3 hours ago Welsh NHS worker wins tribunal claim over space for expressing breast milk

'It is so undignified to be asked to prop a chair up against a door to express...'

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86 minutes ago California is years behind in implementing a law to make homes more fire resistant

California is years behind in implementing a 2020 law aiming to make it harder for homes to burn during a wildfire

Society

8 hours ago Loud fireworks stop guide dog users going out, says MP in call to limit sales

Sarah Owen brought forward proposals to block members of the public from buying fireworks louder than 90 decibels.

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11 hours ago Ruben Amorim reminds unsettled Man Utd players who is in charge of transfer situation

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim says he is still not sure who will be coming and going but insists the club will not let anyone leave if they feel it is not in the best interests of the squad

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49 minutes ago Hawaii fireworks blast victims have injuries comparable to those seen on a battlefield, doctor says

Some wounds suffered by six Hawaii residents flown to Arizona for medical treatment after a deadly illegal fireworks explosion on New Year’s are comparable to battlefield injuries

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13 hours ago Elon Musk's inadvertent spectacular light show as SpaceX Starship explodes over sea

Elon Musk's 400ft Starship rocket blasted off from Boca Chica, south Texas, on Thursday at around 4.40pm local time. But the mission ended in disaster when the rocket exploded

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13 hours ago Roman Roadchef! Archaeologists uncover a 'service station' in Gloucester where ancient travellers would have stopped for 'fast food' 2,000 years ago

Archeologists have discovered the foundations of a Roman 'service station' by the A147 in the Cotswolds, about five miles south of Cheltenham.

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5 hours ago Agent who helped shield Trump in rally attack named Secret Service chief

Sean Curran, who has headed Trump’s details for the last two and a half years, will be the agency’s new directorAn agent who helped cover Donald Trump when a gunman opened fire at him during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania has been chosen by the president-elect to lead the US Secret Service. Donald Trump Jr said his father would be naming Sean Curran, who has headed Trump’s detail as special agent in charge for the past two and a half years, to be the agency’s new director. “Sean is a great patriot and will stop all the insanity once and for all. There’s not a better person to be in this position!” Trump Jr posted on X on Friday. The Secret Service has been under intense scrutiny after Trump was wounded in the assassination attempt at a 13 July 2024, rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. After the gunman fired, Trump was shielded by Curran and other Secret Service agents who had rushed to the stage.Curran, who has served in the agency for more than two decades, took an active role in push...

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10 hours ago Octopus overtakes British Gas as the UK's biggest household energy supplier

Disruptor now has 23.7% of the domestic market, just ahead of its former state owned rival

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9 hours ago ‘What’s wrong with a little twerk before work’: Flight attendant fired for TikTok video launches fundraiser

‘Although it was a poor decision on my behalf I didn’t think it would cost me my dream job,’ the former Alaska Airlines flight attendant said

Economics

12 hours ago Man City's dream XI to blast back into title race as FOUR January transfers confirmed

Pep Guardiola could make a number of additions to his Manchester City squad in January as the reigning Premier League champions look to work their way back up the table

Sport

2 hours ago Attorneys for fire victim say utility may have destroyed evidence of what caused deadly LA

Attorneys for a woman who is among thousands who lost their homes in the Eaton Fire outside Los Angeles say Southern California Edison crews working to repair and restore power in the area may have destroyed evidence that could help determine what sparked the wildfire

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7 hours ago Kristi Noem won’t say if she would withhold disaster aid if Trump asks: ‘Leadership has consequences’

Trump’s nominee for massive cabinet job rebuffs ‘hypothetical’ question as he threatens California fire relief

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10 hours ago ‘The nearby schools have burned down’: LA teachers and students grapple with altered reality

Residents of less affluent Altadena worry their neighborhood will not have the same chance to rebuild as wealthy Palisades When Lydia Abraham-Traylor left the kindergarten class she teaches in downtown Los Angeles last Tuesday, her eyes were on the Palisades fire, which had started that morning.Abraham-Traylor, who lived with her eight-year-old daughter in Altadena, figured that fire was all the way across the city. The worst she’d have to handle was a power outage. Continue reading...

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10 hours ago Man City: Pep Guardiola reveals transfer process as City close in on stunning triple deal

Man City are thought to be close to adding reinforcements to their squad

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14 hours ago Rangers set for Manchester Takeover fanzone as thousands of fans without briefs set to descend on Old Trafford

The Gers take on Man United in the Europa League next Thursday and thousands of supporters are expected to make the trip south

Sport

2 hours ago A battery plant fire in California started during a boom for energy storage

A fire at a one of the world’s largest battery plants in California contained tens of thousands of lithium batteries that store power from renewable energy sources

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7 hours ago Justin Bieber sends fans into meltdown as they notice racy detail from his underwear snaps in snowy Aspen

The crooner had on nothing but a pair of tight white Calvin Klein underwear as he sat in a chair on the snow by a river with trees behind him.

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15 hours ago Billy Bob Thornton: ‘I didn’t want Johnny Cash to catch me looking in his fridge in my underpants’

The actor and musician answers your questions on his time as a roadie, being intimidated by rich people and falling off a horse for Steven SeagalIs your music less important, more important, or about as important as your film work? BenderRodriguezHere’s the thing: I grew up in music. I saw the Beatles when I was eight. By the time I was nine, I had a band. Started with a little cheap guitar and then got a drum kit, which my father hated. I was playing pretty big concerts by the time I was 16 and then went on tour. I became a roadie from 18 to about 22. I went to LA to play music, accidentally got into acting. I’m still not sure how it happened. I always say that my success as an actor was out of ignorance, because I didn’t know how to be anything other than natural, and I think they liked that.I loved both of them. It’s all one vision, all out of the same brain. I couldn’t choose one over the other. I’d like to do both, as long as they’ll let me. Continue reading...

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16 hours ago MAGA porn star is offering free services to LA firefighters for their heroic efforts during wildfires

A patriotic porn star who went viral for her support of Donald Trump is offering to spent the night with L.A.'s first responders to thank them for handling the Los Angeles wildfires. 

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8 hours ago Kate Middleton's hospital visit was a masterclass, unlike Meghan Markle's LA fires disasterclass, our experts discuss in PALACE CONFIDENTIAL

The Princess of Wales made a heartfelt visit to the Royal Marsden Hospital in London on Tuesday, where she had previously received cancer treatment.

Politics

23 hours ago The new Space Race: How Now Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos rivals Elon Musk as he finally blasts into orbit

Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos has successfully fired a rocket into orbit as he took a giant leap in his space race with Elon Musk.

Sport

5 hours ago Los Angeles fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least 40 years

Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s

Events

8 hours ago Elma Pazar says she ‘felt mugged off’ by fellow Love Island contestants

In the show new arrival Tina Stinnes takes Luca Bish, Nas Majeed and Scott Thomas on a group date.

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5 hours ago Erling Haaland sends Alan Shearer warning as he discloses Pep Guardiola role in new deal

Manchester City have tied down Erling Haaland for another decade and the lethal Norwegian striker is now eyeing Alan Shearer's longstanding record as the Premier League's all-time greatest goalscorer

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8 hours ago Kristi Noem pressed on whether she would stand up to Trump during confirmation hearing: Live updates

Controversial South Dakota Republican appears before Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee as president-elect reveals China call while TikTok ban looms

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5 hours ago Los Angeles after the fires: ‘You can only live in a disaster zone for so long’

The city is pushing to rebuild areas devasted by wildfires. But the costs and the mounting risks of future disasters are hard to overcome

Events

8 hours ago The Liverpool transfer problem their Premier League title rivals wish they had

Arne Slot has utilised his squad efficiently and further additions now could disrupt the harmony at Anfield as the team bids for a famous quadruple

Politics

5 hours ago Police launch investigation into HUNDREDS of surgery deaths at one of the South

Police have launched an investigation into more than 200 cases of death or injury in Sussex, it is reported.

Events

9 hours ago Moment dad 'realised teacher's baby belonged to his son' after 'spooky' Facebook post

Ex-South Jersey teacher Laura Caron, 34, is facing a multitude of charges after the alleged victim's father is said to have 'figured out' Caron had a baby was his teenage son

Politics

5 hours ago $10.24 a day to risk their lives – and a lot of pride: incarcerated LA firefighters speak out

People serving out their prison terms as firefighters form an integral part of the response to the devastating LA wildfiresEmbers were raining down, the flames were as tall as telephone poles and nearby palm trees were rapidly igniting as Sal Almanza and his firefighting crew arrived at the Los Angeles blazes.“I’ve never seen anything burn so quick,” said Almanza, 42, recounting the first day of the Eaton fire near Pasadena, California. “Our captains have to make the hard decisions: get yourselves killed or let the house burn.” His eyes welled up recounting the properties devoured as his crew had no choice but to retreat: “I was just so sad and emotional, because there was nothing we could do.” Continue reading...

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11 hours ago The charming Scottish town near Glasgow where homes increased most in value last year

For the Daily Record's latest Town of the Week, we are journeying to South Lanarkshire — where one town was recently revealed to have seen the highest increase in house price over the past year.

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6 hours ago Meet the prisoners earning $5.80 a day fighting California's wildfires

California's inmate firefighters earning between $5.80 to $10.24 a day are among those joining the fight against the devastating Los Angeles wildfires.

Events

11 hours ago Andrew McKinlay tells Hearts boo boys they went too far and slams 'unlawful' contract leak

McKinlay, chair Ann Budge and sporting director Graeme Jones were targeted after the Jambos euro exit

Politics

6 hours ago Big fire at California battery plant prompts evacuations amid toxic smoke

Blaze erupts at one of world’s largest battery storage plants in Monterey county, leading to highway and school closuresA large fire burning on Friday at one of the world’s largest battery storage plants in northern California is sending up flames of toxic smoke, leading to the evacuation of 1,700 people and the closure of a major highway.The blaze in Moss Landing started on Thursday. Fire crews were not engaging with the fire but were waiting for it to burn out on its own, the Mercury News reported. Continue reading...

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11 hours ago Stirling trio feature in Scotland Six Nations squad as showpiece approaches

Bath fly-half Finn Russell - originally from Bridge of Allan - will serve as a vice-captain in the experienced squad.

Politics

7 hours ago One dead at North Carolina’s North Hills mall as Raleigh police rush to scene of ‘active shooter’

The shooting reportedly took place in an affluent part of Raleigh

Events

11 hours ago Mobb Deep review – New York rap duo can still keep the temperature rising

O2 Academy, IslingtonThirty years on from their album The Infamous, and seven years after the death of founder member Prodigy, Havoc teams up with Big Noyd for a breathlessly-paced setBig Noyd holds up a half-drunk bottle of brandy as though it were an Olympic torch, pleading: “Lord forgive me, the Hennessy got me not knowing how to act!” He and Havoc of Mobb Deep have not lost a coulomb of their electric, heart-racing energy.The first night of the New Yorkers’ European tour begins with a run of Survival of the Fittest, Eye for an Eye, Right Back at You and Give Up the Goods; Temperature’s Rising is performed by Havoc over isolated boom-bap drums, and stripped back, the song is all the more atmospheric. These tracks are all taken from their second album The Infamous, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year and is still revered for its cinematic darkness, conveying the grittiness of their Queensbridge neighbourhood through evocative and scene-setting lyricism. Continue readin...

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7 hours ago Beauty queen facing prison over 'disgusting' stunt involving cat and firework

Gabrielly Palacio, 19, was allegedly seen lighting a firecracker and throwing it towards a cat as she laughed with a pal in a clip that surfaced online - and now faces jail

Events

12 hours ago Cardiff City v Swansea City exact scoreline predicted as writers give South Wales derby verdicts

The next instalment of the South Wales derby takes place between Cardiff City and Swansea City on Saturday and our writers are split on how it will go

Politics

8 hours ago ‘It was built for this’: how design helped spare some homes from the LA wildfires

As fires set LA ablaze, some houses are left standing amid ashes thanks to concrete walls, class A wood – and luckWhen last week’s fires in Los Angeles set parts of the city ablaze, one viral image was of a lone house in Pacific Palisades that was left standing while all of the homes around it were destroyed.Architect Greg Chasen said luck was the main factor in the home’s survival, but the brand-new build had some design features that also helped: a vegetation-free zone around the yard fenced off by a solid concrete perimeter wall, a metal roof with a fire-resistant underlayment, class A wood and a front-gabled design without multiple roof lines. Continue reading...

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13 hours ago Brits are selecting their next holiday destination based on this one thing

A new survey has found that Brits are quite the foodies when they go away with cuisine one of the top reasons for choosing a holiday destination

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8 hours ago Sinaloa Cartel turf war hits 'Los Chapitos' casino as huge fire fills sky with smoke

A man suffered severe burns during the fire at the Royal Yak casino in Culiacan, Mexico which saw the building completely engulfed with flames and plumes of dark smoke fill the sky

Events

13 hours ago South Korean investigators seek to extend president Yoon’s detention as he refuses questioning

Yoon Suk Yeol says jail cell where he is being held is ‘a little uncomfortable’ but he is doing well

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8 hours ago Boy tied to tree and set on fire on 8th birthday exposed killer from deathbed

Robbie Middleton was celebrating his eighth birthday when he was attacked by neighbour Don Collins, who was later exposed as the killer in a devastating video.

Events

13 hours ago Best new hotels of 2025 — from a chic farm estate in Menorca to Montana's new luxury addition

Plan your upcoming adventures around the most exciting new check-ins of the year — there are plenty to choose from

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9 hours ago SpaceX launch accident likely caused by fire that sent trails of flaming debris near the Caribbean

SpaceX suspects a fire may have caused its Starship to break apart during liftoff and send trails of flaming debris near the Caribbean

Events

13 hours ago Queen of the South dreaming of producing Scottish Cup shock against St Mirren

A bumper crowd is expected at Palmerston as Peter Murphy's men face the Premiership outfit in the fourth round

Politics

9 hours ago Aspiring rapper Kelyan Bokassa, 14, was 'immediately attacked' by two teens who ambushed him on a bus and 'stabbed him 27 times', court hears

Aspiring drill rapper Kelyan was fatally injured on a route 472 bus in Woolwich, south-east London while he was on his way home from school, on Tuesday January 7 last week.

Events

13 hours ago Calorie study reveals labels encourage people to eat less by just one Pringle

Information labels on food are inspiring people to choose healthier options... but only to the tune of 11 calories

Politics

9 hours ago Kilburn fire: Firefighters rush to huge blaze with people 'choking on smoke'

Reports posted on social media pinpointed the fire as being 'opposite Kilburn High Road Station', with photos showing the 'choking black smoke' that has now enveloped the area

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14 hours ago From electric guitars to social media, the revolutionary Bob Dylan did it first: the Stephen Collins cartoon

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9 hours ago South African miner describes horrors as people starved to death underground

A miner who spent six months in a disused mine has spoken of the horror he experienced after a police operation cut off food and basic supplies to thousands

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