2 h. ago Edinburgh New Year celebrations: Thousands from across the globe watch spectacular fireworks display

The capital’s Hogmanay celebrations were cancelled one year ago due to poor weather conditions

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4 h. ago Thousands gather as Edinburgh welcomes new year with spectacular fireworks

The display marked the culmination of an evening of festivities in the Scottish capital, which included the sold-out Hogmanay Street Party.

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4 h. ago STEPHEN GLOVER: Ed Miliband's crackpot, cruel levy will hit less well

Could Ed Miliband be a secret Tory, or even an undercover agent for Reform UK? Of course, the notion is absurd. The Energy Secretary is a paid-up socialist and Net Zero zealot.

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4 h. ago Happy New Year! UK ushers in 2026 with spectacular fireworks display in London

Britain rings in 2026 with big celebrations in London and Edinburgh

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5 h. ago Happy New Year! UK ushers in 2026 with spectacular firework display in London

Britain rings in 2026, with big celebrations in London and Edinburgh

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5 h. ago Trump says he’s dropping his push for the National Guard to patrol Chicago, LA and Portland

The administration has been hit with multiple legal challenges over the presence of the guardsmen

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5 h. ago The Traitors series 4 full cast as BBC hit returns to screens

Claudia Winkleman is back once again to welcome 22 people to play the ultimate reality game of trust and treachery.

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5 h. ago The Traitors series four cast revealed including ‘cutthroat’ sweet seller, ‘competitive’ ghost hunter & crime novelist

THE wait is almost over - The Traitors is back on our screens tonight. The fourth series of the hit BBC show hosted by Claudia Winkleman returns at 8pm with 22 new players ready to go to battle as Faithfuls or Traitors. Here's who will be heading to the Traitors castle. Adam, 34, a builder...

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7 h. ago US imposes sanctions on 4 Venezuelan oil firms and 4 more tankers in Maduro crackdown

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on four firms in Venezuela's oil sector and designated four additional oil tankers as blocked property

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7 h. ago Woman dies after being swept into ocean from Sydney beach in early hours of New Year’s Day

Police said 25-year-old woman hit by a wave near a tidal rock pool at Maroubra, and another swimmer missing at CoogeeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman has been found dead after being swept out into the ocean from a Sydney beach in the early hours of New Year’s Day.And later in the morning another swimmer went missing in the water at Coogee. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago UK snow maps show 6 cities in England hit in first week of January

The latest forecast from WXCharts shows snowfall set for wide areas of England in the first seven days of 2026 with up to 8 inches settling

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7 h. ago UK snow maps show 6 English cities hit in first week of 2026 amid horror alert

The latest forecast from WXCharts shows snowfall set for wide areas of England in the first seven days of 2026 with up to 8 inches settling

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7 h. ago Times Square revelers brace for coldest New Year’s Eve in years as nasty weather derails iconic celebrations

Snow flurries could hit hundreds of thousands of people in Times Square

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8 h. ago Scots urged to make sure phones and batteries are charged before Thursday amid power cut fears

This comes as the Met Office updates its yellow weather warnings for New Years Day.

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9 h. ago Times Square revelers brace for coldest New Year’s Eve temps in years as nasty weather derails iconic celebrations

Snow flurries could hit hundreds of thousands of people in Times Square

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9 h. ago Edinburgh Hogmanay: 17 great pictures as people prepare to party in Princes Street to welcome 2026

Thousands of people are set to party the night away in Princes Street as Edinburgh welcomes in 2026.

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9 h. ago BBC The Graham Norton Show New Year's Eve special guests and when it is recorded

Graham Norton returns to host his hit BBC New Year's Eve show with a star-studded guestlist - but is it live?

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9 h. ago Fireworks light up the sky from Australia to Aberdeen as world welcomes new year

Thousands have already gathered in Edinburgh to mark the city’s official Hogmanay celebrations.

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11 h. ago Still Game star rushed to hospital after passing out while choking on dinner at Scots home 

STILL Game star Gavin Mitchell has been rushed to hospital after passing out at his home. He shot to fame by portraying Boaby, the barman, in the hit BBC sitcom. The acting veteran only celebrated his 61st birthday a fortnight ago. But today he revealed that he was rushed to hospital yesterday evening after choking...

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12 h. ago ‘We want the mullahs gone’: economic crisis sparks biggest protests in Iran since 2022

Protests against deteriorating living conditions have widened to include criticism of way country is being governedAlborz, a textile merchant in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, decided he could no longer sit on the sidelines. He closed his shop and took to the streets, joining merchants across Iran who shuttered their stores and students who took over their campuses to protest against declining economic conditions.The sudden loss of purchasing power pushed Alborz and tens of thousands of other Iranians into the streets, where protests are now entering their fourth day. Students have paralysed university campuses, traders have shut down their stores and demonstrators have blocked off streets in defiance of police. Protests have spread from the capital, Tehran, to cities across the country. Continue reading...

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