11 h. ago Horror plane crash in Indonesia ‘kills all 11 onboard’ as rescue teams frantically search through wreckage

FEARS that a plane crash has "killed all 11 onboard" have escalated, as rescue teams frantically search through debris. The Indonesia Air Transport turboprop flight lost contact with air traffic control on Saturday, following its departure from Yogyakarta. The plane had been just 12 miles from the airport when it fell off the radar. New...

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44 h. ago Nurses take on Trump for downgrading training as not ‘professional’ and costing them thousands in student loans

As a strike rages in NYC, nurses on opposite sides of the country tell Rhian Lubin how the Education Department’s plan to cap federal loans for graduate nursing degrees poses a grave threat to the future of healthcare

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49 h. ago Housebuilder MJ Gleeson blames council planning departments and Budget for lack of new homes

Housebuilders have suffered the biggest slump since the pandemic with much of the blame placed on the timing of the Budget.

Society

65 h. ago Tour de France reveals the six UK stage plans for historic 2027 Grands Départs

British roads will host the start of both races next yearFirst time both Grands Départs have been outside FranceThe men’s Tour de France will start in Scotland for the first time in 2027 and make its first visit to Wales when Britain stages the Grand Départ of the men’s and women’s races in the biggest festival of elite cycling on the isles since London 2012.Across six days of racing on British roads, the men’s Tour will visit Edinburgh, Carlisle, Keswick, Liverpool, Welshpool and Cardiff, while the Tour de France Femmes races from Leeds to Manchester, then to Sheffield and also includes a central London stage. On Thursday night all host cities were illuminated by yellow beams in recognition of them staging the Tour. Continue reading...

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65 h. ago Tour de France reveals plans for six UK stages with historic 2027 Grands Départs

British roads will host the start of both races next yearFirst time both Grands Départs have been outside FranceThe men’s Tour de France will start in Scotland for the first time in 2027 and make its first visit to Wales when Britain stages the Grand Départ of the men’s and women’s races in the biggest festival of elite cycling on the isles since London 2012.Across six days of racing on British roads, the men’s Tour will visit Edinburgh, Carlisle, Keswick, Liverpool, Welshpool and Cardiff, while the Tour de France Femmes races from Leeds to Manchester, then to Sheffield and also includes a central London stage. On Thursday night all host cities were illuminated by yellow beams in recognition of them staging the Tour. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago ‘Those are the people who keep you alive:’ Nurses push back after Trump admin excludes them from ‘professional’ status

As a strike rages in NYC, nurses on opposite sides of the country tell Rhian Lubin how the Education Department’s plan to cap federal loans for graduate nursing degrees poses a grave threat to the future of healthcare

Politics

2 w. ago Former Man City coach set to take charge of Chelsea as plan emerges after Enzo Maresca departure

Chelsea parted company with Enzo Maresca on New Year's Day with their plan for the Premier League clash with Manchester City now emerging

Sport

3 w. ago Inside Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman's intimate party plans to mark end of Strictly era

Departing Strictly hosts Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly are planning a booze-filled wrap party in the New Year to mark the emotional end of their time on the BBC show

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3 w. ago US drops plan to deport Chinese national who exposed Xinjiang abuses, rights activists say

The Department of Homeland Security has dropped its plan to deport a Chinese national who entered the country illegally after his plight raised public concerns that the man, if deported, would be punished by Beijing for helping expose human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region

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4 w. ago Top Democrat slams justice department plan to hold back some Epstein files despite today’s deadline – live

Chuck Schumer comment comes after deputy attorney says ‘several hundred thousand’ files would be released but some may be held back temporarilyEpstein files to be released after months of delays from Trump officialsFBI director Kash Patel has said “no one is above the law” after a Wisconsin judge was found guilty on Thursday of helping a migrant evade a planned immigration arrest outside her courtroom.Patel is the latest member of President Donald Trump’s administration to celebrate what it sees as a victory in its effort to deter interference with its hardline immigration tactics. Continue reading...

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