26 m. ago Amber cold health alert issued for parts of UK: Snow and ice warnings as big chill grips Britain

The amber alert is in place for the North East, North West and Yorkshire and the Humber, while a yellow alert is in place for the rest of England between 12pm on Monday until 8am on Saturday.

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31 m. ago Cefn Fforest murder accused pictured for first time after girl knifed to death at home

Cameron Cheng has appeared in court charged with the murder of Lainie Williams and the attempted murder of her mum, Rhian Stephens at their home in Cefn Fforest, South Wales

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34 m. ago NHS 'call 111' alert if you spot 4 symptoms of deadly disease

It is thought almost six million people in the UK are living with this condition

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41 m. ago Urgent health alert issued over snow and ice as UK prepares for 15

The Met Office has issued a number of yellow weather warnings for ice and snow across Britain this week, with plummeting temperatures potentially impacting power supply

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45 m. ago Cefn Fforest suspect pictured after girl, 17, 'killed fighting intruder' at home

Cameron Cheng, 18, appeared at Newport Magistrates' Court on Monday morning charged with murder, attempted murder and possession of a bladed article in a public place

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58 m. ago Amber cold weather health alert issued as temperatures could plunge to

The amber alert is in place for the North East, North West and Yorkshire and the Humber, while a yellow alert is in place for the rest of England.

Society

70 m. ago Sir Ian McKellen stars in Christmas pantomime alongside Jeremy Corbyn

Sir Ian swapping Lord of the Rings trilogy for new role as Toto, a ‘washed-up rock star dog’

Politics

73 m. ago Nigerian gunmen abduct 'dozens' of girls from boarding school after killing deputy head teacher in chilling echo of Chibok kidnappings

The assailants attacked the Maga Comprehensive Girls' Secondary School in Kebbi state, at around 1am on Monday morning. Pictured: Boko Haram with the Nigerian schoolgirls they kidnapped in 2014.

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95 m. ago Teen in court after girl died in pool of blood 'trying to protect mum' in Cefn Fforest

Cameron Cheng, 18 has appeared in court charged with the murder of Lainie Williams, 17, who was found dead in her bedroom after a horror attack at her family home in South Wales

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1 hour ago Full list of areas in England covered by UKHSA cold health alert this week

The government has issued a four-day cold weather alert as temperatures plummet across the UK

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1 hour ago Baby boy killed by XL bully pictured for first time after horror attack at dad's

Nine-month-old Jonte William Bluck died after being attacked by an XL bully dog in Rogiet village - a man in his 30s and a woman in her 20s were arrested in the wake of the tragedy

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1 hour ago Greater Manchester issued UKHSA cold health alert with 'significant' impacts possible

Several snow and ice warnings have been issued by the Met Office for this week

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1 hour ago White nationalist talking points and racial pseudoscience: welcome to Elon Musk’s Grokipedia

World’s richest person wanted to ‘purge’ propaganda from Wikipedia, so he created a compendium of racist disinformationEntries in Elon Musk’s new online encyclopedia variously promote white nationalist talking points, praise neo-Nazis and other far-right figures, promote racist ideologies and white supremacist regimes, and attempt to revive concepts and approaches historically associated with scientific racism, a Guardian analysis has found.The tech billionaire and Donald Trump ally recently launched xAI’s AI-generated Grokipedia with a promise that it would “purge out the propaganda” he claims infests Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that Musk has often attacked but that has long been a key feature of the internet. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Malaysian girl group withdraws music video after religious backlash over ‘tight sticky dresses’

Religious affairs minister warns footage could violate Islamic regulations governing Muslim performers

Culture

2 h. ago Asda issues urgent alert to online shoppers and says 'act fast'

The supermarket chain launched a new limited time offer - and it's only available to the first 60,000 customers

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2 h. ago AI firms must be clear on risks or repeat tobacco’s mistakes, says Anthropic chief

Artificial intelligence will become smarter than ‘most or all humans in most or all ways’, says Dario AmodeiBusiness live – latest updatesArtificial intelligence companies must be transparent about the risks posed by their products or risk repeating the mistakes of tobacco and opioid companies, according to the chief executive of the AI startup Anthropic.Dario Amodei, who runs the US company behind the Claude chatbot, said he believed AI will become smarter than “most or all humans in most or all ways” and urged his peers to “call it as you see it”. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Trump dismisses pipe bomb threat against Marjorie ‘Traitor’ Greene: ‘I don’t think anyone cares about her’

Taylor Greene has said that the president has put ‘blood in the water’ and that she fears a ‘feeding frenzy’ from her critics

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3 h. ago British holiday hotspot 'overrun with terrorists' as 'hostage' alert issued to Brits

British tourists heading to Turkey are being warned to stay vigilant after reports claim that up to 15 former Hamas members, including a man linked to a fatal 2011 bombing in Jerusalem, are now living freely in the country

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3 h. ago Met Office issues snow and ice weather warnings as cold health alert comes into force

Yellow weather warnings have been issued in the North

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3 h. ago Energy bill hack gets you half price power on Saturdays and Sundays

You can also use an app to alert your appliances when to run for the cheapest bills

Economics