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Trump blasts past Ding to reach Masters semi-finals
Ding Junhui slumped in his chair in the corner of the rink, hands clasped together on his lap and eyes transfixed on the floor, like a man who'd just been given bad news.
All Gunners blazing...how Arteta's men can seize glory
Arsenal need a long winning streak to snatch the title, argues Lawrence Ostlere, starting with the visit of Aston Villa today
If Davos can't tackle Trump on tariffs, what's it even for?
Soon after his inauguration, Donald Trump will address the Davos World Economic Forum. His appearance is being hailed by the Davos groupies as a feather in the gathering’s cap, a sign that it really matters.
'Where is never again when we see antisemitism rising?'
Starmers make emotional Auschwitz visit during Poland trip
Starmer is in denial about the havoc Trump will wreak
\"We just don't know what Trump will do,\" one UK minister admitted to me ruefully. It reflected the trepidation inside the government that Keir Starmer's already difficult job is going to get even harder from Monday when Donald Trump is inaugurated as US president.
Bismarcks go to war in feud over €1bn family fortune
The heirs of Otto von Bismarck, Germany's legendary \"Iron Chancellor\", are embroiled in a bitter courtroom battle over a fortune as grand as their family name.
Award-winning actor Joan Plowright dies, aged 95
The widow of Laurence Olivier won two Golden Globes
Trump set to save TikTok despite court ordering ban
More than 170 million US citizens could lose access to the widely popular social media platform TikTok beginning tomorrow after the Supreme Court upheld the law that forces the platform to divest from its parent company or be banned.
Legendary Scotland and Man United goalscorer Denis Law dies, aged 84
The striker was part of Old Trafford's 'Holy Trinity' with fellow Ballon d'Or winners George Best and Bobby Charlton
Should politicians admit the pension triple lock is bust?
Kemi Badenoch is the latest politician to discover that the state pension \"triple lock\" has become an electrified fence. Any elected representative who touches it without affirming their party's absolute commitment to the policy, preferably for all time, is liable to receive a punishing shock.
The visionary artist whose films opened up new worlds.
Singular director David Lynch died this week at the age of 78, leaving behind a legacy like no other. Louis Chilton looks back at the work of a man who redefined the scope of cinema
'No one left behind': Israeli hostage families make plea as truce countdown begins
In Tel Aviv, Bel Trew finds hope amid pain as Netanyahu's security cabinet finally approves historic Gaza ceasefire
Britain's economy will grow fastest in Europe this year
IMF upgrades UK forecast to outpace Germany and France
Labour could hurt the very workers it wants to protect
Britain’s labour market is not a happy place. Job vacancies have been falling fast, with unemployment moving steadily upwards – a trend set to continue.
Late Diallo hat-trick saves United after dismal display
Fergie Time may require a new name. Increasingly, it is Amad hour, the period when Manchester United’s new specialist in late drama wreaks havoc.
Voter IDs for reclusive tribe 'publicity stunt', say experts.
Government of India heavily criticised for interference in the fragile Andaman and Nicobar Islands. By Maroosha Muzaffar
David Lynch, celebrated TV and film director, dies at 78
David Lynch, the celebrated director of avant-garde films such as Eraserhead, Mulholland Drive and The Elephant Man and the much-loved TV show Twin Peaks, has passed away at the age of 78.
High energy prices are crippling British industry
Britain’s economy is almost flatlining, having grown just 0.1 per cent in November following two months of shrinking.
Biden's final address warns of 'tech-industrial complex'
US must stand guard against return to age of robber barons’
Starmer may send troops to Ukraine in peacekeeper role
Sir Keir Starmer is considering plans to send British troops into Ukraine to act as peacekeepers in the event of a ceasefire with Russia.
Murder verdict for teen who stabbed girl, 15, over teddy
A teenager has been found guilty of murdering 15-year-old Elianne Andam by stabbing her in a row over her friend’s teddy bear.
The terrible price of peace
Harrowing numbers behind the death and destruction after 15 months of conflict. By Alexander Butler and Tom Watling
U-turn on ETA permits for Heathrow transit travellers
London Heathrow airport has welcomed a Home Office U-turn on transit passengers needing online ETA permits simply to change planes.
Inquiry into BBC-promoted rapper over murder lyrics
A drill rapper who had his music promoted by the BBC is being investigated following reports that his lyrics glorify a murder he was convicted of.
'We see the coming hours will be bloody and harsh'
In Gaza, Palestinians brace for the crucial period before the fighting is expected to stop on Sunday, finds Bel Trew
Labour commits to a rapid review of grooming gangs
Home secretary also announces five new local inquiries
Tsitsipas knocked out in Australian Open first round
Stefanos Tsitsipas remembered a different time. I had a fresher mind back then, it seemed like I was hungrier,” Tsitsipas said, as he seemed to contemplate his career, his life, and everything in between. I’ve been quite well established in the last couple of years,” he continued. I have seen the game. I’ve done the tour over and over again, the same circle of tournaments and events.”
Cut-and-paste Kemi leaves party wanting (much) more
With history being forged in the cities of Gaza, Kyiv and Washington, it might feel tempting to ignore the tiddling affairs of Lilliput, that abandoned village known in more prosperous days as the Conservative and Unionist Party.
US confident Gaza ceasefire will go ahead despite snags
Israeli cabinet expected to convene today to sign off the deal
You really couldn't write it
The once-benign Royal Society of Literature has become a bearpit of generational and gender conflict. Rowan Pelling investigates what led the esteemed RSL into such ugly chaos