2 hours ago Three Darlings, London: Gorgeous, pink and packed with (almost) too much choice

With a front-row seat to the open kitchen and dishes ranging from vanilla soft serve with caviar to char siu beef ribs, Jason Atherton’s new spot Three Darlings dares you not to find something to adore – even if it needs explaining first, writes Lilly Subbotin

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78 minutes ago Heidi Montag breaks down in tears after Los Angeles wildfires destroy family home

The Hills star Heidi Montag shared her devastation as her home was completely destroyed in the fires that have ripped through Los Angeles

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4 hours ago Council worker who stole over £1m from employer is "cautionary tale" for local authorities

Michael Paterson stole a total of £1,087,444.47 from the council over a 17 year period.

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9 minutes ago Hollywood Boulevard is evacuated as wildfires erupt in celebrity epicentre: Another 100,000 told to escape NOW as horror images show LA neighborhoods reduced to ashes and death toll rises

A new evacuation order came about 6pm on Wednesday local time as a fast-moving fire swept through the Hills, impacting at least 10 acres already near Runyon Canyon.

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89 minutes ago AP PHOTOS: Making art and fun from the ice, snow and freezing cold in Harbin, China

People are making the best of the freezing weather in northeast China: Sculptors have finely chiseled ice into elaborate structures resembling landmark castles and temples, and visitors are appreciating the artwork and the excitement of ice slides and other attractions at the annual Harbin Ice and Snow World.

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19 hours ago Lothians MSP leads Holyrood debate on access to medical technology for diabetic patients

Access to diabetes technologies is essential to reducing the physical and mental burden of type 1 diabetes and preventing serious complications like seizures, heart disease, blindness, kidney failure and death.

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20 hours ago M9 motorway set for 20 nights of roadworks to install safety barrier and remove trees

BEAR Scotland, on behalf of Transport Scotland, will work to install safety barriers and remove trees from a section on the M9 northbound over 20 nights.

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4 hours ago ‘A day not soon forgotten:’ The Palisades take stock after blazes rage

Firefighters said the destruction from the California fires was unlike any they had seen in their decades-long careersThe sun glared red as it sank into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, casting an orange hue over the carnage smoldering on the southern Californian coast. It will be a day not soon forgotten in Los Angeles, which by evening was flanked by catastrophic wildfires in nearly all directions.It’s too early to determine the full extent of the destruction caused by the blazes, but in the neighborhoods bordering the Palisades fire it was clear the impact was enormous. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Los Angeles wildfire destroys celebs' homes including Paris Hilton's family pad

Thousands of firefighters are trying to contain the original Palisades fire, which has burnt nearly 16,000 acres, and seven others across southern California in the US

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16 hours ago January deals: the best offers in 10 of London's most glamorous restaurants

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

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37 minutes ago California fires live: five people killed and landmarks threatened as wildfires rage across Los Angeles

Now 130,000 people under evacuation orders as communities affected from the Pacific Coast to inland PasadenaFull report: overwhelmed firefighters struggle to contain blazesVisual explainer: why are the LA wildfires so bad?Californians: have you been affected by the wildfires?Five people have died in the Eaton fire in Altadena, an increase from the two reported deaths earlier today, Los Angeles county sheriff Robert Luna told ABC Los Angeles station KABC.Here are some of the latest images from the newswires from the wildfires raging though Los Angeles County. Continue reading...

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20 hours ago Is YOUR local hospital being crippled by the flu surge? Check winter virus levels in your area using our tracker tool

The crisis, driven by flu norovirus, RSV and Covid has already led to a dozen hospitals declaring critical incidents meaning they are struggling to provide safe care to patients.

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21 hours ago Man charged in Dumfries and Galloway after allegedly driving with frozen car windows

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

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10 hours ago Heartbreaking four words of teen who was left quadriplegic after eating slug for dare

Sam Ballard died at the age of 28 after eating a slug as a dare when he was a teenager. The consequences proved to be catastrophic.

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3 hours ago Los Angeles wildfires LIVE: Several celebrity homes destroyed by flames

Five people have sadly lost their lives and 1000s have seen their homes destroyed after the worst fires in the city's history tore through Los Angeles amid intense winds

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17 hours ago Castle Douglas food project benefits by more than £1,300 thanks to walking challenge

Max Pohlendt completed 1,000 laps of Burghfield Park in aid of Stepping Stones Community Larder and Food Bank.

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54 minutes ago New wildfire rips through Hollywood Hills triggering fresh evacuations as blazes sweep across LA: Live

At least five people have been killed and more than 150,000 are under evacuation orders

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24 hours ago Abandoned cars bulldozed off road as drivers flee raging Pacific Palisades wildfires

Abandoned cars are bulldozed out of the road after drivers flee the devastating Pacific Palisades wildfires.

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12 hours ago Four Scottish restaurants added to Michelin Guide ahead of Glasgow ceremony

The Michelin inspectors have revealed their final additions to the guide ahead of the 2025 stars being announced in Glasgow.

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5 hours ago Wayne Rooney risks house blaze after blowing up hairdryer in his sleep

Coleen Rooney opened up about a near-disaster that almost happened when her husband, Wayne Rooney, was trying to sleep

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19 hours ago Birthday bash 'ruined' after popular restaurant charges £54 to cut cake

A TikTokker was shocked when her birthday bash bill came to over £300 after a popular London restaurant charged £18 per person for the group to cut the cake they had bought in

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57 minutes ago Paris Hilton and Billy Crystal among celebs whose homes have been destroyed in Los Angeles wildfires

The US socialite said she was 'heartbroken beyond words' to see her Malibu home 'burn to the ground on live TV' as she watched the news with her family

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13 hours ago Distraught Made in Chelsea star says she discovered fate of Palisades home on Google

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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16 hours ago Spencer Pratt's heartbroken sister Stephanie breaks down in tears as she reveals she does not know if her Pacific Palisades home survived inferno that razed brother's house

Speaking to Sky News today, reality star Stephanie Pratt , 38 - who is currently in London - told of the horror she endured as fires engulfed the affluent Los Angeles neighbourhood.

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22 hours ago Tone deaf! Fury after millionaire CEO offers to pay 'any amount' for private firefighters to protect his Pacific Palisades mansion while area burns to the ground

Keith Wasserman, co-founder of real estate investment firm Gelt Venture Partners, posted on X this morning pleading for help as a wildfire tore through Pacific Palisades

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72 minutes ago National Guard called in as Los Angeles fights fires on SIX fronts and blaze spreads to Studio City

A new evacuation order came about 6pm on Wednesday local time as a fast-moving fire swept through the Hills, impacting at least 10 acres already near Runyon Canyon.

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13 hours ago MBE in New Year Honours List for Lanark local history expert Ed Archer

Ed Archer has been recognised in the new year honours for services to heritage and the Clydesdale community

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16 hours ago Pacific Palisades fires cause Beverly Hills Hotel to 'overflow with millionaires' as stars like Reese Witherspoon may lose their homes

Several top hotels like the Beverly Hills Hotel, The Four Seasons Beverly Hills, the Peninsula Hotel and the Waldorf Astoria are all sold out.

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24 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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85 minutes ago Wildfire erupts in Hollywood Hills as over 130,000 evacuated from LA blazes and celebrity homes destroyed

Mandy Moore, Cary Elwes and Paris Hilton are among the stars who have lost homes in wildfires

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14 hours ago The Guardian view on content moderation: Meta did far too little. Now it wants to do even less | Editorial

Loosening already limited safeguards on social media platforms is not just damaging. It could ultimately prove deadlyMark Zuckerberg famously boasted that Facebook had a saying: “Move fast and break things”. His product has not just destroyed industry models but also social mores and expectations of the reliability of information and, in the global south, has upended people’s lives. The technology writer Kara Swisher described him as “not just a technologist; he’s a social engineer”.Meta’s Tuesday announcement shows that it still moves at speed. Having previously been pressured into insufficient improvements in moderation, it is abruptly scrapping factcheckers on platforms including Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, starting in the US, and loosening other content restrictions. This purportedly addresses overreach by moderators. Other controls remain. But the signal is clear. Its new guidelines will allow users to call others mentally ill on the basis of their sexuality or gender ide...

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21 hours ago Petra Ecclestone's husband Sam Palmer says they are 'praying for a miracle' as they watch the Pacific Palisades wildfire move closer to their $30.5million home in Brentwood

The raging wildfire - now burning over 2,900 acres of Los Angeles land - is rapidly ripping through the expensive A-list enclave, home to Ben Affleck, Chris Pratt, Reese Witherspoon and Miles Teller.

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2 hours ago Academy pushes 2025 Oscars nominations back and extends voting period amid Los Angeles wildfires

Fires have killed at least five people and burned nearly 1,000 homes

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15 hours ago Farmers in Balfron urge dog owners to keep pets on lead after double sheep worrying scare

Louise and Andrew Paterson, who farm Woodend Farm, in Balfron, west Stirlingshire, say that on two separate occasions over the last week they have dealt with sheep being chased across fields by out of control dogs.

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21 hours ago Furious Airbnb customer claims rental company refused to refund her after she tried to rebook to property away from LA's raging wildfires

Finance executive Ana Mostarac contacted Airbnb to request help with re-booking accommodation farther away from the danger zone.

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2 hours ago California fires live: sixth wildfire breaks out in Los Angeles as five people killed and landmarks threatened

Evacuations ordered from Hollywood Hills due to new Sunset fire, as fire crews battle to contain destructive blazesFull report: overwhelmed firefighters struggle to contain blazesVisual explainer: why are the LA wildfires so bad?Californians: have you been affected by the wildfires?Five people have died in the Eaton fire in Altadena, an increase from the two reported deaths earlier today, Los Angeles county sheriff Robert Luna told ABC Los Angeles station KABC.Here are some of the latest images from the newswires from the wildfires raging though Los Angeles County. Continue reading...

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15 hours ago Chef Gary Usher says it's a 'sad day' as he confirms closure of top restaurant

The restaurant opened in 2015 and had attracted praise from national food critics

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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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3 hours ago Five killed as new Hollywood Hills fire prompts more evacuations in massively destructive LA wildfires: Live

Five people are dead and more than 150,000 are under evacuation orders as a new blaze burns through Hollywood Hills

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16 hours ago 'Britain's most controversial chef' announces closure of UK's first crowdfunded restaurant

Gary Usher has revealed that his Wirral-based bistro Burnt Truffle closed its doors today, admitting he had 'never been able to make it work'.

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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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3 hours ago Billy Crystal, Cary Elwes and Eugene Levy among celebrities to lose homes in California fires

Crystal ‘heartbroken’ after losing family home of 46 years in historic fires that have killed five and destroyed more than 1,100 buildingsCalifornia fires live: sixth wildfire breaks out in Los Angeles as five people killedVisual explainer: why are the LA wildfires so bad?Californians: have you been affected by the wildfires?Billy Crystal, Paris Hilton and Eugene Levy are among celebrities who have lost their homes in the wildfires tearing through several neighbourhoods of Los Angeles, which have killed at least five people and destroyed more than 1,100 buildings so far.Six wildfires were raging across Los Angeles county. The affluent Pacific Palisades, where many famous Hollywood names live, has been devastated since the fires began on Tuesday. On Wednesday night, another fire broke out in Runyon Canyon in the Hollywood Hills, with the Los Angeles fire department ordering an immediate evacuation of parts of the neighbourhood. Continue reading...

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17 hours ago West Dunbartonshire residents face further bin collection delays as council blames 'resources and icy conditions'

West Dunbartonshire Council has announced that delays to the uplift of brown food waste bins could be possible due to resource pressures, as well as icy weather conditions.

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25 hours ago Watch live: Pacific Palisades wildfires rage across Los Angeles as 30,000 residents forced to flee homes

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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3 hours ago ‘Grateful for first responders’: Hollywood reacts as California wildfires engulf neighbourhoods

Chris Pratt, Paris Hilton, Billie Eilish, and Khloe Kardashian are among the stars who have reacted to the blaze

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17 hours ago Prince Harry and Meghan Markle face having power cut to their £24m Montecito mansion as Palisades wildfires ravage California

Electricity provider Southern California Edison is considering a so-called Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) in parts of Santa Barbara county - including Montecito, where Harry and Meghan live.

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3 hours ago Hollywood Boulevard is evacuated following yet more Los Angeles wildfires

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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17 hours ago Mystery as Popeyes refuses to say why Swansea restaurant hasn't opened a year after it was announced

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

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3 hours ago Hollywood stars flee Pacific Palisades fire as flames engulf celebrity enclave: ‘Nightmare came true’

Firefighters are currently battling an out-of-control blaze in the exclusive neighborhood of Pacific Palisades, home to a number of A-list Hollywood stars

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17 hours ago ‘Nightmare came true’: Stars flee Pacific Palisades blaze as flames engulf celebrity enclave

Firefighters are currently battling an out-of-control blaze in the exclusive neighborhood of Pacific Palisades, home to a number of A-list Hollywood stars

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4 hours ago Palisades fire live updates: Five killed as new Hollywood Hills blaze prompts further evacuations

Five people are dead and more than 150,000 are under evacuation orders as a new blaze burns through Hollywood Hills

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17 hours ago New provider found for GP services in Southern Machars area of Dumfries and Galloway

Management of the practice has been awarded to Dr Shereen Saleh, Dr Gulnur Yaman-Dent and Dr Gorkem Hamali.

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4 hours ago LA Mayor Karen Bass refuses to answer questions on catastrophic wildfires

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass stood stone-faced and refused to answer a reporter's question for two full minutes after being out of the country as killed wildfires raged through her city.

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18 hours ago The kindness of strangers: we thought we’d been poisoned at Tolstoy’s house. Then a local explained what we had really drunk

We took thirsty chugs from the tall glasses. Surely this ‘water’ belonged in a biohazard chamber, not our mouthsRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesIn July 2019 I travelled to Russia with my sister and a friend. As three bookish girls, our highlight would be a pilgrimage to Yasnaya Polyana, Leo Tolstoy’s country house.The trip was already punctuated with comical mistakes and miscommunications. We couldn’t speak Russian, and it was our first experience in a country where no locals come to your aid to translate. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago LA's iconic Hollywood Boulevard is evacuated as fire erupts in celebrity epicenter

A new evacuation order came about 6pm on Wednesday local time as a fast-moving fire swept through the Hills, impacting at least 10 acres already near Runyon Canyon.

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18 hours ago There’s 60% off our favourite recipe box with this Gousto discount code

Prepare to whip up some restaurant-quality meals

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5 hours ago Californian wildfires destroy songwriter Diane Warren's beloved home of 30 years

The wildfires have seen the city declare a state of emergency, with at least 70,000 people forced to evacuate their homes as the metropolitan area became blanketed in a thick cloud of smoke and ash

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19 hours ago Dog owners urged to show their pet some love this Valentine's Day at Stirling garden centre

Stirling's Dobbies Garden Centre has urged pet owners to bring their beloved pet dogs to the store as a 'paw-fect' way to mark Valentine's Day this year.

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6 hours ago LA Mayor Karen Bass refuses to answer questions on catastrophic killer wildfires

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass stood stone-faced and refused to answer a reporter's question for two full minutes after being out of the country as killed wildfires raged through her city.

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19 hours ago Don’t Tell Dad: comfort eating is hot stuff at this new London bakery and restaurant

Don’t Tell Dad: comfort eating is hot stuff at this new London bakery and restaurant  Wallpaper*

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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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21 hours ago 'Christmas sex party with our neighbours almost destroyed our marriage'

After getting more than they bargained for at their neighbour's Christmas get-together, one couple's marriage is now on the brink after the wife got more than just a little merry

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6 hours ago Los Angeles wildfires: Five people dead as 'apocalyptic' scenes devastate the region

The two largest fires, the Palisades and Eaton Fires, have burned over 25,000 acres combined as five people have been confirmed dead in Los Angeles, with the death toll expected to rise

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