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Elon Musk after the tech billionaire (Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA)" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
More children are being taken in to care but there is a shortage of foster carers " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
The Red Sea coastal town of Marsa Alam in Egypt where a tourist has died after being attacked by a shark " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
From the brink of a heart attack to the forefront of heart-healthy cooking – Sat Bains shows how resilience and flavour can transform a life and a plate" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
Faster than a speeding bullet: ‘Mickey 17’, ‘Superman’ and ‘The Thursday Murder Club’ lead our 2025 film preview" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
God-tier moustache-twirling: Raul Julia in the seminal family film ‘The Addams Family’ " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
Officers were called to Rose Avenue in Ilkeston at 8.20pm on Saturday " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
Fisherman style is among the predicted trends for 2025" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
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Clarity needed: aircraft lining up to take off from Gatwick airport" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">ExclusiveTravel
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Around 6.4 million tonnes of edible food is wasted each year in the UK " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
Demonstrators wave Bangladesh's national flag during Martyr March, a rally organised by Students Against Discrimination to mark one month since the ousting of the country's former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
Liam Payne tragically passed away after falling from a hotel balcony" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
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Manchester City have been struggling in recent weeks " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
Luke Littler won the Premier League among his 10 successes in 2024" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
File. Palestinians receive medical care at Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
Hundreds of old graves at Östra Kyrkogården, one of the largest cemeteries in Gothenburg" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
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Jane Campbell was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in September 2021 " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
Check what dates your local council will accept Christmas tree for recycling (Alamy/PA)" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
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The PM needs to convince voters that Labour has their best interests at heart " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
This December marks Vladimir Putin’s 25th year in power " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
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Bridget Jones’s famed ‘scary, stomach-holding-in pants’" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
Journalist Mark Beaumont is on a mission to have a happy – but definitely not merry – Christmas" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">News
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Donald Trump’s second inauguration is set to take place on 20 January" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">Will Gore
US President Joe Biden waves as he disembarks from Air Force One upon arrival at Henry E. Rohlsen Airport in Christiansted, St. Croix, on the US Virgin Islands, on December 26, 2024" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
Former GOP congressman Joe Walsh left an MSNBC panel in stitches after suggesting that Kevin McCarthy could return as House Speaker " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
UN Women predicts that it will take as long as 130 years to achieve gender equality in the highest positions of power if the current rate continues" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
In pursuit of better digestion, better skin and better energy levels? Mayrlife Medical Health Resort believes it has the answers" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
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Kirk Marsden, 37, from Blackburn, was taken to Royal Preston Hospital but died in the early hours of Boxing Day " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
Young tourists from the UK are leading the surge in Australia’s growing population of working travellers" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
Hurricane Milton was the single most costly event in 2024" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
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Millions will see their physical immigration documents expire on 31 December" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
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A singer with an incredible, unique voice, she would come to be known as a talent that was hard to work with at times " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">Inside story
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She was the opera diva who had a tumultuous and tragic private life, but while these added to her myth, something else entirely would derail her life as one of the greatest singers of all time. Meghan Lloyd Davies reports
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The secret humiliation that really ended the career of Maria Callas
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Record numbers of Britons moving to this country for a better life
Young people from the UK are leading the surge in working travellers flocking to sunny destination
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Man of the moment Mo Salah scored one goal and assisted in two others " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
Nathan Lyon took the final wicket as India crumbled in the final session in Melbourne" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
The outcome of the Premier League’s case against Manchester City could reshape football’s future" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
Peter Wright celebrates victory over the two-time champion " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
Dame Sarah Storey has won 19 Paralympic gold medals " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
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Bryson DeChambeau enjoyed a 2024 to remember " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
Fast bowler Marco Jansen eventually helped the Proteas fall over the line " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
Tommy Reffell of Leicester Tigers is tackled by Danny Care and Nick David " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
Katie Boulter and Charlie Broom sealed victory with an impressive doubles performance " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">Fitness & Wellbeing
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Exploring Ugandan towns, getting to know Hawaiian islands and solo trips to romantic Caribbean resorts – these are some of Independent Travel’s top highlights from the road during the last 12 months
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Acropolis now: Athens comes to life when there are no summer crowds " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 iSVhwZ sc-ntudqq-2 ODTTC">
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