25 minutes ago TikTok says it is restoring service in US after Trump vowed to delay ban

President-elect says order to give company extra 90 days to find buyer and suggests that US take a 50% stakeTikTok said on Sunday that it was restoring services in the US after Donald Trump pledged earlier in the day to give the video app a reprieve on its US ban.Trump wrote on Truth Social that after taking office on Monday he would sign an executive order allowing the Chinese-owned video app additional time to find a buyer before facing a total shutdown, and proposing that the US or an American firm take a 50% ownership stake. Continue reading...

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6 hours ago Clothes in the closets and favorite foods in the fridge: Moving day comes to the White House

Most presidents get to move into the White House once

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27 hours ago Argos slashes price of Remington hair straighteners by £50 but deal makes them £4

The Remington Shea Soft Hair Straighteners are currently on sale at Argos, saving you a huge £50 off – but there's a way to get an even bigger discount

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58 minutes ago Man Utd superfan Luke Littler parades World Darts Championship trophy around Old Trafford

Manchester United superfan Luke Littler paraded his PDC World Darts Championship trophy around Old Trafford at half-time before watching his favourite team lose 3-1 to Brighton

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1 hour ago Inside Trump and Melania's White House interior design plans and the return of the Diet Coke button

Melania Trump revealed her plans for redecorating the White House when she and Donald move in on Inauguration Day Monday.

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29 minutes ago TikTok ban latest: App restoring service after Trump vows to issue executive order on Monday

During his first administration, Trump pushed for a TikTok ban over national security concerns with China in 2020

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19 hours ago Trump departs Palm Beach for D.C. as inauguration ceremony moved inside by freezing weather: Live

President-elect says he has ordered inauguration and speeches to take place in the Capitol Rotunda ‘as used by Ronald Reagan in 1985’

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2 hours ago Luke Littler parades trophy at Old Trafford after 'Man Utd syndrome' warning

Manchester United's defeat at home to Brighton came with world darts champion Luke Littler present, and 'The Nuke' paraded the Sid Waddell Trophy at Old Trafford

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35 minutes ago Trump to take victory lap ahead of inauguration with Washington DC rally: Live updates

Victory rally at Capital One Arena will feature performances from Kid Rock and The Village People, and speeches from the President-elect, Elon Musk, Megyn Kelly, and Vice President-elect JD Vance

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3 hours ago BBC Death in Paradise fans spot main character is 'missing' from new series as exit 'sealed'

Death in Paradise is set to return to our screens at the end of the month, but fans have noticed that one main character is missing from the new series

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39 minutes ago TikTok is back online and 'restoring services' after Trump promised executive order to lift ban

TikTok has confirmed it's working to restore the app while thanking Trump for intervening as the social media platform shows the first signs of recovery following its dramatic shutdown.

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4 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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47 minutes ago TikTok ‘in process of restoring service’ and thanks Trump for intervening after app ban

TikTok said it had reached an agreement with its service providers after Trump said he would issue an executive order on Monday

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4 hours ago Blow for Donald Trump's 'Tory toadies' Liz Truss and Priti Patel after huge inauguration change

Despite a 3,500 mile trip and braving freezing temperatures, the weather has sidelined the plans of Suella Braverman, ex-Prime Minister Liz Truss, Priti Patel, and Tobias Ellwood

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57 minutes ago Dave Chappelle issues plea to Donald Trump in last SNL before inauguration

‘Please do better next time,’ Chappelle begged the President-elect

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5 hours ago The Ukrainian war hero couple who helped push back the Russians from Kyiv warn against Trump’s peace plan

Exclusive: Ukrainian husband and wife Serge and Olena Kravchenko tell Sam Kiley this is no time for peace

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64 minutes ago Watch live: Donald Trump lays wreath at Arlington National Cemetery ahead of presidential inauguration

Watch live as Donald Trump lays a wreath at the Arlington National Cemetery on Sunday (19 January) ahead of presidential inauguration.

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5 hours ago A year of war in Gaza: A timeline of key moments as ceasefire deal agreed

Fifteen months after Israel vowed to wipe Hamas ‘off the face of the earth’ following the 7 October attack, a ceasefire has been reached

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75 minutes ago The Guardian view on development’s paradox: the rich benefit more than the poor | Editorial

The global south needs a fairer deal than this one, in which it funds the lifestyle and wealth of the global northThe World Bank calculated last month that the rich world earned more than $1.4tn (£1.15tn) in loan repayments from the developing world in 2023, with the sums likely to top $2tn a year by 2030. Rich countries have in effect become the world’s bankers, squeezing debtors in the global south. Poorer nations are forced to borrow in rich-world currencies to pay for their energy and food, while their exports consist mainly of low-value goods compared with their imports.Colonial patterns of extraction plainly did not disappear with the withdrawal of troops, flags and bureaucrats. Whether a debt crisis in the developing world occurs depends on decisions beyond its control. The risk increases if US interest rates rise and if poor nations’ exports – often priced by commodity speculators or wealthy-world buyers – fail to generate enough dollar reserves to stabilise their exchange r...

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7 hours ago Starmer warned not to cosy up to Trump as new poll shows Labour voters want closer EU ties instead

Exclusive: Nearly two-thirds of Labour voters say that with Donald Trump about to enter the White House they back closer post-Brexit connections to Europe

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93 minutes ago STEPHEN POLLARD: The release of the Israeli hostages is a moment to celebrate, but the Gaza conflict is far from over. Now Trump must tackle Iran's poisonous role

Nothing better illustrates why the Gaza ceasefire deal is so tenuous than the sickening scenes today.

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9 hours ago SNL pokes fun at typical TikTok user’s reaction to app being banned in US

‘I don’t remember how to live without it,’ comedian Michael Longfellow quipped

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1 hour ago Trump will only have a quarter of the staff he needs in place when he enters office

Exclusive: The Project 2025 plan to have the incoming Trump administration roles filled from day one appears to have spectacularly failed

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10 hours ago Met Office warns huge freeze that's hit Donald Trump's inauguration will affect UK weather

A cold wave is set to sweep across America bringing what has been described as 'dangerously cold weather'

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1 hour ago Will Trump and Musk still be speaking in four years? Poll reveals America's verdict on the 'bromance'

As Donald Trump takes office, there's ongoing speculation about the durability of his unusually close friendship and 'bromance' with visionary billionaire Elon Musk .

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13 hours ago Alabama refuge is a paradise for birders and thousands of migrating sandhill cranes

Flooded cornfields near the Tennessee River in northern Alabama are a paradise for birders who flock to see tens of thousands of migrating sandhill cranes every winter

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1 hour ago TikTok ban: Donald Trump 'likely' to use first day as President to give app extension on ban

President-elect Donald Trump says he will sign an executive order that would give the China-based parent company of the popular video-sharing platform TikTok more time to find an approved buyer

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16 hours ago Inside White House 'ring of steel' for Trump inauguration amid 'lone actor' threat

Authorities are ramping up security as they prepare for any possible threats, including "lone actors" during Donald Trump's inauguration which is due to take place on Monday

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1 hour ago Donald Trump 'likely' to use first day as President to delay TikTok ban

President-elect Donald Trump says he will sign an executive order that would give the China-based parent company of the popular video-sharing platform TikTok more time to find an approved buyer

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22 hours ago From criminal sentencing to inauguration: Timeline of Trump’s dramatic return to White House

During the two months since Trump won the election, states and Congress have certified the results, a new Congress has convened, and the president-elect has been sentenced in his hush-money case

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2 hours ago Donald Trump's inauguration menu: what will the Big Mac loving president eat on his swearing

Donald Trump 's second inauguration is set to be a glamourous affair , including a traditional luncheon where acclaimed guests will dine with the newly instated president.

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24 hours ago Seventy killed in central Nigeria after fuel tanker flips over and explodes

Those who died had scrambled to take the fuel, which has rocketed in price amid an economic crisisA fuel tanker exploded after flipping over in central Nigeria on Saturday, killing 70 people who had scrambled to take the fuel.Kumar Tsukwam, the head of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Niger State, said a truck carrying 60,000 litres of gasoline had an accident at about 10am at the Dikko junction on the road linking the capital city, Abuja, to the northern city of Kaduna. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago TikTok ban latest: Trump vows to issue executive order on Monday in bid to get app back up

During his first administration, Trump pushed for a TikTok ban over national security concerns with China in 2020

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25 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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3 hours ago Who is Christopher Macchio? Meet the opera tenor singing the national anthem at the inauguration

Opera tenor Christopher Macchio will sing the national anthem at the presidential inauguration in front of a smaller live crowd than he was expecting

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

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.Dani Anguiano is a reporter for Guardian US and the coauthor of Fire in Paradise: An American Tragedy Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Priti Patel takes swipe at Nigel Farage's Reform in fight for Donald Trump's attention

Shadow Foreign Secretary Dame Priti Patel says the Republicans and Conservatives have been 'sister parties' for decades - but Reform UK is just a 'pop-up act'

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41 hours ago Fox News pundit says Kristi Noem is ‘so hot’ that shooting her puppy won’t impact cabinet appointment chances

Greg Guttfield praised Donald Trump’s cabinet picks for being in ‘great shape,’ while slamming liberals as ‘fat, out of shape losers’

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41 hours ago Fox News pundit says Kristi Noem is ‘so hot’ that shooting her puppy doesn’t matter

Greg Guttfield praised Donald Trump’s cabinet picks for being in ‘great shape,’ while slamming liberals as ‘fat, out of shape losers’

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5 hours ago ‘Fear of what’s to happen’: Haitians in Ohio city brace for Trump’s return

Community baselessly demonized by Republicans dread what Trump’s return means for TPS and immigrantsWhen then president Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security attempted to end temporary protected status (TPS) for Haitians in 2017, Gilbert Fortil had just arrived in Springfield, Ohio.Fortil, from Gonaïves in northern Haiti, has spent the years since then working to make a new life in Springfield. He has opened a radio station to serve the growing Haitian community, bought and renovated abandoned properties, and been joined by thousands of other Haitians who have helped revive a once-struggling town in western Ohio. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago Davos is appealing for ‘collaboration in the intelligent age’. Good luck with that

The annual gathering of the globally minded is looking forlorn in the light of Trump 2.0 and trade rowsThis year’s week-long gabfest in the Alpine resort of Davos, which kicks off on Monday, will be held under the banner: “A Call for Collaboration in the Intelligent Age”.Given that it will open as Donald Trump is inaugurated with a promise to jack up import tariffs, trash the Paris climate agreement and put an anti-vaxxer in charge of the US health system, hopes of either collaboration or intelligence being much on display in 2025 appear bleak. Continue reading...

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