Exclusive interview: Amid mental health struggles and a disappointing World Championship exit, four-time world champion Selby almost quit the sport but as his form has returned he’s ready to correct a baffling recent Masters record

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Former Justice Secretary Jack Straw claimed it was a 'ridiculous anomaly' that some defendants can demand their cases be heard in crown courts rather than more quickly in front of magistrates.

Society

Loans and grant support agreed for partners at University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)

Economics

Liverpool are in the hunt for Bournemouth frontman Antoine Semenyo, but face competition from Newcastle as Arne Slot considers whether to loan out some of his young talent

Sport

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is set to launch from Florida at around 7.48am GMT on Monday

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After half of the celebrities took to the ice for the first time, with the other half due to perform next week, Torvill and Dean closed out the ITV show's launch episode with a classic performance.

Culture

Watch live as Amazon boss Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin attempts to launch its New Glenn rocket for the first time from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Monday, 13 January.

Technology

The new rules, which could be brought in within the next month or two, would grant drivers more time to pay for their parking space.

Transport

Director of the memorial says he wants the focus to be on the last survivors of the Nazi concentration campMonarchs, presidents and prime ministers are expected among the attenders at a commemoration event for the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz later this month, but none of them will be let near a microphone.In a first for a “round” anniversary of the liberation, the Auschwitz museum has banned all speeches by politicians at the event on 27 January, which will mark 80 years since the day Soviet troops liberated the camp in 1945. Only Auschwitz survivors will speak, in what is likely to be the last big commemoration when many are still alive and healthy enough to travel. Continue reading...

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Wes Streeting said nurses are the 'backbone of our NHS'

Society

EXCLUSIVE: Bureau de change stores offering money transfer services are found in large numbers across many British towns and cities, defying the growing popularity of mobile payments.

Economics

In a clip that has gone viral, Nurmagomedov is seen sitting in the exit row. But staff - said to be from Alaska Airlines - were apparently 'uncomfortable' and wanted to move him elsewhere.

Sport

Injury list is down to four in positive news for Man City

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Dancing On Ice returned to ITV on Sunday night with the new celebrity line-up taking to the ice for the first time - but fans were left unimpressed with the tribute to The Vivienne

Culture

Rightwing leaders such as Meloni and Orbán set themselves up as Trump whisperers – but they only want to preserve their own interests A far-right wind is blowing across the Atlantic. While the rise of the populist right in Europe predated Donald Trump’s re-election, far-right parties, leaders and governments across Europe are being bolstered by his imminent return to power, and by Elon Musk’s rising political star. There is some hope that Trump’s presidency could have a unifying effect on Europe – and on issues such as defence policy, I believe it might.Trump’s apparent disregard for international law, sovereign borders and the US’s Nato allies with his ludicrous threat, even before his second term begins, to annex Greenland by force, drew a swift and unified reaction from France, Germany and Spain, whose leaders made it clear that they are, as you would expect, appalled and standing with Denmark. Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, said Trump’s remarks had triggered “incomprehension...

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Lisa Squire, whose daughter was murdered by a prolific sex offender, is pleading with ministers to learn the lessons of Libby's death so her daughter’s memory can be ‘honoured’

Society

A survey by Deloitte of the chief finance officers of major companies has revealed that business confidence is at one of its lowest points since the Covid-19 pandemic

Economics

Few Spurs players can claim much credit after being taken to extra time by non-league opposition

Sport

Shot in stunning black and white, a tapestry of faces and voices beautifully lays bare the hidden subtleties of Indian women’s emotional livesDuring peak rush hour, the Mumbai metro turns into a bustling microcosm of the city’s social fabric. Largely shot inside women-only carriages, Rebana Liz John’s compelling documentary lends an ear to the everyday stories that would have otherwise been lost amid the incredible flow of urban dwellers. From her interviews with various commuters, a tapestry of faces and voices emerges beautifully, highlighting the challenges faced by women in Indian society.The weight of family and gender expectations hangs heavily over the candid conversations, filmed in stunning black and white. One woman mentions a childhood goal of becoming a professional cricketer, a dream thwarted by her parents’ disapproval. While some speak of marital inequality as a matter of course, others see traditional matrimony as a trap to be avoided. In between questions, John occa...

Events

Jeremy Kyle's controversial ITV show was axed in 2019, but now the presenter is set to return to the channel for the first time in six years

Culture

Like a host of online influencers, the man likely to be the US’s next health secretary has denounced the vegetable oils used in countless foods. The science is not on their side Seed oils are in many foods. They are usually cheap and easy to cook with, and their inoffensive taste means they can be used in a huge variety of things. Go on any social media platform, though, and you will find self-appointed health influencers blaming them for everything from inflammation to the obesity epidemic. Politicians do it too: the man Donald Trump wants for his health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, has claimed that Americans are being “unknowingly poisoned” by them. But is any of this true, and should it change how you buy or cook your food?To be clear, seed oils are oils extracted from – well, seeds. In the UK, the most common are rapeseed (known in the US as canola oil) and sunflower (both often called vegetable oil), though you will also find soybean, corn, grapeseed, rice bran and safflower...

Politics

BBC Strictly Come Dancing Scots star Dr Punam Krishan, who was partnered with Gorka Marquez, has opened up about her time on the show and why she won't be taking part in the live tour.

Society

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy is considering scrapping the annual charge at the end of the Beeb’s current charter in 2027, and funding it through taxes, according to sources

Economics

Manchester United face Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in the FA Cup on Sunday afternoon but you won't see a red shirt worn on the pitch

Sport

Ineos chairman’s plea on energy prices and carbon taxes as ethanol plant shuts down

Events

Dancing On Ice star Colin Grafton is getting ready for another season on the ice, this time with The Traitors star Mollie Pearce, and he has revealed the toughest aspects of the show

Culture

Tottenham needed extra-time to beat non-league Tamworth in the third round of the FA Cup and Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou is confident it will not have impact on their upcoming clash with rivals Arsenal

Politics

The 34-year-old footballer is facing a turbulent period, with transfer rumours surrounding his playing career and reports of a divorce adding strain to his personal life

Society

Are the wheels coming off Rachel Reeves's 'wagon'? Political allegiance may determine your answer to this question, but financial markets are adamant in their opinion.

Economics

Tamworth 0-3 Tottenham (after extra time): The non-league side were close to a major upset before the eight-time winners saved themselves from embarrassment

Sport

With Donald Trump about to become US President, Labour must live up to their promises on climate change

Events

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...

Culture

Chelsea were a club undergoing a revolution in the early 2000s and one of their star strikers paid the price for change when Jose Mourinho came aboard the club as manager

Politics

The TUC hit out at poor wage growth under the Tories as they released polling that shows working people are having to cut back on meals, heating and hot water to save money

Economics

Ruben Amorim expected to keep changes to a minimum for third-round tie at Emirates Stadium

Sport

Exclusive: About 89% of such crimes closed without a suspect being caught or charged in the year to June 2024Tory police cuts are only part of the crisis affecting victims of crimeVictims are being “let down time and time again” by police, a minister has said, as almost every violent or sexual offence went unsolved in hundreds of Britain’s crime hotspots last year.Nearly 1.9m violent or sexual crimes in England and Wales were closed without a suspect being caught or charged in the year to June 2024 – about 89% of all offences given an outcome, official figures show. Continue reading...

Events

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.

Culture

SIMON JONES: They have already outlined a two-and-a-half-year deal for the 34-year old, who informed City on Thursday that he wishes to explore a move abroad.

Politics

A report into the stock performance of members of Congress comes as legislation aimed at banning the practice has stalled

Economics

The FA Cup third round - the most iconic weekend of the English footballing calendar - will look a little different after the controversial decision to scrap replays

Sport

As wildfires burn through 40,000 acres, people return home for some belongings as they brace for new dangerWhen Aaron McNeil moved from Maryland to Los Angeles three years ago, his biggest worry was earthquakes.“I had heard of a fire here and there in this area, but it wasn’t anything to be really concerned about,” McNeil saidon Sunday. Continue reading...

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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...

Culture

Neil Robertson wants to see Ronnie O'Sullivan to take some time away from the sport if necessary after his late withdrawal from the Masters - with the Australian getting the call-up as his replacement

Politics

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

Economics

EXCLUSIVE BY DAN DAVIS: Andy Murray, a three-time Grand Slam champion, brought an end to his glittering career after bowing out of the Paris Olympics last August.

Sport

Even today, more than a decade after the rape gang scandal first exploded, I still struggle to read the court transcripts from the trials of the perpetrators.

Events

Dancing on Ice is skating back onto ITV tonight 🚨

Culture

Kyle Walker and his wife Annie Kilner are said to be looking at moving to Italy just days after the Mirror revealed that the couple are looking forward to their future

Politics

"Leaves skin extra smooth. Has helped clear my skin. Changed from the Charlotte Tilbury Magic Cream and this is much better I find. Definitely recommend."

Economics

Arsenal will be wearing a special white kit for their FA Cup third round clash against Manchester United on Saturday evening - but it's not the first time they've done so

Sport

Feeling wired but tired? On the edge of burnout? Struggling to control your weight? These are classic signs of cortisol overload'. So how can we change our diet to combat it?

Events

The BBC TV licence fee could be scrapped and replaced by funding from general taxation under plans reportedly being considered by Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy.

Culture

Updates from the second day of action at Melbourne ParkAny thoughts? Share them with Joey via emailAnother multi-deuce service game for Coco Gauff, but this time it goes Sofia Kenin’s way. We’re back on serve on RLA in a match already averaging seven minutes per game. Gauff has served five aces and four double faults in an erratic opening. Kenin is just keeping the ball in play and showing that resilience from the baseline that became her trademark five years ago.20-year-old American Alex Michelsen has taken the first set off 12th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, breaking the Greek’s serve in the 12th game. It would be no surprise if the 2023 finalist became the first major casualty of the tournament. Continue reading...

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Abraham Ancer has raked in huge sums thanks to his switch to LIV Golf back in 2022, but the Mexican-American continues to hold out hope for the chance to compete in the four golf majors

Economics

The UFC star, who recently threatened to buy two professional Irish football teams, took an opposition player to the ground in a move that wouldn't look out of place in the octagon

Sport

Benjamin Sesko has long been linked with a Premier League move, Arsenal among those keen, but he produced a moment of magic in front of Jurgen Klopp, who is now a Red Bull employee

Events

Appointment of progressive Robert McElroy comes as rightwing Catholics wield significant influence in US capitalWhen the Texas attorney general, Ken Paxton, sought to shut down a Catholic charity that was was providing shelter and aid to undocumented migrants at the border, the San Diego cardinal, Robert McElroy, took a robust public stand against the attempt.“The state of Texas is using governmental pressure to curtail the work of the Church in one of its most fundamental obligations: to feed the hungry, to shelter the homeless, and to provide drink to the thirsty,” McElroy said in a statement at the time. “No government can morally tell us to abandon or limit this mission.” Continue reading...

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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

Ruben Amorim expected to keep changes to a minimum for third-round tie at Emirates Stadium

Sport

Experts said Durvalumab could be a ‘game changer’.

Events

Dentists made more than 1,000 cancer-related referrals in 2023-24

Politics

A Real Madrid legend has revealed how he was on the verge of joining Manchester United but was later left in tears when his move to the Premier League powerhouse collapsed

Economics

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.

Sport

Shelley Sykes said she was unable to get through to emergency services to move her son Rory from his self-contained cottage next to her property, while flames surrounded the area

Events

Updates from the second day of action at Melbourne ParkAny thoughts? Share them with Joey via emailAnother multi-deuce service game for Coco Gauff, but this time it goes Sofia Kenin’s way. We’re back on serve on RLA in a match already averaging seven minutes per game. Gauff has served five aces and four double faults in an erratic opening. Kenin is just keeping the ball in play and showing that resilience from the baseline that became her trademark five years ago.20-year-old American Alex Michelsen has taken the first set off 12th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, breaking the Greek’s serve in the 12th game. It would be no surprise if the 2023 finalist became the first major casualty of the tournament. Continue reading...

Politics

Are the wheels coming off Rachel Reeves's 'wagon'? Political allegiance may determine your answer to this question, but financial markets are adamant in their opinion.

Economics

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

Sport

Dominic Cummings could persuade Elon Musk to back the Tories, Nadine Dorries claimed after it was revealed the controversial pair were communicating.

Events

The actor soared to fame in the 90s and 00s in Kill Bill, Charlie’s Angels and Ally McBeal – navigating a notorious time for women on set. Now, she returns to Hollywood in Steven Soderbergh’s Presence – and says she’s still not afraid of standing up for herselfBoredom is not a feeling with which Lucy Liu is familiar. “Sometimes I wouldn’t mind it,” she says with a smile. “But it feels nonstop. I never get bored because I don’t have time.” If there wasn’t so much to do, she says: “I’m sure I could learn a language, you know, learn how to ride a unicycle. I mean, come on, the list is endless. So it never feels, like ‘What’s left?’ It’s ‘Where do we start?’” Liu is not someone who likes to look backwards. “I think my best work is ahead of me,” says the actor who has done blockbusters (2000’s Charlie’s Angels and its sequel), two Quentin Tarantino movies (Kill Bill Vols 1 & 2), performed on Broadway, shared top billing on a hit TV show (Sherlock Holmes update Elementary, playing a f...

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The fan group headed for the exits in the 55th minute and it sparked widespread derision across the stadium.

Events

The grand version of the 12-yearly Hindu pilgrimage is expected to draw more than 400 million devoteesThe world’s largest religious gathering kicked off on Monday as millions of Hindu devotees gathered on the banks of Ganges in India to mark the beginning of the Maha Kumbh Mela.The Kumbh Mela pilgrimage takes place every 12 years and is widely seen as the “festival of festivals” in the Hindu religious calendar in India, attended by a vibrant mix of sadhus or holy men, ascetics, pilgrims and tourists. This year’s celebration is particularly significant as the Maha or grand Kumbh Mela only takes places every 144 years, marking the 12th Kumbh Mela and a special celestial alignment of the sun, moon and Jupiter. Continue reading...

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LA’s first female fire chief, in a public spat with the mayor, is a 25-year veteran who’s prioritized diversifying her teamKristin Crowley was appointed Los Angeles fire chief in 2022 at a time of turmoil in a department consumed by complaints of rampant hazing, harassment and discrimination among its 3,400-member ranks.She was portrayed by then mayor Eric Garcetti as a stabilizing force, a trailblazer and the most qualified person. “I look for who’s best, not just who makes history, because the protection of our city first and foremost has to go to the human being who is best prepared to lead. But let me be clear, that is Kristin Crowley,” he said. Continue reading...

Events

A reader suggests senior SNP politicians are more interested in courting celebrity than serving their constituents

Politics

The presenter, 47, was rushed to hospital in November after falling ill over a meal, weeks after the death of his father Christopher.

Events

In his Daily Record column, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar says the buck will stop with ministers if he wins next year's Holyrood election.

Politics

California governor slams ‘delusional’ Trump while incoming VP highlights fire hydrants failing on firefighters

Events

"She meets up with guys all the time for dates and sex. I’ve never thought of myself as prudish, but some of her stories are crazy."

Politics

A nurse was stabbed at Royal Oldham Hospital's A&E on Saturday night and is in a critical condition with what are believed to be 'life changing' injuries. A 37-year-old man has been arrested

Events

Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says Swinney has presided over a remarkable turnaround for the SNP, but voters may still punish him over public services.

Politics

Matt Henry, a man diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, has been dubbed a miracle after surviving the diagnosis, and is making the most of his time this year with a resolution

Events

Getty team says no current plans to move prominent pieces from center deemed ‘marvel of anti-fire engineering’It houses some of the richest treasures of the art world, such as Vincent van Gogh’s Irises, a popular Rembrandt and a priceless collection of paintings, portraits and other works spanning more than seven centuries.To protect them, the Getty Center in Los Angeles was built in 1997 as “a marvel of anti-fire engineering”, complete with fire-resistant stone and concrete, protected steel, and set in well-irrigated landscaping. Continue reading...

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