2 h. ago Somali businesses struggle during the Minneapolis ICE crackdown

Business owners in a Minneapolis Somali mall are feeling the impact of an immigration crackdown

Politics

4 h. ago 'Willies aren't silly', V&A tells children in book blasted as 'a tool for paedos'

Parents are furious, with one branding a book at Young V&A in Bethnal Green, East London, 'a useful tool for paedos to groom children'.

Politics

5 h. ago David Byrne review – hope, humanity and dancing in a superbly paced and choreographed show

Brisbane Entertainment CentreSolo songs and Talking Heads classics mingle in a spectacular performance that doesn’t pull any punchesDressed from head to foot in iridescent orange, David Byrne and his 12-piece backing band look as if they’re about to burst into flames. On a vast, empty stage – uncluttered by amplifiers, microphones or any of the usual things that anchor a live performance – the former Talking Heads frontman is still full of twitchy energy.Thankfully, there’s no spontaneous combustion. The template for tonight’s spectacle remains the legendary Stop Making Sense tour of 1984 – via American Utopia – where the show is built in increments. It starts slowly with Heaven, from Talking Heads’ 1979 album Fear of Music, a song that has lost none of its existential power. Continue reading...

Culture

5 h. ago Rampaging elephant which has killed 22 people still on the loose: Terrified Indian villagers forced to sleep on rooftops or abandon their homes for fear it might return

The young male, which has one tusk, is still at large in the West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, around 730 miles east of the Indian capital Delhi.

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5 h. ago Woman killed by falling tree branch in NSW storms as landslide and flood warnings issued for Sydney

Residents near Narrabeen Lagoon told to leave on Saturday night, after death of woman near WollongongFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSummer storms on Australia’s east coast have claimed one life and threatened dozens more as flood waters rise.Residents and holidaymakers have been told they can return back after being evacuated Narrabeen Lagoon in Sydney’s northern beaches overnight on Saturday, while a landslide damaged three homes and injured at least one woman 20km north, at Great Mackerel beach. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago UK travel company closes down after going bust  – as Brits face cancelled holidays

A BRITISH travel firm which sold package holidays to Europe and South East Asia has ceased trading after going into liquidation this week. Many Brits will have their travel plans ruined as the company lost its Air Travel Organisers' Licensing (ATOL). According to Companies House, Regen Central Ltd, founded in 2011 in Hertfordshire went bust on...

Transport

8 h. ago MoD staff pocket £57million in bonuses despite new defence chief's £28BILLION black hole warning

The revelation comes just weeks after Britain's Chief of the Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, is said to have warned Sir Keir Starmerabout a £28billion military funding black hole.

Economics

9 h. ago Major cold front hits Midwest and East Coast, parts of Florida could even see snow

A blast of winter weather is set to bring snowfall and subfreezing wind chills across the Midwest and East Coast as well as near freezing temperatures in parts of the South, including in normally warm Florida

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10 h. ago Evacuation order on Sydney’s northern beaches as Australia’s east coast smashed by stormy weather

Residents near Narrabeen Lagoon told to leave as homes flooded and cars submerged across city Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s east coast is being smashed by summer storms as residents are told to evacuate.An emergency warning was in place for Sydney’s northern beaches on Sunday morning, with residents at Narrabeen Lagoon and surrounds told to leave. Continue reading...

Society

11 h. ago Only a thrilling final can save a predictable Africa Cup of Nations from being forgotten | Jonathan Wilson

Despite high-quality matches, Senegal’s meeting with hosts Morocco may pale with the World Cup loomingSometimes a tournament’s greatest strength can be its greatest weakness. In part because of the excellent playing conditions, this has been an Africa Cup of Nations devoid of shocks. The better teams keep winning. There has been a lot of good football, but not a huge amount of memorable football.And the consequence is that, in the final, we have the two best teams, or certainly the best team in north Africa against the best team in sub-Saharan Africa: the hosts and World Cup semi-finalists Morocco against Senegal, who have reached three of the past four Afcon finals. Continue reading...

Politics

11 h. ago Greenland protests pictured as Trump threatens tariffs if UK opposes takeover plans

US President Donald Trump has vowed to obtain Greenland by any means necessary and has refused to rule out military action to take the island by force - despite people on the island slamming the suggestion

Events

11 h. ago Blast of winter weather hitting Midwest, East Coast and could bring snow to Florida

A blast of winter weather is set to bring snowfall and subfreezing wind chills across the Midwest and East Coast as well as near freezing temperatures in parts of the South, including in normally warm Florida

Events

13 h. ago Iranian supreme leader admits thousands killed during protests and blames Trump

The ayatollah blamed the US and Israel for the casualties and ‘damage inflicted upon the Iranian nation’

Events

15 h. ago Weather war warning as Met Office predicts 'battle ground' UK snow forecast

The Met Office has warned of a looming UK “weather war” as mild Atlantic air clashes with colder eastern conditions, including snow, which are expected to hit the UK later this month

Events

15 h. ago EuroLeague CEO dismisses NBA’s European plan as a ‘bit of a broken record’

EuroLeague chief scoffs at NBA Europe promisesSilver targets 2027 launch despite skepticismClubs, cash and control drive looming showdownEuropean basketball often is a hot mess of passionate fandom, heated rivalries and financial problems.Holding some powerful fiefdoms together is the EuroLeague. It’s not thrilled about the NBA’s plans to create a new competition on the continent. Continue reading...

Politics

16 h. ago Weather maps show UK hammered by Beast from the East with snow return forecast

Despite a rare red weather warning already this month, Brits could be in store for even worse winter conditions with sub-zero temperature and inches of snow on the cards

Politics

17 h. ago The Republicans’ latest Clinton stunt will not work | Arwa Mahdawi

Focusing on the ex-president won’t distract Americans from the Trump administration’s foot-dragging on the Epstein filesI’ve got a sneaking suspicion that, somewhere in a makeshift situation room in Mar-a-Lago, there’s a whiteboard with “very high IQ strategies to distract everyone from Jeffrey Epstein” written on the top.Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

Politics

17 h. ago As Trump's deadline for a cap on credit card rates looms, banks have only questions and no answers

President Donald Trump has demanded a 10% cap on credit card interest rates by January 20

Politics

18 h. ago Downfall of huge drug cartel as coke kingpin is caught trying to flee UK in taxi

A total of 15 people have been sentenced for their involvement in a British drug gang after its leader and his right-hand-man were caught trying to flee in a taxi

Events

18 h. ago Photos show Syrians returning home following clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters

Displaced Syrians returned to the city of Aleppo after clashes between government forces and the U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces earlier this month forced them to move to neighboring towns.

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