5 hours ago Conor McGregor is being sued for alleged sexual battery at 2023 NBA final

Former UFC champion Conor McGregor is being sued by a woman who accused him of sexual assault but was unable to get authorities to file charges in 2023

Politics

4 hours ago UK homeowners flock to heat pumps but numbers still well below targets

Installation rates are still well below the target of 600,000 heat pumps a year

Society

9 hours ago Sadiq Khan's latest council tax rise revealed as Mayor's share of bills for Londoners rises to nearly £500

Mayor’s share of council tax helps to fund the Metropolitan police, London fire brigade, TfL and City Hall

Economics

6 hours ago Arsenal reignite title bid after Trossard completes fightback against Spurs

Arsenal could feel the heat. Back-to-back home losses in the domestic cups had seen to that. One has pushed them to the brink of elimination in the Carabao Cup, ahead of the semi-final second leg at Newcastle. The other on penalties against Manchester United in the FA Cup was terminal.Mikel Arteta’s team could also sense opportunity. Liverpool’s draw at Nottingham Forest had seen to that. And so the equation was pretty clear. Manage the occasion against the team they most love to hate. And win to move to within four points of Liverpool at the top, albeit having played an extra game. Continue reading...

Sport

8 hours ago Conor McGregor accused of sexually assaulting a woman in bathroom of NBA arena

An anonymous woman has filed a lawsuit in Florida, alleging that UFC star Conor McGregor assaulted her in a VIP toilet during a Miami Heat basketball game in June 2023

Events

7 hours ago Emotions, body language and a photo of ‘defeat’: How Gareth Southgate turned England’s Euro 2024 campaign around

Big interview: Rationalising the irrational is a Southgate speciality but the Euros final could be all raw emotion in contrast to the start of the tournament

Culture

19 hours ago Energy trading technologies: increasing efficiency and resilience in European energy

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8 hours ago US earnings latest: JPMorgan and BNY on track to close at peaks as US banks rally

Shares rise in morning trading as Wall Street banks report bumper earnings

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12 hours ago Amazon shoppers say 'my house is so warm' after trying £18 buy that traps heat

"I was having draft issues with the heat rising directly behind my thermal curtains rather than into the room. The diverter neatly tucks my curtains behind, giving heat fewer places to escape"

Economics

8 hours ago Conor McGregor, Miami Heat sued over alleged sexual assault at 2023 NBA finals

McGregor faces civil suit stemming from 2023 allegationUFC fighter’s lawyer says lawsuit is a ‘shakedown’Conor McGregor is facing a new civil lawsuit filed by a woman accusing him of sexual assault during the 2023 NBA finals in Miami.The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday in the US district court for the southern district of Florida, also names the Miami Heat and Basketball Properties LLC, which operates the Kaseya Center, as defendants. The woman alleges that McGregor sexually assaulted her in a bathroom at the arena after Game 4 between the Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets on 9 June 2023. Continue reading...

Events

8 hours ago US earnings latest: JPMorgan and BNY set to close at peaks as banks rally

Shares rise in morning trading as Wall Street banks report bumper earnings

Politics

14 hours ago Spain sets a new record with 94 million international tourists last year

Spain's Tourism Ministry says that a record 94 million international travelers visited Spain in 2024, the best year for tourism in the country since records started

Society

15 hours ago US inflation ticks up in December and remains above Fed’s 2% target rate

Consumer price index rose at annual rate of 2.9% and while Trump promised to cut prices he now says it will be hardInflation ticked up across the US last month, according to the last report on consumer prices under the Biden administration.Donald Trump has promised to bring prices down for millions of Americans. But while price rises have slowed sharply since their post-pandemic peak of 9.1%, the pace of inflation remains higher than the Federal Reserve’s target rate of 2% per annum. Continue reading...

Economics

8 hours ago Linda Nolan's heartbreaking final wish: Star was 'grateful' for spending Christmas with her beloved sisters before her death 65

Linda Nolan said she was grateful to spend Christmas 2024 with her sisters and said her last wish was to see another one in 2025.

Events

8 hours ago Ellen DeGeneres debuts gray hair transformation as she returns to California

The former talk show host was last seen as a brunette in November 2024

Politics

17 hours ago Paisley cannabis farmer snared after cops discover "glow" of heat lamps

Xhevahir Mema was snared when cops turned up at his Paisley flat and could smell cannabis while also spotting the "distinctive glow" coming from the heat lamps

Society

16 hours ago Examples of where inflation eased last month – and where it accelerated

Prices fell faster in December than November for a handful of household essentials, including carpets, lighting equipment and irons.

Economics

10 hours ago Conor McGregor and Miami Heat sued over claims he tried to rape woman in VIP bathroom as security stood watch

Conor McGregor and the Miami Heat are facing a federal lawsuit over claims the UFC legend sexually assaulted a woman in a bathroom at the Kaseya Center while security stood guard by the stall.

Events

10 hours ago US earnings latest: Citigroup hints that Banamex IPO may not come until 2026

Shares rise in morning trading as Wall Street banks report bumper earnings

Politics

18 hours ago Amazon users are 'saving on energy bills' with heating hack that costs less than £14

Prevent heat loss from your home with the Deconovo Thermal Curtain Panel that has over 40,000 reviews from impressed Amazon customers.

Economics

10 hours ago Netflix F1 Drive to Survive star quits ahead of 2025 season for new TV role

F1 presenter Will Buxton, who has become a household name on the Netflix Drive To Survive series, will leave the sport and instead begin covering IndyCar for FOX in America

Events

11 hours ago Renee Zellweger bemoans ‘notorious and famous’ becoming the same thing

The actress is making a return as Bridget Jones in the fourth instalment of the movie series.

Politics

18 hours ago US earnings latest: Goldman Sachs profits double as equities business booms

Shares rise in pre-market trading as Wall Street banks report bumper earnings

Economics

13 hours ago The answer to Britain's pothole crisis? Futuristic supercar can jump more than 20ft over holes in the road

If you're sick of carefully driving over Britain's pothole-filled roads, there's good news - as a futuristic car could make navigating these divets much easier.

Events

12 hours ago Ripen hard avocados in 24 hours by sitting them next to this food item

Placing an avocado next to heat can ruin the taste, but there are other things you can do to ripen it quickly.

Politics

25 hours ago Captain Tom's daughter 'slashes price tag on £2.25million home with demolished spa' in an attempt to flog it after months on the market

The seven-bedroom house in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, has been on the market since April 2024 and boasted a hefty £2.25million price tag.

Economics

14 hours ago 78 dead at abandoned South Africa gold mine that was scene of a standoff. Toll is expected to rise

Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold mine

Events

12 hours ago BBC Escape to the Country host speechless over 'unrecognisable' change to property

During Wednesday's instalment of I Escaped to the Country, BBC star Nicki Chapman caught up with one couple she helped move to the Peak District back in 2015.

Politics

26 hours ago Captain Tom's daughter 'slashes price tag on £2.25million home with demolished spa' in an attempt to flog it after months on the market

The seven-bedroom house in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, has been on the market since April 2024 and boasted a hefty £2.25million price tag.

Economics

15 hours ago Jack Draper silences Australian Open crowd as Jacob Fearnley's rise continues

The British pair have reached the third round

Events

14 hours ago Linda Nolan's heartbreaking last wish as she spent final minutes with sisters

Linda Nolan, who has sadly died at the age of 65, opened up about her fears that her Christmas 2024 would be her last, as she battled incurable secondary breast cancer

Politics

16 hours ago John Swinney warns rise of Reform in Scotland 'must be confronted' as Nigel Farage's party climbs in polls

The First Minister told the Record he would never "cosy up" to Nigel Farage's party.

Events

14 hours ago The Yorkshire Vet star feared he 'ended a couple's marriage' after finding item inside dog

Julian Norton has become a household name thanks to his role on The Yorkshire Vet - and the animal lover has detailed some of his most bizarre cases in a new column

Politics

17 hours ago Strictly's Adam Thomas details 'challenging' health battle as wife had to help him get dressed

Adam Thomas appeared on Wednesday's instalment of ITV's This Morning to discuss his arthritis battle alongside Dr Zoe Williams.

Events

15 hours ago Revealed: The easiest and hardest places in the UK to pass your driving test

Figures revealed the examiners with the highest and lowest pass rates at each centres across the UK over two three-month periods in 2023 and 2024.

Politics

18 hours ago Jayden Daniels is perfectly suited to give the No 1 seed Lions a nasty shock

The quarterback may be a rookie but he doesn’t play like one. And his skillset could well help the Commanders spring a surprise in Detroit on SaturdayThere’s a legitimate argument to be made that if you’re a rookie NFL quarterback, and your team makes the playoffs, you are no longer a rookie. By your first postseason game, your opponent has a full season of your game tape and tendencies, you’re playing with more on the line, and the experience is completely different in both importance and intensity.In the case of the Washington Commanders’ Jayden Daniels, we may have to forward that point a bit. Because Daniels, the second overall pick in the 2024 draft, rarely looked like a rookie when he was. In the regular season, he completed 69.0% of his passes for 3,568 yards, 25 touchdowns, nine interceptions, and a passer rating of 100.1, which ranked 10th among regular starting quarterbacks. Add in Daniels’ 148 rushing attempts for 891 yards (6.0 yards per carry) and six touchdowns, and it...

Events

15 hours ago How to order a free 'gift to the nation' commemorative coin from the London Mint Office

These stunning coins are strictly limited to one per household, and only available while stocks last - but they are absolutely free

Politics

22 hours ago How to shockproof the UK economy’s exposure to global risks | Mohamed El

As with US bond yields, the UK economy risks catching cold whenever anywhere else sneezes – but Britain can insulate itself betterThe British government was right to describe the recent bout of market volatility in the UK as having been fuelled principally by “global factors” – in particular, a sharp rise in US bond yields. It was also right in touting how well UK markets have coped with the turmoil. But no one should downplay the additional challenges the UK economy will confront in the months ahead, the structural weaknesses that are compounding its vulnerability, or the policy action that is urgently needed.The recent surge in US yields has three main causes: a string of data releases indicating that actual and potential economic growth are outpacing consensus estimates, higher-than-projected inflation (with a meaningful rise in consumers’ inflation expectations), and increased market sensitivity to the bond issuance that comes with large deficits and debt. Given that advanced ec...

Events

16 hours ago The dark side of Boyzone's rise to fame is revealed in new documentary

The three-part series explores Stephen Gately coming out as gay and his later death

Politics

23 hours ago From the archive: ‘A deranged pyroscape’: how fires across the world have grown weirder – podcast

We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.This week, from 2022: Despite the rise of headline-grabbing megafires, fewer fires are burning worldwide now than at any time since antiquity. But this isn’t good news – in banishing fire from sight, we have made its dangers stranger and less predictable. By Daniel Immerwahr Continue reading...

Events

16 hours ago London was the only UK region to see house price falls in year to November 2024

A surprise slowing in inflation has boosted hopes that mortgage rates could ease

Politics

27 hours ago Millions to face travel chaos as Britain's busiest railway line must close for repairs for weeks at a time

Workers are expected to begin work next year on replacing more than 150 miles of wires installed more than a century ago.

Events

16 hours ago Japan smashes annual record with more than 36 million tourists in 2024

Japan saw more than 36.8 million visitors in 2014, a record since 2019

Politics

28 hours ago Climate change is driving Britain's pothole crisis as figures reach a five year high

A Freedom of Information request to local authorities found they received nearly 1 million (952,064) reports of potholes between January and November 2024 – the equivalent of 3,122 reports each day.

Events

17 hours ago Europeans are more anxious about ‘Trump 2.0’ than Americans are, new poll shows

‘The vast majority of people around the world think Trump is, in fact, good for the U.S., good for the world and good for global peace’ writes ECFR’s Mark Leonard

Politics

17 hours ago London reviews 2024 construction season and points to upcoming 2025 projects

London reviews 2024 construction season and points to upcoming 2025 projects  Daily Commercial News

Politics

17 hours ago Exactly how much your broadband and mobile bill will rise by this April

Telecom firms are being banned by Ofcom from linking mid-contract price rises to inflation - instead, customers must be told in 'pounds and pence' how much their bill will increase by

Politics

17 hours ago ITV The Chase's Shaun Wallace unveils 'six figure' earnings in huge pay rise

Shaun Wallace, who is best known as The Dark Destroyer on ITV's The Chase, has revealed his staggering take-home pay from his TV work and life as a barrister

Politics

17 hours ago Sofia Vergara and Lewis Hamilton spark romance rumours with New York lunch date

Sofia Vergara has been single since splitting from Justin Saliman in late 2024

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