash as Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy defend visa program for skilled workers: Live updates

MAGA supporters clash with top Trump lieutenants as they laud the benefits of H-1B visa program for American companies

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2 hours ago Nigel Farage hints at legal action against Kemi Badenoch in Reform membership row

But Tory leader claims own party tally has risen as she accuses Reform UK of ‘fakery’

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31 hours ago Inside the Christmas house of nostalgia that will take you back to childhood

Happy Kitschmas at this incredible Cardiff home packed with delightful stuff from Christmases past

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5 hours ago Labour blames ‘appalling legacy’ after migrant crossings top 150,000 since 2018

The Prime Minister has put international co-operation with law enforcement agencies in Europe at the heart of his bid to cut the number of arrivals.

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2 hours ago Nigel Farage demands apology from Kemi Badenoch in Reform membership row

Nigel Farage would not rule out taking legal action against the Tory leader over her claim of ‘fakery’ in membership row

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32 hours ago Home Office spent thousands to get rid of bedbug infestation at Westminster HQ

The Home Office spent over £5,000 on sniffer dogs to investigate a bedbug infestation at its Westminster headquarters

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6 hours ago Starmer pays tribute to ‘wonderful’ brother Nick who died on Boxing Day

The Prime Minister thanked those who cared for his brother, saying ‘their skill and compassion is very much appreciated’.

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2 hours ago Who is Ainsley Earhardt, the Fox News host tying the knot with Sean Hannity?

Hannity and Earhardt are the latest Fox News couple to take their relationship to the next level

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7 hours ago Keir Starmer pays tribute to ‘wonderful’ brother Nick who died on Boxing Day

Nick Starmer died from cancer at the age of 60 on 26 December

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2 hours ago An online debate over foreign workers in tech shows tensions in Trump's political coalition

An online spat between factions of Donald Trump’s supporters over immigration and the tech industry has thrown internal divisions in the president-elect’s political movement into public display

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7 hours ago Channel crossings: Number of migrants arriving in UK since 2018 hits 150,000

The Prime Minister has put international co-operation with law enforcement agencies in Europe at the heart of his bid to cut the number of arrivals.

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2 hours ago Public inquiry to be held on 'controversial' plan to build business park on farm run by family for generations

Welsh ministers will look at how Vale of Glamorgan Council dealt with an application for a business park on land at Model Farm

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8 hours ago Keir Starmer's heartbreak as brother Nick dies from cancer as PM says 'we'll miss him'

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3 hours ago Wham!’s Last Christmas remains top of UK singles chart for another week

Duo’s festive record made history when it became Christmas No 1 two years in a rowWham! have continued their belated festive domination after Last Christmas remained top of the singles chart, a week after being crowned 2024’s Christmas No 1.The pop duo of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley made history last week after their 1984 single Last Christmas became the first UK Christmas No1 to top the chart for two years in a row. Continue reading...

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9 hours ago Gang member and kidnapper freed early from jail by Labour mocks Keir Starmer in Christmas rap song

The rapper said: ‘Now that I’m back, I’m raising the crime rate. Keir Starmer let me out now he wants me back, got me scratching my head like make up your mind, mate.’

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3 hours ago Shark Tank star says there’s ‘something great’ about Trump wanting to make Canada the 51st state

“Because if you figured out a way to put these two countries together, it would be the most powerful country on earth,” Kevin O’Leary declared on Fox News.

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16 hours ago Independence activist who sparked SNP police probe says he has been 'ostracised' by others

EXCLUSIVE: Sean Clerkin said he was "frustrated about the lack of progress" as Operation Branchform nears its fifth year.

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3 hours ago From The History Boys to Barry! How cast from James Corden's breakout role made guest appearances in Gavin & Stacey finale

Gavin & Stacey, famously set between Wales and Essex, reached its crescendo on Christmas Day, and the finale saw some of James Corden's earliest acting pals appear.

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16 hours ago Number of special constables plummets since 'botched centralisation' of Police Scotland

The special constabulary is trained to the same standard as the rest of the police service but operates on a volunteer basis.

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4 hours ago Sir Gino’s scintillating debut puts chaser bang on track for Cheltenham festival

Unbeaten runner imperious in defeat of BallyburnVal Dancer grabs the glory in Welsh Grand NationalWhat looked likely to be a duel in the fog turned into more of a rout in the gloom at Kempton on Friday, as Nicky Henderson’s Sir Gino made one of the more memorable debuts over fences in recent years, and established a strong claim to be the best two-mile novice chaser in Britain or Ireland.Ballyburn, a Grade One winner over hurdles at Cheltenham in March, simply could not live with the speed and accuracy of Sir Gino’s jumping in the Wayward Lad Novices’ Chase, a race that has been won by an extensive list of future two-mile champions from the Nicky Henderson yard over the years. Remittance Man, Sprinter Sacre, Altior and Shishkin are all on the roll of honour, and Sir Gino, who is now odds-on with most bookmakers for the Arkle Trophy at next year’s festival, could yet prove to be as good as any of his illustrious predecessors. Continue reading...

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21 hours ago SNP accused of 'failing rural Scotland' as condition of schools revealed

SNP ministers have been accused of letting down rural Scotland after it was revealed that the condition of schools is more likely to be better in towns and cities.

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5 hours ago The bar half way around the world which had a team building day watching Gavin & Stacey finale

Members of staff at The Welsh Dragon Bar in New Zealand got together on Boxing Day together to watch the last ever episode of the beloved BBC show

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22 hours ago Democrat congressman calls for decriminalizing sex work after bombshell House report on Matt Gaetz

Illinois congressman says victims would be empowered to speak out if law changes

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5 hours ago Across the west, the centre right is collapsing – and with it, any notion of what is ‘too extreme’ | Owen Jones

So-called moderates are mimicking populist demagogues, with potentially disastrous consequencesIt was once known as the “centre right”, and this was the year it definitively perished. It never had a coherent political philosophy, but it tended to blend deference to the perceived needs of large business interests, the championing of so-called traditional values that were actually longstanding prejudices, and admiration for established institutions. Above all else, it supposedly offered a cordon sanitaire, preventing anything further to the right from acquiring political legitimacy.That hasn’t quite worked to plan. Nigel Farage now claims his populist-right Reform party has a higher membership than the Tories: if true, it is the first time in British history that members of a rightwing rival have outnumbered the Conservative party’s. Nearly two decades ago, then Tory leader, David Cameron, dismissed Farage’s Ukip as “fruitcakes and loonies and closet racists mostly”; but today, Camero...

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22 hours ago Sean Lennon trades childish insults online after being attacked for defending of Elon Musk

The only child of the Beatles legend and Yoko Ono came under fire after remarking online about the levels of influence that the tech billionaire is wielding on US politics in recent weeks

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5 hours ago MAGA civil war ramps up as Trump ally Laura Loomer lays into Elon Musk — and loses her blue check

“[Musk] has removed my blue check mark on X because I dared to question his support for H1B visas, the replacement of American tech workers by Indian immigrants,” Laura Loomer tweeted Thursday.

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22 hours ago Aspiring MAGA congresswoman performs mock ‘execution’ of migrant in disturbing campaign video

Valentina Gomez, who lost the race to become Missouri Secretary of State earlier this year, that undocumented persons who committed violent crimes ‘deserve to be ended’

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5 hours ago Welsh Grand National descends into viewing farce as people all say the same thing

The race was won by Val Dancer but those watching at home all had the same complaint

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23 hours ago ‘Should MAGA stay home in 2026?’ Laura Loomer wages ‘racist’ war against ‘tech bros’ over Indian migrants

The far-right provacateur is taking aim at Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy over their support of highly skilled workers from India, claiming that the country’s residents have a low IQ and describing Indians as “third world invaders.”

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5 hours ago Trump congratulates Fox News hosts Sean Hannity and Ainsley Earhardt on engagement: Live updates

‘There are no finer people than these, and there will be no finer couple. Congratulations to both - A deal made in HEAVEN!!!’ Donald Trump writes

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23 hours ago Vivek Ramaswamy blames 90s sitcoms for tech companies hiring smarter immigrant workers

Trump coalition’s hardline anti-immigrant stance is clashing with concurrent embrace of tech world, often highly diverse

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6 hours ago Tributes paid to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's 'wonderful' younger brother, who died on Boxing Day

Nick Starmer died on Boxing Day at the age of 60.

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29 hours ago Labour claims to have broken the link between migrant crossings and good weather

It comes as more than 450 people made the dangerous crossing of the English Channel in small boats on Christmas Day, according to Home Office figures

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6 hours ago Welsh Grand National 2024 full results and which finishing places each

The winner of this year's Welsh Grand National has been crowned

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29 hours ago Elon Musk reveals he’s taking drug for weight loss in bizarre ‘Ozempic Santa’ post

The world’s richest man has clashed with incoming Health and Human Services chief Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over the role weight-loss medications should play in making Americans healthier and thinner.

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6 hours ago Fact check: Viral screenshot of an opinion column was shared by parody account

The screenshot includes a doctored opinion column header.

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32 hours ago Family tensions can run high over Christmas. Here’s how to make things a little easier | Becca Bland

Approaching disagreements with respect and curiosity can deepen our connections with even difficult relativesBecca Bland is a journalist and researcher with a specialism in family estrangement and social policyThe Christmas period has always tested our ability to spend time with those to whom we may be biologically related, but struggle to relate to philosophically. Divisive world events such as the US election can make matters much worse, and family relationships are increasingly becoming casualties of stark political differences. As a researcher around family estrangement, I know how challenging it can be to keep the goodwill flowing.Take Alexis, for example, who is originally from a rural town in California. He is planning to attend a large Christmas gathering with more than 20 relatives, the majority of whom voted Republican and are strong Donald Trump supporters. As an openly gay man, he struggles with some of the political talk that “the other side” brings to the table during ...

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