32 minutes ago Scottish golfer hoping to make professional debut 'quite early' in 2025

Lorna McClymont tipped to do ‘really well’ as gets set to embark on new challenge

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39 minutes ago Greenland prime minister balks at Trump’s renewed play for territory: ‘We are not for sale’

The leader of Greenland has flat-out rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s renewed interest in purchasing the massive Arctic island from Denmark, insisting that the territory is not on the market.

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52 minutes ago Assad’s demise has been widely celebrated – but it spells an uncertain future for Syria’s Kurds | Zeynep Kaya

The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham regime, which has friendly relations with Turkey, is unlikely to tolerate Kurdish autonomyThe fall of Bashar al-Assad after the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) takeover in Syria is bad news for the country’s Kurds. It is worth charting how things got here from the start of the war in Syria in 2012. During the conflict, the Democratic Union party (PYD) emerged as the biggest and most influential Kurdish political actor in Syria, taking territorial control in the north and maintaining an autonomous administration, albeit a fragile one.The PYD’s position is even more precarious after the HTS takeover. Turkey, emerging as the most influential foreign actor in Syria, is laser-focused on limiting any Kurdish push for autonomy domestically and regionally. Another challenge the PYD faces is that the HTS-led regime is very unlikely to tolerate existing Kurdish autonomy in Syria.Dr Zeynep Kaya is a lecturer in international relations at the University of Sheffield. She is ...

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53 minutes ago Who is Justin Baldoni and what has he said about Blake Lively accusations?

Actor and director said to be dropped by agent after It Ends with Us fallout

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54 minutes ago Playful Dogs: These are 10 breeds of adorable dog that will entertain the family with their play

These dogs will never tire of playing games and enjoying a range of fun capers.

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1 hour ago The VERY candid interview cast in a new light by Blake's lawsuit: Justin Baldoni waxed lyrical about how women are judged by society in It Ends With Us plug

The actor, 40, also revealed on Elizabeth Day's How To Fail podcast earlier this month that he wanted to 'gaslight' his audience as they watched It Ends With Us.

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1 hour ago Social media firms set to use facial recognition to check kids' ages under Ofcom plans

Tech giants are warned they will be punished if they break the new rules to keep children safe online as Ofcom prepares to bring in new guidance for social media firms

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2 hours ago The Scottish regions set for balmy Christmas Day temperatures of 14 degrees and bright sunshine

Sunshine on the north east is due

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2 hours ago Mother clinging to life revealed what happened. Now detectives more keen than ever to solve horrific murder

Tracey Mertens was doused in petrol and set alight in Eaton churchyard near Congleton on 23 December 1994

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2 hours ago Emmerdale Peter's secret boss 'revealed' as legend 'set to return' 28 years after debut

With Emmerdale's Peter and Will exposed as enemies and a secret boss set to make their debut on Christmas Eve, fans are convinced they already know who it is

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