37 m. ago Delcy Rodríguez named acting Venezuela president as Donald Trump sends warning

The 55-year-old vice-president stepped into the nation's top job after chairing an emergency meeting of the Council of Ministers in Caracas, with officials confirming her first cabinet meeting as acting president

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50 m. ago How would Donald Trump tap ‘tremendous’ wealth from Venezuelan oil?

Industry insiders have warned the process could take years — and cost tens of billions of dollars

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67 m. ago Acting president of Venezuela named as Delcy Rodríguez as Donald Trump sends 'big price' warning

She called the US rendition of Nicolás Maduro a 'kidnapping' and an illegal act of aggression - Rodríguez chaired an emergency meeting over the weekend in Venezuela

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3 h. ago Great Brrritain! Parts of the UK at risk of being cut off by heavy snowfall as transport networks plunged into chaos and weather warnings cover the country

A string of snow and ice warnings were in place across the UK for Monday as the Met Office said that cold conditions would bring a range of wintry hazards for the next few days.

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3 h. ago Trump says that US is ‘in charge’ of Venezuela after capture of Maduro

Trump also gave Colombia warning and told reporters that military action there ‘sounds good to me’

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5 h. ago Dozens of schools closed as amber snow warnings hit large parts of UK on return from festive break with up to 3in feared

IT will be snow going for millions today as the nation struggles back to work after the festive break — but the freeze has left dozens of schools closed. Large swathes of the country have been hit with yellow weather warnings. An inch of snow was predicted in the South West, Greater Manchester and the...

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6 h. ago High tides and heavy rain flood parts of California’s Bay Area

King tides cause highest floodwaters in decades for area, while people are rescued from trapped cars and roads closeHigh tides and heavy rains have flooded parts of the Bay Area, prompting road closures and rescues of people trapped in cars.Five northern counties remained under a flood watch, with up to 3in (7.6cm) of rain possible through Monday night in areas that have been drenched off and on since around Christmas, said the National Weather Service office in Eureka. At least a foot (0.3 meters) of snow was likely in the mountains. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Cold and flu remedies slapped with security tags amid wave of winter bugs as shoplifting soars to 20

COLD and flu remedies are being slapped with security tags amid a wave of winter bugs — and shoplifting. Thieves are nicking £2.15 boxes of Nurofen and £4.50 Lemsip packets, prompting store bosses to take action. Tesco has put “Security Protected” warnings on remedies, which range up to £7 for Gaviscon. Customer Dylan Johnson, 48,...

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7 h. ago Ruben Amorim’s final Man Utd chapter could be straight out of Maresca playbook but warning signs were there from Day 1

RUBEN AMORIM has picked up the Enzo Maresca playbook and is likely entering his final chapter at Old Trafford. Whether by accident or design, Amorim has boosted his chances of suffering the same fate as the former Chelsea head coach, whose 18-month stint came to an end on New Year's Day. Maresca walked out of...

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7 h. ago ‘Even turbulent ’70s were easier than today,’ warn business leaders as high street crisis bites

EVEN the 1970s were a better time to do business than today, bosses have warned. A poll by the Jobs Foundation found more entrepreneurs than not thought the period of industrial strife five decades ago was marginally better than the 2020s. Some 78 per cent of family business owners are pessimistic about the economy in...

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7 h. ago How Maduro's public dancing led to his downfall as furious Trump grew tired of his 'nonchalance' despite warnings

Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's constant dancing and his own song 'No War, Yes Peace' provoked the Trump Team to show they weren't bluffing.

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7 h. ago Live Greater Manchester snow updates as Met Office weather warning in force and UK trains disrupted

The first snowfall of 2026 comes ahead of schools going back

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7 h. ago Greater Manchester snow LIVE: Met Office weather warning in force and UK trains disrupted on snowy conditions

The first snowfall of 2026 comes ahead of schools going back

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7 h. ago Travel alert as another snow and ice warning hits Greater Manchester with temperatures to hit

Yellow weather warnings have been issued for swathes of the country, including much of Greater Manchester

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8 h. ago Pandemic 2026 warning: FOUR diseases doctors most worried about after UK outbreaks

Flu, Mpox and Victorian disease rubella are among the diseases doctors are most worried about for the upcoming 12 months, after unprecedented outbreaks of 'super flu' across the UK

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8 h. ago Snow and ice warning raises fears of travel disruption as return to work begins

The Met Office has warned of longer journey times on roads and rail networks on Monday

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8 h. ago Rain continues in parts of California reeling from flooding and high tides

Crews cleared mud from key California highways as forecasters warned that more thunderstorms were on the way after downpours and high tides caused flooding, prompting road closures and rescues of people trapped in cars

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8 h. ago The Masked Singer viewers ‘mindblown’ after celebrity reveal and second elimination

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9 h. ago Trump warns Venezuelan rulers as Washington prepares to dictate policy

US president says Latin American nation’s post-Maduro leader must adhere to conditions or pay ‘a very big price’

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9 h. ago Donald Trump warns of ‘big price to pay’ if Caracas fails to toe line

Washington keeping 15,000-strong military presence in Caribbean in case interim president hinders US objectivesUS politics liveThe prospect of the United States seizing direct control of Venezuela appeared to recede on Sunday after the shocking seizure of President Nicolás Maduro – but US officials said Washington was keeping a 15,000-strong force in the Caribbean and might make a fresh military intervention if Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, did not accommodate their demands.While Rodríguez kept up a defiant tone in public, the substance of conversations she had had in private with US officials was not clear. Continue reading...

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