2 hours ago Amanda Holden braves cold in pink ensemble for Britain’s Got Talent auditions

The judges posed on the red carpet amid the cold weather.

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5 hours ago How a week of weather extremes upended the lives of millions of Americans

The week began with a biting cold snap that hammered much of the U.S., the product of a jet stream that slips out of its usual path more often these days

Society

7 hours ago Uranium prices hit record as thirsty AI data centres add to market squeeze

Industry pressured to build new conversion facilities to cover end of US import waiver and impact of Ukraine war

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1 hour ago Outlander fans 'getting so tired' as season 7 finale won’t air for another week in major schedule shake

Fans of the hit Starz drama Outlander were left disappointed when the season seven finale failed to air this Friday

Sport

1 hour ago Fresh hell for LA residents as chief fire officials issue wind warnings... as the inferno blazes towards Brentwood and Encino: Live updates

Outrage over the handling of the devastating Los Angeles fires is heating up amid reports that city leaders failed to prepare local reservoirs while power grids struggled hours before the blazes.

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13 hours ago Antiques Roadshow guest’s jaw drops as she discovers huge value of late husband’s worldwide hit children’s book

An Antiques Roadshow guest couldn’t contain her surprise when she was informed just how much a copy of her late author husband’s book and accompanying scrapbook were worth.

Culture

12 hours ago How four serious illnesses impact your skin, and solutions from the experts

Serious illness can have an impact on your complexion. Rosie Green gets some expert advice on how to soothe your body - and soul

Science

24 hours ago Motorists who drive fewer than 2,000 miles each year 'should surrender' licence to DVLA

Advice from the Older Drivers Forum claims to have worked out the minimum amount of mileage an older motorist should clock up to make the expense of driving worth it

Transport

3 hours ago Gritters stopped by 200 cars double parked in popular Peak District spot

Derbyshire County Council gritters unable to move past spot popular with hikers

Politics

6 hours ago We built our world with fire. Now heat is destroying our lives | John Vaillant

We fell in love with the power and speed that fossil fuels brought us. But the price being paid in California, and around the world, has become too highZero per cent contained. In layperson’s terms, that means “out of control and burning at will”. It’s a common designation for a wildfire – in the wild. But when a fire like this enters an urban area such as Los Angeles County, the most highly populated metropolitan area in the US, it becomes an exploding bomb, and this one has been detonating since last Tuesday.By now, the energy release from this wind-driven, drought-fuelled firestorm turned urban conflagration is into the megatons, and the nuclear-scale destruction is there for all to see: block after block and neighbourhood after neighbourhood levelled – roughly 12,000 structures destroyed or rendered uninhabitable, 55 sq miles of city and mountain burnt, nearly 200,000 residents evacuated – so far. There is more to come. Continue reading...

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7 hours ago Billionaire investor says Americans face 'rude awakening' if they follow Warren Buffett's advice

A billionaire investor has claimed Americans are in for a 'rude awakening' if they follow one of Warren Buffett's most popular pieces of advice. 

Economics

36 hours ago Squid Game fans joke ‘someone is getting fired’ after spotting major blunder at key moment in season 2 finale

Hit Netflix show has fallen victim to a filming error in new season

Sport

2 hours ago Jude Bellingham’s dad hits back of the net as firm's assets enjoy huge 1014% increase

Former Non-League footballer and policeman Mark Bellingham, whose 21-year-old son signed for Real Madrid in the summer of 2023 for a potential £112million, owns a firm with net assets which hit £8.1million

Events

30 hours ago ‘They created a Vegas in 10 years’: photographing the hedonistic gambling mecca of Macau

Photographer Adam Lampton discusses capturing the vice, cash and sheer excess of the special administrative region of China – a place built on contradictions“I am not a huge gambler,” says Adam Lampton. “The first time I went to Macau, fresh out of grad school, I didn’t have any money to spare – it all went on camera film. People take it all very seriously, so I was too intimidated to sit down and be the white guy who didn’t know what the hell he was doing.”As a non-gambler in Macau, the American photographer would have been an oddity – most tourists go there to “play”, hoping Lady Luck glances their way. The former Portuguese colony, now a special administrative region of China, is the world’s gambling mecca. Located on China’s south-east coast, just across the water from Hong Kong, Macau’s gambling revenues often put the US’s “Sin City” in the shade. The Macau government expects its gaming revenues to hit about $27bn in 2024, while declining Nevada looks set to fall below 2023’s r...

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29 hours ago Quitting vaping in 2025? Health experts advise not to give up 'cold turkey'

Expert advice from LloydsPharmacy explains how to quit vaping for good.

Science

27 hours ago Logistics company seeking approval to carry out alterations to its Eurocentral base

Maritime Transport, which operates a network of rail freight terminals and employs around 3000 staff, has applied to North Lanarkshire Council for planning permission to proceed with various work

Transport

4 hours ago Freezing dog found abandoned in boot of smashed car during subzero temperatures

The canine was abandoned in icy conditions following the smash on Friday.

Politics

8 hours ago You could get a DWP Cold Weather Payment if you live in one of these 116 areas

Payments are triggered when temperatures falls below 0C for seven consecutive days

Society

11 hours ago OK! Style team shops– 'beat the blues' buys to lift your January mood from £3

Don't let the January blues seep in– we have just the mood-boosting buys you need to get a much-needed dopamine hit, priced from as low as £3

Economics

3 hours ago Train stations become hotbed for crime with 25 horror offences every day in UK

British Transport Police data shows the 10 worst-hit train stations had 9,376 crimes in the last financial year, including 3,831 serious offences such as sex attacks and robberies

Events

34 hours ago Health expert issues advice to millions to get these five key check ups and vaccines

Vaccinations and routine check ups can help people stay healthy as they age

Science

4 hours ago BBC Andrew Lloyd Webber's talent show stars now from Sophie Evans to Connie Fisher

Between 2006 and 2010, Andrew Lloyd Webber launched four musical theatre shows with the BBC, and they proved to be a smash hit with audiences.

Politics

10 hours ago Furious family kicked out of illegally built home after dodging council tax for 11 YEARS when mum's friend 'tells on them' to council

A family in Horspath, Oxfordshire have been given 12 months to find a new home after the local council were told they were living in a log cabin which was built without planning permission.

Society

12 hours ago Cold Weather Payment: Bargain £20 Amazon buy has kept my home warm like nothing else

I don't need the central heating on half as much with this

Economics

4 hours ago Khloe Kardashian brands Mayor Bass 'a joke' as stars continue to lose homes in LA wildfires

Khloe Kardashian and Spencer Pratt were among those voiced their concerns alongside Fire Chief Kirstin Crowley, who had hit out at the city's leadership amid LA's dangerous wildfires

Events

44 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

5 hours ago Andrew Lloyd Webber BBC talent show's biggest stars from Jessie Buckley to Samantha Barks

Andrew Lloyd Webber launched four musical theatre shows with the BBC between 2006 and 2010, and they proved to be a smash hit with audiences, with a number of stars going on to find fame.

Politics

28 hours ago Professor Tim Spector's two tips for improving gut health and reducing inflammation

Professor Tim Spector has given his advice on what people should be eating more of to improve their gut health and reduce inflammation in the gut, with the Zoe co-founder pinpointing one food type as a must-include

Society

13 hours ago Thousands of households can get free cost of living cash worth up to £225

The City of Doncaster Council is offering cost of living support to people who are on a low-income or claiming certain Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefits

Economics

5 hours ago FA Cup matches postponed – every third round tie called off this weekend

The cold snap in the UK has caused havoc to the football fixtures up and down the country

Politics

32 hours ago You can secure a beach hut in one of Wales' most prized and stunning locations

The council has said it's 'one of the most important annual draws for one of its treasured assets' and this is how you can take part and potentially secure your own hut

Society

26 hours ago 'I barely wear trainers since swapping them for Oodie's £35 winter shoes hailed 'better than Skechers'

Oodie's Puffer Boots are not only 'warmer than Skechers', but they're currently on sale

Economics

5 hours ago Stuart Hogg's estranged wife speaks out against rugby star's sentence for domestic abuse

Gillian Hogg has hit out after her husband, former Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg, was sentenced to a Community Payback Order after a campaign of domestic abuse

Events

6 hours ago Matt Le Tissier reveals the full reasons he believes he was sacked by Sky Sports in 2020

Le Tissier, 56, was dismissed in August 2020 and later blamed the decision on his refusal to wear a Black Lives Matter badge and his opinions on the Covid pandemic.

Politics

35 hours ago Met Office weather forecast shows how cold it will get this weekend as

The weekend will be cold but it is finally set to get a little warmer, according to the Met Office

Society

26 hours ago Billionaire tycoon is blasted after hiring a private fire crew to protect his luxury outdoor mall as devastating wildfires continue to rip through LA

Los Angeles residents are furious a billionaire tycoon spent thousands of dollars on private firefighters to help protect his business while emergency services struggle to contain the flames. 

Economics

5 hours ago UK weather warnings as NINE ultra rare 'amber' health alerts issued in

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has extended its ultra rare cold 'amber' health alerts for all of England until Tuesday - it comes following the coldest January night in 15 years

Events

6 hours ago A 'shipping container' newbuild and mansion with a 'waterslide' roof: Inside the Cornwall village turned into a 'ghost town' by Hollywood A

Residents of Mawgan Porth in Cornwall are complaining that their village has been taken over by celebrities building increasingly bizarre homes.

Politics

28 hours ago My boyfriend spent £10k for 'sunset villa' Maldives trip despite knowing it was rainy season... and all we got was howling winds, four hours of sun and weather as bad as London

Diana Gorenco, from London, says her partner forked out £9,220 for the two of them to stay in a 'Over Water Pool Villa' from November 25 until December 2.

Economics

6 hours ago How the climate crisis fuels devastating wildfires: ‘We have tweaked nature and pissed it off’

John Vaillant, the author of Fire Weather, explains why fires such as those in Los Angeles are different from those beforeWhen writing about the hot, dry Santa Ana winds and how they affect the behavior and imaginations of southern Californians, Joan Didion once said: “The winds show us how close to the edge we are.”I’ve lived here my entire life. I evacuated my family’s hillside home as a teenager. I’ve experienced the surrealism of watching ash rain down from the sky more times than I can count. But there is something different, supercharged, about the hurricane-force winds that fueled this week’s catastrophic wildfires in Los Angeles. Continue reading...

Events

7 hours ago How furious LA residents chased down 'arsonist' and restrained him with cable ties

In dramatic scenes involving a car chase and a citizens arrest, LA neighbours bandied together to pin a suspected arsonist down and restrain him with cable ties – as the city's worst ever fires raged

Politics

28 hours ago DWP cold weather payment: Heater that costs 16p to run now less than £20 at Debenhams

Down to just £18.82 from the usual £44.99 with a massive 58% discount, this oil filled radiator is more than capable of heating up a home office or a small bedroom

Economics

6 hours ago Netflix viewers divided as sequel to hit 2023 movie shoots to No 1 in rankings

‘Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger’ has proved immediately popular

Events

10 hours ago Britain suffers new coldest January night for 15 years as temperature plunges to

It is the coldest January overnight temperature since 2010 with much of the UK enduring below-freezing temperatures overnight as the wintry weather continues.

Politics

28 hours ago Londoners won't have to foot £150m bill to pedestrianise Oxford Street, vows Sir Sadiq Khan

Mayor’s new budget due next week could see his share of council tax bills hit £500

Economics

6 hours ago UK snow maps show exact date SECOND '5cm per hour' blizzard will hit Brits this month

With Brits still reeling from an Arctic blast which brought snow and sub-zero temperatures to the UK this week, weather maps now suggest a second blizzard is heading our way later this month

Events

10 hours ago Coldest January night for 15 years recorded in UK as one Scottish hamlet drops to

It is the coldest January overnight temperature since 2010, when temperatures dropped below minus 15C several times at locations across the UK

Politics

29 hours ago Uniqlo's £14.90 accessory hailed as 'perfect' by shoppers for warmth without bulk

Uniqlo's Heattech range has been a hit with shoppers ever since it first launched in 2003, and one of the most popular items is the Souffle Yarn Beanie, which is priced at just £14.90

Economics

6 hours ago How Europe's only private army is based in BRITAIN: Soldiers in tiny regiment carry rifles from the 19th century, wear kilts and are loyal to a duke who lives in South Africa

With their Lee Metford rifles, broadswords and daggers in their socks, they look like men you would not want to get on the wrong side of.

Events

11 hours ago Next shoppers love padded winter coat that 'feels like sleeping bag' and comes in 7 colours

The Shower Resistant Padded Puffer Hooded Mid-Length Coat is the must-have item for braving the winter weather.

Politics

29 hours ago Lanarkshire councils will share more than £1.5 billion in funding over next year

Under the Local Government Settlement, North Lanarkshire Council will receive £869.7 million with £805.8 million allocated to South Lanarkshire.

Economics

7 hours ago Ons Jabeur: ‘Kids are dying everywhere in Ukraine or Gaza. I have to speak out and use my platform’

Former world No 2 shares her struggles with seeing suffering in Palestine and how she is working with the World Food Programme to help Few players wear their heart on their sleeve as much as Ons Jabeur. The Tunisian, whose sublime skills and smile have lit up the women’s Tour over the past decade, reached the Wimbledon final in 2022 and 2023 and earned herself the nickname Minister of Happiness.But somewhere along the way, Jabeur lost the joy. Keen to start a family, she had told herself that if she won Wimbledon in 2023, that would be the perfect time to take a break. It didn’t happen – she lost to Marketa Vondrousova – and so continued playing. But injuries, illness and the scenes of human suffering in Gaza made her struggle over the past year. Continue reading...

Events

12 hours ago Meghan Markle forced to eat her words with Netflix decision ahead of new show

Meghan Markle's new Netflix show, With Love, Meghan is set to hit screens in just a matter of days - and a move by the streaming platform goes against something the Sussexes once denied five years ago

Politics

30 hours ago Want to secure the best holiday deal in 2025? Here are the key dates to know

For the best deals on your getaway this year, book ahead

Economics

7 hours ago Ons Jabeur: ‘Kids are dying everywhere in Ukraine or Gaza. I have to speak out’

Former world No 2 shares her struggles with seeing suffering in Palestine and how she is working with the World Food Programme to help Few players wear their heart on their sleeve as much as Ons Jabeur. The Tunisian, whose sublime skills and smile have lit up the women’s Tour over the past decade, reached the Wimbledon final in 2022 and 2023 and earned herself the nickname Minister of Happiness.But somewhere along the way, Jabeur lost the joy. Keen to start a family, she had told herself that if she won Wimbledon in 2023, that would be the perfect time to take a break. It didn’t happen – she lost to Marketa Vondrousova – and so continued playing. But injuries, illness and the scenes of human suffering in Gaza made her struggle over the past year. Continue reading...

Events

12 hours ago Wales breaking news plus weather and traffic updates (Saturday, January 11)

All of the latest news from across Wales and further afield

Politics

31 hours ago Are you eligible for a Cold Weather Payment? Check to see if YOU can claim £25 as icy blast grips Britain

As a bitter Arctic freeze engulfs Britain, with some communities bracing for heavy snow and -20C temperatures, payments have been triggered in a total of 51 postcode areas.

Economics

7 hours ago Line of fire: LA mayor Karen Bass faces scrutiny as historic blazes devour city

Seething residents are questioning city’s preparedness, even as hurricane-force winds and climate crisis created unprecedented calamity conditionsAs a series of wildfires in the Los Angeles area grew into raging infernos, the city’s mayor, Karen Bass, was halfway around the world – part of the US delegation attending the inauguration of the new president of Ghana.By the time she returned home on Wednesday, the fires had seared through thousands of acres. They destroyed more than 10,000 structures and killed at least 11. And Bass was facing a barrage of questions and criticism – both from within LA, and outside. Continue reading...

Events

13 hours ago Influencers mock people telling them to 'get a job' as they flaunt Louis Vuitton bags

A group of influencers hit back at those who criticise them for not having a 'real job' by posting a funny Instagram reel pretending to cry while holding Louis Vuitton shopping bags

Politics

31 hours ago Dunelm's giant £10 slipper heats up in two minutes and keeps feet warm 'for ages'

The £10 gadget is ideal for anyone who suffers from cold feet as the weather continues to push temperatures down

Economics

7 hours ago Stop limescale invasion with trick to make toilet bowl 'as good as new'

A member of the Facebook group Hinch Army Cleaning Tips asked for advice on how to get rid of limescale in the toilet bowl, and fellow cleaning fanatics recommended a simple solution

Events

14 hours ago Michael Schumacher's advice to Max Verstappen as F1 legend's influence becomes clear

Max Verstappen regularly karted with seven-time champion Michael Schumacher's son Mick as a child and there are several photos of the two Formula 1 champions together

Politics

31 hours ago Shoppers slam major supermarkets for new packaging change as they claim it affects the taste and smell of the products

Jamie Devine, who resides in Scotland, took a trip to the budget German supermarket to pick up some groceries and was shocked when he reached the beef aisle.

Economics

7 hours ago Now California is hit by FIRE TORNADO as wind whips up flames while LA blaze continues to spread

The disaster has already claimed the lives of at least 11 people and destroyed more than 10,000 structures.

Events

15 hours ago Weather maps show 10 UK cities set to be battered by more snow this month

The UK is set to see milder weather move in over the weekend but weather maps show parts of the country will see another Arctic blast later in the month with more snow

Politics

32 hours ago Are the £25 cold weather payments enough? Take our poll and have your say

With the cold weather payment set at just £25 as temperatures plummet and heating costs soar, we ask if you think the extra cash is really enough to help keep people warm

Economics

7 hours ago UK drivers issued important reminder as temperatures hit below freezing

With snow and ice covering much of the UK this weekend, driving is more hazardous than usual - so you'll need to make sure you don't break these lesser-known laws

Events

15 hours ago Lifeboat crew recall 'violent' weather during search for Solway Harvester on 25th anniversary of tragedy

Peter Cowin and John McCreadie were speaking on a special Manx Radio podcast ahead of the 25th anniversary of the tragedy.

Politics

34 hours ago DWP confirms exactly how Cold Weather Payments are paid and who is eligible

Cold Weather Payments have been activated this week as the mercury plummets to bitterly cold lows - and people living in these postcodes are entitled to it.

Economics

8 hours ago Stuart Hogg's estranged wife goes public and slams rugby star's sentence for abuse

Gillian Hogg has hit out after her husband, former Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg, was sentenced to a Community Payback Order after a campaign of domestic abuse

Events

16 hours ago I used to wear these trousers, then I did this and lost 10 pounds in a week

Suzanne Williams was pre-diabetic, relied on a walking stick, and on blood pressure tablets. Her health has completely changed

Politics

35 hours ago Cold weather payments triggered amid freezing temperatures – check if you’re eligible and when to expect money

The first cold weather payments of 2025 have been triggered

Economics

8 hours ago Moment LA live weather broadcast interrupted by wildfire evacuation warning

This is the moment an LA live weather broadcast is interrupted by evacuation warning over the devastating wildfires.

Events

18 hours ago UK weather maps show when 72 hour big freeze will finally end in Wales

The weekend will be cold but it is finally set to get a little warmer, according to the Met Office

Politics

38 hours ago Stock market today: Asian shares slide further as rate cut, tariff worries hit market sentiment

Shares have fallen for a second day in Asia after U.S. markets were closed to observe a National Day of Mourning for former President Jimmy Carter

Economics

8 hours ago When are the next train strikes? Avanti West Coast walkouts to run until summer

On strike days about one train in four is running, during limited hours, between London Euston, the West Midlands and northwest England

Events