46 minutes ago Earth records hottest year ever in 2024 and the jump was so big it breached a key threshold

Global temperatures in 2024 soared to yet another record level, but this time it was such a big jump that Earth temporarily passed a major symbolic climate threshold

Politics

12 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...

Society

52 minutes ago Man Utd transfer news: Marcus Rashford swap deal as Casemiro closes in on big

Manchester United are set for a busy January transfer window, with Ruben Amorim's squad in desperate need of a major overhaul amid an awful start to his reign as manager

Economics

9 hours ago Do FA Cup third round games go to extra time or replays? Competition rules explained

There will be no replays in the third round of the FA Cup after the Football Association agreed a controversial deal with the Premier League over scheduling

Sport

52 minutes ago Record hot 2024 was first year to break 1.5C warming threshold, scientists say

Climate datasets confirm last year was the hottest on record.

Events

14 hours ago Small detail in this photo of reigning Australian Open champions proves just how well paid tennis's best stars are

Both are hot favourites to once again clinch their titles, with world No 1, Sabalenka, riding an excellent vein of form coming into the next fortnight, having won at the Brisbane International.

Culture

3 hours ago Surge in households seeking help with energy bills in 2024, says Citizens Advice

Citizens Advice said its staff helped the equivalent of one person every two working minutes throughout the year.

Science

12 hours ago Revealed: The most turbulent flight routes and airports of 2024, with Mendoza to Santiago worst overall and Denver and Turin among the hubs where bumpy journeys are likely

The rankings have been drawn up by turbulence forecast website turbli.com, which analysed around 10,000 short and long-haul routes connecting the 550 largest airports in the world.

Transport

51 minutes ago Hottest year on record sent planet past 1.5C of heating for first time in 2024

Highest recorded temperatures supercharged extreme weather – with worse to come, EU data shows Climate breakdown drove the annual global temperature above the internationally agreed 1.5C target for the first time last year, supercharging extreme weather and causing “misery to millions of people”.The average temperature in 2024 was 1.6C above preindustrial levels, data from the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) shows. That is a jump of 0.1C from 2023, which was also a record hot year and represents levels of heat never experienced by modern humans. Continue reading...

Politics

14 hours ago Transfer news LIVE: Man Utd offered Rashford swap, Arsenal want Brentford star, Man City agree deal

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

Society

52 minutes ago Ruben Amorim gets 'dream' Man United transfer chance as Marcus Rashford swap deal emerges

Latest Manchester United transfer news and gossip with updates on Napoli forward Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen

Economics

17 hours 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

Sport

2 hours ago Australia violated rights of asylum seekers on Nauru, UN watchdog rules

United Nations human rights committee says decision should serve as warning to other nations considering outsourcing asylum processingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia violated the rights of asylum seekers arbitrarily detained on the island of Nauru, a UN watchdog has ruled, in a warning to other countries intent on outsourcing asylum processing.The UN human rights committee published decisions in two cases involving 25 refugees and asylum seekers who endured years of arbitrary detention in the island nation.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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16 hours ago Man Utd fans left livid after realising they missed out on Lucas Bergvall in old photo

Manchester United fans have been left infuriated after old photos reveal that 18-year-old Tottenham Hotspur ace Lucas Bergvall could have been a Red Devil

Culture

11 hours ago Flu virus deaths soar compared to same time last year after 'deeply concerning' outbreak

The number of deaths is almost quadruple the number compared to the first week of 2024.

Science

15 hours ago Revealed: The most turbulent flight routes and airports of 2024, with Mendoza to Santiago worst overall and Denver and Turin among the hubs where bumpy journeys are likely

The rankings have been drawn up by turbulence forecast website turbli.com, which analysed around 10,000 short and long-haul routes connecting the 550 largest airports in the world.

Transport

2 hours ago Trump’s hush money sentencing will go ahead on Friday, Supreme Court rules

5-4 decision from the nation’s high court allows Trump’s sentence to move foward 10 days before inauguration

Politics

15 hours ago Transfer news LIVE: Man Utd’s Rashford offered surprise move, Arsenal want Brentford star, Man City agree deal

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

Society

5 hours ago Marcus Rashford one step away from Man Utd exit as forward flies out to complete deal

Marcus Rashford's representatives have been in Italy this week trying to thrash out a loan move for the Manchester United striker and there has been significant movement

Economics

18 hours 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

Sport

3 hours ago Poland promises Benjamin Netanyahu free rein on its soil to commemorate Auschwitz liberation anniversary and vows to protect him despite war crimes warrant

The Polish government has vowed to allow Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to freely visit the nation for the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenhau

Events

11 hours ago Scientists prize neutrality – that doesn’t cut it any more. In 2025, they must fully back the climate movement | Bill McGuire and Roger Hallam

With 2024 set to go down as the hottest year on record, we know that what is coming is truly horrifyingThe past 12 months have seen our world enter new territory. Last year will go down as the first time that the global average temperature exceeded 1.5C above preindustrial times over a calendar year. We could crash permanently through the 1.5C guardrail within the next five years, and shatter the 2C limit as soon as 2034. This will almost certainly result in the tipping points for collapse of the Greenland and west Antarctic ice sheets being crossed, committing us to the drowning of coastal towns and cities.In years to come, we will look back at this time and ask the same question that future generations will ask: why didn’t we stop this catastrophe?Bill McGuire is professor emeritus of geophysical and climate hazards at UCL and author of Hothouse Earth: an Inhabitant’s GuideRoger Hallam is co-founder of Extinction Rebellion, Insulate Britain and Just Stop Oil Continue reading...

Science

3 hours ago ‘No one will stop our people’: Bougainville president defiant in push for independence

Ishmael Toroama tells the Guardian sovereignty from Papua New Guinea is a ‘matter of time’ as long-running process enters next phase Ishmael Toroama’s life has been dominated by a single ambition. The president of Bougainville, an autonomous island that is part of the Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea, has for decades fought for his island to claim its sovereignty.“Bougainville is for independence,” the president insists. “It is only a matter of time.” Continue reading...

Politics

18 hours 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

Society

6 hours ago Kyle Walker's wife Annie Kilner makes huge decision after preparing to divorce as Saudi deal looms

Annie Kilner is said to be having second thoughts about divorcing her husband Kyle Walker – despite previously meeting with lawyers to work everything out

Economics

18 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

Sport

3 hours ago 'Pizzagate' gunman killed by police in North Carolina after traffic stop, authorities say

Authorities say the man who traveled armed to a pizzeria in the nation's capital nearly a decade ago because of a fake online conspiracy theory has been shot and killed by police in North Carolina

Events

16 hours ago Experts reveal the VERY common foods that hold the key to eternal youth...and could even protect you from cancer

Could tweaking your diet hold the key to eternal youth? The suggestion from recent research is that it can and even simple swaps could add as much as ten years to your life.

Science

4 hours ago Zara McDermott looks happier than ever in a saucy red dress during lavish trip to Paris

The TV personality, 28, looked incredible as she posed in a plunging red dress which she slipped into for a swanky meal in the capital city.

Politics

19 hours ago ‘Never go to bed on an argument’: Hamilton care home couple reveal secret to long and happy marriage on 73rd wedding anniversary

A couple who lives at HC-One Scotland’s Douglas View Care Home, in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, have been celebrating their 73rd Wedding Anniversary together.

Society

7 hours ago PSG ready to deal Chelsea and Liverpool hammer blow over Khvicha Kvaratskhelia transfer

PSG are pushing hard to sign Napoli winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia but the Georgian attacker could now become a player of real interest to Premier League clubs as it appears he could now be available this month

Economics

4 hours ago ITV Masked Singer star throws ultimate diva strop and storms off – refusing to reveal identity

The Masked Singer returns on Saturday for its next episode and it's been reported that there was 'chaos' whilst filming it as a celebrity 'stormed off' stage after being voted out

Events

16 hours ago Scientists drill deep into the earth's core to reveal secrets of ancient ice

A team of scientists have drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, penetrating nearly 2 miles to Antarctic bedrock to reach ice that is at least 1.2 million years old.

Science

6 hours ago Watch live: Biden addresses nation as wildfires tear across Los Angeles

Watch live as Joe Biden addresses the nation as wildfires continue to rip through the Los Angeles County area on Thursday, 9 January.

Politics

9 hours ago Scotland duo Scott McTominay and Billy Gilmour's Napoli title charge could be hijacked by huge £70m deal

French giants lining up astronomical bid for Serie A sensation

Economics

5 hours ago BBC The Traitors fans slam 'local carnival budget mission' despite host's admission

The Traitors fans were not happy with one of the show's co-hosts, as they raged over a "favourite mission" and took aim at the "low-budget" task

Events

6 hours ago Noel Edmond's Mr Blobby theme park was weirder than you could have ever imagined

Blobbyland, which was called a number of different names during its two year run, was a bizarre homage to the strange Noel's House Party character that took over the nation back in the 90s

Politics

10 hours ago Amad signs new Man Utd deal as winger rewarded for fine start under Ruben Amorim

Amad, who has made 50 appearances for United, has been one of the players who has impressed most under new boss Ruben Amorim.

Economics

5 hours ago Identical twin killers jailed after battering grandfather to death in drug deal gone wrong

Identical twins Kailum and Kieran Nightingale, 26, have been jailed after battering father-of-nine Shane Boxall to death in his own home in row over a drug deal said to have gone wrong

Events

7 hours ago Netflix's Love is Blind couple are still together and reveal what got them through

Nicole and Benaiah met as strangers on the Netflix reality TV dating show that was filmed in August 2023 and aired last summer, and they have confirmed that they are still together

Politics

10 hours ago Nike's 'comfiest' Air Max trainers slashed by 70% to £24 with Sports Direct deal

By stacking two deals, shoppers can bag a pair of Nike Air Max for less than £25

Economics

6 hours ago Families of 9/11 victims have waited more than two decades for closure. It could be hours away.

The highly-contested plea deal has taken its toll on the families of victims

Events

9 hours ago La Niña weather phenomenon arrives as forecasters reveal 'profound' impact on UK

La Niña, the flip side of El Niño, is an irregular rising of unusually cold water in a key part of the central equatorial Pacific that changes weather patterns worldwide

Politics

10 hours ago Another Celtic exit, Rangers eye 29y/o, Hibs deal, debut clear, grim reality for one club

The latest transfer stories across Scottish football

Economics

8 hours ago Warwick Davis 'sues hospital for medical negligence' after wife's sudden death

Hollywood actor Warwick Davis is suing a London hospital for "medical negligence" after his wife Samantha suddenly died in March 2024, aged 53

Events

9 hours ago Biden hails Jimmy Carter’s strength of character in eulogy at state funeral

Service marks end of 39th president’s lying in state at ceremony attended by all five living presidentsJimmy Carter funeral – latest newsJimmy Carter’s six-day farewell to the nation culminated on Thursday morning with a eulogy from Joe Biden on faith and character as the 39th president received a state funeral at Washington National Cathedral.During the service, the US president said that he had been the first senator to endorse Carter’s presidential run – highlighting how his predecessor saw challenges “well into the future” and taught him the power of morality. Continue reading...

Politics

10 hours ago Manchester City owner spends big in historic deal for horse racing facility

Vice president of the United Arab Emirates outlays millions to secure one of the world’s most successful horse training and breeding farms

Economics

8 hours ago Why was LA Mayor Karen Bass in Ghana as devastating wildfires broke out?

Los Angeles mayor set off for African nation on Saturday despite reports of possible fire weather the day prior

Events

10 hours ago Rupert Lowe's journey from football boss to controversial Reform UK MP

The controversial politician was one of five Reform MPs elected at the July 2024 general election

Politics

10 hours ago RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Have I got a deal for you, Donald... forget Greenland and buy Britain instead!

Donald Trump says he wants to buy Greenland. Elon Musk wants to buy Liverpool FC, according to his dad. But why stop there, chaps? Have I got a deal for you.

Economics

10 hours ago Met Office forecasters reveal exactly when the weather will warm up again after days of ice and snow warnings

Thursday night (January 9) is expected to be the coldest night of winter so far - but it won't last long

Events

10 hours ago Next Everton manager odds: Who is favourite to take over from Sean Dyche?

The search begins to replace Sean Dyche as the former Toffees boss was shown the door just hours before Everton's FA Cup tie with Peterborough United

Politics

11 hours ago Sasa Zdjelar on Rangers' 'radar' as 'real deal' Igamane told what it will take to land EPL move

Philippe Clement is desperate to add in this window and the CSKA Moscow man is the latest name linked

Economics

10 hours ago Man missing for more than six months from Scots town as police issue appeal

Kevin Young disappeared from the Wishaw area on Thursday, July 25 2024.

Events

10 hours ago Jose Mourinho huge favourite to replace Sean Dyche after Everton boss sacked

Jose Mourinho is the overwhelming odds-on favourite to replace Sean Dyche at Goodison Park after Everton sacked their manager just hours before FA Cup tie

Politics

11 hours ago Barcelona dealt financial sucker punch as Jurgen Klopp's Red Bull empire strike Atletico Madrid deal

The energy drinks giant company blanked the Catalan club as they seek to raise funds

Economics

11 hours ago BBC The Traitors next 'favourite' to be murdered tonight named after dramatic twists

The latest episode of the BBC show ended on yet another cliff-hanger with the fate of a number of Faithfuls hanging in the balance

Events

11 hours ago Melania Trump joins Donald on Hill as he tells GOP lawmakers plans to make Canada ‘51st state’

The former and future first couple arrived in the nation’s capital on Wednesday ahead of Jimmy Carter’s funeral

Politics

11 hours ago Lewis Miller closes in on Hibs contract extension as Easter Road chiefs confident over deal

The Socceroo has been in fine form and David Gray is keen to tie him down beyond the summer.

Economics

11 hours ago BBC The Traitors' Anglican priest becomes a 'favourite' to be murdered tonight

The latest odds have suggested which Faithful could be murdered next along with the Traitors' next move

Events

11 hours ago The 13 excellent Edinburgh restaurants and cafes that I'm most excited about trying in 2025

Here are a few of our favourites

Politics

12 hours ago Pep Guardiola has already made feelings clear as Man United swap deal opportunity emerges

With the transfer window now firmly up and running, a swap deal that involves Manchester United and a former Manchester City player has emerged

Economics

12 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

Events

12 hours ago Former Rangers star Andy Halliday and wife Jilly Isabella share baby gender reveal

Scottish influencer Jilly Halliday and the ex-Rangers player have been flooded with support on their happy pregnancy news, which comes after the pair tied the knot in Glasgow last year.

Politics

12 hours ago Work and study visa applications drop 42% since restrictions introduced

Provisional Home Office figures show 547,000 applications were received between April and December 2024, down from 942,500 in the same period in 2023.

Economics

12 hours ago Next Luton manager odds as Stephen Robinson and Celtic legend among favourites to replace sacked Rob Edwards

Rob Edwards' sacking by the Championship strugglers could open the door for some familiar faces in the Scottish game

Events

13 hours ago Xbox Developer Direct promises updates on DOOM: The Dark Ages and surprises

Xbox has a stacked 2025 lineup, and the company is preparing to reveal new information at an event later this month — here's all were expecting so far

Politics

13 hours ago Shoppers 'get compliments' whenever they wear 'beautiful' Versace perfume now £24

The huge offer at Boots will save fans of the luxury designer fragrance money - but the deal isn't going to last forever

Economics

13 hours ago Nightclubs warn Budget tax hikes could drive venues to ‘brink of closure’

It comes despite a slowdown in nightclub closures over the past year, with a net reduction of 13 venues in 2024.

Events

13 hours ago Farmers call Government reforms ‘load of rubbish’ as anger over tax persists

Environment Secretary Steve Reed announced the reforms as part of a ‘new deal for farmers’ on Thursday but anger over last year’s budget continues.

Politics

13 hours ago Luis Palma on brink of Celtic transfer exit as La Liga side poised to seal the deal

Winger Palma has been restricted to just 10 appearances in all competitions so far this season and could now be on his way to Spain

Economics

13 hours ago Biggest scams of 2024 revealed after one in five consumers fall victim to ‘ever

The cost of a purchase scam claim last year was £650 on average

Events

13 hours ago Jimmy Carter funeral live updates: All five living presidents to attend service in Washington DC as nation mourns

Biden set to give eulogy to ‘dear friend’ at Washington National Cathedral

Politics

13 hours ago Britain's favourite meal deal combo revealed as 'gross' snack tops poll

Squeamish office workers were left with the bitter taste in their mouth by the United Kingdom's new favourite lunchtime snack - the, dreaded by some, boiled egg pot

Economics

13 hours ago ‘Delicate and classy’ fragrance from Burberry that ‘lasts all day long’ hits half

Whether you're looking to try a 'classy' perfume for less or fancy stocking up on your favourite fragrance, you won't want to miss this sale on a long-lasting scent from Burberry

Events

14 hours ago Hyper Light Breaker early access start date – when you can finally play the delayed co

The world of Hyper Light is about to get a whole lot brighter as Breaker, the brand new co-op rogue-lite, finally launches in early access after a delay from 2024.

Politics

13 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

Economics

13 hours ago Warwick Davis' wife Samantha left him incredible gift in will after her death

Samantha Davis, the wife of actor Warwick Davis, died in March 2024 at the age of 53 and left her husband a generous gift in her will, it has been reported.

Events