38 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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96 minutes ago Angela Merkel ‘tormented’ by Brexit vote and saw it as ‘humiliation’ for EU

Former German chancellor’s book tells how she tried to help David Cameron win over Britain’s EuroscepticsAngela Merkel has said she was “tormented” over the result of the Brexit referendum and viewed it as a “humiliation, a disgrace” for the EU that Britain was leaving.In her autobiography, Freedom, due to be published on Tuesday, the former German chancellor says she was dismayed by the notion that she might have done more to help the then British prime minister, David Cameron, who was keen for the UK to stay in the EU, but that ultimately, she concluded, he only had himself to blame. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Ruben Amorim's first Man United squad confirmed as Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia return

Ruben Amorim is managing his first Manchester United game today and his squad for the Premier League clash with Ipswich Town has been confirmed.

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2 hours ago The curse of season two: Smash hit TV series that should have been one

Here FEMAIL looks back at the UK and US TV shows that fell victim to the 'curse of season two' - as Bad Sisters' return is panned by critics.

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2 hours ago Earth's second moon will break away on Monday and not return until 2055

It will make a close pass in January before heading into deep space

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2 hours ago Alex Scott reveals she was 'too scared to go out' after racist trolls threatened to throw acid in her face after she was tapped to replace a national treasure

The presenter, 40, opened up about the downsides of fame, including the abuse she received when she was incorrectly tapped to replace national treasure Sue Barker as the host of A Question of Sport.

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3 hours ago Isaac Newton’s wealth ‘intimately connected’ with slavery, author says

Scientist and banker benefited from gold mined primarily by enslaved Africans in Brazil, book claimsSir Isaac Newton, whose theory of gravity revolutionised science and who later rose to the upper echelons of London’s banking world, had closer financial ties to the transatlantic trade in enslaved people than was previously understood, a new book has claimed.The book, Ricardo’s Dream, covers the life and work of David Ricardo, a contemporary of Newton who was a pioneer of economic theory and the wealthiest stock trader of his day. It also re-examines Newton’s time as master of the mint at the Bank of England, where the scientist wielded political influence and amassed vast personal wealth after leaving his academic position in Cambridge. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Woman lost in forest for 11 days claims she was saved by 'God's messenger'

A miracle rescue mission saw a search party follow a dog barking, which led them to a stranded woman before the supposedly imaginary dog completely vanished into thin air

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3 hours ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden supported as she makes JB Gill declaration after return

The dancer was seen back in the ballroom after having to withdraw from the BBC One show due to injury

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