16 minutes ago Middle East crisis live: Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza operation, says Israel

Sinwar, seen as an architect of the 7 October attack, has been killed in an Israeli operation in Gaza, Israeli military and foreign minister sayThe US military has mobilised its long-range B-2 stealth bombers to conduct strikes against “five hardened underground weapons storage locations” in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. The Pentagon said the facilities house various weapons components the Houthis have used to target civilian and military vessels, roiling commercial shipping in the Red Sea. “This was a unique demonstration of the United States’ ability to target facilities that our adversaries seek to keep out of reach, no matter how deeply buried underground, hardened, or fortified,” defence secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement.The US Central Command said its battle damage as...

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Feasibility study for a Birmingham to Manchester route to be launched by ministers

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35 minutes ago Liam Payne spent his final nights donating to GoFundMe pages of sick children

One Direction star Liam Payne spent his last days on holiday in Buenos Aires, Argentina with girlfriend Kate Cassidy, before the singer fell from his third floor hotel room balcony

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37 minutes ago Huge Stockport Christmas event featuring carnival, brass bands and street performers confirmed

Stockport’s Spectacular Sunday is set to return this Christmas

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45 minutes ago Liam Payne's life after One Direction including celebrity girlfriends and rumoured romance with supermodel

The One Direction singer died after falling from the third-floor balcony of a hotel in Argentina

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48 minutes ago Liam Payne's pal learns about star's death just before live TV interview

Ant Middleton described Liam as his "younger brother" in an interview following his tragic death.

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One of Scotland’s most famous shopping centres has confirmed a raft of new brands opening in time for Christmas retail season.

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82 minutes ago Middle East crisis live: Israel DNA testing body believed could be Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar

Hamas sources indicate they think Sinwar, seen as an architect of the 7 October attack, has been killed in an Israeli operation in GazaThe US military has mobilised its long-range B-2 stealth bombers to conduct strikes against “five hardened underground weapons storage locations” in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. The Pentagon said the facilities house various weapons components the Houthis have used to target civilian and military vessels, roiling commercial shipping in the Red Sea. “This was a unique demonstration of the United States’ ability to target facilities that our adversaries seek to keep out of reach, no matter how deeply buried underground, hardened, or fortified,” defence secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement.The US Central Command said its battle damage assessments...

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90 minutes ago Moment thief on electric bike is stopped by passers by seconds after stealing woman's mobile

CCTV footage shows a crowd of people rushing forward to slow down one of the suspected thieves who was going up Ludgate Hill towards St Paul's in London.

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91 minutes ago Simon Cowell takes immediate break from BGT after Liam Payne’s tragic death

Former One Direction singer Liam Payne has died aged 31 after falling from a hotel third floor while on holiday in Argentina with his girlfriend, Kate Cassidy

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