22 m. ago Willie Collum denies 'handball problem' as contentious Rangers, Celtic and Hearts decisions addressed

SFA head of referees breaks silence on major VAR talking points

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76 m. ago Violent protests in Bangladesh as mob set fire to newspaper offices leaving journalists trapped inside

Two major newspapers, the Bengali-language Prothom Alo and English-language Daily Star were set on fire late on Thursday night by the rioters.

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1 hour ago Ukraine cannot continue to survive on Europe’s starvation rations

Editorial: Despite agreeing to a €90bn interest-free loan that could keep Kyiv afloat for two years, European leaders seem unduly nervous about forcing Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table. If Europe is ever to defeat Russia, it must now go further – or risk humiliation

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2 h. ago ‘It’s natural enough for me’ – Rangers v Livi John Beaton VAR audio in full as Willie Collum admits major handball error

WILLIE COLLUM has held his hands up over the failure to award a penalty for handball against Rangers defender Manny Fernandez vs Livingston. Fernandez blocked a tame, if goal-bound effort, from Tete Yengi with his arm with the game at Ibrox tied. Referee Ross Hardie missed the incident at the time - with VAR official...

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3 h. ago At the dark end of a brutal year, I’m grateful to these heroes for showing us the light | Jonathan Freedland

From Palestinians standing up to Hamas to the Bondi beach rescuers, great acts of courage offer hope even in the bleakest timesSome traditions are getting harder to maintain. Among them, my own custom of devoting the last column before Christmas to reasons to be hopeful. In recent years, amid war and bloodshed, that task has been especially challenging – and this week was no exception.It began with the news from Bondi beach, where 15 people were gunned down and dozens more injured, most of them Jews celebrating the festival of Hanukah. That came just two-and-a-half months after the deadly attack on Heaton Park synagogue in Manchester, on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur. To be a Jew at the end of 2025 is to fear that to gather together, whether at moments of joy or sorrow, is to take a mortal risk. That even to do relatively ordinary things together has become a matter of life and death.Jonathan Freedland is a Guardian columnist and the author of The Traitors Circl...

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3 h. ago Holy Land's top Catholic leader visits Gaza parish, greeted by children in Santa hats and keffiyeh

The top Catholic leader in the Holy Land has visited the Gaza Strip’s only Catholic church, sharing a message of Christmas hope and support as conditions in the war-torn territory slowly improve while the Israel-Hamas ceasefire holds into its third month

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4 h. ago Taylor Swift left with 'blood coming down' after gruesome Eras Tour injury

It didn't take long for fans to notice although the singer refused to acknowledge it at first

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4 h. ago David Walliams dropped by publisher after claims he 'harassed female employees'

The children's author will not have any new titles published by HarperCollins following what it described as 'careful consideration' under new leadership

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5 h. ago Miami basketball star begins chemotherapy after blood cancer diagnosis

Miami sophomore forward Marcus Allen has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and is now set to miss the rest of the season

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5 h. ago Leader of Black and Asian police officers probed after raising concerns about racism

Chief Insp Andy George, who is under investigation for tweets about the Met Police Commissioner, said the police disciplinary systems was being used to 'silence those who speak out'

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5 h. ago Zelenskyy and Polish PM hail EU’s €90bn loan: ‘Scariest thing for Russians is when we’re together’ – live

Ukrainian leader welcomes move as Donald Tusk says ‘it could be better’ after Russian frozen assets left out of dealEU leaders agree €90bn loan for Ukraine but without use of frozen Russian assetsIn his first comments on Ukraine, Putin swiftly blames Kyiv for the continuing war, saying “they are basically refusing to finish this conflict via peaceful means” (whatever that means from the literally invading party).But he says there are “some signals indicating they are willing to engage in some type of dialogue.” Continue reading...

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5 h. ago ‘A black hole’: families and police say tech giants delay investigations in child abuse and drug cases

US law enforcement officers say Meta and Snapchat routinely delay or reject warrants. The companies disagreeMax Osterman was 18 when he connected with a drug dealer on Snapchat who used the handle skyhigh.303. Max would message him whenever he wanted to buy Percocet, and they would meet. After about a year, and just days after their last exchange, Max collapsed. The pills he ordered had been laced with fentanyl. He died from the overdose in February 2021 at his home in Broomfield, Colorado.The dealer continued selling prescription painkillers until 2023, when he was jailed on two drug distribution convictions. When handing down the sentence, the judge said he was responsible for four deaths, yet he never faced charges for supplying the pills that killed Max. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Crystal Palace target Brennan Johnson, Maresca on Manchester City links: football – live

⚽ All the latest news going into the weekend programme⚽ Premier League: 10 things to look out for | Mail DomRe the players that have made it to Afcon, this is a handy explainer of the extent to which Premier League teams will be affected.Some of the names not featuring at Afcon are remarkable, and feature some of the most talented footballers from the continent. The main reason for this is that their nation has not qualified (for example, Ghana), but there have also been omissions from squads that have made it (unexpectedly Ivory Coast’s Simon Adingra, who was voted the best young player at Afcon 2023, providing a fine assist for the winner in the final) and there has even been an unexpected retirement on the eve of the tournament (Nigeria’s William Troost-Ekong, who was voted the player of the tournament at the last Afcon). Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Jackie Baillie demands probe into SNP secret recording allegations at Holyrood

Deputy leader of Scottish Labour Jackie Baillie has penned an open letter to the Presiding Officer.

Politics

7 h. ago Hakeem Jeffries goes scorched earth on Trump admin over Kennedy Center move

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries tore into the Trump Administration over their plan to rename the Kennedy Center.

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7 h. ago The common diet discovered to be 'feeding lung cancer tumours'

Scientists have found a link between Western diets high in fructose and lung cancer growth, with research showing sugar-storing molecules 'feed' tumours.

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7 h. ago Bondi Beach hero's emotional reaction as he's handed £1.25million cheque in hospital bed

Unarmed Ahmed al Ahmed, 43, was seen grappling with a gunman in a video that went viral shortly after the attack which left at least 15 dead as Jewish families celebrated the start of Hanukkah

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7 h. ago Guardiola says ‘no discussions’ about City exit amid Maresca speculation: football – live

⚽ All the latest news going into the weekend programme⚽ Premier League: 10 things to look out for | Mail DomRe the players that have made it to Afcon, this is a handy explainer of the extent to which Premier League teams will be affected.Some of the names not featuring at Afcon are remarkable, and feature some of the most talented footballers from the continent. The main reason for this is that their nation has not qualified (for example, Ghana), but there have also been omissions from squads that have made it (unexpectedly Ivory Coast’s Simon Adingra, who was voted the best young player at Afcon 2023, providing a fine assist for the winner in the final) and there has even been an unexpected retirement on the eve of the tournament (Nigeria’s William Troost-Ekong, who was voted the player of the tournament at the last Afcon). Continue reading...

Politics

7 h. ago New Catholic leader says Church must be ‘authentic’ on societal issues

Archbishop-elect Richard Moth was asked about migration, assisted dying and safeguarding in his first public appearance in the new role.

Politics

7 h. ago As a child, our family Christmas photo was an annual trauma. As a parent, I understand it now | Sean Szeps

In our house, the Christmas photo still exists. But it follows a very different set of rules: Keep it quick, keep it casual, and if it’s not funny what’s the point?In my family, Christmas isn’t just a holiday It’s an obsession. And my mother? She’s the matriarch of mistletoe.Every December, our home transformed into a living snow globe. We didn’t just buy ornaments, we made them. We didn’t watch Christmas movies, we lived them. We’d cut down our own trees, hand-string popcorn garlands and spend full afternoons debating the correct angle of the angel on top of the tree. Continue reading...

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