25 m. ago Australian Open 2026: Alcaraz in action after Sabalenka eases through – live

Live updates from the day session at Melbourne Park Men’s No 1 plays Hanfmann on Rod Laver Arena Any thoughts? Get in touch with an emailSabalenka (1) 2-0 Bai* Bai starts with a slower second serve which Sabalenka easily returns and Bai meekly hits her backhand into the net. Bai is clearly nowhere near Sabalenka’s level. The Belarusian takes the second game and Bai hasn’t got a point yet.*Sabalenka (1) 1-0 Bai Sabalenka dominates from the get-go. Hitting two backhand winners off Bai’s serve return. She’s loud and looking confident. Make that three, Bai doesn’t even bother stretching to reach it. And the first game is done and dust in slightly over two minutes as Sabalenka fires down a forehand which Bai flails towards but can’t make any contact. Continue reading...

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33 m. ago Blake Lively's 'greatest friend ever' Taylor Swift calls Justin Baldoni a 'b****' in juicy texts, explosive court papers claim

Blake Lively exploited close pals - among them Taylor Swift , Matt Damon and Ben Affleck - to get her way on the set of It Ends With Us according to new court motion.

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88 m. ago Australian Open 2026: Sabalenka eases through before Alcaraz hits the court – live

Live updates from the day session at Melbourne Park Women’s and men’s No 1s on Rod Laver Arena Any thoughts? Get in touch with an emailSabalenka (1) 2-0 Bai* Bai starts with a slower second serve which Sabalenka easily returns and Bai meekly hits her backhand into the net. Bai is clearly nowhere near Sabalenka’s level. The Belarusian takes the second game and Bai hasn’t got a point yet.*Sabalenka (1) 1-0 Bai Sabalenka dominates from the get-go. Hitting two backhand winners off Bai’s serve return. She’s loud and looking confident. Make that three, Bai doesn’t even bother stretching to reach it. And the first game is done and dust in slightly over two minutes as Sabalenka fires down a forehand which Bai flails towards but can’t make any contact. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Halve drying time of clothes by adding 1 item into tumble dryer

Adding one household item to your tumble dryer along with a wet load of laundry will help cut your drying time in half - and you already have them in your home..

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2 h. ago Australian Open 2026: Sabalenka and Alcaraz in action on day four – live

Live updates from the day session at Melbourne Park Women’s and men’s No 1s on Rod Laver Arena Any thoughts? Get in touch with an emailSabalenka (1) 2-0 Bai* Bai starts with a slower second serve which Sabalenka easily returns and Bai meekly hits her backhand into the net. Bai is clearly nowhere near Sabalenka’s level. The Belarusian takes the second game and Bai hasn’t got a point yet.*Sabalenka (1) 1-0 Bai Sabalenka dominates from the get-go. Hitting two backhand winners off Bai’s serve return. She’s loud and looking confident. Make that three, Bai doesn’t even bother stretching to reach it. And the first game is done and dust in slightly over two minutes as Sabalenka fires down a forehand which Bai flails towards but can’t make any contact. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Is there more to Macron's sunglasses than meets the eye? French officials reveal why president has been wearing aviators... as social media runs riot with conspiracy theories

Macron raised eyebrows after sporting a pair of aviator sunglasses as he gave a major speech at World Economic Forum on Tuesday.

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2 h. ago London ranked slowest capital city in the world: Drivers spent nearly SIX DAYS stuck in traffic last year after Tube strikes and Sadiq's 20mph limits sent congestion soaring

Journeys of 1km (0.6 miles) in Central London in 2025 took an average of three minutes and 40 seconds in 2025 - up 2% from the previous year, TomTom said.

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3 h. ago Barcelona train crash UPDATES: Spain's second deadly rail disaster in one week

The crash near Gelida, around 30 minutes from Barcelona, comes days after at least 42 people died in another rail disaster which happened less than 500 miles away

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3 h. ago Barcelona train crash RECAP: Trains CANCELLED after another deadly rail disaster

The crash near Gelida, around 30 minutes from Barcelona, comes days after at least 42 people died in another rail disaster which happened less than 500 miles away

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3 h. ago Two schools close & ambulances called after mystery odour leaves pupils feeling nauseous

A MYSTERY odour has sparked several school closures as ambulances were called for sick pupils. The alarm was raised at Green Park School, in Bilston, Wolverhampton at around 12.20pm on Tuesday. West Midlands Fire Service sent three fire engines to the scene, while paramedics treated multiple students for nausea. The "unusual odour" was emanating from...

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3 h. ago Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super

Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno and Abigail Disney sign letter timed for WEF in Davos saying wealthy are buying political influenceNearly 400 millionaires and billionaires from 24 countries are calling on global leaders to increase taxes on the super-rich, amid growing concern that the wealthiest in society are buying political influence.An open letter, released to coincide with the World Economic Forum in Davos, calls on global leaders attending this week’s conference to close the widening gap between the super-rich and everyone else. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Judi Dench backs campaign to protect London’s green spaces from developers

Actor says it is ‘more important than ever’ to safeguard city’s parks as report finds more than 50 are at riskDame Judi Dench has called for greater protections for London’s parks and green spaces, as research finds more than 50 of the city’s parks are at risk from development.The Oscar-winning actor has long loved trees, and in 2017 fronted a BBC documentary about her love for them. She plants a tree every time a close friend or relative dies, including for her late husband, Michael Williams, who died in 2001, and the actor Natasha Richardson, who was killed in a skiing accident in 2009, and one for her brother Jeffery Dench, who died in 2014. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago UK grassroots music venues show lowest decline since 2018 as sector stabilises post

The number of small venues shrank by just nine in 2025, but more than half of them reported making no profit, while employment in the sector dropped almost 22%The number of grassroots music venues (GMV) in the UK shrank in effect by just nine in 2025, the lowest rate of annual decline since 2018.Thirty venues closed permanently between July 2024 and 2025 and 48 ceased functioning as GMVs, citing financial viability, change in ownership and eviction or redevelopment. However, 69 spaces that had previously ceased operating as GMVs returned to the sector. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Scammers duped billionaires with bogus tickets for access to Trump officials at Davos: report

The USA House is a venue just outside the Davos security boundary where billionaires can rub shoulders with Trump administration officials attending the event

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4 h. ago Chinese solar panels for all... £15bn Warm Homes Plan offers massive housing upgrades to cut energy bills

The Government's Warm Homes Plan, announced today, will see millions of families able to access solar panels, batteries, heat pumps and insulation for their properties.

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4 h. ago Canada prepping response to hypothetical US military invasion for first time in a century, report says

The model is purely theoretical and precautionary, with officials stressing that a U.S. invasion is unlikely

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4 h. ago Number of frontline police officers hits lowest level for six years as Shabana Mahmood prepares to put dozens of chief constables out of a job

Official Home Office data, seen by the Daily Mail, revealed there were 67,085 officers in 'visible frontline operational' roles in England and Wales at the end of March last year.

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5 h. ago Spain train crash leaves driver dead and 20 injured just days after deadly collision

Officials said this latest derailment came after a retaining wall fell onto the tracks

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5 h. ago Driver killed and 20 injured in second deadly Spain train crash in days

A commuter train crash happend after a retaining wall fell onto the tracks in Barcelona, officials said

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5 h. ago Train crash in Spain leaves driver dead and 20 injured days after deadly collision

Officials said this latest crash involved a commuter train between the towns of Sant Sadurní d'Anoia and Gelida, about 40 kilometers from Barcelona, after a retaining wall fell onto the track

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