1 hour ago Coronation Street's Samia Longchambon's pals fume as soap agent makes vile plea to axe her

Friends of Coronation Street star Samia Longchambon have been left livid after a talent agent who represents some of her ITV co-stars shared a post calling for her to be sacked

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4 hours ago How worried should we be about RFK Jr as health secretary? Ask Florida

Florida’s surgeon general Joseph Ladapo has given free rein to his own unorthodox views on vaccines and public healthDonald Trump’s promise to upend public health policy across the US by installing Robert F Kennedy Jr as health secretary is resonating in Florida, where experts say the nation can learn from its own experience of a vaccine-denying state surgeon with unorthodox scientific views.Like Kennedy’s relationship with the incoming president, Dr Joseph Ladapo was championed by, and is closely aligned to, a powerful rightwing political leader – Ron DeSantis, Florida’s Republican governor. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago With 9/11 plea deals in flux, victims' families sort through their feelings

Sept. 11 survivors and victims’ relatives have mixed feelings about a planned plea deal for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

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6 hours ago Bryan Mbeumo: Brentford hold crucial contract ace amid Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool transfer links

Key clause puts the Bees in stronger future negotiating position as interest in their star forward continues to build

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47 minutes ago Liam Payne's father was told of his son's tragic death in phone call from 'friend and manager' Roger Nores who is now facing manslaughter charge, prosecution witness statement reveals

The tragic One Direction star plunged to his death from a third-floor balcony of a hotel following a drink and drugs binge.

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20 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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38 hours ago The UN wants to influence a pluralist Syria – but will the country listen?

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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1 hour ago Jimmy Carter funeral live updates: Garth Brooks performs 39th president’s favorite song as Trump, Obama share a laugh ahead of service

Bill Clinton and George W. Bush were also in attendance while Joe Biden delivered a eulogy to honor the 39th president

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6 hours ago Heidi Montag tearfully admits she only has 'two pairs of jeans and two shirts' left after she and husband Spencer Pratt were forced to flee their home before it was destroyed by LA fires

The couple evacuated their home with their two sons earlier this week after the fires began to spread, and images have since shown that their property has been destroyed.

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9 hours ago Ayrshire carer accepted cash from the son of a service user to buy cannabis for him

Eleanor Riddex, of Irvine, took the money via a bank transfer while employed as a care at home assistant by North Ayrshire Council.

Economics

8 hours ago Goalkeeper's insult to Kai Rooney about dad Wayne that left Man Utd youth player fuming

Coleen and Wayne Rooney's son Kai has been on the receiving end of some brutal abuse while playing football which she revealed on the Stick to Football podcast

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94 minutes ago Iconic Greater Manchester bakery warns: 'no one is safe' as it makes heartbreaking plea to customers

"In our 57 years of being open, the combined challenges we are facing now are the worst we’ve ever experienced."

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21 hours ago Celtic go 16 ahead as Daizen dazzles and Engels shows true worth while fans on song with top patter – 3 talking points

It was a comfortable night for the champions as two of their Japanese stars were on target

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2 hours ago Five times fathers and sons shared a football pitch: Ashley and Tyler Young set to play in FA Cup tie

Everton v Peterborough FA Cup clash could spark rarest of occurrences in football

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41 hours ago Elon Musk buying Liverpool would be like seeing your dream home bulldozed

COMMENT BY DOMINIC KING: It felt a bit early for April Fool's Day but, lo and behold, Musk's father, Errol, went on Times Radio on Tuesday afternoon to set out his son's wish.

Society

12 hours ago Scotsman Obituaries: Sir Jim N Walker CBE, businessman who grew family bakery into global biscuits brand

Sir James Nicol Walker CBE, business owner, philanthropist and civic leader. Born: 13 June 1944 in Elgin. Died: 15 December 2024, aged 80

Economics

22 hours ago Celtic fans troll Brendan Rodgers as they mix up songbook for heroes before final Kieran Tierney nod

The Irishman raged against supporters singing for their one-time superstart left-back

Sport

2 hours ago Coronation Street twist as fans 'work out' unlikely resident saves Carla from kidney failure

Coronation Street fans are convinced they know who will save Carla Connor from her devastating kidney failure after she was stabbed by Scott Emberton's son Johnny.

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22 hours ago Celtic fans troll Brendan Rodgers as they mix up songbook for heroes but give Kieran Tierney wide berth

The Irishman raged against supporters singing for their one-time superstart left-back

Culture

3 hours ago Mom 'walks in on female school aide, 45, raping her disabled teenage son on snow day'

Christin Coble allegedly raped the 15-year-old boy in his Ohio home on Monday. The teen has the mental capacity of a nine-year-old, his mother said.

Politics

24 hours ago Stunning Love Island host beams with pride as footballer son signs pro deal with Ajax

Jaw-dropping Dutch TV personality Sylvie Meis has beamed with pride after her son, Damian van der Vaart, followed in the footsteps of his dad and signed for Ajax

Economics

32 hours ago Peter Hain urges South Africa to boycott Afghanistan game at Champions Trophy

Anti-apartheid campaigner plea to governing bodyWomen’s cricket team disbanded under Taliban ruleThe veteran anti-apartheid campaigner Peter Hain has called on Cricket South Africa to challenge the ban on women’s and girl’s cricket in Afghanistan before next month’s Champions Trophy.In a letter seen by the Guardian, Lord Hain urges the Cricket South Africa’s chief executive, Pholetsi Moseki, to take up the issue with the International Cricket Council before South Africa’s Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan in Karachi. In a particularly striking passage, Hain also draws direct parallels with the struggle of black and brown players under apartheid with the Taliban’s oppression of women’s rights in Afghanistan. Continue reading...

Sport

2 hours ago Bruno Mars fans realise they've heard hit song before as they work out double meaning

Bruno Mars and ROSÉ's hit song APT. has been taking the music world by storm since its release in October of last year - but fans are only just realising where they have heard the track before

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3 hours ago Man Utd's £40m Alejandro Garnacho replacement dubbed 'leader' and 'mini Mo Salah'

Brentford's Bryan Mbeumo has been a consistent performer in the Premier League but has taken his game to a new level that has reportedly piqued the interest of Manchester United

Politics

42 hours ago Lawyers collecting $148 million judgment from Rudy Giuliani say World Series rings must be given up

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

32 hours ago Peter Hain urges South Africa to protest Afghanistan game at Champions Trophy

Anti-apartheid campaigner plea to governing bodyWomen’s cricket team disbanded under Taliban ruleThe veteran anti-apartheid campaigner Peter Hain has called on Cricket South Africa to challenge the ban on women’s and girl’s cricket in Afghanistan. In a letter seen by the Guardian, Lord Hain urges the Cricket South Africa’s chief executive, Pholetsi Moseki, to take up the issue with the International Cricket Council before South Africa’s Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan in Karachi on 21 February.In a particularly striking passage, Hain draws a direct parallel of apartheid with the Taliban’s oppression of women’s rights in Afghanistan. “Having struggled long and hard for black and brown cricketers to represent their country like whites did exclusively for nearly a century, I hope that post-apartheid South African cricket will press for similar rights for all women in world cricket,” Hain tells Moseki. “Will South African cricket please raise the plight of Afghan women cricke...

Sport

2 hours ago Family of murdered banker Alistair Wilson meet John Swinney 20 years after doorstep shooting

Veronica Wilson said she was “extremely grateful” to John Swinney for speaking to her and son Andrew about the ongoing investigation into the murder of her husband Alistair in November 2004.

Events

4 hours ago ‘It was anything but chill!’ Rising star Victoria Canal on performing with Coldplay – and what Tom Cruise taught her

A Glastonbury duet with Chris Martin shot her skyward . Now, the self-reflective singer’s debut album is a marvel of candid songwriting – too candid for some, she saysLike many people, Victoria Canal failed to score tickets to last year’s Glastonbury festival. But the singer-songwriter’s solution wasn’t quite so relatable: Coldplay were headlining, so she messaged Chris Martin to ask if he could get her in. It was 1am in London, and Canal was drinking with friends when Martin called to make a better offer: how about she join him on stage?The next day, Canal thought she had “hallucinated” the entire conversation. “I have had many dreams like that before,” she says. But no. Come June, there she was: providing vocal and piano accompaniment to Paradise in front of an enraptured 100,000-strong crowd. In the footage, she seems to be in her element, completely unfazed by such a gargantuan gig. In reality, was she nervous? She pauses and gives me a strange look. “Of course! It was anything ...

Politics

41 hours ago Arsenal sent new transfer plea after painful Newcastle loss: 'Something needs to change'

Gunners’ need for attacking reinforcements made abundantly clear again in Carabao Cup semi-final first-leg defeat

Sport

4 hours ago Brooklyn Beckham shares shocking photo from $3.8million condo in L.A amid wildfires

Brooklyn Beckham, son of former LA Galaxy footballer David Beckham, shared a series of images of the devastating fires in LA, where he resides with his wife, actress Nicola Peltz

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4 hours ago P Diddy's son gets inappropriate with his girlfriend on social media as the pair film themselves in sexual act

P DIDDY's son Christian 'King' Combs has been filmed licking his girlfriend's chest while she is wearing just a skimpy bikini - and posted it on social media.

Politics

4 hours ago Striking ski patrollers at the biggest US resort return to work claiming victory

Two hundred Utah ski patrollers have ended a nearly two-week strike and returned to work at the biggest ski resort in the U.S. The union representing Park City Mountain Resort ski patrollers is claiming victory after voting Wednesday to accept a deal negotiated with Vail Resorts, the Colorado-based owner

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4 hours ago Zelensky urges Trump not to abandon Ukraine to Putin as US pledges $500m in military aid

‘We’ve come such a long way that it would honestly be crazy to drop the ball now,’ says Ukrainian leader

Politics

4 hours ago Keir Starmer refuses to stop accusing Liz Truss of 'crashing the economy' because he speaks for 'millions of voters' despite her threat to SUE PM

Lawyers acting for the former Conservative leader have written a 'cease and desist' letter to the current occupant of No10 over comments he made during the election campaign.

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5 hours ago Bond market turmoil eases as Treasury minister says ‘no need’ for government intervention – business live

Lib Dems say chancellor should stay and make emergency fiscal statement and also cancel planned national insurance hikeReeves’ fiscal rules non-negotiable in face of bond sell-off, deputy tells MPsLiz Truss sends legal letter ordering Starmer to stop saying she crashed economyRachel Reeves says she has ‘iron grip’ on finances as borrowing costs surgeThe drop in the pound may make it trickier for the Bank of England to lower interest rates as soon as hoped in 2025.Two two quarter-point cuts to Bank Rate are priced in for this year, bringing rates down from 4.75% to 4.25% by December, but the odds on a cut as soon as February have dipped slightly this week.“With sterling weakening, that meant growing questions were asked about whether the Bank of England could cut rates as fast as expected.“Indeed, investors dialled back their expectations for rate cuts this year by four and a half basis points compared to the previous day, so they now only see 48.5 basis points by the December meetin...

Politics

5 hours ago Career expert says everyone makes same awkward error when asking for a pay rise

A career guru has spilled the beans on all the mistakes to avoid when negotiating your salary, and the biggest things to remember when you head into the meeting

Events

5 hours ago Coleen Rooney reveals Donald Trump's flirty comment to her in front of his son Barron at the White House

Coleen Rooney , wife of soccer legend Wayne Rooney, lifted the lid on her visit to the White House, including a comment from Donald Trump that left her parents disgusted.

Politics

5 hours ago Brooklyn Beckham shares shocking photo of LA wildfires from his $3.8m condo as his worried parents David and Victoria say they are 'heartbroken' by the devastation

Brooklyn Beckham has shared a photo of the Los Angeles wildfires burning close to his family's $3.8m condo.

Events

5 hours ago RMT leader Mick Lynch announces plan to retire from country's biggest rail union

Mick Lynch said he will step down as General Secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT), the country's largest rail workers union, a post he has held since 2021

Politics

6 hours ago Bodies of 'mother and son' found inside bungalow as police probe 'unexplained' deaths

A man and a woman have been found dead inside a home in Cambridgeshire - with police saying the deaths are being treated as unexplained.

Events

6 hours ago Members of Parliament should be subject to background checks, Labour MP says

Commons Leader Lucy Powell said a balance needs to be struck to ensure politicians are able to represent their constituents ‘freely and openly’.

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6 hours ago Lawyers for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed battle to let his guilty plea go forward

Lawyers for the accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed are urging a federal appeals panel to let his scheduled guilty plea in the attacks go forward

Events

6 hours ago Rising star and singer, 33, sells out major venue on UK tour and has a VERY famous mother 

This rising singer-songwriter has a very famous mother - and you might just recognise her from your TV screen.

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6 hours ago Victoria Beckham says she's 'heartbroken' by the devastation caused by the LA wildfires after her son Brooklyn shared shocking photo from his $3.8m condo

Victoria Beckham has said she is 'heartbroken' as wildfires continue to devastate Los Angeles.

Events

7 hours ago Mum lashed out at woman who 'bopped' her son on the head with inflatable toy

Carla Bratkowski, 38, pushed another woman in the face during an argument outside the Platinum Bar nightlcub.

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7 hours ago Mum of tourist missing in Highlands pleads with public to help find 'kind' and 'gentle' son

"As his mum, I can't bear the thought of him being cold, hungry, and alone."

Events

7 hours ago Liverpool told why Elon Musk would be exactly like Man United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe

After the father of Elon Musk revealed his son would relish the chance to buy Liverpool, the Anfield fan base were given a huge warning that he could be like Sir Jim Ratcliffe

Politics

7 hours ago Ex Mafia boss Sammy Gravano to share full story in explosive Sons of Ecstasy documentary

Former Mafia underboss Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano is telling his family's story of their drugs bust in Arizona for the first time in an explosive documentary titled Sons of Ecstasy

Events

7 hours ago Lammy declares ‘post Cold War peace is well and truly over’ as he takes aim at Putin

The foreign secretary has used his first major speech of 2025 to go after the Russian leader’s aggression in tearing up the world order

Politics

8 hours ago Coleen Rooney details marriage 'strain' as Wayne struggles and son hit by abuse

The I'm A Celeb runner-up has spoken openly about her marriage and family life

Events

8 hours ago Tottenham mascot jokingly apologises for viral Virgil van Dijk plea with message to Archie Gray

Rocco went viral for his message to the Liverpool captain ahead of kick-off

Politics

9 hours ago Heartbroken Jamie Lee Curtis makes desperate Los Angeles wildfire plea

Heartbroken Jamie Lee Curtis made a desperate plea for people to support those affected by the catastrophic wildfires in Southern California.

Events

8 hours ago Traitors fans convinced there is a second SECRET relationship on the show as they share all of their theories over who is hiding their connection

The Traitors has become known for its shock plot twists which have previously included a secret couple and mother and son relationship in past series.

Politics

9 hours ago Cheryl Tweedy ‘stalked by convicted killer’ after Liam Payne’s funeral

Man allegedly breached a restraining order when he turned up at the home Cheryl shares with her seven-year-old son, Bear

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8 hours ago Kai Rooney 'angry' over what goalkeeper said to him about his dad Wayne

Coleen Rooney opened up about her family during an appearance on the Stick to Football podcast as she revealed the insults her eldest son has faced on the pitch

Politics

10 hours ago Almond Valley MSP blasts Labour’s proposed plans for social security spending at Holyrood

Angela Constance hit out at Labour party leader Anas Sarwar.

Events

9 hours ago Venezuela tumbles deeper into dictatorship with Nicolás Maduro set to extend 12

Global democratic leaders pledge a boycott as exiled opposition leader vows to return to challenge ceremonyVenezuela’s tumble into authoritarianism is poised to enter an even harsher new phase this week with Nicolás Maduro set to extend his 12-year rule despite widespread suspicions that he stole last year’s presidential election.The man widely believed to have won that vote – retired diplomat Edmundo González – fled abroad to escape a draconian post-election crackdown but has vowed to return home to challenge Maduro’s planned inauguration on Friday. Continue reading...

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10 hours ago Coleen Rooney reveals son Kai, 15, gets ABUSED over father Wayne while playing football

Kai plays for Manchester United 's youth academy, having joined in 2020 with dreams of emulating his former England captain dad. He clearly has talent - in his first full season he scored 56 goals.

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