4 d. ago ‘They’re trying to get rich off it’: US contractors vie to rebuild Gaza, with ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ team in the lead

Exclusive: group behind notorious Florida immigration detention center created bid for reconstruction dealTrump administration insiders and well-connected Republican businesses have been jostling to dominate pending humanitarian aid and reconstruction logistics in the shattered Gaza Strip, according to sources and documents reviewed by the Guardian.With three-quarters of Gaza’s structures damaged or destroyed by two years of Israeli strikes, the rebuilding effort to come – estimated at $70bn by the United Nations – could be a rich prize for companies that specialize in construction, demolition, transportation and logistics. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago SHANE WATSON: Buying a real tree, wearing a green velvet wrap dress, poring over the Christmas Day TV listings... our style columnist reveals the 11 tell

Christmas never changes. There's always a flap about the turkey timing. There's always a present nobody wants. There's always a last-minute scramble because you forgot the crackers.

Culture

1 week ago Top manager leaves Warren Buffett's Berkshire as incoming CEO names team

Incoming Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel is assembling his team to help him lead the conglomerate Warren Buffett built starting in January after a couple of key departures

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2 w. ago GMB's Ranvir Singh's 'Christmas Day' green dress that cinches the waist gets slashed to £48

Good Morning Britain's Ranvir Singh wowed viewers in her 'Christmas Day' forest green dress, and it's now been slashed to £48

Economics

2 w. ago Coronation Street fans spot 'key' to Becky Swain downfall and it's 'looming'

Some fans of the ITV soap think Becky's days are numbered now Carla Connor and DC Kit Green are joining forces

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2 w. ago Lando Norris admits he has ‘most to lose’ in Abu Dhabi as lifelong dream beckons

Norris holds a 12-point lead over Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, with McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri four points further back going into the final race.

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2 w. ago Jayson Shaw makes obscene gesture at Mosconi Cup fan as tempers flare

Captain Shaw helped Team Europe to a 4-0 lead on the opening night but raised eyebrows with a bad-tempered clash with a fan

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2 w. ago In the pink? Cricket bosses and players still not seeing benefit of day

The Ashes pink-ball Test at the Gabba may once again leave many in the sport wondering of the format has a futureIn October 2012 the International Cricket Council formally green-lit the idea of day-night Tests, offering a new, potentially lucrative spin on the oldest format. “This is all about new audiences and doing all we could to make the game more accessible at every level,” said the ECB’s then chief executive, Tom Harrison, when he announced England’s first pink-ball game a few years later. James Sutherland, Cricket Australia’s chief executive, welcomed the change from a status quo in which “Test cricket is played at times when most people are at work or school. We limit ourselves by staging cricket’s premium format at times when fans often cannot watch.”But since the day that decision was made just 24 of 554 Tests have been day-night games. Outside Australia, their most enthusiastic adopters, there have only been 11, out of a possible 486. Instead of turning on a new demograph...

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2 w. ago Life Invisible: the fight against superbugs starts in the driest place on Earth

Cristina Dorador is on an urgent mission in the world’s highest desert, the Atacama in Chile. As the rise of drug-resistant superbugs kills millions per year, Cristina has made it her mission to uncover new, life-saving antibiotics in the stunning salt flats she has studied since she was 14. Against the magnificent backdrop of endless plains, microscopic discoveries lead her team of scientists to question how critically lithium mining is damaging the delicate ecosystem and impacting Indigenous communities Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Life Invisible: the fight against superbugs starts in the driest place on Earth – documentary

Cristina Dorador is on an urgent mission in the world’s highest desert, the Atacama in Chile. As the rise of drug-resistant superbugs kills millions per year, Cristina has made it her mission to uncover new, life-saving antibiotics in the stunning salt flats she has studied since she was 14. Against the magnificent backdrop of endless plains, microscopic discoveries lead her team of scientists to question how critically lithium mining is damaging the delicate ecosystem and impacting Indigenous communities Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Christmas tree expert issues concerns over 1 mistake people make every year

Around eight to 10 million real Christmas trees are sold each year across the UK, but not all of them retain their fresh pine scent and gorgeous green branches until the big day

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3 w. ago Green days: Ben Ainslie’s new team lead the way on and out of the water | Emma John

The SailGP championship harnesses sailors’ competitive instincts in the cause of sustainability as teams vie to be the greenest of them allBritish sailors have always been a belligerent bunch. Francis Drake, Lord Nelson, Admiral Cunningham and, of course, Sir Ben Ainslie. The most successful Olympian in sailing’s history is also the sport’s equivalent of The Hulk: you really don’t want to make him angry.So perhaps it’s a good thing that there has been plenty to annoy him this year, not least that acrimonious split from his America’s Cup team owner, Sir Jim Ratcliffe. In true Ainslie style, it only seems to have made him more dangerous. His Emirates GBR team top the SailGP championship going into this weekend’s grand final. And on Wednesday, they were named 2025 winners of its Impact League, which ranks the racing teams on the contribution they have made to their social and natural environment. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Adrian Newey to step up and lead Aston Martin as team principal next F1 season

Newey: ‘I have seen great talent within our team’Current chief Andy Cowell to become strategy officerAdrian Newey, regarded as one of the best engineers in Formula One history, will become Aston Martin team principal next season.Newey committed his long-term future to Aston Martin in September 2024 after his departure from Red Bull sparked a bidding war for the Brtion’s services. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Jim Ratcliffe vs Ben Ainslie: Man Utd owner's bitter feud, legal battle and new statement

Sir Jim Ratcliffe sparked a dispute with Sir Ben Ainslie in January when he dramatically dropped him from his sailing team - and now the four-time gold medallist has spoken out

Events

3 w. ago Willie Mullins pulls five horses from King George entries but leaves Gaelic Warrior to lead his team on Boxing Day

WILLIE MULLINS did some late chopping and changing in his King George entries - pulling five horses after originally putting them in the race. But it looks like the Closutton boss is all set to rely on Gaelic Warrior in the huge Boxing Day blockbuster. Rich Ricci's ultra-talented seven-year-old downed stablemate Fact To File in...

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3 w. ago West Lothian residents advised over changes to bin collections over festive period

There will be no grey, blue or green bin collections on Christmas Day and Boxing Day and New Year's Day and January 2 due to the public holidays.

Politics

3 w. ago Benidorm 'Hulk' left scrubbing skin for days after using green paint instead of makeup

A group of British lads were left howling when one of their pals went all out to look the part of the superhero, but the man is now feeling the repercussions of the fancy dress getup

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last month The incredible wit of Steve Clarke as Scotland boss drops one liner then bares soul on World Cup glory night

The Dark Blues boss is the first national team coach to successfully lead Scotland to three major tournaments

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