4 h. ago New Year's Eve: UK gears up to celebrate 'best of British' after dazzling displays in Europe and UAE

LIVEBLOG: Follow New Year's Eve celebrations across the globe as nations around the world throw parties to toast the final hours of the year before ushering in 2026.

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5 h. ago New Year’s Eve live: Dubai sees in 2026 with dazzling fireworks display as countries welcome new year

Join our live coverage as we cross the globe to enter the new yearSydney is the self-appointed “world capital of new year’s eve” and arguably rightly so. As always, eyes will be on the Opera House at 13:00 GMT when fireworks will light up the sky in spectacular fashion. But there are also huge crowds out in Melbourne to see off the year in style.Thousands of people are expected to descend on Melbourne this evening to celebrate NYE. There will be two 7 minute firework displays and light shows tonight, first a family one at 9.30pm for young children, and the main one at the stroke of midnight. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Photos of New Year’s celebrations across the globe as the world welcomes 2026

Australia saluted the new year with defiance less than a month after its worst mass shooting in almost 30 years

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7 h. ago Emirates Airlines jet going from Heathrow to Dubai suffers New Year's Eve mid

An Emirates Airlines jet going from Heathrow to Dubai was forced to circle above London for more than an hour before landing back at Heathrow.

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7 h. ago New Year's Eve: Dubai throws lavish party to kick off new year with Europe celebrating last hours of 2025

LIVEBLOG: Follow New Year's Eve celebrations across the globe as nations around the world throw parties to toast the final hours of the year before ushering in 2026.

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13 h. ago The rise of 'heteroflexible': The fastest growing sexuality in the UK according to experts... do YOU meet the criteria?

There's still a few hours of 2025 left, meaning there's still time to add a new word to the national lexicon: Heteroflexible.

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47 h. ago All the New Year's Eve 2025 opening hours for Aldi, Lidl, Primark and B&M

Check below for when supermarkets and shops will be open on Hogmanay this year.

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3 d. ago Wales fireworks laws explained: Legal hours for New Year's Eve 2025

Fireworks can only be set off at certain times to avoid breaking the law - and New Year's Eve has its own rules

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6 d. ago Boxing Day 2025 opening hours for Tesco Asda, Aldi, Lidl and other supermarkets

Opening hours on Boxing Day vary from store to store - some aren't open at all. Check out our list of store hours on December 26

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1 week ago What time is sunset on Winter Solstice 2025 – the shortest day of the year?

FOR the past six months, the days have been getting shorter and the nights longer, but that is about to reverse soon. Sunday, December 21, marks the shortest day of 2025 — also known as the Winter Solstice. What time is sunset on the shortest day of the year 2025 and how many daylight hours...

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1 week ago Scotland Christmas 2025 opening times for Tesco, Morrisons, Aldi, Sainsbury's

Here is all the info you need before heading out for a last minute xmas shop 🛒

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2 w. ago The Spin | Bradman’s greatest hour: how Australia came from 2

England team on tour are unlikely to mirror comeback orchestrated by legendary batter in the 1936-37 seriesBy the time you read this, day one of the third Test will have gently unfolded/catastrophically unspooled. You will already have some inkling of how (un)likely it is that England will be able to haul in Australia’s 2-0 lead and claw back the urn.As you also probably know, only one side has overcome a 2-0 deficit to win a series, and that side was Australia, and that Australia included Don Bradman.This is an extract from the Guardian’s weekly cricket email, The Spin. To subscribe, just visit this page and follow the instructions. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trafford Centre opening times and late night shopping hours for Christmas 2025

Everything you need to know about late-night shopping at the Trafford Centre this Christmas

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2 w. ago Yvette Cooper criticises Donald Trump for attack on 'decaying' Europe saying Britain's diversity is something to 'celebrate' as part of its 'centuries of civilisation'

The Foreign Secretary, the UK's top diplomat, defended the nation's 'centuries of civilisation' when asked about the new US National Security Strategy.

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2 w. ago Edinburgh Opening Hours: Here's when The Gyle, Fort Kinnaird, St James Quarter and more will be open over Christmas

Here are all of the opening hours for shopping centres and retail parks around Edinburgh over the festive period.

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2 w. ago By not explaining 'worst 48 hours' Enzo Maresca has put himself at even greater risk | Jacob Steinberg

Manager’s comments on Saturday have left Chelsea baffled and the Italian in dangerIf Enzo Maresca was interested in ending speculation that he has a problem with elements of Chelsea’s hierarchy then he would have done so on Monday . Instead the Italian made no attempt to clear up a situation entirely of his own making.He rebuffed questions about his cryptic response to beating Everton on Saturday and even reacted with exasperation when he was asked if he regretted saying a lack of support from unspecified people had put him through his “worst 48 hours” since joining the club. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The Rolling Stones 'cancel' UK and European tour as Keith Richards 'couldn't commit'

The Rolling Stones were expected to tour a new album in 2026, but the gigs seem to be on hold after Keith Richards allegedly couldn't commit to being on the road

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3 w. ago ‘Food and fossil fuel production causing $5bn of environmental damage an hour’

UN GEO report says ending this harm key to global transformation required ‘before collapse becomes inevitable’The unsustainable production of food and fossil fuels causes $5bn (£3.8bn) of environmental damage per hour, according to a major UN report.Ending this harm was a key part of the global transformation of governance, economics and finance required “before collapse becomes inevitable”, the experts said. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Teeny boppers gather for the 'first ever UK influencer party': Social media star throws a lavish bash for young content creators to mark her 18th birthday

Yas Labidi decided to turn her 18th birthday celebration into what she dubbed 'the first ever UK influencer party', inviting dozens of creators to Nottingham 's nightclub, Liquid Library.

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3 w. ago Angry Ginge reveals how much weight he lost on I'm A Celeb as he devours crisps and Red Bull

Angry Ginge has spoken out just hours after it was revealed that he had won the 2025 series of ITV's I'm A Celebrity, which came as a complete shock to the content creator

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