84 minutes ago Indonesian and French defense ministers agree to deepen cooperation to maintain regional stability

The defense ministers of France and Indonesia have agreed to work more closely to maintain regional stability

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7 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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4 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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59 minutes ago Transfer news LIVE! Watkins wants Arsenal; Man Utd eye Tel to Tottenham hijack; Chelsea plot Garnacho bid

Premier League clubs out to secure huge deals before deadline

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47 minutes ago 'Gifts from God': Lifelong friends of couple killed in Washington DC plane crash mourn loss

As authorities continue investigating Wednesday's (January 29) collision between an American Airlines plane and a U.S. Army helicopter in Washington DC, lifelong friends of a couple who died in the deadly crash mourned their loss.

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9 hours ago Video shows American Airlines plane wreckage in Potomac River as recovery operation continues

Video shows the wreckage of the American Airlines passenger plane in the Potomac River following a deadly collision with a Black Hawk military helicopter.

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20 hours ago Bird flu ‘covid of poultry industry’ MPs hear, as farmers told to stay vigilant

Farming minister Daniel Zeichner told the Commons it was rare for the disease to infect humans.

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3 hours ago Nicola Sturgeon can't seem to resist having a pop at her fellow SNP First Ministers

SNP infighting over Nicola Sturgeon’s legacy and the direction of the party could flare up again

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12 hours ago Man charged with stabbing Vegas showgirls and tourists pleads guilty but mentally ill to murder

A man charged with a deadly series of stabbings on the Las Vegas Strip in October 2022 has pleaded guilty but mentally ill to murder and terrorism charges

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4 hours ago Wasting lots of taxpayer money has become almost routine for SNP government

Record View says if John Swinney is to win his own mandate as first minister next year, he needs to cut out the waste and start delivering.

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3 hours ago Deadline day: When January transfer window closes with clubs able to sign players in February

The January transfer window will slam shut soon - but clubs will still be able to sign players into next month, and some windows won’t close until February 11

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79 minutes ago Chloe Kelly seals deadline day move to Arsenal to end unhappy Man City stalemate

The 27-year-old returns to the Gunners on loan after asking to leave City ahead of this summer’s Euros

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20 hours ago Symptoms of tuberculosis as cases rise in England amid massive US outbreak

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

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4 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 ITV This Morning viewers outraged as 'female viagra' tested live on air

This Morning viewers were left unimpressed on Thursday as hosts Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley explained the show would be testing female viagra live on air

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6 hours ago Man Utd transfer news: Patrick Dorgu deal delayed as Alejandro Garnacho sets out exit terms

Manchester United are pushing to complete several deals as Ruben Amorim looks to boost his squad, with deadline day for the January transfer window fast approaching

Economics

18 hours ago Why Man Utd hold Mathys Tel advantage in transfer race with Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham

Tel is open to joining United due to the prospect of being an immediate starter at Old Trafford, while Alejandro Garnacho is set to depart before the deadline

Sport

90 minutes ago Heartbroken widow names Black Hawk pilot killed in DC plane crash as husband

A second soldier, Andrew Eaves, was on board the doomed Black Hawk helicopter involved in a deadly mid-air collision with an American Airlines plane in Washington DC

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23 hours ago Health nominee RFK Jr to face further grilling at Senate confirmation hearing

Trump’s pick endured tough questions from Bernie Sanders on Wednesday and was accused of ‘peddling half-truths’After Robert F Kennedy’s bruising performance in a heated three-and-a-half-hour Senate confirmation hearing to become America’s top health official on Wednesday, he’s off to the health committee on Thursday morning for round two.The 71-year-old faces another grueling day of questioning from a more health-minded crowd, with Republican chair Bill Cassidy – a physician who caught Kennedy confusing basic facts about Medicare and Medicaid in Wednesday’s session – likely to press further on his grasp of America’s healthcare system. Continue reading...

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7 hours ago The most brazen shoplifters ever caught on camera: Shocking footage show 'kamikaze thieves' raiding stores in full view of staff and customers as offences surge to record levels

This footage, filmed at a branch on London 's Chancery Lane, is only one of countless examples of brazen shoplifting that have been caught on camera across the UK.

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18 hours ago Grantchester fans struggle to embrace new vicar as ITV series has recurring issue

ITV Grantchester viewers have been left fuming after Tom Brittney's character Will Davenport was killed off earlier this month

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1 hour ago Joni Mitchell delivers rare public performance for LA's FireAid benefit concert

Joni Mitchell made a rare public appearance to perform at the FireAid concert in Los Angeles on Thursday, 30 January, which was dedicated to rebuilding communities devastated by deadly wildfires in California earlier this month.

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7 hours ago Trump vows Mexico, Canada tariffs to start Feb 1 after using press conference to blast DEI once again: Live

The president said neither country has been ‘good to us on trade’ and the U.S. did not need their products

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14 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.

Economics

19 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.

Sport

2 hours 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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8 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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14 hours ago When does the January transfer window close? Deadline day for Man United, Man City and late deals

Manchester United and Manchester City transfer news as the January transfer window approaches its final stretch

Economics

20 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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2 hours ago Bought for hundreds, sold for thousands, then 'so easily' made into deadly weapons

'Someone may have legitimately bought one two years ago and maybe it is in the loft'

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9 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.

Politics

15 hours ago 'Tiny' cottage up for auction at £68K will stun viewers when they walk inside

The charming listing proves the saying that looks can be deceptive

Economics

21 hours ago Arsenal face struggle to sign Ollie Watkins despite ‘good news’ over transfer bid

Aston Villa are reluctant to lose both Watkins and Jhon Duran before Monday’s transfer deadline

Sport

4 hours ago Canada warns Trump’s tariffs could leave US reliant on Venezuela’s oil

Foreign minister Mélanie Joly holds meetings in Washington in attempt to avert trade war

Events

9 hours ago Trump vows Mexico, Canada tariffs to start Feb 1; Kash Patel and Tulsi Gabbard face Senate grilling: Live

Key Trump appointees RFK Jr, Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel faced off with senators over past statements and conspiracy beliefs

Politics

15 hours ago RFK Jr sought ‘Make America Healthy Again’ trademark for vaccine marketing

Trump’s health secretary pick transferred ownership of Maha slogan application to anti-vaccine ally Del BigtreeRobert F Kennedy Jr, the anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist nominated for US health secretary by Donald Trump, recently applied to trademark his own “Make America Healthy Again” slogan for use in marketing potential products including food supplements, vitamins, essential oils – and vaccines.Documentation filed with the Office of Government Ethics lists $100,000 earned from a “licensing agreement to use Maha brand marks”. Continue reading...

Economics

32 hours ago Arsenal sent new Ollie Watkins transfer update with Aston Villa to be 'demanding' over striker

Gunners have made a shock late swoop for England striker and boyhood fan before Monday’s deadline

Sport

5 hours ago Black Hawk instructor pilot Andrew Eaves killed in DC plane crash is identified as his devastated widow pays tribute

A second soldier on board the doomed Black Hawk helicopter has been identified following a deadly mid-air collision with an American Airlines plane.

Events

9 hours ago Our Prime Minister's voice is 'turgid' and simply sounds like audio constipation, says top mimic Jon Culshaw as he gets to grips with Sir Keir impersonations ahead of new show

The Dead Ringers and Spitting Image star Jon Culshaw told the Mail the PM's voice was 'profoundly unadventurous', adding: 'He's over-cautious to the point of being absolutely clenched.'

Politics

17 hours ago Arsenal told to make £100m transfer bid to seal move before deadline day

Arsenal have made a late move to sign Ollie Watkins with a £60m bid getting rejected by Aston Villa as the Gunners are urged to massively up their offer if they want to land the striker

Economics

6 hours ago Ange Postecoglou and Tottenham make Will Lankshear transfer decision ahead of January deadline

Ange Postecoglou and Tottenham make Will Lankshear transfer decision ahead of January deadline  Football.London

Events

10 hours ago Medical students, private healthcare staff and GPs should all be given the right to strike, militant BMA union urges ministers

The British Medical Association (BMA) also called for legalisation that would allow strikes to spread across more hospitals and clinics.

Politics

18 hours ago Tony Blair and Gordon Brown pay tribute to 'working class hero' at John Prescott's funeral

Labour leaders past and present gathered at Hull Minster to remember the former deputy prime minister

Economics

7 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...

Events

10 hours ago The Apprentice viewers gobsmacked over major change minutes into new BBC series

The Apprentice fans were left stunned after Lord Alan Sugar introduced a big change to the BBC reality series - just minutes into the new series

Politics

18 hours ago Blair and Brown pay tribute to ‘working class hero’ at funeral of John Prescott

Senior figures from past and current Labour governments gathered at Hull Minster to remember the former deputy prime minister.

Economics

8 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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11 hours ago Manchester United ease into last 16 as Dalot and Mainoo see off Steaua

On 68 minutes Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho combined for the Manchester United second that sealed passage into the last 16: over went a delivery from the No 17 and there was Mainoo to finish coolly.For two young talents who are on the market for the right price here was a satisfying moment that showed Ruben Amorim what can be harnessed if each are retained beyond Monday’s deadline. Continue reading...

Politics

18 hours ago East Ayrshire Council to seek Storm Eowyn cash as cost of damaging storm adds up

East Ayrshire Council officers and councillors also hit out at 'unfair criticism' of Big Top which collapsed during storm.

Economics

8 hours ago Government efforts in recent years to tackle violence against women have failed, watchdog says

A ministerial oversight group for the strategy ‘only met four times in three years’

Events

12 hours ago Kash Patel says FBI wouldn’t seek retribution against Trump opponents; at least five senior agency leaders reportedly demoted or moved – live

Trump’s nominee to lead FBI also denied having an ‘enemies list’; Tulsi Gabbard faces sharp criticism over past comments sympathetic to RussiaRFK Jr dodges clear answers on vaccines on second day of hearingsGabbard grilled on Snowden, Hezbollah and Putin in tense Senate hearingHere’s some more reaction to Donald Trump’s executive order instructing the military to prepare to house 30,000 immigrants at the US naval base in Cuba.“Guantánamo is a stain on our nation’s honor,” Jerry Nadler, a Democratic congressman from New York, said.For years, I have advocated for its closure, condemning the abuses and glaring lack of accountability that persist there. This massive expansion into a mass detention camp is morally indefensible & raises significant civil liberties concerns.We cannot allow this level of dehumanization to become normalized. We need to shut down Guantánamo once and for all. Continue reading...

Politics

20 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

9 hours ago Captain Tom Moore timeline: From NHS hero’s legacy in pandemic to controversy almost five years later

Decorated Second World War veteran turned pandemic hero raised £33m for NHS before passing away in 2021 but the foundation set up in his name has been heavily criticised in a watchdog report that also names Captain Tom’s daughter and son-in-law for mismanagement, Joe Sommerlad and Alex Ross report

Events

13 hours ago Trump administration live: Kash Patel dodges questions on Jan 6 and 2020 election during FBI confirmation hearing

RFK Jr, Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel faced off with senators over past statements and conspiracy beliefs

Politics

24 hours ago Mother who spent £10,000 on weight loss surgery was left throwing up 'lumps of flesh' and felt as though she was 'dying' after getting deadly sepsis at UK clinic

Sofia Alessia, from Littleborough, Greater Manchester, piled on the pounds during and after her first pregnancy and went from size 10 to a size 16.

Economics

9 hours ago Beloved Disney on Ice Little Mermaid actress among latest DC plane crash victims

A beloved Disney on Ice actress and a mother of two young children are among the latest victims identified from the deadly Washington, DC , airplane crash.

Events

13 hours ago Tulsi Gabbard grilled on Snowden, Assad and Putin in tense Senate hearing

Skeptical senators ruthlessly questioned Trump’s national intelligence director nominee ahead of confirmation voteUS politics live – latest updatesTulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s nominee for national intelligence director, refused to call the whistleblower Edward Snowden a “traitor” but sought to rein in her unorthodox views on foreign dictators and opposition to electronic surveillance during a tense confirmation hearing that could sink her nomination to oversee the country’s sprawling intelligence community.In a three-hour hearing before the Senate intelligence committee, Gabbard, a former congresswoman and member of the Hawaii army national guard, partially recanted her views that Russia was provoked into invading Ukraine, said she had “no love” for the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad and denied meeting with Hezbollah representatives during a trip to Lebanon in 2017. Continue reading...

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24 hours ago Royal Mail to cut deliveries under regulator proposals; Shell hikes investor payouts – business live

Live coverage of business, economics and financial news as UK postal service set to deliver on alternate weekdays and drop SaturdaysGermany’s Dax stock market index is also in on the party with a new record high, while Spain’s Ibex benchmark is at its highest since 2008, before the Eurozone crisis crunched its economy for a decade.Spain’s stock market has risen strongly in the last couple of years, as the country has become the surprise leader of the European economy – with a growth rate far outstripping the EU’s largest economy, Germany.Posts record funds under management of £190.21bn at 2024-end, above analysts’ views of £187.4bn, according to company-compiled consensus. Continue reading...

Economics

10 hours ago Washington plane crash: Air traffic control tower 'understaffed' during deadly collision, FAA report finds

Shock report revealed after Donald Trump suggests diversity hiring to blame for tragedy which left 67 dead

Events

13 hours ago California congresswoman and her fellow liberals users blame Trump for deadly mid

A Democratic California congresswoman and other liberals have claimed that president Donald Trump is to blame for the deadly mid-air collision in Washington DC.

Politics

10 hours ago Female NTSB head stuns the press with her unexpected response to Trump's claim DEI caused the crash

NTSB Chair Jennifery Homendy stunned reporters after being asked several ways if President Donald Trump jumped the gun by blaming the deadly D.C. crash on 'DEI' and previous administrations.

Events

13 hours ago Kash Patel says FBI wouldn’t seek retribution against Trump’s opponents; Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr face questions from senators – live

Trump’s nominee to lead FBI also denied having an ‘enemies list’; Tulsi Gabbard faces sharp criticism over past comments sympathetic to RussiaRFK Jr dodges clear answers on vaccines on second day of hearingsHere’s some more reaction to Donald Trump’s executive order instructing the military to prepare to house 30,000 immigrants at the US naval base in Cuba.“Guantánamo is a stain on our nation’s honor,” Jerry Nadler, a Democratic congressman from New York, said.For years, I have advocated for its closure, condemning the abuses and glaring lack of accountability that persist there. This massive expansion into a mass detention camp is morally indefensible & raises significant civil liberties concerns.We cannot allow this level of dehumanization to become normalized. We need to shut down Guantánamo once and for all. Continue reading...

Politics

10 hours ago Tribute paid to 'cheeky' boy, 13, found dead at school as family make 11

Connor Slade, 13, was found dead at Melin Primary School in Neath, South Wales on Wednesday, with the school closed as a result of the incident as an investigation is launched

Events

14 hours ago What is spasmodic dysphonia? The condition that makes RFK Jr sound 'strangled’

Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services previously said that he ‘can’t stand’ his voice

Politics

10 hours ago 'Traumatised' young teacher’s tragic spiral before being found dead having been locked in police cell naked

Jorja Watt faced an ongoing mental health battle which is said to have deteriorated after she was left 'traumatised' from being stripped and locked in a police cell

Events

15 hours ago John Prescott gets last laugh as two Jags carry him on final journey to 'working class hero' funeral

The longest-serving Deputy Prime Minister in our history, John Prescott, died in November aged 86

Politics

10 hours ago Adorable ice skating couple from Delaware are among youngest child victims of plane crash horror

Two of the youngest victims of the deadly Washington, DC, airplane crash have been identified as an up-and-coming youth ice skating duo.

Events

15 hours ago Trump administration live: Kash Patel distances himself from Jan 6 rioters and pardons in contentious confirmation

RFK Jr, Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel’s Senate confirmation hearings underway on Capitol Hill

Politics

10 hours ago Keir Starmer warned he must 'get serious' about growth and sign off two North Sea oil projects controversially blocked by courts

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under pressure to overrule Ed Miliband and give the green light to the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil projects, which could generate billions for the economy.

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