59 m. ago Bayern Munich vs Sporting Lisbon: Get £40 in free bets to spend on football with BetMGM

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE football returns this week as Bayern Munich host Portuguese opposition Sporting Lisbon at the Allianz Arena. And bookmakers BetMGM are offering brand new customers a fantastic £40 in free bets when you register an account and stake a tenner on the encounter. Find The Sun's betting publishing principles here Not got a BetMGM...

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71 m. ago Calls for 'silent fireworks' at Scots council public displays

Highland Council will be asked to vote this week on a motion to use "silent fireworks" at future council-run displays.

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79 m. ago Vicky Pattison admits Strictly exit left her in tears as she struggled to get over axe for a WEEK

VICKY Pattison has admitted she was left sad about her Strictly exit for a week - and "couldn't snap out" of her feelings of disappointment. The programme's fan favourite, 38, was eliminated last month after she was forced to lock horns with show BFF Balvinder Sopal in a tense Dance Off. Former I'm A Celeb...

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85 m. ago Eurostar Snow will return this month with winter ski trains to the Alps

Skiers can reach Val Thorens, Val d’Isère and Courchevel on the high-speed service through Lille

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1 hour ago Maori rights under threat in New Zealand, warns UN committee

Report also raises alarm over budget cuts to Maori services and moves to minimise role of Treaty of Waitangi in education and governance

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2 h. ago Storm Bram named and severe weather warning issued for 90mph winds

Weather warnings have been issued as Storm Bram is expected to bring winds of up to 90mph to the UK later this week.

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2 h. ago '100 angry passengers stranded on platform' as Liverpool train disruption causes chaos

Widespread disruption on multiple rail services this morning is affecting travellers heading to Liverpool Lime Street, with delays and cancellations hitting Northern, Merseyrail, Avanti West Coast and other operators

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2 h. ago This Week in History: Soviet collapse, Clinton’s impeachment, and the death of Pinochet

From power struggles to global crises, explore how major events between 8 and 14 December were captured on The Independent’s front pages

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3 h. ago Strictly Lewis Cope's 'beyond proud' girlfriend shares message ahead of elimination

Emmerdale actor Lewis Cope scored 35 points in Strictly's Musicals Week quarter-final before apologising to partner Katya Jones after his salsa performance

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3 h. ago Britain hours away from horror 85mph storm as WHOLE of UK hit in new weather maps

Millions of Brits will wake up to yellow rain and wind weather warnings this week with unsettled weather expected to be a main feature of the month going forward

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3 h. ago Carole Middleton channels daughter Kate with affordable lookalike of her signature tartan coat

Carole Middleton wore a navy and green tartan coat to the Together At Christmas carol service - and it looks just like one of Princess Kate's most-loved styles

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4 h. ago M42 crash LIVE: Rush hour chaos with 60 minute delays after major UK motorway smash

Drivers are being warned to expect five-mile tailbacks and delays of up to an hour following the incident on the M42 which saw rush hour traffic come to a halt as emergency services rushed to the scene

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4 h. ago Carole Middleton's affordable version of daughter Kate's most loved £750 tartan coat is in stock

Carole Middleton joined the Together At Christmas carol service in an outfit inspired by some of the Princess of Wales’ best-loved pieces, including a £400 cheaper tartan coat

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4 h. ago Two dead after horror crash near National Trust site in Dorset as police issue statement

Emergency services were called to the scene of a single-vehicle crash in Dorset on Sunday evening, where a man and a woman were pronounced dead at the scene. Police are now appealing for witnesses

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4 h. ago BREAKING: Man, 55, dies in house after 'altercation' as murder investigation launched

Despite the best efforts of emergency services to treat the 55-year-old man at the property on Plumpton Close, in Royton, he was sadly pronounced dead at the scene - another man has been arrested

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5 h. ago The Curious Case of Mike Lynch by Katie Prescott review – the extraordinary story behind the Bayesian tragedy

A meticulously researched account of the controversial businessman’s rise and shocking demiseAt least two terrible ironies surround the death of Mike Lynch. One lies in the name of his superyacht, which sank off the coast of Sicily in the early hours of 19 August 2024. He had named the boat Bayesian to honour Bayes’s theorem, a mathematical rule that helps you weigh up the probability of something given the available evidence, which served as Lynch’s guiding light over the course of a tempestuous career. The theorem was “a beautiful key to our minds”, Lynch believed. But it was entirely incapable of predicting the outcome that morning, when the yacht capsized during a storm, killing seven people, including Lynch, his 18-year-old daughter Hannah and his US lawyer, Chris Morvillo.A second irony lies in the fact that Lynch had just come through the trial of his life, one he felt was bound to end in jail, where he thought he could die. Somehow, to everyone’s astonishment, an American ju...

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5 h. ago Conan O’Brien serves up a Beatles geekfest: best podcasts of the week

The big-name US talkshow host goes all Fab Four superfan in this historical take on the lives of John, Paul, George and Ringo. Plus, Naomi Fry delivers a rich deep dive into The Doors’ legacyThe popular show’s two-part special on the Fab Four has, bizarrely, prompted its Beatles sceptic co-host Dominic Sandbrook to refuse to appear. But his mega-starry replacement is Conan O’Brien, in for an engaging chat with Tom Holland through the career of John, Paul, George and Ringo. Their USP? Says Holland: “We’re a history podcast rather than a music podcast so we need to make the case that the Beatles are significant historically.” Alexi DugginsWidely available Continue reading...

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5 h. ago ‘When the church door opens, it’s like a miracle’: the phone app that’s a key to Italy’s religious art

A cultural initiative in Piedmont is unlocking a trove of priceless medieval frescoes in rural churchesThe Santa Maria di Missione chapel in Villafranca Piemonte, northern Italy, stands at the end of a long cornfield. Behind it, the mountains rise gently, their outlines caressed by the sun. The colours of autumn frame the 15th-century frescoes that embellish the structure’s interior, painted by Italian artist Aimone Duce, of the Lombard school. The chapel is the municipality’s oldest religious building, serving about 4,000 inhabitants, and stands on the site of a pre-existing building dating back to 1037.Inside the small chapel, my footsteps echo softly against the walls, breaking the stillness of the surrounding countryside. The sharp scent of plaster mingles with the earthy smell of the fields outside, carried in on the wind along with the sweetness of wheat. Light filters through the narrow windows, catching the vivid hues of a fresco that depicts the seven deadly ...

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6 h. ago 'I turned charity shop hobby into £1k business and couldn't afford Xmas without it'

Milley Middleton, 25, has turned her hobby into a side hustle that can earn up to £1,000 a week

Economics

6 h. ago SNP warned vital council services at risk without £16bn investment in Scottish budget

Local services will be cut or reduced without extra funding from the Scottish Government, council leaders have warned.

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