4 hours ago LA nurse defies evacuation orders to protect her home from looters: ‘Nothing here is good’

‘No one’s here securing the homes, so these criminals are coming and breaking in,’ the veteran caregiver told The Independent

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17 hours ago Estée Lauder fans race to buy £97 makeup gift set slashed to just £26 online

The flash deal offers Estée Lauder fans the opportunity to bag three full-sized makeup products for less than £9 each

Economics

2 hours ago West Ham: Graham Potter addresses Marcus Rashford transfer link as Hammers suffer fresh injury blow

Niclas Fullkrug’s injury has added to West Ham’s woes in attack

Events

4 hours ago Rudy Giuliani found to be in contempt of court again for 2020 election lies

It’s the second time this week that the former NY mayor has been found to be contempt for defaming election workersRudy Giuliani was found in contempt of court on Friday for continuing to spread lies about two former Georgia election workers after a jury awarded the women a $148m defamation judgment.Federal judge Beryl Howell in Washington DC is the second federal judge in a matter of days to find the former New York City mayor in contempt of court. Continue reading...

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17 hours ago Elon Musk 'world's best hope' for £18trn mega tunnel connecting London and New York

Elon Musk 'world's best hope' for £18trn mega tunnel connecting London and New York  Express

Economics

3 hours ago Every terror attack is sickening, says MI5 head at FBI director’s leaving event

Sir Ken McCallum, who was knighted in the latest New Year Honours, gave a speech at the leaving event for FBI director Christopher Wray on Friday.

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5 hours ago US to return $52.8 million in seized assets linked to Nigeria's former oil minister

The United States will return $52.88 million in seized assets to Nigeria as part of a yearslong corruption probe against former Nigerian oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke and associates

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8 hours ago Newsboy's ITV4 selections for Saturday's cards, plus Wolverhampton tips

Newsboy has gone head over heels for Handstands in the Dragonbet Towton Novices' Chase (1.15) at Ffos Las, and he also reckons Midnight It Is can score a hat-trick in the big race at Fairyhouse (1.45)

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7 hours ago Nigel Farage says he and Elon Musk are ‘still friends’ after social media attack

The Reform UK leader added that he had spoken to the tech mogul since his comments on X

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8 hours ago The Guardian view on the LA fires: Donald Trump’s denial and division fuel climate inaction | Editorial

Events in California reveal how political obstruction is deepening a climate crisis that needs urgent action to prevent it becoming an irreversible disasterThe wildfires ravaging Los Angeles have killed at least 10 people, displaced 180,000 and scorched about 40 square miles – an inferno driven by fierce winds and severe drought in what should be California’s wet season. It is a sobering reminder that the climate crisis is driving wildfires to become more frequent, intense and destructive – leaving ruined lives, homes and livelihoods in their wake. The US president Joe Biden responded by mobilising federal aid. By contrast the president-elect, Donald Trump, a convicted felon who was criminally sentenced on Friday, used the disaster to spread disinformation and stoke political division.The climate crisis knows no national borders. Deadly floods in Spain, Hawaii’s fires and east Africa’s devastating drought show nowhere is safe from its effects. Countries must work toward the global c...

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7 hours ago 'Workshy' police dog who was reluctant to hunt down criminals is retired at just two years old

Lissy, a labrador belonging to Lancashire Constabulary, developed a phobia of 'slippery floors' leaving her reluctant to search for criminals and evidence.

Events

10 hours ago Love Island fans ‘can’t unsee’ major soap connection after spotting link to cast

Love Island fans have spotted a serious similarity between the cast lineup for the new series and a beloved British soap opera - and you 'can't unsee' it once you notice

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8 hours ago Supreme Court seems likely to uphold a federal law that could force TikTok to shut down on Jan. 19

The Supreme Court seems likely to uphold a law that would ban TikTok in the United States beginning Jan. 19 unless the popular social media program is sold by its China-based parent company

Events

10 hours ago Donald Trump is sentenced to unconditional discharge in Stormy Daniels hush money case as he becomes first US president with criminal conviction

Donald Trump was officially sentenced in the New York hush money case involving porn star Stormy Daniels, putting him on track to become the first convicted felon to be sworn in as president.

Politics

9 hours ago Pensioner killed and eaten by neighbour's pigs in horror Christmas Day attack

The 75-year-old was killed and eaten by pigs at her home in a horrific Christmas Day attack.

Events

12 hours ago RuPaul makes touching The Vivienne tribute as Drag Race icons flock to London event

RuPaul's DragCon UK event was opened with a tribute to The Vivienne, as the American actor and TV host called the drag queen his "dear" friend who was "all about love and life"

Politics

10 hours ago Police cleared of wrongdoing after dangerous dogs shot dead on Poplar footpath

Louie Turnbull was given a suspended prison sentence over the dog attack in Poplar

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13 hours ago Watch live: Outside court as Trump to be sentenced in hush money case days before inauguration

Watch live as Donald Trump is scheduled to be sentenced in New York state court in Manhattan on Friday, 10 January, for his criminal conviction stemming from hush money paid to a porn star.

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10 hours ago Drug dealer, 20, who stabbed rival to death in street was snared by his own designer manbag

A drug dealer who stabbed a rival to death on a London street was found guilty of murder after his reluctance to part with a designer bag he carried during the attack provided police with vital evidence.

Events

14 hours ago Digested week: put away the hot wax and don’t eat your Christmas tree | Lucy Mangan

Never trust a hippy selling pine-flavoured butter. Plus, a watch that finally explains it allThe AFSCA (Belgium’s federal agency for ensuring food supply chain safety – but of course you knew that) has been forced to issue a warning to the good people of Poirot’s homeland not to eat their Christmas trees. This is after the city of Ghent – an environmentalism hotspot in northern Flanders – posted tips on how to recycle their obsolete festive conifers into food, including using them to make pine-flavoured butter. Continue reading...

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11 hours ago RuPaul seen for first time since The Vivienne's tragic death and delivers powerful speech

RuPaul's Drag Race star The Vivienne tragically died earlier this month and RuPaul has now made his first public appearance since the news broke

Events

14 hours ago Digested week: Put away the hot wax and don’t eat your Christmas tree | Lucy Mangan

Never trust a hippy selling pine-flavoured butter. Plus, a watch that finally explains it allThe AFSCA (Belgium’s federal agency for ensuring food supply chain safety – but of course you knew that) has been forced to issue a warning to the good people of Poirot’s homeland not to eat their Christmas trees. This is after the city of Ghent – an environmentalism hotspot in northern Flanders – posted tips on how to recycle their obsolete festive conifers into food, including using them to make pine-flavoured butter. Continue reading...

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11 hours ago Young woman goes on 'hammer rampage' at Tokyo university leaving eight injured

The young woman, aged 22, is alleged to have told police that she carried out the attack at the university after she became frustrated when other students ignored her

Events

15 hours ago New Caroline Flack documentary sees star's mum probe into 'unanswered questions'

A new documentary about the final months of TV presenter Caroline Flack's life will stream on Disney+, with her mother Christine taking a central role.

Politics

12 hours ago Former police station in Erskine to be split into two units as plans given green light

Change of use for the property in Rashielee Avenue, most recently used by funeral directors, has been rubber-stamped.

Events

15 hours ago As wildfires devastate LA, Republicans point fingers at Democratic California leaders

Trump and Maga allies are using the fires to attack leaders like Newsom – possibly foretelling power struggles aheadIf ever a situation cried out for elevating national unity over political divisions, the dystopian scenes emanating from the Los Angeles fires surely qualified.The catastrophe that has left at least five people dead, more than 1,000 structures destroyed and forced thousands fleeing their homes would – in an ideal and less polarised America – spur humane empathy and solidarity in place of tribal partisanship. Continue reading...

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12 hours ago Elderly woman, 75, killed and eaten by neighbour's pigs in horror Christmas Day attack

Investigators believe 75-year-old Rebecca Westergaard Rigney was killed and eaten by pigs at her home in rural Ohio - but police leaders have said the case isn't straightforward

Events

16 hours ago Carlisle clash with MK Dons among fixtures called off due to freezing conditions

Temperatures around the country continue to plummet, with the race meeting at Lingfield also abandoned.

Politics

14 hours ago Judge will weigh holding Giuliani in contempt of court after jury's $148 million defamation award

A federal judge is set to hear arguments on whether to hold Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court for continuing to spread lies about two Georgia election workers after they secured a $148 million defamation judgment against him

Events

16 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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15 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

Events

17 hours ago Trump to be sentenced over hush money conviction today as inauguration looms after Supreme Court verdict: Live

President-elect to appear virtually in Manhattan Criminal Court on Friday but has already vowed to file a further appeal against a prosecution he has branded an act of ‘lawfare’ by his political enemies

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15 hours ago Now Harriet Harman joins calls for a  new inquiry into grooming gangs as pressure mounts on Keir Starmer

The party grandee suggested the Government should show an 'openness' to a future probe, although she said the PM was 'right' to resist a repeat of previous work.

Events

17 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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16 hours ago RuPaul makes his first public statement since The Vivienne's tragic death as he pays tribute to the entertainer who was 'all about love' while opening DragCon London

The RuPaul's Drag Race UK winner's death last week at the age of 32 has plunged the drag community into mourning.

Events

23 hours ago Labour ministers launch ticket price cap probe after Oasis reunion tour debacle which saw seats being sold for 40 times their face value by touts

Ministers have also put out a 'call for evidence' about the controversial practice of 'dynamic pricing' on official ticketing sites, which caused fury during the summer when tickets went on sale.

Politics

16 hours ago Marcus Rashford branded 'bang average' in scathing attack on Man Utd star

Marcus Rashford has been exiled by Man Utd boss Ruben Amorim and is up for sale, with ex-England star Chris Waddle describing the striker as "bang average" in a scathing attack

Events

26 hours ago Fatboy Slim backs ticket price cap probe after Oasis and Coldplay debacles

Legendary DJ Fatboy Slim has backed plans to cap the cost of resale tickets and looking into dynamic ticket pricing after thousands of fans were stung

Politics

16 hours ago Two men sought in connection with missing boy not seen since last June

Adam Glanville was last seen with his mother on June 3 in Richmond.

Events

17 hours ago Woman, 76, rushed to hospital with serious injuries after being hit by car in Scots street

A 38-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with a road traffic offence following the incident on Nethermains Road in Denny.

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