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4 hours ago Greater Manchester weather LIVE with amber weather alert in place after week of snow and ice

The region is still in the midst of a cold snap

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67 minutes ago Chinese investment of £600 million in UK ‘a start’, says Cabinet minister

Science Secretary Peter Kyle said the Chancellor has returned from China with ‘solid commitments for investment’.

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38 minutes ago Tamworth vs Tottenham LIVE! FA Cup match stream, latest score and goal updates today

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59 minutes ago ‘Brother for life’: man injured in New Orleans attack witnessed friend’s death

Ryan Quigley was celebrating the new year with former teammate Martin ‘Tiger’ Bech, one of the 14 victims killedAmong those who were injured but survived the deadly New Year’s Day truck attack on New Orleans’ most famous street was a former Princeton University football player whose ex-teammate was murdered by the assailant.Ryan Quigley, 26, was in New Orleans with Martin “Tiger” Bech – who grew up about a two-hour drive west of the city in Lafayette, Louisiana – to ring in 2025 after both had forged a friendship while playing for Princeton University’s college football team. They had joined other revelers on Bourbon Street when a former US army veteran inspired by the Islamic State (IS) terror group managed to drive a pickup truck into the crowd that had gathered on one of the world’s most festive thoroughfares. Continue reading...

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44 minutes ago ITV Dancing on Ice winner Ryan Thomas' life since show from 'wedding of year' to sad loss

Ryan Thomas was crowned the winner of Dancing on Ice last year, but what has the actor been up to since taking the trophy home?

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3 hours ago Dancing on Ice: Michaela Strachan's surprise career, cancer diagnosis and partner

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59 minutes ago Music sounds better with you? How your listening habits affect your love life

Psychologists say that singing, dancing and song preferences play a key role in the viability of romantic relationships“What’s the one thing your readers should do to help them use music to find and catch the partner of their dreams?” asks Patrick Savage, a senior research fellow in psychology at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. “Go to karaoke and sing a duet. Go and sing A Whole New World with Brad Kane and Lea Salonga. That’s the number one recommendation by science. Well, just by me. I don’t have data on this, but from my personal experience, that’s the best.”Given that he is a musicologist, it is perhaps unsurprising that music is a key part of Savage’s relationship with his wife. But his experience with using music as a romantic tool is not unique. Love songs are found across cultures and despite not being a neat category they have historically been most popular – 67% of the top 40 tracks in America between 1960 and 2010 contained love themes. Continue reading...

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23 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 ‘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...

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2 hours ago Why are Arsenal wearing special white kit vs Manchester United in the FA Cup

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59 minutes ago Dancing On Ice Michaela Strachan's horror health battles and ordeal with worm living under her skin

Dancing On Ice star Michaela Strachan has had to overcome many health struggles throughout her life, from anorexia in her teens to cancer and more recently a worm living under her skin

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59 minutes ago ITV Dancing on Ice winner Ryan Thomas' life since show from 'wedding of year' to devastating loss

As a new series of Dancing on Ice kicks off tonight, what has last year's winner Ryan Thomas been up to since claiming victory?

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59 minutes ago Return looted shipwreck treasures to countries of origin as reparations for slavery, says lawyer

Proposal suggests restitution for colonial artefacts should also apply to underwater heritage Shipwrecked colonial treasures that have lain on the seabed for centuries could be recovered and returned to their countries of origin as reparations for slavery.Tim Maxwell, an international cultural heritage lawyer, said repatriating artefacts found underwater could help former colonial powers meet moral obligations to countries they had historically exploited for their transatlantic trade. Continue reading...

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26 hours ago ITV presenter Nicki Shields says ’supportive husband’ is secret to balancing family and travel

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

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65 minutes ago California fires live: around 35,000 LA homes and businesses without electricity as police issue warning over looters

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59 minutes ago Dancing On Ice winner James Jordan fears Ferne McCann will struggle on show

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24 hours ago Protection zone set up after bird flu outbreak in Angus area of Scotland

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59 minutes ago Nathan Aké claims Kyle Walker would be a ‘massive’ loss for Manchester City

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22 hours ago Marcus Rashford's transfer value plummets as Man United face £25m nightmare amid PSR reality

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82 minutes ago Dancing On Ice's Oti Mabuse addresses 'huge lesson from failures' after ITV show is axed

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59 minutes ago What time is FA Cup draw? TV channel and ball numbers for Fourth Round draw

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

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4 hours ago Mikel Arteta priority clear as Arsenal look to bring spark back to Martin Odegaard

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98 minutes ago Millie Mackintosh says motherhood ‘poured fuel on fire’ of alcohol struggles

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1 hour ago ‘It will be jolly nice’: illustrator Helen Oxenbury, 86, on preparing for her first solo show – and a new book with Michael Rosen

Acclaimed for her work on children’s books, the artist is teaming up again with her collaborator on Bear HuntThe imaginations of hosts of little children, many now parents themselves, have been shaped by the paintbrush of Helen Oxenbury. Her illustrations have guided millions of toddlers off to the Land of Nod, yet the first solo exhibition of her work has been a long time coming.And so, just as oddly, has any follow-up collaboration with Michael Rosen, considering the huge success of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, their 1989 picture book. Continue reading...

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68 minutes ago Sabalenka starts bid for third straight Australian Open title with win over Stephens

World No 1 beats Sloane Stephens 6-3, 6-2 in first roundSabalenka looking to match Hingis’s Melbourne hat-trickAs Aryna Sabalenka strode down the tunnel inside Rod Laver Arena that leads players straight to the court, the cameras momentarily captured a perfect shot. The pathway to Melbourne Park’s premier court is filled with large, rectangular plaques emblazoned with the names of former champions and the dates of their triumphs.For a second, Sabalenka stood perfectly next to the sign that memorialised her 2023 and 2024 Australian Open victories. Already focused on new records and objectives, however, she kept on moving. Continue reading...

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24 hours ago Half of people with housing costs ‘starting 2025 worried about home or finances’

Housing charity Shelter and bank HSBC UK are urging those with concerns to seek support.

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Man United travel to Arsenal in the FA Cup third round today and here are five things to look out for at the Emirates Stadium.

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1 hour ago California fires live: around 35,000 homes and business without electricity in LA as 16 deaths confirmed

LA Department of Water and Power says it is working to restore power as Los Angeles county sheriff says death toll expected to riseFull report: international crews arrive to battle raging wildfiresPoliticians quibbling as LA burns: Gavin Newsom’s latest beef with TrumpDetails emerge about the LA fire victimsHere is video of Los Angeles residents returning to their homes to assess the damaged left by the devastating fires which raged through multiple areas of the city:34,646 homes and businesses in Los Angeles are now without electricity, according to Poweroutage.us, an outage monitor that tracks blackouts across the US.San Bernardino: 8,333Riverside: 7, 152Santa Barbara: 2,081 Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Truth behind Macy Gray's Masked Singer meltdown and what ITV didn't show you

The Masked Singer fans were stunned when Toad in The Hole star Macy Gray stormed off stage following the decision to reveal her - but not all of the antics were shown on air

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85 minutes ago REVEALED: Matt Smith's new love interest is a glamorous Brazilian model and trainee doctor

The British actor appeared to confirm he was in a new relationship while out in public with an attractive lady-friend during a New Year break in the South American coastal city.

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31 hours ago LA wildfires: Paris Hilton sets up emergency fund with £82,000 donation for wildfire victims

The US reality TV star and socialite said she will match donations of up to an additional £82,000 in a fundraising effort after she watched her Malibu home "burn to the ground on live TV"

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7 hours ago Ruben Amorim could do something for the first time in Manchester United predicted XI vs Arsenal

Man United will be hoping to embark on another memorable FA Cup adventure when they face Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.

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2 hours ago The real reason 'shellshocked' Macy Gray stormed off The Masked Singer as show descended into chaos

Macy Gray shocked ITV viewers on Saturday night as she was unmasked as the Toad In The Hole on The Masked Singer UK. 

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3 hours ago ITV Dancing on Ice star 'suffers brutal blow' hours before show launch

As the Dancing on Ice 2025 stars prepare to take to the ice for the first time, one celebrity has already suffered an early blow.

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1 hour ago Australian Open 2025: Zverev in action, Sabalenka beats Stephens and more on day one – live

Updates from the first day of action at Melbourne ParkAny thoughts? Share them with Daniel via emailTalking of Andreeeva, here she is talking to Tumaini Carayol.I can’t wait to see how she develops but, seeded to meet Saba in round four, she might be on borrowed time. That, contest, though, would be a treat – and most likely a lot closer than our current one. Sabalenka breaks again for 4-0, but Stephens quickly earns 15-40 Continue reading...

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

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3 hours 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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1 hour ago The Princess of 72nd Street by Elaine Kraf review – charming portrait of an artist in her own world

Kraf’s charming and challenging fourth and final novel, now published in the UK, is narrated by a New Yorker who experiences psychotic episodes“I am glad I have the radiance. This time I am wiser,” begins Elaine Kraf’s 1979 novel – now published for the first time in the UK – in irresistibly intriguing style. The narrator is Ellen, an artist living on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, where she regularly experiences periods of what she calls radiance, or what the rest of us would call psychosis, mental illness, or detachment from reality.And what “the rest of us” think is part of the problem for Ellen, because the radiances make her happy and she is no threat to anybody. “Fools! No one likes anyone for what they really are.” So she becomes Esmeralda, self-styled princess of 72nd Street. “I am not one of those rulers who is never seen on the streets mingling with the common people.” Continue reading...

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16 hours ago James Rodríguez is a player out of time who brings his best to international stage | Jonathan Wilson

The 2024 Golden Boot winner flopped at Everton and faded away at Real Madrid but is still a maestro for ColombiaOn Monday, Rayo Vallecano released James Rodríguez on a free transfer. It hadn’t been much of a stay. In four and a half months at the club, he managed 136 minutes of league football. Only once did he start in La Liga. Rodríguez is 33 now. Since he left Everton in 2021, he has started just 37 league games and scored only 10 goals. This is the sixth season in a row in which he has been released on a free transfer as he has drifted from Real Madrid to the team currently 12th in the table, via Qatar, Greece and Brazil. The sense is of a waning career nearing its end.And yet in those three and a half years since his last game for Everton, Rodríguez has played 32 times for Colombia. While at Rayo, he has played 374 international minutes. True, he doesn’t often last a full game, but there are few other indications of decline. As Colombia reached the final of last year’s Copa Amé...

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2 hours ago Fears for missing WWE legend 'unresponsive' in LA wildfire as fans beg for sign of life

Three-time WWE Women's Champion Melina has been 'unresponsive' amid the worst ever blazing wildfires that have destroyed much of LA and evacuated millions from their homes

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3 hours ago Dancing On Ice's Oti Mabuse says 'those were huge lessons for me' after ITV show axe

The Strictly Come Dancing star's show was axed after just a few months

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1 hour ago Dream journey: a nostalgic trip aboard the sleeper train from Amsterdam to Berlin

Taking the overnight train between the capital cities and on to Dresden is all about slow travel and the romance of life on the trackOn the evening of our overnight train journey from Amsterdam to Berlin and on to Dresden aboard the European Sleeper, we enjoy a restorative plate of oysters and steak tartare on the decks of Amsterdam’s BrasserieMarie overlooking the Amstel. Then, after a nightcap in the adjoining Freddy’s Bar, a legendary spot in the Hotel De L’Europe, we make the short stroll to Amsterdam Centraal Station for the so-called Good Night Train.At 22.20 we board the train to Berlin, the bunks are swiftly made up and the blinds part pulled down for sleep. You can open the window for fresh air, brush your teeth in your own basin and there is crisp, clean linen. This slow journey is all about the romance of life on the track – and, for me, a lingering nostalgia. Continue reading...

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

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2 hours ago Fears for WWE legend missing in LA wildfires as fans beg for sign of life

Three-time WWE Women's Champion Melina has been 'unresponsive' amid the worst ever blazing wildfires that have destroyed much of LA and evacuated millions from their homes

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

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2 hours ago Kate Ferdinand set for awkward Dancing On Ice reunion with 'cheating' ex

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4 hours ago Dancing on Ice's Steve Redgrave suffers crushing blow hours before ITV show launch

Dancing on Ice is set to make a return to our TV screens for a new series and Steve Redgrave has already been hit with a devastating blow.

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19 hours ago Chelsea player ratings vs Morecambe: Joao Felix provides timely reminder as Tosin Adarabioyo steps up

The Blues made light work of their League Two counterparts

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2 hours ago Macy Gray REFUSED to leave The Masked Singer Australia just three years before storming off stage during appearance on UK version of the show

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2 hours ago Heidi Montag thanks fans for providing 'hope and faith in a dark time' by pushing her 15

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21 hours ago Khvicha Kvaratskhelia transfer request confirmed amid Liverpool and Manchester United 'battle'

Georgian superstar has asked to leave Napoli this month

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2 hours ago Lost and found: a mother and daughter on surviving teenage mental breakdown in the social media age

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

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

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2 hours ago Geordie Shore icon lifts lid on Gavin And Stacey star and Corrie beauty flings

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3 hours ago California fires live: 16 deaths confirmed as flames threaten UCLA campus and worsening winds predicted

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ITV Dancing on Ice 2025 will return to screens on January 12 for it's seventeenth season.

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22 hours ago Liverpool vs Accrington Stanley LIVE! FA Cup result, match stream, latest updates today

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15 hours ago Rebecca Ferguson admits she's torn after receiving Eurovision Song Contest offer

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

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4 hours ago Australian Open LIVE: Results and latest scores as Aryna Sabalenka battles Sloane Stephens on opening day

Follow all the action from the first round of the men’s and women’s singles tournaments in Melbourne

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15 hours ago ITV Masked Singer fans 'expose' Pufferfish's identity within minutes of show starting

The Masked Singer fans are convinced they know who is behind the Pufferfish costume after making their voices heard online.

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2 hours ago Another win for Aryna Sabalenka at Australian Open as rain hampers opening day

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23 hours ago SOURCE SPORTS: NFL Announces Teams for 2025 International Games in London

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4 hours ago Tottenham XI vs Tamworth: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news and injury latest for FA Cup

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2 hours ago What time is FA Cup draw today? TV channel, live stream and ball numbers for fourth round

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24 hours ago Liverpool vs Accrington Stanley LIVE! FA Cup match stream, latest score and goal updates today

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4 hours ago Dancing On Ice star Vanessa Bauer heartbroken after tragic family loss

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17 hours ago Dancing on Ice's Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean's shock announcement hours before ITV show's return

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24 hours ago Barcelona transfer hiccup points to Manchester United reality Ruben Amorim must solve

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