3 h. ago US winter storm: at least 29 people dead and nearly 200m under cold alerts

Thousands of flights also canceled as states from Texas to Maine grapple with heavy snow, ice and cold temperaturesTell us: have you been affected by the US storm?The powerful winter storm sweeping across much of the US over the weekend has been linked to at least 29 deaths.The deaths have been reported from Texas to New England as many parts of the country grappled with heavy snow, ice and dangerous cold. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago French giants ‘submit loan with obligation to buy offer for key Rangers star’

RANGERS have reportedly faced fresh attempts to lure Djeidi Gassama away from Ibrox. The 22-year-old has blown hot and cold this season with seven goals in 39 appearances. His latest strike was a signature effort as he took a quality first touch before shifting the ball on to his right foot and curling a stunning...

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4 h. ago Wife of captain of oil tanker captured by US forces starts legal action to free him

Judicial review request made in Edinburgh says Avtandil Kalandadze of Russian-flagged Marinera is being detained unlawfullyLawyers acting for the wife of the captain of a Venezuela-linked oil tanker captured by US forces in UK waters are calling for a judicial review of his situation, claiming he is being detained unlawfully.The Marinera, a Russian-flagged vessel previously known as Bella 1, has been in the Moray Firth in recent days. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Wife of oil tanker captain captured by US in North Sea starts legal action to free him

Judicial review request made in Edinburgh says Avtandil Kalandadze of Russian-flagged Marinera is being detained unlawfullyLawyers acting for the wife of the captain of a Venezuela-linked oil tanker captured by US forces in UK waters are calling for a judicial review of his situation, claiming he is being detained unlawfully.The Marinera, a Russian-flagged vessel previously known as Bella 1, has been in the Moray Firth in recent days. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Scots superfans brave cold & queue up to meet One Direction legend Louis Tomlinson

HUNDREDS of Scots superfans braved the freezing cold tonight as they queued to meet One Direction hero Louis Tomlinson. The 34-year-old singer, who shot to fame alongside Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Zayn Malik in the chart-topping boyband, has since carved out a huge solo career. And today the Lemonade hitmaker treated fans...

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5 h. ago US winter storm: at least 18 people dead and nearly 200m under cold alerts

Thousands of flights also canceled as states from Texas to Maine grapple with heavy snow, ice and cold temperaturesTell us: have you been affected by the US storm?The powerful winter storm sweeping across much of the US over the weekend has been linked to at least 18 deaths.The deaths have been reported from Texas to New England as many parts of the country grappled with heavy snow, ice and dangerous cold. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Venezuela releases dozens of prisoners in 2 days, hundreds more still detained

Venezuela’s leading prisoner rights organization says that dozens of prisoners were released over the weekend

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6 h. ago Major update on fate of Claire’s as Scots high street staple’s survival bid dealt major blow

CLAIRE'S has plunged into administration again - with the retailer's survival bid dealt with a major blow. The latest update puts 1,000 high street jobs and more than 150 stores across the UK at risk. Accessories giant Claire’s, as well as discount favourite The Original Factory Shop (TOFS), were understood to have filed notices of intention to...

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7 h. ago Greater Manchester NHS issues warning as cold snap approaches

It comes after recent days have seen the region’s hospitals warn they are ‘unable to deliver comprehensive care and patient safety is at risk’

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8 h. ago Heartbreaking discovery in hunt for college student, 19, last seen walking in extreme cold in T

University of Michigan student Lucas Mattson, 19, went missing in the extreme cold on Friday night in Ann Arbor, close to Detroit.

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8 h. ago Wife of seized tanker’s captain wants judicial review of ‘unlawful’ detention

The vessel previously known as Bella 1 was in UK waters.

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9 h. ago North Shields school plunged into lockdown after man seen with 'suspected weapon'

John Spence Community High School in Preston, North Shields, made the decision to close its doors this afternoon after a man was spotted with a 'suspected weapon'

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10 h. ago Replacing a manager midseason is a big call, and not as simple as it sounds | Jonathan Wilson

Liverpool and Tottenham are in different situations but face the same problem: a manager in the hot seat but few ideal optionsSign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson hereAnother weekend, another few days of soul-searching for Liverpool and Tottenham. Liverpool had been on a 13-game unbeaten run before Saturday’s defeat to Bournemouth, but nobody could claim a string of results that included home draws with all three promoted clubs was convincing. Spurs had won just two of their 13 league games before Saturday’s away draw at Burnley, which was salvaged only thanks to an injury-time goal from Cristian Romero.For both, European competition had offered some relief – Liverpool looked very good in a 3-0 win away to Marseille while Spurs, at least in the first half, produced probably their best performance since August in beating Borussia Dortmund 2-0 – but the sad truth is that the vast majority of European sides these days simply cannot live with the physicality of the Premier League. Th...

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10 h. ago Tents pitched indoors for warmth and makeshift radiators: Ukrainians are freezing to death | Janine di Giovanni

As a war correspondent I’ve seen this strategy used before. Putin is weaponising the savage eastern European winterIn the winter of 1993, during the siege of Sarajevo, people burned books and furniture to keep warm. Water froze in pipes. Electricity vanished for the duration of the war. Children slept in coats and hats, their breath visible in dark rooms. Cold itself became a weapon of war.I remember, when I was reporting from the Bosnian capital, seeing doctors operating by candlelight or wearing camping headlamps. I remember old people chopping wood in the park in the centre of the city until there were no trees left, then dragging it home on sledges. I remember the ground being too frozen to bury the many dead on the football pitch, which later became a cemetery. I remember a terrible, frozen day when I went to an old people’s home near a frontline and counted dead body after dead body, all frozen in their sleep. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Lauren Sanchez's most expensive handbags revealed... including $250,000 purse that puts her 'in the center of elite circles'

Lauren Sanchez, 56, has made headlines over the past few years for her daring style - but it's her handbag collection worth hundreds of thousands of dollars that is even more enviable.

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11 h. ago Ordinary Angels true story explored as miracle toddler's plight retold

The film is based on true events that took place during the 1994 North American cold wave

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11 h. ago Millions of Americans see bitter cold temps as snowfall cancels flights and closes schools

More than 820,000 customers were still without power by Monday morning, stretching from Texas to Virginia

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12 h. ago Hundreds feared dead in attempt to cross Mediterranean during cyclone

Fifty killed in one incident as Italian authorities estimate 380 people may have drowned last weekEurope live – latest updatesUp to 380 people may have drowned attempting to cross the Mediterranean last week as Cyclone Harry battered southern Italy and Malta, the Italian coastguard has said, as a shipwreck with the loss of 50 lives was confirmed by Maltese authorities.Just one person, who was hospitalised in Malta, survived the shipwreck, which happened on Friday. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago ‘I will finish your work’: one woman’s fight for the Jewish art and letters her mother saved from the Nazis

Exclusive: Hundreds of works by the artist and poet Peter Kien have a new home in the UK, thanks to Judy KingThey survived the Nazis, were confiscated by the communists, and for the last three decades they have been jealously guarded by a museum in the Czech Republic. Due to the attentions of an overzealous Czech customs guard and the vagaries of the British weather, a happy conclusion had been in doubt to the very end.But last Thursday a small suitcase filled with 681 drawings, love letters, poems and manuscripts created by the Jewish artist and poet Peter Kien in the Theresienstadt ghetto in German-occupied Czechoslovakia between 1941 and 1944 finally made a blustery landing at Heathrow. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Body of last Israeli hostage found 843 days after he was snatched by Hamas in major step towards next phase of ceasefire

THE body belonging to the final Israeli hostage snatched by Hamas on October 7 has now been found. Israel's military confirmed they discovered the remains of slain police officer Ran Gvili in a cemetery 843 days after he was first taken captive. Brave Ran, a Sergeant First Class in the Israeli Police Special Forces, was...

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