11 h. ago Is Man United v Brighton on TV today? Channel, start time and how to watch FA Cup tie online

Darren Fletcher continues to manage Manchester United while the club search for a new manager

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26 h. ago Manchester terror survivors use own trauma to help heal Southport kids

The initiative – a collaboration between the National Emergencies Trust and Lancaster University – involves Manchester survivors running support workshops for teachers in Sefton

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4 d. ago Wales see five outsiders emerge as unofficial Six Nations trial period ends

Steve Tandy has a lot to ponder ahead of the Six Nations

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5 d. ago Opposition leader Machado says she hasn’t spoken to Trump since attack as she vows to return to Venezuela – live

María Corina Machado tells Fox News she would share her Nobel peace prize with US president after removal of Nicolás MaduroDeposed Maduro pleads not guilty after capture in shock US attack on VenezuelaUS foes and allies denounce Trump’s ‘crime of aggression’ in Venezuela at UN meetingThe United States has faced widespread condemnation for a “crime of aggression” in Venezuela at an emergency meeting of the United Nations security council.Brazil, China, Colombia, Cuba, Eritrea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa and Spain were among countries that have denounced the weekend US attack in Venezuela.I am deeply concerned about the possible intensification of instability in the country, the potential impact on the region, and the precedent it may set for how relations between and among states are conducted. Continue reading...

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6 d. 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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7 d. ago British military wanted to 'acquire alien tech' after black triangle UFO sightings

In documents that have emerged in The National Archives in Kew, it has reportedly been indicated that a military intelligence unit in the 1990s took the topic seriously

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7 d. ago Donald Trump says US will ‘run’ Venezuela after military strikes – live

United Nations to hold emergency security council meeting after the US attacked Venezuela and forced Nicolás Maduro out of the countryFull report – Trump says US will ‘run’ VenezuelaIs there legal justification for the US attack on Venezuela?Global outcry after US strikes VenezuelaThe Reuters news agency says it has been told by a US official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, that the US carried out strikes inside Venezuela on Saturday.The unnamed official did not provide details. As mentioned earlier, the White House and Pentagon did not immediately respond to request for comment on Saturday morning. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago WW3 fears as Trump 'orders Venezuela airstrikes' and nation declares 'state of emergency'

Venezuela's capital was shaken by at least seven explosions near military sites, with aircraft overhead and the cause still unconfirmed amid escalating US-Venezuela tensions

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9 d. ago Woman sustains multiple serious injuries after falling off cliff at Welsh beauty spot

A large emergency services response was sent to Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

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1 week ago Influx of cheap Chinese imports could drive down UK inflation, economists say

As Trump’s tariffs take effect, Britain is likely alternative destination for cars, telecoms and sound equipmentBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK is poised for an influx of cheap Chinese imports that could bring down inflation amid the fallout from Donald Trump’s global trade war, leading economists have said.After figures showed China’s trade surplus surpassed $1tn (£750bn) despite Washington’s tariff policies hitting exports to the US, the Bank of England said the UK was among the nations emerging as alternative destinations for the goods. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Stephen Fry warns lives at stake as he makes powerful ‘national emergency’ plea

Writing for the Mirror, The Celebrity Traitors star – who has shared his own battle with bipolar disorder – calls for action on men's mental health

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2 w. ago Welsh rugby's winners and losers as huge impact already felt and Six Nations dark horse emerges

There were some eye-catching results over the past few days

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2 w. ago Early Boxing Day 2025 sales now live including Dunelm, Boots and Oodie

Boxing Day sales are starting to land online early this year.

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3 w. ago Misogynistic abuse is a ‘national emergency’ – and it starts online

Editorial: Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips is to be applauded for treating the problem of violence against women and girls with the same seriousness and techniques used to foil terrorism – but still more can be done to control the tech giants who make money out of pushing hatred

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3 w. ago I want my sons to know masculinity can be kind – and my daughter to live without fear | David Lammy

Violence against women is a national emergency. As a minister, but also as a father, I see Labour’s new strategy as a matter of the highest priorityDavid Lammy MP is the deputy prime minister, lord chancellor and secretary of state for justiceIn the year leading up to March 2025, one in eight women in England and Wales had been a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault or stalking. Almost 200 rapes are recorded every day. And on average, three women are killed by men in the UK every single week. Just pause and consider that.There has been plenty of tough talk on violence against women and girls over the past decade – but too little action. We will deploy the full power of the state in the largest crackdown on violence perpetrated against women and girls in British history. This violence is a national emergency. And as a dad to a daughter, it terrifies me. But as a dad to two sons, it drives home that we can’t keep doing things the same way.David Lammy MP is the deputy prime ministe...

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3 w. ago Lithuania arrests 21 during investigation into balloon smuggling ring that closed airport

This crackdown follows Lithuania's declaration of a national emergency earlier this month

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3 w. ago Extra £19m for domestic abuse survivor safe housing amid ‘national emergency’

£19m will be aimed at giving survivors a ‘fresh start’ in new housing

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3 w. ago Safe housing pledge for domestic abuse survivors amid 'national emergency' warning

Some 4,900 families seeking safety will be helped by the uplift, which comes on top of £480milllion over three years to support women and children in safe accommodation

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4 w. ago The government’s ‘crackdown’ on violence against women must be more than words

Editorial: Shabana Mahmood promises to deal with a ‘national emergency’, but the home secretary must match her rhetoric with action

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last month Donald Trump wants a Europe in chaos – a sure sign for Britain to shore up its democracy | Polly Toynbee

With the US threatening to support ‘patriotic’ parties here, we need better defences, starting with tough new rules about political donationsThe new threat is so dizzyingly bizarre that Europe, and especially Britain, is slow to believe it. The US declares itself our enemy. Europe emerges as its main adversary in the US national security strategy. Russia is its friend, not us. Everything that looked solid since the second world war is turned upside down; the land of the free becomes the destroyer of democratic values. Appeasement fails.He may ramble, but Donald Trump speaks plainly. He means what he says, and he hates everything European. Except its emerging “patriotic” parties, which he wants to support. His strategy warns of “civilizational erasure”, claiming Europe will soon “become majority non-European” and parroting the racist conspiracy known as the great replacement theory. Describing Europeans as “weak”, “decaying” and “destroying their countries”, with “real stupid” leader...

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