1 hour ago Bored by watching tennis on TV? The Australian Open is animating matches with Wii

The Australian Open is getting in on the newest trend in the sports world by re-creating tennis matches in video-game form

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51 minutes ago Economic growth could fall 50% over 20 years from climate shocks, say actuaries

Exclusive: Report by risk experts says previous assessments ignored severe effects of climate crisisGlobal economic growth could plummet by 50% between 2070 and 2090 from the catastrophic shocks of climate change unless immediate action by political leaders is taken to decarbonise and restore nature, according to a new report.The stark warning from risk management experts the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) hugely increases the estimate of risk to global economic wellbeing from climate change impacts such as fires, flooding, droughts, temperature rises and nature breakdown. In a report with scientists at the University of Exeter, published on Thursday, the IFoA, which uses maths and statistics to analyse financial risk for businesses and governments, called for accelerated action by political leaders to tackle the climate crisis. Continue reading...

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8 hours ago Ruben Amorim challenges Man Utd players to copy Harry Maguire: 'That's what I want'

Ruben Amorim has resurrected Harry Maguire's moribund Manchester United career and the Reds boss wants his players to adopt this one quality of the England defender

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2 hours ago I'm a dog expert and this is what painful electric shock collars are really like for pets"

Holly Conway of dog welfare group the Kennel Club explains what cruel shock collars to do pets - and why the 'outdated' devices don't work.

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9 hours ago Children’s author and husband admit to abusing their adopted children: Malnourished kids were spanked until they bled

One of the children was diagnosed with pneumonia during a hospital visit and was found with bruises and open wounds

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21 hours ago Princess of Wales tells patient she 'got so attached' to her chemotherapy port as she battled cancer and 'hesitated' when medics said it could be removed

The Princess of Wales had been animatedly talking to 45-year-old patient Katherine Field during an emotional visit yesterday to the Royal Marsden Hospital in Chelsea, South West London.

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2 hours ago Cruel electric shock dog collars could face 'real ban' in Holyrood vote

EXCLUSIVE: New proposals tabled by the Scottish Greens would make it a criminal offence to use the 'brutal' devices to train pet canine

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20 hours ago Ruben Amorim press conference live Manchester United team news and transfer latest

Man United boss Ruben Amorim will conduct his pre-match press conference today ahead of the Premier League clash with Southampton.

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3 hours ago First ever trans woman nominated for BAFTA's leading actress category and opts for awards' new 'gender

Karla Sofía Gascón, 52, from Spain , has starred in the Mexican musical comedy Emilia Pérez, which depicts a cartel boss who transitions from a man to a woman.

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22 hours ago Experts call for 'radical change' in obesity diagnosis with major change in BMI score

Experts are calling for two new "diagnostic categories" of obesity

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5 hours ago Infamous UK Tiger King's big cats need to be rehomed after he was viciously mauled

Terry Moore, 78, had a chunk of his leg chomped off by a 13st puma in one of his sanctuary's enclosures – now his 28 feline animals are being temporarily housed at Hertfordshire Zoo

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6 hours ago Manchester Building Society is BACK with a new city centre branch and millions of pounds of investment

Boss says customers still want high street branches and that jobs will be created

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27 hours ago Scottish rugby team manager is found guilty of sending indecent images to youth players and making sexual comments to them

Steven Dyer sent sexual videos and pictures to schoolboys taking part in a training trip to Wales.

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5 hours ago First ever trans woman nominated for Bafta leading actress category and opts for awards' new 'gender

Karla Sofía Gascón, 52, from Spain , has starred in the Mexican musical comedy Emilia Pérez, which depicts a cartel boss who transitions from a man to a woman.

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6 hours ago Jimmy Thelin responds to Rangers defeat and admits Aberdeen's winless run must end on Saturday

Aberdeen boss has say on 3-0 defeat at Ibrox

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18 hours ago Wealthy older boss who was led on by 'lady of leisure' PA as he bought her Botox, bags, shoes and two cars says he wants to 'draw line under sordid affair'

Emma Hennell-Whittington has been ordered to pay £15,000 in legal costs to Peter Metcalfe, 54-year-old owner of a nationwide haulage firm based in Hawes, North Yorkshire.

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7 hours ago Philippe Clement has say on winning back Rangers fans, three new injury concerns and Rabbi Matondo speculation

Rangers boss responds to 3-0 win over Aberdeen

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6 hours ago Texas developer at the center of attorney general's impeachment pleads guilty to federal charge

The Texas real estate developer whose relationship with state Attorney General Ken Paxton was at the center of the Republican’s historic impeachment trial in 2023 has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of lying to a financial institution

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23 hours ago Four lessons Everton can learn from Aston Villa including £31m transfer masterstroke

David Moyes begins his second spell as Everton boss against Aston Villa on Wednesday night - and the Merseyside club could learn how to succeed in the Premier League from their opponents

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7 hours ago Mikel Arteta offers fresh transfer update with Arsenal forward admission after win over Tottenham

Arsenal boss admitted Gunners are short after injuries to Gabriel Jesus and Bukayo Saka

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7 hours ago Anime On Stage: ‘Totoro’ London Show Returns in March, ‘Sailor Moon’ Sets U.S. Dates

Anime On Stage: ‘Totoro’ London Show Returns in March, ‘Sailor Moon’ Sets U.S. Dates  Animation Magazine

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26 hours ago What's next for house buyers and sellers? ESPC boss reveals 2025 trends including private school change

Paul Hilton, CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC, shares his insights into what he thinks will happen in the housing market in 2025.

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7 hours ago An Army doctor who sexually abused JBLM soldiers is sentenced to more than 13 years in prison

A military doctor who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing dozens of male soldiers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord has been sentenced to just over 13 years in prison

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8 hours ago Wolves boss slams wantaway Mario Lemina after he refuses to play: 'I don't need him'

Mario Lemina has asked Wolves to leave the club in the January transfer window, and while he had continued to be available to new boss Vitor Pereira, he didn't want to travel to Newcastle for Wednesday night's 3-0 defeat

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27 hours ago Man Utd transfer news: Marcus Rashford dealt big blow as Barcelona boss makes decision

Manchester United are set for a busy end to the January transfer window, with Marcus Rashford expected to leave Old Trafford after falling out of favour under Ruben Amorim

Economics

8 hours ago Love Island stars spark concern as they go 'missing' just days into series

Love Island viewers became concerned over Catherine and Nas as they appeared to go 'missing' during Wednesday night's episode, just days into the All Stars series

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8 hours ago Alejandro Garnacho sent clear message over Man Utd role by Ruben Amorim

Alejandro Garnacho has started just five of Ruben Amorim's 13 games at Manchester United and the Reds boss has told him where he needs to improve

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29 hours ago Controversy over £5,000 garden makeover competition that was won by the boss's brother

A prize draw to win a £5,000 garden makeover and £2,000 in cash has been rapped by the advertising watchdog after it was won by the brother of the makeover supplier.

Economics

8 hours ago Coronation Street boss quits and joins rival soap as mass exodus hits ITV cobbles

Coronation Street has seen a wave of stars announce they're leaving the cobbles this year, and now its Head of Production is joining Channel 4's Hollyoaks after a decade

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8 hours ago Neil Critchley in Hearts transfer vow as boss admits Jambos can't waste January window with more signings expected

Hearts have made two additions already but expect more new faces to arrive in the next fortnight.

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9 hours ago Virginia man pleads not guilty to stockpiling largest number of homemade bombs in FBI history

A Virginia man has pleaded not guilty in a federal case that accuses him of stockpiling the largest number of finished explosives in FBI history

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8 hours ago Ange Postecoglou reaction — What did Tottenham boss say after north London derby defeat to Arsenal?

Ange Postecoglou reaction — What did Tottenham boss say after north London derby defeat to Arsenal?  NBC Sports

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9 hours ago Clothes, toiletries – and a free stylist: the LA teen creating a space for peers amid the fires

Avery Colvert created Altadena Girls, an organization now with celebrities sending products, eateries reaching out to cater and a surplus of volunteersCars lined up outside an art studio in eastern Los Angeles on Sunday morning, packed with boxes of feminine care products, pimple patches, skincare, clothes, underwear, makeup and more. Some volunteers had driven for hours to support a unique mutual aid effort.As fires in Los Angeles continue to rage, people across the city are springing into action to meet the needs of the thousands of families who have been displaced. Among the dozens of clothing donation and bottled water distribution sites, Altadena Girls – a new organization started by 14-year-old Avery Colvert – has struck a chord with its focus on teen girls’ recovery. Continue reading...

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8 hours ago David Moyes comeback turns sour as Everton show the unromantic reality

Everton 0-1 Aston Villa: Ollie Watkins’s second-half goal was enough to ensure Moyes’ first game back as Toffees boss ended in defeat

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11 hours ago Butcher Hugh Black & Sons wins three gold Smithfield Awards for pork links, black pudding and ribeye fillet steaks

Company now off to London next month to see if their products will pick up the coveted Diamond Award, presented to the best of the best in each of the 11 categories.

Events

10 hours ago Kelly Cates, Mark Chapman and Gabby Logan ready to lead new Match of the Day era

The trio will share presenting duties for Match of the Day, Match of the Day 2 and the BBC’s Champions League highlights show.

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11 hours ago First image of Royal Oldham Hospital nurse at centre of alleged attack as she returns home

A trust boss gave an update on Achamma Cherian, known as Asha among friends and family

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12 hours ago Trump’s policy pledges unleashing ‘animal spirits’, Wall St bankers say

Financiers optimistic about vows to cut regulations and growth potential even as they worry about tariffs and geopolitical risks

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12 hours ago What do the Los Angeles fires tell us about the coming water wars? | Judith Levine

Will water soon be a marketable commodity or a priceless public good?There’s a scene in the film Mad Max: Fury Road where the evil ruler Immortan Joe, gazing down from a cliff upon his parched, emaciated subjects, turns two turbines, and water gushes from three gigantic sluices. The wretched masses surge forward to catch the deluge in their pots and bowls. And as imperiously as he opened the gates, Joe shuts them. “Do not become addicted to water,” he roars. “It will take hold of you.” But, of course, he already has taken hold of them by withholding, essentially, life.We don’t have to await the dystopian future for the water wars to begin. The struggle over water, between private interests and the public good, the powerful and the weak, is raging now. From Love Canal to Flint, Michigan; Bolivia to Ukraine to Tunisia; budget-cutting, privatization, corporate malfeasance and climate crises are conspiring to create political violence, mass migration, property damage and death. Continue...

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12 hours ago Arne Slot's subtle changes that suggest Liverpool boss is confident of title success

Anfield boss was even more bullish than normal when talking about his team's performance in the draw at the City Ground and he is cutting an increasingly assured figure at the top of the table

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13 hours ago PETER HITCHENS: Terrifying twist in the Lucy Letby case which means that if she's innocent she could still be behind bars for decades

You know you are innocent. But somehow it has not gone that way in court, and you gape in dismay as the jury foreman declares you guilty.

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13 hours ago Biden administration withdraws rules to save endangered whales from collisions

The federal government is withdrawing proposed rules that would have required more ships to slow down in East Coast waters to try to save a vanishing species of whale

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14 hours ago Former doctor jailed for carrying out ‘unsanitary and dangerous’ circumcisions

Mohammad Siddiqui, 58, from Birmingham, pleaded guilty to 25 offences.

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14 hours ago Robbie Williams says 'do it' as Real Housewives boss admits he wants Ayda Field on show

Robbie Williams and his wife Ayda Field Williams have been asked several times to join the Real Housewives franchise, but the actress has had her own reservations

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14 hours ago Dog attack horror as boy, 8, 'maliciously mauled' to death by two loose animals

Michael Millett, 8, who was riding his bike, had stopped to pet the loose dogs when he was violently attacked on Monday evening near Deland, Florida, according to police

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14 hours ago Revealed: How much Gary Lineker's Match of the Day replacements will earn

The BBC has confirmed that MOTD will be fronted by Kelly Cates, Mark Chapman, and Gabby Logan from next season. The news was first announced exclusively by Mail Sport last month.

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15 hours ago Family speaks out after boy, 8, is mauled to death by dogs he tried to pet: ‘We can’t get him back’

The Volusia County Sheriff said that law enforcement’s goal was to destroy the dogs and bring charges against the animals’ owner

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14 hours ago Celebrities and tech leaders supporting Donald Trump: Tim Cook donates $1m to inauguration

The Apple chief executive is among OpenAI boss Sam Altman, Amazon, founded by Jeff Bezos, and Meta in handing out cash to the incoming president’s inauguration committee

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15 hours ago Beauty salon worker is asked to step down by boss after her boyfriend was cleared of manslaughter over death of his abused ex

Wellings' new partner, nail technician Emma Croft, (pictured) was asked to step down after her fiancé was cleared of manslaughter over the death of his ex-girlfriend who he abused for years.

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15 hours ago New Match of the Day host Kelly Cates says society still 'uncomfortable' with female sport presenters

New Match of the Day host Kelly Cates says society still not fully comfortable with female sport presenters.

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16 hours ago Lynx abandoned in Highlands 'traumatised' as animal rescuers issue £15 meal plea

Three of the surviving wild cats are currently in quarantine at Edinburgh Zoo.

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15 hours ago Landlord looks for tenant willing to move into posh flat – but there's big catch

A London landlord has been mocked online after a Reddit user shared their "cosy room" for rent that came with a string of strict rules attached to it – so would you move in?

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16 hours ago 'Conclave' leads race for British BAFTA awards, one more than 'Emilia Perez'

Papal thriller “Conclave” leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards, with nominations in 12 categories, just ahead of the genre-busting trans musical “Emilia Perez" with 11

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