33 m. ago Neuroscientist shares 1 ingredient to add to coffee to help slow signs of ageing

A neuroscientist has shared the secret to adding collagen to your morning coffee to help with signs of ageing – and the health trend is taking social media by storm

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40 m. ago Australia have been blessed by England’s disarray but can still put their stamp on Ashes triumph

Victory in the fifth Test would help hosts send off Usman Khawaja in style in Sydney and ensure England cannot recast series as one that got awayIf you had told Australian observers six months ago that their Test team in Sydney would involve Travis Head opening the batting with Jake Weatherald, Usman Khawaja at five, no Cameron Green, and some bowling combination of Michael Neser, Jhye Richardson, Todd Murphy and Brendan Doggett, they would have assumed disaster. Fifth Ashes Tests are the land of Scott Borthwick, of Boyd Rankin and Mason Crane: fringe players getting a glimpse at the wreckage after a series has crashed and burned.Khawaja was one such, in the debut reflected upon so much this week after his retirement announcement: the game when he replaced an injured Ricky Ponting after two Australian defeats by an innings, only to play in a third. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russia makes biggest battleground gains since first year of war, analysis shows

Russian army captured more Ukrainian territory in 2025 than previous two years combined; Zelenskyy names new top aide. What we know on day 1,410Russia’s battlefield gains in Ukraine last year were the highest since 2022, an analysis showed, as Kyiv prepared to host security advisers from allied states despite Moscow’s unrelenting strikes. The Russian army captured more than 5,600 square kilometres, or nearly 1%, of Ukrainian territory in 2025, according to an AFP analysis of data from the Institute for the Study of War. The land captured is more than in the previous two years combined, though far short of the more than 60,000 sq km Russia took in 2022.As Russia pressed its advantage against outgunned Ukrainian troops, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said about 15 countries would attend security talks in Kyiv on Saturday, the latest in a flurry of efforts to end the nearly four-year war. The meeting will include representatives from the EU and Nato, while a US delegatio...

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2 h. ago Revealed: Labour MP was used by Communist spies to 'give a KGB propaganda speech' to 'discredit' Margaret Thatcher's fight against the Soviet's nuclear threat

Frank Cook spoke at a CND event in 1987 to spread Russian disinformation branding Britain as a secret warmonger, files say.

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3 h. ago EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Celebrity darling Ottolenghi's 'messy' split from husband

He's knocked off nearly a dozen effortlessly inventive cook books and hosted a medley of TV shows. But 2026 has not dawned happily for Yotam Ottolenghi.

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3 h. ago Pregnant Hailee Steinfeld shows off her growing baby bump just weeks after announcing first pregnancy with husband Josh Allen

Hailee Steinfeld offered fans a glimpse of her growing baby bump - just weeks after announcing both she and husband Josh Allen are expecting their first child together.

Culture

6 h. ago Ferne McCann shares the secret to her two stone weight loss as she says she doesn't believe in 'dieting'

Ferne McCann showed off her incredible figure as she revealed the secret behind her two stone weight loss with inspiring comparison snaps.

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6 h. ago Thomas Frank admits ‘it’s difficult to enjoy’ being Tottenham head coach

Frank likens challenges at Spurs to running a marathonTottenham booed off after goalless draw at BrentfordThomas Frank has admitted he is not enjoying his job at Tottenham. The head coach is dealing with numerous problems as he navigates what always stood to be a transitional season, the most insistent being his team’s lack of creativity.Spurs were booed off after Thursday’s 0-0 draw at Brentford by the travelling support, who also chanted “boring, boring Tottenham”. But Frank is confident he will come to look back on the first half of his debut campaign more fondly once – and not if – his squad emerges on the other side, stronger and wiser for the suffering. Tottenham are 12th in the Premier League – their next game is at home to Sunderland on Sunday and Frank leant into a marathon-running analogy when he was asked whether he was enjoying the challenge to which he has signed up. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Chelsea: Calum McFarlane lifts lid on emergency board meeting after Enzo Maresca departure

Caretaker manager was called away from family day out to take first-team training

Politics

6 h. ago Inside Jamie ‘Iceman’ Stevenson’s plot to flood Scots town with dodgy street valium as EncroChat messages exposed 

JAMIE ‘Iceman’ Stevenson ordered a notorious dealer to flood the  streets with ‘blue plague’ pills from his Breaking Bad-style drugs factory — as he used a top-secret chat network to run a  multi-million-pound narcotics empire. An investigation by The Scottish Sun has revealed how Scotland’s No1 gangster urged Lee Docherty to take delivery of 500,000...

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6 h. ago The Traitors 2026 live: Netty becomes first person murdered before Faithfuls turn on Judy in banishment

Meanwhile, Stephen, Rachel and Hugo seem no closer to figuring out who the Secret Traitor is

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7 h. ago Woman who woke up speaking Geordie accepts new voice as it feels like 'real' her

Verity Went was born and raised in Staffordshire, but after trying to sleep off a migraine, she was baffled to realise her voice had completely changed and she gained a new accent

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7 h. ago Boris and Carrie Johnson celebrate New Year with ‘Pink Pony Club’ performance

Former prime minister Boris Johnson and wife Carrie celebrated New Year’s Eve with their own rendition of Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club”.

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8 h. ago The Traitors fans left 'livid' over murder of contestant with 'bags of personality'

The Secret Traitors nominated three people to be the first faithful murdered

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8 h. ago The Traitors 2026 live: Netty becomes first person murdered as fans speculate over Secret Traitor

‘Secret Traitor’ twist caught trio Stephen, Rachel and Hugo by surprise

Society

8 h. ago The Traitors' first murder confirmed as star weeps over letter and shares wish

The first person to leave the BBC gameshow was on a shortlist drawn up by the Secret Traitor and would not have been selected by the regular Traitors, who this series have had their power usurped

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8 h. ago BBC pays £28k to October 7 survivors after filming inside their destroyed home

The BBC team even filmed personal photographs of the family’s children.

Economics

9 h. ago BBC presenter announces tragic news as tributes pour in for radio legend

She was part of the team that launched BBC Radio Merseyside in 1967 and worked there for many years as a presenter and Senior Producer

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9 h. ago Rory McIlroy sickened by 'horrific' insults about his daughter during explosive Ryder Cup win

The Grand Slam champ’s wife Erica was also hit by a beer cup at one point during the New York tournament

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9 h. ago YouTuber to fight adult star who slept twice with his wife in headline boxing match

YouTube star Adam22 is set to finally settle his explosive feud with adult actor Jason Luv in the boxing ring after months of public drama over Luv twice filming scenes with Adam’s wife

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