76 m. ago Horror of accidental paracetamol overdoses: It's surprisingly common and destroys the liver. In our special report PAT HAGAN reveals what goes wrong, the warning signs

Like most new parents, Ahad and Hira Ul Hassan keep a close eye out for signs that their one-year-old son Zohan is developing just as he should.

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2 h. ago Woman buys purse from charity shop but isn't prepared for what's inside

A woman couldn’t believe her eyes after opening a second-hand handbag from a charity shop, and people say even movie production teams would be jealous of her discovery

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2 h. ago Australia cancels visa of Jewish influencer who previously called for Islam to be banned

Sammy Yahood accuses Labor of ‘tyranny’ after the government cancelled his visa hours before his flight was due to departFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe government has cancelled the visa of a Jewish influencer who has previously called for the ban of Islam and was booked to speak at several events in Australia.The right-leaning Australian Jewish Association (AJA) said Sammy Yahood’s visa was cancelled three hours before his flight was due to depart. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago ‘Emotional’ Take That pose in ‘fan’s bedroom from 1990s’ at premiere of warts

TAKE That get taken back to some of their best days at the premiere of a three-part series on them, starting on Netflix today. Gary Barlow, 55, Mark Owen, 53, and Howard Donald, 57, admitted some of the footage was “moving” at ­Battersea Power Station cinema in London last night. It tells of their rise,...

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3 h. ago Lennon Miller Serie A rise continues as Scotland World Cup hopeful racks up eye

Former Motherwell captain now making his mark in Italian football

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3 h. ago Scots sporting legend reveals horror accident as he shares grim injury pics

SIR Chris Hoy is back riding his bike after making a remarkable recovery from a horrific crash which left him with a broken leg. The six-time Olympic champion, who has terminal prostate cancer, suffered the injury in a mountain biking accident which he described as the "worst" of his life. However he was able to...

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3 h. ago Schoolboy, 14, dies while skiing after falling off slope in front of horrified holidaymakers

A TEENAGER has been killed in a tragic skiing accident in Austria - after he fell down the side of a slope in front of horrified tourists and his dad. The schoolboy, 14, is understood to have gone off piste before falling several meters down onto a pile of loose rocks in the Feuerkogel ski...

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5 h. ago A delayed Christmas miracle: Woman is reunited with her handbag and the £500 cash inside... after she accidentally put it out with her recycling

Tracy Williams, from Treorchy, said her 'heart stopped' when she realised her bag and the cash inside had been mixed up with her Christmas waste.

Economics

6 h. ago Jonathan Anderson leans into Dior’s dramatic backstory for couture show

Designer spins the historic house off on a tangent in Paris, with his reading of its history being that shock value can sellFor billionaires with an eye on best-dressed lists and Oscar nominees with sights set on red carpet domination, Paris haute couture – where a dress can take months to make by hand, and cost as much as a small apartment in the city – is a shopping opportunity. For the rest of the fashion industry, it is a battle for bragging rights between the haughtiest brand names in the world. With ambitious young designers newly installed at Dior and Chanel vying for domination, that battle is feistier than ever.Haute couture is an arms race like no other. At 10 o’clock on a Monday morning, the Oscar nominee Teyana Taylor was in a diamond tiara in the front row of Schiaparelli, where the house is preparing for a lavish exhibition opening at the V&A Museum this spring. A few hours later in the garden of the Rodin Museum, where a mirrored Dior catwalk reflected a suspended...

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7 h. ago What travelers can expect as Southwest Airlines introduces assigned seats

Southwest Airlines passengers are making their final boarding-time scrambles for seats as the carrier prepares to end its signature open-seating system

Politics

7 h. ago Victorian disease makes 'dramatic comeback' as warning issued in UK due to rise in cases

Britain has lost its measles-free status after a surge in cases and plummeting vaccine rates, with WHO warning transmission is now “re-established” across the UK in 2024

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7 h. ago British army prepare for an attack on the UK: Soldiers practise vital life

Injured people - played by both real people and medical dummies - had to be extracted and treated during the exercise at the SFRS National Training Centre in Cambuslang on January 17.

Events

7 h. ago Iranian government braces for possible attack as US navy arrives in region

American forces, aided by Israel, could have enough firepower to mount attack designed to topple regimeThe Iranian government is bracing itself for a fresh US and Israeli missile assault after it was announced that the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group has now deployed key assets to the region, observers have said.It is thought that Washington has the firepower in conjunction with Israeli aircraft to mount an attack designed to topple the government accused of brutally suppressing protests and killing thousands of Iranians. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Number of people living in extreme heat to double by 2050 if 2C rise occurs, study finds

Scientists expect 41% of the projected global population to face the extremes, with ‘no part of the world’ immuneThe number of people living with extreme heat will more than double by 2050 if global heating reaches 2C, according to a new study that shows how the energy demands for air conditioners and heating systems are expected to change across the world.No region will escape the impact, say the authors. Although the tropics and southern hemisphere will be worst affected by rising heat, the countries in the north will also find it difficult to adapt because their built environments are primarily designed to deal with a cooler climate. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago World’s oldest twin prostitutes' careers – from 'filthy gnome' to 'Easter bunny'

From an early age, Martine and Louise Fokkens have been involved in the sex business in Amsterdam and have collected plenty of hilarious stories to tell along the way

Politics

8 h. ago UK supermarkets push for Amazon soy safeguards after traders abandon ban

European retailers urge traders to adhere to commitments after Brazilian lawmakers wreck forest protection pactLeading British and European retailers are trying to salvage the core elements of the Amazon soy moratorium after the world’s most successful forest protection agreement was wrecked by Brazilian lawmakers and abandoned by international traders.In an open letter, high street brands including Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda say the breakdown this month of the 20-year-old agreement will damage consumer confidence unless new arrangements are put in place to ensure grain production is not linked to deforestation. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Girl, 16, killed in freak SLEDDING accident while being pulled through snow by Jeep Wrangler

Elizabeth Marie Angle, 16, tragically died on Sunday in a sledding accident in Frisco, Texas. She rode on a sled with another girl while a boy, also 16, pulled them in a Jeep Wrangler on icy roads.

Events

9 h. ago One of greatest managers of all time who coached Johan Cruyff unmasked as a secret SPY

COACHING legend Stefan Kovacs has been unmasked as a SPY - who worked for Romania's hated Securitate secret police. Kovacs led Ajax to European Cup glory in 1972 and 1973. He famously managed none other than Dutch superstar Johan Cruyff during his time in Amsterdam. Kovacs also coached both the French and Romanian national sides....

Society

9 h. ago Scots urged to prepare emergency kits with 12 items as Storm Chandra looms

The newly named storm is to bring more grim weather to Scotland - and Scots should be prepared

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9 h. ago Stonehaven death toll ‘would have been higher’ had train been full – inquiry

The 6.38am Aberdeen to Glasgow service derailed after it collided with debris washed from a drain onto the track near Carmont on August 12 2020.

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