30 m. ago Australian Open 2026: Alcaraz and Raducanu in action; Sabalenka wins on day one – live

The first grand slam of 2026 is under way in Melbourne Britain’s Fery delivers upset with win over seed Cobolli Follow us over on Bluesky | Get in touch: email DanielI’m not sure why, but I can’t get commentary on Bublik v Brooksby, which isn’t helpful, but Bublik leads 3-1; Tiafoe is up a break in set three, so at 4-2 is only two games away from seeing off Kubler; Zheng leads Korda by a break at 4-3 in the fifth; and Norrie is up a set on Bonzi, but serving to stay in the second at 4-5.We’re away on Laver, Sabalenka in dayglo straight out of 1989 and Rakotomanga Rajaonah immediately makes 0-30 on her serve. Oh! And when the champ swats a backhand long, she’s down three break points! All three are saved, but then the underdog raises a fourth on advantage, thrashes a deep return, and Sabalenka nets a forehand! Rakotomanga Rajaonah need only hold five times and she’s a set up! Er yeah, let’s see Continue reading...

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34 m. ago Security services will not be ‘exempt’ from Hillsborough Law, says Nandy

Amendments proposed by the Government brought spies within the scope of the legislation, subject to the approval of the head of their service.

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39 m. ago Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo send clear message to Ruben Amorim after sack

Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho's recent exploits serve as proof to some of the mistakes made at Manchester United in recent times, with axed manager Ruben Amorim to blame

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51 m. ago Councillor who called Rotherham grooming gang victims 'white trash' could keep seat for extra year after Labour election delay

Labour councillor Dennis Jones stepped down from his role at Peterborough City Council and was suspended from the party after his messages to a fellow councillor were made public.

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55 m. ago LIVE: Trams OFF on Metrolink line as BMW stuck on track in Manchester

Services have been stopped 'until further notice'

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55 m. ago Democrat targeted by Trump attacks ‘authoritarian’ effort to intimidate critics

Elissa Slotkin, under investigation over Pentagon video, says president using ‘well-worn playbook’ to silence debateDonald Trump is borrowing a strategy from authoritarian regimes to intimidate potential critics and discourage them from speaking out, according to a senator under investigation by his administration.Elissa Slotkin, a Democrat from Michigan, faces questioning after she organised and appeared in a video with other Democrats imploring military service members to refuse “illegal orders”. Fellow senator Mark Kelly and three Democrats from the House of Representatives are also being investigated. Continue reading...

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55 m. ago Arrest of priest for child molestation reignites scandal in Louisiana diocese

Korey LaVergne, 37, jailed Friday evening on three counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile, according to officialsAuthorities in south-west Louisiana recently arrested a Roman Catholic priest on accusations of behaving indecently with a child, igniting a new scandal in the diocese where the US church’s reckoning with clergy abuse began – an institution that just disclosed it could lose up to $162m over pending litigation.Korey LaVergne was jailed Friday evening on three counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile, according to Acadia parish sheriff KP Gibson, whose agency arrested the priest. LaVergne had presided over mass at St Edward church in Richard – where the Lafayette diocese had assigned him as pastor – hours before he was booked into the Acadia lockup. Continue reading...

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55 m. ago The pub that changed me: ‘We celebrated Christmas in July – and suddenly every night was Saturday night’

At the start of the first festive shift, the other bartender and I silently pulled our crackers and grimly donned paper hats. Yet it worked a treat and taught me the value of making your own funI was an employee and a customer at this pub as a teenager in the early 1990s. This was one of four or five pubs clustered around the high street in the town where I grew up in Somerset. We gravitated towards the Blue Ball as teenagers, not because they served underage drinkers. They didn’t. And we could only afford to drink lime and soda anyway. No, we loved this place because it had (drumroll) two bars. So we were not only cool enough to go down the pub (never “to the pub”, strictly “down the pub” or, better still, “down the Blue”), but we even had our own bar. Continue reading...

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60 m. ago Heartbreak as 'amazing' Scots daughter's leg pain was actually rare diagnosis

"It was more than just normal growing pains. Her mum was up every hour massaging her legs to try and give her some comfort and relief from the pain."

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80 m. ago Woman 'sexually assaulted' in broad daylight as cops release CCTV of man

Nottinghamshire Police believe the man in the image will be able to help with their investigation as they appealed to the public for information about the alleged attack

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83 m. ago Why you shouldn’t hover over a public toilet seat, according to a biology expert

Public toilets can be a microbial soup. Here’s how to avoid germs

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91 m. ago Australian Open 2026: Sabalenka wins; Alcaraz and Raducanu in action on day one – live

The first grand slam of 2026 is under way in Melbourne Britain’s Fery delivers upset with win over seed Cobolli Follow us over on Bluesky | Get in touch: email DanielI’m not sure why, but I can’t get commentary on Bublik v Brooksby, which isn’t helpful, but Bublik leads 3-1; Tiafoe is up a break in set three, so at 4-2 is only two games away from seeing off Kubler; Zheng leads Korda by a break at 4-3 in the fifth; and Norrie is up a set on Bonzi, but serving to stay in the second at 4-5.We’re away on Laver, Sabalenka in dayglo straight out of 1989 and Rakotomanga Rajaonah immediately makes 0-30 on her serve. Oh! And when the champ swats a backhand long, she’s down three break points! All three are saved, but then the underdog raises a fourth on advantage, thrashes a deep return, and Sabalenka nets a forehand! Rakotomanga Rajaonah need only hold five times and she’s a set up! Er yeah, let’s see Continue reading...

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96 m. ago South Australian premier urged Adelaide Writers’ Week board to drop Palestinian writer, letter reveals

Malinauskas urged the festival board to drop Palestinian author Randa Abdel-Fattah, warning of public backlash

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99 m. ago Iran 'killed 16,500 protesters and injured more than 300,000' in brutal crackdown, report claims

The findings contradict the first public admission by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who yesterday acknowledged that 'several thousands' had died since the demonstrations erupted.

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2 h. ago Brit music legend cancels another gig at the last minute amid health concerns

A BRIT music legend has cancelled another gig at the last minute amid ongoing health concerns. The star had already cancelled his first two gigs of 2026 after previously axing shows due to "extreme exhaustion". But now Morrissey has pulled out of a gig in Atlanta just hours before he was due on stage. The...

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2 h. ago Dad, 35, dies after being hit by cop car on 999 call near London tourist attraction as devastated wife pays tribute

A DAD has died after being hit by a cop car on a 999 call near a London tourist attraction as his devastated wife pays tribute. David Clark, 35, was struck down in the early hours of hours of January 7 in Southwark. His wife, Celene Clark, has released a heartbreaking tribute saying her "heart...

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2 h. ago EU ambassadors summoned for emergency talks after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland

European leaders say tariff threat ‘unacceptable’ as Trump escalates plan for the US to acquire Greenland Some more from the UK’s culture secretary Lisa Nandy on Greenland this morning.Speaking to Sky News, she said:As the prime minister has very clearly said we disagree with this decision.We’re going to go and have that conversation with our American counterparts, and while we’re having that conversation with them, we’re also going to be talking about the security of the United Kingdom and the United States and how our interests are better served by working together. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Why a Chinese ‘mega embassy’ is not such a worry for British spies

Politicians are raising the alarm, while MI5 quietly welcomes the prospect of Beijing’s new London facilityWhile there has been no shortage of politicians eager to raise concerns about China’s proposed “mega embassy” near the Tower of London, the espionage community quietly takes a different view, arguing that concerns about the development are exaggerated and misplaced.The domestic Security Service, MI5, is already quietly welcoming the prospect of rationalising China’s seven diplomatic sites to one, but a more significant argument is that modern technology and the nature of the Chinese threat means that, in the words of one former British intelligence officer, “embassies are less and less relevant”. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Longevity expert says 12 hour rule can help you 'stay young'

Dr Valter Longo heads the Longevity Institute at the University of Southern California

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2 h. ago Ball girl collapses at Australia Open with tennis ace hailed after rushing to her aid and helping carry her off court

TENNIS star Zeynep Sonmez rushed to the aid of a ball girl who fainted during her opening Australian Open match. The ball girl fainted by the umpire's chair as Ekaterina Alexandrova was serving for the second set of the Australian Open match at Melbourne Park. She fell on her back but managed to get back...

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