2 hours ago Just look at this hidden mansion with indoor swimming pool and sea views

A coastal location, over 20 acres of land, and a luxury home with planning in place to make it even bigger

Politics

4 hours ago The Welsh beach where people scramble to rent exclusive wooden huts for over £2000

The wooden sheds are considered 'treasured assets' and people desperately battle to get to use one for just a year

Society

33 minutes ago ‘A welfare state with a budget on the right side of zero’: Iceland’s youngest

Kristrún Frostadóttir, who entered politics just four years ago, speaks to the Observer about feminism, the far right and reopening talks on joining the EUNearly 45 years ago, Iceland made history by producing the world’s first elected female president of a country, setting it on a path to being the global feminist frontrunner it is today.Since then it has had multiple female presidents and prime ministers, but it wasn’t until three weeks ago, when social democrat Kristrún Frostadóttir took office, that the country’s two top positions were both held by women at the same time. It comes after Halla Tómasdóttir became Iceland’s second female president in August. Continue reading...

Economics

4 hours ago Arsenal v Manchester United: Best bets for Sunday’s FA Cup games on BBC and ITV

Our betting expert with tips for the Emirates, Tamworth against Tottenham, and the Newcastle and Southampton clashes PLUS a Serie A angle

Sport

46 minutes ago DWP benefit warning for pensioners as payments to stop from April this year

Tax credits are being scrapped, with claimants being sent letters telling them to move over to either Universal Credit or Pension Credit, and countless claimants have already been cut off from their benefits after missing crucial deadlines

Events

2 hours ago Dancing On Ice 2025 contestants: From soap stars to former footballers

A look at the contestants who will be taking to the ice rink for the ITV skating show when it returns to screens on Sunday.

Culture

7 hours ago BBC Casualty fans all say the same thing as new paramedic arrives at hospital

Casualty viewers were left all saying the same thing as new paramedic Indie Jankowski arrived on the medical drama.

Science

78 minutes ago BBC celebrity chef nicknamed 'Flamebaster' went from working as a carer to traveling the culinary world

Chris 'Flamebaster' Roberts' from Caernarfon began showcasing his cooking skills on Instagram in 2016, but has since garnered a glittering career as a chef

Transport

5 hours ago Minister's controversial academies reforms accused of being 'betrayal of Blair's legacy' in part of 'plot to succeed Keir Starmer'

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson faced claims her controversial school academy reforms are an attempt to play down her Blairite reputation and curry favour of Left-wing Labour MPs.

Politics

16 hours ago Helpless EastEnders star Patsy Palmer gives update on LA pad as her family flee home

BBC EastEnders star Patsy Palmer admitted she felt 'helpless' as she received updates from her family about their home in Los Angeles while she remained in London

Society

3 hours ago Six household bills set to rise in the coming weeks including council tax and mobile phones

Households are set to be hit with a raft of price hikes in early 2025, including council tax, energy bills and mobile phone and broadband contracts

Economics

20 hours ago Transfer news LIVE: Barcelona enter Rashford race, Liverpool consider bold bid, Man City want Marmoush

The transfer window is in full swing with clubs in the Premier League and across Europe seeking deals

Sport

4 hours ago Los Angeles Getty Center’s priceless collection braces for wildfires as evacuation order expands to museum

The museum is considered the ‘safest place for art during a fire’

Events

27 hours ago Seven new driving rules and law changes facing motorists this year including car tax

The new year brings about a range of changes for drivers, some of which could prove expensive for car owners who have previously been exempt from certain laws

Transport

5 hours ago Laurie Anderson says artificial intelligence spells ‘the end of the world’

The artist and musician said you ‘can impersonate anyone’ with the technology.

Politics

20 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

6 hours ago Alexander Jensen to Aberdeen is ON as Jimmy Thelin lands his main man after bumper fee triggers deal

Jensen can play either full-back position or in midfield and has been one of Thelin’s top targets

Economics

25 hours ago Arsenal transfer news: Alexander Isak hopes dashed as midfielder considers January exit

Alexander Isak has been linked with Arsenal but Mikel Arteta's chances of signing the Newcastle striker in January now look slim, although one of their own, Jorginho, could be on the move

Sport

5 hours ago LA fires: international crews arrive to battle raging wildfires as evacuations spread

Neighborhoods under orders now include Encino and Brentwood, with the Getty Center and its art collectionCalifornia wildfires – liveThousands of firefighters labored to contain the four wildfires raging across the Los Angeles area Saturday before evening winds forecasted to fan additional flames.In the Pacific Palisades, incarcerated firefighters dug wide trenches across the charred landscape in an attempt to contain the blaze, which has been called the most destructive in the city’s history. Across the city, in Altadena, first responders dragged hoses over burned-out cars and rebar. In Mandeville Canyon, where the Palisades fire grew closer to the UCLA campus – prompting evacuation orders across the Brentwood and Encino neighborhoods – firefighting planes dropped water and retardant in an aggressive aerial attempt to halt the fire’s path. Continue reading...

Events

11 hours ago Maya Jama addresses plans to start a family and TV future amid 'romance' with footballer

Love Island host and The Masked Singer panellist Maya Jama has opened up on her TV future and hopes for a family, amid reports she is dating a Premier League footballer.

Culture

6 hours ago Elon Musk and Dominic Cummings 'in plot to sabotage UK politics': Former No 10 adviser is helping orchestrate Tesla billionaire's attacks on Keir Starmer, government sources claim

Boris Johnson's former No 10 adviser is planning a new 'StartUp Party' which he hopes will smash the traditional Westminster system and is understood to be communicating with Mr Musk on WhatsApp.

Politics

22 hours ago Terror watchdog lawyer says UK should consider allowing IS members to come home

UK woman Shamima Begum was disallowed to challenge the removal of her British citizenship at the Supreme Court in August last year.

Society

7 hours ago Rachel Reeves 'eyes hotel tax' to bolster UK's coffers: Families are facing surcharge on holidays to foot bill for Labour's economic chaos

Treasury officials are thought to have done 'modelling exercises' over the impact of introducing a 'tourist tax' similar to that in France as part of efforts by Rachel Reeves to stabilise finances

Economics

7 hours ago Lisa Marie Presley's heartbreaking addiction battle taking '80 opioid pills a day'

Lisa Marie Presley’s memoir reveals the heartbreaking details of her opioid addiction, which escalated after she was prescribed painkillers following the birth of her twin daughters.

Events

22 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

7 hours ago UK will not pit AI safety against investment in bid for growth, says minister

Peter Kyle is set to unveil the Government’s AI action plan on Monday.

Politics

29 hours ago One MILLION teaching days lost to mental health sickness in just two years amid fears of 'sick note culture' disrupting children's education

In the last academic year, the figure stood at 535,970 days, representing around 20 per cent of all health-related absences.

Society

9 hours ago Rangers CEO lifts lid on January window plans, Hamza Igamane stance, why squad is good enough and club finances

Five takeaways from Patrick Stewart sitdown

Economics

9 hours ago Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford divorce update addressed by 'shocked' pal Amanda Holden

Amanda Holden has shared her sadness over Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford's divorce, after it was reported that the latter plans to throw a party when the split is finalised

Events

23 hours ago 'Quintessentially English film' fans call 'a timeless masterpiece' is on TV tonight

Based on Jane Austen's classic novel, the drama is considered a 'cinematic classic' by film fans and critics alike - and it will air on BBC Two today

Culture

7 hours ago BBC Casualty fans say the same thing within minutes as new paramedic arrives

The BBC show welcomed a new student paramedic to the Holby team on Saturday but was instantly met with a terrifying ordeal

Politics

10 hours ago Marcus Rashford to Napoli transfer truth as Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Man Utd swap deal update given

The latest Manchester United transfer news with updates on Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Napoli's interest in Marcus Rashford delivered.

Economics

10 hours ago The Observer view: With Hollywood ablaze, ditching carbon targets would be an act of recklessness | Observer editorial

Legislation aimed at limiting the US’s role in global warming is likely to be an early target of Donald TrumpThe devastating wave of wildfires that has reduced thousands of Hollywood homes to ashes could not have afflicted the US at a more telling moment. Figures released last week revealed that for the first time the world overshot the 1.5C limit in global temperature rises that had been set as a desired upper figure by the Paris climate accord of 2015.It is clear that the floods that engulfed Valencia last year, along with the typhoons that ripped through the Philippines and the drought that afflicted the Amazon were all made more likely by this unwanted temperature rise, say scientists. From this perspective, Hollywood’s misery is just one of many examples of the destruction heaped upon the planet by our burning of fossil fuels and ever-rising emissions of greenhouse gases. Crucially, such disasters are only going to worsen until humanity abandons the widespread combustion of coa...

Events

7 hours ago Elon Musk and Dominic Cummings 'in plot to sabotage UK politics': As controversial ex

Boris Johnson's former No 10 adviser is planning a new 'StartUp Party' which he hopes will smash the traditional Westminster system and is understood to be communicating with Mr Musk on WhatsApp.

Politics

19 hours ago ‘Bringing back the wonder’: inside the £10bn Earls Court redevelopment seeking planning consent

‘Bringing back the wonder’: inside the £10bn Earls Court redevelopment seeking planning consent  The Guardian

Economics

11 hours ago BBC The Traitors bosses hailed as geniuses thanks to 'Golden Cloak Award' stunt

BBC's The Traitors saw one of its faithful players banished after the traitors failed to agree on who to send home on Friday night, with Linda narrowly escaping a similar fate

Events

8 hours ago Rebecca Ferguson considering Eurovision offers from other countries after UK snub

Rebecca Ferguson has confirmed she is in talks to compete in the upcoming 2025 Eurovision Song Contest - but fans might be shocked by the details that she has shared

Politics

19 hours ago Leaving money to charity in your will: How to create a legacy and cut IHT bill

There are lots of great reasons to leave money to charity in your will, most obviously because it is a wonderful thing to help others. Here's how to make most impact...

Economics

13 hours ago Mystery as South Korean jet's TWO black boxes stopped recording four minutes before aircraft crashed and killed 179 passengers and crew

Investigators previously said the flight data and cockpit voice recorders were key to finding out the cause of the crash that killed all but two of the 181 people on board.

Events

8 hours ago Wayne Rooney 'lands new coaching job just one WEEK after Plymouth sacking'

Former Manchester United and England star Rooney was dismissed by Plymouth on December 31 with the club bottom of the Championship.

Politics

28 hours ago Rachel Reeves prepares to slash billions of pounds of disability benefits to calm debts crisis

Downing Street is said to believe that significant reductions are needed in the welfare budget, namely from personal independence payments (PIP).

Economics

13 hours ago Leon Adams, who was brutally left for dead in an attack that shook a city, has tragically died

No one has ever been brought to justice for attacking Leon Adams in a crime that shocked Wales and featured on BBC's Crimewatch

Events

9 hours ago I planned to propose to my girlfriend during trip but what happened surprised us both

Footage shows a woman proposing to her girlfriend - what happened next surprised them both.

Politics

14 hours ago Traitor winning mock ‘Golden Cloak Awards’ plastered on billboard in London

A video of the billboard posted by the BBC has gone viral on social media.

Events

9 hours ago Sir Steve Redgrave ‘hardly able to stand on ice’ when he joined Dancing On Ice

The 62-year-old will be partnered by Vicky Ogden on the ITV skating show.

Politics

14 hours ago South Korea plane crash black boxes missing last four crucial minutes of data

The black box of the doomed Jeju Air flight that killed 179 people when it crash landed in South Korea stopped recording four minutes before it slammed into a wall

Events

9 hours ago BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty scolds Saturday Kitchen star over live blunder as segment 'spoiled'

BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty was left unimpressed when she was left red-faced after she accidentally revealed Saturday Kitchen's guest Emilia Fox ahead of schedule

Politics

15 hours ago ‘White people shouldn’t mess with it’: Native American church laments psychedelic cactus shortage

Western ‘psychedelic renaissance’ is partly to blame for dwindling supplies of peyote, which produces mescalineAldous Huxley wrote about the spiritual visions he had while taking the drug mescaline in The Doors of Perception, while Hunter S Thompson wrote of driving at 100mph while under the influence of it in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.But now a growing number of western spiritual seekers dabbling in psychedelics are accused of causing a shortage of the plant that produces mescaline. Continue reading...

Events

10 hours ago Rachel Reeves must not ask the poor and the vulnerable to pay for her mistakes

Editorial: The chancellor is contemplating cuts to disability benefits to balance the books but her gamble may backfire

Politics

15 hours ago Patrick Stewart reveals Rangers January transfer plan as Ibrox chief outlines Hamza Igamane stance

Stewart has promised to back Clement in the January transfer window - but insists the days of quick fixes are over at Ibrox

Events

11 hours ago ITV The Masked Singer's Bush identity 'revealed' as TV icon who found famed in the 90s

Fans of The Masked Singer are already convinced they know which celeb is behind the costume of Bush following a series of clues, and its a TV legend who found fame on BBC Two

Politics

15 hours ago Black boxes from South Korea plane crash failed to record final 4 minutes, officials say

Officials say the black boxes of a Boeing jetliner that crashed in South Korea last month stopped recording about four minutes before the accident

Events

12 hours ago BBC Gardeners' World's Monty Don makes personal life decision with wife Sarah

Monty Don, best known for presenting Gardeners' World, has opened up about his personal life

Politics

16 hours ago Every word of Patrick Stewart's first Rangers address as new CEO responds to fan fury and promises root

The former Manchester United chief officially started his work at Ibrox in the middle of December and has now outlined his plans

Events

13 hours ago Fears grow over censorship of secret Queen Elizabeth and Philip papers

Critics flag ‘worrying trend’ of keeping royal files under lock and key as thousands set for release to publicResearchers fear that thousands of government documents about the late queen and Prince Philip due for release in the next two years could be censored.The files are scheduled to be made public in 2026 and 2027, five years after the royal couple’s deaths, and internal discussions have begun in Whitehall about how to process them and what should remain secret. Continue reading...

Politics

16 hours ago Helpless EastEnders star Patsy Palmer gives update on LA pad as her family flee fires

BBC EastEnders star Patsy Palmer admitted she felt 'helpless' as she received updates from her family about their home in Los Angeles while she remained in London

Events

13 hours ago Traitors star reveals Claudia Winkleman was 'going mad and screaming' behind

The Traitors is currently in its third season on the BBC. - and show host Claudia Winkleman is apparently far more invested in the action than viewers might realise

Politics

16 hours ago Wall Street looks forward to a bonfire of capital and climate rules under Trump

Profits are poised to dominate in a new era shorn of years of hard-won regulatory restrictionsWhen some of the biggest banks on Wall Street reveal their full-year earnings this week, they will have more to celebrate than just rising profits.Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration on 20 January – scheduled the Monday after US bank results week – will raise the curtain on a period of looser regulation, lower corporation tax, and weak climate commitments. Continue reading...

Events

13 hours ago Jake Quickenden reveals birth of baby boy and says name is nod to late father

A host of famous faces congratulated Quickenden and his wife Sophie Church.

Politics

16 hours ago Syrian intelligence agency says it thwarted a planned Islamic State attack on a Shiite shrine

Intelligence officials in Syria’s new de facto government say they have thwarted a plan by the Islamic State group to set off a bomb at a Shiite shrine in the Damascus suburb of Sayyida Zeinab

Events

13 hours ago How Trump's plan to make Canada the 51st state could change the U.S... and backfire on Republicans

President-elect Donald Trump doubled down on making Canada the 51st state, but expanding the U.S. to the north could be disastrous for Republicans in Washington, DC.

Politics

16 hours ago Global risk expert makes terrifying prediction for a 'uniquely dangerous' 2025

In his closely-watched annual forecast, Ian Bremmer predicted a 'uniquely dangerous' period for the planet.

Events

13 hours ago Harry and Meghan's 'uncomfortable' dynamic in new Netflix show slammed by BBC presenter

Meghan Markle's new Netflix show, With Love, Meghan, will launch on January 15 - but TV presenter Victoria Coren Mitchell has claimed the Duke and Duchess look 'uncomfortable' on screen together

Politics

16 hours ago Social care chiefs warn vital services could be axed if government hikes National Insurance

Some 18,000 not-for-profit social care providers in England offer a lifeline to elderly and disabled people – but bosses fear vital services could collapse if the government goes ahead with plans to increase National Insurance Contributions

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