1 hour ago M1 closed LIVE after serious Yorkshire crash causes huge delays as air ambulance called to scene

One carriageway has been shut, with delays still impacting the opposite roadway now the air ambulance has left the scene.

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1 hour ago Chinese solar panels for all... £15bn Warm Homes Plan offers massive housing upgrades to cut energy bills

The Government's Warm Homes Plan, announced today, will see millions of families able to access solar panels, batteries, heat pumps and insulation for their properties.

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2 h. ago New York’s Met Opera announces ‘necessary’ layoffs and pay cuts

‘Cost-cutting’ announcement comes amid uncertainty over deal struck with Saudi Arabia to perform in RiyadhNew York’s Metropolitan Opera has announced a round of layoffs, pay cuts and program reductions as it grapples with financial strain.The organization cited problems left over from the Covid pandemic, which drastically affected performing arts shows across the US and internationally. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Big Brother to return with huge format change amid ITV cuts after celebrity edition axed

Big Brother is reportedly set to return with a major shakeup to the format, shortly after it was announced that the celebrity edition will be rested for at least two years

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2 h. ago Cuts to speed limits blamed as London's roads found to be slowest of any capital city in the world

More than half of the capital's roads now have a 20mph limit

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2 h. ago Duke sues its superstar QB to keep him on the team after he announced plans to transfer

Darian Mensah’s rumored transfer compensation package from Miami allegedly includes an NIL offer to his sister, Grace, who plays soccer at the University of Oregon

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2 h. ago Pregnant Strictly star flooded with support as she shares 'last' baby update

The Strictly favourite and her partner, whom she met on the show, are expecting a baby very soon.

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3 h. ago Toxicology report says late US chess star Daniel Naroditsky had drugs in his system

29-year-old had stimulants and kratom in systemDeath investigated as possible overdose or suicideAmerican chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky had a combination of stimulant and psychoactive substances in his system when he died last year, according to a toxicology report released by North Carolina authorities.Naroditsky, 29, was found dead at his home in Charlotte in October 2025, a loss that sent shockwaves through the global chess community. At the time, police said his death was being investigated as a possible overdose or suicide. No official cause was announced.In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue read...

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3 h. ago Brits to be mesmerised by the Northern lights for the second night in a row... but clouds will spoil the spectacle for millions

Tonight, the Met Office predicts a G3 storm, meaning it is likely that yet more aurora borealis will be visible from the UK. However, cloud maps show that much of the country will be covered.

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3 h. ago Pentagon to scale back NATO involvement as Trump drives military pullback from Europe

The Pentagon is set to cut its participation in NATO advisory groups, with about 200 military personnel affected, according to reports

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3 h. ago Donald Trump announces he's scaling back NATO involvement after Greenland backlas

We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

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3 h. ago Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha Vance say they are expecting their fourth child

Vice President JD Vance and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, are expecting their fourth child

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4 h. ago Second lady Usha Vance announces she’s pregnant with her and JD’s fourth child

The Vances are having a baby boy

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4 h. ago Miami woman accused of drugging men she met at bars to rob their places while they were passed out

She is accused of stealing thousands of dollars and luxury goods from the victims

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4 h. ago Starmer’s ‘keep calm and carry on’ strategy on Trump seeks to protect UK

Prime minister hopes for ‘pragmatic’ solutions, while US president drops one diplomatic bomb after anotherIn his account of Tony Blair’s years in power, the New Machiavelli, Jonathan Powell sets out two opposing strategies for any British prime minister in dealing with their counterpart in the White House.The first, he says, is “cutting a bella figura” by openly criticising the US president, for which he gives the example of the French. The other, and the approach preferred by Powell, is to do diplomacy in private and build a close relationship, in the hope of having greater influence. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Starmer’s ‘keep calm’ Trump diplomacy bets on influence over popularity

Prime minister puts faith in ‘pragmatic’ solutions, while US president drops one diplomatic bomb after anotherIn his account of Tony Blair’s years in power, The New Machiavelli, Jonathan Powell sets out two opposing strategies for any British prime minister in dealing with their counterpart in the White House.The first, he says, is “cutting a bella figura” – parading for show – by openly criticising the US president, for which he gives the example of the French. The other, and the approach preferred by Powell, is to do diplomacy in private and build a close relationship, in the hope of having greater influence. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Harry Styles fans ‘screaming’ and ‘crying’ after major new music announcement

Harry Styles has sent fans into a frenzy after announcing that a new song will be released in a matter of days

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4 h. ago Steve Bannon gloats about lack of ‘resistance’ to Trump’s second term

‘You have to take it however deep you can take it and, quite frankly, until you meet resistance. And we haven’t met any resistance,’ former Trump strategist said this week

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5 h. ago China meets initial soybean purchase goal, but Trump's shifting trade policy could disrupt deal

The Trump administration says China has fulfilled its initial commitment to buy 12 million metric tons of soybeans, but it’s not clear if the trade agreement announced in October can withstand President Donald Trump’s ever-shifting trade policy as American farmers are still dealing with high production costs

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5 h. ago The transatlantic order is crumbling. Greenland is a moment of great rupture | Christopher S Chivvis

Trump’s demand for Greenland is a throwback to the 1884 Berlin conference: a transaction of land and people driven by a might makes right worldviewThe announcement on 17 January that Washington will impose punitive tariffs of 10% to 25% on eight European allies – unless they facilitate the “complete and total purchase” of Greenland – is likely to be the death knell of the post-1945 transatlantic order. By linking the territorial sovereignty of a Nato ally to trade access, the US has transitioned from Europe’s security guarantor to a 19th-century imperial rent-seeker.This is a moment of profound rupture. For decades, the western world believed that raw imperialism had been relegated to the past among advanced industrial powers. Even China, for all its assertiveness, largely couches its ambitions in the language of revanchism – the “reclaiming” of lost territory. Washington’s current demand for Greenland, by contrast, is a throwback to the age of the 1884 Berlin conference: a transact...

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