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Zuckerberg dines with president-elect at Mar-a-Lago

Mark Zuckerberg has become the latest former Donald Trump critic to go to Mar-a-Lago to break bread with the incoming US president.

Everyone tunes in' How Macy's festive parade became a national symbol

It was a sight to behold: elephants marching through New York City streets, thousands of spectators crushed four and five deep on the pavements hoping to get a glimpse of the creatures.

Sweden seeks 'clarity' from China after cables severed in Baltic Sea

Sweden has announced that it has sent a formal request to China for cooperation over the suspected sabotage of two undersea cables in the Baltic Sea.

French PM Barnier abandons electricity price rise in attempt to calm the far right

The French government has promised to scrap proposed tax increases on electricity as it scrambles to calm its far-right rivals and prevent a political crisis that could mean the prime minister, Michel Barnier, toppled in a no-confidence vote as early as next week.

Main parties neck and neck as Ireland prepares to go to the polls

Ireland goes to the polls today with voters expected to choose either a second term for the incumbent centre-right coalition, or a left-leaning government led by a resurgent Sinn Fein, the IRA's former political wing.

'This is victory' After a year of fighting and thousands killed, militia claims win

The Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadlallah chose an iconic spot for his victory speech: the sports stadium in Bint Jbeil, not far from the Israel-Lebanon border, where in 2000 crowds roared as the group's then leader Hassan Nasrallah declared that it had ended Israel's 18-year-long occupation of south Lebanon.

Gaza aid Officials recall gangs looting flour trucks

Aid officials and witnesses have described the chaotic and violent moments when a convoy carrying enough flour to bake bread for two-thirds of the population of Gaza for a week was looted earlier this month.

Hezbollah keeping its hands 'on the trigger' amid frail ceasefire with Israel

Hezbollah has vowed to continue resisting Israel and is monitoring the Israeli army's withdrawal from south Lebanon \"with [our] hands on the trigger\", the militia said in its first comments since a ceasefire came into effect on Wednesday.

Family and royals pay tribute after photographer dies aged 17

A teenager whose pursuit of photography while being treated for terminal cancer led her to meet the Princess of Wales and work with the photographer Rankin has died.

Labour plans to divert money from rich areas to most deprived towns

Ministers have pledged to redirect cash from wealthy areas to England's most deprived towns and cities, reversing a trend established during a decade of austerity in a major shake-up of local government funding.

End of line? How quotas after Brexit devastated Irish fishing

Gale force winds gusting across the North Atlantic Ocean kicked up thick spumes of spray from the heaving swell soon after the Ocean Crest and Carmona trawlers left the main Irish fishing port of Killybegs in County Donegal.

Police say baby's body found in Salford was newborn girl

A baby whose body was found last week on the edge of a snow-covered field in Salford was a newborn girl, said police.

Fossils show two human ancestors were in same place at a similar time

About 1.5m years ago, a big-toothed cousin of prehistoric humans walked quickly along a lakeside in Kenya, footprints marking the muddy ground.

Notting Hill star Roberts rejected idea of divorce 'mini sequel'

The writer and director Richard Curtis has revealed that he had planned a follow-up to the romcom hit Notting Hill - in which the leading characters split up.

One in three support staff in schools suffer verbal abuse daily

Teaching assistants, librarians and catering workers are on the frontline of England's school behaviour crisis, experiencing daily abuse for low pay and long hours, according to a union representing school support staff.

'A better story' Starmer and McSweeney to reset Labour goals after bruising start

During a tetchy exchange at prime minister's questions this week, Keir Starmer was challenged by Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, over a petition signed by more than 2.8 million people calling for him to resign.

A fantasist - but still a danger Mixed picture of ineptitude and threat that spurred police to act

At the heart of the Daniel Khalife trial has been the question: is he an amateurish fantasist who convinced himself he was playing a game of chess with spies, or a serious figure in the global world of espionage?

Former soldier who escaped from jail found guilty of spying for Iran

A former soldier whose prison escape led to a prolonged manhunt in 2023 has been convicted of spying for Iran but cleared of carrying out a bomb hoax.

Klopp's house tops the most viewed listing on Rightmove

A home fit for football royalty and a Grade-I listed abbey are among this year's most-viewed properties on the listing website Rightmove.

Farage calls for MPs to debate reducing abortion time limit

Nigel Farage has said MPs should look at rolling back Britain's abortion limit from 24 weeks, in a signal that he could try to open up a debate about women's reproductive rights.

Spies targeted Navalny ally and passed secrets back to Russia, court hears

A \"sophisticated\" UK-based spy ring passed secrets to Russia for nearly three years and gathered information on targets across Europe, a court has heard.

Stage review Wilde would be wild about this luscious, playful show

Oscar Wilde's final play premiered weeks before the court case that led to his imprisonment for homosexuality, and the subtext of homoerotic desire that runs through this comedy of manners from 1895 has been well mined already.

Gen Z may be falling out of love with dating apps, says watchdog

The UK's dating scene is swiping left on popular apps such as Tinder and Hinge as younger people turn to real-life ways of connecting with potential partners, according to the communications watchdog.

Blankets, batteries and crispbreads Nordic countries get set for conflict

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has dramatically raised security tensions across the Baltic region, prompting Finland and Sweden to abandon decades of non-alignment and join Nato.

Labelling lone fruit as 'sad' helps cut food waste - study

If seeing a lone banana on a supermarket shelf leaves you feeling blue, you are not alone.

Trees of hope': saplings from Sycamore Gap to be planted across the UK

Saplings from the felled Sycamore Gap tree are to be planted across the UK, including next to one of London's most famous roads, at a rural category C prison and at a motor neurone disease centre opening in the name of the late rugby league star Rob Burrow.

Trial of 'sponge on a string' oesophageal cancer test expanded

The NHS is to offer a 10-minute \"sponge on a string\" test to 120,000 patients with heartburn in a trial to see if it should be used to screen millions of people for one of the world's deadliest cancers.

Rise in women not getting help in childbirth, survey finds

More than a third of pregnant women in England do not always get help from maternity staff during labour or childbirth, the NHS care regulator has found.

Prosecutions for alleged rail fare evasion quashed

More than 28,000 prosecutions brought by two rail firms for alleged fare evasions have been quashed.

Gregg Wallace pauses role on Masterchef as BBC investigates misconduct allegations

The TV presenter Gregg Wallace will step away from his role on MasterChef after the BBC received complaints about alleged misconduct.