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Diogo Dalot was very impressed with Kobbie Mainoo's performance in the No.10 position in Man United's 2-0 win over FCSB.

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6 hours ago Investigators recover black boxes from doomed American Airlines Flight 5342 as they hunt for answers: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Sixty passengers, four crew, and three US Army personnel are believed to be dead after the collision 400ft over the Potomac River in Washington DC.

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2 hours ago What to know about the NTSB and the investigation into the DC plane cash

A deadly midair collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter near the nation's capital is bringing renewed focus on the federal agency charged with investigating aviation disasters

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4 hours ago When is the Champions League draw? Man City to find out opponents in next round of fixtures

Manchester City will now have to play a two-legged play-off tie after finishing outside of the top eight in the Champions League league phase

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93 minutes ago DC crash investigators recover cockpit voice recorder and flight data from doomed American Airlines plane: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Sixty passengers, four crew, and three US Army personnel are believed to be dead after the collision 400ft over the Potomac River in Washington DC.

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12 hours ago Dancing On Ice star Chelsee Healey 'devastated' as she heartbreakingly reveals she suffered a miscarriage during her time on the ITV show

The 36-year-old Hollyoaks actress was the first celebrity to be eliminated from the programme last week after being voted off in a skate-off against Comedian Josh Jones.

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A US state is facing its largest tuberculosis outbreak in the nation’s history

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20 hours ago Man City legend Sergio Aguero launches new career in bid to become racing driver

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1 hour ago Ruben Amorim makes bold Europa League claim after Man Utd secure unique record

Manchester United beat FCSB in their final league phase match of this season's Europa League, with Diogo Dalot and Kobbie Mainoo scoring the goals away in Romania

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7 hours ago Strictly's Janette Manrara seems to be in high spirits as she's seen for the first time since Wynne Evans withdrew from the live tour after making an inappropriate sexual jibe towards her

The professional dancer and It Takes Two host, 41, has yet to address the scandal, despite Wynne, 53, withdrawing from the Strictly live tour and apologising for his 'inappropriate actions.'

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Diogo Dalot netted Man United's opening goal in their 2-0 win over FCSB in the Europa League on Thursday night.

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4 hours ago DC crash: All the faces of the American Airlines plane tragedy including Disney performer

All 67 people onboard the American Airlines plane and the Army helicopter, which collided near Reagan National Airport in Washington DC, died, officials confirmed

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26 hours ago Video shows horrifying moment plane explodes in midair collision near Washington DC

A plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members crashed into the Potomac River in the US shortly after 9pm local time at the Ronald Reagan National Airport

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20 hours ago Norovirus hospitalisations surge as NHS issues urgent guidance to avoid bug

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1 hour ago How do we introduce assisted dying? Experts and politicians hope someone else has the answer | Gaby Hinsliff

Such a profound social change needs consensus and leadership. Those tasked with seeing this through are offering neither There is something about the sound of Prof Sir Chris Whitty’s voice that inexorably takes me back. Whenever he speaks it’s hard not to think about R numbers and social distancing, masks and variants. His was the judgment we learned to trust in the days when the only certainty was that thousands were going to die; his the not-quite-inscrutable face we studied for clues that some politician had just said something stupid. For those reasons and more, I would very much like to know what the chief medical officer thinks about assisted dying for terminally ill people. But when he came before the committee scrutinising this most sensitive of issues on Wednesday, he wouldn’t say.Whitty answered all questions posed about the proposed new law, including how accurately doctors can predict that someone has only six months left. (Not entirely, though he explained that they’re ...

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14 hours ago Reagan airport was at the center of a fierce safety debate last year. Lawmakers approved more flights anyway

‘We’ve been pretty plain about our [safety] concerns, but it isn’t a good time to speculate right now,’ Senator Tim Kaine said Thursday

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6 hours ago Nationwide customers could soon see £900 bonus drop in their bank accounts

Strict savers could soon reap the benefit of their 1 Year Fixed Rate ISA maturing if they opened the account with the max £20,000 allowance.

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9 hours ago When is the Champions League draw? Start time, new format and how to watch on TV

Liverpool, Arsenal, Aston Villa, Manchester City and Celtic are all chasing Champions League glory this season

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4 hours ago Washington DC plane crash live: flight data and cockpit voice recorders recovered, officials say

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26 hours ago Footage shows plane with 64 onboard colliding with helicopter near Washington DC

An American Airlines passenger jet collided with a military helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan national airport near Washington DC. Video from an observation camera at the nearby Kennedy Center shows two sets of lights consistent with aircraft appearing to conjoin in a fireball. The American Airlines Flight 5342 departed from Wichita, Kansas, according to the FAA. According to American Airlines’ website, the jet has a capacity for up to 65 passengersAmerican Airlines plane and military helicopter collide at airport near Washington DC Continue reading...

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1 hour ago ‘Groundbreaking’ potential cure for sickle cell in England approved for NHS use

Clinical trials find one-time gene therapy exa-cel offers ‘functional cure’ in 96.6% of patientsA “groundbreaking” £1.65m treatment offering a potential cure for people in England living with sickle cell disease has been approved for use on the NHS, the medicines watchdog has announced.Campaigners welcomed news of the approval of the one-time gene therapy, known as exagamglogene autotemcel, or exa-cel, which edits the faulty gene in a patient’s own stem cells. Continue reading...

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14 hours ago Strictly's Jamie and pro Jowita look closer than ever after tour drama amid 'secret romance'

Strictly Come Dancing stars were spotted enjoying some downtime in Leeds during their tour break. Among them, Jamie Borthwick and Jowita Przystal were seen together, further fueling romance rumours.

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9 hours ago ROSIE DUFFIELD: Sir Keir Starmer MUST keep his vow to me to tell us the truth about whether our 'green' power plant has been lying about burning millions of trees from virgin woodland

For those not familiar with the name, Drax, near Selby in North Yorkshire, is fuelled by so-called 'biomass' - which is to say, wood pellets made from crushed trees.

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9 hours ago When is Rangers Europa League last 16 draw and who could they face? Live stream, TV channel and start time

The Ibrox club could face some tough opposition as they look to go on another Europa League adventure

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5 hours ago Man says 'I narrowly escaped death' on delayed flight behind American Airlines 5432

The man described himself as being "two minutes away from death", and gave an insight into what happened at Washington's Reagan National Airport as news filtered through

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1 hour ago Remarkable Scottish culture funding outcome after more than two years of stress and anxiety

Outlook for arts organisations transformed by three-year Creative Scotland deals

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17 hours ago American Airlines CEO blames army for collision as transport secretary calls it 'preventable': Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Hopes are beginning to fade for 64 people on board the doomed American Airlines flight which crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday night.

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9 hours ago European Central Bank cuts rates for the fifth time as Germany and France teeter on the brink of recession

ECB chief Christine Lagarde (pictured) said the single currency bloc was 'set to remain weak in the near term' as the rate was cut from 3% to 2.75%.

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9 hours ago When is Europa League draw? Date, start time, TV channel, live stream for knockout play

League phase comes to an end this week as focus shifts to the knockout stages

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5 hours ago Washington DC plane crash latest: flight data and cockpit voice recorders recovered, officials say

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1 hour ago As National Library of Scotland turns 100, we need such places more than ever

Amid the turbulence of the online world, libraries are a haven for calm, reasoned and thoughtful contemplation

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18 hours ago Daniella Westbrook stunned by Royal Family member after meeting at Michael Barrymore's home

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9 hours ago Penal costs of Royal Mail bid: Labour is harming Britain by waiving this terrible deal through, says ALEX BRUMMER

The Ofcom review of the Royal Mail focuses on how best to ensure a reliable delivery service for consumers amid the fast-declining volumes of post.

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9 hours ago Rangers smash up the playoff script to land Europa League golden ticket – 5 talking points from Ibrox glory night

Philippe Clement's side defied the odds to bag a top eight finish and advance direct to the last 16

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1 hour ago Steep decline of harbour seals in Scotland as population of larger greys continues to climb

Researchers have said it could be linked to the increasing population of the larger grey seals.

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19 hours ago Six Nations LIVE: Latest news as Sam Prendergast starts for champions Ireland against England

Interim boss Simon Easterby faces a key call at fly half, with Scotland and Italy also set to reveal their line-ups today

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10 hours ago IPL billionaires and Birmingham City owners win auction for Hundred teams

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9 hours ago Tottenham player ratings vs Elfsborg: Dane Scarlett changes the game as Mikey Moore and Damola Ajayi dazzle

Next generation step-up to seal crucial Europa League win for Spurs

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5 hours ago Inside Wales' Six Nations revival bid: The genius who rebuilds army officers, a cold

ALEX BYWATER: The most important person in Wales's bid to turn around their record slump in this year's Six Nations is arguably not coach Warren Gatland or any of his players.

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2 hours ago Stick nation! Why do 3 million people – including me and my kids – love stick reviews?

The internet’s go-to gathering place for those who rate and revere sticks is big and growing fast. The appeal is simple ...The first stick was small, and shaped like a revolver.It was late summer 2023 and two friends, Boone Hogg and Logan Jugler, both 31, were on a late summer hike heading towards Delicate Arch, a 16m red rock formation in Utah’s Arches national park, when Jugler spotted it on the ground. He picked it up and began rating its attributes – colour, shape, flexibility – out of 10, while Hogg filmed. Then they uploaded it to Instagram. Continue reading...

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20 hours ago Nearly half a million fines issued to parents for taking children out of school

The vast majority (91%) of penalty notices were for unauthorised family holidays, the Department for Education said.

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12 hours ago Watch: Tony Blair and Gordon Brown pay tribute to ‘working class hero’ John Prescott at Hull funeral

Former prime ministers Sir Tony Blair and Gordon Brown paid tribute to a “working class hero” at the funeral of Lord John Prescott.

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10 hours ago Manchester United player ratings vs FCSB with two 8/10s as Kobbie Mainoo shines

Man United beat FCSB 2-0 in Bucharest with Ruben Amorim's team producing one of the better performances of his time in charge so far.

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6 hours ago Washington plane crash: cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder recovered

Recorders from plane are currently at National Transportation Safety Board labs for analysis, agency saysWashington DC plane crash – latest updatesFirst confirmed victims include figure-skating championsInvestigators recovered the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder from the plane involved in Wednesday night’s mid-air collision with a US military helicopter that killed all 67 people onboard both aircraft.The recorders are currently at the National Transportation Safety Board labs for analysis, the agency said on Thursday evening, and are expected to shed light on exactly what went wrong. Preliminary reports raised questions over whether understaffing in an air traffic control tower at the Washington DC airport played a role in the United States’ worst aviation disaster in years. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Big knickers, bad decisions and old bats: Renée Zellweger on the return of Bridget Jones

Nearly 25 years after the first film, the actor, her co-stars and the writer Helen Fielding discuss the ultimate singleton, love and loss – and why Bridget Jones is the female James BondMark Darcy is dead. Bridget Jones fans have been grieving since 2013, when Helen Fielding’s third novel, Mad About the Boy, was published sans Bridget’s hot human-rights lawyer husband. The outcry made front page news (as did the copies that were accidentally printed with 40 pages from David Jason’s memoir). People could not believe that romcom’s favourite reindeer-jumper-wearing dish, who proved that – ding dong! – nice men do kiss like that, was no more.“Someone ran out of the pub shouting: ‘You’ve murdered Colin Firth!’” Fielding says over a video call, tulips arranged on a huge wooden table in the background, as well they should in a boho-posh Primrose Hill kitchen. “I just want to point out that he is fictional. Colin Firth is not dead.” Continue reading...

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21 hours ago Scotland snow confirmed by the Met Office as weather maps predict four inches to fall

After Storm Eowyn's mass destruction last week, we haven't escaped winter weather yet

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15 hours ago How much will YOUR water bill go up? Interactive tool reveals the price increases for customers across Britain

The rise will take the average water and wastewater bill in England and Wales from £480 to £603 for the next year alone. This equates to an increase of around £10 a month, from £40 to £50.

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10 hours ago FCSB vs Manchester United LIVE: Europa League score as Dalot and Mainoo goals give visitors solid lead

A win will secure Manchester United’s spot in the top eight but Ruben Amorim’s side face a difficult test in Romania

Sport

6 hours ago Four years after the coup, chaos reigns as Myanmar’s military struggles

A patchwork of armed opposition groups have made major gains over the past year, with the military facing further losses The streets of Lashio, a once bustling city in north-eastern Myanmar, are quieter than usual. Schools are shut, except for those run by volunteers from the pro-democracy resistance in the community. Months of airstrikes have left destruction. Even though the fighting has stopped, electricity is still not running properly. Instead, residents rely on solar power to charge their phones, and firewood and charcoal to cook.“We saw a lot of civilians who died during the battle [in those days]. We saw them on the streets, on the lanes, some of the bodies were decayed and some of them were freshly dead. Some died in their homes,” said Leo*, a 40-year-old driver, whose family spent months living with constant bombardments by the military, running to hide in the darkness of a homemade bunker each time jet fighters came. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Liverpool transfer news: Midfielder agrees move as Arne Slot makes decision

Liverpool are entering the final stages of the transfer window and have yet to sign a player as Arne Slot decides who will remain at Anfield to help him in his bid to win the Premier League

Politics

25 hours ago Lawyers paid less than minimum wage is creating a crisis of justice in Scotland

Without urgent action, many Scots could find themselves unable to secure legal representation

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16 hours ago UK community worker flying home from US ‘questioned for over an hour’ after eVisa refusal

Marzena Zukowska’s ordeal at Chicago O’Hare airport is the latest in a series of issues facing foreign nationals using their eVisas while travelling back to the UK

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11 hours ago Tottenham vs Elfsborg LIVE: Europa League latest score and goal updates today

Spurs looking to seal top eight finish

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6 hours ago 2 Navajo men and a business partner are indicted for illegal marijuana grow operations

A federal grand jury has indicted a Navajo man, his father and a business partner on charges that they were running illegal marijuana growing operations in New Mexico and on the Navajo Nation to supply the black market

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3 hours ago Inside Prince Harry's 'complicated' love for Scotland as he recalls 'shameful' memories

Prince Harry has a deep rooted connection to Scotland with some very pivotal moments of his life taking place at the Royal Family's Balmoral estate where he spent many of his summers.

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17 hours ago Boost for theatres, festivals and arts centres as Creative Scotland unveils £208m funding package

Creative Scotland reveals long-awaited package worth £208m

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11 hours ago FCSB vs Manchester United LIVE: Latest score and updates from crucial Europa League clash

A win will secure Manchester United’s spot in the top eight but Ruben Amorim’s side face a difficult test in Romania

Sport

7 hours ago Ukraine war briefing: elderly couples among nine killed in Russian drone attack

Thirteen people wounded, including eight-year-old girl, in Sumy apartment block attack. Sweden pledges $1.2bn in Ukraine military aid, its biggest pledge yet. What we know on day 1,073See all our Ukraine war coverageA Russian drone attack on a residential block killed nine people including three elderly couples in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, officials said on Thursday. Images distributed by the emergency services showed a gaping hole in the facade of the long block of flats and rescue workers digging through debris for survivors. “This is a terrible tragedy, a terrible Russian crime. It is very important that the world does not pause in putting pressure on Russia for this terror,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on social media. National Police later said the search operation had been completed after 19 hours, with rescuers finding nine bodies in the ruins, while 13 people were wounded. Among the dead were three couples – men and women between the ages of 61 and 74 – Ukr...

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3 hours ago Five memorable Sonia Jackson moments as EastEnders legend Natalie Cassidy quits soap

Natalie Cassidy has reprised the role of Sonia Jackson in EastEnders since 1993, during which time the character had a teenage pregnancy, come out as bisexual and had a cancer scare

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18 hours ago BBC apologises to staff as damning review into Russell Brand's conduct is released

A BBC review into the conduct of Russell Brand during his time with the broadcaster has found a number of people 'felt unable to raise' concerns about the presenter.

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12 hours ago When is Celtic's Champions League playoff draw and who could they face in knockouts? Live stream, TV channel and start time

The Bhoys are back in the big time and have a knockout clash to look forward to - we have all the details you need

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7 hours ago DC plane crash widow reveals fateful choice that killed husband and saved her life

Natalya Gudin and her husband Alexandr Kirsanov coached two young figure skaters and had to decide who would accompany them to the National Development Camp for figure skating.

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3 hours ago Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding addresses 'devastating' American Airlines collision

Two-time US Olympian Tonya Harding joined voices in the figure skating community to address the DC plane crash which she called 'absolutely devastating.'

Politics

18 hours ago European Central Bank cuts interest rates to support growth as eurozone economy stagnates

Live coverage of business, economics and financial news as ECB cuts main interest rate by 0.25 percentage points in effort to support growthIt was a flash reading on the Eurozone economy, so we don’t have the details on what the drivers were. But it’s clear that it was a weak end to 2024.But the European Central Bank might be able to spur a bit of economic growth in the eurozone with looser monetary policy.This marks a weak end to last year, following positive growth in the first three quarters of 2024. As a result, first estimates suggest that the currency bloc as a whole grew by 0.7% in 2024. Declining activity in Germany – the Eurozone’s largest economy – has weighed on the bloc’s growth, with German GDP contracting by 0.2% on the quarter. This suggests Germany has now seen annual declines in activity for two consecutive years.In 2025, further loosening of monetary conditions is expected to provide a modest uptick in activity for both Germany and the Eurozone, with growth expecte...

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12 hours ago FCSB vs Manchester United LIVE: Latest team news and build up ahead of key Europa League clash

A win will secure Manchester United’s spot in the top eight but Ruben Amorim’s side face a difficult test in Romania

Sport

7 hours ago ‘A wonderful friend’: Tributes paid to Marianne Faithfull after death aged 78

Rolling Stones frontman Sir Mick Jagger was joined by bandmates Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood who also shared their thoughts.

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5 hours ago Liverpool transfer briefing: Money is no object and two positions need strengthening, but Reds are still waiting for opportunities to present themselves

LEWIS STEELE: As most of the nation was getting spruced up for New Year's Eve, news started to emerge that Real Madrid had made an approach to sign Trent Alexander-Arnold in January.

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18 hours ago How to save money on your water bills as price set to increase from April

Households across England and Wales are facing increases to their bills, so how can they reduce water usage?

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12 hours ago Manchester United sent Marcus Rashford transfer message as time runs out in frustrating talks

The January transfer window is coming to an end, and a move for Rashford will be difficult

Sport

7 hours ago Damning report shows how years of Tory failure impacted violence against women

The National Audit Office says it 'cannot be confident' that Government departments have done the best they can, pointing to delays actioning a 2021 strategy tackling violence against women and girls

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6 hours ago This dark double act mark 30 years of gruesome comedy: PATRICK MARMION reviews Inside No.9 on the stage

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18 hours ago Meet The Apprentice's Keir Shave who launched his telemarketing firm in three days

The Apprentice is back on BBC One and Keir Shave is among the 18 hopefuls aiming to win Lord Alan Sugar's investment

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14 hours ago World champion Russian skaters on American Airlines jet built a new life as coaches in the US

The two Russian figure skating coaches killed in the American Airlines crash were two-time Olympians and former world champions in the pairs event

Sport

7 hours ago ‘Epidemic’ of violence against women and girls in UK is getting worse – report

National Audit Office says government attempts to tackle misogynistic violence are hampered by poor coordinationAn “epidemic of violence against women and girls” in the UK is getting worse despite years of government promises and strategies, a highly critical report from Whitehall’s spending watchdog has said.The National Audit Office report comes four years after a major government response to violence against women and girls (VAWG) was launched after the murders of Sabina Nessa and Sarah Everard.The Home Office did not have “centrally coordinated funding” for VAWG, unlike that for the 2021 illegal drugs strategy, and had underspent on its own VAWG budget by an average of 15% between 2021-22 and 2023-24.There was no consistent definition for VAWG – the Home Office includes all victims, while police forces only include women and girls – which “made it difficult to measure progress in a consistent way”.While 78% of the commitments in the strategy had been met by July 2024, several we...

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7 hours ago Reform chairman hits out at Trump for 'political point scoring' after Washington DC plane crash

Reform chairman Zia Yusuf has hit out at Donald Trump for “political point scoring” after the deadly Washington DC plane crash.

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19 hours ago John Prescott funeral in pictures: Sir Keir Starmer, Gordon Brown pay tribute to 'working

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has attended John Prescott’s funeral, alongside former UK Labour leaders Tony Blair and Gordon Brown

Economics

17 hours ago Arsenal bring in United States defender Jenna Nighswonger on WSL deadline day

The 24-year-old left-back is the first new addition to the Gunners’ squad since Renee Slegers was confirmed as head coach on a permanent basis.

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8 hours ago Watch: NTSB holds press conference after Washington DC plane crash kills 67

Watch again as the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held a press conference on Thursday (30 January) after 67 people were killed in a collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter.

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7 hours ago 'Wild, gross, undeniably energetic': The Literary Fiction to be reading now

Anthony Cummins reviews the best literary fiction out now.

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19 hours ago Dumfries and Galloway's arts sector handed massive £2million boost thanks to Creative Scotland

Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival, Cample Line, Glenkens Community and Arts Trust, The Sove Network and Wigtown Festival Company will receive the funding over the next three years.

Economics

18 hours ago Barcelona players hit out at plans for Women’s Supercopa in Saudi Arabia

‘To a country that doesn’t respect women? I don’t see it’RFEF in dicussions with Saudi Arabia over competitionFemale players in Spain have hit out at plans to take the women’s Supercopa to Saudi Arabia. The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has been in negotiations with the Saudis to extend their agreement to play the men’s Supercopa semi-finals and final away from Spain until at least 2034 and include the women’s competition too.However, Barcelona players have now criticised the plans. “Taking the Supercopa outside of Spain and to a country that doesn’t respect women? I don’t see it,” the midfielder Patri Guijarro said after their semi-final win over Atlético Madrid in this year’s edition. Continue reading...

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8 hours ago Ange Postecoglou explains Micky van de Ven substitution in fresh Tottenham injury update

Spurs beat Elfsborg to ensure top eight finish in Europa League

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7 hours ago Michael Matheson: iPad scandal got 'blown out of all proportion' as wife became 'unwell with stress'

The former health secretary opened up about the row for the first time

Politics

19 hours ago Three Israelis and five Thai nationals freed in latest hostage release under ceasefire deal with Hamas – live

Israel will reportedly free 110 Palestinian prisoners in exchange Away from Gaza and Israel, Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani arrived on Thursday in Damascus, Syria, Al Jazeera reported, the first visit by a foreign head of state since Bashar al-Assad’s fall.The Israeli military said on Thursday that freed Israeli female soldier Agam Berger had been handed over to the army by the Red Cross after her release in Gaza by Hamas. Continue reading...

Economics

20 hours ago Top Six Nations Points Scorers: The 10 players to have scored most points in the tournament

The tournament in its current format has been played since 2000.

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9 hours ago Ruben Amorim hints at new Manchester United role for Kobbie Mainoo after honest admission

Kobbie Mainoo enjoyed his best Man Utd game under Ruben Amorim as he scored one and set up another in the 2-0 win against FCSB in the Europa League.

Events

7 hours ago Scotland's best seaside town to visit with 'secluded beach' and 'impressive' castle crowned

A new list of the "best seaside towns" across the UK has been shared by travel experts, and a picturesque Scottish coastal town with a "secluded beach" is featured.

Politics

20 hours ago Four Ayrshire organisations to receive £2million from Creative Scotland

Four Ayrshire organisations are set to receive almost £2 million in funding over the next three years following the announcement from Creative Scotland

Economics

22 hours ago Gary Neville calls out Arsenal fans as he launches into rant after Myles Lewis

Gary Neville hasn't held back on his assessment of Arsenal supporters while comparing Mikel Arteta's side to the Manchester United team he played in under Sir Alex Ferguson

Sport

9 hours ago Allan Campbell receives Dundee United love bomb that is the opposite of playing down the sizzling hype

United have agreed a short-term contract for the Scotland international after he secured a release from Luton Town

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7 hours ago Fergus Ewing: Sturgeon took SNP in direction that was ‘really not going to work’

Mr Ewing said the former first minister became ‘obsessed with ideology, equality and gender form’ during the time Greens were in government.

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20 hours ago Police record almost half a million shoplifting offences in England and Wales

The Office for National Statistics published the latest crime figures on Thursday.

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24 hours ago Arsenal still want Ollie Watkins transfer as Aston Villa man gives 'farewell presents'

Arsenal are considering a second bid for Ollie Watkins before the transfer window closes, but the Gunners face a race against time to get a deal over the line

Sport

9 hours ago Sir Mick Jagger pays tribute to ‘beautiful singer’ Marianne Faithfull after her death

He was joined by bandmates Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood who also paid tribute

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