Carlos Alcaraz has become the youngest ever man to complete a career Grand Slam after defeating Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final. The Spanish tennis star beat Djokovic in four sets to keep the veteran from an unprecedented 25th Grand Slam singles title. But the world number one made history of his own by […]
Yellow weather warnings for ice have been issued for the South West of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The warnings say icy patches may form on untreated surfaces, and cautions there may be some injuries from slips and falls on icy surfaces. One Met Office warning covering almost the whole of Wales and the South
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The operator of Britain’s biggest cash machines network has recruited a former head of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) as its next chairman. Sky News understands that Tom Ilube, who stepped down as the RFU chair in 2024, will become the new chairman of LINK. An announcement is expected to be made on Monday. A
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The Rafah border between Gaza and Egypt is to reopen after nearly two years of near-total closure. The resumption of travel through the crucial border crossing – which sits between Gaza and Egypt – is one of the key steps of the US brokered Israel-Hamas ceasefire. On Sunday Israel announced that the crossing had been
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A US federal judge has ordered the release of a five-year-old boy and his father who were detained by ICE officers during a raid in Minnesota. Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, were taken into custody by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) agents in their Minneapolis driveway on 20 January, just
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Iran’s Supreme Leader has warned Donald Trump that the entire region will be engulfed in conflict if the US starts a war. The US president has warned he could take military action against Iran over its killing of peaceful protesters, and last night said that “very big” American warships were heading for the region. Now
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Anthony Joshua, JK Rowling and Mo Salah have been named among the UK’s 100 biggest taxpayers. The billionaire brothers behind gambling giant Betfred topped the rankings of The Sunday Times Tax List 2026 for the first time, surpassing musicians, entrepreneurs and sports stars. Fred and Peter Done, who founded the Warrington-based business in 1967, paid
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A major incident has been declared after a fire broke out at a hospital. Fire crews were called to Southampton General Hospital at 5.30am. Patients have been evacuated and roads surrounding the hospital have been closed by emergency services. The hospital has said the fire is now contained and no injuries have been reported. The
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“He’s powerless, he’s being gaslit… a lot of people feel that way” – Riz Ahmed on why his “fresh” adaptation of Hamlet speaks to our “unfair” times. For Ahmed, “a musical chairs of… studio execs leaving” meant it’s taken 13 years to bring his modern interpretation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet to the screen. While the wait has clearly
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John Bishop was going through a divorce from his wife Melanie. It was October 2000 and he had moved out of his family home and would see his children on the weekend. After saying goodbye to his family for another week, the then 34-year-old salesman wandered into the Frog and Bucket comedy club in Manchester