18 h. ago Starbucks reveals 2026 winter drinks lineup — including new Dubai chocolate options

The winter menu will launch at Starbucks on January 6

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48 h. ago Organisers admit ‘no plan B’ for Winter Olympics ice hockey if new venue not ready

Work on the venue of one of the Winter Games’ flagship sports is running seriously behind schedule

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5 d. ago Winter Olympics torch lighting ceremony moved to museum amid bad weather

The Olympic flame began its journey on Wednesday for the 2026 Winter Games after bad weather forced officials to move the traditional lighting to a nearby museum

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6 d. ago Under a cloud, the Olympic flame begins its journey to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

The Olympic flame began its journey Wednesday for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Games after bad weather forced officials to move the traditional lighting from ancient Olympia to a nearby museum

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1 week ago Ryanair is ending flights to popular winter sun islands blaming 'rising costs'

The six routes to the islands, which have been growing in popularity as winter sun destinations, will be cancelled from March 2026 with the budget airline citing issues such as rising air traffic control costs

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1 week ago Ice hockey neck guards to be made compulsory at 2026 Winter Olympics

Milan-Cortina will be the first Winter Olympics to feature compulsory neck guards in ice hockey

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2 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Greece signs deal to supply gas to Kyiv over ‘difficult’ winter

Agreement comes as Volodymyr Zelenskyy starts European tour aimed at shoring up Ukrainian energy supply and defences. What we know on day 1,363See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageGreece has signed a deal with Ukraine to supply US-origin liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the country amid the crippling of its energy infrastructure from Russian strikes. Sunday’s agreement came as Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Athens at the start of a European tour aimed at shoring up Ukraine’s defences and energy supply ahead of winter. The deal – to run from December until March 2026 – “marks an essential step in strengthening regional energy cooperation and European energy security”, said a joint statement from the Ukrainian president and the Greek prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, after they met. The deal would make it possible to “support Ukraine in the midst of a difficult winter”, they said. The deal came as Ukrainian energy infrastructure was damaged by Russian drone strikes overnight into Sund...

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2 w. ago Turkish resort nicknamed ‘paradise on Earth’ is getting more flights from the UK and it’s still 23C

WE might be heading into winter, but looking ahead to a summer getaway for 2026 doesn't hurt. One airline in particular is doing exactly that and has announced that it plans to add more flights from the UK to one very popular Turkish resort. Corendon Airlines has announced that it plans to extend lots of...

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2 w. ago Warning England could face widespread drought in 2026 without wet winter

Despite recent rainfall, the situation remains ‘precarious’, the Environment Agency stated

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2 w. ago England faces widespread drought in 2026 without wet winter – Environment Agency

The country’s drought situation remains ‘precarious’ despite recent rainfall, and could be facing a drier than normal three months to January.

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2 w. ago Top US racehorse trainer announces bid to represent Kentucky in the US Senate

Dale Romans, who has won over 2,250 races including the Dubai World Cup and three Breeders’ Cup races, has entered the race to succeed Republican Mitch McConnell

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3 w. ago Ballet star Roberto Bolle will headline 2026 Winter Olympics closing ceremony in Verona

Roberto Bolle, the internationally acclaimed ballet star, will headline the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics closing ceremony

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3 w. ago Mapped: Where 800,000 pensioners missed out on the winter fuel payment

Pensioners in rural areas are missing out the most, new analysis reveals

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4 w. ago Meet the British shot put champion doubling up as a bobsleigh pilot with an eye on Milan 2026

Having won her third British shot put title in four seasons in the summer, Adele Nicoll also has a Winter Olympic dream – and admits she’s ‘terrible for wanting to do everything’Walking through the University of Bath’s vast sports complex to Britain’s only bobsleigh push-start track, a momentary silence is broken by the thwack of a ball and hearty cheers from excited adolescent spectators.It is the first Wednesday afternoon – when inter-university sport takes centre stage – of the academic year, and Adele Nicoll is reflecting on how her own undergraduate days inadvertently led her to this point. Nicoll, then a sport and exercise science student at Cardiff University, had an eye on making it as an international shot putter, but not to the detriment of enjoying all aspects of university life; she played as hard as she worked. Continue reading...

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