9 m. ago Families of Bondi Beach victims demand more federal action on antisemitism and security failures

Families of victims of the recent Sydney massacre are urging more federal action to investigate rising antisemitism and security failures

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5 h. ago Bruton contacted Major about Sellafield concerns as legal action was explored

Then-taoiseach John Bruton raised the issue with British prime minister John Major after several safety incidents over a short period in the 1990s.

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5 h. ago John Major reprimanded John Bruton for ‘stormy’ speech in 1995

‘I regret that you have spoken in this way,’ British PM John Major wrote to Taoiseach John Bruton in 1995.

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5 h. ago Concern about ‘superiority’ of royal yacht visiting Ireland in 1996

The visit was later cancelled due to security concerns.

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7 h. ago Energetic Manchester City have lifted last season’s fog, says Pep Guardiola

City second after six straight Premier League wins‘We have to improve but this mindset is better’Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City have regained the energy that eluded them last season and lifted the “fog” that clouded a disappointing campaign. City finished without a major trophy for the first time since 2016-17, Guardiola’s first in charge, but are hunting a seventh Premier League title under him after six straight wins.Rayan Cherki struck late on at Nottingham Forest on Saturday to maintain City’s impressive winning run, which extends to eight in all competitions. Second-placed City are two points behind leaders Arsenal, who host third-placed Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday. City do not return to action until Thursday, when they face high-flying Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Lorraine Kelly pleas with viewers to 'stay with us' ahead of major ITV changes

The ITV presenter's workload on her talk show is going to be drastically decreased in 2026

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8 h. ago EastEnders boss says 'things are not as they seem' ahead of major Max Branning twist

The BBC soap is preparing for a historic first on New Year's Day

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9 h. ago Market forces, not militancy, are pushing teachers towards strikes

Editorial: Warnings of possible industrial action by teachers next year during a worsening pay and retention crisis is about supply and demand and conditions – the government should be paying attention

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9 h. ago Donald Trump health fears as concerning detail spotted on president's hand

Rumours are swirling about Donald Trump's health after a bizarre detail was spotted on his right hand ahead of a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

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9 h. ago Ryder Cup heroes Shane Lowry and Tyrrell Hatton among cast of VIPs spotted at World Darts Championship

Europe's Ryder Cup superstars are in the crowd to see the action on Sunday night at Ally Pally

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9 h. ago Snow maps show 19 inches possible in Scotland as '4 inches per hour' storm looms

Weather models show heavy snow is forecast across the UK in early January, with up to 48cm (19 inches) possible in the far north of Scotland and major cities set to be impacted.

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10 h. ago Twelve major film and TV productions in 2025 that used amazing Welsh locations

From Netflix blockbusters to BBC dramas, there were several impressive productions filmed in Wales this year

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11 h. ago Brigitte Bardot’s image complicated by her controversial politics

Film star turned animal rights activist was anti-immigration and was repeatedly convicted of racial hatred, particularly towards Muslims Brigitte Bardot – a life in picturesBrigitte Bardot, hailed as the French Marilyn Monroe, was the first major film star to channel her glamour and fame into supporting France’s far right, who she backed for more than 30 years.Up until her death on Sunday, Bardot had expressed her contentment at Marine Le Pen’s anti-immigration National Rally party’s rising share of the vote before the 2027 presidential race. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago England attack’s holiday fling might be the start of something more serious | Barney Ronay

If Josh Tongue and Brydon Carse can repeat their MCG displays, this may be more than a marriage of convenienceWhat does it mean? How should we feel? What are the roots that clutch? What branches grow out of this stony rubbish? For most of its combined 142 overs, watching England’s fourth Test victory in Melbourne felt like drifting in and out of a drunken sleep while trying and failing to follow the plot of a particularly gruelling action movie.Why is this car chase happening? Why is The Rock defusing a torpedo inside a collapsing Maya temple? Why are they running to the top of the nearest generic tall building for this final, final, final showdown? Wait. Will Jacks is playing? Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Keir Starmer condemns Russian strikes on Kyiv as Zelensky holds major peace talks with Trump

Keir Starmer holds call with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of his high-stakes talks with US President Donald Trump over ending Russia's bloody conflict

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11 h. ago Prisoner on Palestine Action hunger strike ‘losing the ability to speak’, say campaigners

Four activists remain on hunger strike with some experiencing serious health decline, according to Prisoners for Palestine

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11 h. ago EastEnders favourite set to marry for the fifth time in major wedding update

An EastEnders icon is set to say 'I do' once more following four failed marriages but his bride remains a mystery

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12 h. ago The Guardian view on the new space race: humanity risks exporting its old politics to the moon | Editorial

Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2026. Today we look skyward, where a new lunar contest mirrors humanity’s struggle to live within planetary limitsDuring the cold war’s space race, the Apollo moon missions were driven by the need to prove American superiority. Having made that political and technological point with the 1969 moon landing, the contest between Moscow and Washington petered out. A new dash across the skies kicks off in 2026, reigniting geopolitical competition under the guise of “peaceful exploration”. The moon’s south pole is emerging as the most valuable real estate in the solar system, offering “peaks of eternal light” for solar arrays and ice deposits in craters shielded from the sun.The US and a China-led bloc are eyeing the lunar surface and its potential to control a post-terrestrial economy. Space had been humanity’s last commons, supposedly shielded by the 1967 UN outer space treaty that bans state ...

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12 h. ago Trump announces surprise 'productive' call with Putin ahead of Zelenskyy meeting

Donald Trump has revealed he has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of his major peace talks meeting with Zelenskyy at Mar-a-Lago later today (December 28)

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12 h. ago World Darts Championship: Anderson wins thriller, Cross sets up Littler clash

Anderson holds off Wattimena, Ryan Searle throughCross books last-16 meeting with Luke LittlerHe’s just turned 55. He hasn’t won a major in seven years. He doesn’t practise anywhere near as much as he used to, wouldn’t do the Premier League even if he won the world championship, and secretly wouldn’t mind losing so he could get home to see the kids. And still. In this or any year, dare you count out Gary Anderson?Over seven taut sets in which both players occasionally touched the hem of greatness, the 2015 and 2016 world champion edged out the rapid Jermaine Wattimena of the Netherlands, winning a nerve-shredding deciding set by five legs to three. The pace was pleasingly frenetic, the standard sublime, the cinema unrivalled. Remarkably it was exactly the same scoreline by which Anderson beat Wattimena in the same third round eight years ago. “I was getting palpitations, never mind flashbacks,” Anderson joked. Continue reading...

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