64 m. ago AA issue rare amber warning for Christmas traffic on Scotland's roads

The AA has urged drivers to plan ahead and allow extra time

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65 m. ago When will my bin get collected? Aberdeenshire, Moray, Highlands and Islands Christmas bin collection dates

There are different bin collection guidelines for councils across Scotland - here are the dates and changes for Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, the Highlands and Islands, Orkney and Moray.

Politics

82 m. ago Rare interstellar object 'older than the Solar System' zooms past Earth

3I/ATLAS just made its closest approach to Earth in a historic flyby - and you can see it online tonight

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93 m. ago Aldi offering shoppers 5p vegetables between now and Christmas

Alongside its newest deal, many other festive products are now in stores as part of Aldi's Christmas collection

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2 h. ago Richard E Grant shows off his vast collection of trinkets at his west London home after filling the Georgian property with career nik

The actor, 68, displayed how he's decorated his west London home with stunning Christmas decorations and nik-naks ahead of welcoming guests this festive season.

Society

3 h. ago UK weather maps turn bright orange as dangerous rare event to hit Britain

New forecasts show the exact day parts of the UK could be hit by freezing rain, which can leave roads and runways covered in slippery ice

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3 h. ago Comedy legends Cannon and Ball back on TV with rare Christmas special

‘I’m absolutely thrilled that the shows will be back where they belong on national TV’ says Tommy Cannon

Culture

3 h. ago 'Blood rain' hits Iran: Incredible footage shows the moment the landscape turned crimson due to rare geological phenomenon

Fears that the End Time may be approaching resurfaced after an island in the Middle East turned crimson red this week.

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4 h. ago UK weather maps turn orange as freezing rain set for Britain days after Christmas

Weather maps have turned bright orange as they show the rare freezing rain event could strike near the English-Welsh border on December 30

Politics

4 h. ago Best films of 2025 in the UK: No 1 – One Battle After Another

Leonardo DiCaprio is a former revolutionary searching for his daughter in Paul Thomas Anderson’s exhilaratingly audacious counterculture epic• The best films of 2025 in the UK• More on the best culture of 2025Paul Thomas Anderson’s countercultural drama-thriller One Battle After Another, inspired by Thomas Pynchon’s novel Vineland, is a formal enigma that has perplexed, provoked and entranced, and the year ends with no definitive consensus as to its exact meaning. A rare naysayer is screenwriter and film-maker Paul Schrader, who commented tersely online: “Film-making at level A+, but try as I might I couldn’t muster up an ounce of empathy for Leo DiCaprio or Sean Penn. I kept waiting for them to die.”But that’s why the film is gripping: there is indeed no empathy for its two unlovely leading males, and their mortality and vulnerability has a kind of unwinding, entropic energy. They are heading for disaster. And yes, the film-making is A+ or A++; it is supercharged with pleasure at i...

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4 h. ago Hormone pill triggered rare condition that left woman fighting for life

Hormone pill triggered rare condition that left woman fighting for life  My London

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6 h. ago ‘I had to plunge the knife into the canvas’: Edita Schubert wielded her scalpel like other artists wield a brush

In her day job, the ‘first lady of Croatian avant garde’ sliced up cadavers at Zagreb’s anatomical institute. In her studio, she used the same medical instruments to make art that surprises to this dayEdita Schubert lived a double life. For more than three decades, the late Croatian artist worked at the Institute of Anatomy at the University of Zagreb’s medical faculty, meticulously drawing dissected human bodies for surgical textbooks. In her studio, she made art that resisted every attempt at categorisation – often using the very same tools.“She was producing these really precise, technical illustrations which were used in medical textbooks,” says David Crowley, curator of a new retrospective of Schubert’s work at Muzeum Susch, in eastern Switzerland. “She was right in the middle of that practice She was totally unfazed about being in dissections.” Her anatomical drawings, notes Marika Kuźmicz, the museum’s curator, are still published in handbooks for medical students in Croatia ...

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11 h. ago Australia launches biggest gun buyback in 30 years after Bondi beach terror attack

Prime minister announces first firearm buyback since Port Arthur massacre, and designates Sunday a national day of reflection in honour of Hanukah shooting victimsVictims of Bondi beach shootingTen minutes of terror: how the Bondi mass shooting unfolded in real time – videoFollow the latest live updatesThe federal government will launch a new gun buyback scheme in response to the Bondi beach terror attack in what Anthony Albanese says will be the biggest collection of weapons since the Port Arthur massacre nearly three decades ago.It comes as New South Wales announced a suite of gun control measures including capping the number of firearms most recreational shooters can hold at four. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Rare specimens collected by naturalist Gerald Durrell donated to museum

The donation of more than 550 specimens and samples is now available for scientific research.

Politics

13 h. ago WNBA players authorize strike ‘when necessary’ as talks over new CBA stall

Players vote overwhelmingly to authorize strikeRevenue sharing and salaries remain key issuesCBA deadline set to expire on 9 JanuaryWNBA players have authorized their union’s executive council to call a strike if necessary, the union announced Thursday as it continues to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement with the league.The WNBPA and league have been negotiating a new agreement for the past few months, extending the deadline a couple of times with the latest one set to expire on 9 January. The move gives union negotiators another tool to use in talks. Continue reading...

Sport

14 h. ago Gabby Logan, 52, makes a rare appearance with her daughter Lois Maya, 20, as she dazzles in a gold gown at the BBC Sports Personality Of The Year

The Welsh TV host, 52, dazzled in a sequinned gold gown and strappy heels as she posed next to leggy Lois, 20, as they stopped for snaps ahead of the annual ceremony in Manchester.

Politics

17 h. ago Hubble Space Telescope spies dusty debris from two cosmic collisions

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has gotten a rare peek at the aftermath of two cosmic collisions — and helped scientists solve a decades-old mystery

Politics

17 h. ago Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes emerge for rare family outing after jetting back from England amid vow renewal rumors

Ryan Gosling was spotted enjoying a rare family outing with wife Eva Mendes and their children in sunny Montecito following their move out of Hollywood.

Politics

18 h. ago Morgue manager sentenced for selling bodies donated to Harvard, including man’s face

Lodge’s wife, Denise, received just over a year in prison for assisting him

Events

21 h. ago In rare ruling, EU's top court sides with refugee's appeal in a landmark case against Frontex

The European Union's highest court has sided with a Syrian refugee in a landmark case against Frontex, the EU border agency

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