8 hours ago US Senate report finds CIA mishandled employee cases of Havana syndrome

Workers who reported symptoms of the illness often faced delayed or denied care and struggled to access benefitsA newly declassified US Senate report found that the CIA’s handling of mysterious health incidents known as Havana syndrome has been flawed and marred by inconsistent medical care, delayed compensation and communication failures – all while foreign adversaries remain “very unlikely” to be responsible.Many cases of the syndrome have been reported, mostly among US officials posted abroad, and the phenomenon has led to theories they had been targeted by a hitherto unknown weapon using directed energy of some sort wielded by a hostile power. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago A family of 4 died Christmas Day at their New Hampshire lake house after likely carbon monoxide leak

A Massachusetts couple and their two daughters were identified by authorities Friday as the victims of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning after they were found dead at their lake house in New Hampshire on Christmas Day

Society

15 hours ago 'I've only put heating on three times this winter thanks to buy that costs 27p per hour'

While some dub it the most wonderful time of year, it is also one of the most expensive periods - and many are counting their pennines and trying to save on energy bills where they can

Economics

12 hours ago Moment cop disguised as bush arrests suspected child rapist in Thailand

Shocking footage shows a police officer arresting an alleged child rapist, having worn a bushy camouflage suit to blend into the background to reach him across a field

Events

12 hours ago NATO will step up Baltic Sea patrols as Finland probes the possible sabotage of undersea cables

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says the military alliance will step up patrols in the Baltic Sea area as Finnish investigators work to establish whether a ship linked to Russia sabotaged undersea cables there this week

Politics

15 hours ago 'House prices to top £250k barrier and average road speeds 55mph' in 2025 forecasts

Accountancy giant PwC's predictions for 2025 include jump in electric car sales and green energy production, plus "bright spots" for UK economy

Economics

16 hours ago Take an energy meter reading by THIS date or risk overpaying on bills, households warned

With the Ofgem price cap increasing in the coming days, energy customers are being urged to submit a reading to their supplier.

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12 hours ago Nato to boost Baltic Sea presence after suspected sabotage of underwater cable

Finland seizes ship it suspects of damaging cable connecting Estonia and Finland on Christmas DayNato is to increase its military presence in the Baltic Sea, the alliance has announced, after the suspected sabotage of an underwater power cable running between Finland and Estonia.The Estlink 2 submarine cable was disconnected from the grid on Christmas Day, little more than a month after two telecommunications cables were severed in Swedish territorial waters in the Baltic Sea. Continue reading...

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19 hours ago Exact date British Gas, OVO, EDF, EON and Octopus customers must act before energy bills rise

The Ofgem price cap is rising from £1,717 a year to £1,738 - and if you don't have a smart meter, you'll need to send an energy meter reading

Economics

16 hours ago Doomed airliner 'sent into a death plunge': Russians may have sabotaged crash jet's controls as hero pilot fought for control before fateful final words

Thirty-eight were killed when the plane crash landed in Kazakhstan after crossing the Caspian Sea, having allegedly been denied permission to land in Russia

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17 hours ago Duo in their 40s suspected of raping teenage man near Brighton Harry Ramsden's

Sussex Police has confirmed the arrest of two men aged 40 and 42 in connection to the rape of a 19-year-old near a Brighton fish and chip shop last Saturday, December 21

Politics

16 hours ago 'Violent Christmas Day attack' suspect charged with attempted murder after 4 people hit

As one of four victims remains in a critical condition receiving treatment in hospital, 30-year-old Anthony Gilheaney has been charged with four counts of attempted murder

Events

17 hours ago Paw Patrol creator joins team bringing leprechaun folklore to global audience

Keith Chapman has become executive producer at Carlichauns Entertainment ahead of the launch of the CG animated children’s series.

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17 hours ago Finland's brutal response to Russia after their special forces seized Russian shadow fleet tanker that sabotaged undersea power line

Finland has shared a brutal response with Russia, after special forces seized a shadow fleet tanker believed to have carried out an attack on a set of cables in the Baltic Sea. 

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19 hours ago Pictured: Father who was 'stabbed to death' in his own home in the early hours of Christmas Day

Mr Price was victim of a suspected attack at the house where he lived with his parents in the quiet Staffordshire village of Norton Canes

Events

20 hours ago Netanyahu warns Yemen airstrikes will continue after WHO chief caught up in airport attack – Middle East crisis live

Head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said he was at Yemen’s international airport when it was hitThe Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen have been attacking commercial shipping in the Red Sea for more than a year to try to enforce a naval blockade on Israel, saying they are acting in solidarity with Palestinians in Israel’s year-long war in Gaza.The strikes on shipping by the Houthis, who have also launched missiles at Israel, have prompted retaliatory strikes by the US and Britain. Here is an extract from our explainer on the group:The Houthis are a Yemeni militia group named after their founder, Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi, and representing the Zaidi branch of Shia Islam.They emerged in the 1980s in opposition to Saudi Arabia’s religious influence in Yemen. Continue reading...

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26 hours ago Four people found dead at home on Christmas Day after suspected carbon monoxide leak

Tragedy prompts police to remind householders of the importance of having working carbon monoxide alarms in their homes

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27 hours ago Ukraine war briefing: Nato condemns possible sabotage of Baltic Sea cables

Nato chief Mark Rutte criticises all attacks on critical infrastructure; Putin says Slovakia has offered to be ‘platform’ for any peace talks. What we know on day 1,038See all our Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...

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