3 h. ago Met Office: 2026 will bring heat more than 1.4C above preindustrial levels

Forecast is slightly cooler than the record 1.55C reached in 2024, but 2026 set to be among four hottest years since 1850Next year will bring heat more than 1.4C above preindustrial levels, meteorologists project, as fossil fuel pollution continues to bake the Earth and fuel extreme weather.The UK Met Office’s central forecast is slightly cooler than the 1.55C reached in 2024, the warmest year on record, but 2026 is set to be among the four hottest years dating back to 1850. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Horoscope today, December 18, 2025: Daily star sign guide from Mystic Meg

OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in 2023 but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégée Maggie Innes. Read on to see what’s written in the stars for you today. ♈ ARIES March 21 to April 20 This is a day for Aries movement, so even if the steps you make...

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3 h. ago Oakland's Jack London Square hopes to get business boost with new California law

Oakland's Jack London Square hopes to get business boost with new California law  ABC7 San Francisco

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4 h. ago Raymond van Barneveld sunk by Swiss star Stefan Bellmont at PDC worlds

Bellmont: ‘This is great for all Swiss people’ James Wade cruises past Ryusei AzemotoThe five-time world champion Raymond van Barneveld was left stunned after falling to a straight-sets defeat by Switzerland’s Stefan Bellmont in their first-round clash at Alexandra Palace.Bellmont produced the performance of his career to become the first Swiss player win a match at the World Darts Championship. The 36-year-old from Cham hopes that his success will inspire a wave of darts enthusiasts in his home country. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Biggest clampdown on violence against women in history to include major school plan

Labour will unveil its long-awaited violence against women and girls (VAWG) strategy on Thursday, with measures to tackle toxic misogyny in schools among the key measures

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5 h. ago Cardiff's St Mary Street: 100 years of transformation in pictures

Historic photos reveal how the famous street has transformed from a bustling traffic-filled high street into today's vibrant pedestrian hub

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5 h. ago Mo Salah could be back at Liverpool sooner than expected as AFCON fears raised

Mohamed Salah will hope to lead Egypt to success at the Africa Cup of Nations and is set to miss a number of Liverpool matches as a result, but one supercomputer reckons he will fall short

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6 h. ago What to know about the search for the Brown University shooter

The investigation into the Brown University mass shooting has dragged on for more than four days with no named suspect, motive, weapon or even a clear image of the assailant’s face that might help bring them to justice

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6 h. ago Judi Dench feared sack for fluffing Shakespeare lines and blurting out rude word

Oscar winner Dame Judi Dench goes on a festive journey into her family history to discover whether one of her ancestors ever crossed paths with her hero, William Shakespeare.

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6 h. ago Met Office predicts 'wintry showers' during Christmas week as hopes for snow raised

The Met Office predicted last week that the chance of a White Christmas is low, but the odds may be improving.

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6 h. ago Trump attacks Democratic foes in White House presidential portraits

New plaques on ‘Presidential Walk of Fame’ scorn ‘divisive’ Obama and ‘by far the worst’ Biden – but Reagan is praisedWhite House officials on Wednesday revised what they call the “Presidential Walk of Fame,” installing plaques beneath portraits of former presidents that reflect Donald Trump’s own views, including branding former president Joe Biden as “the worst president in American history”.The changes are part of Trump’s broader effort to reshape the White House environment to match his preferences. Along the colonnade, portraits of past presidents now feature expanded text that permanently records Trump’s assessments of their records. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Prince Harry poses for photographers on stage in Aspen as he prepares to compete in the World Snow Polo Championships against friend Nacho Figueras

Footage posted on social media shows the Duke of Sussex posing for photos in a venue ahead of the event in Aspen, Colorado.

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7 h. ago Tara Reid investigation into alleged drugging is CLOSED as police say there is 'not enough evidence'

The investigation into claims made by Hollywood actress Tara Reid that she was secretly drugged when at a hotel bar in Illinois in November has been closed.

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7 h. ago Has Karoline Leavitt taken a page out of George Orwell’s 1984? A historian thinks so

The lack of transparency depicted in ‘1984’ has an uncanny echo in our current political moment

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7 h. ago White House adds plaques below Biden and Obama portraits, calling them ‘the worst President in American history’ and ‘divisive’

Newest additions appear to be part of the administration’s ongoing ‘troll’ campaign against former presidents and Trump’s opponents

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9 h. ago The fabulous world of nature's own 'Christmas tree decorations'

From old men’s beards and string-of-sausages lichens to redwings, fieldfares and even ‘fairies’, Scotland’s trees play host to a wealth of natural decorations

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9 h. ago Ranchers in Texas are turning against Trump as price of beef plummets

Moves by President Donald Trump to bring down costs for consumers risk alienating agricultural sector, a key voting bloc on whom he has depended in the past

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10 h. ago I sat on Santa’s lap and he almost COLLAPSED – people couldn’t stop staring at my whale

AN INFLUENCER who nearly caused Santa to collapse when she sat on his lap has admitted bystanders couldn't stop staring at her "whale-sized" body. Alex Aspasia, 31, is well-known for her body positive attitude, and frequently shows off her 6ft stature and size 26 curves on her social media pages. It was when she visited...

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10 h. ago Extra security at World Pie Eating Championships as cheat tries to sneak in funnel

Tony Callaghan, owner of Harry’s Bar, in Wigan, Greater Manchester, has ordered the increased surveillance after he was told that a competitor was planning to cheat

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10 h. ago "We are heartbroken" Tributes pour in for 'history making' footballer tragically killed in M1 crash

Ethan McLeod, 21, died in the crash on the M1 when travelling back from an away game

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