5 hours ago Americans pick which migrants Trump should send home first as mass deportation plan gets universal support

Donald Trump has promised that the biggest mass deportation in the history of America will begin on day one of his presidency, and voters say it can't come soon enough.

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8 hours ago Baby almost eaten alive by rats as young sibling begs 'we need to get out of this house'

The infant had suffered more than 50 bite marks after rats gnawed away his fingers to the bone - officers were so angered they said it was 'hard to contain the rage'

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8 hours ago Exposed: The legal loophole that lets banks 'fleece' fraud victims... and why it could cost YOU thousands of pounds

EXCLUSIVE: Under guidelines devised by the ombudsman and seized upon by banking groups, Brits who use their card in a hacked machine have 'consented' to the fraudulent transaction.

Economics

19 hours ago Alistair Johnston declares Young Boys as Celtic's Champions League Final as he labels clash 'massive'

The Hoops full-back is gearing up for one of the club's biggest European games when the Swiss rock up on Wednesday night

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23 minutes ago Funding cuts to Afghanistan are the biggest threat to helping women, aid agency chief warns

The head of a major international aid agency is warning that funding cuts to Afghanistan are the biggest threat to helping the country’s women

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38 hours ago NASA astronauts 'must follow' strict regime when leaving Earth for Mars

Flying some 140 million miles to Mars is one of NASA's biggest plans so far and a space expert has revealed exactly how resilient and dedicated astronauts need to be.

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5 hours ago MrBeast’s degrading game show is a dystopian nightmare – perfect for America in 2025

Amazon’s Beast Games reflects the greed, narcissism and worship of aggro-capitalism that has brought us our second helping of TrumpThe YouTube superstar Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson vowed to make his Amazon TV series Beast Games the “biggest reality competition show ever”, and by most metrics, he succeeded.A little over halfway through its run, Beast Games has hit No 1 on Amazon in over 80 countries and is now the streamer’s No 1 unscripted show ever, with over 50 million viewers in just 25 days on the platform. Continue reading...

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11 hours ago Neil Critchley reveals why Hearts are different and how he's coping with the biggest job he's ever had

Critchley has been in charge at QPR and Blackpool but there's something about the Jambos that just hits different

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40 hours ago The Traitors fans left 'emotional wrecks' as the contestants open up during heartfelt dinner party

During the meal every revealed plans for how they'd spend the show's prize money as shared insight into their lives away from the castle.

Sport

77 minutes ago Missing Aberdeen sisters latest: Police reveal eerie final text sent to landlady at same time as last sighting

Police Scotland continue major search for triplets Eliza and Henrietta Huszti as family issue desperate plea saying ‘all we want is for them to be found’

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9 hours ago Pictured: The angelic faced schoolgirl who led baying teen mob to stab transgender girl nine times for lying about her gender

Summer Betts-Ramsey, 20, was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in a Young Offender Institution plus another four years on licence this week after she repeatedly stabbed her victim in London.

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21 hours ago A Broadway dancer vanished from his home over three months ago. His distraught family ‘absolutely’ believes foul play is involved

Zelig Williams, who has performed in hit shows ‘Hamilton’ and ‘MJ The Musical,’ has been missing for over three months and there have been no answers on where he might be. Andrea Cavallier talks to his distraught family who haven’t given up as they share next steps in the search and explain why they believe there will be answers soon

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2 hours ago Police find man missing for 5 days after road crash following massive search involving helicopter and dogs

Police believe the man may have been injured in a road crash that took place four days ago

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10 hours ago As a writer, Neil Gaiman is a serial fantasist. That, it seems, also applies to his feminism | Catherine Bennett

Allegations of sexual misconduct are proving hard for fans and friends of the ‘geek royalty’ author to process Perhaps uniquely in the history of #MeToo, the women now alleging sexual misconduct on the part of the fantasy writer Neil Gaiman would appear to have their alleged perpetrator’s full support. Back when this movement seemed full of potential, in 2018, Gaiman urged the public to believe women like Christine Blasey Ford, whose allegations of sexual assault by Brett Kavanaugh were then being trashed.“On a day like today it’s worth saying,” Gaiman wrote. “I believe survivors. Men must not close our eyes and minds to what happens to women in this world.”Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a letter of up to 250 words to be considered for publication, email it to us at observer.letters@observer.co.uk Continue reading...

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37 hours ago Air fryer users stunned as 'perfect' poached eggs are cooked in just minutes

The notoriously tricky to cook poached egg can be perfected in the increasingly popular air fryer in only 10 minutes and you just need two basic ingredients - here’s how to do it

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2 hours ago Corrie killer set for 'steamy affair with prison officer' in 'nod' to real

Coronation Street murderer Rob Donovan is set to have a steamy affair with a prison officer in an upcoming storyline - reportedly a nod to a real-life incident which went viral

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15 hours ago ALEXANDRA SHULMAN'S NOTEBOOK: The biggest stars you have never heard of...

When it comes to the winners on the BBC's smash hit show The Traitors, Claudia Winkleman's wardrobe surely comes out top.

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3 hours ago How Jack the Ripper slashed throats, ripped out entrails and wielded a knife with surgical precision... as descendants of his victims back inquest after DNA breakthrough

Catherine Eddowes, the Ripper's fourth victim, was horrifically mutilated by the killer. Her entrails having been ripped out and left dangling around her neck

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16 hours ago Nigel Farage proclaimed ‘Britain’s future PM’ at champagne fuelled Trump celebration party

The Independent’s political editor David Maddox and White House correspondent Andrew Feinberg were at the Hay Adams hotel opposite the White House as Brexiteer Brits hosted the biggest inauguration party in town and plotted a populist future with their US allies

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3 hours ago The victims of 'Death Island': The Thai holiday paradise which has become a nightmare hub of murder, mystery deaths and rape... as another young backpacker loses their life on Koh Tao

Thailand's paradisiacal tropical islands welcome thousands of British holidaymakers every year, seeking a temporary escape from reality on sandy beaches by clear seas.

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18 hours ago Thousands raised for charity who provide 'lifeline' for heartbroken families

The generous donations of Mirror readers to our Christmas Appeal means the charity Missing People can support devastated families as they search for their loved ones

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3 hours ago ‘Speak up for Ellis’: Mother of teenager shot in back issues emotional plea on his 20th birthday to find killer

‘Kind’ and ‘laid back’ Ellis Cox was shot in the back in a confrontation on a Liverpool industrial estate last June

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19 hours ago Farage proclaimed ‘Britain’s future PM’ at champagne fuelled Trump celebration party

The Independent’s political editor David Maddox and White House correspondent Andrew Feinberg were at the Hay Adams hotel opposite the White House as Brexiteer Brits hosted the biggest inauguration party in town and plotted a populist right future with their US allies

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3 hours ago From stiff necks to ‘lazy glutes’: why these unloved muscles could prevent injury – and how to train yours

Never heard of your lower trapezius? Don’t know your rotator cuff from your neck flexor? To alleviate common injuries, it’s time to get to know them Killer abs, beefy biceps and perky pecs are classic signifiers of strong, well-exercised bodies, but not many people walk into a gym with a goal of building up their teres minor. This more low-key muscle, along with several others, is often underappreciated and weak, even among fitness fans. Neglecting such muscles as the teres minor can cause overuse of other muscles to compensate, or a lack of stability around a joint, which can lead to common painful injuries. And as anyone currently in musculo-skeletal pain knows all too well, it’s preferable to build up these forgotten muscles before you end up on the physiotherapist’s waiting list with an agonising shoulder, hip or lower back. Here are those elusive muscle groups to look out for. Continue reading...

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20 hours ago Thousands of people enjoy art on a frozen Minneapolis lake despite bone

Saturday was cold even for Minneapolis, but that didn’t stop thousands of people from tromping out onto a frozen lake to immerse themselves in art, make new friends — and try their best to stay warm

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3 hours ago Moment clever 999 operator sends cops to help domestic abuse victim pretending to order a pizza

The Metropolitan Police received a call from a domestic violence victim who pretended to be ordering a pizza so the perpetrator, who was at home with her, wouldn't get suspicious

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24 hours ago ITV The Masked Singer's Tattoo's identity 'uncovered' by fans after 'lucky' clue

The Masked Singer fans think they've worked out the identity of Tattoo after the latest clue

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24 hours ago BBC Gladiators reboot snubbed show's biggest star as he says 'I'd 100%' beat new generation

Michael Van Wijk, known for playing Wolf in the original Gladiators series, has detailed how he was snubbed from the new generation of Gladiators.

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4 hours ago The serial killer who was humiliated as a child by his parents for bedwetting and having a small penis then went on to slaughter women at random in death spree that claimed 17 lives

Dubbed the 'Monster of Liguria' and the 'Riviera Killer' for his terrorising of the region in the late 90s, Bilancia murdered 17 people over the course of just six months.

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24 hours ago Bonnie Blue supports same football team as another world famous adult film star

Adult film star Bonnie Blue, the adult content creator, whose real name is Tia Billinger, has achieved notoriety with her antics across the world - not to mention at one particular Championship match this season

Politics

9 hours ago Paul Lambert: ‘Zinedine Zidane just looked at me and said “bloody hell”’

Broke and out of contract at Motherwell, the Scot took a risk in seeking a trial at Dortmund only to become an European Cup winner within 12 monthsThis is a story in three parts. The unlikely tale of how Paul Lambert signed for Borussia Dortmund in 1996. Why Lambert is still revered there, despite making only 64 appearances. And the sad story of why he had to leave Germany in 1997, although not everyone would describe a Glasgow-born footballer signing for Celtic in such gloomy terms.That’s not to say Lambert hasn’t achieved a lot elsewhere. He won a Scottish Cup with St Mirren, helped Motherwell into Europe and captained Scotland and Celtic, where he won four league titles. He has managed some of England’s biggest teams: Aston Villa, Norwich City and controversially their rivals Ipswich. He has four children and seems happy away from management with his second wife, Kara, their two large Belgian Malinois dogs and numerous chickens at their home outside Nottingham. But we’re here to ...

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25 hours ago ‘It’s an absolute travesty’: fears for border wildlife as Trump takes office

Environmentalists are braced for new construction on the president’s signature border wall – and the damage that would wreakDuring Donald Trump’s first presidential term, he began an ambitious and costly border militarization program, including the construction of over 450 miles of wall that severed wildlife corridors and fragmented ecosystems in some of the country’s most remote and biodiverse regions. With his second inauguration on Monday, environmentalists are bracing for any new phase of construction that could exacerbate the ecological toll of the border wall.“It’s an absolute travesty and a disaster for border wildlife,” said Margaret Wilder, a human-environment geographer and political ecologist at the University of Arizona, regarding the environmental impact of the existing border wall and the prospect of renewed construction. She said the wall harmed efforts “after many decades of binational cooperation between the US and Mexico to protect this fragile and biodiverse regio...

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9 hours ago Aberdeen residents baffled after twin sisters disappear without a trace

Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both 32, were last seen at the Victoria Bridge over the River Dee at around 2.12am on the morning of January 7 with the search for them now entering a 12th day

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25 hours ago The best new books coming in 2025 — from Irvine Welsh to Florence Knapp

Irvine Welsh, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Philippe Sands and Naomi Watts are some of the big-name authors with books out this year. But it’s not just well known writers. There’s a legion of brilliant new titles, from thrilling fiction to deep-thinking psychoanalysis and even a book by the woman who made her name as the world’s most famous intimacy co-ordinator. So let’s take a look at the biggest, most exciting releases due out over the next few months — buckle up for the new year ahead in books.

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11 hours ago Families of wildfire victims mired in grief, questioning what more could have been done

Many families in California are full of grief and questions about what more they could have done to save their loved ones from the deadly wildfires

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26 hours ago Championship roundup: Cardiff sink Swansea as Hull grasp vital victory

Callum Robinson hits double in fiery 3-0 derby triumphQPR deepen Plymouth woes with Kolli grabbing only goalCardiff claimed their biggest South Wales derby win for nearly 60 years with a 3-0 Championship victory at home to Swansea.Callum Robinson’s brace at the start of the second half put Cardiff in command and Dimitrios Goutas thundered home a header off the underside of the crossbar to ram home their superiority. It ended a run of six games without home joy for Cardiff and secured the biggest league victory over their arch-rivals since winning 5-0 at Ninian Park in April 1965.This roundup will update later after the 3pm kick-offs Continue reading...

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11 hours ago Eve Myles: ‘For The Crow Girl, I watched every 24 Hours in Police Custody ever made’

Louis Chilton speaks to the star of ‘Torchwood’ about her dark new Paramount+ series, which follows the hunt for a sadistic killer on the streets of Bristol

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27 hours ago What is the biggest win on Ant and Dec's Limitless Win as viewers challenge ITV over answer

A couple missed out on £250,000 with an answer that some viewers say is correct. If they had won, would they have been the show’s biggest winners?

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11 hours ago An imprisoned Nobel laureate underscores human rights abuses in Belarus

Ales Bialiatski, a human rights advocate who won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, is serving a 10-year prison sentence in Belarus and is one of hundreds of its political prisoners

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28 hours ago She was a pinup who starred in Basic Instinct, worked with Tom Cruise and dated Ben Stiller... can you guess?

One of her biggest movies she ever made was Basic Instinct with Sharon Stone which put her on the map. And she worked with Tom Cruise on a 1993 film about the legal world. She dated ben Stiller.

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13 hours ago Pep Guardiola called me a killer but I knew my future wasn't at Man City

Manchester City will be reunited with another of their academy success stories this weekend - but could Liam Delap ever return to the Etihad and why did he leave in the first place?

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29 hours ago Ange Postecoglou told blunt reality of Tottenham trips to Everton and Liverpool

MAC OF THE NET COLUMN: Ange Postecoglou has fought off pressure amid a disappointing run for Tottenham but the two biggest tests to his tenure could still be yet to come

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20 hours ago Emergency workers in urgent search for survivors after gasoline tanker explosion in Nigeria kills 78

The blast happened in the early hours of Saturday near the Suleja area of Niger state after individual.

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30 hours ago The biggest hint yet Manchester United WILL get a new 100,000 stadium as Old Trafford is demolished

'Now is the time to build a bright future'

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23 hours ago New image released of missing Scots driver 'injured' in crash as search enters fifth day

Extensive searches have taken place to trace Shane, from Galashiels, with help from specialist search advisors as welll as police dogs and a helicopter, but there has been no trace of him.

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30 hours ago Octopus Energy overtakes British Gas to become Britain's biggest energy supplier as survey blasts BG's performance

Launched nine years ago by its CEO Greg Jackson, Octopus now serves nearly one in four British households with more than 12.9million household accounts, according to analyst Cornwall Insight.

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24 hours ago I’ve covered deadly wildfires for seven years. It doesn’t have to be this way

While the LA fires have been described as unprecedented, here in California we have experience with this kind of fireOver the last seven years, I have covered three of the four deadliest wildfires in modern US history. From the smoldering, forested lots of Paradise to the leveled Lahaina homes overlooking the Pacific, I’ve documented the stories of people who ran for their lives, held the hands of badly burned fire victims and trudged alongside families searching for their missing loved ones.But nothing prepared me for the overwhelming sense of loss that permeates Altadena in the aftermath of the Eaton fire. It’s not just the figures, though they are shocking – nearly 7,000 homes burned and at least 16 dead. Instead, it is the thought that kept returning to me as I surveyed the blackened remnants of homes and so many lives laid bare: it did not have to be this way. Continue reading...

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