4 h. ago Tereza Valentova v Maya Joint: Australian Open first round – live

Updates as Australia’s No 30 seed takes on the Czech player‘I don’t want to be a punching bag’ – retirements mar dramatic dayAny thoughts? Get in touch with an emailIt’s crowd record after crowd record in Melbourne. Will day three continue the trend?Here comes the Ginger Ninja* in hot pink from head to toe plus those trademark sunnies. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Russia 'preparing for massive strike in coming days' as war escalates, Zelenskyy warns

President Zelenskyy warned of an impending "massive" Russian strike and wrote on social media: "Every region must be ready to respond quickly and support our people."

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12 h. ago Real Sociedad steal a march on Barcelona to get city party started early | Sid Lowe

Carnival drums provided the backdrop to surprise victory over league leaders that was not just down to luck“There was a little magic in the atmosphere,” Pellegrino Matarazzo said. Real Sociedad’s new coach could feel it; he could hear it too, the sound of drums beating on every street of the city he has embraced and into the stadium that has embraced him back already. When he and his players arrived at Anoeta on Sunday evening, they entered through a guard of honour, a band of soldiers and chefs lined up in the rain, hammering out the club anthem and hoping. By the time they departed around midnight, following 35,346 supporters out into San Sebastián, it had actually happened. La Real had beaten Barcelona 2-1. Celebrations, his captain Mikel Oyarzabal said, had come a day early.This week is tamborrada, the San Sebastián festival where, at midnight on 20 January, the city flag is raised and marching bands parade through its streets in Napoleonic uniforms and cooks’ costumes grasping ...

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13 h. ago Brit who moved to Australia reveals he wants to return to UK after 'feeling isolated'

Thousands of Brits relocate for a life Down Under each year, chasing dreams of great weather and beach days. But one, Luke Tweddle, wants to come home.

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18 h. ago Rightwing Tory MP who admired South American dictator defects to Nigel Farage’s Reform

It comes days after Robert Jenrick quit the Tories

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31 h. ago Blow for Badenoch as another Tory defector joins Farage’s Reform

It comes just days after Robert Jenrick quit the Tories to join Nigel Farage’s ranks, launching a blistering attack on his former party

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32 h. ago BREAKING: Tory MP defects to Nigel Farage's Reform UK in another blow to Kemi Badenoch

The move comes just days after Kemi Badenoch sacked Robert Jenrick from the Conservatives after getting wind of his planned defection to Nigel Farage's Reform UK

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32 h. ago Tory MP defects to Nigel Farage's Reform UK in another blow to Kemi Badenoch

The move comes just days after Kemi Badenoch sacked Robert Jenrick from the Conservatives after getting wind of his planned defection to Nigel Farage's Reform UK

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38 h. ago Paul Scholes accepts Lisandro Martinez's offer as Man Utd war of words escalates

Paul Scholes' sniping from the sidelines about Lisandro Martinez have caused a backlash in the Manchester United dressing room, which is feeling newly emboldened after the win over Manchester City

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48 h. ago Criminal investigation launched into Renee Good's wife for 'impeding' ICE agents before shooting

The reported action against Good's wife comes days after at least six federal prosecutors resigned in protest at being ordered to investigate her.

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50 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russia readying strikes on nuclear power system, Zelenskyy warns

Kyrylo Budanov arrives in US heading delegation for further talks on peace proposals. What we know on day 1,425Russia is taking aim at Ukraine’s nuclear power system, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday, as the Kremlin continues to try to freeze Ukraine into submission by crippling its energy grid. “We do not see any willingness on the part of the aggressor to comply with any agreements or end the war,” the Ukrainian president said. “Instead, there is ample information about preparations for further Russian strikes on our energy sector and infrastructure, including facilities and networks that serve our nuclear power plants. Each such Russian strike on the energy sector amid such a harsh winter weakens and undermines the efforts of key states – in particular the United States – to end this war.”Zelenskyy spoke after a briefing from Ukraine’s chief of defence intelligence, Oleh Ivashchenko – the recent replacement for Kyrylo Budanov, who was made head of the president’s office. Budano...

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65 h. ago Jeweller says we have been wearing our wedding and engagement rings wrong

When it comes to wedding days, there is one thing that brides are often confused about - how should you wear your wedding and engagement rings together?

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4 d. ago Love Island fans can’t believe Charlie Frederick’s transformation as he breaks silence on Helena feud

LOVE Island: All Stars fans have been left shocked at Charlie Frederick's transformation as he returned to the ITV2 villa this evening. The personal trainer, 31, first appeared on the show in 2018, and has undergone quite the switch-up when it comes to his looks. Charlie only lasted five days in the villa during his...

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4 d. ago Dad's Army! Veterans aged up to 65 to be recalled to serve as Russia threat grows

Ageing former soldiers are to be recalled in a desperate bid to prepare Britain for possible war against Russia. Veterans as old as 65 will return due to threat of conflict with Kremlin.

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4 d. ago Viral SpudBros to come to Manchester for one day only as part of special pop

'This is a big one for us'

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6 d. ago ‘They want to break us’: Russian energy grid strikes give freezing Kyiv some of its darkest days

Impact of raid on infrastructure rivals early weeks of war when tanks tried to force their way into Ukrainian capitalOn the night of 9 January, amid warnings from Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, of massive and imminent Russian airstrikes, Tetiana Shkred began cooking for her children at midnight.Concerned that the power was once again about to be knocked out in her apartment block on Kyiv’s left bank – the side of the city that has been most affected by Moscow’s attacks on energy infrastructure – she cooked until 3am, when her flat was plunged into freezing darkness. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago ‘I think they want to break us’: Russian strikes on energy grid give freezing Kyiv some of its darkest days

Impact of raid on infrastructure rivals early weeks of war when tanks tried to force their way into Ukraine’s capitalOn the night of 9 January, amid warnings from Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, of massive and imminent Russian airstrikes, Tetiana Shkred began cooking for her children at midnight.Concerned that the power was once again about to be knocked out in her apartment block on Kyiv’s left bank – the side of the city that has been most affected by Moscow’s attacks on energy infrastructure – she cooked until 3am, when her flat was plunged into freezing darkness. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing tour: Celebs all smiles on first day of rehearsals

The Strictly Come Dancing live tour is just weeks away and the celebs are making sure they are ready as they head into their first day of rehearsals and get their dancing shoes on!

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6 d. ago Putin's notorious Doomsday Radio bursts into life issuing secret war codes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned of fears that Vladimir Putin is about to launch a renewed bombing campaign as temperatures plummet below -10C over the next week

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6 d. ago UK and US condemn Russia’s Oreshnik ballistic missile strike on Ukraine: ‘Dangerous escalation of war’

Acting British ambassador James Kariuki says Putin ‘claims to want peace and yet his actions tell a different story’

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