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Friday, 31 January 2025

Prosecutors add two more women to Sean Combs case

Prosecutors file an amended list of charges against the star, saying he coerced more women into sex.

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Thursday, 30 January 2025

England's Stanway undergoes knee surgery

England midfielder Georgia Stanway has undergone knee surgery six months before Euro 2025.

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Meta to pay $25m to settle Trump lawsuit over ban

The president sued the firm in 2021 over the suspension of his accounts after the 6 January Capitol riots.

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Wednesday, 29 January 2025

United Utilities to increase water bills by 32%

Households supplied by United Utilities will typically see their annual bills rise by £86 from April.

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Healthy food costs more than double less healthy options

Low-income families are being priced out of being able to afford to eat healthily, a charity warns.

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Tuesday, 28 January 2025

Brain implant makes Parkinson's patient feel like he has been 'cured'

Kevin Hill, who has a computer in his chest linked to a brain implant, says he has his life back.

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Scottish Water bills set to rise 9.9% in April

The firm says increases were necessary to fund infrastructure aimed at coping with climate change.

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Monday, 27 January 2025

'I don't want to buy a £4 coffee just so I can use the loo'

Should cafés let people who don't buy anything use their toilets?

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Sweden seizes ship after suspected Baltic Sea cable sabotage

Prosecutors have launched an investigation after an undersea cable leading to Latvia was damaged.

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Sunday, 26 January 2025

Holly Willoughby speaks of 'tough' year after kidnap plot

"Nothing can prepare you for something like that," she says, in her first interview in more than a year.

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Trump urged not to put massive tariffs on UK

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds says there is no need for tariffs because the US has no goods trade deficit with the UK.

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Saturday, 25 January 2025

'What a catch!' Voll's spectacular effort removes Ecclestone

Australia's Georgie Voll takes a spectacular catch to remove Sophie Ecclestone as Australia close on victory in the final match of the T20 series of the Women's Ashes.

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England in 'awful trouble' after Sciver-Brunt wicket

Nat Sciver-Brunt is clean bowled by Annabel Sutherland to leave England in "awful trouble" at 23-3 as they chase 163 in the final match of the T20 series of the Women's Ashes in Adelaide.

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The French winemaker whose wines are illegal in his home country

Maxime Chapoutier makes wines that combine French and Australian grapes, a strict no-no in the EU.

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Friday, 24 January 2025

Campaigners dismiss loan charge review as 'sham'

The charge aimed to close a tax loophole and recover backdated taxes, but has left many facing big bills.

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Campaigners dismiss loan charge review as 'sham'

The charge aimed to close a tax loophole and recover backdated taxes, but has left many facing big bills.

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Thursday, 23 January 2025

Diallo's rise from Rangers flop to Man Utd saviour

Tom English on Amad Diallo's ascent from an underwhelming loan spell at Rangers to be the shining light amid Manchester United's gloom.

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Wednesday, 22 January 2025

Thousands await stinky plant's rare bloom

A livestream of a "corpse flower" due to bloom in Sydney's botanic gardens has captivated the internet.

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Tuesday, 21 January 2025

Search for Gruffalo after statues stolen from park

The figure was among nine wooden statues stolen from a park in Greater Manchester.

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Monday, 20 January 2025

Mac Miller's voice kept alive on new 'raw and unpolished' posthumous album

Fans welcome a second posthumous album from Mac Miller which producers say has been left untouched.

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'I live with my mum because I can't afford to move out'

Living with your parents in your 20s and 30s has its challenges, but many can't afford to move out.

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Sunday, 19 January 2025

'I'm outraged Church of England leader called my abuser a Rolls Royce priest'

David Tudor was banned from the Church of England for life in October over sexual abuse allegations.

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South Korean impeached president's detention extended

Investigators have been granted 20 days to bring Yoon to trial over his short-lived martial law decree.

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Saturday, 18 January 2025

Man found guilty in India doctor rape and murder case

Sanjay Roy faces life imprisonment or the death penalty over the charges he denies.

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Trump illegal migrant raids 'to start on day one'

Tom Homan, the incoming "border tsar", has promised a big raid on illegal immigrants across the country.

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Friday, 17 January 2025

Stories of the hostages taken by Hamas from Israel

A total of 94 hostages, taken captive after the 7 October attacks, still remain unaccounted for.

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Apple suspends error-strewn AI generated news alerts

The tech giant was facing pressure to pull the feature after it made repeated mistakes summarising headlines.

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Thursday, 16 January 2025

US firm that accused Adani Group of fraud shuts down

Nate Anderson, the founder of Hindenburg Research, has announced his decision to disband the company.

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All porn sites must 'robustly' verify UK user ages by July

Ofcom is issuing industry guidance which sets out the tech adult websites must use to check ages.

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Wednesday, 15 January 2025

Moyes will push Everton forward - Dyche

Former Everton manager Sean Dyche says successor David Moyes will "build on the stable footing we have implemented".

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Tuesday, 14 January 2025

Medvedev destroys net camera in five-set thriller

Number five seed Daniil Medvedev breaks a net camera in frustration during a gruelling Australian Open first-round match which saw him taken to five sets by world number 418 Kasidit Samrej.

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TikTok users flock to Chinese app RedNote as US ban looms

A swarm of "TikTok refugees" has made RedNote the most downloaded app on Apple's US App Store.

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Monday, 13 January 2025

GB's Fearnley beats injury-hit Kyrgios in Melbourne

Fast-rising British star Jacob Fearnley beats an ailing Nick Kyrgios in the first round of the Australian Open.

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Reeves defends China visit and hails £600m boost to UK

The chancellor has been criticised for making the trip while the government is under pressure from rising borrowing costs.

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Sunday, 12 January 2025

Money, stress and tinsel - why couples are opting for winter weddings

Data from Hitched shows hundreds are choosing off-season nuptials with some based around Christmas.

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Walker's mountain rescue hampered by parked cars

Rescue teams say access to an injured walker was delayed by cars "parked and abandoned" on the route.

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Saturday, 11 January 2025

'I don't like this Musk chap': Reform members say they're unbothered by spat

Activists gathering at a regional conference assess whether the US billionaire could help or hinder the party.

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Gritters blocked in by '200 cars' in Peak District

Derbyshire County Council says it cannot grit along icy roads where cars have double parked.

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Ryan Giggs - what happened?

BBC sports editor Dan Roan asks what happened to the coaching career of former Manchester United player and Wales manager Ryan Giggs.

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Friday, 10 January 2025

Mel Gibson one of a host of celebrities whose homes have burned

The Oscar-winning film star criticises California Governor Gavin Newsom over the wildfires raging in LA.

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Sainsbury's to raise pay to £12.60 an hour due to 'tough' inflation

The supermarket says the increase will "help manage a particularly tough cost inflation environment"

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Thursday, 9 January 2025

Musk, Zuckerberg and free speech

Can democracy function with Elon Musk’s idea of free speech?

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Timelapse captures intensity of roaring fire in Palisades

A glimpse of just 90 minutes in the luxury LA neighbourhood ravaged by wildfires.

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Wednesday, 8 January 2025

Belgian GP agrees new F1 rotational deal until 2031

The Belgian Grand Prix secures a new contract that will keep it on the Formula 1 calendar for four out of six years from 2026-2031.

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Tuesday, 7 January 2025

Cases of HMPV are on the rise in China - but what is it?

Pictures from China, where cases of the virus are surging, have people worried on social media.

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Monday, 6 January 2025

Djokovic still has 'trauma' over Covid deportation

Novak Djokovic says he still has "trauma" when he visits Melbourne, three years after being deported because of Covid-19 rules.

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Biden bans offshore drilling across huge area of US

President Biden has announced a ban on offshore oil and gas drilling along most of America's coastline.

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Sunday, 5 January 2025

Luke Littler ref makes history as gay darts official

Huw Ware says it was the biggest day of his life as he called in the new champion.

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Rwanda-backed rebels seize key town in DR Congo

It is the second town seized by the group in as many days in the mineral-rich North Kivu province.

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Saturday, 4 January 2025

Man dies in Lake District ridge fall

Members of Keswick Mountain Rescue Team thank fell walkers who went to help.

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'My son thinks I'd mad' - meet the woman who owns 50 classic cars

Jane Weitzmann has a collection of 50 classic cars at home and freely admits it's an obsession.

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King deeply saddened over Briton killed in New Orleans attack, palace sources say

Edward Pettifer, 31, is believed to be the stepson of Prince William and Prince Harry's former nanny.

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Friday, 3 January 2025

Venezuela offers reward for candidate's arrest

The reward has been put forward for information leading to the arrest of Edmundo González.

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Thursday, 2 January 2025

Djokovic beats Monfils to reach Brisbane quarters

Novak Djokovic will face Reilly Opelka for the first time after reaching the Brisbane International quarter-finals.

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Wednesday, 1 January 2025

Elon Musk changes his name to Kekius Maximus on X

The world's richest man sparks speculation after changing his name and using a picture of Pepe the Frog.

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Ambulance pressures remain as critical incident ends

Bosses urge people to be mindful of calling 999 unnecessarily amid "significant pressures".

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