The new Netflix documentary ‘Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action’ explores the making of the controversial talk show

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As the temperatures continue to plummet, many remote workers are likely struggling to keep the cold out - well, this compact heater could be your new best friend for working from home

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The top employers for underpaying workers were named last year

Economics

Kilmarnock are also in action against Motherwell as thousands of diehards brace themselves for extreme conditions

Sport

A landscape that is completely out of balance has seen numbers of predators like foxes and crows go through the roof, putting enormous pressure on ground-nesting birds like the curlew

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Sam, 47, beat runner-up Nicholas McDonald to the top spot and won the 10th series of the singing competition in 2013.

Culture

Syrians are suspicious after allegations of complicity with the brutal Assad regime during 14 years of civil war The UN special envoy for Syria will urge the security council to back a transition to a pluralist democratic Syria, but faces resistance within the country. The interim government fears the lifting of sanctions will be tied to excessive demands imposed by the west, with suspicion of the UN deeply embedded after what are seen as its failures during 14 years of civil war.Ahmed al-Sharaa, the country’s de facto leader, has told Gulf and western states that his group, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), long ago transformed itself from a Salafi jihadi group in Idlib province to a technocratic force willing to accommodate all Syrians. Continue reading...

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A 27-year-old man was stopped by officers on Wednesday morning.

Transport

Murray retired from playing last summer but fans will get to see him back in action at the home of the Australian Open

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Sam Altman, whose company created ChatGPT, labels allegations ‘utterly untrue’

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The money saving guru revealed a "tried and tested script" for bagging cheaper car insurance deals, and it's easy to put into action. Here's what you need to know

Economics

Xander Schauffele and Shane Lowry among players in action on opening night

Sport

EXCLUSIVE: Keith Laverack, who lives near Scarborough, argued that it was unfair for him to have to notify police about his movements.

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The CES tech show is full of new AI-powered tools as debate continues around the technology’s potential impact on the jobs market.

Science

Germany has joined France in warning Donald Trump against threatening the European Union's 'sovereign borders' after the president-elect refused to rule out military action to take control of Greenland.

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The CES tech show is full of new AI-powered tools as debate continues around the technology’s potential impact on the jobs market.

Society

Lawyers for two election workers who are owed $148 million in damages from Rudy Giuliani say the evidence proves their clients are entitled to three World Series rings that the former New York City mayor says he gave to his son

Economics

Keven Appo, 25, posted on Facebook that there are 'always two sides to a coin' just two days before he failed to appear at Bradford Magistrates' Court.

Sport

EXCLUSIVE: After Donald Trump repeated his desire to try and 'buy' Greenland, the Daily Star spoke to an expert who hinted at the amount the autonomous Danish territory might cost the incoming president

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The staggeringly high number of sick days are way above the European Union average of just eight days per year.

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Despite being arrested in early December 2024, Shadbreon Gatson’s charges have been dropped and an investigation continues while he remains on administrative leave

Society

Tyrin Truong, 25 pledged to ‘clean up’ his city when elected as mayor in 2022– now he’s one of several people allegedly at the center of a prolific drug trafficking ring in Louisiana

Events

With Manchester United reportedly suffering from a leaky dressing room, manager Ruben Amorim has partnered with the club to take action

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Justin Baldoni's lawyer has claimed he has evidence of Blake Lively's alleged 'pattern of bullying' on It Ends With Us amid the pair's vicious lawsuits against each other.

Society

Mitchel Taylor has revealed how an unexpected call from Love Island producers helped him out of a rut as he suffered a massive downward spiral following 'false allegations'

Economics

Ayrshire Achieves recognises the hard work and dedication of health workers and volunteers.

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Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis has urged everyone to make sure they have sorted their Power of Attorney - a legal service the financial guru says is “more important than a will”.

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Taking to the subreddit r/CasualUK on 7 January, the worker, from Teesside, known as u/punkywalrus, highlighted his frustration at the list, which contains a series of bizarre rules on 'what makes a great team.'

Society

Alistair Macrow appeared before the Commons Business Committee on Tuesday afternoon and claimed his reforms 'are working' - after fresh allegations of sexual harassment emerged.

Economics

There are legal implications when clearing your driveway and garden paths

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During angry clashes at PMQs this afternoon, Mrs Badenoch piled pressure on the Prime Minister to establish a fresh probe into child sexual exploitation.

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The UK High Street giant warned it would face the additional bill in the year to January 2026 after Rachel Reeves announced plans to increase employer national insurance.

Economics

Sophia Ross was pulled over by police after allegedly driving while impaired in Florida, but before she was taken into custody the woman tried every trick in the book to get out of trouble

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Department of Justice to release details on Jack Smith’s investigation into attempts to overturn 2020 result but withhold Mar-a-Lago documents portion The justice department did not say when it would release the portion of special counsel Jack Smith’s report detailing his investigation of Donald Trump’s alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election, the Associated Press reports.Yesterday, a federal judge in Florida temporarily blocked the department from releasing the entire report, and the justice department has asked an appeals court to overturn that decision. Continue reading...

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Gymshark also said they had halted hiring through certain platforms

Economics

Scotland Yard said the footballer remains under police investigation for alleged sexual offences that took place between 2021 and 2023.

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Former MAGA congressman, Donald Trump’s first choice for US attorney general, now considering run to succeed term-limited Ron DeSantis in 2026

Politics

The 39-year-old singer reportedly ended her five-year relationship with the Stranger Things actor, 49, after allegedly discovering his profile on the celebrity dating app Raya .

Events

The wait goes on for fans of the chicken chain in the city

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The 39-year-old singer reportedly ended her five-year relationship with the Stranger Things actor, 49, after allegedly discovering his profile on the celebrity dating app Raya .

Events

Lopetegui goes after 22 matches as managerPotter close to finalising deal to 2027West Ham have sacked Julen Lopetegui after talks progressed positively with Graham Potter, who is close to agreeing a two-and-a-half-year contract to take over as the club’s manager.“The first half of the 2024-25 season has not aligned with the club’s ambitions and the club has therefore taken action in line with its objectives,” a West Ham statement said. Continue reading...

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Henrico officials said that theories that the alleged abuse were racially motivated are ‘not factual’

Events

Introducing my kids to games like Link’s Awakening has given me a whole new perspective on these old favourites and made me excited for what new video game adventures we’ll have together in the futureThanks to some distinctly Scottish weather over the holidays, my family and I ended up celebrating Hogmanay at home rather than at the party we’d planned to attend. My smallest son’s wee pal and his parents came over for dinner, and when the smaller members of our group started to spiral out of control around 9pm, we threw them a little midnight countdown party in Animal Crossing.The last time I played Animal Crossing was in the depths of lockdown. Tending my island paradise helped me cope while largely imprisoned in a 2.5 bedroom basement flat with a baby, a toddler and a teenager. (I was far from the only one – the National Videogame Museum compiled an archive of people’s Animal Crossing experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic, and it’s evident that it was a lifeline for many.) Our g...

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The Manchester Airport relief road is still out of action

Events

The airline said it has filed legal proceedings against a passenger in Ireland to seek 15,000 euros (£12,500) in damages.

Politics

The gang of youngsters can be seen piling on a teenage boy before bottling a man who tried to protect him.

Events

'What we cannot have are primary care services being sold off to people who don't give a damn about the people they're supposed to serve'

Politics

The 39-year-old singer reportedly ended her five-year relationship with the Stranger Things actor, 49, after allegedly discovering his profile on the celebrity dating app Raya .

Events

Victims want action today, the Prime Minister said, as the Tory leader repeated demands for a national inquiry into rape gangs

Politics

Tech entrepreneur and family say Ann Altman’s claims that abuse started in childhood are ‘utterly untrue’ The sister of the OpenAI chief executive, Sam Altman, has filed a lawsuit alleging that he regularly sexually abused her for several years, starting when they were children.The lawsuit filed on 6 January in a US district court in the Eastern District of Missouri alleges that the abuse began when Ann Altman was three and Sam Altman was 12. The filing alleges that the last instance of abuse took place when he was an adult but his sister, known as Annie, was still a child. Continue reading...

Events

Incoming commander-in-chief holds alarming press conference at Mar-a-Lago, wandering from topic to topic and threatening allied nations

Politics

The incident involving a 15-year-old girl happened at a bus stop

Events

Prime minister says any new inquiry into child abuse would delay progress as Kemi Badenoch says ‘be a leader, not a lawyer’Reform UK has also tabled a reasoned amendment to the children’s wellbeing and schools bill motion tonight. It says:That this house declines to give a second reading to the children’s wellbeing and schools bill because the secretary of state for the Home Department has not launched a UK-wide public inquiry into grooming gangs and has not committed to updating Members of this House every quarter on the progress of the inquiry.The Conservatives are using the victims of this scandal as a political football.The Conservatives alongside Reform, goaded along by Elon Musk will be voting for a motion which will not secure a national inquiry for victims of child sexual abuse, but instead it would kill these crucial child protection measures completely. Continue reading...

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During clashes at PMQs, Keir Starmer insisted that victims had told him a new probe would only mean 'delay'.

Events

Sir Keir Starmer has urged Kemi Badenoch to ‘withdraw her wrecking amendment’ to the government’s Bill aimed at protecting children

Politics

The family of a Air Force contractor who was killed when she walked into a rotating drone propeller has filed a lawsuit against her company, Sumaria Systems LLC, claiming her trainer subjected her to gender and racial discrimination that ultimately put her in harm's way and led to her death

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Prime minister says any new inquiry into child abuse would delay progress as Kemi Badenoch says ‘be a leader, not a lawyer’Reform UK has also tabled a reasoned amendment to the children’s wellbeing and schools bill motion tonight. It says:That this house declines to give a second reading to the children’s wellbeing and schools bill because the secretary of state for the Home Department has not launched a UK-wide public inquiry into grooming gangs and has not committed to updating Members of this House every quarter on the progress of the inquiry.The Conservatives are using the victims of this scandal as a political football.The Conservatives alongside Reform, goaded along by Elon Musk will be voting for a motion which will not secure a national inquiry for victims of child sexual abuse, but instead it would kill these crucial child protection measures completely. Continue reading...

Politics

Henrico officials said that racially-motivated theories for the alleged abuse were ‘not factual’

Events

Incoming commander-in-chief holds alarming press conference at Mar-a-Lago, wandering from topic to topic and threatening allied nations

Politics

Watchdog oversees investigation into ‘missed opportunities or failures’ over two complaints amid fears ‘it could become much wider’

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