15 minutes ago Donald Trump announces picks for labor and treasury departments, CDC and surgeon general in flurry of nominations – live

Scott Bessent, Russ Vought, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Sebastian Gorka and Dave Weldon among choices for key posts in second Trump administrationTrump picks hedge-fund investor Scott Bessent for treasury secretaryTrump selects key Project 2025 figure Russ Vought to head budget officeIn a new interview on Friday, Matt Gaetz revealed that he will not be returning to Congress next year.Speaking to conservative talk show host Charlie Kirk, Gaetz, who withdrew his attorney general nomination yesterday, said:“I’m still going to be in the fight, but it’s going to be from a new perch. I do not intend to join the 119th Congress,” CNN reports.“There are a number of fantastic Floridians who’ve stepped up to run for my seat, people who have inspired with their heroism, with their public service. And I’m ...

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61 minutes ago Donald Trump enjoys golf round with Sam Burns days after PGA star split fans by killing huge buck

Almost three weeks after Donald Trump secured a return to the Oval Office by winning the Presidential election, he was on the golf course again, this time accompanied by a controversial golfer.

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90 minutes ago Storm Bert LIVE: Weather updates as Met Office warns snow, rain and wind to cause chaos TODAY

Storm Bert will bring more than 100mm of rain to some parts of the UK, the Met Office says, and snow to others following a cold few days, during which the mercury sank to -11.2C in Aberdeenshire

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94 minutes ago ITV Emmerdale Will's fate 'revealed' as character confirmed dead by 'killer' Ross

A new Emmerdale spoiler reveals Ross Barton is left shaken as he tells Kim Tate that Will Taylor is dead and that he killed him, after the latest episode teased his fate

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1 hour ago UK Border Force officer and trade officer 'who spied for Chinese intelligence' face February trial

They are accused of 'hostile activity which includes information-gathering, hostile surveillance, acts of deception and forcing entry into a UK residential address.'

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1 hour ago Listeria outbreak tied to Yu Shang Food leaves California infant dead and 10 people sick

U.S. health officials said a California infant has died and at least 10 other people have been sickened in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that include chicken feet, duck neck and pork hock, feet and tongue

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2 hours ago Massachusetts will phase out use of hotels and motels to shelter homeless families, governor says

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has announced that the state's reliance on hotels and motels to shelter homeless people will be phased out in the next couple of years

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2 hours ago Republican blocks promotion of general involved in Afghanistan withdrawal

Markwayne Mullin stalls promotion of Lt Gen Christopher Donahue, photographed as last US soldier to leaveThe US general who was photographed as the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan is seeing a promotion blocked by a sole Republican senator, multiple outlets reported.The move comes amid separate reports that the incoming Trump administration is considering courts martial, for offenses including treason, for officers involved in the evacuation. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago First Premier League manager finally comments on suspended referee David Coote

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has taken aim at David Coote, the Premier League official suspended by refs' union PGMOL after leaked video footage of him slamming Jurgen Klopp

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4 hours ago More than 60 people arrested after drugs and weapons seized in police raids

Officers raided addresses in Openshaw, Moston and Wythenshawe

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