53 minutes ago Patrik Schick and Bayer Leverkusen’s flying start catches Dortmund cold

The Bundesliga champions, Bayer Leverkusen, battled past their hosts Borussia Dortmund with two goals from Patrik Schick on Friday to move to within a point of the leaders, Bayern Munich, with a sixth straight league win.In a frenetic opening the visitors struck three times in the first 19 minutes as they enjoyed a perfect start to the year with the league resuming following a three-week winter break. Continue reading...

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17 hours ago Novak Djokovic’s claim he ate ‘poisoned’ food in 2022 Melbourne hotel detention ‘possible but very unlikely’, experts say

Doubt cast on tennis former world number one’s comments in GQ interview as debate reopens about handling of visa sagaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastExperts have cast doubt on Novak Djokovic’s claim that he was “poisoned” by the food he ate in hotel immigration detention during his Australian Open visa saga, suggesting it is possible but unlikely.Interviews with the former world number one ahead of the 2025 Australian Open have reopened public debate about the chain of events in 2022, with Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios saying his home country had “treated [Djokovic] like shit” by cancelling his visa in 2022.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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6 hours ago Fiat slashes EV prices after recording a 14% decline in UK car sales last year

Prices tags for the 600e family crossover and Abarth 500e hot hatch have been trimmed by up to £4,220. Both now start from £29,975.

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8 hours ago Manchester United: Altay Bayindir to start against Arsenal in FA Cup clash

The second-choice goalkeeper will get another chance to impress

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39 minutes ago Millie Mackintosh recalls terrifying incident as she woke up with person 'on top of her'

Millie Mackintosh has revealed a traumatic teenage experience that shaped her struggles with alcohol. The former Made in Chelsea star reflected on how the incident marked the start of her complex journey with drinking and self-worth.

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37 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

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6 hours ago I thought I was suffering lingering symptoms of a cold... but it was a sign of cancer

Anson Mackay, who lives in London , initially contacted his GP in January 2020 after suffering a symptom he assumed was the result of the aftermath of a cold.

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77 minutes ago Arsenal: Mikel Merino reveals 'everything is starting to click' as he vows to have creative impact for Gunners

Summer signing is confident he can bring more than just physicality to the Arsenal midfield

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27 hours ago Colon cancer doctor reveals surprising foods that slash risk of disease rising in young people

Dr Karen Zaghiyan, who is based out of Los Angeles, says the first item on her list are dairy products with this including whole milk, reduced fat milk, lactose free milk, yogurt, and cheese.

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7 hours ago 'Property firm upped service charge for elderly cancer patient by nearly £1,000 in 2 years'

This is the claim of Swansea MP Torsten Bell who was one of a number of politicians who called the MD of FirstPort to Parliament to answer questions over the company's 'shoddy behaviour'

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14 hours ago AD FEATURE: Get your 2025 off to a spectacular start with tickets to these six Manchester shows

Mark your calendars - there are so many great live experiences to enjoy in the city this year

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1 hour ago Potter’s spell starts with FA Cup exit as Aston Villa battle back to beat West Ham

Perhaps it is a sign of class to have played so poorly only to end up as the match-winner but Aston Villa fans will not mind after Morgan Rogers, having endured a night he looked likely to want to forget, scored the goal that deflated the early signs of Graham Potter’s sorcery.The new West Ham United manager, who had one training session with his players after signing a two-and-a-half-year contract to succeed Julen Lopetgui on the eve of this match, will have to wait until next week’s Premier League games with Fulham and Crystal Palace to see if he can pull them away from the relegation zone. Continue reading...

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40 hours ago Inside the hardest year of Kate's life: From trolls' conspiracy theories amid cancer diagnosis to THAT Mother's Day photograph

Today, as the Princess of Wales celebrates her 43rd birthday, she will be looking back on a year that her husband William described as the 'hardest year in my life'.

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13 hours ago Largest ever protein study set to revolutionise cancer and dementia tests

Tens of millions of pounds in investment is being provided by the group of firms which includes AstraZenecaa and Pfizer

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2 hours ago BBC The Traitors fans turn on star as she's left in tears after tense run

Fans who have previously rooted for Traitor star Minah are not impressed that she got annoyed at her friend Dan for 'betraying' her when she is betraying him every day by being a traitor

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28 hours ago St Helens' Morgan Knowles opens up on future plans and explains club feeling 'different'

England international, 28, is starting his testimonial year with the Super League giants and hasn't ruled out spending his entire career at the club

Society

9 hours ago Martin Clunes shares harrowing farm ordeal as he opens up on the death of his sheep

Martin Clunes, 63, appeared on ITV's This Morning to discuss his new drama, Out There, but he also opened up on his farm and the 'annoying' animals he has to deal with

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2 hours ago Jennifer Garner starts volunteering amid LA fires after ex Ben Affleck rushed to her home

Jennifer Garner has begun volunteering to help feed firefighters amid the LA fires after ex Ben Affleck rushed to her home following the catastrophe.

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28 hours ago Doctors thought this little girl had a sickness bug, then she got a nightmare diagnosis

Amelie wants to start living life to the fullest

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3 hours ago Traitors’ Mollie Pearce on how stoma bag affects Dancing on Ice performance

The Traitor's star Mollie Pearce has revealed how her stoma bag affects her Dance on Ice performance as she gears up for the 2025 series which starts this Sunday

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14 hours ago Home Bargains shoppers startled by new 'disturbing' and 'creepy' £3.50 product

The budget retailer has amazed shoppers after stocking the "ugly" yet hilarious products that you can't miss on shelves

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3 hours ago Katie Piper shares emotional health update after 'years of battling with eye'

Katie Piper has shared a significant update with her followers after undergoing surgery to protect her left eye. The procedure marks the start of her journey with a prosthetic eye, following years of health struggles.

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34 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

5 hours ago More than 100,000 people displaced in eastern Congo since the start of the year, UN says

A new United Nations report has found that more than 100,000 people have been displaced since the start of the year in eastern Congo as a result of a new rebel offensive

Politics

20 hours 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

4 hours ago West Ham XI vs Aston Villa: Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for FA Cup tonight

Graham Potter takes charge of the Hammers for the first time

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35 hours ago South Lanarkshire University Health and Social Care Partnership appoint new associate medical director

Dr Jennifer Gibson has a "wealth of experience in primary care, cancer care, and palliative medicine".

Science

7 hours ago Biden administration imposes toughest sanctions on Russian oil and gas

Measures targeting Russian energy sector attempt to leverage peace deal for Ukraine in Trump administrationThe Biden administration on Friday imposed its broadest package of sanctions yet targeting Russia’s oil and gas revenues in an attempt to give Kyiv and the incoming administration of Donald Trump leverage to reach a deal for peace in Ukraine. The move is meant to cut Russia‘s oil revenues for the war that started in February 2022, and has killed or wounded tens of thousands and reduced cities to rubble.National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said the timing of the was chosen because “oil markets are in a fundamentally better place” and the US economy is better positioned to absorb any market disruption. Continue reading...

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25 hours ago Luke Littler jets off on holiday as darts champion, 17, starts spending £500k winnings

World Darts Champion Luke Littler is currently on holiday in the Spanish province of Alicante as he continues celebrating his triumph over Michael van Gerwen at Alexandra Palace

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6 hours ago Everything we know about man arrested near Kenneth blaze as LA wildfires rage

LAPD previously said they believed the Kenneth fire was started intentionally after breaking out on Thursday

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36 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

7 hours ago Nick Kyrgios vs Jacob Fearnley start time: When is Australian Open match?

Fearnley, from Edinburgh, makes his Australian Open debut against the returning Kyrgios

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30 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

7 hours ago Rod Stewart's 'palms went cold' after receiving terrifying health diagnosis

Rod Stewart was diagnosed with thyroid cancer following a routine health check and the singer has described the moment he got the news

Events

8 hours ago When Pape Gueye will be back for Aberdeen as Jimmy Thelin draws out hopeful return timeline

Gueye started the season on fire and fans may not have long to wait to see him back

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41 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

7 hours ago Laurence Holloway dies aged 86 as tributes paid to iconic Strictly musical director

The English composer, who started off as a pianist in dance bands, died after a “short illness” on Thursday, his daughter Abigail Holloway told the PA news agency.

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8 hours ago Benjamina Ebuehi’s recipe for peanut butter and chocolate flapjacks | The sweet spot

The chances are you’ve already got most of the ingredients for these sweet treats in the kitchen cupboard, so you’re ready to get bakingThe start of a new year feels like a good time to have a proper clear-out of my kitchen cupboards. After a frantic festive season, I like to take stock of what I’ve got and get creative with my store-cupboard staples. I had two large opened bags of oats and even more bottles of golden syrup, so naturally a batch of flapjacks was the only answer. You very possibly have all these items in your cupboards already, so have a rummage and give them a go. Continue reading...

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7 hours ago Everything we know about ‘armed’ arson suspect arrested near Kenneth blaze as LA wildfires rage

LAPD believe Kenneth Fire was started intentionally after breaking out on Thursday, with Palisades and Eaton fires still burning, as death toll reaches 10

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8 hours ago When does the Austrialian Open tennis start? Schedule, seeds, prize money, draw, odds, how to watch

The world’s best tennis players are preparing to do battle in Melbourne for the first Grand Slam tournament of the year.

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7 hours ago Traitors star Leanne Quigley reveals fiancée Sophie is cancer free in emotional post following secret health battle as she confesses devastating diagnosis 'killed them both inside'

The ex-soldier, 28, who shares two-year-old twin boys with her partner, took to Instagram with an emotional post on Thursday, with show host Claudia Winkleman quick to send her best wishes.

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8 hours ago When does the Australian Open tennis start? Schedule, seeds, prize money, draw, odds, how to watch

The world’s best tennis players are preparing to do battle in Melbourne for the first Grand Slam tournament of the year.

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7 hours ago Major train disruption in Scotland from Sunday, as 4 months of strikes by Avanti West Coast start

The strikes by Avanti West Coast workers start on Sunday and will last for four months

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8 hours ago The Traitors fans seething as Anna fails to pick up on obvious clue left by Minah

The Traitors has had BBC viewers gripped since the start but as the traitors tried to recruit Anna - they left a blatantly obvious clue which she failed to pick up on

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10 hours ago From oatzempic to mouth taping: does science back up TikTok health tips?

Here are some of the more curious health hacks circulating on the social media platform – and what the evidence saysThe deluge of improbable health hacks on TikTok can only mean it’s the start of a new year. Here we look at some of the more curious tips and the evidence, where there is any, behind them. Continue reading...

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8 hours ago Traitors star Leanne Quigley reveals fiancée Sophie is cancer free in emotional post following secret health battle as she confesses devastating diagnosis 'killed them both inside'

The ex-soldier, 28, who shares two-year-old twin boys with her partner, took to Instagram with an emotional post on Thursday, with show host Claudia Winkleman quick to send her best wishes.

Events

10 hours ago Coronation Street legend 'set to leave cobbles' after four decades in devastating twist

Coronation Street's Kevin Webster will be diagnosed with testicular cancer in heartbreaking scenes but could this lead to Michael Le Vill's exit from the famous cobbles

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9 hours ago BBC star who appeared on Jonathan Ross show dies suddenly from flu aged just 56 after doctors put her in induced coma

Entertainer Kerry Wilson, from Trentham, Staffordshire, lost her fight for life at the start of this year at the age of just 56.

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12 hours ago Inside Babygirl star Harris Dickinson's life from YouTube start to famous girlfriend

Harris Dickinson stars alongside Nicole Kidman in the new steamy thriller Babygirl - but what else is there to know about the up-and-coming British actor?

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12 hours ago Federico Chiesa sent stark warning by Arne Slot after making just one Liverpool start

Federico Chiesa could make a rare start for Liverpool in the FA Cup against Accrington Stanley but Arne Slot has warned the Italian has a difficult task to make his starting lineup

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12 hours ago I’m not one for new year’s resolutions – except when it comes to my garden

With a new year comes new plans, but don’t forget to relax in and enjoy your garden at this time of year, tooI don’t love gardening to-do lists – they make it feel too much like work – but I do think there’s value in thinking about what you’d like to do with your garden this year. Perhaps you haven’t been out in it for weeks, or maybe just for a few minutes here and there, to add the sprout leaves to the compost bin. But while January might be the sleepiest time in the garden – perhaps a snowdrop swelling somewhere, but otherwise fallen leaves and perennials tucked well beneath the earth – it’s still the start of a new year.I have never been a huge one for new year resolutions, but I make gentle exceptions for my garden. Gardening is a practice that exists in the temporal space of hope. At this time of year, we imagine warmer days and flick through seed catalogues (if you want something more substantial, I recommend Katharine S White’s Onward and Upward in the Garden, a&nb...

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12 hours ago Everything we know about ‘armed’ arson suspect arrested over Kenneth blaze as LA wildfires rage

LAPD believe Kenneth Fire was started intentionally after breaking out on Thursday, with Palisades and Eaton fires still burning, as death toll reaches 10

Events

13 hours ago Kate Cross hoping 2023 successes can embolden England ahead of the Ashes

The action starts this weekend.

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12 hours ago UK hit by three earthquakes in 48 hours with one hitting near major motorway

The UK appears to be a hotbed of earthquakes, with three hitting in just 48 hours and coming days after four hit in one week - making it seven quakes since the start of 2025

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13 hours ago Why are US supreme court justices starting to sound like Trump? | Moira Donegan

The justices are increasingly operating by the sheer force of raw power. That should trouble us allWe’re supposed to believe that it was about a job interview. On Tuesday, president-elect Donald Trump spoke on the phone with supreme court Justice Samuel Alito; the call came just a few hours before Trump’s attorneys petitioned the supreme court to put a stop to his criminal sentencing, scheduled for this Friday, in a New York state court.Alito insists that this was all perfectly innocent. “William Levi, one of my former law clerks, asked me to take a call from president-elect Trump regarding his qualifications to serve in a government position,” the justice told ABC News after word of the call leaked on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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13 hours ago WWE legend Black Bart dies after stopping cancer treatment to 'leave it in god's hands'

Rick Harris had made the tough decision to cease chemotherapy treatment after their health insurance stopped covering the costs.

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13 hours ago Groom bursts into tears as unexpected message starts playing while he's at altar

Weddings are such beautiful occasions and the love can often reduce guests to tears - and millions of strangers were left in tears after hearing a message played at the altar

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14 hours ago How did LA fires start? All you need to know on wildfires devastating celebrity hotspot

As the deadly fires continue to change the LA suburban landscape forever, officials believe the ignition point came from behind a home in the Pacific Palisades area

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14 hours ago Williams F1 chief's comment after Franco Colapinto move speaks volumes for Jack Doohan

Jack Doohan is set to start the season as Pierre Gasly's team-mate but Alpine's signing of Franco Colapinto from Williams has put the Australian's long-term future in real danger

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14 hours ago WWE legend Jim Ross says disgraced Tammy Sytch offered to 'care for him' when wife died

WWE legend Jim Ross, who now commentates sporadically for rivals All Elite Wrestling, has claimed that disgraced and jailed former start Tammy Sytch made him an offer he had to refuse

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