36 m. ago Man City v Leeds live: Erling Haaland returns to starting line

Follow the latest updates from Leeds’ visit to the Etihad Stadium as City bid to close the gap to league leaders Arsenal

Politics

67 m. ago A Black Georgia community uprooted in 1942 still fights to go home

US descendants of Harris Neck’s Gullah Geechee families seek the return of ancestral land seized for a wartime airfieldA once thriving Black community along the Georgia coast called Harris Neck is now covered with greenery. During its heyday in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the area boasted a school house, general store, firehouse and seafood processing plants, and supported 75 Black households on 2,687 acres. The inhabitants were Gullah Geechee people, the descendants of formerly enslaved west Africans, who remained on the Sea Islands along the south-east US where they retained their distinct creole language and culture following the civil war.In 1942, though, the community was leveled to the ground when the federal government kicked the families off of the land using eminent domain to build an army airfield. For nearly 50 years, the descendants of the Harris Neck community have fought to regain their ancestral land through peaceful protests and lobbying local and federal...

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94 m. ago 'I leave my Christmas tree up all year but I've got a good reason for it'

Jane Malyon has her Christmas tree up all year round, as well as lights and other festive touches - and while some cruel people have accused her of being 'lazy', there's a heartwarming reason why

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95 m. ago 'Thousands' of pubs could close next year in latest blow to Britain's boozers

Chancellor Rachel Reeves used her Budget to announce measures to ease the burden on struggling pubs, but the industry warns it won't be enough given a “catastrophic” tax rise that is looming

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2 h. ago Are these REALLY two of the 'coolest' roads in the world? High streets in Kent and north London praised for being 'edgy'

If you're questioning what is or what isn't 'cool' then you're definitely not and probably never will be.

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3 h. ago School forced to shut over horror norovirus outbreak tearing through classrooms

A school has been forced to close in Somerset after a horror norovirus outbreak spread through the staff and pupils, as Danesfield Middle School aims to 'break the chain of infection'

Events

3 h. ago What Chicago's fight against ICE can teach us all about how to resist oppression | Zoe Williams

A harrowing US podcast documents a community’s struggle against immigration raids – and warns us about herd mentalityEarlier this year, the Trump administration reversed the convention that nobody would be snatched by immigration and customs enforcement, or ICE, by a school, church or hospital. Since then, teachers have reported classrooms a third empty, as parents are too scared to send their kids in – volunteers walk them there and back.In the Rogers Park area of Chicago, a group of citizens are organising to resist such immigration raids. Sometimes, it’s simple non-violent tactics, such as slowing officers down by walking in front of them. Last month, 50 people rushed to a church, where the congregation was trapped, having got word that there were ICE agents waiting outside. Maybe their most evocative tactic is whistles – coded blasts for when a convoy is suspected to be ICE agents, a different code when it’s confirmed. They have numerous accounts of undocumented migrants warned ...

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3 h. ago More than 2,200 London kids still need a sponsor to bring a holiday gift. Here's how to help

More than 2,200 London kids still need a sponsor to bring a holiday gift. Here's how to help  CBC

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3 h. ago Swapping Center Parcs UK for the Dutch version saved us hundreds of pounds

A Center Parks UK stay in the school holidays requires a four-figure outlay for families but head to Europe and there's savings to be had on everything from activities to accommodation.

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4 h. ago 'I charge my family for Christmas dinner including the kids – it's only fair'

A woman has shared that she charges her family for Christmas dinner as she's offering 'luxury' on her plates, so she reckons they should pay for it to help with the 'cost of living'

Society

5 h. ago Horrifying spiral of mum who poisoned kids and stuffed their bodies in a suitcase

An unsuspecting family discovered the decayed remains of six-year-old Minu Jo and eight-year-old Yuna Jo after purchasing an abandoned storage unit in an auction online

Events

6 h. ago My cultural awakening: Thelma & Louise made me realise I was stuck in an unhappy marriage

One line from Ridley Scott’s classic movie was the shove I needed to walk out on my husband after years of his controlling behaviourIt was 1991, I was in my early 40s, living in the south of England and trapped in a marriage that had long since curdled into something quietly suffocating. My husband had become controlling, first with money, then with almost everything else: what I wore, who I saw, what I said. It crept up so slowly that I didn’t quite realise what was happening.We had met as students in the early 1970s, both from working-class, northern families and feeling slightly out of place at a university full of public school accents. We shared politics, music and a sense of being outsiders together. For years, life felt full of promise. When our first child arrived, I gave up my local government job to stay at home. That’s when the balance between us shifted. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago What could be putting young women off marriage? It really isn’t that much of a mystery | Naoise Dolan

Survey data suggests more and more girls can’t imagine getting married, while their male counterparts are keener. That disparity holds a clueAccording to recent data, marriages in England and Wales are down by nearly 9% after a post-pandemic spike, while civil partnerships have risen by almost the same percentage. This downward trend is also reflected in the US. The Vatican has piped up in defence of the institution, releasing a 40-page doctrinal note, Una Caro (One Flesh): In Praise of Monogamy: Doctrinal Note on the Value of Marriage as an Exclusive Union and Mutual Belonging. Sworn celibates would not be my personal first port of call when seeking relationship advice, but to each their own – exclusively and indissolubly, if the Catholic church is to be believed.Among the younger crowd, gendered expectations about marriage are changing, at least according to a survey by the University of Michigan, which found that only 61% of high-school girls want to be married one day, compared ...

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6 h. ago Neighbour terrorises son of cricket ace Colin Cowdrey ruining sale of his £3million home

Vanessa Gibson scuppered Jeremy Cowdrey's chances of selling his sprawling ten-acre country house in Goudhurst, Kent, with her "unreasonable and oppressive" behaviour

Economics

6 h. ago Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, marries partner Jodie Haydon

The PM becomes the first Australian leader to celebrate a wedding while in office with a private ceremony followed by a reception at his official residence, the LodgeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has married his partner, Jodie Haydon, in Canberra, making him the first Australian leader to tie the knot in office.The ceremony took place on Saturday afternoon at Albanese’s official residence, the Lodge, witnessed by a small group of close family and friends, including Albanese’s son, Nathan, and Haydon’s parents, Bill and Pauline. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago I find things to do for families in Manchester, teenagers will love these events this Christmas

When Santa visits are a thing of the past, it can be tricky to find things to do for a festive day out

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8 h. ago John Swinney promises SNP will do "everything in our power" to protect kids from epidemic of youth suicide

The First Minister has made the pledge as he backs the Record's Save Young Lives campaign, which was set up in response to a mental health crisis among kids.

Events

8 h. ago One of Scotland’s fastest girls says closure of sports school will crush dreams of future stars

Fourteen-year-old Olivia Fisher - the fastest Scots girl in her age group - is facing uncertainty over plans to shut prestigious Glasgow School of Sport.

Politics

11 h. ago Secondary school removes all mirrors from bathrooms as pupils can't stop looking into them

Wey Valley Academy in Weymouth, Dorset, took the drastic action after the 'congestion' made the space less comfortable for other children.

Politics

12 h. ago Tom Read Wilson's father wasn't his mother's teacher at school: I'm A Celeb star's parents say their son was 'factually incorrect' about their relationship on 8 out of 10 Cats

I'm A Celebrity's Tom Read Wilson's parents have refuted his claims that they met while his father was a teacher at his mother's school when she was 18 years old.

Society