46 minutes ago Government reverses new visa requirement for Heathrow transit passengers

Heathrow jubilant as ministers back down on plans to require visa from every passenger changing planes at Britain’s busiest airport

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2 hours ago Rudy Giuliani fails to show for trial to allocate property in defamation case

Trial, to decide if he has to turn over Florida condo and World Series rings for $148.1 defamation award, was delayedRudy Giuliani’s trial over whether he must turn over his Florida condo and other prized possessions to former Georgia election workers whom he defamed was delayed on Thursday after the former New York City mayor failed to show up in court.A jury ordered the former New York City mayor to pay $148.1m to Ruby Freeman and her daughter Shaye Moss in 2023 after Giuliani falsely accused the women of attempting to steal the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Man City transfer news latest amid major Omar Marmoush update as £50m Kyle Walker replacement 'targeted'

Manchester City are trying to sign Eintracht Frankfurt striker Omar Marmoush, with conflicting reports on Friday about the status of transfer negotiations.

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1 hour ago Cardiff City players aware of fan protest but Omer Riza hopes atmosphere doesn't spill into stadium

Bluebirds supporters have planned for a protest before the South Wales derby match with Swansea City

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1 hour ago Chaos after Rudy Giuliani no shows to his own trial over his condo and prized World Series rings

The former New York City mayor was nowhere to be seen more than two hours after his trial was scheduled to begin

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2 hours ago Plans for Bible reading and Latin in Italian schools criticised as ‘retrograde’

Education minister reveals revamp of national curriculum guidelines and says children must ‘learn to write better’Bible reading, Latin and learning poetry by heart could return to Italian primary and middle schools as part of a revamp of national curriculum guidelines criticised as “retrograde” and “nostalgic”.The education minister, Giuseppe Valditara, unveiled the guidelines, which predominantly affect children aged three to 14 and are expected to take effect from the 2026/2027 school year, in an interview with the rightwing newspaper, Il Giornale, saying that children must discover “a taste for reading” and “learn to write better”. Continue reading...

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4 hours ago John Swinney apologises to patients after damning report on overcrowding in Scots hospitals

The First Minister is under pressure as Scotland's struggling NHS endures a tough winter season with demand for services soaring.

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78 minutes ago I was on the verge of joining Man City from Man United – I left my medical to sign for Arsenal

The transfer window always brings out some quirky tales, but the experience of one ex-Manchester United player also implicated rivals Manchester City and Arsenal

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4 hours ago Sex and the City fans queue outside Carrie Bradshaw's NYC apartment after owner reveals plan to stop tourists

The West Village townhouse used as the exterior for Carrie Bradshaw's NYC apartment on Sex and the City is still being trampled by tourists.

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4 hours ago Gaza deal should benefit Netanyahu in short term, but he is critically exposed

Israeli PM must appease his coalition to avoid fresh elections, as well as reckoning with unpredictable TrumpMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe nature of Israel’s febrile coalition politics has long favoured theatrics. The standing and psychology of its prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, adds a further element of panic and cynical calculation.All those characteristics were in evidence as Israel and Hamas edged towards a ceasefire deal, particularly in Netanyahu’s struggle to triangulate his portrayal of an agreement that has the potential to damage him politically. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Football Daily | Spurs live down to underdog billing as Arsenal paint town red

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Since comfortably beating Aston Villa at the start of November, Tottenham Hotspur have won only two of the 11 Premier League matches they’ve contested. Well, played in or at least turned up for. Indeed, a good lawyer might argue that technically they haven’t really won any because one of the aforementioned victories came against peak b@nter era Manchester City, while not even Spurs were capable of doing anything other than swat the current Southampton rabble aside, a feat that is not so much something to be proud of, but more the equivalent of helping yourself to the pennies covering a dead man’s eyes. Having taken just eight points from their previous 10 games, Ange Postecoglou’s knack-depleted team went into Wednesday night’s north London derby as firm underdogs and duly lived down to their billing.I would never dare doubt the accuracy and reliability of statistics from Big Website, but some of the match stats from the Holsten Pil...

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2 hours ago Manchester United and Man City get major injury boosts ahead of derby double

Manchester United Women and Man City Women both enjoyed strong FA Cup results in preparation for back-to-back Manchester derbies.

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2 hours ago Incredible street footage shows the unimaginable devastation after LA's worst

Incredible footage shows how the once glamorous Pacific Palisades has gone from a beloved celebrity paradise to something that now resembles a smoldering apocalyptic hellscape.

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5 hours ago Swinney in apology to patients who have ‘unsatisfactory experience’ in hospital

It comes after a report from the Royal College of Nursing warned of a ‘corridor care crisis’ across the NHS.

Science

78 minutes ago Russian diplomats accessed private area of UK parliament in security breach

Exclusive: MPs warned not to invite Russian diplomats to parliament after incident said to have alarmed ministersRussian diplomats accessed a private area of parliament in a major security breach just before Christmas that has alarmed security officials and prompted private warnings from the speakers of both houses, the Guardian understands.The small group of diplomats joined a public tour of the Houses of Parliament and then broke off to enter a part of the House of Lords that was out of bounds, before they were found by security and thrown out. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner are more public than ever as they wine and dine at upscale Paris restaurant after reuniting in the City of Love during whirlwind promotional tour

In the city of love, romance appeared to be Blowin' In The Wind as Chalamet, who plays folk pioneer Bob Dylan in his latest release, wined and dined Jenner at upscale Bar des Prés.

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6 hours ago Cardiff City striker set for exit to Champions League club as deal imminent

The Bluebirds are looking to let go of the striker and he looks to have sealed a move away

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18 hours ago Female fan left feeling 'violated' after spotting CCTV camera above the women's toilets at Football League ground

The Birmingham City supporter travelled down to Swindon to watch the Blues play at the County Ground in the Football League Trophy on Tuesday night.

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2 hours ago Labour backs down over grooming gangs: Whitehall fixer to undertake 'rapid audit' into scale of child sex abuse in Britain

Yvette Cooper told MPs she had asked Baroness Louise Casey to oversee a three-month review into gang-based child sexual exploitation.

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3 hours ago Keir Starmer tells school children Roy Of The Rovers is his favourite book

The Prime Minister also said his favourite football player is Arsenal star Martin Odegaard.

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91 minutes ago Tonight's Cardiff City news as Riza quizzed on Collins and Kanga futures and transfer fee revealed

The latest Bluebirds news from Cardiff City Stadium

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26 hours ago The best London restaurants for Burns Night, from Origin City to Home SW13

Haggis and bagpipes, cranachan and ceilidh: feel the Burns this January 25 with one of these Scottish menus

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9 hours ago Man City to decide Kyle Walker future as a 'business deal' in January transfer window

Kyle Walker has told Manchester City he wants to leave the club this window and he hasn't been involved in the last two matchday squads

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22 hours ago Carrie Bradshaw’s famed Sex and the City stoop to get gate to stop fans gathering

Owner of the iconic West Village building said fans of the TV show and films have disturbed her and her tenants for yearsAnd just like that, Sex and the City enthusiasts may no longer be able to stand on the steps of character Carrie Bradshaw’s famous Manhattan home after its owner asked city officials to let her block them with an iron gate.The move follows years of fans of the show and spinoff movies crowding around – and at times trespassing on – the stoop of the iconic brownstone in the city’s trendy West Village neighborhood, which served as the exterior of Bradshaw’s apartment, the lead in the hit HBO series played by Sarah Jessica Parker. Continue reading...

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4 hours ago Andy Burnham says Platt Bridge's flooding problem 'has to be resolved'

The area in Wigan was largely left underwater when the city-region was hit by flooding on New Year's Day

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24 hours ago ‘Homecoming’ show for artist Frank Auerbach to be held at Berlin gallery

Exclusive: First show of figurative painter’s work to be displayed in city he fled in 1939 to escape Nazi regimeFrank Auerbach is to be the subject of what has been billed as a homecoming show in Berlin, at which some of his final paintings will be displayed in the city he fled as a child.Auerbach, who died in November last year, never had a show in the city of his birth, which he left due to persecution by the Nazis. Both of his parents were later killed in Auschwitz. Continue reading...

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95 minutes ago Man City make Omar Marmoush request after latest bid as Pep Guardiola nears two transfers

Manchester City have made a second bid for Omar Marmoush as they look to complete £170million of transfers before the end of the month in a bid to improve their Premier League form

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28 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

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10 hours ago This Gaza ceasefire deal is a fragile thing, beset by strongman egos. But it is our best hope yet | Simon Tisdall

Netanyahu, with Trump waiting in the wings, has no interest in lasting peace. From these beginnings must come political change – and a reckoning At last! The yearned-for Israel-Hamas ceasefire-for-hostages deal is finally happening. It is welcome. Like thin ice covering deep waters, it is scarily fragile, prone to crack under the slightest pressure. And it is desperately, lethally overdue. Tens of thousands of Palestinians, and many Israelis, have died since last May, when US president Joe Biden first set out the parameters of this agreement. Civilians are still being killed in Israeli airstrikes that have actually intensified since the two sides grudgingly initialled the deal in Qatar.Palestinians in Gaza and elsewhere are naturally relieved these merciless Israeli bombardments will soon stop. But celebrations are tempered by fears about the future, and by deep grief and anger over the still terrifying present and immediate past. According to Gaza health ministry figures, more than...

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23 hours ago Football fan 'violated' as club explain camera above women's toilet inside stadium

The supporter was left horrified to see the fixed camera above the cubicles at Swindon Town last night when they played against Birmingham City, who won 2-1

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5 hours ago Starmer says UK prepared to play a role in guaranteeing Ukrainian security

But Sir Keir said the current focus was on ensuring Ukraine was in a position of strength rather than any future peacekeeping mission.

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32 hours ago AP PHOTOS: Tens of millions of Hindu devotees make do with little at Maha Kumbh festival

It’s late evening in the city of Prayagraj and the roadside vendors selling snacks are packing up their wares to shut for the night. Under the large fig trees, between two paved streets, a group of people is unpacking their bedding of brightly printed blankets. Using their bags as pillows and covering themselves from head to toe with the blankets to ward off cold and mosquitoes, they will spend the night there.

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1 hour ago "Is it what they've done in Wales?": Mancs react to 'city wide 20mph' plan

"The most dangerous road near me is 20mph but people go 40mph”

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29 hours ago London's property boom and bust: The city neighbourhoods where house prices are soaring

Those with properties in Greenwich in South East London and Ealing in West London have seen impressive increases, according to online estate agents Purplebricks.

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12 hours ago EasyJet plans to turn city breaks into package holidays as bosses take on Tui and Booking.com... here's where you could grab a bargain this year

EasyJet has revealed plans to turn city breaks into package holidays as it tries to get customers to book their whole trip abroad through the budget airline.

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23 hours ago Football fan left 'violated' after horrifying discovery inside women's toilets

The supporter was left horrified to see the fixed camera above the cubicles at Swindon Town last night when they played against Birmingham City, who won 2-1

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6 hours ago Israel Hamas ceasefire agreement hits snag hours before Sunday peace deal set to start

Israel's Cabinet won't meet to sign off any Hamas ceasefire agreement until a late snag has been resolved, says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - just days before Sunday's ceasefire was due to start

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1 hour ago Huge new row erupts over China's plan for London super embassy as ministers intervene to force it through

Yvette Cooper and David Lammy were accused of attempting ‘to influence an independent inquiry’

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30 hours ago Hilarious moment woman has to be cut free from her office chair after getting her NOSE RING stuck in it, forcing colleagues to wheel her to fire crew

The hapless employee in Bandung City, Indonesia , got her piercing stuck in the mesh chair after jokingly sticking her nose through the holes in it, a local fire officer said.

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13 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...

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23 hours ago Pittsburgh Penguins star has home burglarized and championship rings stolen in latest athlete break

Evgeni Malin targeted in wake of break-ins at homes of NFL stars Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, both of the Kansas City Chiefs, and Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow

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6 hours ago Swansea City's complicated Joe Low pursuit explained as negotiations hit a snag

Swansea had initially made Joe Low their top target this month - but negotiations appear to have hit a wall

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2 hours ago Who is Torsten Bell? The new pensions minister pegged as Britain's future chancellor

From being one half of Britain’s most influential political twin duo, to his role in the infamous ‘EdStone’, Emma Loffhagen reports on Torsten Bell, the former think tank director promoted to pensions minister

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33 hours ago Severance cast surprises fans by recreating Lumon offices live in Grand Central Station

Publicity stunt saw actors Adam Scott, Britt Lower, Zach Cherry and Patricia Arquette perform from inside a glass tank situated in the middle of the New York City station

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14 hours ago Starmer travels to Ukraine to sign partnership deal lasting ‘for generations’

Sir Keir Starmer said the 100 Year Partnership would cement the friendship between the two countries for the next century.

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26 hours ago Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal eye novel Zubimendi payment plan, Man Utd exit agreement near, Man City blow

The transfer window is in full swing with clubs in the Premier League and across Europe seeking deals

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8 hours ago Family of New Orleans attack survivor: ‘They should’ve protected people better’

Safety failures scrutinized after Emile Graham was badly injured during attack and witnessed his best friend’s deathLoved ones of a man who witnessed his best friend’s murder during the deadly New Year’s morning truck attack in New Orleans – and was badly wounded himself – have been lamenting the city’s failure to better protect revelers on its most famous street that day.After revelations that the city either took down or chose not to deploy three different types of barriers that it had to prevent vehicular ramming attacks like the one that killed 14 people and hurt nearly 60 others on Bourbon Street on 1 January, the father of injured victim Emile “Luui” Graham said: “They should’ve protected people better than this.” Continue reading...

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3 hours ago 'I almost joined Man City from Man Utd – I walked out of the medical to sign for Arsenal'

One former Manchester United star has recounted how he was on the verge of joining bitter rivals City before Arsenal came calling - and he fled his medical to accept the transfer

Politics

36 hours ago Brentford star sends clear message to Liverpool after thrilling comeback to stun Man City

Brentford came from two goals down in the final 10 minutes to snatch a 2-2 draw with Manchester City on Tuesday, giving them confidence ahead of Saturday's game against Liverpool

Society

14 hours ago Scots flat owner "trapped" after being hit with £30k building repair bill from council

Erin Miller lives in block made up of homeowners and council tenants, which had been earmarked for improvements by City of Edinburgh Council.

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26 hours ago Tonight's Cardiff City news as talent facing surgery after 'really bad' injury and players could be frozen out

The latest Bluebirds news from Cardiff City Stadium

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8 hours ago ‘Major issues’ with HS2, Holocaust memorial and nuclear subs, ministers warned

Some 27 of the 227 large-scale schemes the Government is overseeing appear to be unachievable, according to the Infrastructure and Projects Authority

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3 hours ago Bathgate MP uses Prime Minister’s Questions to demand action on ‘dental deserts’

Bathgate and Linlithgow MP Kirsteen Sullivan called on the Prime Minister to tackle the growing problem of dental deserts and ensure local NHS dentistry is accessible to all communities across the UK.

Politics

15 hours ago Man City might already be seeing an impact from potential £67m January deal

Manchester City remain in talks with Eintracht Frankfurt over a deal for forward Omar Marmoush, but their attack has looked sharp recently.

Economics

29 hours ago Man City's collapse at Brentford was disappointing but one player looks back to his best

There was at least one positive to emerge from another disappointing day for Manchester City

Sport

10 hours ago Middle East latest: Netanyahu says Cabinet won't meet over ceasefire until Hamas drops new demands

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Thursday his Cabinet won’t meet to approve the agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of dozens of hostages until Hamas backs down from what it called a “last minute crisis.”

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3 hours ago Kemi Badenoch rules out Nigel Farage pact after blistering tirade against ex

Kemi Badenoch lashed out at former Tory leaders despite all her shadow cabinet having served as ministers in previous governments as Labour said she is in 'complete denial'

Politics

19 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

Economics

29 hours ago Swansea City transfer bulletin as club consider player swap in bid to land Joe Low deal

The Swans could well get creative as they bid to find a breakthrough in their efforts to sign Joe Low

Sport

10 hours ago Netanyahu says Cabinet won't meet over ceasefire until Hamas backs down from 'last minute crisis'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Thursday his Cabinet won’t meet to approve the Gaza ceasefire deal until Hamas backs down from what it called a “last minute crisis.”

Events

3 hours ago Swansea City transfer bulletin as Luke Williams responds to Dolan and Phillips links

The latest transfer news from the Swansea.com Stadium

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21 hours ago Who is Raul Moro? The £8.5m Celtic transfer target scouted by Liverpool, Tottenham and Man City

Dutch heavyweights Ajax have also publicly declared their interest in the the Spain U21 cap

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42 hours ago Emotional Pep Guardiola rages at goalkeeper Stefan Ortega in bizarre embrace after Man City blew a two

Post-match, Guardiola was snapped in a bizarre embrace with his goalkeeper, Ortega, as he appeared angered by what had transpired, though continued to hug the German.

Sport

12 hours ago The ultimate guide to The Real Housewives: From the chaos of New York to the twists and turns of Salt Lake City

With wine-throwing and screaming matches in Beverly Hills, Atlanta, Miami and more, it can be difficult to know which Real Housewives installment is for you. We break it down

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3 hours ago Coleen Rooney is supported by husband Wayne while attending the launch of her new wellness range

The WAG, 38, flashed a hint of her toned abs in a stylish navy lace co-ord as she posed with her spouse during the launch at White City House in London.

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23 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

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14 hours ago Israeli strikes on Gaza reported after Sunday ceasefire deal with Hamas announced – live

Medics in Palestinian territory say more than 30 killed in strikes late on Wednesday; Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says ‘final details’ of deal still being worked on ahead of security cabinet meetingGaza ceasefire deal: what we know so far A ceasefire deal is here. For Gaza, the Middle East and the world, the future remains unknown Hamas and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire deal, pausing the war in Gaza and designed to broker an end to the brutal 15-month conflict. The agreement is set to be officially accepted by Israel after a cabinet meeting on Thursday.The announcement on Wednesday night from Qatar’s prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, was made after weeks of negotiations in the Qatari capital, Doha. There were intensified efforts in recent days to hammer out the final details after increased pressure on Israel to reach a deal from the US president-elect, Donald Trump, which Sheikh Mohammed acknowledged in his media conference.Israel’s prime minister, Ben...

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4 hours ago Parents calling for new Welsh medium school in Cardiff gather at County Hall again

Parents in the south of Cardiff said the balance of Welsh medium education provision in the city is not fare, with all Welsh medium secondary schools being north of the A48

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28 hours ago Pep Guardiola sure of Omar Marmoush transfer to help Erling Haaland despite £55m setback

Man City chiefs are convinced they can still get a deal for Eintracht Frankfurt striker Omar Marmoush over the line with talks continuing after their initial offer was declined

Economics

18 hours ago California fires live: Los Angeles fire crews make progress against deadly wildfires

Los Angeles remains on alert for high winds and fire-prone weather but crews report significant gains in containing Eaton and Palisades firesFull story: Californians urged to prioritize safety as extreme winds loom‘Running to danger’: incarcerated firefighters on LA frontlinesTell us about financial consequences you are facingLA mayor, Karen Bass, has shared a phone number for residents who have evacuated to get assistance in finding and retrieving pets in evacuation areas.Posting on X, Bass wrote:Pets are family.The City is making help available to find and retrieve pets in evacuation areas. Continue reading...

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4 hours ago I can’t control defections to Reform, says Findlay after councillor’s switch

The Scottish Conservative leader was speaking after Thomas Kerr, the leader of the Tories at Glasgow City Council, defected to Nigel Farage’s party.

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29 hours ago 'Why are Brits paying to surrender something that's already ours?': Kemi Badenoch skewers Keir Starmer over £9bn cost of 'dud' Chagos Islands deal

The Prime Minister was told to abandon his 'dud' deal to handover the Indian Ocean archipelago to Mauritius, which will reportedly land taxpayers with a huge bill.

Economics

19 hours ago California fires live: Los Angeles fire crews make progress as taskforce formed to tackle looting and arson

Los Angeles remains on alert for high winds and fire-prone weather but crews report significant gains in containing Eaton and Palisades firesFull story: Californians urged to prioritize safety as extreme winds loom‘Running to danger’: incarcerated firefighters on LA frontlinesTell us about financial consequences you are facingLA mayor, Karen Bass, has shared a phone number for residents who have evacuated to get assistance in finding and retrieving pets in evacuation areas.Posting on X, Bass wrote:Pets are family.The City is making help available to find and retrieve pets in evacuation areas. Continue reading...

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4 hours ago Bangladeshi and British politics collided to bring down Tulip Siddiq | Salil Tripathi

After allegations of corruption, the former government minister’s family legacy now lies in tatters in both countriesIt was unusual to see Muhammad Yunus, a widely respected Nobel laureate and the chief adviser of the unelected interim government of Bangladesh, taking aim at a British minister, accusing Tulip Siddiq of benefiting from “plain robbery” in his home country and calling for her to apologise. But once that happened, things moved swiftly: accusations against the beleaguered treasury minister swirled, she pulled out of an official delegation going to China, she referred herself to Laurie Magnus, the government’s adviser on ministerial standards, and finally this week she resigned from her post. (Siddiq “totally refutes” allegations of corruption.)This month, the Financial Times reported that Siddiq was given a two-bedroom central London flat by a developer closely associated with her aunt, Sheikh Hasina, the recently ousted longtime leader of Bangladesh. Siddiq had claimed ...

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29 hours ago PMQs LIVE: Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch clash after Tulip Siddiq's resignation and inflation fall

PM faces questions over Tulip Siddiq’s resignation as Treasury minister

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20 hours ago NY federal judge denies bail for two real estate brokers and their brother in sex trafficking case

A federal judge in New York City says two luxury real estate brokers and their brother accused of raping dozens of women over more than a decade will remain in jail to await their trial on sex trafficking charges

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4 hours ago Trump is obsessed with D.C. graffiti — and wants to get rid of it as he makes city more ‘MAGA friendly’

The president-elect once referred to the nation’s capital as ‘rat-infested’ and ‘graffiti-infested’

Politics

30 hours ago Council tax: Will Sir Sadiq Khan break £500 barrier with latest mayoral demand on Londoners?

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

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21 hours ago New York City shutters sprawling migrant tent camp on remote former airfield

New York City has shuttered a sprawling tent complex erected on a remote former airport and announced the closure of other major shelters housing asylum seekers in its latest efforts to shrink an emergency housing built up in response to a surge of migration that’s now receding

Events

4 hours ago British ministers indicate support for China's plans for new large embassy in London

British ministers indicate support for China's plans for new large embassy in London  Reuters UK

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30 hours ago Stirling businesses urged to attend briefing sharing shoplifting intel on city streets

The briefing is being arranged by the Retailers Against Crime group and will include details on shoplifting suspects, trends and recent footage.

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21 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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4 hours ago British Ministers Indicate Support for China's Plans for New Large Embassy in London

British Ministers Indicate Support for China's Plans for New Large Embassy in London  U.S. News & World Report

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31 hours ago Watch live: Keir Starmer faces grilling from Kemi Badenoch in Commons after surprise inflation fall

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer faces Kemi Badenoch at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, 15 January, after a surprise inflation fall gave a boost to under-fire chancellor Rachel Reeves.

Economics

22 hours ago Palestinians take to streets of Gaza's Khan Younis to celebrate Hamas ceasefire

Crowds of joyful Palestinians took to the streets in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Wednesday (15 January) after Israel and Hamas agreed a ceasefire.

Events

4 hours ago Next stop Manchester City: Khusanov ‘the train’ back on track after bumpy journey

The 20-year-old, who is set to join Premier League champions, had to move to Belarus to reignite his career after rejection in UzbekistanAbdukodir Khusanov was born on 29 February and he is, without a doubt, a rarity. In four years the defender has gone from being discarded in his home country of Uzbekistan to play for a small club in Belarus before, this month, agreeing to join Manchester City from Lens in a £33.5m deal. Pending a medical, he will become the first Uzbek to play in the Premier League but – because of his success – perhaps not the last.The nation has been captivated by Khusanov’s rise and delighted that he is now joining the Premier League champions. It is a huge source of pride. “Abdukodir means almighty in the Uzbek language, and it suits him,” says the Championat.asia editor Narzulla Saidullaev. “He is also nicknamed “the train” here because of his raw power and has become the most famous person in the country. Even people who know nothing about football talk abou...

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31 hours ago Millionaires lose war over neighbour's noisy wooden floor: Businessman and wife tried to force City banker in £1.1m flat upstairs to tear up 'unbearable' creaking floorboards

Businessman Sergey Grazhdankin, 44, and his wife, Maria, claimed their lives in a gated art deco development in West Kensington, London became 'torture' after new neighbours moved in.

Economics

23 hours ago Starmer welcomes ‘overdue’ Gaza ceasefire and mourns Britons lost in conflict

The UK Prime Minister said Britain would join its allies in continuing work to ‘break the cycle of violence and secure long-term peace.’

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