39 minutes ago Another win for Aryna Sabalenka at Australian Open as rain hampers opening day

The two-time winner defeated Sloane Stephens 6-3 6-2.

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21 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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90 minutes ago Rachel Reeves 'making Britain a laughing stock' on China trip as she returns with 'puny' £600m investment deal

The Tories said the Chancellor had 'come back with next to nothing' from her trip to Beijing, which she ploughed ahead with despite fresh alarm at her economic plans.

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5 hours ago Football stadiums that never were including stunning Liverpool and Chelsea concept designs

These stunning grounds unfortunately never saw the light of day, including a strange Liverpool and Everton hybrid stadium, and Chelsea’s grand Battersea Power Station design

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74 minutes ago Lily Allen checks into trauma clinic in devastating move after marriage split

Lily Allen called it quits with husband, David Harbour, a month ago after admitting she 'wasn't in a good place' because her mental health was 'spiralling'

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85 minutes ago What will my descendants make of my photo 100 years from now? | Seamas O'Reilly

Looking at a sepia-tinged picture of my grandmother, she has the kind of face you don’t see any more The photo shows my grandmother. She’s among the adults at the back, fourth from right, peeping out from a row of old-timey faces. The kind of faces you don’t see any more, faces that could only come from the past. Even without the sepia tint and the period clothing, you know you’d have a hard time showing them an iPhone or talking to them about AI. Frankly, you’d have a hard time explaining ITV4.But it is sepia-tinted, this photo, almost artificially so; its stock-still adults and fidgety kids captured in eerie permanence, so perfectly composed as to recall the cover of a stirring Irish childhood memoir. Judging by the boys and girls in their little suits and sparkling white dresses, it’s from a first holy communion ceremony, presumably one with pupils from the small primary school in Mulleek, Fermanagh, where she taught for 30 years. Continue reading...

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26 hours ago HMPV: Health expert's verdict on whether virus from China could trigger global pandemic

A surge in cases of HMPV (human metapneumovirus) has raised fears of another Covid-19 style pandemic after harrowing images in China show children in hospital beds needing urgent treatment

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55 minutes ago Cleaning expert shows how to leave filthy radiator gleaming in simple steps

A clean radiator not only keeps your living spaces fresh, it also helps you be more energy efficient as radiators covered in dust will have to work extra hard to heat your home

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22 hours ago LA declares health emergency following raging wildfires as at least 60,000 homes left without power: Live Updates

The expansion of the Palisades wildfire has thrown Californians into fresh jeopardy as the blazes continue to rage for a fifth day.

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12 hours ago Inside Hearts' January transfer dealings and the role played by Jamestown Analytics

Neil Critchley lifts lid on recruitment process

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14 hours ago UFC star Conor McGregor turns out for pub football team and puts in crunching tackle

Conor McGregor made a surprise appearance for his Black Forge football team in Dublin this weekend, with the UFC fighter featuring their 1-1 draw against Harding FC

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76 minutes ago Elon Musk praises Labour MP for becoming the first to break ranks with Keir Starmer and call for a national inquiry into grooming gangs

The tech mogul, who has launched a barrage of attacks on the PM over Labour's rejection of a new widescale probe, praised Liverpool Walton MP Dan Carden.

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12 hours ago ITV Ant and Dec's Limitless Win fans spot 'error' in TV quiz question on show

Ant and Dec's Limitless Win fans were left baffled by a question on Saturday night's show as they claimed there was an 'error' in one of the general knowledge questions

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26 hours ago Battersea Power Station’s magical Light Festival will return at the end of January – here’s everything you need to know

Battersea Power Station’s magical Light Festival will return at the end of January – here’s everything you need to know  Time Out London

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60 minutes ago Does Labour's crackdown on heartless landlords go far enough? Take our poll and have your say

With MPs set to vote on the Renters Rights bill - which includes protection from landlords pursuing grieving families for money - we’re asking if the changes go far enough

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23 hours ago Health emergency declared across LA as at least 60,000 homes left without power: Live Updates

The expansion of the Palisades wildfire has thrown Californians into fresh jeopardy as the blazes continue to rage for a fifth day.

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12 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

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17 hours ago Man City vs Salford LIVE! FA Cup match stream, latest score and goal updates today

Class of 92 owners will be dreaming of a famous win over Pep Guardiola’s side

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92 minutes ago Meghan and Harry serve meals to LA wildfire survivors but are overlooked by California news anchor who puts focus on embattled governor's wife

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stood next to the wife of the Democrat California Governor Gavin Newsom who has come under increasing pressure for his response to the raging wildfires.

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85 minutes ago 'They don't give a s***': Fury over 'diabolical' plans for 15,000 newbuild homes on greenbelt land as debt

EXCLUSIVE: St Albans Council sent its proposal to use land including 800 hectares of green belt to build 15,000 homes by 2041 to Labour's Planning Inspectorate in December.

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24 hours ago Man whose parents became millionaires when he was kid reveals 'winner's guilt'

The family of Jayden Clark, 22, bagged a huge windfall nearly 10 years ago but the young lottery winner has opened up on his 'winner's guilt' and what it's really like to win it big

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21 hours ago White House working on hostage release deal between Hamas and Israel, says CIA director

Donald Trump hopes agreement will take place before his inauguration amid renewed optimismThe White House is working to reach a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas before president-elect Trump’s inauguration, William Burns, the director of the CIA, has suggested.“Negotiations going on right now are quite serious and do offer the possibility, at least, of getting this done in the next couple of weeks,” Burns said in an interview with National Public Radio on Friday. “This administration worked very hard at that right up until 20 January. I think the coordination with the new administration on this issue has been good. President-elect Trump has made clear his interest in trying to get a deal, you know, before his inauguration.” Continue reading...

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17 hours ago Chelsea vs Morecambe LIVE! FA Cup result, latest score and goal updates today

Blues aiming to end a run of four games without a win

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97 minutes ago Another UK Fire Stick TV crackdown just made it harder to watch Sky TV for free

The crackdown on streaming content illegally continues to intensify with one seller of so-called 'dodgy' Fire TV Sticks feeling the full wrath of the law.

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2 hours ago Tesco, Sainsbury's and Morrison's More loyalty schemes ranked by Which?

From collecting points to dual-pricing, it's hard to not be enticed into the world of supermarket loyalty schemes. But, is it really worth signing up to become a member?

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22 hours ago Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic's deal as Brit clued in by axed coaches

Andy Murray has admitted he's bracing himself for Novak Djokovic's on-court tantrums as the pair join forces for the Australian Open, with the Serb taking on Nishesh Basavareddy in the first round

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19 hours ago Morecambe goalkeeper becomes FA Cup hero as Chelsea fans rage at penalty controversy

Morecambe goalkeeper Harry Burgoyne made a brilliant penalty save to deny Chelsea taking the lead in the FA Cup but fans have been left slamming the referee

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1 hour ago LA fires death toll rises to 16 with firefighters bracing for strong winds as California weather conditions worsen

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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2 hours ago Britain is a weak link in Donald Trump’s new world order, so it needs to find friends fast | Will Hutton

Amid deepening debt and an onslaught by the president-elect, Labour must calm the markets, then think big economicallyIt’s certainly not 2008, nor even Truss 2022, but the men and women who move the financial markets are suddenly darkly pessimistic. Some of the private emails and WhatsApp messages circulating last week matched any efforts by Cassandra. The mood has turned against Britain.It is not one single thing, but a toxic mix. There is the prospect of a long period of stagflation, the consequence, as even the markets recognise, of 14 years of epic misgovernment. The problem now is partly that Labour does not have a plausible growth story, partly that the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, is painted as having an economic tin ear that douses capitalist animal spirits, and partly because Trump’s arrival has exposed just how dependent an indebted, economically wounded Britain is on the kindness of strangers. It’s not yet a crisis – the stock market has held up – but without some skilful e...

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26 hours ago I ditched 'Dry January' to celebrate winning spellbinding £4m mansion with unreal views in Omaze prize draw

A mum won a £4m home - then immediately broke her 'dry January' with a bottle of champagne.

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19 hours ago Chelsea vs Morecambe LIVE! FA Cup match stream, latest score and goal updates today

Blues aiming to end a run of four games without a win

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4 hours ago Why abandoning Ukraine will usher in new world order in which great wars are inevitable

The current international legal order prohibits the use of force by countries to win territory. If this concept is shattered in Ukraine, a new world order based on threats and violence will emerge

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2 hours ago Prince Harry left 'so ashamed' after making mistake dubbed the 'biggest of his life'

It is exactly 20 years ago since Prince Harry caused outrage after wearing a Nazi uniform to a fancy dress party - and he later admitted the incident was one of the 'biggest mistakes' of his life

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28 hours ago The ultimate writers' retreat? Dorset house used by Tennyson and Hardy on sale for £2.75m

This historical home with a thatched roof is a literary fans’ dream

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20 hours ago Harry Potter fans gobsmacked after discovering two versions of iconic movie

Harry Potter is undoubtably one of the most popular movie series of all time. But even fans are only just discovering one key detail in one of the iconic films...

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2 hours ago Meghan Markle's revenge as 'she doesn't just want to be Prince Harry's wife'

EXCLUSIVE: As Meghan Markle's new Netflix series drops this week, a source tells OK! that she's determined to send a strong message to all the doubters - and it looks like it's working

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33 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).

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21 hours ago Harry Potter fans are only just discovering second version of the Philosopher's Stone

Ever wondered why there's two versions of the iconic Philosopher's Stone movie? Well now Harry Potter fans are only just realising the reason – and it's blowing minds

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5 hours ago Arsenal star Bukayo Saka set target by Mikel Arteta after training ground return

Bukayo Saka is expected to be sidelined until March after undergoing hamstring surgery last month following Arsenal's 5-1 win at Crystal Palace

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3 hours ago What are we paying senior royals for, if not to show up at presidential funerals? | Catherine Bennett

Perhaps grandma’s grudge against Jimmy Carter explains why Edward, 14th in line, was sentThat legendary boozer the late queen mother liked to entertain her guests with an “anti-toast”, in which she drank to people she disliked. One day the names ill-wished were “Tony Benn, Idi Amin and Jimmy Carter”. The benign US president featured in the same list as a mass murderer because, she explained, “he is the only man, since my dear husband died, to have had the effrontery to kiss me on the lips”.This alleged offence was enough for the queen mother to want it remembered, and not as an innocent accident. She believed it was her misfortune, her biographer William Shawcross wrote, to remind middle-aged men of their mothers; she recognised “the glazed look that came over their faces”, and thought this had made Carter reach in for his kiss. “I took a sharp step backwards. Not quite far enough.” So Carter could hardly help becoming aware of the accusation, which “distressed” him. Continue readin...

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34 hours ago Britain's Treasury chief is heading to China to revive suspended economic and financial talks

Britain’s Treasury chief is travelling to China this weekend to discuss economic and financial cooperation between the countries, as the U.K.‘s Labour government seeks to reset frayed ties with Beijing

Economics

21 hours ago Harry Potter fans only just discovering why there are two versions of Philosopher's Stone

Ever wondered why there's two versions of the iconic Philosopher's Stone movie? Well now Harry Potter fans are only just realising the reason – and it's blowing minds

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5 hours ago Forecast of gusty winds spells yet more bad news for LA as meteorologist warns: 'This is not looking good': 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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3 hours ago Ruben Amorim told harsh truth that speaks volumes about Man Utd situation

Nigel Winterburn has told Ruben Amorim that he need not worry about Arsenal swooping in for any of his star players in the January window, given the current state of affairs at Old Trafford

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34 hours ago Reeves defiant over China trip in face of growing criticism and economic turmoil

Labour chancellor accused of ‘undesirable’ policies and ‘incompatible promises’

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21 hours ago Chelsea vs Morecambe LIVE! FA Cup match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

Blues aiming to end a run of four games without a win

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9 hours ago SARAH VINE: Holy smoke! Meghan has shocked us by playing a real blinder

Pity poor Princess (sic) Meghan. Just days from the launch of her new Netflix series, half of California goes up in flames.

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3 hours ago 'I'm a fitness instructor – here are the top 3 workout myths I'm here to bust'

Fitness influencer Caroline Idines is one of Mirror in Focus' 25 ones to watch in 2025, and speaks to The Mirror about breaking the power of aesthetics and how to give your time to fitness where it seems like you have none

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24 hours ago Mikel Arteta targets FA Cup glory in front of Arsenal fans after 2020 triumph

Gunners supporters could not celebrate due to Covid restrictions

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11 hours ago LA Times owner's stark message to voters as he attacks Democrat incompetence over deadly fires: 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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4 hours ago The legendary 2005 albums: From Madonna and Kanye West to Bloc Party and Hard

What came out 20 years ago is more relevant than ever, according to the charts - so let’s get contemporarily nostalgic

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25 hours ago The incredible Murray and Djokovic story at Australian Open – Finals, Melbourne rivalry and the truth behind shock partnership

It's the start of a new era for one of Scotland's greatest ever sportsmen as Andy Murray joins Novak Djokovic's coaching team

Sport

12 hours ago California fires live: governor doubles national guard in LA as firefighters arrive from Mexico and Canada

Palisades and Eaton fires start coming under control as fierce winds ease but forecasters predict another red flag warning for MondayFull report evacuation orders expand as Santa Ana winds set to pick upHow the climate crisis fuels devastating wildfiresLos Angeles fires: the damage in maps, video and imagesThe LA fire department issued a new immediate evacuation order at 7pm local time on Friday for the Palisades fire. It affects the following areas:It covers Sunset Boulevard north to Encino Reservoir and from the 405 Freeway west to Mandeville Canyon.The fires, coupled with strong winds, have severely degraded air quality by releasing hazardous smoke and particulate matter, posing immediate and long-term risks to public health. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago Simon Schama: ‘Britain is a much more tolerant place now. I’m Mr Sunshine on this’

The historian on taking the social pulse of the nation in his new TV series, why we’re such word addicts, and his fear that the needle in the US is moving towards redSimon Schama, 79, is a writer, television presenter and professor of history and art history at Columbia University in New York. His bestselling, prize-winning books include The Embarrassment of Riches, about the Dutch Golden Age, and Citizens, a study of the French Revolution. His television series for the BBC include A History of Britain, Simon Schama’s Power of Art, and The Story of the Jews. His new series, Simon Schama’s The Story of Us, traces the history of postwar Britain in an effort to locate the origins of the current culture wars and to celebrate the art that has united us in the past.How did you begin thinking about this series?Well, I live most of my time in America, but I come back here often and it always pierces me. I’m heartfelt about it. I wanted to take the social pulse of Britain, and I wanted to lo...

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13 hours ago Labour MP backs Andy Burnham and calls for national inquiry into grooming gangs

Liverpool MP Dan Carden has spoken out

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5 hours ago Note to No 10: one speed doesn’t fit all when it comes to online safety | John Naughton

Legislation to protect children in the digital realm is essential. But if it results in the loss of small cycling and cancer-care forums, something’s gone wrongLondon Fixed Gear and Single-Speed (LFGSS) is an admirable online community of fixed-gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London. Sadly, this columnist does not qualify for membership: he doesn’t reside in (or near) the metropolis, and he requires a number of gears to tackle even the gentlest of inclines – and therefore admires hardier cyclists who disdain the assistance of Sturmey-Archer or Campagnolo hardware.There is, however, bad news on the horizon. After Sunday 16 March, LFGSS will be no more. Dee Kitchen, the software wizard (and cyclist) who is the core developer of Microcosm, a platform for running non-commercial, non-profit, privacy-sensitive, accessible online forums such as LFGSS, has announced that on that date he will “delete the virtual servers hosting LFGSS and other communities, and effectively immedi...

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14 hours ago Former Labour MP Ivor Caplin arrested after 'paedophile hunter' Facebook live stream sting

Sussex Police have arrested ex-Labour defence minister Ivor Caplin, MP for Hove between 1997 and 2005, in Brighton on suspicion of engaging in sexual communication with a child

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8 hours ago Gavin Newsom issues stinging rebuke to Trump in desperate bid to shift attention as fire blame game intensifies: 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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14 hours ago Los Angeles wildfires: Desperate search for victims as menacing winds forecast to return

Fire chiefs warned of a ‘significant flare-up’ on the blaze's eastern edge, with flames now moving northeast

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9 hours ago Focusing on your dreams for just five minutes a day can transform your life... and your wealth: PAUL MCKENNA

In yesterday's Daily Mail, Paul McKenna explained how we can use the power of the mind to manifest the future we really want. Today, he shows you how you really can improve your own luck...

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14 hours ago Energy giant makes shock admission about Los Angeles fire as inferno is blasted by powerful winds towards Brentwood: 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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9 hours ago Prince Harry's jibe to James Corden at raucous soiree that meant David Beckham had to play peacemaker. Secret row is talk of showbiz elites

It was over lunch with one of the most entertaining movers and shakers in showbiz that they let slip such an amusing story about a male star that I almost choked on my fishcake.

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15 hours ago Delighted David Gray reveals Hibs next target after moving into top six for first time

Hibs unbeaten run extends after win over Motherwell

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9 hours ago Labour must stop handing millions to Pakistan as country blocks removal of child sex abusers from Britain, former immigration minister claims

Robert Jenrick (left) has called for the financial aid to stop and for a visa ban to be implemented until the country cooperates with the deportation of citizens living in the UK such as Adil Khan (bottom right)

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16 hours ago Dancing On Ice star Ferne McCann fires ominous warning to fellow celebs

EXCLUSIVE Ferne McCann is going to give her Dancing on Ice appearance everything she's got, revealing she is determined to win her season - 'I never do anything in halves'

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9 hours ago Harry Potter behind the scenes, by the stunt double who was left paralysed for life

David Holmes may not be a household name but most of us will have seen him whizzing around on a broomstick as Harry Potters stunt double. Now paralysed he is finally telling his side of the story.

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16 hours 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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10 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.

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17 hours ago Los Angeles wildfires force new evacuations as 13 people missing and 22 arrested

Fire chiefs warned of a ‘significant flare-up’ on the blaze's eastern edge, with flames now moving northeast

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