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Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Today’s Connections: Sports Edition has an especially difficult purple category, where you need to play with the spelling of certain …

Noor NanjiCulture correspondent Thomas Samson via Getty Images Brigitte Bardot – pictured here in 2006 – gave up acting to concentrate on animal welfare at the age of 39 French actress Brigitte Bardot, who revolutionised 1950s French cinema and became a symbol of sexual liberation, has died age 91. The …

Sir Keir Starmer is facing criticism for celebrating the return of a British activist from detention in Egypt in light of his past social media posts. The prime minister said on Friday that he was “delighted” that Alaa Abd El-Fattah had been reunited with his loved ones in the UK. The sentiment …

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Today’s Connections: Sports Edition features a mix of difficulties. I actually thought the blue category was the easiest today. If …

A bus plunged into a ravine along Guatemala’s Inter-American Highway, killing at least 15 people, authorities said. President Bernardo Arevalo declared three days of national mourning following the crash, which occurred on 26 December near the 174km marker of the highway. The mountainous area is known as Cumbre de Alaska, …

BBC Lizzie Abou Chedid was a flight attendant before lockdown led to her following her dancing dream A former flight attendant ditched her day job to become a full-time belly dancer after taking up lessons during Covid. Lizzie Abou Chedid, from Cheshire, had daily online dance classes while living in …

On this surface, attack was the best form of defence – ideal for an England team who “run towards the danger”. Rightly criticised for failing to adapt to conditions earlier in the series, this was the perfect scenario for some Bazballing. Duckett has endured a difficult tour with the bat, …

It wouldn’t be Christmas without at least one gift so misguided we question whether our loved ones know us at all. Now a survey by Which? has revealed the most disappointing Christmas presents received in the UK, with used pyjamas and rotten fruit among the underwhelming gifts reported. The consumer …

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a real challenge. That purple category wants you to hunt out something related in four …

Faarea MasudBusiness reporter Getty Images Boxing Day sales have seen a muted start as shoppers continued to shun bricks-and-mortar stores in favour of online. By 3pm, visits to UK high streets were down 1.5% on 2024, while shopping centres saw a 0.6% fall, according to data from MRI Software. MRI’s …

Joyce Leon Velasquez Joyce Leon Velasquez set up the Cambridge Girls Circle when she wanted to find new friends in the city When 29-year-old Joyce Leon Velasquez wanted to form meaningful friendships with other women she did not know where to start. She turned to social media and decided to …

Police in the Highlands are hunting for an Inverness Caley Thistle fan who threw two “highly dangerous” pyrotechnics onto the pitch. The blue smoke bombs resulted in the referee temporarily halting Inverness’ game with Hamilton on December 13. Police Scotland said an unidentified attendee threw the devices onto the pitch …

A US judge has temporarily blocked the Donald Trump administration from detaining British anti-disinformation campaigner Imran Ahmed. It comes after the US permanent resident sued officials over an entry ban for the part he played in what the US government argues is online censorship. Washington issued visa bans on Tuesday …

A US judge has temporarily stopped the Trump administration from detaining British activist Imran Ahmed after he sued officials over an entry ban for alleged online censorship. The founder of the Center for Countering Digital Hate is among five people denied US visas after the state department accused them of …

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one. That purple category once again has players looking for a different, but …

Supplied Dean Perryman (bottom right) usually wears bright orange so people can spot him easily A man has been inviting strangers to sit with him in pubs every day in December in his effort to tackle loneliness. Dean Perryman, from Hockley in Essex, has been reserving empty tables and advertising …

Caitlin Klein,in Jersey, St Helierand Julia Gregory,in Jersey Chris Craddock/BBC Vinni Jones said the Grace Trust is there all year or people who are struggling A charity which supports vulnerable people in Jersey says it has “the Christmas spirit right through the year”. The Grace Trust which helps between 700 …

Leicester Media Online Police were called to flat in Syston, Leicestershire, on Tuesday A man has been charged with murder after another man was found dead in a flat. Leicestershire Police said it was called at 11:46 GMT on Tuesday to a flat in George Toon Court, off Brook Street …

The row between Europe and Washington about what you can do online just ramped up. On Christmas Eve, the White House imposed visa bans on five public figures in Europe. It’s all about what European officials describe as the regulation of online harm and what America’s officials consider censorship. “If …

A new Texas state law set to take effect on Jan. 1 would have required app stores to implement age verification processes. But the law has been put on hold, at least temporarily, by a federal court judge. As reported by the Texas Tribune, Senate Bill 2420, also known as the …