52 m. ago Do not leave magnifying mirrors on windowsills, warn fire chiefs after house fire sparked by reflecting sunlight

A blaze tore through a home in Poole, Dorset on Saturday after the sun reflected off a mirror, setting a curtain and blind alight. The fire service has now told families not to leave mirrors by windows.

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2 h. ago When an F1 team signed three drivers for one season sparking messy legal battle

F1 seats are among the most highly-coveted in motorsport, and one of the series' most historic organisations made a critical error when deciding on their driver line-up

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2 h. ago Waterloo: Major train station shut as 'security alert' sparks chaos

Waterloo: Major train station shut as 'security alert' sparks chaos  Daily Express

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2 h. ago BBC Mastermind viewers issue complaints over 'embarrassing' Christmas special

BBC Celebrity Mastermind's Christmas 2025 special sparked viewer complaints after featuring questions like 'what pet says woof woof' and 'who played Bridget Jones'

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3 h. ago Is it true that you’re more likely to get sick when you’re stressed?

Stress releases hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol, which can suppress your immune system – but chronic concerns are more of an issue than short-term worries‘Stress has a well-established effect on your immune health,” says Daniel M Davis, head of life sciences at Imperial College London. “But stress is a very broad phenomenon. You can feel stressed watching a horror movie, or you can experience long-term stress, like going through a divorce.”Short-term stress can temporarily affect your immune system. “The number of immune cells in the blood changes,” says Davis. “But it returns to normal within about an hour, so it’s unlikely to have any major impact.” Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Why do New Year's resolutions fail? Expert explains reason new habits don't stick

Making New Year's resolutions is an important part of the year for many people, but psychologist Terri Bly says there are several reasons over 90% of goals are abandoned within months

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3 h. ago Pensioner, 78, wakes up in body bag at funeral home after being pronounced 'dead'

Walter Williams was mistakenly pronounced 'dead' after his heart failed, however, he woke up in a body bag just as his body was about to be embalmed by funeral home staff.

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3 h. ago Seven Greater Manchester ‘green belt’ housing schemes where developers are using new rules to try and build estates

Several schemes intend to use a 'grey belt' argument to build while other land has already been removed from the green belt

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5 h. ago ‘We should have pulled the Big Sam ripcord’: Premier League fans assess the season so far

The Guardian’s fans’ network on 2025-26 at the halfway stage: best games, worst setbacks, and their January window wish listsStory so far It would be pretty churlish to be anything other than super-chuffed, with those displays over Bayern Munich and our neighbours among the highlights. But, as we know, there are no prizes for being top at Christmas. Our success so far has largely been due to our defensive resilience; it’s the most talented squad we’ve had in many a moon but we’ve only shone going forward in fits and spurts. Find that spark on a consistent basis and we really will be firing.Bernard Azulay onlinegooner.com; @GoonerN5 Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Families of Bondi Beach victims demand more federal action on antisemitism and security failures

Families of victims of the recent Sydney massacre are urging more federal action to investigate rising antisemitism and security failures

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10 h. ago Trump and Zelenskyy talks fail to deliver breakthrough on Ukraine peace deal

US president says ‘thorny’ issues remain on ending Europe’s biggest land war in 80 years

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13 h. ago Labour MPs are getting the chop from hairdressers in revenge for Rachel Reeves’ Grinch Budget

Fed-up barbers and salon owners are following the lead of more than 1,000 publicans who have barred the party’s politicians from their boozers after the Government failed to slash business rates.

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13 h. ago Powerful winter storm to batter much of US with snow, rain and strong winds

Snowy holiday season in the upper midwest and north-east comes as a cold front is expected to hit the southA powerful winter storm was sweeping east from the Plains on Sunday, driven by what meteorologists describe as an intense cyclone that is expected to impact much of the US with a mixture of snow, ice, rain and strong winds.“Part of the storm system is getting heavy snow, other parts of the storm along the cold front are getting higher winds and much colder temperatures as the front passes,” said Bob Oravec, a lead forecaster at the National Weather Service (NWS) office in College Park, Maryland. “They’re all related to each other – different parts of the country will be receiving different effects from this storm.” Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Deport Egyptian activist over ‘death of Zionists’ social media posts, say Tories

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch called for dual-national Alaa Abd El-Fattah to be stripped of his UK citizenship

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14 h. ago Dua Lipa shows off her sparkling £25k engagement ring from fiancé Callum Turner and declares 'life just keeps getting better' in 2025 round up album

She's had a huge year - getting engaged and wrapping up a sold-out world tour.

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14 h. ago 'I was at Adam Peaty's wedding and he was in tears as he walked down the aisle'

Sara Davies and Adam Peaty grew close during Strictly Come Dancing back in 2021, at the same time sparks started to fly between the Olympian and his future wife

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14 h. ago Deport Egyptian extremist who called Brits 'monkeys', say Tories

The Conservatives have called for Alaa Abd El-Fattah to be deported and have his citizenship revoked - after Sir Keir posted that he was 'delighted' by the activist's return from Egypt.

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14 h. ago British law student, 24, found with £2,500 of cocaine at Dubai party is freed in time for Christmas family reunion after being jailed for 25 years

Mia O'Brien, 24, was arrested in the Middle Eastern city in October 2024 after 50g of the intoxicant was reportedly found in a flat stormed by police during a party.

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14 h. ago Fuming families storm out of 'shambles' panto dubbed 'Willy Wonka Experience 2'

A Glasgow pantomime billed as a 'Cirque staging' of The Wicked Wizard of Oz has sparked a wave of criticism, with some theatre-goers even requesting refunds

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15 h. ago Holyrood’s ‘walk of shame’ for 2025 revealed – from scandals to fibs and car crash interviews

THE past year has seen politics consistently fail to surpass expectations — all too often with award- winning levels of idiocy. From Labour’s dogged pursuit of underachievement, to the SNP’s abject failure to make anything better, it truly has been a year where our politicians have done their utmost to disappoint. As we look back...

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