55 m. ago Delroy Lindo: ‘I get tired of the sound of my own voice – but I never get tired of talking about Sinners’

The star of the Oscar-tipped blockbuster speaks to Louis Chilton about the ‘genius’ of Ryan Coogler, his multiple collaborations with Spike Lee, and why, at 73, retirement is the furthest thing from his mind

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1 hour ago UK scarlet fever warning as advice issued to parents over symptoms

Scarlet fever is a contagious infection that is most common in young children, and while symptoms can range from mild to severe, it is treatable with a course of antibiotics

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2 h. ago Scottish Child Payment 'must be raised to £40 a week to help tackle poverty'

The Action for Children charity called for the Scottish Child Payment to be increased to £40 per week.

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4 h. ago Eileen Higgins becomes Miami’s first Democratic mayor in 30 years

In stunning upset victory, Higgins also becomes first woman in post and first non-Hispanic candidate since 90sDemocrat Eileen Higgins was elected mayor of Miami on Tuesday night in a stunning upset victory that reversed a run of recent Republican successes in Florida.The election of Higgins, 61, a former county commissioner, also added to a string of Democratic wins across the country that have served to highlight the growing level of resistance to Donald Trump in his second presidential term. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Albanese is taking away social media for children but hanging out mistletoe for AI. It’s magical thinking | Peter Lewis

The PM won big by convincing us we could avoid the madness of Donald Trump’s new world order but Labor’s feeble AI plan embeds Australia deeply in its orbitGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastI’m blaming Santa. As 2025 reaches its inevitable endgame, I can’t help thinking we have all become gullible children enthralled by the promise of tech cornucopia, refusing to see the folds in our logic because deep down we don’t want to break the magic.While the federal government prepares to take the toys off the children with its world-first social media ban, it is hanging out the stockings for the self-same tech overlords to fill with new goodies via its light-touch National AI Plan. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago A woman sues Royal Caribbean over her fiance's death on a cruise ship

The fiancee of a man who died on a cruise ship has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Royal Caribbean

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5 h. ago Natalie Cassidy hits the red carpet in a thigh skimming miniskirt as she joins at the Children with Cancer Annual Christmas Quiz

Natalie Cassidy looked in high spirits as she joined Ferne McCann and Kimberley Walsh for the Children with Cancer Annual Christmas Quiz at The Kings Arms pub in London on Tuesday. 

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6 h. ago Don’t talk loudly on your phone, eat stinky food or seat hog – new Christmas train rules reveal what Brits hate to hear

WITH millions of Brits set to travel home by train this Christmas, a new survey has uncovered to top DOS and DONT’S when it comes to travelling on the rails. The poll revealed that talking loudly on the phone (59 per cent) was voted as the nation’s biggest bugbear.   Blaring music or videos out loud...

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6 h. ago Chilling 'brain rot' warning as kids up until 5am on TikTok and YouTube

Around a fifth of the time children aged eight to 14 spend on YouTube, Snapchat, TikTok and WhatsApp is between the hours of 9pm and 5am, the media watchdog has found

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6 h. ago Keir Starmer's plan to save Britain's children from three major dangers

PM Keir Starmer has vowed to tackle a crisis of young people struggling with 'unprecedented levels of isolation' with the launch of a landmark youth strategy on Wednesday

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6 h. ago Welsh Government makes major announcement on free school meals

Councils will get an extra £8m to give all primary children, regardless of income, free lunch each day. The extra cash is to cover rising costs and adds 20p per meal

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7 h. ago Liverpool: Arne Slot sends Mohamed Salah clear message as peace talks plan revealed

Reds boss left club legend out of squad for precious Champions League win

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7 h. ago Gwyneth Paltrow tells Jacob Elordi her daughter Apple, 21, 'is in love with' him... and gets a cheeky reply

She shares two children with her ex-husband Chris Martin of Coldplay fame - a 21-year-old daughter called Apple and a 19-year-old son called Moses.

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7 h. ago NASCAR chairman refuses to budge on team charters in testimony during Michael Jordan's lawsuit

NASCAR Chairman Jim France has testified in Michael Jordan’s federal antitrust lawsuit against his family that he still has not changed his mind on granting teams permanent charters

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7 h. ago Maya Jama wows in tartan jacket and black mini dress as she returns to The Masked Singer for Christmas special

TV star Maya Jama brings plaid tidings as she returns to The Masked Singer. The 31-year-old wore a black and orange tartan jacket over a black dress for the Christmas special. Maya returned to the panel alongside Davina McCall, Mo Gilligan and Jonathan Ross — with children’s TV puppet Basil Brush appearing as a special...

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7 h. ago Peter Kay reveals more details on Phoenix Nights movie reboot as he reunites with co

PETER Kay has revealed more details on the Phoenix Nights movie reboot as he reunited with a co-star and revealed his AI de-ageing plan. The Bolton-born comedian, 52, launched the smash hit series which made him a star back in 2001 and now he's talking about bringing it to the big screen. Over two decades...

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8 h. ago Children left in tears and 'thousands' of revellers turned away after tech giant 'hijacked' festive event for private party

Arm Holdings, a software design company worth more than £100billion, reportedly paid hundreds of thousands of pounds to hire out Cambridge Christmas market for its staff on Saturday.

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8 h. ago Vogue Williams shares the emotional moment she reunites with her three children after I'm A Celebrity stint: 'My heart hurt with how much I missed our babies'

The TV presenter, 40, left fans in tears as she shared the moment she reunited with her three children after her I'm a Celebrity stint.

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8 h. ago Martin Lewis talks investing for beginners in first for his Money Show Live

TV star and money guru Martin Lewis used his ITV show to cover investing for beginners - with a blunt warning about cryptocurrency

Economics

8 h. ago Dominik Szoboszlai holds his nerve to give Liverpool late win at Inter

The Liverpool hierarchy protected Arne Slot’s authority by axing Mohamed Salah from the Champions League trip to Milan. The Liverpool team followed suit by inflicting a first European home defeat on Inter since September 2022 courtesy of Dominik Szoboszlai’s 88th-minute penalty. A brooding superstar with a bruised ego looked on from afar.Salah would have been on penalty duties had he not talked himself out of a showpiece occasion at the San Siro, another legend of the game that is showing its age. Instead it fell to Szoboszlai, the friend he argued should not be playing on the right ahead of him, to give Slot a precious victory after Alessandro Bastoni was penalised for pulling Florian Wirtz’s shirt in the box with minutes remaining. Liverpool had been resolute and fiercely committed to that point, well worthy of the point that was heading their way until the video assistant referee sent German official Felix Zwayer to the pitch-side monitor to review Bastoni’s foul. Continue readin...

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