6 h. ago Greater Manchester MP handed key role amid push for digital IDs

Makerfield MP Josh Simons has been made Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

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31 h. ago Heated Rivalry’s Connor Storrie reveals he went from waiting tables to reading award nominations in just eight months

Heated Rivalry star Connor Storrie has reflected on his dramatic career change whilst announcing nominations for the SAG 2026 Actor Award nominations, revealing that life just eight months ago looked very different.

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41 h. ago Wildcard next Man United manager candidate could be perfect to succeed Ruben Amorim

Manchester United look set for a busy 2026 as they prepare for life after Ruben Amorim and one wildcard option could be perfect for the club

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56 h. ago 365 buttons: could the biggest meme of 2026 change your life?

It’s either a simple yet effective way to appreciate the passage of time – or a reminder to do your own thing without pausing for explanationName: 365 buttons.Age: New. This is a 2026 thing. Continue reading...

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58 h. ago My New Year’s resolution for 2026: I’m saying no to friend catch

Adulthood has turned get-togethers into a roll-call of life updates rather than a space for valuable conversation. As we reckon with self-improvement this January, Ellie Muir is saying no to friend 'catch-ups' in 2026 and yes to meaningful experiences

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65 h. ago This, My Second Life by Patrick Charnley review – an astonishing debut of recovery

Drawing on his own near-death experience, the author finds a powerful intensity in this tale of a young man’s convalescence in a Cornish village“I had to pick through the wreckage, blind at first. I had to find all the pieces of me, scattered all around, and put them back together, one by one.” Following a cardiac arrest which left him clinically dead for 40 minutes, Jago Trevarno, the young narrator of Patrick Charnley’s moving debut novel, has retreated to the Cornish village where he grew up, to shelter under the protection of his “off-gridder” uncle, Jacob.His mother dead of cancer and his father long gone, at 20 Jago’s world seems to have shrunk to nothing but the hard daily labour of working a subsistence farm high above the rugged Atlantic coast. The life Jago had begun to construct in the city, “a runaway train” in flight from his mother’s death and everything that reminded him of her, has evaporated abruptly in the aftermath of his near-death experience....

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67 h. ago Art could save your life! Five creative ways to make 2026 happier, healthier and more hopeful

Engaging in creativity can reduce depression, improve immunity and delay ageing – all while you’re having funFor some reason, we have collectively agreed that new year is the time to reinvent ourselves. The problem, for many people, is that we’ve tried all the usual health kicks – running, yoga, meditation, the latest diets – even if we haven’t really enjoyed them, in a bid to improve our minds and bodies. But have any of us given as much thought to creativity? Allow me to suggest that this year be a time to embrace the arts.Ever since our Paleolithic ancestors began painting caves, carving figurines, dancing and singing, engaging in the arts has been interwoven with health and healing. Look through the early writings of every major medical tradition around the world and you find the arts. What is much newer – and rapidly accelerating over the past two decades – is a blossoming scientific evidence-base identifying and quantifying exactly what the health benefits of the arts are. Con...

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3 d. ago The Masked Singer's Joel Dommett admits he's 'petrified' as he prepares for life change

The host of ITV hit The Masked Singer has a major life change ahead of him in 2026

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4 d. ago Malnutrition deaths are soaring in the US – especially among seniors

The reasons for the rapid increase may include people’s difficulties in maintaining a healthy diet and a new focus in identifying malnutrition, according to a new report

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4 d. ago What are the innovations in technology that will change everyday life in 2026?

From potholes to advertising on home appliances, there are signs of how technology could change people’s lives this year

Science

5 d. ago Five health challenges experts say make a difference – and none are Dry January

Starting with small changes this month can improve your health

Science

7 d. ago Swiss ski resort fire: sparklers held too close to ceiling may have caused disaster, investigators say

About 40 people died in Crans-Montana bar fire, with experts saying it could take days to identify victimsSwitzerland resort fire – latest updatesInvestigators believe fountain sparklers mounted on champagne bottles and held too close to the ceiling sparked the deadly fire that tore through a crowded bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana, killing about 40 people and injuring more than 100.“Everything suggests the fire started from the burning candles or ‘Bengal lights’ that had been attached to champagne bottles,” the prosecutor Béatrice Pilloud said on Friday. “These went too close to the ceiling.” Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Sparklers held near ceiling started Swiss ski resort fire, investigators believe

Footage and witness statements show blaze that killed about 40 was ‘very rapid’, prosecutor saysInvestigators believe fountain sparklers mounted on champagne bottles and held too close to the ceiling sparked the deadly fire that tore through a crowded bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana, killing about 40 people and injuring more than 100.“Everything suggests the fire started from the burning candles or ‘Bengal lights’ that had been attached to champagne bottles,” the prosecutor Béatrice Pilloud said on Friday. “These went too close to the ceiling.” Continue reading...

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7 d. ago My mother repeated one Cantonese idiom throughout my life: 'you want beauty, you don’t want life' | Michelle Law

Sometimes Michelle Law looks at people who make risky decisions and feels a deep sense of envy. But when that envy materialises, so too does the voice of her motherRead more in the Home Truths seriesIn news that will delight my enemies, I believe there’s a chance I’ll die young and by accidental means. To clarify, I’m currently in excellent health (sorry to my enemies), but I’m sensing a spectacular midlife crisis on the horizon that could spell the end.Maybe it’ll be an overdose in a seedy nightclub. Maybe I’ll drink myself into oblivion. Maybe I’ll get kicked in the head during an orgy. Whatever it is, it’ll be the result of a botched attempt at compensating for a lifetime of being the world’s most risk averse, law-abiding scaredy cat who is terrified of physical danger. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Lottery results LIVE: National Lottery Set For Life draw tonight, January 1, 2026

THE National Lottery Set For Life numbers are in and it's time to find out if you've won the top prize of £10,000 every month for 30 years. Could tonight's jackpot see you start ticking off that bucket list every month or building your own start-up as a budding entrepreneur? You can find out by...

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8 d. ago My big night out: I was about to get fired – then a colleague invited me to the party that changed my life

I wasn’t sure journalism was for me until I ended up in a bar with a group of lawless, funny co-workers who complained long and hard about the panther suspended above us in a cageIn the mid-90s, I was working as an admin assistant on the listings magazine of the London Evening Standard, and was about to be fired. OK, I wasn’t that good at the job, but I was also done with it. It was on my mind that I needed an actual job, one that you could describe to someone: “I’m an X.” At what point did you get to say: “I’m a journalist”? And was that even a real thing? A lawyer friend had told me: “I see mine as a profession and yours as more of a trade.” I ruminated on that a lot.Anyway, some time between my latest misdemeanour and my inevitable disciplinary letter, someone from the main paper, let’s call him Pete Clark because that was his name (everyone else will go by initials, but Pete’s dead now, and he would want to be named, I think), asked if I wanted to go to a party. It was no specia...

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8 d. ago Most popular baby names for 2026 with unexpected monikers making the list

If you're expecting a baby in 2026 you might want to see the predicted most popular baby names for boys and girls, with vintage and nature-inspired trends set to dominate

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8 d. ago 11 simple daily habits that will quietly improve your life in 2026

Reddit users shared the easy daily habits they have adopted that have quietly improved their lives

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8 d. ago UK Bank Holidays 2026 confirmed as Boxing Day changes and extra day added

One key change is happening in 2026 as full calendar confirmed

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9 d. ago Luke Littler reveals three darts targets for 2026 in bid to top best year of his life

The teen sensation was crowned champion of the world in 2025 but he still wasn't completely satisfied with his achievements

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