80 m. ago BBC weather forecaster Derek Brockway predicts 'plenty of sunshine' after the deluge

It follows a series of weather warnings and a weekend of wild weather

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89 m. ago Barry Ferguson lifts lid on Rangers whirlwind: how he got staff, blunt verdict, Charai talks, playing style

New Rangers boss vows to play ‘attack-minded’ football

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94 m. ago Fury as kitchen firm shuts down without warning leaving families thousands of pounds out of pocket

Kitchen Love, which operated across north-west England, had dozens of glowing five star reviews online from happy customers but it shut down last year, leaving orders unfulfilled.

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97 m. ago ‘Inventive’ teenagers could circumvent a social media ban, MP warns

MPs have been debating a petition calling for a minimum age on social media.

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1 hour ago Taliban to 'release arrested British couple as soon as possible’

Mr and Mrs Reynolds have run school training programmes for 18 years and remained in the country after the Taliban takeover in 2021.

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1 hour ago Nigel Farage promises private prosecution against Jonathan Reynolds

Business Secretary Mr Reynolds worked as a trainee solicitor in Manchester but left his legal career behind when he entered politics.

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1 hour ago US court upholds Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’s conviction

Holmes, who is serving nine years, attempted to overturn conviction over multimillion-dollar investor fraud scandalA US court upheld the conviction of the Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes for defrauding investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars while operating her failed blood-testing startup, once valued at $9bn, rejecting her multi-year appeal. The court also upheld the conviction of Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, once Holmes’s romantic partner and president of Theranos.A three-judge panel for the 9th US circuit court of appeals in San Francisco rejected claims of legal errors at their separate trials held in 2022. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Shoppers issued 'do not eat' warning on these Cheshire Farm products

Shoppers have been advised to return the product for a full refund

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2 h. ago Zoe Ball makes unexpected return to TV just days after BBC Radio 2 return

Zoe Ball quit her super successful BBC Radio 2 breakfast show in November after "six incredible years" at the helm but fans will soon get a chance to find out much more about the mum-of-one

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2 h. ago Man Utd to install bat and bird boxes in 'green' push at training ground

Ecology group recommends 'biodiversity' measures

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2 h. ago Billionaire Hamas official admits he would not support October 7 attack now, after seeing the destruction it has brought to Gaza

Mousa Abu Marzouk (Pictured) has become the first official from the terrorist organisation to publicly express his reservations about the attack.

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2 h. ago Killer's sick three words after brutally beating man and setting house on fire

Evil attacker Mark Vaskouski left 'pure and kind' Anthony Ibbitson to die in his own home, surrounded by flames, and shouted out a despicable three-word taunt as he fled

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2 h. ago Police hunt man after stab victim, 20, killed in Hackney street brawl

Members of the public warned not to approach Renaldo Roberts, 25

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2 h. ago Trump refuses to call Putin a dictator after Zelensky attack: ‘I don’t use those words lightly’

Donald Trump refused to call Vladimir Putin a dictator on the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, despite having previously described Volodymyr Zelensky with the same term.

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2 h. ago Attorney General's shameful role in Chagos Islands' fiasco sets a dangerous precedent

The strategic significance of the Chagos archipelago in the Indian Ocean can hardly be overstated.

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2 h. ago Keir Starmer issues Ukraine warning as US sides with Russia in astonishing UN vote

Keir Starmer recalled meeting a Ukrainian patient in a burns unit who said 'if Ukraine fails, Europe will be next' as he battles to persuade Donald Trump not to sell out Kyiv

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2 h. ago ITV The Chase star warns show will not 'survive' as Bradley Walsh announces exciting new TV gig

ITV The Chase star Paul Sinha has issued a stark warning about the future of the ITV quiz show, telling fans it may not last if it's charismatic host Bradley Walsh is ever replaced.

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2 h. ago Germany election: Merz says it’s ‘five to midnight’ for Europe

Leader of victorious conservative alliance says continent must build defence capability as US moves towards ‘America alone’ mottoThe man expected to be Germany’s next chancellor has said Europe must act swiftly to increase its defence capability in the face of a US administration whose motto is moving towards “America alone”, adding: “This is really five minutes to midnight for Europe.”In a wide-ranging press conference after his conservative alliance’s victory in Sunday’s federal election, Friedrich Merz made it clear his focus was on the turbulent geopolitical landscape, saying that although he would seek good ties with the US he was also ready for “the worst-case scenario”. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Uefa president Ceferin makes outspoken intervention on European politics

Slovenian opines about immigration and populism‘We are all fed up with political correctness’The president of Uefa, Aleksander Ceferin, has made an outspoken intervention in European politics, claiming “freedom of speech no longer exists” and “we are all fed up of political correctness”.In a wide-ranging series of remarks Ceferin attacked European politicians over their handling of the Ukraine war and for “preaching to the world”. He even joked that the only “great thing” the EU has done is to mandate that bottle tops should not be detachable. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Germany election: Europe must boost defence capabilities quickly, says Merz

Leader of victorious conservative alliance says transatlantic alliance will be difficult with Trump’s ‘America alone’ mottoThe man expected to be Germany’s next chancellor has said Europe must act swiftly to increase its defence capability in the face of a US administration whose motto is moving towards “America alone”, adding: “This is really five minutes to midnight for Europe.”In a wide-ranging press conference after his conservative alliance’s victory in Sunday’s federal election, Friedrich Merz made it clear his focus was on the turbulent geopolitical landscape, saying that although he would seek good ties with the US he was also ready for “the worst-case scenario”. Continue reading...

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