2 hours ago American living in UK in stitches after US friends ask bizarre question about Brits

Lisa Dollan, an American woman living in the UK, posted a TikTok video to share the humorous questions she gets asked about Britain by her friends in America

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15 hours ago Legendary noughties pop star looks completely different as she promotes new single in her hometown

In a clip shared to Instagram, she was seen wearing a black top, jeans, black beanie and jacket as she sang the old tune In My Liverpool Home.

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2 hours ago When is Call of Duty Black Ops 6 and Warzone Season 2? Release date now confirmed

Black Ops 6 and Warzone's Season 2 update is coming soon for Call of Duty fans as Activision snuck in a mention into its latest patch notes — here's when it launches

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2 hours ago GTA 6 fans pinpoint date we'll finally know if game will be out in 2025 or not

GTA 6 fans are still braced for a delay, but we now know when we'll likely find out for sure as Take-Two books in its earnings call — will we be looking at a 2025 release?

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75 minutes ago Coronation Street fans point out 'missing' potential donor to save Carla Connor as they don't get 'single mention'

Carla was rushed to hospital and diagnosed with sepsis before being told she needs a kidney transplant

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4 hours ago Update your iPhone NOW: Apple releases urgent iOS 18.2.1 update with important bug fixes

If you have an iPhone, make sure to update it today as Apple releases a new software update containing 'important bug fixes'.

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22 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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28 hours ago Watch: Drunk driver drives into oncoming traffic after swerving across M25 motorway

Watch the moment a drunk driver who was nearly four times over the legal limit, drove into oncoming traffic on a busy A road after swerving across the M25 motorway.

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2 hours ago 25 movies to look out for in 2025, from Superman to Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein

A bald Emma Stone, a mad Jennifer Lawrence and lots and lots of Robert Pattinsons lead our 25 must-see films for the 12 months ahead, as selected by Jacob Stolworthy and Adam White

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3 hours ago Price of resale tickets to be capped under plans to tackle touts after Oasis fans saw prices soar

The Government has announced the measures as part of a 'Plan for Change' to clamp down on touts, who are estimated to cost music fans an extra £145m a year

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21 hours ago Netflix fans desperate to copy Squid Game in real life as new trend sweeps globe

After Squid Game season two was recently released, fans of the Netflix show have been trying to recreate a vital aspect of the show's plot in real life as Google searches continue to rise

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2 hours ago Lynx in Scotland: Here is everything we know about the wild cats being illegally released in the Highlands

At least two lynx are still on the loose in the Highlands following a successful recapture of a pair this week.

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17 hours ago Netflix fans demand return of popular show as they say 'give us' the next series after Squid Game release

The demands come after the streaming giant released the second series of Squid Game

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25 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.

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2 hours ago Franz Ferdinand: The Human Fear review – more revitalisation than reinvention

(Domino)The Scottish art rockers’ sixth album benefits from an infusion of fresh blood, but can’t maintain the standards of the first few songsA sparkling 2015 collaboration with Sparks aside, Franz Ferdinand’s career has felt like an exercise in diminishing returns, each successive album slightly less interesting than its predecessor. Seven years on from the paradoxically titled Always Ascending, their sixth set finally bucks that trend. Part of that could be down to an infusion of fresh blood, with frontman Alex Kapranos and bassist Bob Hardy the only surviving members of the original lineup.From the opener Audacious on, it’s clear that revitalisation rather than reinvention is key, with Kapranos’s distinctive, arch delivery very much retaining centre stage, and the penchant for a big chorus undimmed. Indeed, there’s a long-absent freshness to the first few songs, which simply fizz with ideas: The Doctor possesses a manic energy; the standout Hooked deserves to fill dancefloors. B...

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22 hours ago Sarkozy tells court he has faced 'ten years of slander' and insists 'not a cent' of Libyan money went to his campaign funds as he speaks for first time at Gaddafi corruption trial

'You will never ever find a single euro, a single Libyan cent in my campaign' funds, Sarkozy told the court in Paris.

Economics

23 hours ago Playing Nice fans won't want to miss 'riveting and heartbreaking' TV show starring British A

Stephen Graham and Shane Meadows' The Virtues is an emotional four-part series that is still being talked about years after its release

Sport

3 hours ago Shock Hearts exit on cards amid release clause revelation as clubs circle

26 y/o international has suitors in UK and abroad

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27 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

2 hours ago Cristiano Ronaldo goes viral as video emerges of Portuguese superstar's incredible gesture after being approached by a starstruck young fan

Cristiano Ronaldo has gone viral on social media once again after shooing away security in order to sign a child's football shirt and ball at last month's Globe Soccer Awards.

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25 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

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30 hours ago History made: Habib is 1st Lebanese player in Open era to play in a Grand Slam men's singles draw

Hady Habib isn’t likely to find anything too daunting at the Australian Open now that he’s become the first Lebanese player in the Open era to reach a Grand Slam men’s singles draw

Sport

4 hours ago Police hunt for two men in appeal to find missing mother, 43, and son, seven, who vanished from Richmond seven months ago

Karima Mahmoud, 43, and Adam Glanville were last seen together on June 3 in Richmond, West London. Police have now released an image of two men they think may have information on the disappearance.

Events

27 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

3 hours ago Chappell Roan as the Sound of 2025? The BBC has shown itself to be completely irrelevant

The artist is wonderful, but she’s not exactly up-and-coming anymore. Give the award to somebody that needs it!

Politics

27 hours ago What time is Bank of Dave 2 on Netflix? The Loan Ranger release date and timings

Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger releases on Netflix on January 10 🎥

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5 hours ago Police clash with protesters in China after student falls to his death

Public outrage over government and police handling of teen’s death in China

Events

28 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

4 hours ago Groom in tears before bride even appears – as he gets unexpected message

A groom was left in floods of tears while he was waiting for his bride to walk down the aisle – and not for the reason you might expect. A video of the moment has since gone viral

Politics

30 hours ago Two escaped lynx captured in the Highlands as illegal release branded 'highly irresponsible'

The lynx are believed to have been illegally released

Economics

5 hours ago JoJo Siwa sparks outrage with 'tone deaf' evacuation video amid LA wildfires

JoJo Siwa was seen packing a car as many celebrities took to social media to announce their homes were burned downed in the LA wildfires

Events

4 hours ago Caroline Flack’s mother to ‘explore’ daughter’s life in new documentary

The film will be released later this year.

Politics

30 hours ago Two lynx captured in the Highlands as illegal release branded 'highly irresponsible'

The lynx are believed to have been illegally released

Economics

6 hours ago ITV Emmerdale release new snaps from car crash as several left fighting for their lives

A gripping new Emmerdale storyline featuring a terrifying car crash and a frozen lake is set to rock the village with several residents lives at risk, but who survives?

Events

5 hours ago P Diddy's son buries face between girlfriend's chest in inappropriate video

P Diddy's son Christian ‘King’ Combs has hit the headlines after he could be seen burying his head in his girlfriend's chest when she was wearing just a string bikini in a bizarre clip

Politics

31 hours ago Liberty London x Adidas sneaker collection: Where to get, release date, price, and more details explored

Liberty London x Adidas sneaker collection: Where to get, release date, price, and more details explored  Soap Central

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6 hours ago ITV Emmerdale confirms deadly ice stunt as car crash leaves several villagers fighting for lives

The ITV soap have released new pictures teasing what's to come this February

Events

5 hours ago Gino D'Acampo gushes over 31 year relationship with wife Jessica and posts loved

Gino D'Acampo shared a loved-up snaps with his wife Jessica as they celebrated her birthday on a ski trip while the presenter battles a harassment storm.

Politics

6 hours ago Jake Quickenden's wife Sophie Church gives birth! Couple welcome a baby boy and reveal his adorable name in heartwarming video

Jake Quickenden and wife Sophie Church have welcomed their second child, a baby boy.

Events

5 hours 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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7 hours ago Hollywood sign fire: Horror as AI image of landmark alight in 'apocalyptic' wildfires goes viral

The latest horror blaze erupted in the Hollywood Hills on Wendesday and lead to a number of fake photos and video going viral online - which appeared to show the world-famous structure on fire

Events

5 hours 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.

Politics

7 hours ago Appeals court rules Jack Smith report can be released but Merrick Garland still has a fight on his hands

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

Events

5 hours ago Stuart Hogg's wife says shamed rugby star has 'had absolutely no punishment' as he receives 'soft' sentence for five

The 32-year-old former Scotland captain was yesterday spared jailed after he pleaded guilty to a single charge of domestic abuse between 2019 and 2024.

Politics

7 hours ago The Battle of Frogmore Cottage: The Palace stayed silent during Prince Harry's round of interviews when Spare was first released but afterwards the couple were asked to give up their royal residence

When Prince Harry first released Spare two years ago, the Place stayed silent and did not comment.

Events

6 hours 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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8 hours ago Delta Airlines praised for holding flight to allow daughter time with dying mother

The daughter’s TikTok video telling the story received over 10 million views

Events

6 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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15 hours ago US Olympic hero Gary Hall Jr. says he lost everything, including his 10 medals, in California fires

It’s difficult to save things when ‘you’re running for you life,’ said champion swimmer

Events

7 hours ago Is Marvel Rivals down? Season 1 release information and server downtime schedule

Marvel Rivals servers are down today as NetEase preps to launch Season 1, which is set to introduce a ton of new features from new maps and heroes, to ranked changes and a new Doom Match game mode.

Politics

15 hours ago Judge releases woman who stabbed a classmate to please Slender Man from a psychiatric hospital

A judge has ruled that a Wisconsin woman who stabbed her sixth grade classmate to please horror character Slender Man can be released from a psychiatric hospital

Events

7 hours ago One in four young people say they left school without ANY financial education

Of the current generation of 18-21 year olds, four million were not taught how to properly manage their finances according to Santander.

Politics

16 hours ago Transgender Slender Man stabber Morgan Geyser to be released from prison despite victim Payton Leutner's pleas

Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier were 12 when they attacked Payton Leutner, also 12, in a sickening attack that shocked America in 2014.

Events

8 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

18 hours ago Take That's Mark Owen evacuates LA home amid wildfires as wife shares heartbreaking video

Take That's Mark Owen has been forced to flee his Los Angeles home with his wife and family after the area was ravaged by wildfires, with a state of emergency being declared.

Events

9 hours ago ‘Every day is 24 hours of panic to just get out the door’: Jesse Eisenberg on self

The writer-director of A Real Pain and co-stars Kieran Culkin, Jennifer Grey and Will Sharpe talk about being overcome by generational trauma while making Oscar season’s funniest filmJesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin are in complete agreement. People being more open about everyday anguish is a good thing. Absolutely. One hundred per cent.Not them, though. They will continue to button up. “I know my pain is unexceptional,” says Eisenberg, words clattering out of him like a runaway train, “so I don’t feel the need to burden everybody with it. I have OCD and general anxiety disorder and bad things happen to me, but I’ll never talk about them because I don’t want that kind of attention.” Continue reading...

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19 hours ago Drone footage shows desolate landscape of wildfire devastation in Los Angeles

Drone footage has revealed the extent of the horrific devastation Los Angeles has suffered this week due to wildfires burning in California.

Events

14 hours ago Music as Medicine by Daniel Levitin: Does music hold the key to treating Parkinson's?

Glenda Cooper discovers the healing power of music in Daniel Levitin's new book, Music as Medicine.

Politics

19 hours ago Take That's Mark Owen evacuated from LA home amidst wildfires as wife shares distressing video

Take That singer Mark Owen has been forced to flee from his home in Los Angeles as wildfires continue to spread across California, with his wife sharing distressing clip

Events

14 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...

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20 hours ago Weather: Passengers facing travel disruption as Met Office issues new snow and ice warnings

Footage shows planes navigating the snowy conditions, as the Met Office issues new snow and ice warnings.

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