59 minutes ago Who spent 40% of last year at the top of the UK singles chart? The Saturday quiz

From the Companions of Artemis to The Rubber-Keyed Wonder, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 Who spent 40% of last year at the top of the UK singles chart?2 What Japanese model is the best-selling car ever?3 The Rubber-Keyed Wonder is a film about which computer?4 Which dynasty gave its name to a distinctive jaw?5 Which network televises the proceeding of the US federal government?6 HO and OO are common scales of what?7 Which former English head of state died in 1712, aged 85?8 Which Asian country is known as the graveyard of empires?What links: 9 Helô Pinheiro; Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes; Astrud Gilberto?10 Pastoral; utility; working; toy?11 Benfica; Birmingham City; Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs; County Mayo?12 White (US); Blue (South Korea, formerly); Pink (Argentina)?13 Anne Boleyn; Edith Cavell; Olivia Colman; Diana, Princess of Wales; Elizabeth Fry?14 Companions of Artemis; East Sussex cliffs; Moscow skyscrapers; Tottenham trees?15 Ash; eth; ethel;...

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41 minutes ago What Spain’s property ‘100 per cent’ tax hike means for Brits looking for their dream holiday home

Spain's prime minister has set out plans to increase property taxes for non-EU buyers, which could drive Brits to purchase holiday homes elsewhere

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3 hours ago Nearly £3m of free school meal debt wiped out during cost of living crisis

Green MSP Ross Greer hailed the write-off after his party had pushed for a fund to help parents.

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3 hours ago Arsenal transfer news: Viktor Gyokeres concern arises as striker’s agent speaks out

Arsenal are aiming to sign a new striker in January and a few candidates are already under consideration including Viktor Gyokeres of Sporting Lisbon and Red Bull Leipzig star Benjamin Sesko

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1 hour ago Shocking number of sexual assaults and rapes in Scotland's hospitals is an urgent crisis for SNP

Only one health board in Scotland provides solely single-sex hospital wards

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17 hours ago Top 10 David Lynch' movies and TV shows ranked from Twin Peaks to Mulholland Drive

Legendary director David Lynch has sadly died at the age of 78.

Culture

2 hours ago Nurse shares harrowing journey with liver cancer including the four 'red flag' symptoms that led to diagnosis

Marissa Antonio was just 39 when the 19cm tumour was discovered - and now, Cancer Research UK has revealed liver cancer death rates have doubled in the last 20 years

Science

17 hours ago Temporary cameras catch more than 3300 drivers speeding on Scots motorway in just three months

The cameras enforced a 40mph speed limit on a 3km stretch of the M80, near junction 9, Bannockburn, between September and December last year.

Transport

1 hour ago Tim Dowling: mice have been at the pipes. But how have they eaten this much plastic?

We can’t get a plumber so it’s down to me to fix the washing machine – which means watching a man in a YouTube videoBorn in 1877, Engineer Lieutenant Commander Lumley Robinson was serving aboard the cruiser HMS Aboukir when it was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine on 22 September 1914. Robinson spent more than eight hours in the North Sea before he was rescued. He is better known, however, for being the inventor – in 1921 – of the worm-drive clamp commonly known (and still trademarked) as the Jubilee Clip.I wouldn’t know any of this if a mouse hadn’t eaten the dishwasher’s drain hose while we were away. And by eaten, I do not mean chewed holes in. I mean the mouse had reduced the hose to a lacy shadow, no more substantial than a cobweb, along most of its length. Continue reading...

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25 hours ago BP job losses 'proof SNP and Labour turning backs on North Sea oil and gas industry'

SNP and Labour ministers have been accused of causing “economic damage” to Scotland’s North Sea oil and gas sector.

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4 hours ago Man Utd transfer news: Gyokeres stance emerges amid possible Rashford swap deal

Manchester United have a long-term interest in Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres and the Red Devils have now confirmed where they sit on a deal as Marcus Rashford’s future becomes clearer

Economics

18 hours ago Arsenal and Man Utd on red alert as Bayern Munich prepare transfer exodus

Bayern Munich have a lot of work to do to convince a host of their stars to stay at the club as the likes of Manchester United, Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool all circle for blockbuster transfers

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2 hours ago Pennsylvania woman's heinous excuse after falsely accusing man she never met of attempted rape and kidnapping

A 20-year-old Pennsylvania woman gave a shocking excuse for the reason she falsely accused a man of attempting to kidnap and rape her.

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17 hours ago From Mulholland Drive to Twin Peaks via Lost Highway: all David Lynch’s films and TV shows – ranked

The great American film-maker died this week, leaving behind a body of work unmatched in its seductive strangeness and transcendent mystery. We put it in orderIt is one of life’s eternal mysteries that for the last two decades of his life, no one was willing to fund another feature by America’s greatest film-maker of the time. Almost as much of a mystery was his final completed feature: the evil twin of his previous film, Mulholland Drive. As Laura Dern’s hexed actor segues into the character she is playing, this digitally shot rampage down Hollywood’s boulevard of broken dreams dials up the narrative fragmentation of his late period. It runs the gamut from inspired camcorder surrealism to making-it-up-as-you-go-along incoherence (which is what it was: Lynch shot without a finished screenplay). Continue reading...

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25 hours ago ‘In future I will just avoid it’: Inside crisis in London A&Es as patients face ‘horrendous’ 12

A severe flu wave has left hospitals overwhelmed and staff at breaking point. The Standard speaks to patients feeling the impact

Science

18 hours ago Moment drunk lorry driver FIVE times over the limit is stopped by armed cops after being chased for four miles down busy motorway having downed half a bottle of vodka

Footage shows HGV driver Dainius Juodis finally stopping on a live lane of the M23, having failed to stop for four miles after a police vehicle had activated its blue lights

Transport

1 hour ago Fabio Carvalho's major problem with Jurgen Klopp and accusation he ducked responsibility

Months on from his big-money move from Liverpool to Brentford, Fabio Carvalho has struggled to establish himself in Thomas Frank's starting XI, after also not getting much action under Jurgen Klopp

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27 hours ago Blake Lively accuses Justin Baldoni of using 'abuser playbook' in his $400m lawsuit against her and Ryan Reynolds

Lively and Reynolds were sued for defamation Thursday by Baldoni and his publicists, who say the actress cooked up a scheme to kill their careers and discredit them by making false accusations.

Society

11 hours ago Zoo's £2,000 tiger feeding tour is branded 'exploitation' by animal rights campaigners

Animal welfare campaigners have accused a Scots zoo of exploitation after it offered visitors the chance to feed tigers for a £2,000 fee.

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21 hours ago Former Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in talks to become new Besiktas head coach

The former Red Devils boss is being lined up for a return to management after over three years away

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4 hours ago Grand jury indicts man accused in warrant at center of deadly London Police shooting

Grand jury indicts man accused in warrant at center of deadly London Police shooting  WKYT

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17 hours ago ‘Music is a magic’: how David Lynch used song and sound to transcend reality

He found global fame as a film-maker, but Lynch’s passion for music was life-long and resulted in work every bit as surreal as his moviesDavid Lynch, Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive director, dies aged 78David Lynch: the great American surrealist who made experimentalism mainstream‘Music,” David Lynch said when I spoke to him for the Guardian last year, “is a magic”. We were discussing the album Cellophane Memories, which he had produced with singer Chrystabell: a beautiful, dreamlike, archetypically Lynchian record, which – with his death this week at the age of 78 – would be his last.While he started out as a painter and found global fame as a director through surrealist masterpieces like Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive, Lynch maintained a passion for music all his life – from his bizarre sonic experiments for film, to his own albums, to his collaborations with the likes of Julee Cruise, Flying Lotus and Angelo Badalamenti. Continue reading...

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21 hours ago Having this one tiny item might save your life if you drive a motorbike

It can increase your chance of survival in case you have an accident.

Transport

5 hours ago Teenager describes tumultuous life at trial of adoptive parents accused of neglect and forced labor

A teenager whose discovery in a locked shed at her West Virginia home led to the arrest of her adoptive parents has taken the stand in the couple's trial

Politics

29 hours ago Blake Lively accuses Justin Baldoni of using 'abuser playbook' in his lawsuit against her and Ryan Reynolds

Lively and Reynolds were sued for defamation Thursday by Baldoni and his publicists, who say the actress cooked up a scheme to kill their careers and discredit them by making false accusations.

Society

13 hours ago German Lufthansa closes deal to acquire 41% of ITA Airways, gaining full control by 2033

German Lufthansa Group has finalized its acquisition of Italian airline ITA Airways, closing a long period of uncertainty for Italy’s former flagship carrier

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5 hours ago What's going on with Raheem Sterling? Arsenal insiders reveal the truth behind winger's crisis of confidence to SAMI MOKBEL

SAMI MOKBEL: The sight of Sterling's pained expression as he trudged off the field following his 61st-minute substitution in Wednesday night's north London derby was a hard watch.

Events

19 hours ago Don’t Look Up director says ‘half a billion people’ have now seen film despite critics

Adam McKay says the Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio-starring satire resonates with a widespread feeling of being deceived by government and mediaAdam McKay, writer-director of climate-crisis satire Don’t Look Up, says that the film’s popularity with viewers shows the popular will to tackle climate change, despite the critical brickbats the film attracted and political inertia around the issue.McKay was speaking to the NME during the wildfire emergency that is currently affecting Los Angeles, which has included many high-profile victims from the Hollywood community. Saying that while Netflix, the film’s distributors, would not release definitive audience figures, he estimated that “somewhere between 400 million and half a billion” people saw it, and that “viewers all really connected with the idea of being gaslit”. Continue reading...

Culture

6 hours ago Labour plans to digitalise driving licenses: Brits will be able to use government app as proof of valid ID for buying booze, boarding flights and voting

Labour are set to unveil a new scheme which will offer drivers the chance to digitalise their license using a purpose-built app which will act as an official form of ID.

Politics

31 hours ago FTC sues Greystar, saying the property manager used hidden fees to swindle renters out of millions

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit accusing property management company Greystar of swindling renters across the country out of at least $100 million using hidden fees

Society

18 hours ago Dumfries takeaway driver hit customer with metal bar after complaints kebab was cold

Sadiq Yildirim admitted the assault when he appeared at Dumfries Sheriff Court this week

Economics

20 hours ago David Lynch transcended film: he was one of America’s greatest artists

David Lynch’s death marks the passing of a true instinctive genius who stood apart from the rest of Hollywood

Culture

6 hours ago US accuses Walgreens of filling millions of illegitimate prescriptions, including for opioids

The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit accusing Walgreens of filling millions of prescriptions for Americans over the last decade and more without a legitimate purpose, including for dangerous amounts of opioids

Politics

21 hours ago Millions of phone alert sirens to blast again as Labour repeats a test of its controversial emergency system

In line with a recommendation from the Covid inquiry regarding crisis preparation, alarms on 87 million devices will sound.

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8 hours ago Search launched after Domino’s driver goes missing while making pizza deliveries

Shuefaub Xiong, 42, arrived for work on January 14 but later did not return home, according to police in Minnesota

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8 hours ago Meghan Markle accused of 'not thinking twice' about Netflix show decision after darkest royal moment

Meghan Markle announced last week that her Netflix show, With Love, Meghan, would be postponed until March due to the devastating wildfires in LA - but the decision has sparked controversy among some royal commentators

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22 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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9 hours ago Dad says he's "unluckiest man in the world" after allegedly killing daughter while "mucking around"

Simon Vickers is accused of murdering his teenage daughter, but claims her death was an accident as a result of "mucking around".

Events

9 hours ago ITV Love Island All Stars viewers accuse couple of being 'fake' after first kiss

Love Island All Stars fans have been left unimpressed as a couple shared their first kiss - and some are convinced they're 'faking it'

Politics

30 hours ago Top attorney, Supreme Court news site publisher accused of using company funds to cover poker debts

Prominent Supreme Court attorney Tom Goldstein, publisher of SCOTUSBlog, was indicted on tax charges

Economics

9 hours ago Driven Glasgow Warriors welcome back key man for Quins trip but Sione Tuipulotu has 'some niggles'

Back to last year’s scene of heartache, Glasgow want to sign off pool phase in style

Events

11 hours ago Kristi Noem wants to shrink cyber agency that pushed back on Trump 2020 election conspiracies

Conservative critics have long accused agency of pushing left-leaning censorship

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9 hours ago Super League star admits it's 'sad' to see former club in middle of major crisis

Tonga stand-off admits it's "sad" to see his former club engulfed in another financial crisis and fears for what might happen next

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12 hours ago West Ham XI vs Crystal Palace: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup and injury latest for Premier League

Graham Potter lacking options up front amid injury crisis

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11 hours ago Everton shirt sponsor Stake under investigation over social media posts

Gambling company’s logo superimposed on imagesAdvertising Standards Authority assessing the postsThe Advertising Standards Authority is investigating the trend of social media posts which superimpose the logo of the gambling company Stake on to viral images, many of which feature disturbing content.Stake, the Australian bookmaker which has been Everton’s front-of-shirt sponsor since the 2022-23 season, has been accused of working with accounts on X to promote its brand via unofficial advertising campaigns which appear to contravene gambling rules. Although the majority of posts originate outside the UK they can be freely viewed in the country. The ASA is responsible for ensuring gambling adverts are socially responsible, with “particular regard” to the need to protect children. Continue reading...

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14 hours ago Woman horrified by 'catfish' London accommodation with mysterious 'brown spots' on the bed and a VERY impractical entrance

A Twitch streamer known as Knightenator, 28, accused the London hotel of pulling a fast one and branded it a 'catfish' because it looked much nicer in photographs.

Politics

12 hours ago US Senate forwards bill targeting undocumented immigrants accused of theft

Critics call Democratic lawmakers ‘spineless’ for joining GOP in making bill potentially big legislative win for Donald TrumpThe US Senate on Friday cleared the way for final approval of a bill that targets undocumented immigrants accused of theft-related crimes, a preview of how Republicans will use their majorities to help Donald Trump deliver on his long-promised border crackdown – and an early test of how Democrats will respond.The Laken Riley Act, named after a 22-year-old Georgia nursing student who was murdered last year by a Venezuelan national, cleared a key procedural hurdle by a vote of 61-35, with 10 Democrats joining Republicans to advance it. A vote on final passage was scheduled for early next week, making it potentially one of the first pieces of legislation he signs as president. Continue reading...

Events

15 hours ago This 'green flag' attribute could see you lucky in love, according to dating app users

As many Brits start looking for love in the new year, this trait has been revealed as a good sign on a first date.

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12 hours ago Rafael Fernandes 'in talks' for Rangers transfer as £9m loan solution to defensive crisis drifts

The centre-back crisis at Ibrox looks to be nearing a solution

Events

16 hours ago Cop sues airline for accusing him of 'trafficking' young Russian wife on their honeymoon

Anthony Williams, 63, claims he was racially profiled as he travelled from Arizona to Florida with his bride, Russian national Katsiaryna Shasholka, 34 - and was detained and questioned upon arrival

Politics

12 hours ago Blake Lively team accused of 'sexual assault' smear in new bombshell Justin Baldoni claim

Blake Lively's PR team have been accused of claiming that Justin Baldoni assaulted the actress in new court legal papers

Events

16 hours ago Palestine Action activists plead not guilty over raid on Israeli defence firm's UK base

Palestine Action activists are accused of a violent raid on an Israeli defence firm

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13 hours ago A doctor accused of sexual abuse by more than 200 former patients is indicted on rape charges

A grand jury in Massachusetts has indicted a doctor who is accused of sexually assaulting more than 200 former patients over a period of more than a decade

Events

16 hours ago The best of David Lynch: pay tribute to the beloved director with his most famous filmography

From Eraserhead to Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks to Lost Highway, the director leaves behind some of the best films of the past half century

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13 hours ago US lawsuit accuses Pepsi company of price discrimination that favored Walmart over smaller stores

A lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission alleges that food and beverage maker PepsiCo engaged in illegal price discrimination by giving unfair price advantages to one big-box retailer

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16 hours ago ‘Get those rocket ships going’: where will Trump’s space odyssey lead Nasa?

Donald Trump and SpaceX owner Elon Musk have ambitious plans in space. Are they shooting for the moon?As Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House next week with Elon Musk at his side, the pair are planning to write the next chapter in US spaceflight history with an ambitious agenda that includes the first human footprints on Mars.How many of their grandiose aspirations get cemented into official US space policy and what gets left on the launchpad remains to be seen. But analysts envision a lively few years from the partnership between Musk, the enthusiastic billionaire founder of SpaceX, and Trump, who exploited US achievements in space during his first term for some jingoistic flag-waving. Continue reading...

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14 hours ago SFA panel split on Celtic penalty award as verdict given on possible Rangers v Aberdeen red card

KMI panel announce latest findings

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17 hours ago Why don't drivers indicate? Here's the law about using your indicators

It’s a pretty basic part of driving a car but many motorists seem blissfully ignorant of it.

Politics

14 hours ago EU asks X for internal documents about algorithms as it steps up investigation

Musk’s company has been accused of manipulating systems to give far-right posts and politicians greater visibilityThe European Commission has asked X to hand over internal documents about its algorithms, as it steps up its investigation into whether Elon Musk’s social media platform has breached EU rules on content moderation.The EU’s executive branch told the company it wanted to see internal documentation about its “recommender system”, which makes content suggestions to users, and any recent changes made to it, by 15 February. Continue reading...

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17 hours ago Valtteri Bottas makes 2026 F1 retirement decision as work begins after Mercedes return

Valtteri Bottas returns to Mercedes this year after three seasons driving for the Sauber outfit which let him go at the end of 2024 as new owners Audi preferred to form a new driver line-up

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14 hours ago Police identify man accused of fatally beating 2 homeless people in Miami

Miami police have identified the man accused of killing two homeless people and injuring two others in an unprovoked attack

Events

18 hours ago AI traffic cameras rolling out after catching 850 drivers in two weeks

The cameras don't just see speeding - they catch everything from drivers using phones to people not wearing seatbelts

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15 hours ago Are there 'grooming gangs' in London? Sadiq Khan accused of stonewalling Tory questions

Susan Hall asks mayor nine times whether there are ‘rape gangs’ in the capital

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19 hours ago Ulcerative colitis red flags as Love Is Blind star diagnosed with condition

The star of hit US TV show has revealed he's been diagnosed with the chronic condition

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15 hours ago Kiena Dawes: 20 women lost to horror violence just like tormented mum driven to suicide

From stabbings in their own homes to slayings at work by men they once loved, The Mirror looks at just some of the women who have lost their lives after brutal violence and psychological abuse from their ex or current partners

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