8 minutes ago Man who looks just like Harry Styles says fans stop him in street – he even signs autographs

Oscar Journeaux was crowned the winner of an impromptu Harry Styles lookalike competition in Soho, London, to find the man who looked most like the famed One Direction star

Politics

11 minutes ago Cop 29 live: new draft text criticised as ‘totally unacceptable and inadequate’

Text ‘decides’ on $250bn for developing countries by 2035 – but faces criticism from African Group of NegotiatorsA new text of the Cop29 deal has yet to emerge, but civil society activists have not given up hope, reports Damian Carrington, Guardian environment editor.Hilda Nakabuye, 27, from Fridays for Future campaign group in Uganda, said:We are holding on to hope. As a mother I am here to represent my people, my community, but also future generations that we hold close and dear to our hearts and why we are all in this fight. The ones least responsible for climate change undergo its worst effects.We know what power we hold: the power to act. We are in an emergency. This COP is all about the money, but communities on the ground are not seeing the money. When the climate hits we need to...

Politics

17 minutes ago Cops issue update on tragic tot found dead in snowy field as parent hunt continues

The gender of the child was not revealed as the investigation got underway, and officers issued an update on the probe today.

Events

22 minutes ago Common food combinations that could leave you bloated and uncomfortable

Experts say that different foods digest at different times so it's best to combine those with a similar timing to avoid discomfort and an overload to your digestive system

Politics

23 minutes ago Common medication NHS says to avoid if you have diabetes or high blood pressure

Decongestants are a type of medicine that can provide short-term relief for a blocked or stuffy nose, such as when you have the cold or flu - but the NHS has warned who should avoid them.

Events

36 minutes ago Late Queen broke Christmas protocol to show her true feelings on Meghan Markle

A highly unusual move from the late Queen Elizabeth over the Christmas period a few years ago showed her real feelings about Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, a royal expert has claimed

Politics

37 minutes ago Signs you may be demisexual like I'm A Celeb's Tulisa – such as avoiding casual hook

Tulisa Contostavlos told her I'm A Celebrity campmates that she was demisexual this week - but what does it mean and how do you know if you're demisexual?

Politics

88 minutes ago Think the Cop29 climate summit doesn’t matter? Here’s five things you should know

The battle who pays how much to fund the switch from fossil fuels, what to do about nuclear power, and who hosts Cop31 are key questionsThe UN climate talks in Azerbaijan, scheduled to finish Friday local time, are dragging into the weekend as delegates from nearly 200 countries struggle to reach a consensus on the key issues being debated: a new global climate finance goal and what needs to be done about fossil fuels.But what is happening in Baku matters, no matter how frustrating a process and inadequate an outcome it may seem. Here’s why. Continue reading...

Politics

97 minutes ago ‘Experimental, queer and kind of magical’: Sade and Sam Smith feature on 46

More than 100 artists from Beverly Glenn-Copeland to Anohni contributed to Red Hot’s Transa, one of the year’s most remarkable recordsTransa, a galvanising new music compilation in support of trans rights, was born out of tragedy. In 2022, the groundbreaking trans musician Sophie died after an accidental fall; the Transa co-founder Dust Reid had already been thinking about a project that centred trans and non-binary people, and this enormous loss kicked the project into gear.“That loss was very visceral for me – when Sophie was lost, I was really acutely thinking about all the gifts trans people give to the world,” Reid says. Continue reading...

Politics

1 hour ago 'We don’t yet have all of the answers' admit rail boss ahead of months of bridge project disruption

The Greek Street roundabout in central Stockport is being replaced with initial work starting this Christmas

Politics