42 minutes ago Sainsbury's announces major pay rise for staff following 'biggest ever' Christmas season

Grocery sales rose by 4.1 pc over Christmas

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10 hours ago Tan Hill Inn housekeeper misses grandchild's birth as staff and punters still snowed in

One woman stuck inside the Tan Hill Inn in North Yorkshire since snow cut it off from the outside world has missed the birth of her grandchild - and another missed their daughter's 18th birthday

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67 minutes ago Sainsbury’s give workers surprise pay increase after huge Christmas sales

Sainsbury’s told shareholders it is on track to increase its profits for the year, in line with previous targets.

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19 hours ago Lizzo looking slimmer than ever as she sends fans wild in skimpy string bikini

Lizzo looks incredible as she posed up a storm for her Instagram followers as they all question her bizarre beauty treatment which appears to make her skin "glow"

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30 minutes ago Abandoned Audi that sparked Regent Street bomb panic had been left with charging cable plugged in for a week

Frightened shoppers were seen fleeing the iconic London shopping street on Wednesday after suspicions had been raised about the vehicle.

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40 minutes ago Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp releases AI generated music video for new single

The black and white video features shots of animals, a shrine to a woman, and a spiral staircase.

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9 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.

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53 minutes ago Jakob Bro: Taking Turns review – lost masterpiece from great Dane’s understated jazz supergroup

(ECM)Played by world-class personnel including Bill Frisell and the late, great alto saxophonist Lee Konitz, this 2014 set is full of subtle, spontaneous ideasWhen Miles Davis led the 1948-50 sessions that became jazz’s Birth of the Cool releases, the most bewitching solo voice apart from his own trumpet was that of a little-known 21-year-old called Lee Konitz. The alto saxophonist’s quietly captivating work still shimmers as a central feature of Danish guitarist Jakob Bro’s Taking Turns, also recorded in New York but more than 60 years later, and strangely consigned to ECM’s vaults from 2014 until now.Bro’s reputation grew when he succeeded Bill Frisell in drum master Paul Motian’s band in 2006, the connection that first introduced him to Konitz, who can instantly invent fresh lines to any composition put in front of him. Bro credits this ability with his own understanding of how to lead an improviser’s band that plays composed music with looseness and flow. Continue reading...

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14 hours ago Everton SACK manager Sean Dyche just THREE HOURS before FA Cup tie as club captain Seamus Coleman takes charge tonight

The Toffees are in another fight against relegation but the timing of Sean Dyche's dismissal will raise eyebrows with it coming so close to kick-off at Goodison Park on Thursday night.

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3 hours ago Lisa's team are having a ball while raising vital funds for two Lanarkshire food banks

Team 50/50 – Helping Those in Need was launched on St Valentine’s Day four years ago

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76 minutes ago University hammer attack leaves eight injured as female student in her 20s goes on rampage through Tokyo campus

A woman in her 20s, who is reportedly a student at Hosei University, was arrested after being stopped by university staff, according to Japanese media.

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58 minutes ago ITV Emmerdale fans ask 'the real question' as they spot something they 'can't stand' in fresh scenes

It hasn't gone unnoticed by fans of the ITV soap

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17 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...

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64 minutes ago North Lanarkshire Swifties in for treat as top Taylor Swift tribute show heading to Newmains

Totally Taylor is the electrifying tribute act dedicated to bringing the magic of Taylor Swift’s music to life on stage.

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15 hours ago Everton SACK manager Sean Dyche just three hours BEFORE they play in the FA Cup, as club captain Seamus Coleman takes charge tonight

The Toffees are in another fight against relegation but the timing of Sean Dyche's dismissal will raise eyebrows with it coming so close to kick-off at Goodison Park on Thursday night.

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9 hours ago Rachel Reeves' £25bn National Insurance raid could force more than HALF of British businesses to raise prices, damning poll reveals

The figures provide the latest evidence of how firms are scrambling to respond to the tax hike and as the boss of Marks & Spencer said it would be a challenge.

Economics

3 hours ago JetBlue stowaways’ bodies were badly decomposed raising possibility they were there for multiple flights: Report

According to FAA data, approximately 80 percent of people who try to stowaway in external compartments on aircraft — such as wheel bays — die

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20 hours ago Lauren Laverne steps down from BBC Radio after 'tricky time' following cancer diagnosis

Lauren Laverne is stepping down from the BBC Radio 6 Music Breakfast Show after six years as presenter and will be replaced by Nick Grimshaw, after having a "tricky time" last year due to her cancer diagnosis.

Science

87 minutes ago Staff finally leave ‘snowed in’ pub in North Yorkshire after being stranded for days

‘I think a lot of them had cabin fever,’ said Elle Applegarth.

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21 hours ago ‘We raised our children here’: The Hollywood stars whose homes have been ravaged in California wildfires

Anthony Hopkins, Anna Faris and Eugene Levy are among the stars whose properties have been reduced to rubble

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16 hours ago Bloke arrested after £1m cannabis farm found in house on quiet UK street

A man in Greater Manchester was arrested after cops swooped on a property in a sleepy British street - cops conducted a search warrant in relation to a suspected cannabis farm

Economics

4 hours ago Fleetwood Mac icon Stevie Nicks claims dead bandmate Christine Mcvie joins her on stage

Nicks, who became the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, refers to her late bandmate Christine McVie as her 'musical soulmate'

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23 hours ago Lauren Laverne steps down from BBC 6 Music breakfast show after taking time out for cancer treatment

Nick Grimshaw, who has been covering her since August, will be taking over the slot full-time as she moves to mid-morning

Culture

1 hour ago ‘They were inventing a new definition of sexy’: stars and scenesters on the New York Dolls’ riotous rock

Fifty years on from their dissolution, admirers from Joan Jett to Dave Vanian explain the appeal of a band who ripped up rock’n’roll in high heels – and pointed towards punkFifty years ago, the most important American underground rock band of its generation was dying. The New York Dolls, the androgynous-but-tough band who mixed the Rolling Stones, girl groups and garage rock, were imploding under the weight of their own addictions and failures. You wouldn’t say they split, per se – there was still a version of the band led by David Johansen in existence until the end of 1976. But 1975 was the end for Johnny Thunders, Arthur Kane and Jerry Nolan, and the Dolls stopped being the Lower East Side’s rock’n’roll street gang. They only made two albums, and barely played outside New York. But the band laid the foundations for punk, and taught a generation of outsiders and refuseniks they could be something different, as those whose lives were changed by them recall. Continue reading...

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22 hours ago Symptoms of Clive Myrie's 'drooping eye' syndrome as viewers raise health concerns

BBC News at Six presenter Clive Myrie was hit with a barrage of concern over his health on Monday night

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16 hours ago Firms to pass on tax hikes through lower wages in long run, Bank executive says

Sarah Breeden, the Bank’s deputy governor for financial stability, also said firms might respond to the tax rises by cutting staff or raising prices.

Economics

9 hours ago Simple steps taken to prevent Getty Museum burning down. Why didn't Karen Bass do the same?

The museum's successful efforts to keep the fire at bay begs the question: why didn't Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass use similar tactics to protect homes and land?

Events

23 hours ago Lauren Laverne quits BBC 6 Music's breakfast show: Presenter will be replaced by Nick Grimshaw as she moves to mid

Lauren Laverne has announced she will step down from BBC 6 Music's breakfast show. This is a breaking news story. More to follow.

Culture

2 hours ago The Sound of Utopia by Michel Krielaars review – the musicians persecuted by Stalin

A revelatory account of the composers and performers whose lives were determined by the whims of a dictatorThe fact that Joseph Stalin loved music and believed it mattered was both a blessing and a curse for the men and women who made it. If your work found favour you were treated as a secular god with all the trimmings – palatial apartment, good food and freedom to roam as far as the decadent West (assuming you came back when called).But for those who offended Stalin’s arbitrary and shifting tastes it was another matter. The Father of Nations regularly took time out from his busy killing schedule to vet each new classical music record that came across his desk, noting on the sleeve whether it was “good”, “average” or “rubbish”. A bad rating could earn you a stint in the gulag or, if there were aggravating circumstances (homosexuality, say), a bullet in the back of the head. It has been calculated that 68 composers were sent to Siberia during Stalin’s 30-year reign of terror. Hundre...

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24 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

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17 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

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12 hours ago Free speech champ Liz Truss demands Keir Starmer stop saying she 'crashed the economy'

The 'Lettuce' sent a 'cease and desist' letter to the Prime Minister insisting he stops making the statements - but has raised eyebrows given her posturing as a free speech champion

Events

23 hours ago Lauren Laverne steps down from BBC Radio 6 Music Breakfast Show after six years

Former BBC Radio 1 presenter Nick Grimshaw will take over the slot in February.

Culture

3 hours ago 'If this was Heathrow or Gatwick, it would have been put right years ago'

Flooding of the A555 'highlights serious design flaws and raises questions about competency of its designers'

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21 hours ago Marie Osmond pays tribute to ‘loving brother’ Wayne as she confirms cause of death

Singer who sold millions of records with his family band The Osmonds died aged 73 last week

Economics

14 hours ago Pensioner killed and eaten by neighbour's pig on Christmas Day as locals left 'confused'

Police in Ohio in the US think a woman found dead on her front porch on Christmas Day was eaten by pigs - concerns were raised when the pensioner did not show up to a family event

Events

3 hours ago Why blame for Stirling Council's plan for devastating music tuition cuts lies in Edinburgh

Stirling Council is struggling to cope with a projected £13 million budget shortfall next year

Politics

21 hours ago Mortgages 'to rise' after Pound hits year low and borrowing costs soar in treble blow to Rachel Reeves

The Chancellor may have to scale back public spending or raise taxes again, economists are warning

Economics

16 hours ago Man who waited 12 hours in A&E after coughing up blood says NHS is ‘out of time’

Anthony Goldcrown was among 200 people waiting to be seen by NHS staff at Barnet Hospital on Monday evening.

Events

10 hours ago Titanique review – camp musical sails into silliness with Céline Dion onboard

Criterion theatre, LondonIt goes on and on but this madcap spoof of the blockbuster film has a sparkling cast, including Lauren Drew as Dion and Layton Williams as the icebergImagine James Cameron’s 1997 disaster film romance Titanic as a camp musical spoof narrated by Céline Dion, who famously sang its signature number. Every character onboard this ill-fated liner is a closet-door short of coming out – including Jack and Rose. Then add enough smutty double entendres and rapid cultural references to bedazzle a pantomime dame, alongside a score of mainly Dion songs (My Heart Will Go On is set to electric guitar).You might come close to preparing yourself for this madcap musical fantasia which has fetched up from off-Broadway to reprise (ruin?) the love story between Rose (Kat Ronney) – who is engaged to rich Cal (Jordan Luke Gage), with Grindr on his phone – and the poor artist Jack (Rob Houchen). Continue reading...

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23 hours ago Omaze winner reveals how he'll spend the cash after doing what everyone does

Chris Milnes won the massive four bedroom mansion, with its own cinema room, shortly before becoming a grandad for the first time - as the lucky winner says his money troubles are over

Economics

16 hours ago Q&A: Franz Ferdinand discuss their new album, the resurgence of 2000s indie and Charli XCX

The Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand sent a jolt across the music world two decades ago

Events

11 hours ago Peer suspended from House of Lords for launching tirade at parliament security staff

Former Marks and Spencer boss Lord Stone of Blackheath called security staff ‘stupid’ and was found to have been rude and aggressive

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24 hours 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

17 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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14 hours ago Ed Sheeran launches new foundation to improve access to music for young people in the UK

The pop sensation, 33, announced on Thursday that he has created the Ed Sheeran Foundation, a UK-wide initiative aimed at providing inclusive, high-quality music education.

Politics

17 hours ago ‘We raised our children here’: The Hollywood stars whose homes have burnt down in California wildfires

Anthony Hopkins, Anna Faris and Eugene Levy are among the stars whose properties have been reduced to rubble

Events

14 hours ago Cryptic conversation between Obama and Trump revealed as pair plan meeting after Jimmy Carter's funeral

rump cryptically suggested they look for a 'quiet place' where they could discuss the mystery matter after the service, a lipreader told Dailymail.com

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18 hours ago On Perverts, Ethel Cain is lost in the meticulous crafting of her own horror noise

Listening to the alt-pop artist’s latest project feels like being trapped in a serial killer’s underground network of post-industrial tunnels

Events

15 hours ago Woman who lost hand fighting off a shark is raising money for a new prosthetic

‘Without this hand, Elisabeth faces a future marked by limited skills, stunted mobility, and a diminished quality of life’

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18 hours ago London charity rebuked by regulator for fundraising for Israeli military

North London charity raised funds for Israeli soldier in breach of charity law

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17 hours ago McDonald's 'sex for shifts' as 'bums slapped and bets placed on bedding newbies'

The UK CEO of McDonald's said fresh sexual harassment allegations from staff at the fast food giant are 'abhorrent' after a former employee said bosses placed bets on sleeping with staff

Politics

21 hours ago Brits battling huge virus spike with NHS under pressure 'like height of Covid pandemic'

The latest data from NHS England shows there were around 5,408 flu patients in beds in England every day last week, causing the same pressures on A&E staff as the Covid pandemic

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18 hours ago Lily Allen takes break from podcast, citing poor mental health: ‘I’m spiralling’

Singer and actor will step away from Miss Me? for a number of weeks as she says: ‘I’m really not in a good place’Lily Allen has announced she is taking a break from her BBC podcast Miss Me?, citing poor mental health and a “tough period” in her life.Speaking on a newly released episode, she said: “You’re not going to hear me for a few weeks, listeners.” Continue reading...

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21 hours ago Common drug backed by celebs and taken by millions could raise Alzheimer's risk, British researchers discover

Use of the treatment has soared in popularity in recent years now taken by 2.6million women in England according to the latest data.

Events

18 hours ago Victoria Beckham still makes millions from music despite not singing since 2012

Victoria Beckham first shot to fame as the iconic Posh Spice in the Spice Girls, but despite not having sang since 2012, she is still raking in huge sums of money for her music

Politics

22 hours ago This Morning chaos as ITV staff take 22 Kids and Counting guest out of interview

Things got slightly hectic during Thursday's instalment of This Morning, as the ITV crew were forced to intervene during the 22 Kids and Counting chat.

Events

18 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 ...

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24 hours ago Greggs joins list of high street stores to warn it will raise prices this year

The bakery chain made £2 billion in annual sales for the first time last year, but warned of ‘lower consumer confidence’ in recent months.

Events

19 hours ago Lily Allen says mental health is ‘spiralling’ as she takes rest from BBC podcast

The actress has reportedly split from her husband.

Politics

24 hours 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

Events

19 hours ago Lily Allen 'quits' OnlyFans following split with husband David Harbour

The Smile singer previously claimed that she made more money from selling pictures of her feet on the site than from her music with Spotify streams

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24 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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19 hours ago My friend keeps sending me unsolicited conspiracy theory material. Should I ask them to stop? | Leading questions

Loosening the grip of a conspiracy theory is a complex task, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. Aim at changing the relationship with your friend, not their mindRead more Leading questionsMy friend has started sending me lots of links and articles on UAPs [unidentified anomalous phenomena, also known as UFOs]. I’ve tried to gently assert that I don’t find the sources reliable or credible and that I do not believe respectable news outlets are conspiring to conceal the truth, but they still persist. Should I ask them to stop? I think these conspiracy theories are really harmful.Eleanor says: One question is: can you stop your friend believing these conspiracy theories? Regrettably, almost certainly not, at least not without a huge investment of time and patience. People are free to think whatever they want and some of us put that freedom to the weirdest uses. At least we can be thankful the conspiracies your friend has latched on to are about objects in the sky and not, say...

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24 hours ago ITV's Lorraine awkwardly shut down by Strictly star over romance question

Pete Wicks appeared on ITV's Lorraine, and presenter Lorraine Kelly couldn't resist asking the TOWIE star about his love life - but he was very quick to shut her down

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