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US weather: ‘Atmospheric river’ storm sees California hit by heavy rain and snow

Heavy rain and snowfall have hit parts of California, just days after a brutal bomb cyclone struck the US. As Californians prepared to ring...

Anita Pointer: Singer from the Pointer Sisters dies aged 74

Anita Pointer, a member of Grammy-winning group the Pointer Sisters – whose hits included I’m So Excited and Jump (For My Love) – has...

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Anita Pointer: Singer from the Pointer Sisters dies aged 74

Anita Pointer, a member of Grammy-winning group the Pointer Sisters – whose hits included I’m So Excited and Jump (For My Love) – has...

Business

Gas prices, interest rates, NHS waiting lists – charts reveal what may happen in 2023 I Ed Conway

Given the drama of 2022, there is no guessing what 2023 will throw at us. Still, that needn’t stop us having a shot, so...

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Spare: What to expect from Prince Harry’s highly anticipated memoir

No stranger to being written about, soon Prince Harry will be setting the record straight in his own words. On 10 January his highly...

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Spare: What to expect from Prince Harry’s highly anticipated memoir

No stranger to being written about, soon Prince Harry will be setting the record straight in his own words. On 10 January his highly...

Sports

TCU stuns Michigan, advances to CFP title game

8:15 PM ET Paolo UggettiESPN GLENDALE, Ariz. — In the biggest upset since the advent of the College Football Playoff, third-seeded TCU rode its...

Sports

Young & Restless: QB Bryce, Bama bash K-State

4:40 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW ORLEANS — Bryce Young passed for 321 yards and five touchdowns in a game that other top...

Sports

UGA, Ohio State lose starting TEs in CFP semis

9:56 PM ET Injuries sent starting tight ends for 1 Related Washington, who is 6-foot-7 and 270 pounds, figures prominently into the Georgia offense...

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Two serious offenders escape from mental health facility in Northamptonshire

Police are searching for two men who have escaped from a mental health facility in Northampton. Nicholas Courtney is a 43-year-old convicted sex offender...

World

Air raid sirens wail across Ukraine in first moments of 2023 as fresh blasts heard in Kyiv

Blasts have been heard in Kyiv and air raid sirens wailed across the country just after midnight, forcing Ukrainians to abandon New Year celebrations and...

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London’s New Year fireworks include tribute to the Queen and show of support for Ukraine

A tribute to the late Queen and a show of support for Ukraine were among the features of London’s New Year fireworks, as more...

London’s New Year fireworks include tribute to the Queen and show of support for Ukraine

A tribute to the late Queen and a show of support for Ukraine were among the features of London’s New Year fireworks, as more...

Politics

New year, new leader: Stephen Flynn and a changing SNP

Ian Blackford watched the election of his successor Stephen Flynn via zoom, surrounded by his closest allies. And by boxes. His imminent forced departure...

Climber dies and another injured after avalanche on Ben Nevis

A climber has died and another was injured after an avalanche on the north face of Ben Nevis. Police Scotland said they were made...

Cody Fisher: Two charged with murder after footballer stabbed to death in nightclub on Boxing Day

Two people have been charged with murder and affray after footballer Cody Fisher was stabbed to death in a nightclub on Boxing Day. Kami...

Environment

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby urges government to fix UK’s ‘broken’ social care system

The Archbishop of Canterbury has urged the government to take action to fix the country’s “broken” social care system. In his New Year message,...

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby urges government to fix UK’s ‘broken’ social care system

The Archbishop of Canterbury has urged the government to take action to fix the country’s “broken” social care system. In his New Year message,...

World

Benedict XVI: World leaders and King Charles pay tribute to former pope after his death aged 95

World leaders and King Charles have paid tribute to former pope Benedict XVI following his death at the age of 95. The Vatican announced...

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Putin ‘hides behind you and burns your country’, Zelenskyy tells Russians as powerful blasts rock Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has denounced strikes on Ukraine and accused Vladimir Putin of hiding, as explosions rocked locations across the country on the final day...