17 minutes ago Trump completes cabinet nominations after loyalist Brooke Rollins tapped for USDA chief: Live updates

President-elect also made flurry of nominations on Friday night to form his new administration

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21 minutes ago Man ‘stabbed’ on Westminster Bridge actually suffered heart attack, police say

Police said he had suffered cardiac arrest after receiving initial reports of a suspected stabbing

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27 minutes ago Salah double sees off Southampton and stretches Liverpool’s lead to eight points

For a moment, Mohamed Salah’s shirt was gone with the wind, resting somewhere on the edge of the Southampton box. He had whipped it off en route to celebrate his second goal, from the penalty spot, to open up an eight-point lead at the summit of the Premier League, in front of the visiting Liverpool supporters going berserk in a pocket of this stadium. Then Luis Díaz retrieved Salah’s No 11.On the face of it, at kick-off this was a mismatch between the teams top and bottom of the division but Liverpool, who opened the scoring through Dominik Szoboszlai, trailed to goals by Adam Armstrong and Mateus Fernandes. But Salah levelled from open play, scored from the penalty spot and then hit a post late on to leave Arne Slot’s side admiring the view from up high. Continue reading...

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28 minutes ago Scots son who died of brain tumour left family a 'love note from heaven'

Jay Kennedy, 20, was diagnosed with an incurable high grade astrocytoma - a brain tumour - after a seizure, headaches and vomiting aged 18.

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33 minutes ago Sione Tuipulotu sets Scotland on course to statement victory over Wallabies

Scotland 27-13 Australia: Gregor Townsend’s side produced an impressive performance in their final fixture of the year

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41 minutes ago Theatrics, hatred and Linda McMahon: how pro wrestling explains Donald Trump

The ex-WWE CEO and likely incoming education secretary doesn’t seem like a threat. That’s what makes her oneDespite her background in professional wrestling, Linda McMahon is not known for bombast. Indeed, she’s terrible at it: in the many years during which the former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO would make occasional appearances in her company’s programming as a version of herself, she was always derided by fans for her lack of charisma and wobbly speaking voice.The most notable thing she did in any of the storylines was pretend to be comatose in a wheelchair while her husband, the vastly more explosive Vince McMahon, sexually harassed one of his female wrestlers in a skit. Linda won’t be winning an Emmy anytime soon. Continue reading...

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42 minutes ago Storm Bert prompts Met Office to issue 'danger to life' warning with heavy rain forecast across UK

The Met Office has issued a 'danger to life' warning as the UK prepares for heavy rain, flooding and travel disruption as Storm Bert continues to wreak havoc

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47 minutes ago Tulsi Gabbard’s history with Russia is even more concerning than you think

One expert says her views are ‘so wildly fringe that her potential appointment as DNI is genuinely alarming’, Richard Hall and Andrew Feinberg write

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50 minutes ago Storm Bert: At least 200 flights cancelled at Heathrow as heavy winds spark travel chaos in London

At least three deaths on British roads with more than 200 flood alerts in place

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54 minutes ago Scots pensioner rushed to hospital after heroic rescue as fire engulfed house

A brother and sister rescued the elderly woman as flames ripped through the property.

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