Reimposing passport checks in the Schengen area creates new political lines in our minds – and that poses its own dangerWith so many economic and political challenges looming, the EU nevertheless began 2025 with a little bit of its old magic and a reminder that it’s here to do far more than simply react. At the stroke of midnight on 1 January, a dog crossed the border between Romania and Hungary, and like all the people to follow it, nope, it didn’t have to show ID. As of 2025, Romania and Bulgaria are full members of the Schengen area – that counterintuitive dismantling of borders that refuses to be snuffed out in an age of rising nationalism.The quote “we have made Europe, now we must make Europeans” is often apocryphally attributed to Jean Monnet, one of the founding fathers of the European Union. Even if he never actually said it, the “making” of Europeans is tangible in two ways. Both have to do with movement. Erasmus – the scheme that lent its name to a whole generation of stu...

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If you're seeking a solution to staying warm while you work from home this winter, you won't want to miss out on this heated office chair

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The UK’s biggest supermarket chain reported UK and Ireland like-for-like sales, excluding fuel and VAT, up 3.7% over the six weeks to January 4.

Economics

January window is heating up as Premier League giants plot big moves

Sport

Researchers have shed light on the dieting habits of 'Blue Zone' residents in a bid to help people live past 100 years old

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A new study has highlighted the postive impacts of physical exercise on cancer.

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All of the latest news from across Wales and further afield

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Watch live as Pacific Palisades wildfires rage across Los Angeles on Wednesday (8 January) as 30,000 residents have been forced to flee homes.

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The UK’s biggest supermarket chain reported UK and Ireland like-for-like sales, excluding fuel and VAT, up 3.7% over the six weeks to January 4.

Economics

Man Utd have recalled young goalkeeper Elyh Harrison from his loan spell at Chester and will run the rule over the teenager for the rest of the season.

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Firefighters are battling to get under control a blaze near the iconic Hollywood Boulevard - and streets around Grauman’s Chinese Theatre and Madame Tussauds are packed with traffic

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The former actor, 67,  played the good-natured boy who won the lucky golden ticket, before turning his back on acting and becoming a vet.

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The democratic order has faced down tyrants and megalomaniacs before. The name of the game for liberals for 2025 and beyond must be survivalThey can smell the fear. And they are thrilled by what they can smell. Fanned by a mesmerised media at home and abroad, the thrill excites them into fresh provocations. Donald Trump knows the US’s allies’ nerves are jangling as his second presidency approaches – and he wants to keep it that way. Elon Musk is similarly glorying in his power to provoke and misinform without suffering penalty or reprimand – least of all from most of Britain’s politicians and press.Both men are bullies. And this is what bullies do. However, there is no disputing that this is also their moment. The Trump inauguration on 20 January will be an in-your-face celebration of America First power. It will also be a requiem that consigns large parts of the rules-based postwar global settlement to the grave.Martin Kettle is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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Bryan Mbeumo has been one of the standout performers in the Premier League this season and Manchester United are among those interested in securing his services

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Mehmet Dalman has outlined what the club are looking to do in the January transfer window

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Every January, my extended family has a big get-together. Each person brings their children and partner or, in my case, partners - my husband Marcus and my boyfriend Neil.

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The former actor, 67,  played the good-natured boy who won the lucky golden ticket, before turning his back on acting and becoming a vet.

Culture

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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Chris Milnes, 60, bagged a dream mortgage-free Omaze house in Dorset last June - but has now put it on the market

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FA Cup clash at risk of having 1,000 empty seats due to row over United’s ticket allocation

Sport

Our new sanctions regime targets those profiting from irregular migration and organised immigration crime. We must be focused and smartIn January 1946, the foreign secretary, Ernest Bevin, stared into the geopolitical fog. The second world war had only just ended. The cold war, which would last more than four decades, was only just beginning. It was hard to see six months, let alone six years ahead.But Bevin did not sit waiting for the fog to clear. He was a minister of action, who saw that what matters is not just what Britain says, but what it does. What matters is not just what Britain wants, but what it builds. What matters is having a strategy. This is why Clement Attlee’s 1945 general election manifesto was called Let Us Face the Future.David Lammy is British foreign secretaryDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. ...

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The iconic house featured in the hit TV series Breaking Bad has gone up for sale for  a whopping $4M, as the owners hope its previous appearance on the AMC hit will boost the sale.

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Liverpool have some first-team players vulnerable to rivals in the January transfer window, with the contracts of Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah among the key concerns for Arne Slot

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Premier League clubs including Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United are starting to get their ducks in a row with the January transfer window now a week old

Economics

Oleksandr Zinchenko has plummeted down the pecking order at Arsenal this season, with the left-back now heading for a departure from the Gunners in the January transfer window

Sport

MPs rejected a Conservative bid to push for another national inquiry into grooming gangs by 364 votes to 111 in a vote in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 8 January.

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The iconic house featured in the hit TV series Breaking Bad has gone up for sale for  a whopping $4M, as the owners hope its previous appearance on the AMC hit will boost the sale.

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Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim is keen for signings in January amid links with Nuno Mendes, while Marcus Rashford and Antony could potentially be on the way out of Old Trafford

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Modest family home in Albuquerque has a price tag fit for a meth kingpin – but owner Joanne Quintana warns buyers to prepare for hundreds of visitors a dayThe modest suburban home used as Walter White’s family abode in Breaking Bad is officially on the market for US$4m – almost 10 times the median sale price in its neighbourhood.The ranch-style house in Albuquerque, New Mexico has four bedrooms, two bathrooms and a back yard pool, which featured in crucial scenes in the show. The median price of a house in the same postcode is $421,000, according to real estate company Zillow. Continue reading...

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Steve Clarke squad members to keep an eye on this month

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In January last year, Jacob Davidge's entire downstairs was destroyed after flooding caused the house to flood with rainwater from Storm Henk.

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The streamer is currently promoting the Duchess of Sussex 's long-awaited lifestyle series ahead of the show's premiere on January 15.

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Premier League giants look to strengthen in January

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Manchester United transfer news as the January transfer budget is set to receive a small boost thanks to a sell-on clause

Economics

United fail in bid to have 1,000 seats given to neutrals after Arsenal did not offer them full 9,000 allocation

Sport

The infant, believed to be around a month old, was found in a 'thermal cradle' at the church of San Giovanni Battista, in Bari, Italy, on January 2.

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Overnight into Thursday (January 9), temperatures are set to drop sharply

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Dons boss Thelin had made the 24-year-old defender one of his top January targets, and has now secured his man

Economics

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

Sport

The Vivienne, real name James Lee Williams, was found dead at a property in Chorlton-by-Backford, near Chester, on Sunday, January 5, and a cause of death has not yet been provided.

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Aziz Ziriat and Mr Harris have not been seen or heard from since January 1 and they did not check in for their flight home on January 6.

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The latest Manchester United transfer news as Marcus Rashford's exit may help the dominos fall in favour of rivals Liverpool

Economics

Xbox Game Pass has made its first announcement of the year, and though it isn't exactly bursting at the seams, it's going to catch players with nostalgia hook, line and sinker.

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It comes as the US is said to be pushing for a truce before Donald Trump’s inauguration on 20 January

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Former Made in Chelsea star Stephanie Pratt broke down in tears during a live interview as she revealed that she discovered the fate of her Palisades home with a Google search as fire devastated the area on Wednesday, 8 January.

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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.

Economics

Premier League giants look to strengthen in January

Sport

Eurostar is also being urged to cut ticket prices as the cost of using the HS1 high speed line is reduced

Events

Damion Ogeare is accused of breaking into a Wiltshire stables containing two Shetland ponies and having sex with a female mare, called Cassieopia Wooley, in January last year

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Many of us crave glitz, that feeling attained while dining out somewhere special. But in this economy, at this time of year? Here’s where to go

Economics

Philippe Clement has revealed the new CEO is set to address the media over January transfer plans

Sport

After a four year battle with bladder cancer, singer-songwriter Peter Yarrow passed away yesterday (Tuesday, January 7) - he was responsible the hit Puff The Magic Dragon

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Premier League giants look to strengthen in January

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Now that the colder months are upon us, it's time to start thinking about how you can keep warm without breaking the bank - and this portable heater may be the solution

Economics

INEOS are coming up to a year since they bought a stake in Manchester United but haven't had the impact fans had hoped for

Sport

Brits face the coldest January night for 15 years on Thursday, according to Met Office data, as temperatures could drop to -16C with snow and sleet battering the country

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Manchester United have been linked with a blockbuster January move for Paris Saint-Germain's Nuno Mendes, as Ruben Amorim looks to strengthen his defensive options

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Latest Manchester United transfer news as a new team enters the race for Marcus Rashford that could make Ruben Amorim's January transfer window

Economics

Premier League giants look to strengthen in January

Sport

The father was attacked in the Punjabi city of Gujranwala on January 1 and taken to hospital where he died on January 7.

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The special counsel handed in his final report days before Trump returns to the White House

Politics

Louise Thompson has shared her go-to Shark handheld vacuum cleaner that's ideal for cleaning the car and sofa in minutes - and Amazon just slashed the price by £70

Economics

Arsenal are looking at transfer opportunities this month as they look to finally earn a Premier League title under Mikel Arteta, and are being linked to moves for some big names

Sport

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...

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Kobbie Mainoo is still only paid £20,000 per week by Manchester United and has been unable to agree terms over a new contract, sparking interest from Chelsea in the January transfer window

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The supermarket is launching its January Baby Event, offering a wide range of products for parents and families

Economics

Manchester City have transfer interest in Eintracht Frankfurt striker Omar Marmoush and Lens centre-back Abdukodir Khusanov in January.

Sport

Two men from London were last heard from on January 1 while trekking in Northern Italy

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The third season of ‘The Traitors’ begins streaming on Peacock on January 9, 2025

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Manchester City are active in the January transfer window - with any new signings offering a clear boost to future business in the summer.

Economics

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer faces Kemi Badenoch at Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday (8 January) as a furious row erupts between the two political parties over grooming gangs.

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Regan Kelly, 28, had just arrived in Thailand for a month-long trip when he went missing in the early hours of January 3. He was last seen in CCTV footage at his hostel bar with an unknown man.

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If you're looking to book a spring getaway, then you'll want to know about the Eurostar flash sale, which is offering one-way tickets for as little as £35 to a number of beautiful locations - including this real gem

Economics

EXCLUSIVE: California has a reputation for being warm, but while its average temperatures in the summer months sit around the 28 to 29 degree mark, in January and February they drop down to around 20C

Events

As the national day of mourning isn’t a federal holiday, many businesses, financial centers, and services will be open

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The Feel Hair Support is made with Keranat, which has been clinically proven to reduce hair loss and improve hair health, is currently 20% off in a New Year sale

Economics

One of the main reasons Man United are having their worst seasons in 35 years is they have got it wrong with their two striker signings.

Events

As new research suggests a cuppa could keep you alive for longer, Helen Coffey celebrates that, for once, we’re not being told to give up one of life’s greatest simple pleasures

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We've spotted a discount code that will slash the prices of tickets at 24 participating venues if you order your seats this month

Economics

Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Sam Harris, 35, have not been seen or heard from since January 1 and they did not check in for their flight home on January 6.

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Dehumidifiers provide essential moisture management in the home.

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The Grade II-listed mansion was listed in May 2024 and sold to a young UK businessman

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Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Samuel Harris, 35, were hiking through the Dolomites in northern Italy and were last heard from at 2.20pm on January 1, when they sent messages to their loved ones in England

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