2 h. ago Bitterly cold start to year to continue as heavy snow falls in some areas

Amber snow warnings for northern Scotland and Shetland remain in place until Saturday.

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2 h. ago Scotland’s World Cup qualifier shows football should be on terrestrial TV, says SNP

The SNP has declared it "vital" for all major international sporting events to be broadcast on free-to-air television, preventing public exclusion.

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2 h. ago Horoscope today, January 3, 2025: Daily star sign guide from Mystic Meg

OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in March 2023 but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégée Maggie Innes. Read on to see what’s written in the stars for you today. ♈ ARIES March 21 to April 20 The full moon tells you that stability starts with you. A time of...

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2 h. ago New MS wonder drug gets green light for thousands of patients in England

It will be available as an option for people with relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS), the most common form of the condition which causes symptoms to flare up.

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4 h. ago Arsenal: Mikel Arteta backs use of summer signings as Eberechi Eze and Noni Madueke minutes questioned

Both Britons targeting spot in England World Cup squad

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5 h. ago Prince Harry will not be returning to 'tarnished' Sentebale charity he co

Sentebale - a charity co-founded by the prince in Lesotho in 2006 - has been in a funding crisis since he left as a patron in March this year after his public falling out with chair, Sophie Chandauka.

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6 h. ago Eternal 31 makes Crawley the tallest small person in England’s Ashes pyre

Series in Australia was meant to bring the best out of opener but he goes into Sydney Test with questions unansweredIt seems a little distant now, a little by-the-by, that this Ashes series was billed, among other things, as a referendum on Zak Crawley’s England career. The tour he was groomed for. The hidden sub-menace in his one-year central contract offer. Here was a chance to justify the high-wire walk of the last few years, to find an answer, perhaps, to the eternal question: is Zak Crawley actually any good?In the event other things have happened, other warning lights blinked, other elements of England’s collective failure creaked more urgently. Shoaib Bashir, the project spinner, plucked from social media for this tour, is in the 12 for Sydney. He hasn’t taken a wicket in a proper game since July. Good luck babe! Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Mohamed Salah transfer verdict delivered as Liverpool agreement reached

Mohamed Salah is currently in action for Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations – but the Liverpool star has been linked with a big-money transfer move to Saudi Arabia

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6 h. ago Rory McIlroy sickened by 'horrific' insults about his daughter during explosive Ryder Cup win

The Grand Slam champ’s wife Erica was also hit by a beer cup at one point during the New York tournament

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8 h. ago NFL legend Rob Gronkowski reveals he’s never spent any of his $70 million earnings

Gronkowski played for 11 seasons in the NFL for the New England Patriots and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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8 h. ago ‘Suspension of entry into the US’, paparazzi – and wine: three other reasons George Clooney moved to France

A UK government warning that Amal Clooney risks US sanctions over her role in the issuing of an arrest warrant for the Israeli prime minister is key among reasons the couple have sought French citizenshipThe exodus from Hollywood to shores not presided over by Donald Trump has been busy and loud. Ellen DeGeneres, Robin Wright and Courtney Love moved to England; Rosie O’Donnell opted for Ireland; Eva Longoria, Spain. Other Trump critics, including Richard Gere, Lena Dunham and Ryan Gosling, have upped sticks without citing the re-election as a motivating factor.In the case of Clooney, however, there has appeared little doubt that his decision to gain French citizenship was primarily because of Trump, whose re-election he energetically campaigned against. Yet amid the heat and headlines generated by the pair’s war of words, some of the actor’s reasons for relocating may have flown under the radar. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago The Guardian view on Gaza’s winter: the world must take heed as Palestinian suffering deepens again | Editorial

Families are struggling to survive amid the devastation. Israel’s ban on international NGOs will worsen this disasterAs Gaza enters the bleakest period of winter, children are dying of hypothermia, drowning in flooded camps and burning to death as their families try to cook in flimsy tents. Israel destroyed nine out of 10 homes over more than two years of war. Camped amid the ruins, Palestinians struggle against strong winds, heavy rain and freezing temperatures. Aid deliveries resumed following the ceasefire, staving off the famine that had taken hold in parts of the territory, but remain wholly insufficient: 1.6 million people face acute food insecurity. The sanitation infrastructure has collapsed.The UK, Canada, Japan, France and six other nations have jointly warned that the situation is catastrophic. Yet Israel is now deepening one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. On Tuesday, it announced that it is deregistering 37 NGOs active in Gaza. They must cease all operations t...

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8 h. ago Ashes Fifth Test Australia v England: Prediction, Betting Tips & Odds

Following England’s first away Ashes win in almost 15 years, the series concludes with the Fifth Test in Sydney

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8 h. ago Wayne Rooney pictured topless on Barbados beach as wife Coleen rocks bikini

Manchester United and England icon Wayne Rooney was spotted holidaying with his wife Coleen in Barbados as the pair swapped the British cold for the Caribbean for their New Year’s celebrations

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9 h. ago Motherwell v St Mirren: Buddies 'harder test' than Celtic, says Max Rogers

The Steelmen kick-off 2026 at home to a side that knocked them out of the Premier Sports Cup at Hampden

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10 h. ago Sydney’s tradition of goodbyes coincides with Bazball reckoning

England have a final chance to salvage something from tour but must accept Ashes defeat was self-inflicted and changes, however limited, must be madeAs well as being a bucket list venue for players and supporters, the Sydney Cricket Ground has a reputation in England as the ground of the one-cap wonders. This is based on Mason Crane, Scott Borthwick and Boyd Rankin getting a go at the end of recent Ashes tours, rather than anything more historically substantial.If anything, as the traditional scene for the final Test of the Australian summer, the SCG is more like the Oval – the ground where careers often come to an end. And on Friday, surrounded by his family and with a fair bit to get off his chest, Usman Khawaja confirmed the final instalment of this Ashes series, starting on Sunday, will be his international farewell. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Amateur beekeeper dies from sting after failing to wear protective gear

A coroner said that the 55-year-old’s death was ‘pursuant to developing an anaphylactic reaction to a bee sting on his left ear’

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11 h. ago Jeremy Clarkson launches low alcohol booze range during dry January for top beer fans

TV presenter and pub landlord Jeremy Clarkon has made the move in a gear change from his own drinking habits. It marks a U-turn as he was previously against alcohol-free booze

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11 h. ago London on snow warning as Arctic blast and blizzards are set to grip entire UK for a WEEK: Drivers crash on icy roads as temperatures plunge to

Yellow warnings for snow and ice were activated this morning for London, southern England, the Midlands and North West as well as Wales and Northern Ireland.

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11 h. ago Do greater riches, a glittering career and unexpected romantic liaisons await in 2026? Mystic Meg reveals the year ahead

OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in 2023, but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégée Maggie Innes. Read on to see what’s written in the stars for you this year when it comes to everything from work to family and travel adventures. ARIES  March 21 to April 20 FAMILY As...

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