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Minister dismisses Australian-style social media ban for under-16s

Could Reform shock politics with a high-profile Tory defector?

Man dies after being hit by car in London’s West End on Christmas Day

Headteacher called child a ‘fat slug’ in string of abusive comments

Travel warnings issued as cold snap and icy weather grips the UK

Starmer warned Brexit even putting performances of Shakespeare in EU at risk

King Charles donates to Syria after fall of dictator Assad

UK’s largest ever dinosaur footprint site unearthed in Oxfordshire

Musk says minister should be ‘in prison’ in fresh conspiracy claim against Starmer

Stormzy given driving ban after using phone behind wheel of Rolls-Royce

Weather latest: Up to 30cm of snow to blanket UK amid Met Office warnings

Snow mapped: Where freezing weather will hit UK this weekend

Elon Musk says ‘vote Reform’ as he steps up support for Nigel Farage’s party

Man on run over indefinite prison sentence appeals to justice secretary to intervene

Three day snow warning as UK starts 2025 with rain, flood alerts and a major incident

A woman vanished 52 years ago. She’s been found alive thanks to a blurry photo

Two teenagers killed and two suffer life threatening injuries in New Year’s Day crash

Voters dub Keir Starmer’s government ‘incompetent’ and ‘dishonest’ in shock new poll

UK weather live: Met office issues three day snow warning for most of England

Where could snow hit UK on New Year’s Day as temperatures drop to -1C

Publican ‘lost his life because of a false allegation’ after recall on IPP jail term

Head of Aung San Suu Kyi’s former Oxford college backs calls for her release

Migrants crossing English Channel to UK surged by 25% in 2024, new figures show

New Year celebrated across world amid new UK weather alert and cancelled events: live

New on Netflix this month, including perfect January 2025 binge watch

Subway passenger survives after he’s shoved onto tracks, struck by train

Nine signs you’re trapped in a Harlan Coben mystery

Marry me lentils: A protein-packed vegan dish that impresses

The 11 destinations our travel experts are desperate to visit in 2025

Quinoa protein brownies: A wholesome and indulgent vegan treat

‘Thank you, Marshal’: How parkrun became a global phenomenon

Try this high-protein sweet potato gochujang soup with crispy chickpeas

Ishaan Khatter on crafting his own path: ‘You’re only as good as your last work’

Can India become the world’s third superpower?

AP PHOTOS: The month of December in pictures

Psychedelic therapy begins in Colorado, causing tension between conservatives and veterans

Xi Jinping says no one can stop China’s ‘reunification’ with Taiwan

Hundreds apply for restitution for abuse suffered at Florida reform schools

No. 5 Penn State bottles up Jeanty, beats No. 8 Boise State 31-14 in Fiesta Bowl

Driver runs down two New Zealand police officers, killing one

Revelers bring in the New Year in New York’s Time Square

‘It Ends With Us’ director Justin Baldoni sues New York Times for libel over Blake Lively story

Households urged to submit energy readings amid forecast of further rises ahead

Harry Chandler, Navy medic who survived Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, dies at 103

FDA begins testing raw cheese for bird flu

Private schools ‘to raise fees by more than Starmer predicted’ as VAT policy imposed

West Ham forward Michail Antonio out of hospital and ‘grateful for being alive’ after car crash

Justin Baldoni sues New York Times over reporting of Blake Lively allegations

Bride excludes friend from wedding party after she organized her bachelorette event

Three arrested in death of good samaritan found dead near smoldering vehicle

Revellers cheer in New Year around world despite bad weather forcing UK cancellations

Teen accused of fatally poisoning classmate’s goat in livestock competition

Judge rejects Giuliani’s attempt to keep witness list secret in upcoming trial

‘Trailblazer’ Ilona Maher showing the way, says World Rugby chief

‘We’re going to rip your face off’ in visa fight, Steve Bannon warns Elon Musk

Instead of partying, thousands turn New Year celebration into anti-government protest in Serbia

Smartwatch technology could help people quit smoking, study finds

PlayStations for guns are offered up in New Orleans

Ivory Coast asks French troops to leave, the latest African country to do so

Georgia judge shoots himself dead in his own courtroom on final day in office

Cases of ‘rabbit fever’ rose by more than 50 percent in the U.S. in recent years

NYC jail staff blocked medics from treating 23-year-old woman who died weeks later

4 out of 10 women say they want to travel alone in 2025 — a jump from 2024

Visiting the Big Apple? Prepare to pay more if you drive to busiest part of Manhattan

Trump’s Medicare pick Dr. Oz once said uninsured have no ‘right to health’

Keir Starmer admits ‘much more’ to do after difficult first six months in No 10

Kremlin supporters tout Trump takeover threats as aiding Putin’s expansionist goals

Squid Game season two blasts past Wednesday to set huge Netflix record

Virginia man amassed largest cache of explosives in FBI history, authorities say

Hailey Bieber subtly addresses rumors about Justin Bieber marriage

A timeline of Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s tumultuous relationship

Ceremonies mark full membership of Bulgaria and Romania in Europe’s Schengen travel zone

Horizon Air flight forced to return to airport after hitting eagle

Bedard and the Blackhawks ride the L to Wrigley Field for Winter Classic

Chris Pratt says he shut down ‘meaner’ Parks and Recreation jokes about co-star

Ruben Amorim gives defiant new year message after Man Utd end 2024 on a low note

Justin Trudeau on his way out? Canada’s leader loses caucus support in latest blow

Lenny Randle, major leaguer repeatedly in spotlight for 12 seasons, dies at 75

Nikki Glaser postpones ‘really invasive’ plastic surgery to host the Golden Globes

Smoke in the cockpit prompts Hawaiian flight’s return to Seattle

Microplastics in our organs could be tied to disease, Chinese researchers say

Family demands answers after daughter, 5, is hit and killed in crosswalk

Norovirus cases growing in the US – here is what health officials advise to avoid it

Outgoing North Carolina governor commutes 15 death row sentences

Ecuador orders the detention of 16 soldiers charged with the disappearance of 4 children

Musk changes X handle to Kekius Maximus. What does it mean?

Fox News melts down over Don Lemon mocking MAGA supporters: Is my mom ‘stupid?!’

Netflix averages more than 30 million viewers globally for its NFL Christmas Day doubleheader

Woman accuses steakhouse of ignoring her ‘severe’ lemon allergy — sending her to ER

Who is Bryan Johnson, the biohacker behind Netflix’s new immortality documentary?

Trump endorsed Johnson for House speaker. His future is still anything but certain

What stores and restaurants are open and closed New Year’s Eve 2024?

The killing of an 18-year-old Ohio woman was solved with DNA technology after 43 years

Cuba frees man who participated in 1997 attacks on hotels in Havana, orchestrated by Cuban exiles

Lego display falls 12 feet injuring 10 in botched NYE celebration at arcade

How to tune into Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve live broadcast

2 security guards shot after confronting shoplifting suspect in Los Angeles

Thief swipes $13 million in jewels, handbags and cash from a London mansion

Suspect killed by police in shootout linked by DNA to 1981 cold-case murder

Thief allegedly stole high school team’s hockey sticks forcing them to postpone game