13 m. ago Metropolitan Police call centre staff to go on strike on New Year's Eve in row over pay

Trade union Unite said 175 of its members were expected to walk out on one of the busiest days of the year, in a 25-hour-long protest.

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18 m. ago Glasgow incident: Man, 56, arrested after armed police evacuate homes during disturbance

Homes were evacuated and roads were closed during the incident which lasted several hours.

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22 m. ago Police search for missing Glasgow man last seen wearing Christmas jumper

Mark Connor, 32, has been reported missing from the Cairnhill Circus area of Glasgow on Monday afternoon.

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38 m. ago Joshua v Paul makes Joe Louis’ ‘Bum of the Month’ look like the Rumble in the Jungle | Sean Ingle

The best we can hope for is that Paul does not get seriously hurt. Joshua, Netflix and the sport itself should know betterPrecisely 85 years ago, one of the most fearsome heavyweight boxers in history stunk out the joint. Joe Louis was in the midst of his “Bum of the Month club”: a staggering run of 13 world title defences in 29 months against an assortment of stiffs, wild men and colourful characters. And when he arrived in Boston on 16 December 1940, most believed that Al McCoy would rapidly become his next victim. Only it didn’t quite turn out that way.“McCoy was expected to crumple under the first punch Louis tossed in his direction,” the New York Times’ correspondent wrote. “Instead, the wily New England veteran made Louis appear ludicrous at times. Adopting a crouching, bobbing, weaving style, McCoy was an elusive target for the paralysing fists of the titleholder.” After the messy contest was stopped at the end of the fifth, a storm of jeers rang...

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40 m. ago Jobless rate rises to 5.1% as wage growth slips back further

The Office for National Statistics said the rate of unemployment rose to 5.1% in the three months to October – the highest since early 2021.

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47 m. ago Urgent public alert after prisoner escapes and police scale area

Liam Wall was sent to prison in 2017

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68 m. ago How to watch Cardiff vs Chelsea: TV channel and live stream for Carabao Cup today

Blues looking to for second successive win

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70 m. ago 'Do not approach' warning from police as drug gang member escapes from UK jail

Liam Wall, 36, was convicted of drug offences at Cardiff Crown court in 2017 and has now escaped from HMP Prescoed in South Wales - police are urging members of the public not to approach him

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85 m. ago Dramatic moment Rob Reiner’s son is handcuffed & arrested over parents’ murder after ‘trail of blood found at LA hotel’

SHOCKING pictures of Rob Reiner's son being arrested have been released after he was charged over the double murder of his parents. Nick, 32, was forced to the ground and handcuffed as he was put in the back of a police car by armed officers in Los Angeles. Nick was detained near a Metro station...

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87 m. ago Bondi Beach terror attack ‘inspired by Islamic State’, Australian police say

Father and son Sajid and Naveed Akram opened fire on more than 1,000 people attending a Jewish festival

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90 m. ago How to recreate Meghan Markle's elegant Christmas tablescape at John Lewis

If you're hosting a Christmas get-together or a New Year's celebration, you might like to look to the Duchess of Sussex for inspiration.

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91 m. ago How King Charles's former butler was briefly removed from royal duty after a disastrous fake tan left him looking like an 'Oompa

The fake tan caused such a stir that Grant Harrold was banned from serving Charles and Camilla, while they were staying at Birkhall in 2005, until it faded.

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98 m. ago Europe’s New Faces review – a punishing immersion in the migrant journey

A four-hour documentary observes life in a Paris squat and perilous Mediterranean crossings – but its non-narrative structure tests the limits of endurance and empathyEgyptian-American film-maker Sam Abbas’s experimental documentary was made over four years and shows footage of African and South Asian immigrants making the treacherous journey up through Libya and across the Mediterranean to a Parisian squat. That’s a misleadingly linear description of the film; it’s actually cleaved into two parts which would seem back to front if we were following the stories of specific people. The first section observes life in the squat where the residents support each other as they face eviction threats and the bureaucracy of asylum-seeking, while the second part looks on as other people make the rough sea passage. Time is also spent aboard boats run by organisations such as Doctors Without Borders who seek to help the migrants.All that might make this sound like any number of 21st-century docu...

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98 m. ago Horse racing tips: ‘The form looks hot and he’s very progressive’ – Templegate’s 3

TEMPLEGATE'S Tuesday tips are below - where he goes hunting winners ahead of a huge Saturday at Ascot. Back a horse by clicking their odds. DIPLOMATIC ASH (2.30 Wincanton, nap) Produced a career best when finishing second to the progressive Just Over Land at Fontwell last month. The winner has since won at Chepstow so...

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98 m. ago Convict Liam Wall absconds from UK prison as police warn public 'do not approach'

The police are appealing for help from the public after an inmate has absconded from a prison in Wales - the force have warned to not approach the prisoner but are asking for help to locate the man

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1 hour ago Dentists to be paid more to see urgent patients under new reforms for sector

It comes as a report suggests dental vouchers worth £150 a year should be introduced in a bid to ‘end the postcode lottery’ of care.

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1 hour ago My best friend was bludgeoned to death & her husband jailed questions could prove he was victim of Post Office scandal

THE violent murder of well-liked sub-postmistress horrified those living the sleepy Yorkshire village of Melsonby. An armed and masked robber had bludgeoned Diana Garbutt to death in her bed upstairs before coming down and demanding £16,000 in cash from the safe, her distraught husband, Robin, told police.  But just three weeks later, locals were in...

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2 h. ago Urgent hunt to find missing schoolgirl, 13, who vanished from UK port city with cops concerned for her welfare

COPS have launched an urgent hunt to find a missing teenager who vanished from a busy UK port city. Concerns are growing for Ella, 13, who disappeared from Portsmouth, Hampshire, on Sunday evening. Police say they have been carrying out "extensive" enquiries to find the missing teen. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police described the...

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2 h. ago Stranger Things season 5 part 2 '100% confirms' death as fans spot trailer clue

Stranger Things fans are convinced they have 'unveiled' a major character death in the season five, part two trailer

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2 h. ago Look inside new Edinburgh Festival Fringe headquarters set to open for 2026

Fringe Central will open in time for the next festival

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