42 minutes ago US business leaders set to break record on donations to Trump inaugural fund

Donations, not restricted by campaign finance laws, come as industries seek favor with incoming administrationUS business leaders are spending big on Donald Trump’s second inaugural fund, which is predicted to exceed even the record-setting $107m raised in 2017.The donations, which are not restricted by campaign finance laws, come as industries and business leaders seek to curry favor with the incoming administration after the president-elect decisively won a second, non-consecutive term in November. Continue reading...

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78 minutes ago Luis Diaz sends striking transfer message to Liverpool amid Mohamed Salah contract standoff

The Colombian forward has been in fine form this season and scored twice in the 6-3 win at Tottenham before Christmas - and he has lavished praise on an international teammate

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1 hour ago Sir David Jason reveals the present he wants for Christmas this year from the BBC

Only Fools star Sir David Jason is hoping for an unusual gift from the BBC around this Christmas time which would see him back in front of the cameras in 2025

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2 hours ago 'I won 7.6million lottery jackpot but it was too much so my wife and I made huge decision'

Ray Wragg's wonderful generosity has changed the lives of thousands of people in their community in Sheffield, so much so he and late wife Barbara were awarded a special trophy

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2 hours ago ‘I quit Liverpool because of one reason – Mohamed Salah should not copy me’

There was a major motivating factor behind Ian Rush's decision to leave Liverpool for the second time, which isn't at play for current star man Mohamed Salah ahead of his contract expiry

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3 hours ago Family renew £20,000 appeal to find body of woman murdered by her boyfriend who refuses to reveal what he did with her corpse as he rots in jail

Fiona Holm, 48, was last seen alive on June 20 last year with her family now facing their second Christmas without her.

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4 hours ago Exact amount of walking needed each day to help prevent dementia, expert claims

Dementia is characterised by a deterioration in cognitive functions, severely affecting one's memory, thought processes, and independent decision-making capabilities.

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4 hours ago "It's Christmas... we need him home": Urgent appeal to find missing man, 22, last seen days ago in the Gay Village

Tyler was last seen on Canal Street in Manchester city centre

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4 hours ago ‘Bad things can happen’: how will the world adjust to the Trump presidency?

Before he has taken a single executive decision, countries around the world are positioning themselves for his impact“A revisionist state has arrived on the scene to contest the liberal international order, and it is not Russia or China, it is the United States. It is Trump in the Oval Office, the beating heart of the free world. The incoming administration contests every element of the liberal international order – trade, alliances, migration, multilateralism, democratic solidarity and human rights.“The narrative now at home and abroad is that the US is not what we thought it was. Trump was not an aberration, not a bug, but a feature of American politics and of America’s story.” Continue reading...

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5 hours ago Gavin and Stacey's Joanna Page plans for more kids with husband after 'having tubes tied'

Gavin and Stacey actress Joanna Page, who previously spoke on Loose Women about her decision to have her fallopian tubes cut, has admitted to still feeling "very maternal"

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