98 minutes ago 'No evidence' Vladimir Putin wants peace deal to end his Ukraine war, says Foreign Secretary David Lammy

The Cabinet minister also suggested that Donald Trump’s timetable for a peace deal was slipping towards Easter

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1 hour ago Manchester Airport LIVE delays updates after runways shut due to 'significant' snowfall

The runways have been temporarily closed as staff deal with the snow

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62 minutes ago Motorists given bizarre tea bag trick to avoid £2,500 fine this winter

A motoring expert has shared a surprising yet effective tip for drivers to prevent their car windows from misting up on cold winter mornings, without having to wait

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1 hour ago Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal want Mbeumo, Araujo bid; Nuno Mendes to Man Utd; deal agreed; Chelsea, latest

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

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60 minutes ago Former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg avoids jail after abusing ex

Montpellier player made MBE in New Year Honours list previously pleaded guilty to domestic abuse of ex-partner Gillian Hogg, including shouting and swearing, tracking her movements and sending her messages that were alarming and distressing in nature

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18 hours ago The X Factor star Sam Bailey reveals baffling real reason she applied for hit ITV show 12 years on from win

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

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22 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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2 hours ago 'No evidence' that Vladimir Putin wants peace deal to end his Ukraine war, says Foreign Secretary David Lammy

The Cabinet minister also suggested that Donald Trump’s timetable for a peace deal was slipping towards Easter

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16 hours ago Love Island All Stars cast's wild lives now from cheating scandals to jail stint

The first 12 contestants on the hotly anticipated Love Island All Stars 2025 has been confirmed and from villains to show veterans, there is something for everyone...

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81 minutes ago Next shoppers bag £54 Elemis oil for under £7 in beauty box deal worth £228

Next has launched a new beauty box, which is packed with eight products from big name brands including Elemis, Rituals and The Ordinary, and it's a total saving of more than £170

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2 hours ago Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal want Mbeumo, Araujo bid; Man Utd agree deal; Chelsea, Tottenham latest

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

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67 minutes ago Inside RuPaul's secret struggle after The Vivienne's death and plans big Drag Race change

RuPaul is said to be devastated by the loss of The Vivienne, who passed away at the age of 32, and is considering stepping down from his presenting duties

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2 hours ago 'That was the line I couldn't cross': Tesco faces backlash over 'unethical' in

Critics have said the controversial trial echoes a similar scandal of the 1970s

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19 hours ago Chinese takeaway shares delicious recipe to make your own chow mein at home

An award-winning Chinese takeaway in Scotland shared how to make their popular chow mein at home for your next fakeaway evening, but some are criticising the meal saying it's wrong

Society

95 minutes ago British woman describes Magaluf 'rape ordeal after being led into a brothel while drunk' at notorious Majorca nightspot

The holidaymaker said she had been drinking in bars in the resort's Punta Ballena strip with a friend when they were invited to shots by two men working as PR staff at a nearby nightspot.

Economics

2 hours ago RuPaul 'in bits' over The Vivienne's death and 'considering' quitting Drag Race

The death of The Vivienne, real name James Lee Williams, has reportedly left RuPaul "in bits" - and considering stepping away from his TV series, which has aired for five years

Sport

91 minutes ago Conor McGregor business partner at BKFC explains loyalty to UFC star after rape case

Dave Feldman said McGregor had been ‘kicked while he was down’, after a woman won a claim against him in a High Court civil case

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3 hours ago West Ham confirm Graham Potter as new manager following Julen Lopetegui sacking

Former Chelsea boss returns to Premier League management on a two-and-a-half year deal

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20 hours ago Liam Payne's cause of death is confirmed after One Direction star fell from Buenos Aires hotel balcony

Former One Direction star Liam Payne's medical cause of death has been confirmed in a UK inquest opening as 'polytrauma'.

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1 hour ago BT orders 3,500 new electric vehicles in UK's biggest ever commercial fleet deal

'By integrating yet more electric vehicles into our operations, we are taking another significant step towards reducing our carbon footprint and supporting the UK’s transition to a greener future'

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20 hours ago Premier League star accused of rape: Police pass evidence to CPS for them to weigh up as player continues playing for his club

The Metropolitan Police passed on the evidence relating to an international player in his 30s who was first arrested at his home in London in July 2022.

Sport

1 hour 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.

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5 hours ago ‘Queen of the fakeaway’ lost almost six stone eating her own version of McDonald’s Big Macs

Latoyah Egerton, started creating easy-to-follow recipes for takeaway alternatives during the pandemic

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21 hours ago Chinese takeaway shares chow mein recipe for your next fakeaway meal at home

Scottish takeaway Mayflower in Motherwell took to TikTok to share their recipes for how to make your takeaway order at home, including their popular chow mein noodles without vegetables

Society

3 hours ago Man United 'offered' Kobbie Mainoo replacement transfer swap deal as reunion emerges

Manchester United transfer news as Douglas Luiz becomes the latest player linked with joining Ruben Amorim's project at Old Trafford

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24 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

1 hour ago What is polytrauma as Liam Payne's cause of death confirmed at UK inquest

The former One Direction star tragically died at the age of 31 after falling from a balcony at the Casa Sur Palermo hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on October 16.

Events

5 hours ago When did stag and hen dos become the worst thing about having friends?

So many of us go along with staggeringly priced hen and stag dos that we simply can’t afford, purely to avoid looking like a crap friend or, god forbid, skint. Ellie Harrison asks how we got here

Politics

24 hours ago Parents told they're making dangerous mistake with prams in cold weather

As temperatures continue to drop during the winter months, a parenting expert has warned mums and dads to avoid making one common mistake when it comes to keeping their children warm.

Society

3 hours ago Rangers fresh exit link, Celtic deal for 'future star' hits snag, Hearts departure mooted

Here are all the latest Scottish football transfer headlines on Thursday morning - including Celtic, Rangers and Hearts.

Economics

24 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

1 hour ago The big question standing between Jack Draper and a pivotal next step in 2025

The British No 1 had a breakthrough 2024 season but has already withdrawn from events in 2025 ahead of the start of the Australian Open this Sunday

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5 hours ago Kevin De Bruyne has contract help that Man City could use against Kyle Walker

Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne may still have to prove he deserves a new deal, but every Premier League start may help

Politics

5 hours ago Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal's top target emerges, Man Utd's Mainoo talks, Prem side seal £21m deal

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

33 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

2 hours 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.

Events

6 hours ago We deserve to be able to watch the Scotland football team on the telly for free

Record View says it is vital that a deal is sorted in time for Scotland's World Cup qualifiers which start in September.

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9 hours ago Crooked HMRC worker who stole £200,000 of taxpayer cash to pay mortgage can AVOID jail if she sells her house

A crooked HMRC worker who took almost £200,000 of taxpayer cash to pay off her mortgage has been told she could avoid jail if she sells her house.

Economics

3 hours ago Community pays tribute to aspiring rapper, 14, stabbed to death on bus

Kelyan Bokassa died on Tuesday.

Events

10 hours ago DAN MCLAUGHLIN: Trump's 'crazy' scheme to take Greenland and Panama by force is really his most ingenious real estate deal yet

There are three things to remember in real estate: location, location, location. It's all you need to know about Trump's vows to take Greenland and the Panama Canal, by any means necessary.

Politics

12 hours ago Italian journalist Cecilia Sala, 29, is FREED after spending three weeks in a notorious Iranian jail amid talks of a 'swap deal'

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala, 29, who was left to languish in an Iranian prison for three weeks has returned home amid talk of an exchange deal with an Iranian man arrested on terrorism charges.

Economics

3 hours ago Ruben Amorim recalls star who Ole Gunnar Solskjaer described as a 'top attacker'

Man Utd have triggered a recall clause in Joe Hugill's loan deal at Wigan Athletic, with the forward set to return to Old Trafford after impressing in his limited League One action

Events

11 hours ago Major study reveals how long people with dementia live after diagnosis

Roughly 13% of people move to a nursing home in the year after diagnosis

Politics

14 hours ago Ruben Amorim set for Man United January transfer windfall as £20m deal 'agreed'

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

Economics

3 hours ago RuPaul 'in bits' over The Vivienne’s death as he considers future of drag show race

“With a broken heart, I join the entire Drag Race universe in mourning the loss of The Vivienne — an incredibly talented queen and a lovely human being.”

Events

12 hours ago Tottenham trophy hopes boosted as Lucas Bergvall takes advantage of fortune to leave Liverpool furious

Bergvall was lucky to avoid a second yellow card just minutes before his late winner

Politics

15 hours ago Kristers Tobers signs for Aberdeen as Jimmy Thelin seals £700k deal for Latvia captain

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

Economics

3 hours ago Woolwich bus stabbing: Family attend vigil held for boy, 14, stabbed to death on London double decker

Police called after Kelyan Bokassa stabbed on 472 bus route in Woolwich Church Road

Events

14 hours ago Lily Allen admits avoiding husband David Harbour's kinky bedroom requests

Lily Allen has revealed the excuses she used to avoid fulfilling her husband David Harbour's cheeky bedroom antics while chatting on her podcast series Miss Me?

Politics

16 hours ago Inside the 'Counterfeit Street' unit where fake perfume and watches went for £15

A 68 year-old trader has been convicted and sentenced - again

Economics

3 hours ago Cheryl stalked by convicted killer who went to her home after Liam Payne's death

A man has breached a restraining order which barred him from contacting Cheryl or entering Buckinghamshire after being jailed for four months last year

Events

14 hours ago Lucy Letby retrial needed after ‘clear miscarriage of justice’, says David Davis

MP tells parliament he believes justice has not been done after hearing experts’ concerns over former nurse’s murder convictionsFundamental flaws in the criminal trial system led to the former nurse Lucy Letby being convicted of murder in a “clear miscarriage of justice”, David Davis has said in parliament.In a parliamentary debate, the former cabinet minister detailed the mounting concerns of leading experts about the convictions and said there should quickly be a retrial. He said he believed Letby would be cleared in it. Continue reading...

Politics

16 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

3 hours ago Simon Cowell returns to Britain's Got Talent after Liam Payne death as show makes big change

He and his fellow Britain's Got Talent judges are back at the auditions for the talent show after they were postponed following Payne's death

Events

15 hours ago Lily Allen refused David Harbour's 'kinky bedroom requests' before split and used AI during rows

Lily Allen has been opening up about her marriage to David Harbour, revealing that she used AI to help her avoid arguments with the Stranger Things actor.

Politics

17 hours ago Stephen ‘tWtich’ Boss’ widow Allison Holker responds to claims she’s ‘disgracing’ him for a paycheck

Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss’ wife says she discovered his drug addiction days after his death in 2022

Economics

4 hours ago The new trial that will strike fear into the hearts of thugs in Greater Manchester

Michael Mitchell is one of the first to be hit with a Domestic Abuse Protection Order

Events

15 hours ago West Ham appoint Potter after sacking Lopetegui and Steidten may go too

Spaniard departs after just 22 matches as managerAnalysis: Lopetegui leaves identity-free West HamWest Ham have appointed Graham Potter as their manager after ending days of uncertainty by firing Julen Lopetegui. The shake-up could also lead to the departure of the technical director, Tim Steidten.It is understood Steidten, who joined in 2023, played a minor part in the negotiations that led to Potter agreeing to replace Lopetegui on a two-and-a-half-year deal. Talks were led by West Ham’s vice-chair, Karren Brady. Sources have indicated West Ham are increasingly unhappy with Steidten over his transfer record, and believe the German could be sidelined if he stays. Continue reading...

Politics

18 hours ago Tonight's Cardiff City news as chief drops hint about target, rivals muscle in on deal and clubs want Bluebird

The latest Bluebirds news from Cardiff City Stadium

Economics

7 hours ago The Vivienne's death could spell the end of Drag Race as RuPaul is 'in bits'

The Vivienne, whose real name was James Lee Williams, had been one of the breakout stars on RuPaul's Drag Race - the BBC reality show in which drag queens compete in front of host RuPaul

Events

15 hours ago MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski quickly issues legal note after guest calls Trump a ‘rapist’

The immediate clarification comes weeks after ABC News settlened a defamation case with Trump over George Stephanopulos saying the president-elect was found ‘liable of rape. ‘

Politics

19 hours ago Ski patrollers reach deal to end strike at Utah's Park City Mountain Resort

Ski patrollers at the biggest U.S. ski resort say they have reached a deal with Utah’s Park City Mountain Resort to end a strike that put a wrench in operations during the busy holiday season

Economics

8 hours ago How JK Rowling's doctor husband has become her rock in the face of an avalanche of death threats from militant trans activists

The social media post JK Rowling penned to mark the occasion of her 23rd wedding anniversary was short, understated and heartfelt: 'Married 23 years today' alongside a single heart emoji.

Events

16 hours ago Diddy is not happy about all the attention Luigi Mangione is receiving behind bars, report claims

A source close to Diddy allegedly told the New York Post that Mangione was going to end up on the rapper’s ‘s*** list’

Politics

19 hours ago London mayor’s £24m fares cut on Fridays made ‘no noticeable difference’ – TfL

Sir Sadiq Khan hailed the trial as ‘groundbreaking’ when it was launched in March last year.

Economics

8 hours ago Warning as common mistake drivers make in the snow could cost them £2,500

Keith Hawes, of Nationwide Vehicle Contracts, has revealed a simple way to avoid being fined whilst driving in severe weather conditions. It comes after snow warnings were issued in the UK

Events

16 hours ago Expected guilty plea for man in 'Wizard of Oz' ruby slippers case postponed due to hospitalization

A hearing where a Minnesota man was expected to plead guilty to hiding a stolen pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz” has been postponed indefinitely because he's hospitalized

Politics

20 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.

Economics

9 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

Events

18 hours ago ‘He jolted us out of our comfort zone’: Antonio Pappano, Martyn Brabbins and more on Pierre Boulez

As the classical music world celebrates his centenary, musicians tell us why the French iconoclast remains a towering figure, and his music still casts a spellComposer, conductor, polemicist and iconoclast Pierre Boulez was born 100 years ago and, on his death in 2016, left classical music utterly changed. Ahead of two festivals in which the London Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Symphony celebrate a musician with whom both orchestras had close and enduring relationships we speak to composers, conductors and performers who worked with the legendary musician, and tell us why his music remains essential listening - so long as we put our ‘Boulez ears’ on. Continue reading...

Politics

20 hours ago Ninja's Thirsti water bottle that's 'perfect for the gym' now £4 in deal

The bestselling bottle is usually £30 but fitness fans have spotted a way to get it for a fraction of the normal price

Economics

9 hours ago Body of Hamas hostage found alongside potential son's remains in underground Gaza tunnel

Yosef AlZayadni's body was discovered in southern Gaza by Israeli soldiers amid claims Israel and Hamas are considering a ceasefire deal, which would free the remaining hostages

Events

18 hours ago Nico Williams Arsenal transfer faces major stumbling block as Gunners eye release clause

Arsenal are keen on Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams who shone for Spain at Euro 2024 and scored against England in the final - but the Gunners will have to dig deep to fund a deal

Politics

20 hours ago Liam Payne’s cause of death confirmed after One Direction star’s Buenos Aries hotel balcony fall

Pop singer died aged 31 after falling from a third-floor balcony at a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Economics

10 hours ago My tiny chihuahua was violently kicked to death by an intruder when I was just feet away... police are now hunting a 'dog KILLER' 

Evangeline Ecclestone, of Rising Brook, Stafford, has revealed she will 'never get over' the 'cruel' death of her tiny pet chihuahua Reggie, who was viciously kicked to death.

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