9 h. ago Louis Tomlinson appears to shade former bandmate Harry Styles

Fans believe Louis Tomlinson has thrown shade at his former One Direction bandmate Harry Styles after he announced he will be making his comeback this week - One day before Louis' solo album drops

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51 h. ago Scotland braced for freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall in coming weeks

Scotland could face freezing conditions and up to 31 inches of snow in the coming weeks

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51 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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56 h. ago BBC The Traitors fans claim show is 'staged' after spotting 'flaw'

The Traitors is set to come to an end this week and some fans are convinced they have spotted a major 'flaw' in the breakfast scenes

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57 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing's Tess Daly issues major career update after show exit

The presenter teased some future TV projects weeks after her exit from Strictly Come Dancing.

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3 d. ago MoD staff pocket £57million in bonuses despite new defence chief's £28BILLION black hole warning

The revelation comes just weeks after Britain's Chief of the Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, is said to have warned Sir Keir Starmerabout a £28billion military funding black hole.

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4 d. ago US federal forces blind two protesters shot in face with ‘less

Kaden Rummler and Britain Rodriguez tell KTLA and LA Times of being shot at close range during California protestTwo protesters have been blinded by so-called “less-lethal” munitions deployed by federal officers during an anti-ICE protest last week in Santa Ana, California, according to reports.The blindings come amid rising scrutiny of federal authorities’ use-of-force policies, after the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer set off nationwide protests. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Welsh star comes home to join amateur side weeks after English Prem stint

The former Ospreys man has gone back to where it all began with his club giving him a 'hero's welcome'

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4 d. ago Strictly judge Shirley Ballas taken to hospital after falling on glass table

Ballas is due to take part in the Strictly Come Dancing live tour from next week.

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4 d. ago Lewis Cope says 'it's out' as Strictly and Emmerdale stars support big announcement

The actor has revealed his next role just weeks after Strictly Come Dancing

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5 d. ago US cities increasingly compelled to police abuses by immigration agents

Federal agents face widespread accusations of misconduct – but Trump administration leaders won’t prosecute themUS politics live – latest updatesUS citizens and permanent residents: have you been racially profiled by ICE?Rochelle Bilal, Philadelphia’s sheriff, warned ICE agents last week: “If any of them want to come in this city and commit a crime, you will not be able to hide.“Nobody will whisk you off,” she said. “You don’t want this smoke, ’cause we will bring it to you.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago BTS named their new album Arirang. What is so striking about their choice?

The title is loaded with meaning for all Koreans, and will give fans globally an insight into the folksong culture that shaped the world’s biggest K-pop groupBTS announced their long-awaited comeback and world tour this week, with their first full-length album in nearly four years set for release on 20 March.On Friday, the K-pop group revealed its title – Arirang – a choice that carries profound emotional weight for Koreans. So what does it mean, what is its significance for the Koreas, and why did BTS choose it? Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Experts rule how close we are to WW3 with Doomsday Clock update just weeks away

An artificial intelligence tool has issued a chilling warning as it reveals how close the globe is to a WW3 with a chilling warning of a 'New Cold War' comes weeks before the Doomsday clock is updated

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6 d. ago Federal agent shoots Venezuelan immigrant in leg during Minneapolis arrest attempt

It comes one week after the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, which has sparked outrage and protest across the country

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7 d. ago Freedom pass saved! Labour councils block threat to free travel for over

The sensational development comes a week after The Standard revealed that a review of the scheme had been requested

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7 d. ago Democratic lawmakers to file articles of impeachment against Kristi Noem

Robin Kelly, Ilhan Omar and Maxine Dexter to move against homeland security secretary over ICE killing of Renee GoodDemocratic representative Robin Kelly on Wednesday plans to formally introduce articles of impeachment against Donald Trump’s homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, following the fatal shooting of a US citizen by an immigration agent in Minneapolis last week.The new push comes amid mounting national outrage over the death of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, at the wheel of her car on a residential street, by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Younger Americans more likely to be antisemitic, new poll finds — and the problem is worse on the right

Concerns of rising antisemitism come weeks after JD Vance denied the prejudice was ‘exploding’ within the MAGA movement

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7 d. ago Strictly's Vicky Pattison says it's 'feeling very real' as she issues 'reunited' update

She was reunited with her Strictly Come Dancing co-stars just weeks after the end of the 2025 series

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7 d. ago BBC's Mock The Week to return on new channel and fans don't have long to wait

Four years after it was cancelled by the BBC, Mock The Week is set to make a comeback with Dara Ó Briain and Hugh Dennis returning to host

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7 d. ago Michael Carrick appointed Manchester United head coach until end of the season

Former midfielder’s first game in charge comes against fierce rivals this weekend

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