55 minutes ago Storm Ashley brings travel chaos to Britain as high winds cancel dozens of flights and heavy flooding blocks roads

The Met Office issued weather alerts and dozens of flood warnings this week with an amber warning for the north-west of Scotland and a yellow weather warning for the whole country.

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99 minutes ago Man Utd legend Bobby Charlton’s legacy continues as 'huge donation' launches academy

Sir Bobby Charlton sadly passed away 12 months ago but the Manchester United legend's impact is still being felt in the city and beyond after he financed a football academy in the North West

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1 hour ago Strictly's Tasha Ghouri comforted by Aljaz Skorjanec as 'sad' appearance sparks concern

Tasha Ghouri appeared downcast during the latest episode of Strictly Come Dancing, with some fans taking to social media to share their concerns for the Love Island star

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2 hours ago The Guardian view on North Koreans in Ukraine: a Russian war is using foreign labour | Editorial

Moscow is relying on soldiers and workers enlisted from abroad to keep its war goingAround 1 million soldiers are believed to have been killed or wounded in Russia’s war in Ukraine. In addition to the vast Ukrainian civilian and military toll, average Russian casualties reportedly rose to a new height of more than 1,200 soldiers a day in September. Russia has four times as many men, but a war described by its own fighters as a “meat grinder” is rapidly diminishing the ranks, and using conscripts has a political cost. On some estimates, seven times more Russian soldiers have died since the invasion than Soviet troops died in Afghanistan in a decade.Valerii Zaluzhnyi, formerly Ukraine’s commander in chief and now its ambassador to the UK, remarked recently that in war “the only thing that...

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3 hours ago More than 100 people killed in latest Israeli bombings in Gaza, say medics

UN special coordinator says ‘nightmare in Gaza is intensifying’ and calls for immediate end to violenceMiddle East crisis – live updatesAt least 87 people have been killed or are missing and 40 injured after intense Israeli airstrikes overnight in the north of the Gaza Strip, part of the country’s ferocious renewed assault on the area, medics in the besieged Palestinian territory have said.In the past 24 hours 108 people had been killed in bombings across the territory, according to local health officials on Sunday. “The nightmare in Gaza is intensifying. Horrifying scenes are unfolding in the northern strip amidst relentless Israeli strikes and an ever-worsening humanitarian crisis,” Tor Wennesland, the UN special coordinator for the Middle East peace process, said in a statement. Cont...

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5 hours ago Man Utd star speaks out on Ruud van Nistelrooy's job right after rejecting claim

Rasmus Hojlund was reluctant to speak about comparisons to Ruud van Nistelrooy, but did comment on the coach's job as the Man Utd legend continues to be linked with the Old Trafford hot-seat

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5 hours ago University of Toronto’s environment school cuts financial ties to fossil fuels

Princeton University, the only other North American school to do so, rolled back its commitment recentlyThe University of Toronto’s environment school has announced it will financially dissociate from fossil fuel companies, in a landmark win for climate activists.The institution has committed to stop taking funds from the sector for research, sponsorships, scholarships or infrastructure such as buildings. It will also halt collaborations with the industry on events and school initiatives and cease to host fossil fuel recruitment events, while working to “increase transparency about the our funding, donations, and partnerships”. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago 'I'm an animal expert and these five dog breeds are the easiest to train'

Dog behaviourist and trainer Mark Vette has revealed the seven dog breeds he considers to be the 'easiest' to train and manage at home - and it includes a range of sizes and temperaments

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6 hours ago Fury as campervans that enraged locals in seaside town set up in a GRAVEYARD causing parking chaos for heartbroken mourners

Families with loved ones buried in Woodlands Cemetery in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, are now calling for the gates to be locked at night to stop the invasion.

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6 hours ago Noah Lyles already made big offer to Tyreek Hill as he agrees deal to race NFL star

American sprinter Noah Lyles once said he'd love to train Tyreek Hill in track racing, before he verbally agreed to race the Miami Dolphins star instead

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