45 m. ago Storm Goretti hits UK TODAY bringing 12 inches of snow & 90mph wind as danger to life warning issued

BRITS are braced for heavy snowfall and strong winds today as Storm Goretti batters the country. Amber weather warnings have been issued across the UK as freezing temperatures and wintry conditions continue to affect most of the island. As much as 30cm (12 inches) of snow could fall in the Midlands while gusts of up...

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83 m. ago Met Office urges UK households to stockpile blankets, batteries and candles

The alert comes as Storm Goretti brings wintry weather to the UK

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1 hour ago What time is A Thousand Blows season 2 out? Disney Plus release explained and how to watch

A Thousand Blows is about to return for season two on Disney Plus - but when is it out? 👀🥊

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2 h. ago Rangers fringe star set to spark Ibrox exodus as English Championship side ‘want to get a deal done’

RANGERS flop Kieran Dowell is reportedly close to joining an English Championship side as Danny Rohl looks to freshen up his squad in the January transfer window. The 28-year-old has just six months left on his contract and is seemingly keen for a return to England. Dowell has played just two league games this season...

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2 h. ago Brendon McCullum open to ‘tweaks’ but keen to stand firm as Ashes fallout begins

A five-wicket defeat in Sydney closed the book on a dreadful tour that saw high hopes of bringing the urn back home dissolve into another heavy loss.

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3 h. ago Thomas Frank gives 'extremely painful' Spurs verdict after Micky van de Ven fan fury

Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven was involved in an argument with the club's supporters following their defeat to Bournemouth in the Premier League on Tuesday night

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3 h. ago Thursday news quiz: booze bans, Boudicca and bricks that glow

Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?Welcome to the first Thursday news quiz of 2026. A brand new year, the opportunity for a clean slate, and yet somehow we present you with precisely the same old nonsense, served up with over-confidence and questionable judgment. Fifteen questions on topical news, pop culture and general knowledge await you, including the welcome return of the popular “Farther or nearer with Geordie Alan Shearer”. As always, there are no prizes, but we do like to hear how you got on in the comments. Allons-y!The Thursday news quiz: No 229 Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Arts diary: The Playhouse show bringing back memories of my strangest school trip

Jason Donovan played Frank-N-Furter

Culture

4 h. ago AI chatbot Grok used to create child sexual abuse imagery, watchdog says

Internet Watch Foundation warns Elon Musk-owned AI risks bringing sexualised imagery of children into the mainstreamOnline criminals are claiming to have used Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot to create sexual imagery of children, as a child safety watchdog warned the AI tool risked bringing such material into the mainstream.The UK-based Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) said users of a dark web forum boasted of using Grok Imagine to create sexualised and topless imagery of girls aged between 11 and 13. IWF analysts said the images would be considered child sexual abuse material (CSAM) under UK law. Continue reading...

Events

4 h. ago Mark Hix’s recipe for roast pumpkin and pickled walnut salad

This superb winter salad uses shaved and roast pumpkin to bring a riot of textural contrast and a flash of colour to a grey winter’s dayI try to grow a few varieties of squash every season, but in the past couple of years the results have more or less failed me. I originally put that down to the lack of time and attention I’d given those poor plants, but I’m now starting to wonder if the soil in my raised garden beds overlooking Lyme Bay in Dorset is actually right for them.I’m not giving up just yet, though, and this year I’ll be trying different varieties in a different bed that I’ve prepared and composted over the winter with seaweed mulch. As luck would have it, however, my friend Rob Corbett came to the rescue a couple of weeks ago by giving me several specimens when he delivered some wine from his Castlewood vineyard a few miles away in east Devon. If you know your gourds even a little, you will also know that squashes keep for months, which is handy, because they ideally need...

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4 h. ago Why losing three stone made me more miserable than I was before

All we ever hear is how wonderful being newly thin is and what a miracle weight-loss jabs are. But, says Charlotte Cripps, losing a lot of weight can bring its own set of problems and insecurities

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6 h. ago Government building was lauded as 'state of the art' but now staff are afraid to return

Before the closure some staff had been relying on Section 44 of the Employment Rights Act to justify working from home due to not feeling safe in the building

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6 h. ago Severe travel warning for Midlands as Storm Goretti expected to bring up to 15cm snowfall

National Highways and the Met Office have issued amber weather warnings for snow in the West and East Midlands, with heavy snowfall expected around Birmingham, Leicester and Nottingham on Thursday and Friday

Events

8 h. ago Woodhead Pass to close both ways as Storm Goretti to bring heavy snow amid amber weather warning

The Met Office has issued an amber alert for snow for South and West Yorkshire on Thursday, while a yellow alert has been issued for Greater Manchester

Events

8 h. ago 'I will never forget this moment': Leona Lewis brings adorable daughter Carmel, 3, on stage to perform with her on the final night of her Las Vegas residency

Leona Lewis brought her adorable three-year-old daughter Carmel on stage to perform with her on the final night of her Las Vegas residency.

Sport

10 h. ago What time is Jujutsu Kaisen season 3 out? JJK series 3 episode 1 and 2 global release timings

Jujutsu Kaisen is finally set to return after more than two years! 👀📺

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11 h. ago Rangers ramp up Tuur Rommens transfer pursuit as Westerlo consider opening bid

Danny Rohl wants to bring in the youngster to strengthen the left back department

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12 h. ago Fire breaks out at Stockport tower block as emergency services rush to scene

We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

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12 h. ago Love Island winner's blunt message ahead of ITV2 All Stars launch

A Love Island All Stars winner has shared brutal advice for the returning cast ahead of the show's return

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12 h. ago Manchester City drop more points in title race as Brighton earn draw

Erling Haaland’s penalty put City on course for a return to winning ways but Kaoru Mitoma’s first goal since September brought more frustration

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