78 m. ago Young people to get apprenticeships in shops and restaurants in major shake

Young people will have better access to apprenticeships in shops and restaurants in a major multi-million pound drive to tackle record levels of youth unemployment

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2 h. ago We put up bollards to stop drivers parking outside our homes after years of problems – but now our tenancies are at risk

RESIDENTS who put up bollards to stop drivers parking outside their homes could now face “tenancy action” from the association. People living in Larkfield, Kent, say they have faced issues with the 12 car park spaces outside their homes for years. The spaces are for the use of those living in the 12 flats and...

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2 h. ago The War Between the Land and the Sea review – prepare to roll your eyes a lot at this fishy Doctor Who spinoff

Dodgy character names, zero subtlety, a dubious approach to female roles Russell T Davies’s show about fishfolk is entertaining – but feels like a wasted opportunity to make genuinely great TVThe fishmen cometh. Or, to put it another way – The War Between the Land and the Sea, the long-awaited Doctor Who spin-off from Russell T Davies concentrating on the adventures of Unit rather than the double-hearted man from Gallifrey, is finally here.RTD stalwart Russell Tovey stars as Barclay, an everyman figure who soon – two excellent puns incoming – finds himself out of his depth, nay a fish out of water, as he is forced to take the lead in the geopolitical crisis that surrounds him. Barclay is a low-level clerk with Unit who, through the kind of bureaucratic snafu that you may in your salad days have believed was confined to fictional romps aimed largely at children over the festive period until age and experience poured slugs into them, ends up being part of the operation sent to deal wi...

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2 h. ago Heroic 'King' Kevin Sinfield 'won the battle' but calls on 'people's army' to 'win MND war'

An emotional Kevin Sinfield called on his 'people's army' to keep fighting to 'win the war' with motor neurone disease, in memory of his late friend and rugby ace Rob Burrow

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3 h. ago Democrats urge Pentagon to release video of strike on alleged drug boat

Trump team faces mounting pressure as members of Congress allege that the deadly attack was unlawfulUS Democrats on Sunday pushed the Trump administration to release video of a second strike on an alleged drug boat incapacitated in the Caribbean, continuing to escalate pressure on the Pentagon amid accusations the attack was unlawful.Eleven people died in the 2 September attack, including two men killed in a follow-up strike as they reportedly clung to wreckage for an hour. That killing has been met with intense scrutiny and accusations of war crimes after the Washington Post reported defense secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill them all”. Adm Frank Bradley of the US navy, who oversaw the attack, told lawmakers on Thursday there was no such order – and the Pentagon has defended the legality of the attack. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Fans fume as Celtic star Daizen Maeda avoids card for ‘shocking’ kick at opponent during Hearts clash

SOME fans have been left fuming at refereeing during Celtic vs Hearts as Daizen Maeda avoided a booking after kicking out at an opponent. The Jambos when three points clear at the top with a 2-1 win at Parkhead on Wilfried Nancy's dugout debut. Pundits questioned if the new Celtic boss has been appointed at...

Sport

4 h. ago Derek McInnes bites back at Hearts title snipers as Jambos boss says 'our fight is with ourselves'

McInnes' team claimed a stunning victory at Parkhead to go three points cler

Politics

4 h. ago Celtic 'not about winning or losing right now' as Wilfried Nancy reacts to sore Hearts loss

New Parkhead boss says season is long after Jam Tarts inflict loss on managerial bow

Politics

4 h. ago Admiral tells lawmakers that all 11 people on alleged drug boat hit by double

The double-tap strike against the alleged drug vessel has been at the center of a growing controversy

Events

4 h. ago ICE arrested nearly 75,000 people with no criminal record during first nine months of Trump’s presidency, records show

The data shows how arrests haven’t always matched with administration’s vow to go after the worst of the worst and violent criminals

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4 h. ago Two people in their 20s are dead and two schoolboys are among four rushed to hospital after crash

A man and a woman, both aged 24, were killed in the collision involving a grey Land Rover Evoque and a black Vauxhall Corsa.

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5 h. ago Brits are fed up of strangers calling them 'mate' when they aren't their mate

New research has found most punters in that age group hate the term - especially women. Older people are even more annoyed by the word when it's used in professional settings by medics or police officers.

Politics

5 h. ago Entire city traps murder suspect in park after he allegedly kills two women

Several hundred people co-ordinated their responses in order to secretly keep the suspect from leaving the park after he was alleged to have murdered two women in cold blood

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5 h. ago Paris Hilton Celebrates Daughter London's 2nd Birthday: Photos (Exclusive)

Paris Hilton Celebrates Daughter London's 2nd Birthday: Photos (Exclusive)  People.com

Culture

5 h. ago Thief steals 'more than £500 worth of goods' from same store in crime spree

Police have released CCTV of an individual they believe may be able to help their investigation

Events

5 h. ago Starmer to host Zelensky and EU leaders for peace talks after Russia launches overnight air attacks on Kyiv

Missile and drone attacks killed at least three people in Ukraine overnight on Saturday

Politics

6 h. ago Heathrow 'pepper spray assault' update as 21 people treated for injuries following chaos

A woman had her luggage stolen by a group of four men who sprayed a substance, believed to be pepper spray, towards her in a car park lift, the Met said

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6 h. ago Water leak in the Louvre damages hundreds of works, museum says

Open valve in heating system affects 300 to 400 items just weeks after a brazen jewel theft raised security concernsA water leak in late November damaged several hundred works in the Louvre’s Egyptian department, the Paris museum said on Sunday, weeks after a brazen jewel theft raised concerns over its infrastructure.“Between 300 and 400 works” were affected by the leak discovered on 26 November, the museum’s deputy administrator, Francis Steinbock, said, describing them as “Egyptology journals” and “scientific documentation” used by researchers. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Keir Starmer to make Iceland boss Richard Walker a Labour peer

Appointment marks a rapid political transformation for a former Tory donor and potential candidate for MPThe formerly Conservative-supporting boss of the supermarket Iceland is to be made a Labour peer when the party appoints another 25 representatives to parliament’s upper house later this month.Keir Starmer will appoint Richard Walker to the House of Lords, the Guardian understands, the culmination of an unusual and rapid political transformation for someone named as a prospective Tory MP candidate a little over three years ago. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Thousands of patients in England at risk as GP referrals vanish into NHS ‘black hole’

Exclusive: Healthwatch study discovered 14% of cases are not put on hospital waiting lists for treatment GPs requested for themOne in seven people in England who need hospital care are not receiving it because the referral by their GP gets lost, rejected or delayed, the NHS’s own patient watchdog has found.Three-quarters (75%) of these patients trapped in this “referrals black hole” suffer harm to their physical or mental health as a result of not being added to the waiting list for tests or treatment. Continue reading...

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