The legendary Serb intends to battle Father Time with an unlikely doubles partner and an even unlikelier coachNovak Djokovic did not waste any time in producing a moment of magic. Flitting left of the tramlines in the first set of his 21st season as a professional, he bent a backhand slice between net post and umpire’s chair for a spectacular, untouchable winner. It was the type of athleticism, resourcefulness and shotmaking that has made him the most successful player of all time.As a full, ebullient crowd under lights at the Pat Rafter Arena in Brisbane responded, Djokovic’s celebration was even more unusual than the shot; he sprinted across the court to embrace none other than Nick Kyrgios. For a long time, Djokovic and Kyrgios were only mentioned together when the Australian had fired another public, unprovoked insult towards him, yet here they stood as doubles partners on the same side of the net. Continue reading...

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Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire topped the table for the biggest growth in house prices, with a 17.2% jump to an average of £227,002 in the 12 months to September 2024

Society

The London Resort, which has been in the making since 2012, is set to be built in Swanscombe Peninsula in Kent and is being dubbed the 'Dartford Disneyland'

Economics

The Dales will be going through a lot of changes as we head into 2025

Sport

"We want to encourage people to use the most appropriate services"

Events

Michelle Keegan's not the only ITV soap legend having a baby in 2025...

Culture

The social media site was great at first. I met my best friend there and it made my professional dreams come true. But the secondhand stress was ultimately too muchBefore it made me lose my mind, I loved X. Some of my happiest times were spent there: I forged lasting bonds, laughed lots and launched a new career.In 2009, when I joined what was then known as Twitter, I was bored, working a corporate job, blogging on the side, desperate to be a writer. Twitter made that happen: I posted my writing, gradually people started reading it and eventually some of them asked me to write for them, for money. Without hyperbole, it made my professional dreams come true. Continue reading...

Technology

This year saw savings rates peter out as the Bank of England cut interest rates for the first time in over four years.

Science

A rare black moon, the likes of which have not been seen since 2022 and will not happen again until 2027, is set to happen tonight and hide the moon from stargazers

Politics

Benefit payments also due over New Year may be affected by two bank holidays.

Society

The high-street retailer has slashed dozens of duvet sets in its early January sales, with prices starting from as little as £7

Economics

With 2024 now firmly in the rear view mirror, we run through all the AAA games we're most looking forward to throughout the year ahead.

Sport

Are you thinking about your New Year's resolutions - maybe to do with work, or sorting out your finances, or yes, health related?

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Your cinematic viewing options on free TV across the New Year’s holiday 📺🎞🎺

Culture

If you're wondering what 2025 may have in store for you based on your star sign, look no further, as celebrity psychic and astrologer Inbaal Honigman revealed all

Science

Marcus Rashford has been pictured back at Old Trafford ahead of Manchester United's clash with Newcastle and the wantaway star is set to return to action under Ruben Amorim

Politics

The changes this year will come at a breakneck speed for all signs, says Sade the Astrology Vixen. Which sign should go travelling this year, and who should quit their job?

Society

From gaming consoles and air fryers to cordless vacuums, shop these big discounts

Economics

Tottenham were under pressure to deliver a win against Wolverhampton Wanderers and looked set to claim three points before Jorgen Strand Larsen's late goal earned his side a point

Sport

Marcus Rashford looks set to be included in the matchday squad for Man United's Premier League clash with Newcastle United.

Events

Uncertainty as Scotland prepares for new qualifications body, imposition of VAT on private schools and an ongoing squeeze on tertiary education

Culture

The average household is in debt to its energy supplier, owing over £1,000 - and people have been urged to ensure they're signed onto the best deal possible.

Science

Ruben Amorim is looking for his third win in the league since taking over in November

Politics

Billionaire Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has reportedly cut payments to the club's own charity, the Manchester United Foundation, in another cost-cutting move

Society

The money saving expert, 52, has urged state pensioners that they could be entitled to a £3,900 boost from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Economics

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has set his sights on a five players wish list as he looks to turnaround the reigning Premier League champions' fortunes this season

Sport

Marcus Rashford looks set to be included in the matchday squad for Man United's Premier League clash with Newcastle United.

Events

Loose Women star Denise Welch is set to appear in Channel 4's Celebrity Hunted alongside her husband, Lincoln Townley, next month - but her son Matty Healy stands to steal their thunder

Culture

While currently primarily available privately, a number of expert surgeons have told The Mail on Sunday that they expect the operation to become the gold standard for the NHS within ten years.

Science

Musicians and actors pay tribute to three-time Grammy-winning former US president, who died on Sunday aged 100Jimmy Carter will likely be remembered for his contributions to the arts – beyond being a three-time Grammy winner – more than any other US president, and one who is nominated again in 2025 for an audiobook, Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration.Carter, who died on Sunday aged 100, was well-known for his association with musicians, particularly the Allman Brothers Band, the Marshall Tucker Band, Charlie Daniels, and Willie Nelson, who later confirmed he had smoked marijuana on the roof of the White House with the late former president’s son, Chip Carter. Continue reading...

Politics

Liv Conlon, who runs a successful home-staging business, revealed the 2025 interior trends that will add value to your home and the ones to avoid going into the new year

Society

Tesla boss and close ally of Donald Trump, who is at the centre of rumours he could donate to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, hits out at prime minister

Economics

Luke Littler has been in fine form at the 2025 World Darts Championship, not that his performances thus far have left much of an impression on rival Luke Humphries

Sport

Severe weather is set to dampen New Year’s celebrations across the UK

Events

A huge horde of personal items including damning school reports belonging to comedy genius Eric Morecambe is set to fetch £250,000 at auction.

Culture

The Key Lime Air Flight 563 was directed to ‘hold short’ of crossing a runway where a second plane was taking off

Politics

There are some major changes being made to the housing sector next year that could affect you

Society

Kick off your 2025 fitness goals by getting back into shape with Aldi's affordable at home gym equipment now available in stores.

Economics

Dominant Reds hoping to further extend their commanding title lead heading into 2025

Sport

Vernon Kay has opened up about Zoe Ball's shock Radio 2 exit, Scott Mills takeover of the Breakfast Show and his plans for 2025 after a 'hectic' end to the year with wife Tess Daly

Events

Apple TV has already announced details of a number of series due to be released on the streaming service in 2025, with two new titles landing in the coming months, and a second season of a hit series also on the way

Culture

The two reality stars first got together on the set of ‘Winter House’ in 2021

Politics

Only three players have outscored Isak in the Premier League this season, who has netted 11 times in 16 games - Mohamed Salah (16), Erling Haaland (13) and Cole Palmer (12).

Society

Following on from Gail Platt's heartbreaking exit from Weatherfield, it seems that many of the street's favourites could be set to leave as bosses prepare for a big shake-up

Economics

The new year is promising to deliver even more binge-worthy content to get stuck into.

Events

Is techno, house or disco your vice? These are our pick of the parties for your first day of 2025

Culture

Marcus Rashford is set for a return to the Manchester United squad having arrived at Old Trafford in his tracksuit hours before the clash with Newcastle United

Politics

Alasdair Baker, who is known for his money-saving hacks, has shared his top five items to buy in the Christmas sales - and it's not just about stocking up on food

Economics

EXCLUSIVE: Jon Hare is back, and the man behind the Sensible Soccer series is taking modern inspiration for its spiritual successor, Sociable Soccer as he looks to set an incredible record

Events

There’s plenty to get stuck into over the next 12 months, whether it’s Irish comedies, biting wealth satires, gripping true-crime series or lid-lifting documentaries. Ellie Harrison and Katie Rosseinsky take a look

Culture

Ipswich Town are set to face Chelsea at Portman Road in the Premier League - but fans will not be able to watch the game on TV in the UK tonight

Politics

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is awarding the energy and water grants, which don't need to be paid back, as part of the Household Support Fund

Economics

The men were killed when the ship they were being transported to Canada in as 'enemy aliens' was sunk by a German U-boat, with a project seeking to track down 24 families in time for the 85th commemoration in May 2025.

Events

The new US president will almost certainly bring unpredictability but several themes will dominate the year ahead. Observer writers offer their guide on what lies ahead in politics, film, fashion, sport and moreThe only thing that can be predicted with absolute certainty about Donald Trump’s second term as US president is that it will be unpredictable. Trump does not really know what he wants to do on a range of issues. He talks a good game, which is how he got re-elected. But he often seems to decide policy on the basis of what the last person he spoke to told him. Is he serious about mobilising the military to carry out mass deportations of “illegal” migrants? Will he use the justice department to hunt down political enemies and media critics? Will he impose sweeping tariffs on foreign imports and trigger a global trade war? Or will he act with greater circumspection, using these threats as bargaining tools? Who knows? He doesn’t yet. Continue reading...

Culture

Here's how to have a hassle-free Twixmas - and end up with the gifts you really want (or a lovely cash refund) this year, by consumer rights expert Scott Dixon.

Politics

Thousands of people have signed an online petition supporting proposals for a new ‘universal’ State Pension.

Economics

Brace yourself - the UK is set to be hit with wind, rain and snow as an “unsettled” spell sets in during the New Year and Hogmanay period.

Events

Third and final season of the hit Netflix thriller is expected to premiere sometime in 2025

Politics

Motorists and residents have been baffled after a chess board appeared in a car park in Nottingham, with no pieces and no seat for players to sit on.

Economics

Aberfoyle has been slapped with a flood warning by SEPA as the region is to be hit with high winds, torrential rain and flurries of snow up until the bells on Hogmanay.

Events

ES Best’s very own crash test dummy, Stuart Pritchard, heads out on a highway to Hull to decide on the best of the current in-car dash cams

Politics

The Drunk Elephant Littles 7.0 set, which usually retails for £70, is now priced at £35 and has everything needed for morning and evening skincare routines

Economics

Tesla boss and close ally of Donald Trump, who is at the centre of rumours he could donate to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, hits out at prime minister

Events

Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright are set to become parents after 'waiting a long time', and fans have already been given a big clue to the name and gender of the little one

Politics

The V&A Storehouse, the Museum of Shakespeare, Manchester's Science and Industry Museum's gantry and Hull maritime city are due to open or reopen closed parts in 2025

Economics

The US is in urgent need of well-funded, truly independent journalism in 2025. Please make a gift to the Guardian now to help reach our year-end fundraising goal.As a media critic and longtime journalist, I have serious worries about today’s news environment and its effect on democracy.I’m concerned about corporate or chain ownership of news outlets that can skew the decision-making and priorities of media leaders. The bottom line seems to loom larger, at times, than tried-and-true journalistic standards do.If you are able, please support the Guardian before our year-end fundraising deadline. Thank you for helping protect the free press. Continue reading...

Events

We've rounded up all the ways you can maximise your annual leave in 2025 using bank holidays and weekends to make you feel like you have more weeks' holiday than you actually do

Politics

Game-changing hacks to help boost your cashflow from January.

Economics

High winds are set to batter the Capital until Tuesday.

Events

Plans to build the 'Salford Shard' are set to be decided next year.

Politics

If you want a glorious garden this spring without spending lots of money, these expert tips will help

Economics

Finance lead for England and Wales police chiefs says focus on officers gets in way of making better use of budgetsPolice forces should be allowed to cut officer numbers and spend more money on technology to boost crime fighting, a police chief has said.Chief constable Paul Sanford, who leads for police chiefs on finances, said there was an obsession with officer numbers, even though it would often be more effective to have fewer officers supported by better technology. Continue reading...

Events

Up to 55,000 revellers had been expected in the city centre to bring in 2025

Politics

Millions of people should receive the tax-free £10 payment before New Year’s Day.

Economics

Kevin De Bruyne played his first full 90 minutes in almost a month as Manchester City beat Leicester 2-0 on Sunday and the midfielder is confident he will be back to his best in 2025

Events

The lawyer for 'Monster of Avignon' Dominque Pelicot has issued a major update as 17 of the men he invited to rape his wife Gisele Pelicot look set to appeal their sentences

Politics

The annual Boxing Day 2024 reductions are now in full swing, and here's how long you've got to bag a bargain – including on some of our must-have products from the year

Economics

Some 50 years after being first used on teabags in Spalding, Lincolnshire, barcodes are now set to become obsolete as they disappear in favour of modern QR codes .

Events

The South East saw the most new homes coming to market, followed by the East and the South West, Rightmove said.

Politics

Monzo is also offering one customer who completes the full 365 days a chance to win a £10,000 prize.

Economics

James Corden delights Robin Hood pantomime audience as he makes surprise appearance at the London Palladium -  Daily Mail

Events

Stephen Welsh is heading to Belgium for game-time as Dane Murray comes into the reckoning

Politics

The Clinique Fan Favourites Beauty Gift Set includes three full-sized products and one travel-friendly mini, perfect for beauty fans on a budget

Economics

The Aaron Rodgers experiment has been a slow-motion car wreck in New York. After Sunday’s latest catastrophic loss, it’s clearer than ever the Jets must turn the pageThe score was 40-0. Buffalo had dominated New York in every sense of the word: offense, defense, special teams, body language, camaraderie. They were probably breathing superior air at that point. Finally, after another three-and-out to start the fourth quarter, interim coach Jeff Ulbrich benched Aaron Rodgers. It should have happened much earlier.Backup Tyrod Taylor swooped in and immediately ran an efficient offense. The 15-play drive culminated with a nine-yard touchdown pass to Garrett Wilson, placed in a position that screamed: I trust you. Wilson fell to the ground as he caught the ball and stayed there for a few extra seconds. Whether it was cathartic, or Wilson was simply happy to put up the Jets’ first points of the day, the vibe had shifted.Two interceptions, one of which perfectly illustrated Rodgers’ loss of...

Events

If you're looking for something new to read in 2025, then you may want to add some of these books to your reading list - according to one writer, they're must-reads

Politics

The bumper beauty haul is filled with products from the biggest and best new brands, including Charlotte Tilbury, Milk Makeup and Sol de Janeiro

Economics

The year 2024 is now coming to an end and the 2025 awards season is about to begin.

Events