54 m. ago UK billpayers can ditch expensive broadband tariffs as EE pays consumers £300 to switch

EE has announced it's picking up exit fees for these UK consumers this winter

Economics

2 h. ago Winter is here! December Cold Moon signifies the change of season

Breathtaking pictures show the glowing December Cold Moon in all it's spherical beauty from cities across the globe on Thursday night.

Politics

4 h. ago It's now cheaper to fly to Europe for a Christmas market than visit one in the UK

More than 40 years after the first Christmas market came to Lincoln in 1982, experts have revealed it's now cheaper to fly overseas than visit some of the UK's most popular winter attractions.

Politics

4 h. ago Manchester United injury update: Matthijs de Ligt, Benjamin Sesko, Harry Maguire latest news and return dates

Ruben Amorim has confirmed two mystery injuries after captain picks up a knock

Events

5 h. ago Ruben Amorim ‘angry and frustrated’ after West Ham’s Magassa denies Manchester United

Until Soungoutou Magassa’s 83rd-minute equaliser Manchester United seemed to be flowering in the cold of winter on the way to a win that would have been their fifth in eight games.Instead Jarrod Bowen’s flick-on from Andy Irving’s corner from the right had to be cleared off the line by Noussair Mazraoui, only for the ball to go straight to Magassa, who drove home a first goal for the Hammers. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Amorim ‘angry and frustrated’ after West Ham’s Magassa denies Manchester United

Until Soungoutou Magassa’s 83rd-minute equaliser Manchester United seemed to be flowering in the cold of winter on the way to a win that would have been their fifth in eight games.Instead Jarrod Bowen’s flick-on from Andy Irving’s corner from the right had to be cleared off the line by Noussair Mazraoui, only for the ball to go straight to Magassa, who drove home a first goal for the Hammers. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Magassa earns West Ham a vital point as Manchester United waste chance to go fifth

Until Soungoutou Magassa’s 83rd-minute equaliser Manchester United seemed to be flowering in the cold of winter on the way to a win that would have been their fifth in eight games.Instead Jarrod Bowen’s flick-on from Andy Irving’s corner from the right had to be cleared off the line by Noussair Mazraoui, only for the ball to go straight to Magassa, who drove home his first goal for the Hammers. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Activist gets jail time for posing as poultry worker and stealing chickens from plant

The activist with a Berkeley-based animal rights group has said she does not regret what she did

Events

7 h. ago Activist get jail time for posing as poultry worker and stealing chickens from plant

A California animal welfare activist who took four chickens from a major Perdue Farms poultry plant has been sentenced to 90 days in jail

Events

7 h. ago Keep clothes fresh this December with 30 minute laundry rule

Washing and drying clothes can be extremely difficult in the winter months, but an expert has revealed how to eliminate that musky damp smell when drying clothes in doors

Politics

8 h. ago The plague may have been triggered by a volcano says new research

New research suggests volcanic eruptions caused temperatures to drop for consecutive years due to the haze from volcanic ash and gases, which in turn had a knock on effect

Politics

8 h. ago Jacket potato van praised for giving free food to homeless in heart

Zak Bevis' kind-hearted gesture to help those in need during the winter months has been lauded by users after he went out of his way to make sure homeless people did not go hungry

Society

9 h. ago California activist gets jail time for taking chickens from Perdue Farms plant

A California animal welfare activist who took four chickens from a major Perdue Farms poultry plant has been sentenced to 90 days in jail

Events

9 h. ago Suspect arrested and named in case of pipe bombs planted on eve of January 6

Bombs were placed near Republican and Democratic party HQs in Washington night before US Capitol attackUS authorities on Thursday made an arrest in connection with pipe bombs that were planted outside the headquarters of both the Democratic and Republican parties in Washington DC on the eve of 6 January 2021.Explosive devices were placed at night and then, on the afternoon of 6 January, the US Capitol attack occurred, when a mob of Donald Trump’s supporters stormed Congress in an effort to prevent the certification of Joe Biden’s win in the 2020 presidential election. Continue reading...

Events

10 h. ago RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: There's only one thought I had when I heard Holly Willoughby had knocked over a moped rider and broke his neck. Most won't be brave enough to say it... but I will

When I read that a TV presenter called Holly Willoughby had knocked over a moped rider, breaking his neck, my first reaction was: Oh dear, how sad, never mind.

Politics

10 h. ago Next's £10 cardigan in three 'beautiful' colours is perfect for winter layering

"Excellent value for money and I needed classics to go under my jackets or just casual for shopping"

Economics

10 h. ago Family of Salisbury poison victim blast inquiry for having no plans to stop Mad Vlad

Mum-of-three died Dawn Sturgess after spraying herself with a dose of the deadly chemical, planted in a perfume bottle by Russian spies, in Salisbury in 2018

Events

11 h. ago Noise around Donald Trump an unwanted distraction to World Cup draw of dreams

Amid all the hoopla circling its Washington backdrop, Friday’s event must be all about firing the starting gun on football’s biggest showWhen the sculptor Joel Shapiro created Blue, the piece that stands around the back of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, looking out over the Potomac River in Washington, he wanted to tap into a number of elements. The giant matchstick figure denotes movement and energy, risk and possibility. As Shapiro himself has said, it is supposed to “reconfigure depending on how you look at it”.It has the perfect home at the Kennedy Center, the vast cultural hub for ballet and opera, stage productions and concerts. And it resonates on a new level now as the venue prepares to host Friday’s World Cup draw, at which the competing nations at next summer’s extravaganza in the United States, Canada and Mexico will discover their group opponents and knockout round pathways. Because from one angle it is plain that Blue is executing a raking pass. From...

Politics

12 h. ago Gen Z admit to overthinking in winter as half use bedroom to do it

Research by EXTRA found the bedroom has become overthinking HQ for over half of Gen Z, with 70% admitting they overthink more in winter months

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12 h. ago Flu cases at record level as ‘tidal wave’ of illness hits the NHS

Flu cases are 56 per cent higher than this time last year and ten times higher than in 2023

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