62 minutes ago Three reasons Ange Postecoglou was WRONG about Lucas Bergvall decision vs Liverpool

Tottenham star Lucas Bergvall was fortunate not to be sent off just minutes before he scored the only goal as Spurs took a first-leg lead in their Carabao Cup semi-final against Liverpool

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7 hours ago Environment Secretary Steve Reed set to be confronted by angry farmers at conference TODAY

Environment Secretary Steve Reed is facing into a stormy reception today as he refuses to scrap inheritance tax on family farms.

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6 hours ago Coronation Street bosses 'bans stars from appearing in Rovers Return as show desperately tries to cut costs' after five stars quit in a month

Soaring TV production costs and a collapose in advertising revenue are said to have put the future of the ITV soap in jeopardy.

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76 minutes ago Liam Boyce nearing Hearts transfer exit as striker holds talks over Northern Ireland return to end 'difficult' final year

A switch to Derry City could be sealed over the weekend as Jambos look to free up space in the wage budget

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68 minutes ago Inside the bloody turf war tearing south London apart: Map reveals where gangs control streets and ply schoolchildren with drugs in vicious postcode rivalry that led to machete murder of a 14

EXCLUSIVE: The murder of Kelyan Bokassa on the number 472 bus in broad daylight in front of horrified passengers is the latest in a bloody gang turf war that has torn apart the community of Woolwich.

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9 hours ago Brendan Rodgers laughs off Celtic fan troll attempt as old school songbook branded 'part of the dance'

The Premiership leaders moved 16 points clear at the Premiership summit

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2 hours ago Rachel Reeves heads to China to build bridges, but a new golden era of relations is impossible

Seeking business partners post-Brexit is sound policy, but even in these darker geopolitical times the UK will ultimately side with the USRachel Reeves will fly with a delegation of City grandees to China this week as Labour seeks closer economic links with Beijing as part of its quest for growth.With the outlook increasingly rocky at home after a run of soft economic data, the chancellor is sorely in need of a positive story to tell. Continue reading...

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11 hours ago Newport secondary school locked down as teacher 'hospitalised in assault by former student'

A former pupil allegedly attacked teachers at Newport High School and damaged property including cars with emergency services rushing to the scene as it was put in lockdown

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14 hours ago ScotRail releases alternative travel plan during improvement works on East Kilbride line

From Saturday, January 25, until Sunday, May 18, no trains will run on the line between East Kilbride and Glasgow Central while engineers work around the clock to deliver major works to modernise the railway between East Kilbride and Glasgow.

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10 hours ago Tottenham player ratings vs Liverpool: Antonin Kinsky shines on debut as Lucas Bergvall impresses again

Spurs kept a rare clean sheet to give themselves a lead to take to Anfield

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1 hour ago Weather and travel LIVE updates as major road shut, schools close and warning in place in Greater Manchester

The cold snap is continuing

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17 hours ago Popular Ayrshire riding school to close after more than 40 years in 'hardest decision'

Bargower Riding School, situated at Bargower Farm just off the A76 between Mauchline and Kilmarnock, was "devastated" to announce the school will close from Sunday, February 2.

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2 hours ago Affordable European destination with winter sun and cheap return flights in January

Looking for some winter sun this month? Well you'll be amazed to hear there's a glorious destination which is just three hours away from the UK and it's seriously affordable

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22 hours ago Palisades Fire live: First casualties confirmed as inferno spreads across Los Angeles forcing 30,000 to flee their homes

‘Multiple burn victims’ are among the first reported injuries as fires rage across Palisades, Altadena, Pasadena and Sylmar, leaving schools closed and almost 300,000 without power

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17 hours ago Labour 'offering to pay Mauritius nearly £9billion' as part of Chagos Islands deal in bid to rush through agreement before Donald Trump re

The Government is currently scrambling to save its agreement to surrender control of the Indian Ocean archipelago, which hosts a strategically vital UK-US military base.

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14 hours ago Ruth Jones faces devastating blow as BBC axe sitcom in major iPlayer overhaul

The BBC has quietly removed a dark comedy from iPlayer, despite its critical acclaim and strong fan following. The show, which starred Ruth Jones, was taken down due to licensing issues, with no plans for its return.

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2 hours ago List of schools closed due to snow, ice and rain as UK hit by icy blast

Overnight on Wednesday, temperatures fell to as low as minus 12C at Tulloch Bridge in Scotland

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17 hours ago Love Island All Stars contestant lied about age to get onto ITV2 show first time

Essex-based eyelash technician, Elma Pazar, who first starred on reality TV series Love Island back in 2019, is set to return to our screen on the spin-off show

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6 hours ago Revealed: Why England have ditched the blitz defence, how it caused their late collapses and why experts believe Steve Borthwick's new system can lead them to glory

CHRIS FOY: As Australia ran rings around them to claim an upset win at Twickenham last November, that is when it really hit home that there was serious trouble with England's defence.

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22 hours ago Palisades fire live: First casualties confirmed as inferno spreads across Los Angeles forcing 30,000 to flee their homes

‘Multiple burn victims’ are among the first reported injuries as fires rage across Palisades, Altadena, Pasadena and Sylmar, leaving schools closed and more than 300,000 without power

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20 hours ago Are WFH Fridays here to stay? Sadiq Khan's £24m cheap fares plan to lure Londoners back to the office 'flops'

Now London mayor suggests offering free coffees to passengers after scrapping of peak fares made ‘no difference’ to Friday commutes

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17 hours ago Three Man Utd players they're desperate to axe as major January transfer issue exposed

Few will be exempt from Manchester United's proposed fire sale as Sir Jim Ratcliffe looks to slash costs and boost Ruben Amorim's transfer kitty with a major overhaul at Old Trafford

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3 hours ago Jess Phillips faced ‘deluge of hate’ after Elon Musk grooming gangs comments

Mr Musk’s comments followed Labour’s decision to decline a Whitehall-led inquiry into child sexual abuse.

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17 hours ago Buchanan High School choir raises minibus funds during musical visits to Asda Coatbridge

Customers were treated to fantastic festive tunes and kindly donated nearly £500.

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6 hours ago Tomas Rosicky's feelings on Mikel Arteta very clear amid potential Arsenal return

Tomas Rosicky is among the men being considered as Arsenal's next sporting director - and the former Gunners midfielder has previously had his say on Mikel Arteta's impact at the Emirates

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22 hours ago Will YOUR child's school have to cut teacher pay? Fury at Labour's 'wrecking ball' bid to force academies to follow national salary scales and curriculum in 'return to mediocracy'

The government is making sweeping changes to reforms brought in by the Tories, including massive curbs on the independence of state schools.

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21 hours ago Neil Gray urged to intervene in £100m row over NHS mental health funding for Scots

EXCLUSIVE: A group of Scottish Labour figures have demanded the SNP Health Secretary steps in to help secure new investment for crumbling facilities in Fife.

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23 hours ago Transfer news LIVE: Man Utd face Mendes hurdle, Chelsea lead Mainoo race and Arsenal want Williams

The transfer window is in full swing with sides at both ends of the Premier League table looking to strengthen as they battle for survival, European football and the title

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3 hours ago Country over party should be approach of Anas Sarwar as he tries to halt Labour freefall

Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says Scottish Labour cannot go for unswerving loyalty to Keir Starmer if they want to turn around their dismal poll rating.

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18 hours ago School of Rock child stars tie the knot more than 20 years after filming

The film’s young stars reconnected after first meeting on the Jack Black comedy

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6 hours ago DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Rachel Reeves is pushing the UK economy to the brink

Before and after the election, Rachel Reeves never missed an opportunity to boast Labour would deliver economic change.

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26 hours ago Anger over 'winter wonderland' North Coast 500 as tourist plan leads to 'convoys of motorhomes'

Residents clash with promoters of the NC500 over year-round promotion of the route

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23 hours ago Notorious Karen's Diner where staff were deliberately cruel to customers is set to rebrand as 'the rudest Indian restaurant in the world'

Karen's Diner is now seeking out Indian restaurants willing to train their staff to be 'rude' to customers as part of bold plans to return to the high street.

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3 hours ago UK weather live: Snow and ice warnings across country as cold snap could see temperatures hit

The warning for snow comes amid continued weather disruption at airports and schools across the UK

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21 hours ago ITV This Morning viewers left asking same question minutes into latest show

This Morning hosts Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard returned to our TV screens on Wednesday morning but one segment didn't go to plan just minutes into the programme

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8 hours ago Princess Kate set to 'spend more time’ by Prince William's side in 2025

With the Princess of Wales set to celebrate her 43rd birthday on Thursday, one royal expert has weighed in on what the future holds now she is finally able to embrace 2025 with a welcome return to normality having completed her treatment

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27 hours ago Dhaka police ‘raided lawyer’s home’ after journalists asked UK MP about his plight

Mir Ahmad bin Quasem says security personnel intimidated wife before TV confrontation with Labour MP was broadcast

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30 hours ago Labour's offering bribes of £7,500 to get a heat pump and a Net Zero 'nudge unit' is trying to convince you to have one. But before you take the plunge you MUST read this...

Heat pumps divide opinion. Homeowners either like them or loathe them - but even those who have embraced these heating devices say they are fraught with problems.

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4 hours ago Paris Hilton and Billy Crystal lead stars ‘heartbroken’ over losing home in fire

The latest update saw a new fire break out in the Hollywood Hills, threatening a host of tourist sites including the Walk of Fame.

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21 hours ago ITV Love Island host takes swipe at All Stars contestant and says 'they shouldn't do it'

Hit ITV2 dating show Love Island is set to return with a brand new series of All Stars, and narrator Iain Stirling has shared his thoughts on this year's batch of Islanders

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8 hours ago Three former education ministers lambast Labour's plan to undo academy school freedoms

Three former education secretaries and a Labour grandee lambasted the party's plan to undo academy school freedoms last night.

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6 hours ago Palisades fire live updates: Mayor says ‘LA will rebuild stronger’ as five killed and city suffers worst blaze in history

Significant injuries are reported as the Palisades, Eaton, Hurst and other fires rage over more than 27,000 acres in southern California, leaving schools closed and more than 1.5 million without power

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22 hours ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Pete Wicks gets same message as fans demand change after TV return

Fans were quick to flood him with comments as he made his TV return after his successful stint on Strictly

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8 hours ago British IS members in Syria should be allowed home, says Trump’s counter

Sebastian Gorka says letting people in prison camps return to Britain would benefit the ‘special relationship’ with USBritish nationals being held in Syrian prison camps for fighting on behalf of Islamic State should be allowed to return to the UK, Donald Trump’s incoming counter-terrorism chief has said.Any country that wants to be a “serious ally” to the United States should commit to the international fight against the extremist group by repatriating its citizens, according to Sebastian Gorka. Continue reading...

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6 hours ago Dinosaurs 'could return' as experts warn of new danger of climate change

Experts from the University of St Andrews have found global warming played a vital part in the dinosaurs’ development that that rocketing carbon dioxide levels could bring them back

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8 hours ago Kate Middleton celebrates her 43rd birthday as she plans return to work

Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, turns 43 today, and will mark her birthday in Windsor with Prince William, and their children; George, 11, Charlotte, nine, and six-year-old Louis

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7 hours ago Songwriter Diane Warren says house of 30 years destroyed in Californian wildfire

US actress Mandy Moore said her children’s school had been destroyed in the blaze.

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9 hours ago KEIR STARMER: My Labour government will put people smugglers out of business by hitting them where it hurts

'Across Europe, shadowy criminal gangs are making millions from smuggling people into Britain', writes SIR KEIR STARMER

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9 hours ago UK plans world’s first sanctions regime tackling people smuggling gangs

Sir Keir Starmer said the move would cripple the ‘illicit finance rings’ powering people smuggling operations.

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9 hours ago At the end of another stellar season, Ravens' Lamar Jackson will still face doubters in the playoffs

Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens return to the postseason with a lot of the same strengths they had a year ago

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10 hours ago Tearful loved ones come together at vigil to mourn schoolboy rapper as police continue to hunt for 14

Teenage friends of the aspiring drill rapper lit candles at the front of St Mary Magdalene Church in Woolwich, which overlooks the bus stop where the schoolboy was knifed to death.

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9 hours ago ‘It would be like Hawaii’: Republicans open to Trump’s Canada and Greenland proposal

‘There’s some good arguments,’ one Republican senator tells The Independent ahead of Trump’s return to Capitol Hill

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10 hours ago Vermont school district settles with federal investigators over allegations of racial harassment

The U.S. Department of Justice says a Vermont school district failed to adequately respond to serious and widespread harassment of Black and biracial students

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10 hours ago Two Traitors contestants return after being kicked off train in first episode

Contestants Fozia, Alexander and Jack were revealed suspended in cages in a forest during Wednesday’s episode.

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10 hours ago California wildfires: deadly blazes continue to grow as officials warn of shortage of firefighters – latest updates

Tens of thousands of homes affected by ‘unprecedented’ fires in Los Angeles area; aircraft return to dropping water after winds grounded themVisual explainer: why are the LA wildfires so bad?Californians: have you been affected by the wildfires?Minutes after the J Paul Getty Trust issued a statement on the Palisades fire and efforts to protect the Getty Villa from wildfires, an unidentified official on LAFD radio said that the Getty Villa Museum was “catching on fire”, the Los Angeles Times reports. At this time, it’s not clear whether any structures have caught fire, but officials confirmed the grounds were on fire and that flames were approaching the museum buildings.The Getty Villa, which is located in Pacific Palisades, displays a collection of Greek, Roman and Etruscan Art. It’s better-known sibling, the Getty Center, is located in Brentwood and contains a broad-ranging collection of European and North American art. Continue reading...

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10 hours ago Tottenham vs Liverpool LIVE: Carabao Cup result and reaction as Lucas Bergvall scores late winner

Tottenham 1-0 Liverpool: Bergvall’s late goal ensures Spurs take a lead into the second leg at Anfield.

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11 hours ago Elon Musk backs British farmers protesting against Keir Starmer's inheritance tax raid in world's richest man's latest attack on Labour

Dozens of tractors drove in convoy through the streets of Beverley, East Yorkshire, as part of a campaign by farmers against the tax they believe threatens the future of the vital industry.

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10 hours ago Did my MP vote for or against the Tory amendment to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill?

A Conservative amendment designed to block the Bill, and including a call for a national inquiry on grooming gangs, was rejected

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11 hours ago Palisades fire live: 2 dead and over 1,000 buildings destroyed as crews struggle with spreading wildfires

Signifcant injuries are reported as the Palisades, Eaton, Hurst and other fires rage over more than 23,000 acres in southern California, leaving schools closed and nearly 400,00 without power

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10 hours ago Beloved Coronation Street star returns to soap after a decade off screens

The character will arrive in Weatherfield on February 21. 

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11 hours ago Cops lead hunt for two lynx amid fears of 'illegal release' into Scots countryside

Officers from Police Scotland have issued a warning after the two wildcats were spotted.

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11 hours ago Coronation Street announces major return for Eileen Grimshaw's exit as Sue Cleaver quits

Coronation Street fans will welcome back a familiar face who left the show 10 years ago, with them returning for Eileen Grimshaw's exit storyline very soon on the ITV soap

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12 hours ago Palisades fire live updates: 2 dead and over 1,000 buildings destroyed as crews struggle with spreading wildfires

Signifcant injuries are reported as the Palisades, Eaton, Hurst and other fires rage over more than 23,000 acres in southern California, leaving schools closed and nearly 400,00 without power

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11 hours ago Coronation Street announces huge return after 10 years for exit and they've already started filming

A familiar face is set to be welcomed back to the cobbles

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12 hours ago Tories accuse Labour of 'cowardice' after MPs block national inquiry into grooming gangs

Conservative amendment rejected in Commons by 364 votes to 111

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11 hours ago Viktor Gyokeres to Man United transfer reality explains why PSG swoop could be on cards

The latest Manchester United transfer news as Ruben Amorim might have a long-term plan with implications for Randal Kolo Muani

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12 hours ago Meta’s changes to policing will lead to clash with EU and UK, say experts

Politicians criticise Mark Zuckerberg’s choice to scrap factcheckers, affecting Facebook, Instagram and ThreadsPermitted ‘hateful conduct’ – what users can now say on Meta platformsSweeping changes to the policing of Meta’s social media platforms have set the tech company on a collision course with legislators in the UK and the European Union, experts and political figures have said.Lawmakers in Brussels and London criticised Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to scrap factcheckers in the US for Facebook, Instagram and Threads, with one labelling it “quite frightening”. Continue reading...

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