1 hour ago Luke Littler's unpredictable style challenges referees at the World Darts Championship

The Nuke has a unique finishing style which has caused a headache for referees during his rise to the top

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30 hours ago Climate crisis exposed people to extra six weeks of dangerous heat in 2024

Analysis shows fossil fuels are supercharging heatwaves, leaving millions prone to deadly temperaturesThe climate crisis caused an additional six weeks of dangerously hot days in 2024 for the average person, supercharging the fatal impact of heatwaves around the world.The effects of human-caused global heating were far worse for some people, an analysis by World Weather Attribution (WWA) and Climate Central has shown. Those in Caribbean and Pacific island states were the hardest hit. Many endured about 150 more days of dangerous heat than they would have done without global heating, almost half the year. Continue reading...

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4 hours ago ‘The impact has been out of this world’: the stranger who gave away a £100,000 inheritance to his neighbours

When David Clarke’s mother died, it took him 10 years to work out what to do with the money she left him. This year, a panel of locals in Liverpool made the decision for himIt was a quiet act of generosity that briefly captured the news agenda: David Clarke, a researcher in Liverpool, made the extraordinary decision to give away the £100,000 he had inherited from his late mother a decade ago. But instead of donating it to one cause, Clarke did something radical. He wrote to 600 addresses in the L8 postcode, where he lives, inviting people to nominate where the money should go.Clarke lost his mother in a cycling accident. “Her death was a devastating shock to me,” he says. “She had a huge social conscience and was interested in the world and how it worked – a lot of my moral framework comes from her. I don’t believe in holding on to inherited wealth, so I spent a long time thinking about what to do with the money.” Clarke wanted to do something that would speak to his mother’s values...

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66 minutes ago Cyprien Sarrazin has surgery on head injury after crash on 2026 Olympic slope

Sarrazin had surgery after suffering bleed on brainFrench skier crashed during World Cup trainingThe French skier Cyprien Sarrazin remains under sedation after undergoing a successful operation on a head injury. Sarrazin was hurt in a brutal crash on Friday during training for a World Cup downhill race in Bormio. Sarrazin, who won the downhill on Bormio’s fearsome Stelvio course last year, was one of two skiers airlifted to hospital after crashing on the slope set to be used for the Milan-Cortina Olympics in 14 months. He was placed in a neurological intensive care unit and later underwent surgery to drain a bleed near the brain. “Cyprien Sarrazin was operated on yesterday night to decompress the intracranial haematoma,” the French ski federation said in a statement. “The operation went well, he remains under anaesthesia for the moment. We will communicate more information during the day.”Pietro Zazzi of Italy was also taken to a hospital by helicopter after a crash. The incidents c...

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18 hours ago The Bourne Identity star Franka Potente announces she's cancer free after secret health battle and reveals doctors dismissed her symptoms

The German actress and director, 50, said that doctors at first failed to find a cause for the pain in her side before she demanded further tests and a second opinion.

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1 hour ago Fog expected to cause further flight delays during busy travel weekend

Passengers at Gatwick have been warned to expect possible delays on Saturday because of poor visibility and to contact their airline for information.

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3 hours ago The Guardian Footballer of the Year Sofie Junge Pedersen: ‘We wanted to send a message’

The Inter and Denmark player wins the award for her climate activism and being behind an open letter to Fifa regarding Saudi Arabia’s human rights issuesThe Guardian Footballer of the Year is an award given to a player who has done something remarkable, whether by overcoming adversity, helping others or setting a sporting example by acting with exceptional honesty.If the football had not worked out, perhaps Sofie Junge Pedersen could have run away to the circus. When her after-school youth club in Aarhus put on its annual week of performances there was one challenge that struck her in particular: the chance to juggle with fire torches and mock knives. “It was quite serious,” she laughs. “We practised a lot beforehand and I thought it would be fun. I just wanted to be the best.” So it proved and there is no evidence that anyone has beaten the time she set, aged 13, for keeping the two airborne simultaneously. Continue reading...

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93 minutes ago Sir Alex Ferguson's three words sent shockwaves through devastated Man Utd dressing room

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson didn't go easy on his players after their devastating Premier League title defeat to Manchester City in 2012

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2 hours ago 'Nightmare' fog sparks cancellations at UK's busiest airports to 'maintain safety'

The UK's main air traffic control provider explained the essential cancellations were caused by the country's misty conditions, sparking festive chaos as disruptions continue

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4 hours ago McCarthyism stalked my family. Its paranoia contains a lesson for Trump’s second term | Richard Sennett

Trump’s eerily familiar evocations of the ‘enemy within’ may be harder to shake off than the man who targeted my parentsThe rise of Donald Trump aroused in me an old fear of Senator Joseph McCarthy. Both McCarthy and Trump rose to power as demagogues who fed on the American public’s fear of “enemies within”. My family had cause to fear on the biggest of these counts: my parents were communists from an early age, although they had quit the party in 1939 after Hitler’s pact with Stalin. In the heyday of US power, families such as mine were persecuted for a cause in which they no longer believed. We developed ways to avoid or resist persecution that worked pretty well, and I think these help to illuminate the combat that is to come with Trumpism.Some connections between McCarthy and Trump are straightforward, both having been charismatic performers with a base of willing believers, both exploiting patriotism, both making up “facts” on the spur of the moment. There is a personal bridge ...

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1 hour ago Manchester Airport delayed and cancelled flights on Saturday, December 28 amid thick fog and travel warnings

Murky conditions have caused disruption in recent days

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3 hours ago Gatwick, Heathrow and Manchester airports flights delayed as fog causes travel chaos

Travellers face further disruption at UK airports including Gatwick, Heathrow and Manchester due to thick fog which is set to persist today says the Met Office

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4 hours ago 'I'm a World Darts Championship referee – Luke Littler causes me a headache every match'

Top PDC darts referee Huw Ware has opened up on what it's like to call matches involving teenage sensation and World Championship favourite Luke Littler

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2 hours ago Caroline Flack's 'devastated' friends respond to her mum's harrowing questions over day she died

Caroline Flack's friends are 'devastated' after the late star's mother had some harrowing questions about the night the TV presenter died

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17 hours ago Travel chaos at Manchester Airport as dense fog causes major delays to flights

Passengers at Manchester Airport have been warned to expect delays of up to 80 minutes to departures and 100 minutes to arrivals, according to online traffic reporting system Inrix

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6 hours ago Senior royal’s touching link to Princess Diana revealed ahead of huge life milestone

The Duchess of Edinburgh has travelled to some of world's most war-torn and traumatised areas to raise awareness of important causes, much like the late Princess Diana

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2 hours ago ITV Coronation Street reveals new 'neighbours from hell' to cause chaos on soap

Coronation Street has confirmed that a new family is set to join the soap, with the new clan set to cause chaos and a "trail of devastation" in Weatherfield

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18 hours ago Severe weather threatens US flights during one of busiest travel weekends

Nearly 900 flights have been cancelled already as tornado watches are issued in Texas and LouisianaAs the US braces for one of its busiest travel weekends of the year, the threat of severe weather has already led to hundreds of flight cancellations.Tornado watches were issued in the southern states of Texas and Louisiana on Thursday, CNN reported. In Texas, the Federal Aviation Administration ordered ground stops at two airports, CBS reported. Governor Greg Abbott of Texas activated emergency response resources in the state on Thursday. Continue reading...

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6 hours ago Royal's emotive bond with Princess Diana's work revealed ahead of big milestone

EXCLUSIVE: The Duchess of Edinburgh is known for her tireless work supporting women in war-torn countries - a cause that has seen her draw similarities to the late Princess Diana

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3 hours ago Olympic skier, 30, in intensive care after being airlifted to hospital following horror head injury

French skier Cyprien Sarrazin, who previously competed in the Olympics, has suffered a serious head injury and had to be airlifted to hospital with the incident shining a light on the suitability of the course

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6 hours ago Revisited: actor Jeff Goldblum, eccentric as ever at 71; and America’s top pronatalists on having ‘tons of kids’ to save the world – podcast

Fast-talking, finger-jabbing Jeff Goldblum on vanity, mortality and becoming a father in his 60s. Elon Musk (father of 11) supports their cause, thousands follow their ideology: to make it easier for everyone to have multiple children. Enter the unsettling world of Malcolm and Simone Collins, America’s premier pronatalists Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Coronation Street confirms new 'ruffian' soap family to cause 'damage and chaos'

Coronation Street boss Kate Brooks has confirmed that a new family is set to join Weatherfield in the New Year and they are 'neighbours from hell'

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6 hours ago Royal left with 'tears dripping off her chin' over heartbreaking comment

EXCLUSIVE: Sophie, Countess of Wessex has made history by visiting some of the most dangerous places on Earth - and has been left in tears by the devastating things she has seen

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4 hours ago Huge pop star tragically died at 35 weighing just 4 stone after tragic health battle

Late actress Lena Zavaroni was catapulted to fame on popular TV show Opportunity Knocks at the age of 10, but she tragically died aged 35 following a devastating health battle

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15 hours ago Former embassy worker is suing Spanish government after colleagues accused her of being a 'double agent' and repeatedly insulted British people

Lydia Lorenzo accused staff at the Spanish embassy on Belgravia Square of making 'disparaging' remarks about the UK government and Britons more generally.

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5 hours ago ‘Intense' drama ‘you’ll need a whole box of tissues for’ is on TV today

Written and directed by famed filmmaker Richard Curtis, the 2013 drama is known for bringing viewers to tears

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17 hours ago Emily Blackwell gives birth to baby girl 10 weeks early in 'hardest time of her life'

Made In Chelsea star Emily Blackwell has opened up about giving birth to her baby girl 10 weeks early and the emotional journey she has been on with her daughter in an intensive care unit.

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6 hours ago Cristiano Ronaldo's latest Ballon d'Or remarks highlight the disrespect toward Man City's Rodri

Cristiano Ronaldo is the latest to speak out on Rodri's 2024 Ballon d'Or triumph

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7 hours ago "Mystery rash changed my life forever" Young Scot opens up on shock kidney disease diagnosis

A 24-year-old Scots guitarist's life was permanently altered when he was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive kidney disease that has caused a "lonely struggle".

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18 hours ago Emily Blackwell gives birth 10 weeks early as baby daughter discharged from intensive care unit

Made in Chelsea star Emily Blackwell has given birth to her first child 10 weeks early as she admitted she's had the 'hardest time of her life' as her baby went into intensive care

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10 hours ago Driver behind China car ramming attack that killed 35 is sentenced to death

Fan Weiqiu, angry at his divorce settlement, caused ‘great social harm’ when he drove into people as they exercised in the city of Zhuhai, court saysA court in China has sentenced a man to death for killing 35 people last month by driving into a crowd, in an attack that raised national concern about mass killings.Fan Weiqiu was venting his anger because he was unhappy with his divorce settlement, the court in the southern city of Zhuhai said in handing down the sentence on Friday. The victims were exercising at a sports centre at the time of the attack. Fan pleaded guilty to endangering public safety by dangerous means, a court statement said. Continue reading...

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19 hours ago MIC's Emily Blackwell reveals she welcomed baby daughter prematurely with fiancé Jordan Oldershaw two months ago as she details newborn's gruelling 53 days in ICU

The Made In Chelsea star, 28, took to her Instagram with a heartfelt post as she detailed the newborn's gruelling 53 days in Intensive Care.

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10 hours ago Scottie Scheffler undergoes surgery on injury suffered while preparing Christmas dinner

Reigning world No1 will miss the start of the 2025 PGA Tour season in Hawaii after hand wound caused by broken glass

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20 hours ago How I beat overwhelm: I found WhatsApp draining – so I learned ways to curb my cravings

My anxiety about not replying to everyone’s messages was at a constant simmer until I created proper boundariesI feel as if I’ve lost days of my life to digital causes. Even though I’m an extrovert, the near-constant drip of WhatsApp communications can drain me; my anxiety over not replying instantly to everyone is at constant simmer. Add to that the element of performance, and the worry that proving you care is measured in the messages you send and it can all get too much.“Where has Remona gone?” panicked one friend, when I went awol while juggling a deadline, babysitting, and hosting house guests. The pile-up of 248 unread messages in one group alone – inclusive of podcast-length voice notes – made me feel like a bad person for being absent. Sometimes, I’m happy to be entirely mute – as I was in one unnecessarily large group I was added to without consent. I went unnoticed for years amid unsolicited selfies of people I barely knew and forwarded messages that had to be forwarded fu...

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11 hours ago Emmerdale spoilers: April 'death' news, Anthony twist and three characters hospitalised

Emmerdale spoilers for next week tease a devastating twist in April Windsor's disappearance, while a special A&E episode sees more than one character hospitalised

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21 hours ago I'm a therapist, here are four things that make seasonal depression worse... and how you can cheer yourself up

Oregon-based therapist, Jeff Guenther, has detailed the four main things that cause mental health issues during the colder months, and broke down how you can overcome seasonal depression.

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11 hours ago Russian air defence may have downed Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash that killed 38 people, US officials say

Russia has downplayed speculation that its military was behind the Azerbaijan Airlines crash in Kazakhstan

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21 hours ago ‘Why are my biceps so small?’ The boys and young men turning to steroids

A generation of young people are being raised on a vision of masculinity that glorifies muscular bodies. Performance and image enhancing drugs offer a quick – but potentially risky – way to achieve their goalOne month ago, Nick*, an 18-year-old university student living in the United States, got some devastating news: his little brother has cancer. It’s one of the worst times of Nick’s life, he says, but he’s “still positive”.“I wake up with a smile on my face,” he says. Not because of family support or a miracle cure, but because he has a potent combination of chemicals coursing through his veins: steroids.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...

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14 hours ago 'Devastated' Scots man whose dad died is stranded due to thick fog delaying 1000 UK flights

John Mitchell is desperate to get back to Scotland after finding out his father passed away on Friday morning.

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21 hours ago New York couple planned dream wedding in Asia. They're now suing the planner over the nightmare it became

Exclusive: Jasmine Lau and Ashwin Kaja say their wedding planner changed their ceremony date without telling them, left guests stranded, and caused the groom’s father to be burned during a sacred Hindu fire ritual, among other things

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16 hours ago Olympic skier airlifted intensive care with bleeding near the brain after crashing on 'dangerous' slope to be used at the 2026 Games

Sarrazin was one of two skiers airlifted to a hospital and the French ski federation said he was conscious but diagnosed with a subdural hematoma - bleeding near the brain.

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22 hours ago Ruben Amorim shuts down reporter – but Alan Shearer agrees with Man Utd boss

Ruben Amorim's disappointing start at Manchester United has continued after their 2-0 defeat to Wolves, while the Red Devils boss shot down a reporter over his remarks following the loss

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16 hours ago Coronation Street icon Kevin Webster to battle cancer in devastating new storyline

Coronation Street icon Kevin Webster, played by actor Michael Le Ve, will face a testicular diagnosis in a devastating new storyline which is due to air next year

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23 hours ago Possible sale of Monet’s Water Lilies on Chinese social media causes disbelief

Painting apparently sold on Chinese Instagram equivalent Xiaohongshu

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18 hours ago Azerbaijan Airlines reveals cause of Christmas Day horror plane crash that killed 38

Airline chiefs have launched preliminary investigations into the crash after the Embraer EMBR3.SA hit the ground hard while en route to Grozny in Chechnya, Russia, on Wednesday.

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25 hours ago 'I collapsed at the wheel and woke up three weeks later having missed Christmas'

Shelly Gill collapsed without warning in the driver's seat. Her devastated family was told she would die or suffer severe brain damage but she has fought a courageous battle

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18 hours ago Cyprien Sarrazin in intensive care after downhill crash on 2026 Olympic slope

Sarrazin, 30, set for surgery after head injury in crashFrench standout crashed during World Cup trainingFrench standout Cyprien Sarrazin was in intensive care with a head injury after a crash during training for a World Cup downhill race on Friday on the slope set to be used for the 2026 Winter Olympics.Sarrazin was one of two skiers airlifted to a hospital after crashing and the French ski federation said he was conscious but diagnosed with a subdural hematoma — bleeding near the brain. Continue reading...

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