39 minutes ago Celtic consider move for BK Hacken star Zeidane Inoussa as hunt for game

The Hoops and the French outfit St Etienne have both scouted the Swedish under-21 star regularly in recent weeks

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23 hours ago I’m a climate scientist and my house in LA burned down. My work has never been more real

I feel like I am safe in saying that we are not thriving on our changing planet – and we will not in the coming decadesMy house in Altadena burned down in the wildfires on Wednesday. It all happened quickly. On Tuesday around 7pm, my wife and daughters went to a hotel as a precaution. I left the house with the dogs when the mandatory evacuation order came in around 3am. As best as I can put the timeline together, our home burned down around the same time that the sun came up, and I was able to drive in and see the damage around 2pm.Neighbors that went in after said it looked like a “war zone”. I have never been in a war zone thankfully, but I didn’t think so. There was nothing violent or chaotic about it. No one stopped me from driving in. There were no sirens. I stood alone – no one else around – in front of my house that was at that point just a fireplace and chimney. The house across the street was about halfway done with burning down, and the house behind ours had just started t...

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2 hours ago Martin Lewis issues urgent warning to British Airways passengers and reveals £117 MILLION pot of cash for customers to claims is about to expire

Martin Lewis has issued a warning to all British Airways passengers, alerting them to a cash pot of £117 million in unredeemed cVouchers.

Economics

15 hours ago TikToker's huge The Traitors 'secret relationship' theory about fake Welsh player Charlotte

TikToker Martha Collison revealed she believed that Charlotte's game plan was to distance herself from another contestant

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37 minutes ago American accused of assaulting a Pennsylvania student is being extradited to the US, prosecutors say

French Appeal Court prosecutors say an American man accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 is being extradited to the United States

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54 minutes ago Africa has no shortage of celebrated writers – so why is it so hard for African readers to get hold of their books?

Across the continent books can be expensive and libraries scarce. But growing numbers of tech innovators and independent publishers are working to make African literature available and affordableTsitsi Dangarembga’s Nervous Conditions, a novel about growing up in colonial Zimbabwe, is one of the most important works of 20th-century African literature and features on university curricula across the UK. British students can order a used copy for less than £3.But there is one place readers struggle to find it: Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe and Dangeremba’s home town, even though it is published in paperback across the border in South Africa. “It’s very, very difficult to find my books anywhere in Zimbabwe,” says Dangarembga. Continue reading...

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46 minutes ago West Lothian M9 collision sees road restricted as drivers urged to 'use caution'

The incident was first reported at around 7.20am. It happened on the M9 between junctions three and four.

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55 minutes ago At Davos, Trump will face a less friendly brand of billionaire – but their dominance is waning | Larry Elliott

These high priests of globalisation are facing the fact that Trump’s tariffs are part of a global shift to protectionismHollywood would struggle to come up with a better plot. On Monday, as Donald Trump returns to the White House, the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual talk fest kicks off in Davos. The arch protectionist v the spiritual home of globalisation. The man who says “tariff” is “the most beautiful word in the dictionary” being sworn in for a second term just as the high priests of free trade assemble 5,000ft up in the Swiss Alps.The Davos elite have a love-hate relationship with Trump: they despise him, but when he showed up at the WEF as president he was the hottest ticket in town. This year, the billionaires will have to make do with a video link appearance, but even from the other side of the Atlantic, Trump will dominate events. That’s not surprising. Most of the WEF attenders have grown up believing that trade barriers should be torn down, not erected. As such, they ...

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23 hours ago I’m a climate scientist and my house in LA burned down. My work has never been more real | Benjamin Hamlington

I feel like I am safe in saying that we are not thriving on our changing planet – and we will not in the coming decadesMy house in Altadena burned down in the wildfires on Wednesday. It all happened quickly. On Tuesday around 7pm, my wife and daughters went to a hotel as a precaution. I left the house with the dogs when the mandatory evacuation order came in around 3am. As best as I can put the timeline together, our home burned down around the same time that the sun came up, and I was able to drive in and see the damage around 2pm.Neighbors that went in after said it looked like a “war zone”. I have never been in a war zone thankfully, but I didn’t think so. There was nothing violent or chaotic about it. No one stopped me from driving in. There were no sirens. I stood alone – no one else around – in front of my house that was at that point just a fireplace and chimney. The house across the street was about halfway done with burning down, and the house behind ours had just started t...

Society

4 hours ago Liz Truss is long gone from Downing Street – but zombie economics lives on | Aditya Chakrabortty

Labour’s panicked reaction to turbulence is to promise ‘ruthless’ cuts. It has learned the wrong lessons from Britain’s shortest-lived PMBritain’s centre of power is stalked by a zombie. Across Westminster, the mere mention of her name summons up a grim past, but she remains ever present: blond bob, eyes that never move and a grin slightly aslant so it expresses not mirth, but faint menace. When least expected, she can bark a laugh that sends shivers up a cabinet minister’s spine. And whenever her shadow looms in SW1, the dread murmur starts: she used to be prime minister, you know.Liz Truss’s stint at the top of politics ended years ago. Perhaps close confidants and trained medics are yet to break the news, but for her, power is a fading memory, a shrinking image in the rear-view. As the voters of South West Norfolk ensured last July, she is now an ex-politician. Yet in British political culture, she is the great undead. No other prime minister since the Brexit vote so haunts curre...

Economics

23 hours ago Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn finally confirmed in huge fight for British boxing

Fighters set to follow in footsteps of famous fathers

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44 minutes ago GMB's Kate Garraway sends heartfelt message to Coleen Nolan after sister Linda's death

Good Morning Britain presenter Kate Garraway has sent her support to Coleen Nolan after the tragic death of her sister, Linda Nolan, was announced on Wednesday

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5 hours ago ‘I didn’t sleep for days’: readers on the TV shows that went way too far

From fish and chip shop-induced trauma to programmes packed with relentless death and gore, here are the television moments that had you reaching for the remote‘Just too horrifying’There are two specific scenes that have forced me to stop watching a show or movie, both involving infants. One is the final scene from the fourth series of Dexter, where he finds his wife’s murdered body in the bathtub and their young son sitting in a pool of his mother’s blood. As a parent, this scene was just too horrifying for me to contemplate. Cushla, 52, Dunedin, New Zealand Continue reading...

Culture

59 minutes ago Gen Z turn on their trendy North Face jackets and say their 'frontal lobes have developed'

If you find yourself walking down any British high street during winter, it's not uncommon to see an approaching army of Gen Z all clad in exactly the same coat.

Politics

11 hours ago Theives raid Bebo founder's British mansion before making off with £500k of diamond jewellery, Rolex watches and handbags... but police close case after FIVE weeks

Bebo founder Paul Birch and his wife Juliana were horrified when they came home after celebrating their daughter's 17th birthday last month to find their house had been ransacked.

Economics

23 hours ago Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn: Rival sons of British boxing legends have set their own fight for April in London

Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn: Rival sons of British boxing legends have set their own fight for April in London  Sky Sports

Sport

50 minutes ago Linda Nolan says 'my life belongs to cancer' but she doesn't want to be seen as a 'victim' in emotional interview before her death aged 65

The Irish singer and television star died on Wednesday aged 65 after living with cancer on and off for 20 years.

Events

13 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

Culture

63 minutes ago Good Morning Britain guest fights tears over Linda Nolan in emotional tribute

Following the death of Linda Nolan on Wednesday, actress Vicki Michelle, who was a close friend, shared her memories of the star in an emotional tribute on Good Morning Britain

Politics

23 hours ago Hackers boast of health workers visa data breach, sparking police probe

The hacker claimed to be selling details of people’s passports, work permits, UK visas, and bank statements belonging to healthcare workers

Economics

51 minutes ago British hostage families tell of hopes for reunions amid Gaza ceasefire as Londoner says 'miracles do happen'

News of a ceasefire has been welcomed by families worldwide

Events

15 hours ago 'I uncovered England team's first ever photograph and it cost me peanuts'

Author and historian Steve Bolton discovered pictures from the Lionesses game with Scotland during the First World War. Now they will be displayed in the Scotland Football Museum

Culture

4 hours ago UK's Starmer arrives in Kyiv for security talks with Zelenskyy days before Trump is sworn in

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Ukraine's capital on Thursday with a pledge to help guarantee the country’s security for a century, days before Donald Trump is sworn in as U.S. president

Politics

24 hours ago Bloke rakes in £12k from fake toll road targeting tourists visiting holiday hotspot

The swindler's fraudulent toll was active for three seasons before the local authority realised tourists were being ripped off for entry to a beauty spot near the southern Russia city of Pyatigorsk

Economics

60 minutes ago UK prisons run by guards interviewed over Zoom who 'don't know how to lock cell doors'

Some new recruits at British prisons cannot open and close cell doors, the national chairman of the Prison Officers' Association trade union has claimed, as he warned the system is 'not fit for purpose'

Events

16 hours ago Celine Dion shares very rare photo of all three sons to mark husband's death anniversary

Celine Dion marked the ninth anniversary of her late husband René Angélil's passing with a touching tribute, sharing a rare family photo with their three sons.

Culture

8 hours ago Why Scotland's Six Nations squad is the envy of world rugby and primed for success, including a star snatched away from England

CALUM CROWE: The likes of Finn Russell , Sione Tuipulotu, Zander Fagerson and Blair Kinghorn could all be in a British & Irish Lions starting XV on the summer tour of Australia.

Politics

27 hours ago Paul O'Grady's widower slashes mansion price by £1million almost two years after death

TV star Paul O'Grady's death rocked the showbiz world in March 2023 when he died at the age of 67 after suffering cardiac arrhythmia

Economics

61 minutes ago Thailand's 'Death Island' with murders and disappearances as another Brit is tragically found dead

Robby Kinlan, 21, was tragically found dead in a hotel room this month during his trip to Koh Tao, but he's not the first Brit to tragically die on the Thai 'Death Island'

Events

21 hours ago ITV Loose Women suddenly paused by Christine Lampard as show pays emotional Linda Nolan tribute

The presenter issued an emotional statement following the sad death of Linda Nolan

Culture

9 hours ago Governor forces out homeless people by New Orleans Superdome before Super Bowl

Louisiana authorities have begun clearing homeless encampments in New Orleans, removing people under threat of arrest and relocating many to a warehouse facility ahead of the Super Bowl hosted by the city next month

Politics

33 hours ago PM promises ‘strongest action possible’ against Russia if death of Australian Oscar Jenkins confirmed

Government still working to verify reports of Melbourne man’s death after being captured by Russian forces while fighting for UkraineFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia would take “the strongest action possible”, including potentially expelling Russia’s ambassador, Anthony Albanese has warned, as the federal government scrambles to verify reports that Melbourne man Oscar Jenkins had been killed after being captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine.Albanese said on Wednesday that any harm to Jenkins would be “absolutely reprehensible”, and demanded Moscow immediately confirm the condition of the 32-year-old Australian citizen, after reports overnight that he had died.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

Economics

91 minutes ago Linda Nolan says 'my life belongs to cancer' but she doesn't want to be a 'victim' in emotional interview before her death aged 65

The Irish singer and television star died on Wednesday aged 65 after living with cancer on and off for 20 years.

Events

23 hours ago Celine Dion shares rare photo of her three sons in tribute to her beloved late husband René Angélil on the ninth anniversary of his death

Celine Dion has posted a rare photo with her three sons as she reflects on the ninth anniversary of the death of her husband René Angélil.

Culture

11 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

95 minutes ago Two teenage boys, aged 15 and 16, are charged with murder after Kelyan Bokassa stabbed to death on Woolwich bus

Two teenage boys have been charged with murder after a 14-year-old was stabbed to death on a London bus.

Events

26 hours ago Celine Dion shares rare family photo of her with kids on anniversary of husband's death

Eurovision Song Contest winner Céline Dion shared a photo of herself beside her three sons to mark the ninth anniversary of her late husband René Angélil's death this week

Culture

12 hours ago BBC The Repair Shop viewers 'in tears' as they hear moving story about heroic dog

BBC The Repair Shop viewers were left in tears just minutes into the latest episode of the popular restoration show as they heard the moving reason for a dog's death

Politics

97 minutes ago £35,000 reward in the hunt for one of Britain's most wanted: Prime suspect in cold case murder is still on the run 10 years after father was brutally stabbed to death

Jon Casey, 35, was killed 10 years ago today on January 16, 2015, in Northampton. His killer, believed to be Waijs Dahir, fled the UK a day after the attack, and has been on the run ever since..

Events

12 hours ago Tories will tell difficult truths, Badenoch to say in bid to regain voter trust

The Conservative leader is also expected to criticise the Labour Party for announcing ‘mad and bad ideas’ which the Tories rejected when in power.

Politics

2 hours ago Death toll rises to 87 as standoff between police and miners ends in South Africa

Police say the death toll in a monthslong standoff between authorities and miners trapped while working illegally underground at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87

Events

13 hours ago Sir David Jason, 84, seen for the first time with wife Gill posing on the red carpet just hours after Only Fools And Horses co

It comes just hours after it was announced his Only Fools And Horses co-star Diane Langton died aged 77.

Politics

14 hours ago Only Fools and Horses star Diane Langton's most iconic clip resurfaces: Chaotic fan

The Hollyoaks star was still working as an actor right up until her death on Wednesday morning. The cause is unknown.

Politics

3 hours ago Spain's 'war on Brits' spreads to other countries as plot to follow EU rival's lead grows

Spain declared "war" on British tourists this week as it announced a swathe of new measures to tackle its housing crisis - but Greece, Portugal and France could now follow suit

Events

15 hours ago The Traitors' Linda downfall 'exposed' as she makes mistake which could see her banished

The Traitors star Linda has been under suspicion from her fellow players but it seems she may have already signed her own death warrant on the BBC show

Politics

3 hours ago Jack Draper wishes ‘archrival’ Jacob Fearnley well as Britons shine in Melbourne

Draper and Fearnley will both try to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open on Friday.

Events

15 hours ago Emile Cairess, Alex Yee and Eilish McColgan lead British hopes at London Marathon 2025

Cairess will be joined on the startline by Olympic triathlon champion Yee, while Charlotte Purdue will hope to establish herself as part of a strong women's field

Politics

3 hours ago Fury as thug who stabbed altar boy Jimmy Mizen, 16, to death appears as drill rapper on BBC and BOASTS about knife crimes

Jake Fahri was jailed for life over the attack on the 16-year-old in a south London bakery in 2008. But after serving 14 years behind bars, Fahri was released in June 2023.

Events

16 hours ago British politicians discuss help for rich Americans who want to flee Trump rule

British politicians today (15 January) discussed help for rich Americans who want to flee Donald Trump’s impending rule in the US.

Politics

3 hours ago Brit hostage shot by Hamas to finally walk free as Israel reaches ceasefire deal

British hostage Emily Damari could walk free as early as Sunday after an agreement on a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas to end the deadly fighting sparked by the October 7 attack

Events

17 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

Politics

3 hours ago Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter review – swashbuckling Hammer horror still has bite

Directed by legendary writer Brian Clemens this macabre vampire yarn is marked by the Edgar Allan Poe template but has a charm and humour all of its ownThe sword fighting vampire genre never really took off, but it wasn’t for the want of trying by this very enjoyable Hammer horror from 1974, a macabre swashbuckler written and directed by British genre legend Brian Clemens; his sole feature directing credit in fact. Clemens was a prolific writer who did so much to get TV audiences addicted to The Avengers, The Persuaders and The Professionals and it surely must have occurred to him that this trio of vampire-hunting leads could well have been spun off into a recurring TV series, perhaps under the aegis of Lew Grade.German star and international co-production veteran Horst Janson plays Captain Kronos (dubbed by British actor Julian Holloway), a blond ex-army officer in a hilarious panto military outfit, roaming what appears to be a nameless Ruritanian-Transylvanian central European lan...

Events

17 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

8 hours ago Chilling moment teen claims ‘I’m not a psychopath’ months before allegedly stabbing mum to death

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Collin Griffith, 17, was caught on newly released bodycam video telling his grandma, "I'm not a murderer," less than a year before he allegedly took his mother's life

Events

17 hours ago Prince Harry's former ghostwriter makes a surprising claim about the royal

Author Mark McCrum has spoken about his time working with Prince Harry on his book - and has shared some surprising insights about his experience with the royal

Politics

9 hours ago British expats living in the Palisades reveal the business they have built from the ground up has been reduced to ash in the LA fires

Mandy and Raymond Church (pictured), 66 and 67, had spent the last 40 years building up their plumbing business in the Pacific Palisades.

Events

18 hours ago The ripple effect of burnout: How leadership exhaustion undermines organisational success

It's only the second full week of work in January, like many Scots, are you already feeling a bit frazzled? French-born Clinical Hypnotherapist and Burnout Advisor Charlene Gisele has some insight and tips on how to tackle burnout if you're a business leader or are self-employed.

Politics

9 hours ago Fury as thug who stabbed Jimmy Mizen, 16, to death BOASTS about knife crimes in new life as a drill rapper after being freed from jail and the BBC have showcased his sick songs

Jake Fahri was jailed for life over the attack on the 16-year-old in a south London bakery in 2008. But after serving 14 years behind bars, Fahri was released in June 2023.

Events

18 hours ago The Book of Goldikus Vol 1 review: a treasure trove for the British raver

If you look back over the decades, it is easy to pick out seminal record labels that set the tone for the music they championed. From the infamous 1960s Motown R&B and Soul label, to punk rock and new waves Stiff in the 70s; followed by London’s own Rough Trade label in the 80s that supported independent music – with the likes of The Libertines, The Strokes and Pulp on their books. The 90s saw the birth of Goldie’s Metalheadz. It started as an underground label born out of the heads of three aspiring and upcoming DJs – Kemistry, Storm and Goldie – whilst sat around their kitchen table in London. Their mission was to elevate Drum & Bass and Jungle music from its underground origins to a more mainstream and global audience. And it reshaped the electronic music as we know it, transforming it into a cultural movement.

Politics

10 hours ago ‘Devastating collapse in standards’ in NHS amid ‘corridor care crisis’ – report

A major report by the Royal College of Nursing found patients are routinely coming to harm as the NHS struggled to deal with demand.

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