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Charities pay tribute to readers generosity that is helping to make our world a better place Donate to our charity appeal here Generous readers have donated more than 1m in under three weeks to the Guardian and Observers 2024 appeal in support of victims of global conflict and war. This years appeal is raising money for three charities: Mdecins Sans Frontires (MSF) and War Child , which carry out frontline medical work in war zones across the world, and Parallel Histories , which helps schools ..

Indeterminate sentences were scrapped in 2 but thousands of prisoners are still serving them, often for petty crimes, with no hope of release. Could there now be hope of resentencing? Tony Woodley is raging at the injustice of it all. Enough is enough, says the Labour peer who has introduced a private members bill to resentence prisoners still serving time under imprisonment for public protection (IPP), which was abolished 12 years ago because it was regarded as an affront to decency. Although ..

Spanish club have paid buyout clause of about 3m Corbern played for Valencias youth and B teams Valencia have confirmed the appointment of Carlos Corbern as their head coach after paying his release clause of about 3m to West Bromwich Albion. The Spanish club made an approach on Tuesday after sacking Rubn Baraja. West Brom said Corbern was departing with the clubs gratitude and best wishes after just over two years in charge and that Chris Brunt, Dami Abella and Boaz Myhill would oversee the ..

The passenger plane was en route from Baku to Grozny in Russias Chechnya but was reportedly rerouted due to fog A passenger plane has crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday and initial reports suggested there were 25 survivors, the countrys emergencies ministry said. The ministry said emergency services were trying to put out a fire at the crash site and that according to preliminary data 25 people survived. Local media outlets reported that the plane was carrying 67 ..

The writers, philosophers and politicians who have raided Miltons epic poem for inspiration In 1818 Mary Shelley published Frankenstein, the story of a man who trespasses on Gods turf by crafting a new form of life. She took its epigraph from Book X of John Miltons Paradise Lost, when Adam rages at God like a teenager who didnt ask to be born. Shelley returned to Milton for 1826s The Last Man, a grim, grief-sodden read about an annihilating pandemic: Let no man seek / Henceforth to be foretold ..

Nicholas Hoult plays a wannabe far-right martyr, and Law and Tye Sheridan the feds on his tail, in a well-cast if anticlimactic true-crime tale Justin Kurzel directs a workmanlike true-crime thriller about a real-life American white supremacist movement called the Order, which, in the 1980s, murdered Jewish radio journalist Alan Berg and pulled off bank robberies to fund a planned national insurrection. Its leader, Bob Mathews, sought a creepy martyrdom involving an Alamo-style standoff with ..

Award-winning So Paulo songwriter who grew up in football - and music-loving family has shot to stardom since 2 debut The house lights were dimmed in one of Rios top music venues and, as the star of the show prepared to take the stage, thousands of enraptured fans cried out their idols name in the darkness: Liniker! Liniker! Liniker! Liniker! It was not, however, the England striker turned Match of the Day host Gary Lineker the sellout crowd was here to see. It was Linekers Brazilian namesake: ..

Twenty local authorities in England signed up eligible pupils without waiting for parents to do so A new scheme enabling families to sign up to free school meals has enabled 20,000 more children to be fed. As well as preventing those children from going hungry, the auto-enrolment pilot project is saving households hundreds of pounds a year. Continue reading...

Her dynamite romance with Danny Dyer in the raunchy Jilly Cooper hit is the living definition of screen chemistry. The actor opens up about booze, being sexual and why the porn generation have got it all wrong If Rivals wasnt your standout show of 2024, so be it. It takes all sorts. But if it was, youll be in no doubt which was the truest, purest love story. Lizzie Vereker the self-effacing erotica author, bullied by her husband is supposed to be plain in the original text, but is played by the ..

For Anna Possi, serving customers at her bar in northern Italy and being in the company of others is key Anna Possi answers the phone in the cafe but immediately asks to call her back. I have a customer, she says. Its mid-afternoon and Possi, who owns Bar Centrale in Nebbiuno, a small town overlooking Lake Maggiore in northern Italy, has been serving coffee since 7am. She usually finishes at 7pm. Continue reading...

Katwinchar, the oldest boat in the races history, is making her third attempt since being found in a dilapidated state on Gumtree and undergoing restoration Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The oldest boat in the history of the Sydney Hobart yacht race, Maritimo Katwinchar, will make her third attempt after undergoing significant modifications. The boat was built by workers at an English brewery in 1904, using off-cuts of timber from the keg-making process. The first ..

Rory Carroll and Helen Pidd meet the Kabin Crew and the Lisdoonvarna Crew creators of a song that has notched up more than a billion plays on TikTok as they perform at the Electric Picnic music festival This week we are revisiting some of our favourite episodes from 2024. This episode was first broadcast on 13 September. Think you can stop what we do? I doubt it. We got the energy, well tell you all about it. I searched for my spark and I found it. Everybody in the crowd, start bouncing. ..

Missile strike targets residential building in Kryvyi Rih; Christmas celebrations across Ukraine shrouded in grief. What we know on day 1,036 See all our Ukraine war coverage A ballistic missile struck an apartment building in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih on Tuesday, killing one person and injuring 15 , four of them seriously, officials said. Ukrainian officials denounced the Christmas Eve attack on the city, President Volodymyr Zelenskyys home town. While other countries of the ..

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Stephen Cottrell to deliver Christmas sermon in place of Justin Welby, who will step down as de facto head of church The archbishop of York is expected to highlight the need for actions more than words in a Christmas sermon, as the Church of England faces criticism over failures in its handling of recent abuse scandals. Stephen Cottrell, who will become temporary leader of the Church in England in early January in place of the outgoing archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, is expected to say ..

Labour party divided on whether incoming US ambassador should lean on Reform leaders ties with Donald Trump Nigel Farage has said he would be willing to help Peter Mandelson negotiate with the Trump administration, after the Labour grandee was confirmed as Westminsters new ambassador to the US. Lord Mandelson has indicated he believes the Reform UK leader, a friend of Donald Trump, could serve as a link between the UK and the Republican president-elect. Continue reading...

DJ whose anything-goes spirit had a huge influence on British club culture had suffered a stroke in 2021 DJ Alfredo, who had a significant influence on Ibiza becoming a global centre for dance music culture, has died aged 71. Amnesia, the club where he held a residency during the 1980s, announced the news, writing on Instagram: Thank you for the nights and beats we shared together. Your music and vision shaped the sound of Balearic Beat and the soul of Amnesia. So many memories were made ..

Journalist and officer killed and seven reportedly wounded at conference for reopening of Haitis largest public hospital At least two people were killed and others injured on Tuesday when armed men opened fire on a group of journalists who gathered for a government press conference scheduled to announce the reopening of Haiti s largest public hospital. A journalist and a police officer were killed at the scene, a witness told Reuters. Continue reading...

Trump cant reverse commutations of 37 people but says US will be Nation of Law and Order when he is inaugurated Donald Trump has said he will direct the justice department to vigorously pursue the death penalty for the perpetrators of violent crimes, one day after Joe Biden commuted the death sentences of most prisoners on the federal governments death row. In a post on Truth Social , the president-elect said as soon as he is inaugurated next month, he will direct the Justice Department to ..

Victims of Medelln cartel demand justice as some express dismay former mob boss faces no charges in Colombia The return of former drug trafficker Fabio Ochoa to Colombia following his deportation from the United States has reopened old wounds among victims of the Medelln cartel, with some expressing dismay at the Colombian authorities decision to let Ochoa walk free. Some of the cartel victims said they are hoping the former drug lord will at least cooperate with ongoing efforts by human rights ..

South Yorkshire police confirm 18-year-old died of injuries in hospital after car crashed into wall on Monday An 18-year-old has died after a car crashed into a wall during a police pursuit in Sheffield city centre. The teenager was killed in a crash in the Hyde Park Walk area of the city on the afternoon of 23 December, South Yorkshire police confirmed. Continue reading...

Hediger represented Switzerland at Winter Olympics Swiss-Ski federation: We are speechless The Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger has died following an avalanche accident in Arosa on Monday, the Swiss-Ski federation has announced. Hediger, 26, was a member of the snowboard cross-national team and took part in the 2022 Winter Olympics in China before achieving her first two World Cup podium places in the 2023-24 season. Continue reading...

UK government accused of nitpicking about compensation after being told to pay more to retain military base Mauritius is holding out over a deal to gain control of the Chagos Islands from the UK, leaving ministers less than a month to rescue the agreement. The government in Mauritius, which took office last month, has made clear it is dissatisfied with the terms negotiated by the previous administration. Over the weekend the deputy prime minister accused the British government of nitpicking ..

Rodent sightings cause clubs food hygiene rating to tumble at century-old stadium already afflicted by roof leaks While matchday punters pay huge sums to see their heroes, it seems rodents have found a way to get into Old Trafford for free, leaving behind Christmas gifts for the food hygiene inspector to find. Manchester Uniteds food hygiene rating tumbled to two stars out of five on the most recent inspection, after mouse droppings were found in a kiosk that sells food to fans and a ..

Exclusive: Labour Together urges government to de-risk supply chains by working with other countries The UK must become less dependent on China for critical minerals, an influential thinktank has concluded before a government strategy decision in the spring. In a report on rare earth minerals, which are essential components for hi-tech products from mobile phones to missiles, Labour Together said ministers should de-risk supply chains and reduce reliance on China by building partnerships with ..

The French capital overcame issues including an opening ceremony deluge to deliver 17 days of joyous madness Four months after Paris 2024s spectacular finale, starring Tom Cruise abseiling off the top of the Stade de France and hurtling out of a plane above Los Angeles, the executive director of the Olympics is mulling over the lasting impact of the Games. Albeit with the help of a rather different cinematic icon. I was making a presentation to Deloitte executives recently, says Christophe ..

Bond worked on avant garde films with Jane Arden in the 1960s and 70s and went on to work with 80s pop stars from Neil Tennant to Adam Ant Jack Bond, a British film-maker who worked on a string of avant garde films in the 1960s and 70s with Jane Arden, and went on to collaborate with the Pet Shop Boys and Adam Ant, has died aged 87. Bonds family told the Guardian that he died on 21 December at a nursing home in Twickenham. The Pet Shop Boys, with whom he collaborated in the 1980s, said in a ..

Police appeal for information about a male driver and a blue car seen leaving the scene in Llanpumsaint Police are seeking a male driver after a dog walker was killed in an apparent hit-and-run collision in Carmarthenshire. Dyfed-Powys police said the man was in a collision with a car while walking on a small country lane near Caer Salem Baptist chapel between 6.45pm and 7.45pm on Monday. The victim was left with unsurvivable injuries. Continue reading...

Award in advocating on behalf of women and girls revoked after suit filed by Lively accusing him of sexual harassment An award recently given to actor and director Justin Baldoni, honoring him for courage and compassion in advocating on behalf of women and girls, was rescinded following a complaint filed by actor Blake Lively accusing him of sexual harassment and a coordinated effort to damage her reputation. The Voices of Solidarity Award was granted to Baldoni on 9 December by the Vital ..

A timeline of events in the year of Elon Musk shows how omnipresent he has become, how his X feed has become as unavoidable as Donald Trumps was Hello, and welcome to Techscape. Ive been pondering screen-time and isolation after I suffered through a recent bout of Covid. Even a few days of seclusion coupled with lengthy, uninterrupted spates of staring at screens were enough to return me to the state of mind in which I spent most of 2020. I hope all of you reading have a wonderful winter and ..

Attorneys for Phillip Pines lay out list of claims related to alleged sex parties in lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Detained rap mogul Sean Diddy Combs , already facing more than 30 civil complaints alongside federal racketeering conspiracy charges, has been hit with a claim from a former personal lackey who claims he was forced to clean up after Combs Wild King Nights parties were finished. Attorneys for Phillip Pines claim in a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles on Monday that between December 2019 ..

In Middletown theres little indication that a local luminary will become second in line to the presidency Ordinarily, the home town of an incoming vice-president of the United States ought to be awash with pride, vigor and celebration one month out from their big day. But across Middletown, JD Vances home town in south-west Ohio, you would hardly know. Continue reading...

India declined to send team to host nation Pakistan Final to move from Lahore to Dubai if India qualify Indias matches at the 2025 Champions Trophy will be held in Dubai, the International Cricket Council confirmed on Tuesday. Pakistan, the tournament hosts, selected the United Arab Emirates as a neutral venue for Indias fixtures with the team not able to play matches in Pakistan because of political tensions. Continue reading...